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    Silvia Brünjes

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    +44-20-7959-8900

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    brunjess@sullcrom.com

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    Silvia Brünjes is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s General Practice Group. Silvia’s practice focuses on project development and financing in emerging markets across various sectors, including mining and metals, oil and gas, energy and infrastructure. Silvia has experience in a range of complementary areas, including host government arrangements, joint venture agreements, offtake contracts, infrastructure access arrangements and construction contracts.

    Silvia also has experience in a broad range of financing transactions, including leveraged finance and restructuring of debt arrangements.

    In addition to her financing work, Silvia has advised numerous corporates and private equity funds on consortium/joint venture arrangements, often in the context of corporate acquisitions or divestitures in the energy and infrastructure sector.

    Silvia is a member of the Firm’s Women’s Initiative Committee. Silvia is fluent in Portuguese and proficient in Spanish and French.

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    Experience

    Experience

    • eLNG (formerly Rovuma LNG) on the multi-source project financing of its $35 billion eLNG project in Mozambique
    • Barrick Gold on the project financing of the Reko Diq Project in Balochistan, Pakistan, one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits
    • Lifezone Metals on the project financing for the Kabanga Nickel Project in Tanzania
    • Kenmare Resources, on various restructurings of its project financing and thereafter various corporate financings, in connection with the Moma heavy mineral sands project in Mozambique
    • First Quantum Minerals in connection with the negotiations with the Government of Zambia for the basis of its investment in a $1.25 billion expansion project
    • Ambatovy Project on various restructurings of its multi-source project financing of the nickel and cobalt project in Madagascar, and various restructuring of its shareholder arrangements

    • Kinross Gold Corporation in connection with the multi-source financing of the Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania
    • Kinross Gold Corporation in connection with the integrated Banda Gas Project in Mauritania
    • Oyu Tolgoi in connection with the multi-source financing of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia
    • BTC Pipeline Company on its $1.63 billion refinancing of the BTC pipeline
    • A Producer on a major offtake agreement for lithium hydroxide with an OEM
    • PowerCo on a major offtake agreement for lithium hydroxide from a major producer
    • A family office in the formation of its investment structure and joint venture arrangements relating to investments in solar, battery and clean energy projects in the U.S.
    • Goldman Sachs’ Infrastructure Funds in connection with joint venture arrangements relating to its investments in energy infrastructure businesses and related mezzanine debt investments, most recently the consortium offer for Calisen plc
    • Emirates Aluminium smelter project on the second phase of development of the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world (PFI 2013 “Middle East Industrial Deal of the Year”; Project Finance 2013 “Middle East Mining and Metals Deal of the Year”)
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • BPP University Law School, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 2008
    • University College London Faculty of Laws, LL.B., 2007

    Bar Admissions

    • England and Wales

    Languages

    • French
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Africa
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Energy Transition
    • Europe
    • Infrastructure
    • Latin America
    • Mining & Metals
    • Oil & Gas
    • Private Equity
    • Project Development & Finance
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