• Representing institutional investors (including Pensions Insurance Corporation and Aberdeen Investment) and monoline insurers (Assured Guaranty) on the financing of a number of 50-year concession agreements for the design, construction and operation of student housing.*
• Representing on the financing and development of numerous roads, schools, hospitals, airports in the PPP/P3 sector.*

Mining and Commodities

• Representing CBG (owned by Rio Tinto, Alcoa, Dadco and the government of Guinea) on all aspects of their project in Western Guinea in connection with the $1.1 billion expansion of its Sangaredi bauxite mine in western Guinea. Nadia provided bespoke and long-term advice on all aspects of the project, including financing and offtake arrangements, environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related matters and the 2020 expansion financing of the first of its kind shared-use infrastructure project.*
• Representing investment fund Nebari in respect of their financing to Empress Royalty (a mining investment and streaming/royalty creation company). Nadia advised on the Accordion Credit Facility Agreement, which included the issuance of share purchase warrants to Nebari.*
• Representing project lenders on the development and financing of a $1.5 billion underground mining project in South Africa. The precious metals deposit of the mine includes palladium and platinum, as well as highly significant quantities of strategic 'electric' metals such as nickel and copper.*
• Representing Turquoise Hill Resources on the $6 billion development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, including in relation to the project financing, inter-shareholder matters with Rio Tinto and the government of Mongolia (including the cost overrun financing) and the development of a long-term power solution in Mongolia.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin.