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Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s ’multidisciplinary and multicultural team’, which is led globally by Philip Robb,  possesses ‘extensive legal knowledge’, allowing it to act on blockbuster M&A deals for an impressive array of global energy players, asset managers and senior lenders. The team shows a real strength creating investment platforms, as well as establishing other platforms in the UK focused on digital infrastructure assets. Beyond this work, the group has advised companies and private funds on investments in projects across Latin America, Africa and Europe.  Finance partner Andrew Gallagher’s comprehensive sector focus sees him regularly work with senior lenders and borrowers on the acquisition and financing of a number of projects, most regularly with banking clients in connection with the digital infrastructure space. Florian Agnel has built an impressive portfolio of international mandates, with a broad skillset including M&A, secondary market and project development work. Philip Brown is reputed for his debt and equity financing capabilities, as well as his  understanding of the UK infrastructure market. Sarah Shaw focuses on M&A within the energy space – an area of work that has been strengthened further through the arrival of Alastair Young from Bracewell (UK) LLP in April 2023.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Good strength in depth’

  • 'Andrew Gallagher brings to bear huge experience, and able to provide view of the big points in a timely manner

  • ‘Fully dedicated people allocating the necessary resources to the different parts of a project and not billing for people where they don't contribute. Multidisciplinary and multicultural team that adds on to the their extensive legal knowledge.’

  • ‘When Florian Agnel joins a project he is part of the team, and confidently and competently indicates all pros and cons to the sponsor to decide.’

Key clients

  • The Crown Estate
  • Macquarie Capital
  • Natixis SA
  • Transmission Capital Partners
  • Pantheon
  • GLIL
  • Vinci Concessions and Mytilineos consortium
  • Sojitz Corporation
  • Affinity Water
  • abrdn
  • Cross London Trains Limited
  • Innagreen
  • Wintershall Dea

Work highlights

  • Advised longstanding client The Crown Estate on the award of landmark agreements for the development of six fixed offshore wind projects. The completion of these agreements marks the culmination of a significant UK project known as Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4.
  • Advised Natixis, as debt arranger, and the senior lenders for a Macquarie-led consortium on the acquisition financing of a majority stake in a substantial fibre to the home (FTTH) access network located in rural areas of several Spanish provinces belonging to MasMovil in Spain.
  • Advised a large group of infrastructure senior lenders to TCP (majority owned & managed by Amber Infrastructure/INPP) on the acquisition and multi-sourced financing of the 714 MW East Anglia One Offshore Wind Transmission assets (OFTO) from the wind farm operator owned by Scottish Power Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners: Corporate and M&A

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Philip Robb

Other key lawyers

Andrew Gallagher, Philip Brown, Florian Agnel, Sarah Shaw, Alastair Young