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Sam is an Associate in Dubai specialising in energy and corporate transactions. Sam has general corporate experience acting for private equity firms, infrastructure funds, portfolio companies and multinational corporations on project financings, acquisitions, disposals, preferred equity investments, carve-outs, joint ventures, public takeovers, restructurings, and general advisory matters.

Sam has a wide range of experience advising governments, international energy companies, sponsors, lenders, and other stakeholders on developing and financing energy projects, as well as IOCs, NOCs, independents, and lenders on significant corporate transactions in the oil and gas sector.

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  • Award
    Lord Haldane Scholarship
    Lincoln’s Inn Chambers

Relevant experience

  • TotalEnergies on the USD 27bn Gas Growth Integrated Project in Iraq.
  • Neste Oyj on divesting its base oils business to Chevron and the Bahrain National Oil and Gas Authority.
  • INPEX on the USD 45bn construction of a liquefied natural gas project.
  • Triton Investment Management Limited on its GBP 1.2bn recommended takeover offer for Clinigen Group plc through funds managed by Triton.
  • discoverIE Group plc on selling its custom supply distribution business to H2 Equity Partners for GBP 50m.
  • A Joint Venture between an NOC and an IOC on acquiring 20% of the shares in the Basrah Gas Company.
  • A Chinese NOC on the takeover of 100% of an Iraqi subsidiary of an IOC.
  • Gopher Investments, an investment vehicle backed by investors with experience in gaming and financials and an affiliate of TT Bond Partners, on its acquisition of Finalto from Playtech plc for USD 250m.
  • Eni on its joint venture with Petronas to combine upstream oil and gas assets in Indonesia and Malaysia creating a major new player in the Asia Pacific region's energy industry, with a planned investment in excess of USD 15bn.
  • Azule Energy on its disposal of interests in Block 14 and 14K in the Lower Congo Basin to a consortium of Etablissements Maurel & Prom S.A. and BW Energy for USD 310m.

Education

  • 2020 – Legal Practice Course – BPP Law School
  • 2018 – M.Phil., University of Cambridge (Homerton College)
  • 2017 – BA., London School of Economics

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