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Lachlan Nichols

Associate
New York
About

Lachlan Nichols has a broad range of experience representing banks, credit funds, companies, and sponsors in a variety of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including debt facilities for venture, growth, and early-stage companies, leveraged and acquisition financings, and investment grade, project, infrastructure, and corporate credit facilities. He has represented clients in a number of sectors, including waste management, technology, real estate, hospitality, sports, mining, energy, and resources.

Areas of FocusFinanceVenture and Growth LendingProjects and Project FinanceEnergy and Natural Resources
Bar admissionsNew YorkAustralia

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented the mandated lead arranger and a syndicate of major banks in connection with a US$330 million senior secured financing to fund Macquarie Asset Management's acquisition of LRS, a large Midwest-based waste management and recycling company
  • Represented a European logistics and engineering solutions provider and its majority owned subsidiary in connection with a US$103 million credit facility to finance the expansion of a specialized container terminal at the port of Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Represented a major bank in a senior secured project financing for a brownfield heavy mineral mine and processing facility in the United States
  • Represented a non-bank lender in connection with a senior secured project financing for a brownfield copper mine and processing facility in the United States
  • Represented a Canadian mining company with its acquisition and financing of brownfield copper mine and processing facility in Peru from Nexa Resources, a global mining and metallurgy company
  • Represented a global leader in hydrogen fuel supply solutions and hydrogen applications in connection with a US$1.66 billion project financing from the US Department of Energy in connection with the development and construction of up to six green hydrogen production facilities in the United States
  • Represented a joint venture between a major automobile manufacturer and a multinational manufacturing conglomerate in connection with the financing of an US$8.5 billion project development of two electric vehicle gigafactory factories in the Midwest
  • Represented the mandated lead arranger and a syndicate of major banks in connection with a US$500 million senior secured financing to B2Gold, a Canadian mining company that owns and operates gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines
  • Represented the mandated lead arranger and a syndicate of major banks in connection with a US$2 billion investment grade credit facility to a multinational athletic apparel and accessories retailer
  • Represented the mandated lead arranger and a syndicate of major banks in connection with a US$1.5 billion investment grade credit facility to Autodesk, a multinational software developer
  • Represented a major producer of sustainable steel and building materials in connection with the negotiation of commercial arrangements for the supply of iron ore to its direct reduced iron facility in the United Arab Emirates
Education
  • LL.B., Deakin University
  • B.O.C.F., Deakin University

Prior Experience

Prior to working as lawyer, Lachlan worked as a corporate finance analyst at one of Australia's largest commercial and institutional banks, covering institutional borrowers in the real estate and property sectors. 

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DLA Piper advises Katoen Natie on a US$103 million term financing facility to expand...

17 April 2024 .2 minute read

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