Annette Andreassen

Annette Andreassen is a Senior Associate at Wikborg Rein's Oslo office and is part of the firm's Energy and Natural Resources group.

Andreassen specializes in the development and financing of projects worldwide and has advised and represented state-owned utilities, project sponsors, international consortia, and development finance institutions in relation to the development, privatization and/or financing of projects, located in countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States.

She is admitted to practice in New York and England. She speaks fluent English and Norwegian.

Curriculum Vitae

Relevant experience:

Relevant Project Finance experience:

Argentina
International counsel to EDC and Export-Import Bank of the U.S. in the $250 million financing of the construction of an open pit gold mine, and related infrastructure, located in the high Andes of Argentina.

Germany
International counsel to Seajacks on its contract for the transportation and installation of 80 monopile substructures transition pieces and turbines for the 288 MW Meerwind Projects, located in the German North Sea.

Kenya
International counsel to Norfund on its equity investment in the 300 MW Lake Turkana wind project.

Norway
International counsel to Nordisk Mobiltelfon during the EUR 40 million financing of a high volume data telecommunications project in Norway under a Sinosure-backed, Chinese Buyer Credit Facility.

Pakistan
International counsel to NBT AS on the development, construction and financing of the 650 MW Gharo-Keti Bander wind project. When completed this will be the largest onshore wind farm in Asia.

Panama
International counsel to Fountain Intertrade Corporation in respect of the development and financing of the 58 MW Bajo Frio hydro-electric power project.

Peru
International counsel to SN Power in respect of the development and financing of the 168 MW Cheves hydro-electric power project.

Philippines
International counsel to SN Aboitiz Power – Magat, Inc. during the USD 380 million acquisition and financing of the Magat 360 MW hydro-electric power project, located in the Provinces of Isabela and Ifugao (awarded Asia Pacific Power Deal of the Year 2007 by Project Finance International and Best Project Finance/Best Privatization for 2007).

Tanzania
International counsel to Sao Hill Energy Limited on the development and financing of the 15 MW biomass Sao Hill Energy power generation project, located in the Mufindi District of the Iringa Region.

United States

- International counsel to WestLB and JPMorgan Chase Bank in the USD 266 million financing of the construction of a gas pipeline from Wyoming to Kansas.

- International counsel to HSBC Securities and Société Générale in the USD 822 million financing of the construction of an LNG receiving terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Uganda
International counsel to Tronder Energi and NORFUND for the development and financing of the 13 MW Bugoye run-of-the-river hydro-electric power project, located on the River Mubuko and River Isya.

Work experience:

• 2011 - Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 2006-2010 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 2003-2006 Associate, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, NY, USA

Education:

• 2008 License to practice law, England, United Kingdom
• 2004 License to practice law, State of New York, USA
• 2003 Juris Doctor (cum laude), Tulane Law School, USA
• 1998 Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA