Azadeh Nassiri > Slaughter and May > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Slaughter and May’s power practice covers corporate M&A, financing, projects, dispute resolution, and regulatory advice across all asset classes, including nuclear power, gas-fired generation, electricity storage and distribution, low carbon hydrogen, and power with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The team is jointly led by Hywel Davies and Michael Corbett, both known for their broad expertise in public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings within the energy sector. Azadeh Nassiri‘s financing expertise covers development, equity, and corporate financings, while Richard Todd assists sponsors, developers, and funds with concession agreements and joint ventures. Other key figures include Oly Moir, who focuses on international projects in M&A, corporate matters, and emerging technologies in the power sector, and Daniel Mewton, who handles both contentious and non-contentious power-related projects.

Jointly led by Michael Corbett and Hywel Davies, Slaughter and May’s infrastructure, energy, and natural resources team advises on complex transactions in the renewables sector, covering corporate M&A, financing, projects, dispute resolution, and regulatory advice. The team excels in handling renewable energy generation projects, encompassing green hydrogen, offshore and onshore wind, solar, and bioenergy with carbon capture. Azadeh Nassiri is a key contact for offshore windfarm projects, where he is regularly supported by international energy and infrastructure projects specialist Richard Todd. Daniel Mewton advises on both the contentious and non-contentious aspects of renewable energy projects, including green hydrogen and offshore wind energy.

Slaughter and May provides a ‘first-class service’ to its pre-eminent roster of investment-grade corporates, guiding them through the full spectrum of their debt financing requirements, be it in the context of general corporate lending, event-driven financings or refinancings. The firm is also abreast of current market practice, including as it relates to sustainability-linked financings, and is also noted for its ‘good use of technology in managing large exercises’. In his role as overarching finance head, Matthew Tobin handles acquisition and bid financing mandates, as well as regularly advising on sustainability-linked loans and bonds. Ed Fife handles a diverse range of work for large corporate clients, running the gamut from acquisition and bid financings through to transformational refinancings and treasury-related work. As well as her wide-ranging finance work for investment-grade corporates from a broad array of industry sectors, Caroline Phillips also regularly assists private equity sponsors’ portfolio companies with their ongoing financing needs. Robert Byk is also recommended, as is the ‘customer-focused and commercial’ Azadeh Nassiri.

Reputed for its high-end corporate expertise, Slaughter and May continues to advise on marquee transactions for leading industry players active across the energy, digital and social infrastructure arenas. The energy transition space is a particularly lively area of activity for the group, which frequently handles novel and complex transactions relating to hydrogen, CCUS and battery storage. Team heads Michael Corbett and Hywel Davies are noted for their far-reaching practices, working with a range of energy producers, infra funds, and government bodies on public and private M&A and joint ventures. Equally well versed in equity and debt financing arrangements, Azadeh Nassiri‘s recent workload includes conventional and renewable energy transactions, while Robin Ogle is chiefly engaged with M&A and PE deals, working with major asset managers as well as various subsidiary funds. Victoria MacDuff is the chief point of contact for Vodaphone, guiding the corporation through deals in Italy and Spain as part of its portfolio right-sizing efforts. The ‘exceptional‘ Oly Moir is also recommended.