Charles Oliver

Charles is an associate in the Projects and Project Finance division. He joined our Dubai office in 2020 and has experience acting for borrowers, lenders, developers and operators across a range of projects.

Energy

• an international developer in respect of its financing arrangements and subsequent EPC contract for the construction of a new wind farm in Ukraine*
• an international oil company on the potential corporate structures for an acquisition of a participating interest in an oil prospecting licence contract in Nigeria*

Transport 

• Mass Rapid Transport on the preparation of a contract suite for the tender of a new underground rail line in Kuala Lumpur*
• Mass Rapid Transit on the conversion of an existing arrangement with a project delivery partner into a turnkey arrangement in relation to Line 2 of the Klang Valley MRT system in Kuala Lumpur*
• a confidential government body on the preparation of the front end contract for the upgrade of a major tube line

Commercial 

• an international developer on a £500m office scheme in the City of London*
• an international developer on a £850m mixed use regeneration project in Edinburgh, Scotland*
• an institutional investor on the re-development of a mixed use urban site utilising the construction management procurement route*

Acquisitions & Sales 

• an Institutional Investor on their first UK commercial property market acquisition via the purchase of a £100m sub-participation stake from an existing lender*
• an Asian bank in a £120 million facility secured by a prime London office building
• an institutional investor on the acquisition of a mixed office and commercial building in the City of London for circa £100m*

Infrastructure

• a state operator on the review of concessionaire agreements for the potential construction and subsequent operation of theme park concessions in Hong Kong*
• a confidential client on the strategic procurement and implementation of a new city development in Saudi Arabia

Bars and Courts

• Admitted as a Solicitor of Senior Courts of England and Wales, year admitted 2018

Education

• King's College London, Ancient History BA.
• BPP Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law 2014-2015.
• BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course 2015-2016.

*Denotes experience prior to joining HSF