Industry focus: Energy

Ashurst LLP

Ashurst LLP’s ‘truly first class’ projects and energy transition department is highly sought-after by leading global financial institutions and energy groups on project development and financing mandates. Project finance team co-lead Mark Barges counts leading domestic banks among his clients, regularly assisting in the financing and refinancing of operational and under-development clean energy assets. Tom Longmuir, also co-leading the project finance team, brings further expertise on the lender side of deals, particularly concerning the financing of renewable energy and electricity projects in emerging markets. A key contact across African markets, Yann Alix complements longstanding experience in the mining sector with expert knowledge of the development and financing of green and conventional energy assets.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Very strong team, with great experience and expertise, which is a great asset in negotiations.’
‘The team always provide excellent service. Truly first class.’
‘Mark Barges stands out.'
‘Yann Alix is an excellent negotiator, really connects France, England and Africa - a great lawyer to have on board for all our Africa related transactions. He understands the oil and gas sector in all its aspects.'

Key clients

GuarantCo
Proparco
African Development Bank
J.P. Morgan
UK Export Finance
Citi
Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
BNP Paribas
Natixis
Deutsche Bank
African Development Bank
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Goldman Sachs
Standard Chartered Bank
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Banco Santander
ING Bank
Banque Centrale Populaire (Morocco)
La Banque Postale
Bpifrance
Attijariwafa Bank
Octopus Investments
Kasada Capital Management
Engie
Skyborn Renewables (fka wpd Offshore)
Managem
Société Générale
ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (IIP)
EIB
Chariot Ltd.
AFD
NSIA Banque Bénin
Banque Internationale pour l'Industrie et le Commerce (BIIC)
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD)
Vinci
BGFI Bank Bénin

Work highlights

Advising Chariot on the development and financing of Project Nour, a green hydrogen project in partnership with TotalEnergies.
Advised the lenders in relation to the €1.8bn refinancing of existing capital structure of Idex owned by Antin Infrastructures Partners.
Advised Africa Finance Corporation, the leading African infrastructure financier and solutions provider, on its role as re-guarantor to the Arab Republic of Egypt for its private placement offering of 75 billion Japanese yen five year Samurai bonds to finance electricity infrastructure for agricultural projects.