Bertrand Andriani
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Client SatisfactionLinklaters’ ‘agile’ energy sector team offers lenders and sponsors a deep bench of experts on complex, cross-border, and high-value financing and M&A mandates. Bertrand Andriani heads the practice and, alongside Justin Faye, regularly advises lenders on project financing matters, particularly concerning the construction and operation of landmark battery gigafactories. François April brings further experience within the green infrastructure space, demonstrating a stand-out engagement on complex sponsor-side financing and refinancing mandates. Stephen Le Vesconte is a key contact on global deals, with deep expertise acting for lenders, project companies, and state authorities in the debt and equity financing of renewable, alternative, and conventional energy assets. Samuel Bordeleau specialises in project finance matters in the renewable energy and electricity segments.
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Key clients
- Africa Finance Corporation
- Africa Transformation and Industrialization Funds
- ArcelorMittal Liberia
- Automotive Cells Company SE
- Barrick Gold
- BASF
- BNP Paribas
- BPCE Energeco
- Bpifrance
- Caisse d’Epargne Île de France
- Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación S.A.
- Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
- Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom
- Emerging Affrica Infrastructure Fund
- EDF Renouvelables SA
- Electricity Generating Public Company Limite
- ekWateur
- ENGIE Global Markets
- Enoé Energie SAS
- Envision AESC Group Ltd
- Eramet
- Euler Hermes
- European Investment Bank
- Eurowatt
- Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
- Helexia SA
- HSBC
- Hydrogen de France
- IFC
- ING
- Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- KEXIM
- K-sure
- Meridiam
- Natixis
- Octopus Energy Generation Ltd
- Photosol
- Proparco
- Q Energy France
- Rio Tinto
- SACE
- Santander
- Société Anonyme de la Raffinerie des Antilles
- Société Générale Côte d’Ivoire
- TE H2
- Total Renewables
- Valorem
- wpd
- Yunneng Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Automotive Cells Company SE on securing €4.4bn in loan facilities to finance the development of three EV battery gigafactories in Europe.
- Advised UNITe on the exit of OMNES/BpiFrance/Société Générale Capital Partenaires and entry of the Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund’s (ACEEF) to its share capital.
- Advising the General Directorate for Energy and Climate on the design, drafting and implementation of the State support scheme for the production of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen in France.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading partners: Energy projects
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Stephen Le Vesconte
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Bruno Derieux
LinklatersNext Generation Partners: Energy projects
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bertrand Andriani