Watson Farley & Williams LLP's corporate department specialises in transport and infrastructure transactions and has considerable experience advising on domestic and cross-border M&A, investments, and share sales and purchases. The group is under the leadership of Chris Kilburn who is seasoned in joint ventures, M&A, and corporate finance across the energy, mining, and commodities sectors. On the maritime and oil and gas fronts, Daniel Saunders is the name to note, while Thomas Newlyn focuses on advising French companies on multijurisdictional M&A and joint ventures. Shaun Young is another key practitioner in the team.
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Testimonials
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‘Very commercial, experienced and responsive.’
‘Jan Mellmann and Idil Yusuf are exceptional lawyers with a wealth of experience.’
‘Depth of knowledge about both our business and the issues that arise.’
‘Very attentive and conscious of what our needs are.’
‘Strong in the energy and renewable energy sector where they have a good knowledge of the sector which makes their advice in the context of an M&A deal more relevant.’
‘Andy Savage is very pragmatic and provides quality advice. ’
Key clients
- TotalEnergies
- Basalt Infrastructure Partners
- Dynamis Capital Pte Ltd
- Maas Capital Shipping B.V.
- Railways Pension Trustee Company Limited
- Altamin Limited
- Trafigura Pte. Ltd.
- MAG Offshore Investments LLC
- Reliance Industries Limited
- Republic of Guinea
Work highlights
Advised TotalEnergies on its sale of a 25.5% equity stake in the Seagreen offshore wind farm to PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited.
Advised Maas Capital Shipping B.V. on the sale of its majority stake in Sentinel Offshore Holdings Limited to Cyan Renewables Pte. Ltd.
Practice head
Chris Kilburn
Other key lawyers
Dan Saunders; Thomas Newlyn; Shaun Young; Jan Mellmann; Idil Yusuf; Andy Savage