Fern Han is a leading energy and infrastructure lawyer with a strong practice focus on project financing arrangements. She advises public and private borrowers and private equity funds, as well as commercial banks, direct lenders, development finance institutions and export credit agencies on complex and high-profile U.S. and international banking and credit matters, spanning project finance, acquisition finance, reserve-based lending, commodity finance and other structured finance transactions. Fern’s work is recognized by Chambers USA, where clients value her in-depth understanding of commercial arrangements and describe her as an attorney who is “always prepared” and “consistently performs above and beyond expectations.” Clients also share that Fern is “technically excellent” and commend how she “manages the deal process exceptionally,” highlighting that her “client service, sophistication and knowledge of market trends make her a pleasure to work with.”
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Work Highlights
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- On numerous construction, back leverage, mezzanine and tax equity financings for EnCap Investments Energy Transition Fund L.P., including in respect of power generation and energy storage assets in New York, Illinois, Maine, Texas, California and Montana
- Saudi Aramco as sponsor on the $12.5 billion project financing of the integrated Sadara chemical complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
- Arroyo Investors on the acquisition financing arrangements for its investment in Gasmar S.A,, the largest terminal and storage facility for LPG in South America
- Mandated lead arrangers, in the up to $1.25 billion financing for the development of the deepwater Shenandoah field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and related offshore infrastructure
Accolades
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Chambers USA, Banking & Finance (Texas) “Up and Coming,” 2024
Education
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London School of Economics and Political Science, 2007 LL.B.
Admissions
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Texas 2020
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New York 2012
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England and Wales 2011
A Partner in the Firm’s Houston office, Fern Han’s practice centers on project finance across the energy and infrastructure sectors. She advises public and private borrowers and private equity funds, as well as commercial banks, direct lenders, development finance institutions and export credit agencies on complex and high-profile U.S. and international banking and credit matters.
Fern’s work is recognized by Chambers USA, where clients value her in-depth understanding of commercial arrangements and describe her as an attorney who is “always prepared” and “consistently performs above and beyond expectations.” Clients also share that Fern is “technically excellent” and commend how she “manages the deal process exceptionally,” highlighting that her “client service, sophistication and knowledge of market trends make her a pleasure to work with.”
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- Numerous construction, back leverage, mezzanine and tax equity financings for EnCap Investments Energy Transition Fund L.P., including in respect of power generation and energy storage assets in New York, Illinois, Maine, Texas, California and Montana.
- SH 130 Concession Company, LLC in its $350 million credit facility and issuance of $475 million of senior secured notes.
- Saudi Aramco as sponsor on the $12.5 billion project financing of the integrated Sadara chemical complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.
- Arroyo Investors on the acquisition financing arrangements for its investment in Gasmar S.A,, the largest terminal and storage facility for LPG in South America.
- Occidental Petroleum Corp. in its $825 million sale of onshore oil and gas assets in Colombia to The Carlyle Group.
- Mandated lead arrangers in the $1.85 billion financing for the development and construction by Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Ltd. Partnership of an integrated petrochemicals facility and associated infrastructure and utilities in Alberta, Canada.
- Mandated lead arrangers in connection with a multi-million dollar project financing made available to Ridgewood King’s Quay Holdings, LLC in connection with the floating production system in the King's Quay site located offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Mandated lead arrangers on a multi-million dollar construction financing for a fiber optic network in Colorado and Minnesota for Intrepid Fiber Networks, a Brookfield Asset Management company.
- Mandated lead arrangers on a multi-million dollar project financing for a graphite anode processing plant in Alabama for Westwater Resources, Inc.
Fern received her LL.B. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is admitted to practice in Texas, New York and England and Wales.