We act for amazing clients on innovative transactions right accross this space, both in the U.K. and globally. Some recent disclosable examples are set out below:
Smart Meters – Client confidential
Advised an investment fund on due diligence and structuring in relation to the acquisition of a Meter Asset Provider.
Smart Meters – Client confidential
Advised multiple GB based utilities and energy suppliers on the smart metering programme.
Smart Meters – Sumitomo, Aviva and Legal & General
Advised Sumitomo, Aviva and Legal & General relating to funding arrangements for the UK Smart Meter Communications Provider licence holder (the Data Communication Company).
Smart Meters – SSE
Advised SSE on their first major Smart Metering roll out programme and Smart Metering for other suppliers such as Opus Energy and Haven Power, meter asset providers such as Foresight Metering and Utility Funding and lenders including Lombard and RBS.
Smart Meters – Client confidential
Advised the provider of smart metering communication hubs in its participation in the UK's national smart metering implementation programme.
Renewables – Biomass: Biogen
Advised Biogen on contracting strategy, financing and joint venture arrangements in relation to significant AD facilities for processing food waste.
Renewables – Biomass: Biogen Greenfinch
Advised leading AD biogas provider Biogen Greenfinch on the entire Welsh Government series of AD plants.
Renewables – Biomass: Biogen Greenfinch and Agrivert
Advised Biogen Greenfinch and Agrivert in a series of eight AD waste projects.
Renewables – Biomass: Drax Power
Advised Drax Power on it's biomass conversion position.
Renewables – Biomass: Equitix
Advised Equitix on a series of biomass driven energy from waste (CHP plants) including: Bernard Matthews; Gaia Heat; Usk; Ignis.
Renewables – Biomass: Foresight Group
Advised Foresight Group, as the main investor in the Levenseat merchant energy from waste project and on the Heathrow energy from waste pure merchant plant.
Renewables – Biomass: Gravis
Advised Gravis on a series of investments into AD plants around the UK.
Renewables – Biomass: Kelda Water Services
Advising Kelda Water Services on a Bio-gas project to provide fuel for fleet vehicles from its residual waste facility.
Renewables – Norfund and South Sudan Electricity Corporation
Advised a joint venture between Norfund and South Sudan Electricity Corporation in respect of the development and construction of the 42MW Fula Rapids Hydropower Project, located in South Sudan.
Renewables – RiverGen
Advising RiverGen in connection with the primary development and funding of multiple run of river small scale hydro schemes in the UK.
Renewables – Various Arrangers/Lenders
Advising various Arrangers/Lenders in connection with the provision of term loan facilities to fund the construction of run of river hydro schemes in the UK.
Renewables – Vireol
Advising Vireol on a UK Bio-fuels project.
Renewables – Car manufacturer (Confidential)
Advising a car manufacturer on its innovative new solar car port and battery installation project.
Renewables – AboitizPower and SN Power AS
Advising a joint venture between AboitizPower and SN Power AS on the partial refinancing of a US$ 375m credit facility with a syndicate of domestic (Philippines) and international lenders with respect to the 105MW Ambuklao hydropower project and the 140MW Binga hydropower project, each located in the Philippines.
Renewables – SN Power and CrediCorp
Advising a joint venture between SN Power and CrediCorp in relation to the US$ 155m debt financing of the 58MW Bajo Frio Hydropower Project, located in Panama.
Renewables – SN Power and Statkraft
Advising a joint venture between SN Power and Statkraft in relation to the construction and US$ 250m debt financing of the 168MW Cheves Hydropower Project, located in Peru.
Renewables – Client confidential
Advising a Spanish purchaser on the acquisition of an interest in a UK offshore wind farm.
Renewables – Client confidential
Advising a UK supplier of domestic solar panel installations on the multi-million sale of its installed base to private investors by way of a number of portfolios of sites with the supplier remaining responsible for operation and maintenance for 25 years.
Renewables – Abbey National Treasury Services
Advising Abbey National Treasury Services on the retrofit of up to 2,000 PV panels on social housing stock.
Renewables – Aberdeen Community Energy
Advising Aberdeen Community Energy in connection with the development and funding of a community owned small scale run of river hydro scheme in Aberdeen.
Renewables – Peel Energy
Advising Peel Energy on windfarm projects at Frodsham, Sheerness, North Steads, Scout Moor, Port of Liverpool, Broughton Lodge, Cumbria, Bilsthorpe and others.
Renewables – Ultra high net worth individual (Confidential)
Advising the family office of an ultra high net worth individual in connection with the equity investment and provision of loan facilities to a newly formed fund based on a Scottish LP structure for the purposes of investing in small scale run of river hydro schemes.
