Green Horse Legal Advisory

Carlo Montella

Carlo is the Managing Partner at Green Horse Legal Advisory and co-heads the Project Development and M&A practice. He is a transactional lawyer with extensive experience in project development, asset acquisitions and financings in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Carlo has strong proficiency and consolidated background in assisting international sponsors, multinational energy companies, large private equity funds, project developers, borrowers and debt issuers, investment banks and other capital providers and investors who value his contribution thanks to his vast experience, practical know how and willingness to go the extra mile for his client. Carlo regularly advises on energy sector mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, development, structuring and financing of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, both in Italy and internationally (including UK and Eastern European countries). He has a significant experience in the electric power sector, wind, solar, biomass, battery storage, geothermal and other renewable energy projects and has also represented clients in transactions involving electric power and green hydrogen.

Andrea Gentili

Andrea is a co-founder of Green Horse and co-heads the Project Development and M&A practice. He regularly works on M&A, private equity, project development as well as platform and joint venture transactions in the energy and infrastructure sphere, with a particular emphasis on renewables. He represents sponsors, developers, private equity investors, infrastructure funds and other strategic participants in all stages of structuring, financing, acquiring and disposing of energy projects and companies, including the negotiation and drafting of purchase and sale, co-development, shareholders, joint venture, EPC and O&M agreements. He has served as lead counsel on several cross-border deals, including with respect to energy and infrastructure projects in the UK, US, Romania, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Ghana, Egypt, New Zealand, Australia, and Namibia. Andrea also has significant experience in financing transactions, having assisted various sponsors and debt providers in a number of project finance, asset finance, bond issuance, refinancing and leasing transactions. He also counsels clients on general corporate matters and day-to-day operating matters, including contracts management and a host of related legal matters. Andrea has drafted and negotiated several settlement agreements for disputes arisen between owners and contractors in relation to the construction of power plants, and participated in international arbitrations on these matters. Prior to co-founding Green Horse, Andrea spent 14 years at Orrick, where he started his career in 2008 as a trainee becoming partner in 2021. In 2010, Andrea worked in the Global Finance department of the Orrick London office, mainly focusing on cross-border project finance deals.