DLA Piper strengthened its energy and infrastructure transactions offering through a series of key hires in the spring of 2024, including ex-Paul Hastings LLP partners Derwin Jenkinson and Steven Bryan – noted for their debt financing and M&A proficiency – as well as M&A and PE specialist Paul Doris , who joined from Brown Rudnick LLP. Praised for its ‘extensive breadth of knowledge’, the team maintains a strong focus on the digital infrastructure space, advising on a number of landmark transactions in this space, including major investment partnerships and joint ventures. The sizeable national practice is headed up by Martin Nelson-Jones, whose broad capabilities encompass company acquisitions and asset investments across the gamut of energy and infrastructure sub sectors. Other key figures include Fredrik Lindblom, who is noted for his clean energy background and track record in PE transactions concerning renewable assets platforms.
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Testimonials
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‘The team has an extensive breadth of knowledge and work very consistently together.'
‘Derwin Jenkinson is an excellent partner who is client focused and solution driven. He is very pragmatic with brilliant technical knowledge and experience. He is capable at bringing various parties together in a collegiate style and is hugely respected across the industry which provides for an effective and efficient process when he is involved.’
‘Leading expertise in new areas of infrastructure and M&A and very customer-centric. The team have a level of integrity and incredible commitment and stamina.'
‘Very diligent, commercially aware and not afraid to fight for you.’
‘Derwin Jenkinson is very good at taking the initiative and minimising the list of points in an issues list. He leads from the front and in a market where we're increasingly seeing designated lender counsel with clear and obvious conflicts of interest, he leaves you with no doubt that he's on your side. That is an invaluable trait.’
'Very straightforward and efficient.'
Key clients
- Aggreko Limited
- Amber Infrastructure Group
- Axione
- Azrieli Group Limited and Green Mountain AS
- Be.EV / Iduna Infrastructure Ltd
- Blackstone Real Estate Advisors
- Cube Infrastructure Fund
- Dalmore Capital
- Digital 9 DC Limited
- DigitalBridge Group, Inc
Work highlights
Advising MEAG, along with DigitalBridge and Infranity, on its investment in a c. €2.5bn data centres partnership with Vantage Data Centers.
Advising Ooredoo on its entry into a joint venture with Zain and TASC Towers to create the largest tower company in the MENA region valued at USD 2.2bn with a combined 30,000 tower asset portfolio across six markets.
Advising Cube Infrastructure Fund on its acquisition of waste management company Urbaser Nordic from Urbaser.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Martin Nelson-Jones
Other key lawyers
Fredrik Lindblom; Derwin Jenkinson; Steven Bryan; Paul Doris