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Jamie Gordon

Assosiate | Johannesburg

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Contact

T: +27 11 669 9543

E: jamie.gordon@bowmanslaw.com

Overview

Jamie Gordon has experience in a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including secured and syndicated finance, acquisition finance, preference share funding structures and real estate finance.

Experience

* Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.

Jamie has advised:

General and Leverage Finance

  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to facilities made available to the wingu.africa Limited.
  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to facilities made available to the WTax Group.*
  • FirstRand Bank Ltd (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) on a ZAR 3.5 billion financing of the acquisition of Octotel.*
  • Sanlam Private Equity (SPE) a division of Sanlam Investments in relation to the financing of SPE’s acquisition of a significant stake in Boston City Campus.
  • FirstRand Bank Ltd (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division), AfricaGoGreen Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency S.C.S. SICAV-RAIF and Mirova Gigaton Fund S.A. SICAV-RAIF on a USD 60 million English law financing for KOKO Networks Carbon Finance (UK).

Real Estate Finance

  • FirstRand Bank Ltd (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) as arranger, senior lender and bridge lender on various secured facilities to a subsidiary of Respublica Group (Pty) Ltd, in respect of the acquisition of the MySpace property portfolio from the Abacus Group.

Project Finance

  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to the financing of the 140MW Umsinde Emoyeni wind power facility developed by African Clean Energy.*
  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to the financing of the 140MW Khangela wind power facility developed by African Clean Energy*
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in relation to the financing of the 140MW Ishwati Emoyeni wind power facility developed by African Clean Energy*

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Qualifications

  • BCom (Law), University of the Witwatersrand
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand

Overview

Jamie Gordon has experience in a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including secured and syndicated finance, acquisition finance, preference share funding structures and real estate finance.

Experience

* Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.

Jamie has advised:

General and Leverage Finance

  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to facilities made available to the wingu.africa Limited.
  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to facilities made available to the WTax Group.*
  • FirstRand Bank Ltd (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) on a ZAR 3.5 billion financing of the acquisition of Octotel.*
  • Sanlam Private Equity (SPE) a division of Sanlam Investments in relation to the financing of SPE’s acquisition of a significant stake in Boston City Campus.
  • FirstRand Bank Ltd (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division), AfricaGoGreen Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency S.C.S. SICAV-RAIF and Mirova Gigaton Fund S.A. SICAV-RAIF on a USD 60 million English law financing for KOKO Networks Carbon Finance (UK).

Real Estate Finance

  • FirstRand Bank Ltd (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) as arranger, senior lender and bridge lender on various secured facilities to a subsidiary of Respublica Group (Pty) Ltd, in respect of the acquisition of the MySpace property portfolio from the Abacus Group.

Project Finance

  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to the financing of the 140MW Umsinde Emoyeni wind power facility developed by African Clean Energy.*
  • FirstRand Bank (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to the financing of the 140MW Khangela wind power facility developed by African Clean Energy*
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in relation to the financing of the 140MW Ishwati Emoyeni wind power facility developed by African Clean Energy*

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