Omar advises clients globally on structured trade and commodities finance and commercial lending, with more than 20 years of experience across a broad range of jurisdictions and asset classes. He regularly counsels clients on prepayment financings, borrowing base facilities, pre-export financings, receivables financing, inventory monetisations, and commodities repos, as well as related structures, including bilateral loans, letters of credit, participation arrangements, and the securitisation of receivables.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advised a multinational commodities trading company on a prepayment facility for a DRC-based metals mining company and the related syndicated refinancing thereof
Advised a UAE-based trading company on a pre-export financing in respect of its copper trading business
Advised a major investment bank on a borrowing base facility for a Chinese biofuels trader
Advised a multinational commodities trading company on a prepayment facility for a DRC-based metals mining company and the related syndicated refinancing thereof
Advised a UAE-based trading company on a pre-export financing in respect of its copper trading business
Advised a major investment bank on a borrowing base facility for a Chinese biofuels trader
Advised a commodities trading company on an ECA-backed facility for the export of products to Korea
Advised a commodities trading company on a borrowing base facility secured by carbon credits
Advised an international investment bank on an inventory monetisation in respect of oil and oil products in the UK
Advised a syndicate of banks on a borrowing base facility for a European commodities trading company and the subsequent restructuring and enforcement of that borrowing base facility
Advised a large UK bank on a number of structured trade financings for commodities trading companies
Advised a major commodities trading company on the restructuring of a pre-export financing facility for a sovereign borrower
Advised on a number of financings secured by cryptocurrency and on the documentation for cryptolending platforms
Advised the borrowers on a number of receivables-backed notes issuance arrangements
Advised a global commodities trading company on a prepayment facility for an Indonesian metals mining company
Advised a multinational commodities trading company on a prepayment facility for a Chinese metals mining company
Advised a Singapore-based trading company on a prepayment facility for an Australian mining company
Advised a Geneva-based trading company on a prepayment facility in respect of oil products in the Middle East
Advised a commodities trading company on a prepayment facility and term loan facility for a South African mining company
Advised commodities trading companies on commodities intermediation arrangements in Denmark, Germany, Poland and Spain
Advised on bespoke arrangements for the participation by banks and other entities in receivables purchase transactions, including by way of the discounting of bills of exchange and promissory notes
Advised banks, commodities trading companies and non-bank lenders on template trade finance documentation, including trade facilities, receivables purchase facilities, security documentation and forms of payment instruments
Advised banks and insurers on the CRR and Solvency II treatment of a number of trade finance structures
Recognitions
- Listed as a Rising Star partner in IFLR1000 Global for Singapore Banking, Trade Finance, Banking – Foreign, 2024-2025
Credentials
Education
Education
- Nottingham Law School, 2003, LPC
- University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, 2002, BA in Law
- University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, 2002, M.A. in Law
Court admissions
Court admissions
- England and Wales
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