Jamieson J. Logie
Of CounselJamieson J. Logie
Of CounselSELECTED REPRESENTATIONS
Energy/Oil and Gas- TCO – 2020 $5 billion bond and partner senior debt and $16 billion bond bank and partner senior debt project financing for expansion of its upstream operations at the Tengiz supergiant oilfield; and an earlier $4.5 billion project bond expansion financing (Kazakhstan)
- Australia Pacific LNG – $8.5 billion financing (Australia/China) and subsequent private placement refinancings
- PNG LNG project financing (Papua New Guinea)
- TCO – KPI petrochemical project (Kazakhstan)
- BTC pipeline project financing (Azerbaijan/Georgia/Turkey)
- Shah Deniz gas pipeline project (Azerbaijan/Georgia/Turkey)
- South Stream gas pipeline project (Russia/Turkey/Bulgaria)
- CPC pipeline consortium – $500 million expansion financing (Russia/Kazakhstan)
- Dolphin gas project – acting for lenders/underwriters on $4 billion ECA/bank/bond (Qatar/UAE/Oman) plus subsequent financings/refinancings
- Coega LNG/Power project (South Africa)
- Nigeria LNG project (Nigeria)
- Al Khaleej gas pipeline project (Qatar/Kuwait)
- Various financing advice to oil company clients regarding Nigerian project developments
- Various financings for offshore equipment, rigs and shipping
- Antamina Mine Project and Refinancing (Peru)
- Kenmare Resources plc – initial project financing, restructuring and commercial bank refinancing for its Moma titanium/mineral sands project (Mozambique)
- Tasiast gold mining project – ECA, MLA and commercial bank project financing (Mauritania)
- Boleo copper project (Mexico)
- Emirates Aluminium Smelter Project – $4.875 billion project financing and expansion financings (UAE)
- Konkola copper project (Zambia)
- Bulyanhulu gold project (Tanzania)
- Kolwezi copper tailings project (DRC)
- Ambatovy nickel project (Madagascar)
- Loma de Niquel nickel project (Venezuela)
- Lisheen zinc project (Ireland)
- Palabora Copper Project (South Africa)
- Chaglla Hydropower Project (Peru)
- Medupi project (South Africa)
- Coega project (South Africa)
- Malaysian IPPs (YTL and Powertek)
- Theun Hinboun hydropower project (Laos/Thailand)
- Paiton II – ship financing (Indonesia)
- Thai IPPs
- Csepel II power project (Hungary)
- Project Arbre – biomass project (U.K.)
- Angel Trains – rolling stock financing (UK)
- Athens Spata Airport – fuel hydrant project (Greece)
- Malaysian telecoms and satellite financings
- Abertis S.A. – acquisition of SANEF toll roads (France)
- InterContinental Energy – sale of a significant minority stake in ICE (hydrogen project developer) to an affiliate of GIC
- Million Solar Homes Leasing financing (Tanzania)
- UK Bio-mass Renewables projects
- Sustainable Forestry Management – carbon trading joint venture and financing
- Australian and global green hydrogen project
- Chaglla Hydropower Project (Peru)
- Theun Hinboun hydropower project (Laos/Thailand)
- Bizlink Holding Inc. - acquisition financing in connection with its EU451 million acquisition of LEONI AG Industrial Solutions, an electrical appliance assemblies business headquartered in Germany
- Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (as part of a consortium of investors) - in connection with a $4.3 billion leverage buy-out acquisition of 51job, Inc., as 51job’s largest shareholder
- Consortium led by China Three Gorges – acquisition of Empresa de Generación Huallaga S.A./Chaglla Hydropower (Peru)
- Investor consortium – financing of the sale of entire outstanding share capital of Daesung Industrial Gases (South Korea)
- LG.Philips $2 billion joint venture financing (Asia, multinational) and subsequent restructuring
- Rhône Capital L.L.C. – LWB Refractories Holding acquisition, financing and disposal (Germany, multinational)
- Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. – €5 billion leveraged finance for acquisition of SANEF (France)
- SBS Broadcasting – disposal/sale (Europe)
- BP plc – disposal of Innovene chemicals business (UK)
- ECONET acquisition finance (Nigeria)
- GETCO Holding Company’s acquisition of KCG Holdings, Inc.
