We acted for a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Singapore listed company in the purchase of a commercial complex with an acquisition value of SG$402 million, and the related syndicated loan of SG$309 million to finance the purchase in Singapore.

We have advised banks and borrowers in Singapore on project financing for the development of hotel/office/shopping complexes, residential estates, highways, pipelines, petrochemical plants and other industrial developments, and financing for the acquisition of hotels, hospitals, plantations, commercial and industrial buildings and complexes and the takeover of companies, secured against all kinds of assets and guarantees, in jurisdictions such as Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, and others.

For the construction of a 17 story complex, we acted for a bank in Singapore in the grant of banking facilities of up to SG$98 million.

We acted for an international school in the financing of SG$87.56 million from DBS to acquire state land, and construct and develop a new school building in Singapore.

Advised a high profile property fund to acquire 5 shopping centres across the UK for a total value of for £226 million

We acted for an Indian bank lending alongside the World Bank in the building of a rice factory in Central India.

We acted as counsel to a syndicate of banks lead-arranged by ZAO Raiffeisenbank Austria with respect to a USD$43 million secured syndicated loan facility to Alini Investment BV. <br /> <br /> The proceeds of this loan were used for the construction and development of an office-center in central Moscow.

We acted as counsel to IFC in connection with the financing of the acquisition by Orient Express Hotels of a 93.5% stake in St. Petersburg's historical Grand Hotel Europe. The deal marked the largest single property acquisition in Russia at that time and was the first ever acquisition financing by IFC in Russia.

We advised on the purchase of a £15 million estate comprising diverse assets including a private water supply.

We advised a landowner on the lease of a UK site for the development of a windfarm consisting of 18 turbines.

We represented First Corporate Shipping Limited on a financing of construction at the Bristol Port in the UK led by BHF Bank, and also in connection with facilities construction finance by users of Bristol Port.

We acted for a major Indian bank in financing a steel galvanising plant in Nigeria.

We represented a multilateral agency on a €123.5 million loan to Hrvatska Elektroprivreda DD to finance the construction of a 68MW Ombla hydroelectric power plant at the Rijeka Dubrovacka Bay near Dubrovnik.

We advised an American specialist engineering contractor on EPC contracts to retro-fit existing coal fired power stations with 'green' technology. These contracts were based on various FIDIC, NEC3 and bespoke terms. We also offered additional advice on joint venture arrangements with other specialist contractors.

We advised two developers in connection with their construction and funding arrangements for rural anaerobic digestion facilities. Both contracts required the preparation and negotiation of bespoke EPC contract terms, direct agreements and other supporting documents.

In a SGD$325 million project finance for development of an aromatics plant in Singapore, our team acted as Singapore counsel to the bank syndicate.

Withers have represented a multilateral agency as lead international counsel on €50 million worth of sustainable energy projects. This representation included the securing of loans to companies in Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia, Macedonia and Croatia for the development of hydro power plants, a biomass plant, and to support energy efficiency improvements.

We acted for a bank in the financing of up to SG$45 million involving the construction of an industrial project on Jurong Town Council land in Singapore.

We acted for a bank in the financing to an international school in Singapore for the construction of an additional building to its existing campus.