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Watson Farley & Williams LLP Offices
15 APPOLD STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2HB
England
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Daisy East
Work Department
PARTNER IN THE ENERGY GROUP
Position
Daisy specialises in advising sponsors and lenders on all aspects of project-related finance transactions in the energy sector, particularly big ticket and mid-market financings. On the lender side, she works with commercial and investment banks, export credit agencies, institutional lenders and private debt funds.
Her expertise includes project and acquisition financing using conventional, Islamic, ECA-backed and mezzanine techniques in the renewable, conventional power, mining and metals, and infrastructure sectors.
Daisy is recommended as an expert renewable energy lawyer by leading legal directory Legal 500 UK 2021, where she is described as having “outstanding experience in the energy sector” and being “able to summarise and communicate complex matters in a way which enables her clients to make informed decisions”.
Career
Partner Watson, Farley & Williams 2012.
Memberships
Law Society of England & Wales.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
(Leading partners)Watson Farley & Williams LLP‘s power team, described as being ‘a delight to work with’, is well-established and able to handle the array of complex work in the sector, both domestically and internationally. The scope of its workload includes assisting in infrastructure matters regarding both renewables, including solar, wind and energy-from-waste work, and conventional power. Jennifer Charles was notably promoted to partnership in May 2022. Henry Stewart, who has a particular focus on M&A and financings in the renewables space, leads the team. Standout practitioners include Daisy East, who is advising Sequoia as secured creditor regarding the high-profile administration of Bulb Energy Limited. ‘Outstanding disputes lawyer’ Rebecca Williams is another name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Power (including electricity and nuclear) London > Projects, energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Trade finance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Transport > Rail
- Real estate > Environment
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development