Concentration

Project development and finance

Summary

William Giusti has extensive experience in all areas of project development and finance, with particular emphasis in the energy sector. Mr. Giusti has represented project companies, sponsors, lenders, underwriters and credit enhancers in these areas. A large part of his practice involves cross-border transactions.

Representative Engagements

• Jamaica Public Service Company Limited-representation on a NEXI-insured loan facility to finance the expansion of a hydroelectric generation facility and the upgrade of existing power generation and transmission facilities in Jamaica, including the installation of smart meters throughout the distribution network
• Project sponsor-advise on financing issues in connection with the development of the Wheatstone liquefied natural gas hub in Western Australia
• A bank holding company in securing financing from the US Department of Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program
• Lead arranger-project financing for a petrochemical project in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ongoing)
• Liberty Media Corp.-financing for Sirius XM Radio Inc.
• Project company-project development of a gas pipeline system in Mexico (ongoing)
• HSBC, as lead arranger-project financing for the expansion of a crude-oil pipeline and related storage facilities for Petroterminal de Panama, S.A., in the Republic of Panama
• Project company-project development of a multi-jurisdictional natural-gas pipeline system in the eastern Caribbean (ongoing)
• ABN AMRO, Barclays, Citibank, and Calyon-project financing of Train 1 for Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago, and in connection with the lender consents for the Train 2, 3, and 4 expansions of the Trinidad LNG facilities
• Calyon, as lead arranger-2006 refinancing for Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago
• Calyon, ING, Mizuho, and Sumitomo Mitsui as lead arrangers-project financing of the Cross Island Pipeline in Trinidad and Tobago
• Bank of America-$850 million financing for the acquisition by East Coast Power of 1,000-megawatt cogeneration facilities in Linden, Camden, and Bayonne, New Jersey
• Citibank, N.A.; Bank of America, N.A.; and Mediocredito Centrale S.p.A.-$810 million financing in the bond and bank markets for FertiNitro, a petrochemical facility in Venezuela
• Citibank and Central American Bank for Economic Integration-project financing of the Choloma III power generation plant in Honduras
• Bank of America-financing for the acquisition by Corporación Durango, a Mexican company, of 100 percent of the equity in various U.S. companies
• Citibank, N.A., as lead arranger-project financing of the San Fernando natural gas pipeline and compression projects in Mexico, owned and operated by Gasoductos de Tamaulipas, a joint venture between Pemex Gas and El Paso Corporation
• WestLB-financing for ICA Fluor Daniel under a public works contract between the borrower and Pemex for the construction of an oil production platform in Mexico
• Edison Gas S.p.A.-LNG sale and purchase agreement with Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Ltd.
• Ambac Financial Group and Ambac Assurance-various liquidity and capital facilities
• Citibank, as lead arranger-liquidity facility for Exxon Imperial
• Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.-various projects for the exploration and development of Venezuela’s nonassociated gas reserves and the transportation of natural gas
• Black Sea LPG L.P., a joint venture among Rompetrol and Romgaz, the Romanian state-owned petroleum and gas companies and other entities-project development and financing of an LPG importation system in Romania
• Brazilian investment group-financing for the acquisition of equity interests in various U.S. companies
• BNP Paribas-financing of the expansion of the Tocumen Airport in Panama City, Panama
• Project companies-project financings of gas-fired combined-cycle power generation plants developed in the United States by PSEG Corporation