RBGLP has a strong track record of developing large energy, mining, and infrastructure projects in Zambia, Southern Africa, and elsewhere. The EMI Practice Group is a full-service legal and tax group within the firm that draws on our firm’s highly regarded commercial, M&A, finance, construction & engineering, tax, and dispute resolution skills to provide high-quality legal and tax services. For sponsors, developers, lenders, and investors alike, the breadth and depth of our international and local capabilities across a broad geographic footprint, as well as our industry knowledge, enable the successful development and financing of energy, mining, and infrastructure projects in the region
Our team has consulted on big projects worth millions of dollars over the previous decade or so, based on a blend of their particular experiences. RBGLP EMI team is trusted counsel in EMI because of their combined amount of experience.Our team has consulted on big projects worth millions of dollars over the previous decade or so, based on a blend of their particular experiences. RBGLP EMI team is trusted counsel in EMI because of their combined amount of experience.
Our goal is to give specialized legal advice customized to our clients’ needs, as well as valuable insight into the commercial realities they face in connection with complex infrastructure projects, so that we can identify solutions to problems before they develop.
“Experienced Attorneys Aggressive Representation.”
The EMI Department focuses on:
Energy
Oil & Gas
Power Projects
Hydropower
Other Renewable and Green Energy
Carbon Credit Trading
Mining
Infrastructure
Telecoms
Roads
Airports
Ports
Bridges
Railways
Malls
Powerlines etc.
RBGLP advisers have experience in a wide range of transactions relating to project development and finance in Zambia, the Southern African region, and beyond in each of these industry sectors.
On energy and infrastructure projects spanning a broad geographic region, we provide a focused range of legal services to project developers, sponsors and financiers, international investors, regulators and policy development bodies, utility providers, and other industry participants.
In project financings and other limited and non-recourse structures, securitizations and other receivables-based financing structures, and hybrid structures, RBGLP has advised on innovative projects and firsts for the region including the following matters.
Power generation projects employing both fossil and non-fossil fuel generation (dual fuel, simple cycle, combined cycle, co-generation plants, wind farms and hydropower) including integrated gas-to-power projects;
Concession based projects (such as BOOT/BOO, PPP and other governmental agreements); Oil and gas fields;
Pipelines and transmission lines;
FSOs and FPSOs, including all related shipping and handling issues and FSO conversions and related shipping finance;
Mine development;
Port development:
Multilateral and ECA supported financings;
Major M&A transactions (including private equity investments), takeovers and IPOs; and Commercial dispute resolution (including international arbitration).