The team at Clifford Chance operates with global reach, utilising the firm's international network to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional transactions. Richard Gordon specialises in financing matters, including leveraged acquisitions acting for both lenders and borrowers. Elizabeth Hundt Russell focuses on leveraged and corporate finance, advising a diverse client portfolio, while Chad Bochan handles energy and infrastructure financings across Asia Pacific, often structuring novel solutions. Mark Gilgren has experience in international finance, debt restructurings, and insolvency matters across Australia, Asia Pacific, and Europe, and Nikki Smythe is a key finance and restructuring practitioner.
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Key clients
- Brookfield
- Global Infrastructure Partners
- Genesis Capital
- Allegro
- OCP Asia
- Bain
- Anchorage
- Five V
- Ares
- Pemba
Work highlights
Acting for Brookfield in the largest public M&A transaction in France in 2024, involving the acquisition of a majority stake in Neoen from Impala, Fonds Stratégique de Participations, the CEO, and other shareholders, followed by a mandatory simplified cash tender offer.
Advising Finance Parties on the financing arrangements with respect to the Pluto Train 2 LNG project.
Advising BlackRock’s Climate Finance Partnership Fund on its investment in Ditrolic Energy Holdings, a leading renewable energy developer in Southeast Asia.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Mark Gillgren
Elizabeth Hundt Russell
Practice head
Richard Gordon; Elizabeth Hundt Russell; Chad Bochan; Mark Gillgren; Nikki Smythe