Building and scaling critical minerals supply chains for the energy transition
Advisory
We advise on transactions and capital deployment in critical minerals and energy transition supply chains.
Work is focused on situations where policy, regulation, and capital constraints materially shape market outcomes, requiring structuring beyond standard commercial approaches.
Typical mandates include investment-linked offtakes, sourcing and marketing arrangements, and partnership structures with complex risk allocation across the value chain:
– Offtake, joint venture, pricing framework (structuring & negotiation)
– Commercial and financial due diligence
– Risk identification and mitigation (market, regulatory, counterparty)
– Partnership development and alignment
– Capital structuring and embedded cash flow modelling
– Responsible sourcing and ESG-linked frameworks
– Carbon value integration and monetisation
Current focus areas include lithium-ion battery materials (nickel, cobalt, lithium, recycled black mass), rare earths for permanent magnets, and broader energy transition metals.
Arbitration | Mediation
International commercial dispute resolution work.
Independent, not conflicted. We take on engagements only if we can dedicate time and attention as international arbitrator, mediator or as expert.
Publication
We believe in our ability to initiate change and give direction in everything we do.
We are driven by values.
Myriam El Kara, Founder and CEO
Myriam is a critical raw materials specialist. In her last assignment she set-up the supply chain from mine-to-cathode for a French li-ion battery manufacturer, amidst a climate of public policy change, supply chains localisation and ESG concerns. Previously, Myriam was a commodities trader and investor out of Jakarta and Singapore originating thermal coal, then leading investments in green technology metals mining and processing assets such as rare earths, cobalt and lithium. Prior to her experience in commodities, Myriam worked in the financial services sector in Paris and London. She has a dual academic background with an MBA from INSEAD and a Master of International Economic Law from the University of Paris I: Panthéon – Sorbonne. Myriam is a certified arbitrator and mediator. She shares her time between Paris, Singapore, and Beirut.