Taylor-DeJongh has been awarded the Phase II Financial Advisory role by Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) for its $1.7 billion expansion project, including a fifth pot line, an additional 400 megawatts of power generation and additional facilities at its smelter in Manama.
The scope for Taylor-DeJongh, which will undertake the assignment in cooperation with its Bahrain-based associate, Islamic Finance Consultants (EC), will include development of the optimal financing plan, advise on the optimal capital structure, advise on hedge strategies of all types, develop the Information Memorandum, and solicit and evaluate financing from various capital sources, including commercial banks, export credit agencies and capital markets.
The firm will also provide advice on the optimal contracting plan and will manage the entire bid evaluation process for the financing. Taylor-DeJongh is an independent financial advisory firm, with experience in project financing. Its primary offices are in Washington, D.C., London, Houston, Bahrain and Cairo. — (menareport.com)
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