Addleshaw Goddard advises on complex cross-border oil and gas M&A, private equity deals, and major renewables investments. The practice also fields a market-leading data protection and technology offering, with clients spanning FTSE 100 companies, PE houses, and international corporates across the energy, retail, and consumer sectors. David McEwing and Ross McKenzie co-lead the team, with McEwing recognised for his expertise in M&A and private equity transactions within the oil and gas sector, and McKenzie focusing on commercial contracts, IP, IT, and data protection matters. Fiona Kindness regularly advises a range of operators, contractors, and oilfield services providers on corporate transactions, while Michaela Watts and Kyle Sinclair provide support across Scottish, UK, and international deals.
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Testimonials
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‘The Aberdeen corporate team has a wealth of experience in energy services M&A, private equity work and upstream M&A.'
‘Fiona Kindness is reliable, easy to deal with and very pragmatic with her advice.’
'Ross McKenzie has the perfect balance between being very knowledgeable on the area and understanding the challenges of applying these rules in a workable way.'
'Ross McKenzie is our representative and keeps us fully aware of the recent changes to legislation for technological applications.'
'Fiona Kindness led the team. Her style seemed casual but was always pragmatic and focused on what needed to be achieved.'
'Great people and sound advice. They advised me on a couple of matters, and what they communicated was clear and concise for a layperson to understand.'
'David McEwing is a trusted adviser with whom I have engaged for many years. I would happily recommend him for his extensive knowledge and his ability to present complex topics in a clear and understandable manner. He also intuitively knows who to involve from the firm at the appropriate time.'
'AG give pragmatic legal advice, host excellent thought provoking training sessions in new and interesting styles and have invested into their available online resources to support their clients. '
Key clients
- Foresight Group
- OEG Offshore
- D2Zero Group
- TotalEnergies
- J&S Subsea
- bp
- Petrofac
- Waldorf Production UK plc
- KCA Deutag
- Alcemi Storage
- Titan Energies
- Razor Oil
- Tymor Marine
- Project Development International
- EnQuest Plc
- Verlume Limited
- Statler Energy International Corporation
- Poseidon Engineering Limited
- Global Energy Group
- Archer Limited
Work highlights
Acting for Alcemi Storage Developments Limited in relation to its partnership with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for the development, construction and operation of 4GW portfolio of energy storage assets across the UK.
Acting for Foresight Group LLP and Quality Food Products Holdings Limited on Newco's acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Quality Food Products (Aberdeen) Limited from its previous owners.
Advising EnQuest on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of each of Premier Oil Vietnam BV and Premier Oil Vietnam Limited, that in aggregate hold a 53.125% equity interest in the Chim Sáo and Dua production fields in Vietnam, from Harbour Energy.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Fiona Kindness
Practice head
David McEwing; Ross McKenzie
Other key lawyers
Fiona Kindess; Michaela Watts; Kyle Sinclair