Henry Cort is an associate principal in the Firm’s Finance and Projects Practice Group in Singapore. Mr. Cort has worked in London, Singapore and Dubai and is seasoned in all forms of infrastructure development and financing, particularly within the power, water and telecoms sectors. Mr. Cort has been practicing law since 1996 and has advised on construction, operational, development, financing and M&A matters related to infrastructure.

Practice Focus

Mr. Cort advises on corporate finance, project finance, project development, real estate finance, disposals and acquisitions, secured financing and refinancing matters. Mr. Cort’s practice also focuses on the development, construction, financing and sale of international infrastructure and development projects in the Middle East and South East Asia, in particular in the power, water and telecoms sectors. Mr. Cort is adept at helping his clients understand the risks within these sectors, and the means by which debt financiers’ requirements may be met and managed on a non-recourse or partial-recourse basis.

Representative Legal Matters

• Advised a UAE-based bidding group on all aspects of its bid for the USD350 million Muharraq sewage treatment plant in Bahrain.
• Advised a bidding consortium for the USD3 billion Ras az Zour IWPP in Saudi Arabia.
• Advised the lead arranger to a bidding consortium for the USD2 billion Salalah II IWPP.
• Advised the sponsors in relation to all aspects of their successful USD1.9 billion project financing of the Shuqaiq-2 IWPP.
• Advised the supporting lenders to the SembCorp consortium bidding for the USD2 billion Fujairah 2 IWPP in the UAE.
• Advised the developer Hyflux Ltd on all aspects of the development, financing and sale of the USD150 million SDWPS RO project in Singapore.

Admissions aux Barreaux

England & Wales~United Kingdom (1996)

Formation

Oxford University (Oriel College)  (B.A.)
Oxford University (Oriel College)  (M.A.)