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Addleshaw Goddard Offices

MILTON GATE
60 CHISWELL STREET
LONDON
EC1Y 4AG
England
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Simon Courie

Work Department
Infrastructure, projects and energy.
Position
Partner in London infrastructure, projects and energy group in advising on infrastructure projects in both the UK and internationally, across a range of social and economic infrastructure sectors including schools, hospitals, roads, renewable energy (and in particular solar). In addition to Simon’s valued commercial advice on projects, he is recognised for his successful track record in facilitating introductions and he has brought together investors, sponsors and developers on a number of projects in both the UK and internationally (in particular Africa) including solar, waste to energy, oil storage and hotel developments. Simon has particular experience of the solar sector, having advised sponsors, pv suppliers and funders on a number of projects. Important recent deals are: advising Trina Solar on a range of large ground mounted solar projects, including West Raynham – the largest UK solar project at 49.9MW. This included an innovative construction finance arrangement where the project was sold to Bluefield; advising BLB on the project finance of a number of large ground mounted solar projects ranging from 7MW to 20+MW; advising Just Ghana, a consortia of developers, sponsors and consultants, on a PPP strategic partnering agreement in Ghana which provides a framework for future infrastructure projects; advising a Macquarie led consortium on various infrastructure projects in Benelux including a number of tram projects in Belgium; advising the Barclays Infrastructure Fund on various road projects in the Netherlands.
Career
Trained Bevan Ashford; qualified 1999; associate Pinsent Masons; associate Altheimer & Gray; senior associate Kilpatrick Stockton; senior associate White & Case; legal director and partner Addleshaw Goddard.
Education
Westbourne College, Penarth; University of Wales (1995 LLB (Hons) 2:1).
Leisure
Walking, hockey.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Environment
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)