Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advises on domestic and cross-border infrastructure transactions across the asset lifecycle, with a balanced focus on both greenfield development and brownfield investments. The team regularly handles mid-market M&A, PPPs, secondary trades, and restructurings, and is increasingly active in the energy transition and digital infrastructure spaces. Team head Mark Richards is valued by clients for the breadth of his practice, which spans M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, and debt finance. Jinal Shah is a skilled cross-border M&A practitioner who is also frequently instructed on capital markets transactions. Kevin Atkins is highly active in the energy sector, advising on acquisitions, investments, and capital raisings. Matthew Daffurn provides additional expertise in brownfield financings, with Alexander Hadrill and Hansy Shore also recommended.
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Key clients
- Amber Infrastructure
- Angel Trains
- Cintra
- Equitix Infrastructure Investments Limited
- Heathrow Airport
- Invesis
- National Grid
- Skyports Infrastructure Limited
- Strabag AG
- Yorkshire Water
Work highlights
Advised on the sale of Full Circle Group Holding B.V. - a specialist provider of repair, maintenance, and monitoring services for onshore wind turbines - to Renew Holdings.
Advised ESCO Technologies Inc. on the acquisition of the Signature Management & Power division of Ultra Maritime.
Lawyers
Leading partners: Corporate and M&A
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Mark Richards
Other key lawyers
Jinal Shah; Kevin Atkins; Matthew Daffurn; Alexander Hadrill; Hansy Shore