Renewables – Airtricity, ScottishPower Renewables UK, Vattenfall and BT Wind
Advising Airtricity, ScottishPower Renewables UK, Vattenfall and BT Wind on planning matters for onshore wind farms including; EIA, ES Reviews; permitted development rights; CPO; planning and roads agreements; and restoration.
Renewables – Bank of Ireland, BBVA, SMBC, Bayern LB, Lloyds TSB and the European Investment Bank
Advising Bank of Ireland, BBVA, SMBC, Bayern LB, Lloyds TSB and the European Investment Bank on their investment into the Greater Manchester Waste Project, the largest waste deal to date in Western Europe.
Renewables – Lenders
Advising Lenders including NIBC, DZ Bank and Nord on a number of wind farm financings.
Renewables – Bayern LB, NIBC, Nord LB and DZ Bank
Advising Bayern LB, NIBC, Nord LB and DZ Bank on their financing and refinancings of a number of UK and European solar projects.
Renewables – Biogen
Advising Biogen on contracting strategy, financing and joint venture arrangements in relation to significant AD facilities for processing food waste.
Renewables – Biogen Greenfinch
Advising leading AD biogas provider Biogen Greenfinch on the entire Welsh Government series of AD plants.
Renewables – BP
Advising BP on their US$200m investment for a 43% stake in solar developer Lightsource Renewable Energy (now Lightsource BP) to fund its global expansion.
Renewables – Canadian Solar
Advising Canadian Solar on a number of matters (operational, acquisition/disposal, compliance).
Renewables – CDC Group
Advising CDC Group on its investment into a rooftop solar business in Africa.
Renewables – Clean Energy Group & ENKA
Advising Clean Energy Group & ENKA advising the JV on the development and construction of the 433MW Namakhvani hydropower project, Georgia.
Renewables – Co-op Bank
Advising Co-op Bank on its funding of the development and operation of wind farms in Cumbria (Barrow in Furness and Spalding and Airdrie, Scotland.
Renewables – Co-operative Group
Advising Co-operative Group in connection with the development of wind farms funded by project finance both on its own land and separately on third party land pursuant to options and leases.
Renewables – Department of the Environment Northern Ireland and the Strategic Investment Board
Advising Department of the Environment Northern Ireland and the Strategic Investment Board on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Residual Waste Programme.
Renewables – DZ Bank
Advising DZ Bank on its participation in the 242MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm.
Renewables – E.oN
Advising E.oN on the £2bn London Array offshore wind farm including various crossing agreements and charter parties.
Renewables – Energy Works Hull/C Spencer
Advising Energy Works Hull/C Spencer on its project to develop a 250ktpa waste treatment plant using fluidised bed gasification technology together with pre-treatment and AD processing.
Renewables – Equitix
Advising Equitix on the acquisition of a number of solar projects including the acquisition of a 20MW portfolio of 4 solar projects from Renesola Sens Solar.
Renewables – Equitix fund
Advising Equitix fund on the purchase and expansion of the Ignis bio-mass district heating network.
Renewables – Essent NV
Advising Essent NV on an investment in a 150MW offshore wind farm including advice on planning, connection agreements, equipment supply agreements, power purchase agreements and offshore regulatory requirements.
Renewables – First Renewables Limited/Kelda Group (Yorkshire Water)
Advising First Renewables Limited/Kelda Group (Yorkshire Water) in relation to the purchase of an investment interest in Fibrowatt, the first three EfW plants powered from chicken litter in the country.
Renewables – Foresight and Zouk
Advising Foresight and Zouk on their investment in a £111 million recycling and waste plant at Forth.
Renewables – Foresight Group
Advising Foresight Group, as the main investor in the Levenseat merchant energy from waste project and on the Heathrow energy from waste pure merchant plant.
Renewables – Foresight, Equitix and Gravis
Advising Acquisition of a number of windfarms for Foresight, Equitix and Gravis in England and Scotland.
Renewables – GE
Advising GE on the provision of a £20m facility for installing solar on a large rooftop portfolio.
Renewables – Government of Slovenia
Advising Government of Slovenia on its first waste to energy plant procured under competitive dialogue.
Renewables – GreenPower International
Advising GreenPower International in connection with the development of run of river hydro schemes in Scotland.
Renewables – Hitachi
Advising Hitachi on several waste plants, including in Western Australia and Hong Kong.
Renewables – HSBC
Advising HSBC on the financing for 5MW portfolios of solar installations on the rooftops of various large industrial buildings.
Renewables – Hull City Council
Advising Hull City Council on the State aid implications of incentivising Siemens Wind Energy to base itself in Hull (both direct and RGF funding).
