Christopher Travis (Chris)

• Dow on the US$ 125 million sale of its 50% ownership in its DowAksa joint venture, a manufacturer of carbon fire and carbon fibre composites, to Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (Aksa), with primary operations in Turkey.
• ACWA Power on its US$ 693 million acquisition of ownership interests in power generation, water desalination and associated O&M companies in Kuwait and Bahrain from Engie SA.
• Enersol, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC and Alpha Dhabi Holding PJSC, on its US$ 225 million acquisition of a 95% equity stake in Deep Well Services (DWS), a leader in lateral drilling through advan
• Prior to joining the firm, Chris advised:
• Savannah Energy PLC on its acquisition of Petronas’ upstream and midstream business in South Sudan for $1.25 billion.
• Savannah Energy PLC on its acquisition of ExxonMobil’s and Petronas’ upstream and midstream business in Chad and Cameroon for $676 million.
• A bidder in relation to its bid for a 40% interest in Blocks 48 and 60 from Oman Oil Company.
• Anglo Tunisian Oil & Gas on its acquisition of Medco’s upstream Tunisia business, including the associated acquisition financing.
• Storegga Geotechnologies on its acquisition of Pale Blue Dot Energy and subsequent fundraising rounds.

Chris is an associate in the Corporate, Finance and Investments Group based in our Abu Dhabi office. His practice involves acting for corporates, funds and state-owned enterprises on a range of transactions including domestic and cross-border M&A, equity capital fundraising, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and other commercial contracting work across the infrastructure and energy sectors.

Chris regularly advises on multi-jurisdictional transactions and has acted for purchasers, sellers, borrowers and lenders on a broad range of M&A mandates.