Bird & Bird LLP is highly sought after on power project finance, M&A, and regulatory and compliance mandates. Further key areas of focus for the practice include the negotiation of corporate power purchase agreements and electricity markets and REMIT investigations. Jenny Murray leads the practice and focuses on renewable energy and low-carbon infrastructure mandates, including project structuring, finance, construction, and offtake. Peter Willis is of note on energy regulatory and competition mandates, with experience advising on the rules governing the electricity markets.
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Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Key clients
- Padero Solaer Ltd
- Vattenfall AB
- Gridserve
- UK Atomic Energy Authority
- Contemporary Amperex Technology (UK) Limited
- Recurrent Energy
- Next Energy Capital
- Macquarie
- BW Group
- PS Renewables
Work highlights
Advising the UK Atomic Energy Authority on the establishment of an £81m joint venture with TAE Technologies, Inc, to form a UK-based JV to commercialise neutral beam technology for fusion energy applications across Europe.
Advising Vattenfall AB on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Vattenfall Networks Ltd, an IDNO in the UK, to Eclipse Power Limited.
Advising Vattenfall AB on the proposed sale of its UK district heating portfolio as part of an auction process.
Practice head
Jenny Murray
Other key lawyers
Peter Willis; George Matthew