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Andrew Newbery
Work Department
Energy; Projects; Infrastructure; Natural Resources
Position
Partner, Head of Sectors
Career
Gowling WLG is going to be a great platform and I believe that my recent client-side experiences will benefit the firm and its clients.
Andrew’s diverse legal and commercial experience (including running his own businesses and co-developing his own project) uniquely position Andrew as an innovative legal adviser with a broad set of project development and financing skills.
A partner in the firm’s global projects team and a member of the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sector groups, Andrew specialises in advising on significant EMEA infrastructure, energy, mining and project finance transactions. He has also developed an enviable reputation in the field of project development and project finance.
Andrew has practised as a partner at two major firms – latterly based in the Middle East where he earned a reputation advising on significant EMEA infrastructure, energy, mining and project finance transactions. Andrew returned to the UK in 2013, studied for arbitration exams and set up his own consultancy. Some examples of Andrew’s extensive experience include:
- Utilities: £4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel project – various roles for Thames Water (including head of commercial) on this major UK procurement which reached financial close in late summer 2015.
- Projects: Developing a major HVDC subsea interconnector – part of the in-house team developing a major HVDC subsea interconnector between the UK and continental Europe.
- Power: US$1.5 billion Shuweihat S3 power project – led team for Sumitomo-KEPCO consortium’s successful bid for US$1.5 billion Shuweihat S3 power project: negotiating commercial, shareholder and finance contracts (including interest rate and currency hedging arrangements) and leading face-to-face negotiations with Abu Dhabi government and others in London, Tokyo and Korea.
- PPP: Consulting to Local Partnerships on the renegotiation of various police and local authority deals PFI deals on behalf of the public sector.
- Metals and mining: Advised a global steel giant on restructuring of its steel project in Saudi Arabia and advised the hedge fund financiers of the first project financing to reach financial close in Yemen.
- Africa: Advised on power generation and telecom projects in South Africa and on a proposed multi-sourced financing of a mining project in Congo-Brazzaville.
- Project Financing: Advised on many project financings including some of the earliest multi-sourced petrochemical financings in the Middle East and the earliest power and desalination projects in the Gulf
- Solar: Advised a Japanese developer on the structuring and drafting of power purchase arrangements for an integrated combined cycle gas and thermal solar project in Kuwait and advised the project companies on the financing of a major solar financing in Spain.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
(Leading individuals)Gowling WLG advises on water infrastructure projects in the UK and abroad, acting for water companies, local governments and water regulators, handling financing, development and transactional matters. The practice also provides litigation support, representing clients engaged in international litigation. Leading the water practice is Andrew Newbery, who specialises in transactional matters in the water sector, including project financing, while John Cooper heads the firm’s public law team, advising on regulatory issues affecting water projects. Gareth Baker assists investors seeking to acquire infrastructure assets and Jonathan Brufal, who splits time between the firm’s Dubai and London offices, heads the firm’s international projects practice, with particular experience advising on developments in Africa and the Middle East.
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
Gowling WLG has a thriving projects and infrastructure practice in London that is ‘technically sound, pragmatic and risk aware not risk averse, professional and culturally sensitive‘. Head of international projects Jonathan Brufal is ‘not only willing, but keen, to get into the detail on projects‘. He worked with project finance specialists Andrew Newbery and Imran Mufti to support Saudi construction company Alfanar Company in the development of five Construction Villages procured by the NEOM Company, each with accommodation for up to 10,000 individuals who will ultimately oversee and deliver a new urban area in Tabuk Province. Corporate energy partner Gareth Baker ‘provides pragmatic and sound legal advice, taking time to understand the commercials‘, and impact finance partner Alasdair McKenzie ‘has a clear interest and passion for emerging markets work and his advice is sound and pragmatic‘. Together they advised InfraCo Africa on a $15m loan to to UK-registered next generation utility company Bboxx for its Africa-focused off-grid solar business. Head of natural resources Charles Bond and standout partner for international arbitration Gordon Bell are also active in emerging markets.
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
Gowling WLG is a leading player on infrastructure mandates, advising across the entire lifecycle of projects, from financing, to project development, procurement, as well as guiding clients through ESG and net zero goals. The team regularly advises on politically sensitive projects and works on matters at the cutting edge of the UK defence and security space. Stephen Kenny and Andrew Newbery co-head the practice, with the former recognised for his work on PPP/PFI matters and serving as a key contact for the Ministry of Defence. Newbery’s financing expertise sees him regularly advise on large utility and energy projects. Dominic Richardson‘s experience includes transport and rail developments, while Elizabeth Williams regularly works alongside Kenny on Ministry of Defence projects. Alexandra Poynter is noted for her supporting role on a wide spectrum of practice mandates. Imran Mufti joined the group from Hogan Lovells International LLP in July 2022, bringing expertise in capital market transactions, project finance, and knowledge of the Middle Eastern market.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Water London > Projects, energy and natural resources
- Emerging markets London > Industry focus
- Infrastructure: Project finance and development London > Projects, energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Environment
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Industry focus > TMT
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport