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Thomas B. Trimble Partner, Washington, D.C Thomas B. Trimble Partner, Washington, D.C. +1 202-282-5155 [email protected] Tom is a leading international transactions, private equity and project finance lawyer with over 30 years of experience in cross-border and emerging markets transactions, representing clients in over 60 countries across five continents—primarily in the infrastructure, energy, mining and telecommunications industries. Tom Trimble advises clients on matters involving project finance and development, private equity investors, mergers and acquisitions, and structured finance. He advises U.S., European and emerging markets companies, private equity funds and foreign governments in connection with equity and asset acquisitions and sales, project finance, infrastructure development and renewable energy transactions. Tom is one of the industry’s leading lawyers representing investors in transactions across a broad range of emerging markets, with core concentration in the markets of Africa and Latin America. Geographic coverage in the emerging markets includes: 20 Countries in Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, DRC, Mozambique, Morocco, South Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda Senegal, Mauritius, Central African Republic and Liberia. 15 countries in Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and St. Lucia. 15 countries in Europe and the Middle East: Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Turkey, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE. 11 countries in Asia: Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Mongolia and Japan. Industry experience includes: Power, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, Broadcasting and Media, Chemicals, Mining, Financial Services, Gas Trading, Port Facilities and Logistics, Cell Tower Infrastructure, Agribusiness, Insurance, Education, Food Services, Retail and Construction. Tom is considered an industry leader in multiple asset, multiple jurisdiction auctions and dispositions, and is frequently quoted in such trade publications as Project Finance International, The Deal and Renewable Energy World. He also served as an advisory board member for the Project Finance Section of Law360. Representative clients include: Emerging Capital Partners, Barrick Gold, General Electric, Mars Inc., the AIG African Infrastructure Fund, ContourGlobal, InterEnergy, EGE Haina, Pacifico Energy, Energy Resources of Ukraine, Latitude Capital, Denham Capital, Celanese Chemicals, Zoetic Global, APR Energy, DEG, FMO, CDC, Globeleq, Africa Finance Corporation, Lanco Power International, Roswell Park Cancer Center, JP Morgan, Prudential Capital, Lehman Brothers, Citi Group, BP, Chevron, AIG Financial Products, Highstar Capital, Ontario Teachers, Progress Energy, Sithe Energies, and Arcapita Ltd. Tom was recognized by The Lawyer in its top ten “Africa Elite 2015” report, and, notably, he was the only US-based Africa practice attorney to make The Lawyer’s prestigious top ten slot. Tom's notable Africa transactions include representing Emerging Capital Partners in connection with the landmark private equity fundraise for IHS Holdings, the largest mobile phone tower business in Africa, amounting to USD $3.5 billion, which is the largest single private equity capital raise in the African telecom industry to date, the equity investment in Nairobi Java House awarded “Private Equity Deal of the Year” by Africa Invest and the sale of Continental Re, Nigeria's largest insurance company. EXPERIENCE Representative Africa Transactions • Represented Emerging Capital Partners and Singapore-based Temasek in connection with the equity investment and acquisition in Kenya’s leading grain storage and port facility business. • Represented Emerging Capital Partners and DFI co-investors DEG and Proparco in connection with the equity investment in East Africa’s largest LPG trading and storage business. • Represented Freeport McMoRan in connection with electric power supply consortium transaction in DRC, Congo. • Represented Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with its gold mine investments in Tanzania. • Represented Roswell Park Cancer Institute in connection with joint venture and technical services arrangements in Nigeria. • Represented Singapore-based Lanco Power International in connection with the development and project financing of a coal-fired power plant for a substantial mining project in South Africa. • Represented APR Energy in connection with 200 MW oil-fired power project in Zambia. • Represented leading independent power developer, ContourGlobal, in connection with the development of a 20 MW solar project in Rwanda. • Represented Zoetic Global in