Steve Chemaly

• Edcon 2016 - South African Lead Counsel, on brief from Reed Smith LLP, for Bank of New York Mellon (as Trustee, Transfer Agent and Principal Paying Agent for various noteholders).

• Edcon 2016/2017- Senior support to South African Lead Counsel, on brief from Shearman and Sterling LLP, for a group of hedge fund senior lenders of Edcon, known as the 'DOP Lenders', comprising, inter alia, of Absa Bank Limited (as Agent and DOP Lender), JP Morgan and Investec Bank Limited. This role involved working with Absa's lead counsel in London, Shearman and Sterling LLP, and close interaction with Absa Bank's legal team together with Absa colleagues in the business support and recoveries team; and
• Edcon 2016/2017 - Lead counsel to Absa Bank Limited (as a Lender in various debt categories). In this role, we provided general legal advice regarding the restructuring of Edcon group debt to Absa bank Limited in its various capacities, including to Absa Bank Limited as part of the group of DOP lenders.
• Edcon- 2015 – Senior support to SA Legal Counsel to Barclays Limited and Absa Bank Limited (Revolving Credit Facility, Term Lenders and Hedge Providers), in relation to the multi- tiered debt restructuring of Edcon Limited and Edcon Holdings Limited.
• Chevron Global Energy Inc (CGEI) and Chevron SA - As a senior member of the Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa lead advisory team, restructure and give advice in relation to, the applicable preference share funding instruments with the view to advancing/extending the BEE empowerment objectives of CGEI and Chevron SA.
• Lenders Legal Counsel to Investec Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited for the debt restructuring of the funding for the One & Only hotel, Waterfront, Cape Town.
• Primedia Debt Restructure: SA Legal Counsel to the Sponsor, being GoldenTree Asset Management and its various funds together with Avenue Europe Investments, LP in relation to the debt and capital restructuring of Primedia Holdings Proprietary Limited.  The complicated capital structure including various classes of shares was restructured, debt was converted to equity and new debt was injected into the structure.  This involved schemes of arrangement and shareholder voting as well a consideration of the liquidation and business rescue scenarios.
• Peermont Debt Restructure:  SA Legal Counsel to the Sponsor, being GoldenTree Asset Management and its various funds in relation to the debt and capital restructuring of the Peermont Group.  The complicated capital structure including various classes of shares was restructured, equity was restructured and new debt was injected into the structure.  This also involved the negotiation and review of, and the later subscription for notes by GoldenTree Asset Management and its various funds, for notes under the terms of an Indenture Trust Deed governed under New York law.

1. Trade and cross border commodity finance

• Kipoi Copper Project, DRC: advised ASX-listed Tiger Resources on the South African law aspects of its US$162.5 million senior debt facility with the International Finance Corporation, the private arm of the World Bank Group, and Taurus Mining Finance Fund to finance the Kipoi Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Lead Counsel to Natixis and Contango Trading, for the purpose of the review and settlement of a US$164 million English Law sale and re-purchase arrangement in respect of crude oil stored in SA, including the review and settling of storage and agency agreements and the review and settling of guarantees issued by UAE located guarantors, and the issue of legal opinions in respect thereof.  This matter involved matters of SA law, English law and UAE law, and hence, the co-ordination by us of a cross jurisdictional Norton Rose Fulbright team involving SA lawyers, English lawyers and UAE Counsel.
• ABSA/Tharisa Minerals - Amend and restate a purchase and sale of receivables in respect of an Impala Platinum mining commodity/address hedging related issues
• Barak Credit Solutions/Mbiza Trading  draft a master sale and purchase of receivables (English law and South African Law versions prepared) between 2 Mauritian entities, for implementation of a sale and purchase of receivables arrangement in Mauritius
• Legal Counsel to FirstRand Bank Limited in its proposed funding of, and the taking of security in relation to, Glencore Operations South Africa Limited's ferrochrome stockpiles.

1. Cross border implementation of an option arrangement

Legal Counsel to Nedbank Group Limited (NGL) in the preparation of the loan funding and security documents required for the implementation of an ISDA option arrangement in favour of NGL, in respect of a West African listed company, and which involving a consideration of cross-jurisdictional regulatory issues.

1. Acquisition and leveraged finance

• SA Legal Counsel to the foreign lender banks (including, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Banco Santander) in re: the proposed ZAR6 billion debt funding of CFR for the proposed acquisition by CFR of Adcock Ingram, a SA JSE listed company.  This also involved an escrow arrangement for the foreign banks as well as the navigation of all applicable Companies Act/JSE/Take-over regulations panel requirements in relation to the Offer, the issue of guarantees and the proposed closing settlement process.
• Project Kudu: Legal Counsel to Lenders (Nedbank) in its ZAR2 billion funding of the acquisition by KTH of 49% of Kagiso Media, a JSE listed company.  Prepared and advised on most aspects of the Finance, Security and Hedge Documentation, and navigated all applicable Companies Act/JSE/ Take-over regulations panel requirements in relation to the Offer, the issue of guarantees and the closing settlement process.

1. Projects (Mining and resources)

• Project Mamba:  Legal Counsel to Nedbank (as MLA) on a supervisory brief, and thereafter, for the more recent amendments as lead Counsel to Lenders.  This was a ZAR1 billion syndicated, infrastructure, project financing of the funding of the Mamba cement company.

Experience prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright

In his capacity as Senior Legal Advisor to Nedbank Capital, a division of Nedbank Limited:

• Nedbank's US$2 billion European Medium Term Note Programme.
• ZAR5.2 million Term Loan and 350M Capex Facility for Afrisam (South Africa) Proprietary Limited.
• ZAR500 million Preference Share Funding Facility for Shanduka Group.
• ZAR2 billion Revolving Credit Facility for Gold Fields.
• ZAR600 million Term Loan Facility for Times Media.
• Private Equity Funding of a BEE Consortium to acquire 51% shareholding in Spring Lights Gas.
• ZAR1 billion Project Finance Facility for Tharisa Minerals.
• ZAR2.4 billion Preference Share Facility for Royal Bafokeng Holdings.
• Sole MLA for Preference Share Funding in relation to the successful merger of Kagiso Trust Investments and Tiso Group.
• Joint MLA for the US$ 2 billion Pre-Export Receivables Backed Facility for Ghana Cocoa Board.
• A US$100 million Revolving Trade Finance Loan Facility for Olam International Limited.
• ZAR130 million Bridge and Preference Share Facility for Pinnacle Holdings Limited.
• One of several Mandated Lead Arrangers for US$3.5 billion Senior Borrowing Base Facility for Tullow Oil PLC.
• ZAR132 million Structured Trade Finance Facility for First Cape Vineyards (among Global Trade Review Best Deals for 2009).
• US$40 million Trade Finance and FEC Facility for ED&F Man.