Housing a 'highly knowledgeable' team, Allens is known for advising on the full spectrum of issues concerning development projects, including acquisitions and divestments. In Melbourne, practice head Kate Axup handles a range of mandates relating to battery, wind and pumped hydro projects, energy asset portfolio sales, and corporate power purchase agreements, while Louis Chiam, praised for her 'excellent' technical nous, advises on renewable energy projects, energy storage mandates, and large-scale M&A and joint ventures. Sydney’s Andrew Mansour is praised for his 'in-depth knowledge’ of energy issues, while Igor Bogdanich in Perth is a highly regarded oil and gas specialist.
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Testimonials
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- 'Highly knowledgeable on subject matter. Ability to synthesis complex information into easily understandable and digestible points is unique. Definitely innovating on renewable energy in conjunction with real estate.'
- 'The team has a good sense of project development risk positions in the electricity sector and has an excellent technical understanding of gas markets.'
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Key clients
- Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
- MidOcean Energy
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Work highlights
- Advising Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and MidOcean Energy (an LNG company established and managed by EIG) on the proposed acquisition of Origin Energy Limited, the Australia-based integrated energy company primarily engaged in electricity and gas retailing.
- Advised the Network REZolution consortium comprising APA Group and Pacific Partnerships on its bid to be selected by EnergyCo NSW to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain new transmission network infrastructure within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.
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