Renewables – Infinis Wind
Advising Infinis Wind on all their operational projects and the sale of a number of onshore wind projects.
Renewables – Client confidential
Advising Japanese consulting engineers regarding the design and construction of a hydro-power project in Sri Lanka.
Renewables – Client confidential
Japanese Contractor advice regarding a suite of sub-contracts for a hydropower project in Kenya.
Renewables – John Laing
Advising John Laing on the development and on-sale to their fund of all their English and Scottish wind farms.
Renewables – Low Carbon Contracts Company
Advising Low Carbon Contracts Company on all contracts with CfD counterparts including recently advising on the contracts for Hornsea 1 (structuring of transaction documents in the context of the sale to Global Infrastructure partners) and Hornsea 2 (milestone satisfaction).
Renewables – Masdar & EDF Renewables
Masdar & EDF Renewables advising the JV on its bid for the development, construction and financing of the 300MW Sakaka solar power project, Saudi Arabia.
Renewables – Masdar & EDF Renewables
Masdar & EDF Renewables advising the JV on the development, construction and financing og the 400MW Dumat onshore wind project, Saudi Arabia.
Renewables – McBride plc
Advising McBride plc on the development of rooftop solar projects on its industrial and commercial buildings, including drafting a template lease and private PPA.
Renewables – Neovela
Advising Neovela in relation to a number of investments in offshore wind transactions.
Renewables – North Sea offshore services provider (Confidential)
Advising North Sea offshore services provider on a confidential proposed equity and debt investment.
Renewables – PNG Power
Advising PNG Power on the development , procurement and financing of the 80MW Naoro Brown Hydropower project in the central province.
Renewables – Red Rock Power
Advising Red Rock Power on the acquisition, refinancing for a number of on and offshore wind projects.
Renewables – RiverGen
Advising RiverGen in connection with the acquisition of an operational hydro scheme in Scotland.
Renewables – Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Canada and Santander
Advising Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Canada and Santander on a revolving credit facility to Foresight relating to a large portfolio of solar projects
Renewables – Sainsbury’s and Ecotricity
Advising Sainsbury’s and Ecotricity on a matrix of arrangements between them for the leasing, development, operation and maintenance of wind turbines at several Sainsbury’s depot sites throughout the country.
Renewables – Sarawak Energy Berhad
Advising Sarawak Energy Berhad on all aspects of the development, financing and construction of the 944MW Murum.
Renewables – Sarawak Energy Berhad
Advising Sarawak Energy Berhad on all aspects of the development, financing and construction of the 1,295MW Baleh.
Renewables – Sarawak Energy Berhad
Advising Sarawak Energy Berhad on all aspects of the development, financing and construction of the 93MW Batang Ai hydropower projects.
Renewables – Sarawak Energy Berhad
Advising Sarawak Energy Berhad on the preparation, negotiation and finalization of a Power Purchase Agreement for the entire production of the 2,400MW Bakun hydropower project and the acquisition of the 2,400MW Bakun hydropower project from the Government of Malaysia.
Renewables – Sarawak Energy Berhad
Advising Sarawak Energy Berhad on all aspects of the development, financing and construction of the 1,200MW Baram 1.
Renewables – Scatec Solar SA
Advising Scatec Solar SA on the bankability analysis of a PPA and Implementation Agreement for a greenfield solar photovoltaic projects.
Renewables – ScottishPower Renewables UK
Advising ScottishPower Renewables UK on s36, marine consenting, planning reform and statutory interpretation in respect of development consent order and procedure for significant on and offshore renewable projects.
Renewables – SSE
Advising SSE on the phased sale of a significant stake in Beatrice Offshore Wind Farms to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
Renewables – SSE, Scottish Power and four leading device developers
Advising an industry collaboration involving SSE, Scottish Power and four leading device developers, for the development of a single architectural/electrical infrastructure for the collection of power from tidal arrays.
Renewables – Sunedison
Advising Sunedison on the acquisition of Llynfi Afan windfarm.
Renewables – SunEdison & AboitizPower
Advising SunEdison & AboitizPower on the construction of the 60MW Helios solar photovoltaic project in San Carloe City, Negros Occidental.
Renewables – Tata Power and Clean Energy Invest
Advising a joint venture between Tata Power and Clean Energy Invest on the development, construction and IFC/ADB/EBRD-led debt financing of Phase 1 of the 400MW Adjaristsqali Cascade hydropower project, located in Georgia.
Renewables – Client confidential
Advising the sellers on the sale of a portfolio of windfarm projects in Scotland and Wales.
