Mr. Barrie has a long history of advising on international
financing matters in particular in project finance,
structured trade finance and cross-border lending. On
projects and project finance, he has advised
governments, development finance institutions, project
developers and commercial banks on projects and
their financing in many infrastructure and energy
sectors, including on public-private partnerships. Africa
is a particular focus and he has worked on transactions
in more than 16 African countries
Mr. Barrie has been recognised by many directories for
his expertise for energy and infrastructure, and in
the oil and gas and mining sectors, as an Africa
specialist and for trade finance. He is a Director of ILFA
(International Lawyers for Africa), and has
been shortlisted by the Financial Times for its Legal
Innovator of the Year award. He is admitted to
practice as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England &
Wales
