Oliver Irwin > Bracewell (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bracewell (UK) LLP Offices
TOWER 42
25 OLD BROAD STREET
LONDON
EC2N 1HQ
England
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Oliver Irwin
Work Department
Project Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Oliver Irwin advises lenders and sponsors on the development and financing of cross-border energy and infrastructure projects across a broad range of industries, many of which are the “first-of-its-kind” in their sector or “first-in-country.” Oliver has significant experience advising on multi-sourced project financings involving export credit agencies, multilaterals and development finance institutions as well as commercial banks and traders. Oliver is frequently involved in the negotiation and structuring of complex intercreditor matters.
Education
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales; Nottingham Law School, LPC, GDL, 2004; University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bachelor of Arts, 2001, honors.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
At Bracewell (UK) LLP, energy and natural resources are the core areas of focus, and the firm’s oil and gas practice remains central to its emerging markets offering. It has nevertheless continued to branch out into new areas, notably renewable energy. Jason Fox leads the practice and in his long career advising on upstream oil and gas matters he has advised on more than 150 reserve based lending (RBL) financings, as well as numerous other financings. Oliver Irwin and Eimear Murphy are recommended for cross-border financings and upstream oil and gas. Fox and Irwin acted for BP Exploration Operating Company Limited and Eni S.p.A. on their project to combine all of their Angolan oil and gas assets into a new incorporated joint venture, which included advice on a $2.5bn senior secured term loan facility structured as a pre-export financing. Olivia Caddy and Tom Jamieson also has extensive project development and finance experience in the energy sector. Solicitor advocate John Gilbert is among the partners who handle both conventional and renewable energy projects. Key partner Adam Blythe handles upstream, midstream and downstream M&A, project development and other commercial arrangements.
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
(Next Generation Partners)Acting for governments, sponsors and lenders and possessing a wealth of expertise in oil and gas mandates, Bracewell (UK) LLP has a wide international reach, working on largescale infrastructure and energy developments across Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The firm regards itself as a go-to for first-of-its-kind financing matters, as evidenced by some of its financing work on windfarm projects and mandates in Saudi Arabia. The team also has expertise in water, battery storage and waste treatment matters. Jason Fox helms the practice, and has considerable experience in reserve-based lending financings and oil and gas matters, while Oliver Irwin ‘s practice covers cross-border multi-source project financings. Tom Jamieson , who specialsies in financing energy transition and low carbon ventures, and Gordon Stewart, who is highly proficient in holdco debt financing work, are also recommended. Nina Howell left to join King & Spalding LLP in March 2022.
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
Energy finance specialist and managing partner Jason Fox leads Bracewell (UK) LLP‘s power practice, which also Alistair Calvert has extensive experience handling both international arbitration matters and domestic litigation work with an energy focus. John Gilbert also has expertise in energy-related dispute resolution work regarding both conventional and renewable power generation projects. Oliver Irwin is another name to note in the team for his experience handling the financing aspects of significant energy projects. Jo En Low departed to Ashurst in January 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Emerging markets London > Industry focus
- Infrastructure: Project finance and development London > Projects, energy and natural resources
- Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables) London > Projects, energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration