Norton Rose Fulbright is a reference in the market for clients in the energy, mining, critical minerals, and digital infrastructure sectors, with the group’s varied case load including debt and equity financing, capital markets issuances and PPP financings. The team also leverages connections to the firm’s climate and carbon markets practice team to advise on decarbonisation and carbon capture projects as the firm increases its focus on energy transition projects. Brisbane-based practice head Kate Muller stands out for front-end energy transactions, while Nick Sinclair is a key contact for debt financing and offtake agreements. Kit Man Cheng is a name to note in the renewables and resources spaces.
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Key clients
- Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
- Tenaga Nasional Berhad
- Spark Renewables
- DBS Bank
- SMBC
- Progress Power
- Air Trunk
- ESR Australia
- Nomura Securities
- Appian Capital
- Strike Energy
- Robex Resources
Work highlights
Advising QIP on a significant BESS project, including closing Stages 1 and 2.
Advised DBS Bank, SMBC and Siemens in their capacity as mandated lead arrangers on the project financing of the Gunsynd Solar Farm, a greenfield 94MWac solar PV project located in Goondiwindi, Queensland.
Advising Progress Power on all aspects of its Springvale BESS project, including CIS tender, procurement, construction, financing and equity raising.
Practice head
Kate Muller
Other key lawyers
Nick Sinclair; Kit Man Cheng