Adam Moncrieff
Partner
Ho Chi Minh City
Adam Moncrieff
Partner
Ho Chi Minh City
Contact details
With over three decades of practicing experience, Adam specialises in banking, projects and investments.
He has broad experience in project financing transactions and has advised project investors, sponsors, lenders and export credit agencies on mining, power, infrastructure, telecommunications, energy and water projects in Asia-Pacific, Australia, the Middle East, Russia, South America and in numerous countries throughout Africa.
Adam has an extensive track record in Vietnam and in 2012 relocated to establish and lead Allen & Overy's offices in Vietnam after having spent 15 years with the firm in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Expertise
Practices
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Office
Ho Chi Minh City
39th Floor, Bitexco Financial Tower, 2 Hai Trieu, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, New South Wales, Australia, 1992
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2003
Academic
BEcon, The University of Sydney, 1988
LLB, The University of Sydney, 1991
Graduate Diploma, Applied Finance & Investment, Securities Institute of Australia, 1998
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Experience highlights
Advising KEPCO and Marubeni Corporation as developers on all aspects of the Nghi Son 2 IPP in Vietnam.
Advising Long Son Petrochemicals and its sponsors on a world scale petrochemicals complex project in Vung Tau province, southern Vietnam.
Advising JBIC, KEXIM and NEXI and other lenders on the financing of the ERC refinery in Egypt, the largest refinery project and project financing in Egypt at the time. (African Oil & Gas Downstream Deal of the year, 2010, PFI Awards 2011)
Advising JBIC and commercial lenders on the financing of Osaka Gas’ investment in the Gorgon LNG project in Australia.
Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Office
Ho Chi Minh City
39th Floor, Bitexco Financial Tower, 2 Hai Trieu, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, New South Wales, Australia, 1992
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2003
Academic
BEcon, The University of Sydney, 1988
LLB, The University of Sydney, 1991
Graduate Diploma, Applied Finance & Investment, Securities Institute of Australia, 1998
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Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- Sumitomo Corporation and other sponsors on all aspects of the development of the Van Phong 1 IPP in Vietnam.
- JBIC, NEXI, KEXIM and other lenders on the financing of the USD9bn Nghi Son Refinery, the largest refinery project and one of the largest project financings in Vietnam to date.
- Various lenders, developers and sponsors in relation to wind, solar and hyropower projects in Vietnam, including advising ADB and the Thai commercial lenders on the financing of the first large-scale international project finance transaction for a renewables project in Vietnam (a 50MW utility-scale solar power plant and transmission line in Thanh Thanh Cong Industrial Zone) and the sponsors on the development and financing of a 3X48MW wind farm portfolio in Quang Tri province.
- K-EXIM, K-SURE and other lenders on financing the PT Krakatau POSCO integrated steel project in Indonesia.
- JBIC, KEXIM and other lenders in connection with the Taweelah B IWPP in the UAE, two bids for the Marafiq IWPP in Saudi Arabia, the Shuqaiq IWPP in Saudi Arabia, the Mesaieed IPP in Qatar and the Neyveli Power project in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Mitsui & Co., as developer and EPC contractor on the gas -fired Ras Laffan C IWPP in Qatar.
- JBIC and other lenders on the GUT Rojana power project in Thailand.
- The Lenders on the financing of the acquisition of geothermal power assets in Indonesia.
- JBIC and other lenders on financing the Al Ghubrah water project, Oman.
- Mitsubishi Materials on the development and financing of copper mines in Canada and Peru.
Recognition
Adam Moncrieff is a 'very good operator', according to a market source, with a client adding that he is 'very helpful in the process.'
Chambers Asia Pacific, Vietnam, 2022
One of the key players.
Chambers Asia Pacific, Vietnam, 2016