Peter Wilkes has experience in a wide range of debt financing and projects, particularly in the energy and resources sector. He acts for project proponents, sponsors and banks on project financing, acquisition and leverage finance, syndicated bank facilities, convertible note and hybrid funding arrangements, trade finance and equipment leasing transactions. Mr Wilkes acted for Australian companies undertaking offshore debt capital raising including convertible bonds, 144A bond offers and loan notes issued to the private placement market in the United States. He advises on foreign direct investment, project structuring acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, project development and offtake arrangements. Mr Wilkes led the Allen & Overy team which acted for Fortescue Metals Group on its USD5bn senior secured term loan facility, winner of the ALB Australasia Law Awards, Debt Market Deal of the Year 2013. He is acknowledged by IFLR 1000 as a leading lawyer in Banking and Debt Capital Markets and has been voted by peers as one of Australia's Best Lawyers' in the categories of Banking & Finance, Project Finance & Development, Structured Finance, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Commercial Law and Financial Institutions.