When it comes to Natural Resources we drill deeper

"The Memery Crystal oil and gas team is fantastic. They provide good support and state of the art service. For us they are number one in oil and gas in London. Everyone in the team is great, top professionals and very sharp solicitors."

Legal 500, 2022

In detail

Our firm works internationally with businesses in the oil & gas, mining and renewable energy markets. At the top-end our clients include FTSE main market-listed companies.

Our corporate finance and ECM teams advise on public and private equity and debt finance for natural resources companies and investors, as well as M&A and strategic investments and disposals.

Memery Crystal also has the pre-eminent natural resources litigation team. The team has been involved in some of the highest-profile disputes cases within this sector in the last 10 years, winning “Litigation Team of the Year” and “Disputes Team of the Year” in 2014.

Recent matters

Matters

  • Main market listings including Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited, Green Dragon Gas and Tharisa PLC.
  • AIM listings including Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited, Discovery Metals, Nyota Minerals, Tlou Energy, San Leon Energy, MDM Engineering Group, Mkango Resources and Shanta Mining.
  • Acted on behalf of a borrower in the natural resources sector in relation to the re-organisation and re-financing of the group’s debt structure.
  • Advised Petra Diamonds Limited on the issue of a $300 million high yield bond.
  • Acted for an environmental consultancy group of companies in their £20m acquisition of a drilling equipment supplier and services provider.
  • Acted for a private investment fund in respect of term loan facilities to Guinea-based and Burundi-based mining companies.
  • Advised Emerald Energy Plc on its acquisition by Sinochem for £500 million by way of a scheme of arrangement.

Accolades

  • Chambers 2024
  • Legal 500 2024 - Oil & Gas
  • Legal 500 2023 - Firm
  • Chambers & Partners 2023

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Nick DavisSenior Partner, Corporate Partner

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