The ‘deep sector knowledge across the team’ at Ashurst LLP allows the firm to offer a wide-ranging service encompassing expertise in financing, project development and energy M&A work. The unit is additionally strong in both advisory and contentious public law work and frequently assists clients with public procurement issues. Mark Barges and Tom Longmuir co-lead the project finance practice, with the former well regarded for his work on energy transition-related projects and the latter a recognised practitioner in Africa, the Middle East and the CEE region. Domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals are known strengths of Vincent Trévisani’s practice. Yann Alix, who divides his time between London and Paris, has a focus on transactional work related to oil, gas and mining. Charles-Douglas Fuz is a further name to note.
Testimonials
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- ‘The client service is always excellent, as is the quality of the advice. Deep sector knowledge across the team, combined with a wider viewpoint and market visibility of precedents, is valuable.’
- ‘Yann Alix provides excellent analysis and solutions in addition to flagging issues quickly. He is able to explain and break down very complex issues and he delivers high-quality and useful solutions. In addition to being a real dealmaker, he is able to zoom in on detail to solve extremely difficult issues.’
Key clients
- UK Export Finance
- J.P. Morgan
Work highlights
- Advised the lenders (Bpifrance, LPB and LBP AM) on the non-recourse financing to Helexia for a portfolio of 583 solar PV and energy efficiency projects across eight European countries.
- Advised the lenders (EIB, EKF as ECA, CACIB, Santander, Mizuho and KfW) on the €450m financing of one of four 30MW pilot floating offshore projects being developed by Engie and EDPR.