Farrah Mombongo

Farrah is a Managing Associate in the Energy & Infrastructure Group.

• Engagements

  • The SteerCo of TLB creditors in connection with the execution of the Casino Group accelerated safeguard plans and their potential amendment.
    
  • Meridiam and Eramet on the financing of the project to rehabilitate the “Transgabonais” railway line connecting Libreville to Franceville in Gabon.
  • AfDB, IIB, DFC, EIB, and IFC in connection with the financing of a 147 MW hydroelectric power plant on the Ruzizi River.*
  • The Republic of Gabon in connection with the financing of an oil production project.*
  • The sponsors in connection with the EUR 1.04 billion financing of the PPP for the Nakkaş-Başakşehir section of the North Marmara Highway in Turkey.*
  • The lenders in connection with the development and financing of a stabling and maintenance facility located in Marcheprime, France, financed through additional debt at LISEA level, non-recourse loans and equity injections into a dedicated subsidiary.*
  • Meridiam and the Strategic Investment Fund of Senegal (FONSIS) in connection with the EUR 85.4 million financing of the Dakar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.*
  • Voltalis in connection with the deployment, operation, and EUR 213 million financing of a fleet of load-shedding devices totalling 1375 MWc capacity in France.*
  • The lenders to the concessionaire in connection with their bid to the State's tender for the financing, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the Stade de France.*
  • The lenders in connection with the EUR 1.3 billion financing of the concession contract for managing the Ministry of Armed Forces’ residential real estate portfolio.*
  • ELM and its shareholders, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Dalkia, and EDF regarding the financing of the decarbonization and expansion of the district heating network in the city of Lyon as part of the signing of the fifth amendment to the public service delegation agreement entered into with the Lyon Metropolitan Area, in France.
  • CMA CGM in connection with all aspects of the 30-year concession granted by the Port Authority of Jamaica for the operation, maintenance and development of the Kingston Container Terminal which was financed mainly by DFIs.*
  • The lenders on a EUR 138 million financing of the development by Allego (Meridiam’s affiliate) of more than 2,000 fast and ultra-fast EV charge points over 200 charging locations across France, in partnership with Carrefour.*
  • CMA CGM / Terminal Link and iCON on the refinancing and financing of new investments in the Port of le Havre.*
  • A syndicate of lenders led by Société Générale on a €220 million senior secured loan facility for the Altitude Group in relation to the acquisition of 18 Covage fiber-to-the-office (FTTO) networks (including buy-out of minority shareholders) and the refinancing of their existing indebtedness.*
  • The consortium formed by EDF Renouvelables and ENL in the context of a bid launched by Mauritius’ Central Electricity Board, a parastatal body operating under the aegis of the Republic of Mauritius’ Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities, for the development of around 100MW solar PV plants and battery energy storage systems in Mauritius.*
  • The consortium led by Banque des Territoires, CNP Assurances and EDF Invest on the acquisition of a 50 per cent equity interest in Orange Concessions, the company established by Orange to consolidate its fiber investments in 23 public initiative networks in France, with a perimeter of over 4.5 million households.*
  • The consortium led by Meridiam in connection with the financing of Sofia Airport concession in the Republic of Bulgaria during the COVID-19 pandemic.*
  • The lenders in the context of the public tender process organized by the French General Direction of Civil Aviation (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile) for the award the concession for the development, operation and maintenance of the Tahiti Faa’a aerodrome in Tahiti, French Polynesia.*

  *experience prior to joining Orrick