Renewables – The Sponsor, EPC and O&M
Advising The Sponsor, EPC and O&M on Hong Kong's main residual waste project.
Renewables – Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Advising Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on the acquisition of an ownership interest in the 108MW Dariali hydropower project and 176MW Oni hydropower project, each located in Georgia.
Renewables – Trina Solar
Advising Trina Solar on the purchase, development and subsequent sale of a number of ground mounted solar projects, ranging from a large portfolio of sub-5MW projects to the largest ground mounted solar farm in the UK (50MW).
Renewables – Universal Energy Resources Limited
Advising on its interest in Universal Energy Resources Limited, a joint venture company with interests in upstream assets onshore Nigeria.
Renewables – Volkswagen
Advising Volkswagen on the installation and operation of PV on the roof of its major UK distribution warehouse together with the PPA arrangements.
Renewables – Waste Treatment Technologies
Advising Waste Treatment Technologies as sponsor and EPC Contractor on two separate energy from waste projects in Canada.
Renewables – Middle East Renewables Deal of the Year 2014
Advising a project company formed by Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corporation, Ennera Energy and Arabia Trading and Consulting Company — project development and financing of its solar PV project in Jordan procured pursuant to Round 1 of Jordan's Direct Proposal Submission Process. The project is part of an initiative by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to generate 850 MW of renewable energy per year and is one of the first to come online. This project is one of the "Seven Sisters" projects which has been awarded Middle East Renewables Deal of the Year 2014 by IJGlobal Middle East as well as Middle East Overall Deal of the Year 2014 by IJGlobal Middle East.
Renewables – Portfolio of UK commercial solar energy projects
Advising a joint venture for the development and financing of a portfolio of UK commercial solar energy projects comprising of a pipeline of 11 different projects located in different parts of the United Kingdom.
Renewables – Client confidential
Advised a Japanese energy company sale of its interests in the £1.9 billion West of Duddon Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea.
Renewables – Client confidential
Advising a Japanese power developeron MW repowering of Celtpower in Wales
Renewables – Cinergy Corporation
Advising Cinergy Corporation on disposal of their entire European renewables projects portfolio to EnergiE2.
Renewables – Cinergy Corporation
Advising Cinergy Corporation on disposal of their entire US wind energy portfolio to Sun Life, a Canadian insurance company.
Renewables – Cinergy Corporation
Advising Cinergy Corporation on acquisition of a Danish holding company and a portfolio of European wind energy assets.
Renewables – Experience from previous firm
Experience from previous firm - construction financing, equipment financing and permanent financing and all project documents in relation to the San Gorgonio Westwinds windfarm repowering project (San Jacinto, Windustries, Phoenix and Altech III) in Palm Springs. Also advised Cinergy on the proposed Oak Creek II project (aborted).
Renewables – Round 1 Solar PV Project in Jordan
Advised an infrastructure fund on the acquisition and financing of a Round 1 Solar PV Project in Jordan.
Renewables – Round 1 Solar PV project in Jordan
Advising sponsors on the project financing of a Round 1 Solar PV project in Jordan involving EBRD and OPIC as senior lenders.
Renewables – Client confidential
Advised a Japanese power developer on the 90MW repowering of Celtpower in Wales.
Renewables – Cinergy Corporation
Advised Cinergy Corporation (in conjunction with J P Morgan as financial advisors) on the disposal of their entire European renewables projects portfolio to EnergiE2.
Renewables – Cinergy Corporation
Advised Cinergy Corporation on the disposal of their entire US wind energy portfolio to Sun Life, a Canadian insurance company.
Renewables – Cinergy Corporation
Advised Cinergy Corporation on the acquisition of a Danish holding company and a portfolio of European wind energy assets.
Renewables – Cinergy Global Power, Inc.
Advised Cinergy Global Power, Inc. on the construction financing, equipment financing and permanent financing and all project documents in relation to the San Gorgonio Westwinds windfarm repowering project (San Jacinto, Windustries, Phoenix and Altech III) in Palm Springs. Also advised Cinergy on the proposed Oak Creek II project (aborted).
Bio – methane: British Gas
Advising British Gas on the development of the Didcot biomethane-to-grid facility developed in partnership with SGN and Thames Water.
Bio – methane: British Gas
Advised British Gas on the first three biomethane gas to grid projects in the UK.
Bio – methane: Centrica / British Gas
Advised Centrica / British Gas on the first three biomethane-to-gas grid transactions in the UK, including the gas supply agreements and also joint ventures and other trading companies.
Bio – methane: Gas distribution and transmission networks
Advisor to Gas distribution and transmission networks on biogas and biomethane issues.