connection with the project development of a 100 MW hydroelectric power facility in Ghana and 20 year PPA. • Represented AIG African Infrastructure in connection with its investment in Nigeria’s largest chemical manufacturing business, Notore Chemicals. • Represented APR Energy in connection with 100 MW diesel fuel power project in Zimbabwe. • Represented large equity investor in Nigeria in connection with West African undersea fiber optic cable “Main One” connecting Nigeria and Ghana to Portugal. • Represented EMP Africa Fund II PCC in connection with its investment in a Nigerian reinsurance company, Continental Reinsurance. • Represented AIG African Infrastructure Fund in connection with its investment and project financing in the Algerian cellular company, Orascom Telecom Algeria. • Represented Emerging Capital Partners in Kenya in connection with a two tranche, multiple party equity and debt investment of $135 million in a leading telecommunication, broadcast and internet provider, the Wananchi Group, operating across Kenya. • Represented Emerging Capital Partners and DFI co-investors FMO and DEG in Kenya in connection with its $40 million convertible debt and equity investment in one of the country’s leading construction services company, Spencon. • Represented Zoetic Global in connection with development of 400 MW hydropower facility in Ivory Coast. 2 • Represented Emerging Capital Partners in connection with its investment in Nairobi Java House, a restaurant and retail brand with operations in Kenya. • Represented EMP Africa FII Investments LLC in connection with its investment in a South African micro-lending company. • Represented developer Blue Ocean in connection with real estate and power development projects in Mozambique. • Represented Emerging Capital Partners in connection with an investment in an oil and gas platform business. • Represented Emerging Capital Partners in connection with an investment in a leading East African media and telecommunications company specializing in pay television and high-speed Internet services in Kenya and Tanzania. • Represented ContourGlobal in connection with a 20 MW solar project in Rwanda. • Represented AFC in a telecommunications venture. • Represented Globeleq and CDC in a variety of acquisitions and dispositions of energy assets. • Represented Emerging Capital Partners in connection with an investment in a telecommunications cable company. • Represented AIG African Infrastructure Fund in connection with an investment in a voice over Internet protocol business. • Represented AIG African Infrastructure Fund in connection with an investment in a cellular telephone business. • Represented AIG African Infrastructure Fund in connection with an investment in a television broadcast business. • Represented AIG African Infrastructure Fund in connection with an investment in an oil and gas exploration business in Tanzania, DRC and Cameroon. • Represented AIG African Infrastructure Fund in connection with an investment in a telecom services company. • Represented Primpeh Capital in connection with an African fund raise. • Represented Third Security with Africa fund formation. • Represented a leading private equity investor, Sithe Global, in connection with the construction and EPC contract with Tyco for a large undersea fiber-optic cable on the east coast of Africa, Sea Com. Representative LATAM Transactions • Represented GE Energy Financial Services in connection with an oil field services transaction involving the Sacha field with PetroAmazonas in Ecuador. • Represented CDC Globeleq in connection with the $500 million disposition of a portfolio of 12 electric power assets in Latin America. • Represented Roswell Park Cancer Institute in connection with a medical vaccine joint venture with the Cuban state-owned company CIM in Cuba. • Represented the world’s leading gold mining company, Barrick Gold, in connection with its $4 billion Pueblo Viejo gold mining operation in the Dominican Republic, including the project development, construction, financing and commissioning of a 215 MW of duel fuel fired power plant and the development, permitting, construction and financing of a 100 kilometer transmission line and other related power plant infrastructure. • Represented FirstEnergy in connection with a major disposition transaction involving an electric power distribution company in South America. • Represented Barrick Gold and its Dominican subsidiary Pueblo Viejo, in connection with a long-term LNG supply arrangement with AES in the Dominican Republic. • Represented Gas Naturale in the acquisition of Enron's equity interest in Pro Electrica in Costa Rica. 3 • Represented Globeleq in the acquisition of Cobee, the electric
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