Stephenson Harwood LLP advises clients across energy, aviation, telecommunications and financial services on transactional, regulatory, financing and investment matters. Tom Platts leads the team, with recent work including cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. Saugata Mukherjee focuses on aviation, handling financing, sale and leaseback, and purchase agreements. The team was recently bolstered by the arrival of Nick Dingemans from Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP in October 2024.
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Key clients
- Cebu Pacific
- BECIS Bioenergy Pte. Ltd
- Matahio Energy
- New Forests
Work highlights
Advised BECIS Bioenergy Pte. Ltd on a green loan financing of US$30 million.
Advised BECIS Group on securing a US$50 million loan facility from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and British International Investment, the UK's development finance institution and impact investor.
Advised Cebu Pacific on its first sustainability-linked Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO) financing for a new Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft was delivered in December 2024.
Practice head
Tom Platts
Other key lawyers
Saugata Mukherjee; Nick Dingemans