Bio & Objectives

Key objectives for 2015/2016
1
Continue role as legal support for AustCham;
2
Develop the China ODI AustCham offering:
(a) Developing, considering and refining what our Chinese ODI offering is and
considering how we can better serve Chinese companies in a way that delivers
returns to AustCham;
(b) To assist Australian delegations and Australian companies to engage with Chinese
ODI investors; and
(c)
Specific initiatives to consider include, an infrastructure forum, a delegation to
Canberra with Chinese ODI investors, assistance to various Chinese ministries.
3
Involvement in AustCham contributions on key issues, in particular around AIIB,
infrastructure, energy and agri.
4
Involvement in AustCham agri and energy working groups.
Tom Luckock 唐穆
Partner 合伙人
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
+86 (10) 6535 3135
[email protected]
Tom Luckock is a projects lawyer based in Beijing. He focuses on projects in the infrastructure, energy and agribusiness sectors.
Tom worked for Norton Rose Australia before moving to Beijing. He has been based in Beijing for more than thirteen years. He studied Chinese and undergraduate law
at Renmin University. Tom is a recommended practitioner in the 2009 to 2015 editions of Chambers and Partners (Climate Change, Energy and Natural Resources and
Projects sections).
Recent experience:
Infrastructure
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Advising Beijing Enterprises Water Group on its GBP170M bid to acquire Sutton and East Surrey Water, a UK water only company, and the related acquisition
financing for the purchase
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Acting for CCC on the financing of a range of coal mine methane projects in Shanxi province
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Acting for Macquarie on its proposed acquisition of a stake in three toll bridges.
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Acting for Standard Chartered Bank on its financing of 4 water projects in China
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Acting for Beijing Enterprises Water Group on its bid for the A$2 billion Sydney desalination project as part of the NSW government privatisation
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Acting for CLSA and then Aqualyng on its acquisition of stakes in the Caofeidian desalinated water project, the second largest desalination project in China as
well as desalinated water projects in Spain, Ghana and Saudi Arabia
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Acting for Sumitomo on the acquisition and development of 6 waste water treatment, water supply and water treatment projects in China
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Acting for Challenger Mitsui on the acquisition and development of waste water treatment and water treatment project in China
Energy
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Acting for Huaneng and Shandong Ruyi on the USD3B 2x660MW Sahiwal coal fired power project in Pakistan. This is the largest power project in Pakistan at
present.
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Acting for Shandong Ruyi on the development of a 2x135MW captive power plant to supply power to a textile production zone
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Acting for China Development Bank on the financing of 550MW of renewables projects, including:
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the non-recourse, merchant risk financing of a 33.5MW wind farm in Chile using Gold Wind turbines. This was a fully non-recourse project which was
financed without a power purchase agreement, where brown power and green certificates were sold directly into the Chilean spot market
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the financing of a 33.5MW wind project in Brazil which used Sinovel turbines
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the financing of a 50MW wind project in Uruguay which uses Gold Wind turbines
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The financing of a 100MW wind farm in Argentina which was constructed by Hydro China
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the financing of 100MW of solar projects in Greece using LDK panels
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the USD160M acquisition financing of the purchase of Canada’s largest PV developer Skypower, by Canadian Solar
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The USD20MW acquisition financing of listed German PV distribution, Sunways by LDK
Acting for ICBC on the financing of more than 600MW of renewables projects including:
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the project financing of a 50MW wind farm in Pakistan developed by Sachal, a Pakistan project developer
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the USD800M project financing of a 250MW wind farm in Pakistan to be developed by NBT and Harbin Electric
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the project financing of a 250MW wind farm in Pakistan to be developed by NBT and a subsidiary of the State Grid
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a 50MW wind farm in Pakistan to be developed by HydroChina.
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Acting for a Taiwanese project developer on the development of a 120MW offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This is the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
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Acting for a fund invested by certain PRC state owned enterprises on the construction, financing and deployment of the transmission network in Myanmar
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Acting for a joint venture between SinoChem and a PE investor for the roll out and development of roof top solar projects in China
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Acting for Gold Wind on the development of the Gullen Range 164MW and the Mortons Lane 19.5MW wind farms in Australia
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Acting for Hanergy on around 450MW of solar projects including:
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the acquisition of 50MW of solar in Greece by Hanergy
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the USD1.2B development of a 400MW solar project in Ghana. This is the largest solar project in Africa
Acting for Ming Yang on the acquisition of a controlling stake and development of a greenfield 100MW wind farm in Argentina
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Acting for Huadian on the acquisition of two small wind farms in Spain.
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Acting on the development of a district heating project by the Sinopec Star and Orka Energy joint venture company
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Acting for Guodian United on the establishment of a EPC consortium with Leighton to develop a 140MW wind farm in Australia
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Acting for Mitsui on its acquisition of a minority stake in a range of small scale geothermal projects in China
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Acting for EBRD on the financing and equity investment in the 50MW Salkhit wind farm in Mongolia. This was the first wind farm in Mongolia
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Acting for Asian Development Bank on its first wind financing in the PRC, a RMB164M dual currency financing of a 50MW wind project in Inner Mongolia. This
deal won Infrastructure Journal, Asia Pacific Renewables deal of the year 2010
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Acting for Standard Chartered Bank on the financing and restructuring of 100MW of Chinese wind farms in Inner Mongolia
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Acting for Bechtel on the proposed establishment, development and roll out of joint ventures with CNNP for a next generation modular nuclear power plant
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Acting for Macquarie on the financing of two coal seam gas projects in China.
Agribusiness
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Acting for Mort & Co., the second largest feed lot owner and operator, on its operation in China
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Acting for China Development Bank on the financing of a forestry project in British Columbia, Canada