Bird & Bird’s energy and infrastructure team regularly assists leading global corporates, sponsors, and lenders in impactful mandates which support the growth of renewable energy solutions across emerging markets. Sibylle Weiler is a key contact on regulatory and project development matters, assisting global energy solutions players regarding impactful renewable energy facilities. A further key contact is Boris Martor, who acts for global power developers, operators, and investors on development, finance, and commercial contracting matters concerning renewable energy assets.
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Key clients
- Tikehau Capital
- Amea Power
- State of Cameroon
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Government of the Sultanate of Oman
- DS Smith Paper Rouen SAS
- pHYnix SAS
- Interxion France SAS
- AKUO
- TotalEnergies
- Energieteam – Huit Jours & Vauteleux
- FVR
- West Africa
- ADEME Investissement
- EDF
Work highlights
- Advising AMEA Power, a Dubai-based operator, specialised in renewable energy regarding a desalination complex and plant in Togo as well as in the financing of the solar power plant in Blitta, Togo.
- Advising Akuo Energy in the context of the development of its energy storage capacity and the repowering of wind farms and solar parks located in France by drafting and negotiating two convertible bonds issuances.
- Advising ADEME Investissement and Mirova as sponsors in the context of a €157.5m senior financing to Sofiac France SAS, to finance the building of efficiency projects.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sibylle Weiler, Boris Martor