Akshai Fofaria
Partner
Akshai leads the firm's global mining group and its African oil & gas team. He has extensive advisory experience in London and Paris on acquisitions & disposals, joint ventures, state contracts and commercial arrangements across the energy lifecycle.
Akshai's experience
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Advising a mining company in a mining permit acquisition project.
- Cameroon
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Eni on its acquisition of BP’s business in Algeria. The acquisition includes BP’s two concessions ‘In Amenas’ and ‘In Salah’ and adds great strategic value to Eni’s presence in the region, as well as contributing to Europe’s gas needs.
- Algeria
- Oil & Gas
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Advised Eni on its agreement with bp to form Angola's largest producer, Azule Energy, a new 50/50 independent international energy company, which will hold 16 upstream licenses as well as a stake in Angola LNG and the Solenova solar business.
- Cross-border
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising a major Asian mining business on an agreement to acquire Africa's largest lithium mine in Zimbabwe.
- Zimbabwe
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising an East African government on the drafting of its core contractual arrangements in the mining and hydrocarbons sectors, including its model mining development agreement and model production sharing contract.
- Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised a PE-backed European Independent on the disposal of assets in French-speaking North Africa.
- Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising International Finance Corporation on the joint development arrangements relating to a solar project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- United Kingdom and Democratic Republic of Congo
- Financial Services
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Advised a major Asian mining business on the acquisition of lithium mining interests in Indonesia.
- Indonesia and Singapore;
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising a global oilfield services contractor on the negotiation of a $1 billion local content joint venture in Ghana.
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Advising a Western IOC on a major cost recovery negotiations with the Government of a Francophone West African State including the preparation of written representation to the hydrocarbons ministry.
- Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
Credentials
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2012Joined Pinsent Masons
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2004Qualified - Paris Bar
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2000Qualified - England and Wales
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1999University of Cambridge - MA
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1998Clifford Chance LLP - Trainee Solicitor
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1997College of Law - Dip. LP
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1996Magdalene College, Cambridge - BA (Law)
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1995University of Poitiers - Dip. Jur
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