Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel, sums up the key messages from Sullivan’s May webinar.

Geoffrey Wynne considered what financiers could do if things start to go wrong in a trade, export or project finance transaction and asked participants to consider a few key questions:

1. could you anticipate a fraud;
2. is the financing structure sturdy; and
3. could the structure facilitate mis-selling in any way?   

With these in mind, the message is clear:

1. carry out transaction due diligence before signing;
2. monitor the income generating assets throughout the life of the transaction; and
3. respect the financing structure.

I am very pleased to tell you that Robert Franklin has joined the firm. Robert is a former colleague and joins us as senior counsel in the finance team in London, where his role is to expand and help lead the project finance practice.