Across its energy and project finance practice groups, DLA Piper offers a deep bench of experts on energy and infrastructure M&A and finance matters. The team is led by Pablo Echenique, a renewable power transaction expert, and César Herrero, who regularly brings lenders expertise regarding the financing of energy projects and digital and transport infrastructure. José María Barrios complements the transactional practice with regulatory and litigation know-how relevant to a broad spectrum of energy transition projects.
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Testimonials
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‘DLA Piper provides more personalised attention than other firms I encounter.’
‘A team where there is a very specific specialisation for each topic.’
‘With sponsors, they know how to put the important points on the table and summarize them very correctly, which speeds up the timing of the closing of the transactions.’
‘Very good associates.'
Key clients
- Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios
- Victory Hill
- Statkraft
- Shell
- Cube Infrastructure Fund
- Falck Renewables
- Gunvor
- AMPYR Energy
- Banco Estado de Chile
- Aquila Capital
Work highlights
Advising the lenders on the project financing of the construction and development of a 306 MW multi-jurisdictional PV portfolio comprising of three Spanish projects and four in Italy.
Advise Prime Capital on all of its matters in Spain including, M&A transactions, financing and project contracts negotiation such as PPAs, EPCs and O&M agreements.
Advising Concesionaria Línea de Transmisión la Niña (a company owned by Dragados) on the financing granted for the construction, development and operation of three transmission lines projects in Perú with a total length of 318 km and 940kv.
Lawyers
Practice head
Pablo Echenique; César Herrero
Other key lawyers
José María Barrios; Jesús Zapata