Shearman & Sterling's London arm has advised the debt -providers on an $800m (£408m) Omani power and water project.

Shearman London managing partner Kenneth MacRitchie led the team advising HSBC and SMBC. The firm won the mandate through its relationship with projects sponsor, Suez Energy International.

MacRitchie's team, which included Abu Dhabi associate Ben Shorten, partner Patrick Clancy and counsel Greg Page, began work on the finance documents at the end of December 2006.