- Moma project restructuring (Mozambique)
- Representing Anglo American plc on Lisheen zinc project restructuring (Ireland)
- Burger King China financing (PRC)
- NXP b.v. high yield and exchange offer
- Honsel AG – restructuring (Germany)
- LG.Philips Displays – restructurings (Asia)
- Various shipping industry restructurings/refinancings
- Einsteinet – debt/equity swap
- Merrill Lynch – Bank of America – secured financings
- SINCOR heavy oil project – restructuring (Venezuela)
- PureCircle restructuring
- Various Asia based margin loan transactions
RANKINGS & RECOGNITION
- IJGlobal Awards: “African Mining Deal of the Year” - Tasiast gold mining project financing (2020)
- Latin Lawyer Awards: “Banking and Finance Deal of the Year” - refinancing of China Three Gorges’s acquisition of Empresa de Generación Huallaga S.A. (2019)
- Chambers Asia-Pacific (2017 - 2023)
- Chambers Global (2004 - 2020)
- Chambers UK (2005 - 2017)
- IFLR1000 (2011 - 2019, 2021 - 2022)
- The Legal 500 United Kingdom (2010 - 2017)
- Super Lawyers (2013 - 2014)
- Who’s Who Legal (2017 - 2018, 2022)
- Mr. Logie is named as a “Foreign Expert” for Africa-wide projects in Chambers Global (2014)
Chambers Greater China, 2023
He builds consensus, not looking at things in an adversarial sense, which is very powerful in project finance," observes one client, while another interviewee reports that "he is great to deal with and is a very good operator."
Chambers Greater China, 2022
A client specifies “Jamie is attentive, very smart, hard-working, charming and fun to work with.”
Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2021
A client says he is "very attentive, client-focused, responsive and very good at staffing his deals," adding: "He's not a table-pounding type of lawyer and likes to persuade by patient explanation rather than bluster, which makes negotiations much more productive."
Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2020
“Jamieson J Logie of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP moved to the Hong Kong office from London at the beginning of 2017. He attracts such plaudits as ‘he is a great projects lawyer’ and ‘he's first and foremost exceptionally brilliant in his experience.’ He offers some decades of international experience in project finance in areas such as oil and gas, mining and infrastructure.”
Chambers Global, 2017
“The ‘proactive and constructive’ Jamieson Logie attracts plaudits for his ability to ‘unblock a blocked situation’ and ‘get everyone to the table when things seem to be lost.’ He has extensive experience in project finance and development work across the world.”
Chambers Global, 2017
“Jamie Logie is described as ‘first rate, an excellent all-around advisor’.”
IFLR1000 UK, 2017
“The ‘smart and commercial’ Jamieson Logie is ‘very easy to work with’, according to sources. He works with a range of clients, including sponsors and lenders on energy, natural resources and mining projects.”
Chambers UK, 2016
“Jamieson Logie co-heads the department and enjoys an impressive profile in the sector, acting on a wide array of pipeline and mining projects. Sources describe him as an ‘excellent lawyer, very responsive and very civil’.”
Chambers UK, 2015
“One impressed client said: ‘He is focused on providing balanced, commercial, practical, fit-for-purpose advice’.”
Chambers UK, 2015
“Jamie is well known and has a good reputation” [and he is] “an excellent lawyer, nice and practical.”
Chambers UK, 2014
“Jamieson Logie’s experience includes projects in South Africa and Nigeria. Sources commend his knowledge of Africa: ‘He really knows projects inside and out, and is very good at coordinating large teams’ He also ‘knows people in local jurisdictions very well.’”
Chambers Global, 2013