DETAILS

Overview

Inaya Homoud is an English law qualified associate advising clients on a range of international projects and corporate matters, with a focus on the energy sector. Ms. Homoud is fluent in Arabic.

Ms. Homoud has recent experience in energy and infrastructure projects, including drafting and negotiating agreements for the sale and purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG), natural gas and hydrogen.

Further, Ms. Homoud has experience in running due diligence reviews, and drafting and negotiating complex M&A transactional documents.

Before joining Baker Botts in September 2019, Ms. Homoud worked for another international law firm in London.

Admission & Affiliations

Qualified Solicitor, England & Wales, 2019

Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School 2017
with commendation
Bachelor of Laws, SOAS, University of London 2016
with distinction

Experience

Jordan Bromine Company – advising on a gas sale and purchase agreement
Air Products – Advising the EPC contractor and offtaker in relation to the construction and development of the world’s largest green hydrogen project in NEOM, Saudi Arabia
Neom Green Hydrogen Company – Advising the owner of the NEOM green hydrogen project in relation to various project development matters
International energy companies – negotiating and drafting long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements and master LNG sale and purchase agreements (MSAs)
2Africa Consortium – Advising the cable owners in relation to various aspects of the deployment of the 2Africa cable system, the largest subsea fiber-optic cable system in the world
Advising a state-owned company on a hydrogen manufacturing unit (HMU) divestment
Acquisition of shares in a major exploration energy company in Madagascar, including conducting a due diligence report and participating in drafting the sale and purchase agreement
Acquisition of shares in a major mining company involved in the development and acquisition of advanced stage exploration and near term production gold projects
Major international energy company in relation to its proposal to sell its offshore oil assets in Central Africa, including due diligence on an exploration and production sharing contract and joint operating agreement and sale and purchase agreement negotiations with potential buyers
State owned oil corporation in West Africa on its entry into a gas development agreement for the commercial development and production of natural gas
Contractor – Operation and maintenance agreement in respect of an LNG Import Terminal (comprising of an FSU, FRU, and associated onshore gas pipeline) located in West Africa
Complex cross-border supply agreements for chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide
Asset-backed revolving credit agreement with a multinational bank as lender and a global leader in media technology solution as borrower
Stolt-Nielsen LNG – advising on the strategic joint venture investment by Stolt, Golar LNG Ltd and Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. of US$182 million into Avenir to pursue opportunities to deliver LNG to areas of stranded demand, as well as the development of LNG bunkering capabilities*
Advising CGN Energy International Holdings Co. Limited on its acquisition of Enel S.p.A’s wind and solar assets in South America*
Lender – financing of a four-turbine wind farm scheme in the United Kingdom*
IPO of an Energy Storage Fund*
Acquisition of a digital learning company*
PE investment in a clinical research organization*
Lender – financing of a four turbine wind farm scheme*
Acquisition of wind and solar assets in South America*