With experience across the renewable and energy transition landscape, Ashurst offers a breadth of knowledge on acquisitions, disposals, project development, and equity and debt finance matters. Highly sought-after among major domestic and global lenders, Antony Skinner advises on acquisition finance, refinancings, revolving credit facilities, and project finance matters concerning renewable portfolios and project companies. A key contact among major multinational lenders and sponsors, Laura Ho stands out for her advice on the debt financing of global wind and solar portfolios. Terry van Poortvliet co-heads the projects and energy transition practice, while corporate expert Michael Burns, who offers particular expertise concerning the equity financing of BESS assets, co-heads the energy industry group.
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- 'Nick Stalbow is a very experienced partner with a broad based understanding of issues. Apart from being very available himself, he also has a very good understanding of how best to resource his team working on a project.'
Key clients
- Brookfield
- GIC
- Equitix
- HitecVision
- Octopus Energy
- Balance Power
- John Laing
- Apatura Energy
- Aberdeen
- The Circular Economy Development Ltd
- EP UK Investments
- bp
Work highlights
Advising Société Générale and BNP Paribas as original underwriters and original arrangers and a group of lenders in connection with Brookfield's €6.1 billion acquisition of the listed shares of the global renewables company Neoen under a simplified public offer.
Advising NatWest Markets plc and a group of eleven other lenders on the £1.2bn refinancing of the Greencoat UK Wind Plc portfolio.
Acting for the UK Government on two separate programmes to support the UK in becoming a leader in low-carbon energy production, transport, and storage and meeting its Net Zero targets by 2050.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Michael Burns; Terry Van Poortvliet
Other key lawyers
Laura Ho; Antony Skinner; Nick Stalbow