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Thomas Wexler, Partner | Banking & Finance

Thomas Wexler

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction England and Wales, 1998
Language(s) Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, English
Office(s) London
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Overview

Thomas has significant transactional experience with infrastructure projects in all sectors throughout the world and he has worked in financial centres in Asia, Europe and North America. He has represented lenders, sponsors and governments on transactions in the mining, oil and gas, energy (conventional and renewable) and transport sectors in numerous jurisdictions.

Thomas is especially known for his work in the mining sector, and he is a frequent speaker at conferences and has published numerous articles on the natural resources sector and the project finance field in general. He is internationally recognised for his work in mining transactions in "Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers".

Achievements

  • Recognized UK-Wide in Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: International, Chambers UK 2018 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide as a Notable Practitioner in Banking, Project Finance; Energy, Oil and gas, and Mining, IFLR 1000 2024
  • IFLR 1000 2019 Notable Practitioner (Banking, Project finance), IFLR 1000 2019

Experience

  • 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.
  • First Quantum Minerals Ltd. completes US$1,500 million senior notes offering, [Deal - First Quantum Minerals Ltd.], Senior Notes Offering
  • FG Gold, AFC and Afreximbank achieve financial close on US$330 million senior debt financing for Baomahun Gold Project, [Deal - Africa Finance Corporation], FG Gold secures US$430M financing for Sierra Leone’s largest gold mine.
  • First Quantum Minerals Ltd. US$1.0 billion senior notes offering and cash tender offer for a maximum aggregate principal amount of US$1.0 billion, [Deal - First Quantum Minerals Ltd.], Senior Notes Offering and Tender Offer.
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) extends US$25 million corporate facility to Aya Gold & Silver Inc., [Deal - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development], Acted for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on its second financing transaction to Aya Gold & Silver Inc.
  • First Quantum Minerals Ltd. completes US$1.0 billion senior notes offering and announces early results of cash tender offer for a maximum aggregate principal amount of US$750,000,000, [Deal - First Quantum Ltd.], Senior notes offering and tender offer.
  • Pendine Group Completes Acquisition of ASG Group, [Deal - Pendine Group], Pendine Group acquires ASG Group.
  • First Quantum completes US$1.6 billion senior secured second lien notes offering, [Deal - First Quantum Minerals Ltd.], Acted for First Quantum in connection with its previously-announced offering of US$1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of 9.375% senior secured second lien notes due 2029.
  • Closing of a US$55 million mezzanine facility agreement by Africa Finance Corporation with FG Gold Limited, facilitating construction of the Baomahun Gold Project in Sierra Leone, [Deal - Africa Finance Corporation], AFC closes US$55 million mezzanine facility agreement with FG Gold

Career & Education

Education

  • JD Harvard Law School
  • BA, East Asia Studies (Summa Cum Laude) Princeton University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • The Law Society of England and Wales

Events

  • Something to declare? Looking into Anti-corruption and Transparency Measures in the Mining Sector, 3/3/2020
  • 7th Annual PDAC Primer, 3/1/2017
  • 6th Annual PDAC Primer, 3/1/2016

News

  • Fasken Recognized in Energy & Natural Resources Law: Mining by Chambers UK 2023, 10/20/2022
  • Chambers UK 2022 Recognizes Fasken for Energy & Natural Resources Law, 10/21/2021
  • Chambers UK 2021 Recognizes Fasken for Energy & Natural Resources Law, 11/3/2020
  • Chambers UK 2020 Recognizes Fasken for Energy & Natural Resources Law, 10/15/2019
  • Fasken named in Chambers UK 2019 for Energy & Natural Resources Law, 11/15/2018
  • Chambers UK 2018 features Fasken in Energy and Natural Resources, 12/15/2017
  • Forty-Seven Partners and Eleven Practice Areas listed by IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate 2017, 10/17/2017
  • Fasken Martineau’s legal expertise recognized in the 2015 edition of Who’s Who Legal 100: 63 lawyers ranked, 9/2/2015
  • Fasken Martineau’s legal expertise recognized in Who’s Who Legal 100: 54 lawyers ranked for 2014, 6/30/2014
  • Fasken Martineau’s mining expertise recognized in The International Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers 2014, 4/1/2014

Publications

  • Raising Mining Debt Capital, 4/7/2008
  • Making mining projects bankable, 2/2/2008