Projects, energy and natural resources
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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Energy & Infrastructure Finance
Position
Derwin Jenkinson is a partner in the Energy and Infrastructure Finance practice, based in the London office. He advises on a broad range of financing structures within loan and capital markets, including infrastructure M&A, project finance, and structured debt. Mr. Jenkinson’s extensive practice encompasses all forms of debt financing across the capital structure, including loans, private placement notes, project bonds, bond/bank combination financings including whole business securitizations, and project financings, as well as restructurings.
Career
Mr. Jenkinson began his career in 2001. Since then, he has built a following and reputation for high-level problem solving and adaptability. He acts for sponsors, banks, corporates, the U.K. Government, rating agencies, multilaterals, credit enhancement providers, and institutional investors.
Education
Oxford Brookes University, L.P.C. 1999
University of Oxford - Christ Church, B.A. 1998
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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
- Elgin Energy
- Energy Infrastructure Partners AG
- G.Network Communications
- Harrison Street Capital Partners
- Hive Energy
- Infranity Capital
- InfraRed Capital Partners
- John Laing Investments Limited
- Korean Air Lines Co Ltd
- MEAG
- nLighten B.V.
- NORD/LB
- Northleaf Capital Partners
- NTR Asset Management Europe DAC
- Ooredoo Group LLC
- Pricoa
- Prime Capital AG
- Safaricom PLC
- Schroders Greencoat
- Shell International B.V.
- Skanska Infrastructure Development AB
- UK Government
- Victory Hill
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.