简介
从阿塔卡马沙漠到刚果的雨林，从美加北部平原到蒙古大草原，谢尔曼·思特灵律师事务是全球少数几家聚焦矿业和金属领域业务的精英跨国律所之一。大中小型的公司、国际金融机构、私募股权基金、其他另类金融机构和政府机构都一致地委托我们协助他们处理最重要和最复杂的交易。
我们最大的优势之一就是能够为客户提供世界领先的强大融资业务能力，因为矿业开发项目通常需要来源多样的创新融资，包括私募股权、主权财富基金、对冲基金/养老基金、战略/行业投资者、流权益公司/权利金公司以及传统投资者。
今天，新矿山的开发越发需要同步的配套基础设施开发，例如水、电和交通。依托本所在私营领域以及公私合营模式的基础设施项目方面屡获大奖的业务经验，我们拥有独一无二的资格可以引导客户通过多个可行的结构顺利实现此类设施的开发和融资。
令人遗憾的是，矿业和金属行业存在与腐败、经济制裁和欺诈有关的业务风险现实。而我们在管理相关事宜方面具有深度经验。这使得我们可以向公司及其管理层提供解决其在全球任何地方遭遇的合规挑战的全面建议。
国际仲裁已经成为解决因国际商务纠纷引发争议的最为常用的方式之一。在矿业和自然资源领域，我们代表客户处理的商事仲裁项目涉及施工建设工程、采购和供应协议及合资合营等各个领域，并且在涉及与主权国家之间的投资协议的仲裁案件中，具有代表投资者和主权国家双方面的经验。
本所参与这一领域项目的历史悠久，并且本所参与的许多的项目塑造了如今的市场格局。这些经验使得我们为客户在全球各地的业务活动提供的意见和建议更具商业价值。
无论是在合资企业、资产出售或收购还是债务重组项目中，我们的团队都经验丰富，在全球范围协助客户顺利实现为了战略目标或解决债务危机而实施的转型交易和企业重组。
我们对采矿业的洞察力能让我们更好地判断如何在该行业中为客户提供最佳协助，而客户在我们的判断及经验的指导之下逐步完成重要和具战略意义的矿业交易。
经验
- Anglo American/CODELCO | Anglo American on its $5.39 billion sale of a 24.5% interest in Anglo American Sur, comprising copper assets in Chile, to Mitsubishi, and in its subsequent settlement of the related dispute with, and its $2.8 billion sale of an interest in Anglo American Sur to, CODELCO. Named “Global M&A Deal of the Year 2013 (Chile)”— The American Lawyer
- African Barrick Gold (ABG) IPO | ABG in the £2.3 billion initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange, creating one of the five largest gold producers in Africa. Positioned to consider smaller-scale Africa-based opportunities, ABG’s business model was customized to suit the continent.
- ArcelorMittal/Labrador Trough JV | ArcelorMittal in the sale of its Labrador Trough iron ore mining and infrastructure assets to a consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corporation through a joint partnership between the consortium and ArcelorMittal Mines Canada.
- Pueblo Viejo Gold/Copper Project | Barrick Gold and Goldcorp in the $1.035 billion bank/agency project financing for their $3.7 billion brownfield gold/copper project in the Dominican Republic. Named “Mining Deal of the Year 2010 (Americas)”— Project Finance International and “Best Project Finance 2010”— Latin Lawyer
- Mt. Hope Molybdenum Project | General Moly in the proposed Chinese bank financing of the Mt. Hope Molybdenum Project in Nevada owned jointly by it, POSCO and Hanlong.
- Inmet HY Notes | Inmet Mining in its high-yield senior notes offering to finance in part the development of the Cobre Panama Project, an open-pit copper development in Panama, in which KORES holds an investment.
- Mbalam/Nabeba Project | Sundance Resources on the complex Mbalam/Nabeba high-grade iron ore mine, rail and port project in Cameroon and the Congo, one of the largest and most sophisticated projects in the greater Central Africa region.
荣誉
- Mergermarket Awards 2019—Shearman & Sterling was named “Energy, Mining & Utilities M&A Legal Advisor of the Year”
- IJGlobal Deal of the Year Awards 2018—Shearman & Sterling’s Project Development & Finance practice was honored with the Latin American Mining Deal of the Year—Fruta del Norte Phase II
- Mines and Money Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2018—“Best Mid-Cap Deal”—Fruta del Norte Phase II
- IJGlobal Deal of the Year Awards 2017— “Latin America Mining & Metals Deal of the Year”—Fruta del Norte Phase II
- GUYANA GOLDFIELDS
- Mining & Metals Deal of the Year 2014—IJGlobal
- Corporate Development Award 2014—Mining Journal Outstanding Achievement Awards
- Advised International Finance Corporation (IFC), Export Development Canada (EDC), ING Capital LLC, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as senior lenders, in connection with the $185 million financing, consisting of two tranches, a $160 million facility and a $25 million cost overrun facility, related to the construction and development of the Aurora Gold project, located in Guyana, South America.
- ANGLO AMERICAN
- Global M&A Deal of the Year: Chile 2013—The American Lawyer
- Advised Anglo American on its $5.39 billion sale of an interest in Anglo American Sur, comprising copper assets in Chile, to Mitsubishi, and in its subsequent settlement of the related dispute, and its $2.8 billion sale of an interest in AA Sur to CODELCO.
- VEDANTA RESOURCES’ HIGH YIELD BOND OFFERING
- Deal of the Year 2013 Honorable Mentions 2013—Asian-MENA Counsel
- Capital Markets Deal of the Year 2013—India Business Law Journal 2013
- Best India Deal 2013—FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2013
- The underwriters in connection with Vedanta Resources' Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of US$1.2 billion 6.0% notes and US$500 million 7.125% notes
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION-SUMITOMO METAL
- M&A Deal of the Year 2013—ALB Japan Law Awards
- Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. in its US$22.5 billion business integration with Nippon Steel Corporation
- MONGOLIAN MINING CORPORATION HIGH-YIELD OFFERING
- Deal of the Year 2012—Asian-MENA Counsel
- High-Yield Bond Award 2012—IFLR Asia
- ING Bank, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, as initial purchasers, in connection with the offering of US$600 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.875% guaranteed senior notes due 2017 by Mongolian Mining Corporation. This was the first international corporate bond issued out of Mongolia
- TATA STEEL DEAL RANKED 'COMMENDED' BY FT INNOVATIVE LAWYERS AWARDS 2012
- Tata Steel Deal Ranked 'Commended' by FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2012
- Shearman & Sterling was commended in the rankings for "Most Innovative Firms in Corporate Law" in the FT Innovative Lawyers 2012. We represented Tata Steel in its sale of some Teesside Cast Products assets to SSI - Thailand's largest steel producer.
