Rachel Lee
Associate
RACHEL IS AN ASSOCIATE IN THE LONDON AND DUBAI PROJECTS GROUPS.
Rachel specialises in project finance transactions in the renewable energy and oil and gas sectors, acting for banks, financial institutions, borrowers and developers.
Since joining the firm, Rachel has undertaken a client secondment at an oil and gas exploration & production company and worked in the London, Singapore and Dubai offices.
- Advising Sonnedix on the financing of its first set of sustainability-linked corporate loan facilities which will enable it to refinance its existing debt and further expand its global renewable energy platform.
- Advising Vancouver-based San Cristobal Mining Inc. on the financing for its purchase of the San Cristóbal mine in Bolivia from Sumitomo Corporation. The San Cristóbal mine has one of the largest deposits of zinc, lead, and silver in the world and is the largest mining operation in Bolivia.
- Advising BW Energy on an up to US$300m new international reserve-based lending facility. The facility will be used initially to further finance and develop the Dussafu license offshore Gabon.
- Advising InfraRed Capital Partners, investment manager to The Renewables Infrastructure Group (“TRIG”), on TRIG’s acquisition of a 17.5% equity interest in the Beatrice offshore wind farm.
Education
- 2018 – 2019 · Legal Practical Course, BPP Law School, London
- 2015 – 2016 · Sciences Po, Lyon
- 2013 – 2017 · Law LLB with Study in Continental Europe, University of Bristol
Memberships and Associations
- The Law Society of England and Wales
- PressWFW advises Sonnedix on innovative €500m loan facility
- PressWFW advises Encavis on sale of 93 MW European renewables portfolio
- PressWFW advises Sonnedix on first sustainability-linked corporate loan facility financing
- PressWFW advises SCM on Bolivian mine acquisition financing
- AwardWFW advises Deutsche Bank on Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2022 Turkey