‘A superb team with real strength in depth’, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP combines transactional, regulatory, and sector-specific expertise to advise on complex mandates across the full asset lifecycle. The team acts for global investors, operators, and developers on major acquisitions, financings, and restructurings, with notable experience across energy transition, transport, digital infrastructure, and utilities assets. Group head Gavin Williams is a key contact for sponsor-backed vehicles, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds, frequently advising on cross-border investments and mergers. Sarah Pollock is chiefly noted for her work in the renewables and energy transition sectors, while Heather Culshaw draws on over 20 years of debt finance experience to advise lenders and borrowers on infrastructure financings. Silke Goldberg’s expertise in energy regulation and climate change underpins a number of key mandates.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A superb team with real strength in depth. Communication and client relationship management is first class. Incredibly hard working and dedicated.’
Key clients
- AIP Management Altice Allianz Capital Partners AMP Capital Ancala Partners Antin Infrastructure Partners Aquind Asterion Industrial Partners Australian Super Avax Banco Santander Berkshire Hathaway Birmingham Highways Limited BNPP bp CBRE Investment Management CGN EE CNIC Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Corsair CPP Investments Dalmore Capital Deutsche Bank DIF Capital Partners Drax DWS Infrastructure EDF EDF Invest Engie Federated Hermes Ferrovial Airports GIC Infrastructure GIG GLIL Infrastructure Goldman Sachs Gresham House Hartree Partners High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Hochtief iCON Infrastructure IHS Towers IFM Investors IMCO Investments InfraRed InfraVia InterGen Interpath Advisory Iron Acton Green Limited Japan Bank for International Cooperation JERA Jiangsu Shagang John Laing J.P.Morgan IIF Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co Lloyds Bank London Luton Airport Operations Limited Macquarie Marubeni Corporation MIDIS Meridiam National Grid NNB (UK New Nuclear Build JV between EDF and CGN) Northern Powergrid Metering Limited OneWeb Orange Partners Group Pearl Infrastructure Proventus Capital Partners PSP Investments QSuper Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) Reliance Communications Renewable Power Capital Limited Severn Trent SingTel Sky Stagecoach plc State Grid China Stonepeak Sumitomo Tata Communications Telefónica UK and Telefónica S.A. / O2 TenneT The Go-Ahead Group Total Transmission Capital Partners (TCP) Transport for London Urenco Vattenfall Vinci Vodafone
Work highlights
Advised National Grid Holdings One plc on its divestment of National Grid Electricity System Operator Limited to the UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for an enterprise value of £630m.
Advised GIC, on the restructuring of its investment in CETIN Group following e&'s investment into GIC's co-investor, PPF Group.
Advised Altice UK on the £3bn sale of its c.24.5% stake in BT Group plc to Bharti Televentures UK Limited.
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
Gavin Williams
Other key lawyers
Sarah Pollock; Heather Culshaw; Silke Goldberg; Malcolm Lombers; Emma Stones