Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that two of the deals it advised on have won awards at the China Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year 2024. These prestigious annual awards highlight the year’s most significant China-related deals and cases based on overall significance, complexity, innovative nature and deal size.
The winning deals for Projects Deal of the Year were:
- the US$1.1bn sale and leaseback of five LNG carriers with Pure Energy; and
- the US$24bn Simandou Project.
Head of the Asia Assets and Structured Finance Group and Hong Kong Office Head Christoforos Bisbikos, who led on the Pure Energy sale, commented: “Advising on the Projects Deal of the Year is recognition of the hard work and dedication of our team, as well as our expertise in handling complex, cross-border transactions. We are proud to have played a pivotal role in helping close this significant deal for our client”.
Dubai Projects Partner Alhassane Barry, who played a key role advising Guinea on Simandou, added: “This award is a testament to our ability to manage large-scale, transformative transactions across multiple jurisdictions and service lines. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to a project that not only advances the mining sector but also promotes economic development and sustainability in Guinea”.
