Matthew Adesina
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Matthew Adesina

Associate

Email

matthew.adesina@aoshearman.com

Phone

+971 5 0842 0384

Offices

Abu Dhabi

V-CARD
Matthew has experience advising energy and infrastructure clients on project development, financing and other corporate and commercial matters, including joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.

Experience

Representative matters

  • A state-owned oil company in connection with the establishment of XRG, a US$80bn low-carbon energy and chemicals investment platform.
  • A state-owned oil company on the sale of interests in various onshore oil concessions to multiple oil majors and IOCs.
  • A state-owned oil company on its investment, alongside Mubadala and TAQA, into Masdar to create a growth platform to facilitate their collective investment in renewable power and hydrogen projects through the acquisition of an interest in Masdar and creating a new renewable hydrogen platform.
  • A state-owned oil company on its joint venture with Reliance Industries Limited for the joint construction and development of an integrated chlor-alkali and ethylene dichloride facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
  • A state-owned oil company on the unconventional gas concession for Ruwais Diyab. 
  • Advising the lenders in connection with the US$1.5bn Amaala Utilities Project in KSA.
  • A global energy corporation in connection with the proposed disposal of its interest in an LNG operating company.
  • Esso Italiana S.r.l., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, on the disposal of Esso’s Italian downstream fuels business to Italiana Petroli (API).
  • A state-owned oil company on the sale by CEPSA of its entire upstream portfolio of assets in the UAE to TotalEnergies.
  • A major financial institution on the financing of a gold mine in South-East Asia.
  • Elemental Holding in connection with a private equity placement and investment.
  • A state-owned oil company L&S and A state-owned oil company in connection with A state-owned oil company L&S' US$769mn IPO and listing on the ADX.

Pro bono

  • Advising refugees on making exceptional case funding applications.
  • Advising a renewable chemicals startup on corporate governance matters.

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England & Wales, 2024

Academic

MA, Classics, University of Cambridge, 2019 

LPC (Distinction), University of Law, 2022

GDL, BPP University, 2020

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.