Sam Tye > Fladgate LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fladgate LLP
16 GREAT QUEEN STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5DG
England
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

I am the head of our Green Energy Group and I have been involved in a broad range of private company work including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, corporate finance and debt finance across a range of sectors but with a particular focus on PFI, projects and infrastructure, renewables and project finance.

During my career as a lawyer I have been involved in advising across a wide range of infrastructure projects. I have extensive experience of advising on issues that arise on projects and renewable assets during the construction and operational phases including variations to project finance documentation, the termination of projects and defaults occurring under project finance documentation as well as investment and M&A in this sector.

A number of my clients in the infrastructure sector began during the course of the 2010s to invest in and develop renewable and low carbon projects. As a consequence, I have been involved in advising on a range of renewable and low carbon projects. It was through this initial exposure to renewables that I became increasingly aware of, and interested in, the wider green agenda.

I have been able to combine my interest in the green agenda with my career by heading up Fladgate’s Green Energy Group. Climate change is already having a significant effect on the Earth, however, if we take action now, we can avoid the worst effects of climate change that will arise. I hope that through my work with Fladgate’s Green Energy Group I can contribute to the UK’s progress towards Net Zero by 2050 and help to protect future generations.

Career

Sam qualified in 2009 and joined Fladgate in 2011.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development

Recognised for its depth of knowledge in the infrastructure PPP/PFI space, Fladgate LLP works with investors and contractors on contentious and non-contentious work, spanning commercial, financing, and handback issues. Well versed in infrastructure M&A and PE transactions, practice head Andrew Bessemer Clark is praised for his ability to ‘really understand the workings of PFI projects and the various stakeholders involved.’ Praised for his ‘real skill for detail’, Sam Tye handles commercial and finance instructions for a varied client roster, while David Weare is singled out for his contentious practice. The ‘responsive and pragmatic’ Christian Charles chiefly focuses on contentious construction and engineering matters. Kim Fowler and Michaela Patterson are also recommended.

London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables

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Fladgate LLP‘s green energy group is chaired by Sam Tye and advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate finance matters in the renewable energy space.