Nicole Hyung Sun Lim
Biography
Overview
Nicole (Hyung Sun) specializes in the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects and advises diverse clients in the renewable energy, energy transition and oil & gas sectors across South Korea, other parts of Asia and Europe. Nicole also has experience in general and structured financing, reserve based lending, mezzanine financing and M&A transactions.
Prior to joining White & Case, Nicole has worked for one of Korea's leading law firms and a Silver Circle firm (in their London and Singapore offices). She also spent a year on secondment with Nippon Export & Investment Insurance (NEXI) in Japan.
Experience
Nicole's experience includes representation of:
Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power on the development of 99MW Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Jeonnam Province in the southwest of Korea, the first offshore wind power project to reach financial close in Korea.*
Various multinational energy companies, including Iberdrola, Ørsted, CIP, EDFR and Shell on Korean electricity regulations (including the Electricity Business License) and routes to market in South Korea.*
A Canadian power company on development of multiple offshore wind projects in Korea.*
A German asset management company on potential acquisition of four solar power projects and multiple onshore wind power projects in Korea.*
A Singaporean renewables energy company on its proposed entry into the Korean energy market and the potential acquisition of two solar power projects in Korea.*
Hanwha Energy Corporation on the EUR54.6 million financing of 200MW battery energy storage system in Ireland.*
NEXI (on secondment) on the US$14 billion financing of natural gas production and liquefaction plants in Mozambique Area 1.*
Ophir Energy plc on the US$130 million bridge facility for the acquisition of oil and gas assets in Vietnam and Indonesia.*
International Petroleum Corporation on its inaugural US$100 million RBL facility.*
Lundin Petroleum group on the amendment and restatement of its US$5 billion credit facility and the simultaneous spin-out of its French, Dutch and Malaysian assets into the new Canadian holding company International Petroleum Corporation.*
EnQuest plc on the restructuring of US$1.7 billion revolving credit facility.*
Two Korean power generation companies on their investment in a 2GW green hydrogen project in Oman.*
The lenders, as Korean counsel, on the US$275m mezzanine financing of an integrated resort project in Incheon.*
NEXI (on secondment) on the EUR 900 million financing of a lithium-ion battery plant in Sweden sponsored by Northvolt AB.*
KEXIM on the amendment and restatement of US$343 million financing for purchase of four shuttle tanker vessels.*
*Experience prior to joining White & Case
