Eversheds has advised the Government of Mauritania on a $700m (£446m) agreement with mining companies Kinross and SNIM to build a 350MW gas-to-power plant in the West African country.

Eversheds, which worked with the World Bank on the deal, advised on all aspects of the project, including the shareholders agreement, the financing, gas sales agreement and the power purchase agreement. The team, which was led by Paris partner Boris Martor alongside counsel Ramu Ramaswamy, will continue to advise the Government on any future developments.