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Simone Bryson, Partner | Project Finance

Simone Bryson

Partner Fasken
Infrastructure projects require innovative approaches to financing and procurement.
Jurisdiction South Africa, 2011
Language(s) English
Office(s) Johannesburg
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Overview

Simone Bryson is a partner in the Johannesburg office of Fasken. She specialises in banking and finance, public private partnerships and capital markets, financing of projects and infrastructure.

Advising on secured lending transactions, she assists both sponsors and lenders on transactions in the power and energy, including renewable energy, as well as the mining and natural resources sector.

Her experience includes South African mining law, including South Africa's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act and all related legislation. She advises major and junior mining companies and traditional communities in transactions within the South African and sub-Saharan Africa mining industries.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Advised on the hedging and equity financing for the largest South African concentrated solar power project, Redstone CSP, [Case - ACWA Power], Fasken South Africa’s Project Finance practice group advised on the hedging as well as the equity financing for the largest South African concentrated solar power project, Redstone CSP.
  • West African Energy SA and African Finance Corporation sign a deal on the financing of a 300 MW power plant in Senegal, [Deal - West African Energy SA], West African Energy executes key project financing deal with Africa Finance Corporation to develop, construct, commission and operate a 300MW duel fuel power station to be located in Cap Des Biches, Senegal.
  • Enel, [Deal - Nedbank Limited, ABSA Bank Limited], We advised the Lenders (ABSA Bank and Nedbank) in relation to the portfolio financing of five wind energy projects which will produce approximately 700MW of electricity. The Fasken team advised the Lenders on the structure of the financing and security, and were responsible for the negotiation an...
  • Aggeneys - Advising the Lenders in relation to the development, financing, construction, commissioning and operation of a Solar Plant., [Deal - BioTherm Energy Proprietary Limited], Aggeneys - Advising the Lenders in relation to the development, financing, construction, commissioning and operation of a Solar Plant.
  • Excelsior - Advising the Lenders in relation to the development, financing, construction, commissioning and operation of a Wind Farm., [Deal - BioTherm Energy Proprietary Limited], Excelsior - Advising the Lenders in relation to the development, financing, construction, commissioning and operation of a Wind Farm.
  • Advising Bondholders on recapitalisation of Cell C, [Deal - Bondholders], Advising Bondholders, as local legal counsel, in relation to the early redemption of Euro 400,000,000 8.625% first priority senior secured notes due 2018 in return for the cash and the fresh issue of new listed and unlisted senior secured notes, in terms of an arrangement under section 155 of the...
  • Financing of the 50 MW CSP Power Generation Facility, [Deal - Confidential Clients], The project was procured pursuant to the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme initiated by the Department of Energy. This was a greenfield project, developed on a BOO (build, own and operate) basis located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa with a net gener...
  • The financing of the 10 MW Hydro Power Generation Facility in Kakamas, Northern Cape, [Deal - Confidential Clients], The project was procured pursuant to the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme initiated by the Department of Energy. The project development envisages the construction and operation of a run-of-river hydroelectric power plant with installed capacity of 12.57 MW near t...
  • Konkoonsies II - Advising the Lenders in relation to the development, financing, construction, commissioning and operation of a Solar Plant, [Deal - BioTherm Energy Proprietary Limited], Konkoonsies II - Advised the Lenders in relation to the development, financing, construction, commissioning and operation of a Solar Plant.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB Rhodes University
  • B Comm Rhodes University

Community involvement

  • Member Alexander Education, Mentorship Programme

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa
  • Member Law Society of the Northern Provinces

Knowledge

Events

News

Speaking Engagements

  • "Block Chain - Next Generation Utility Building - How will Block Chain be the game changer", 6/12/2019
  • Power Project Finance Workshop, 1/1/2018
Speaking Engagements "Block Chain - Next Generation Utility Building - How will Block Chain be the game changer" African Energy Forum location location Lisbon, Portugal
Speaker Power Project Finance Workshop Power Week Africa

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