‘An exceptionally skilled team delivering outstanding performance and wide industry coverage’, Simmons & Simmons acts for international energy companies and infrastructure-focused funds on M&A, joint ventures, disposals and brownfield financings, showcasing particular strength in energy transition and digital infrastructure deals. Iain Duncan heads the practice. Andrew Petry is noted as an ‘experienced partner with wide coverage and impeccable skills’, who works with a range of lenders, borrowers and developers. Juliet Reingold is well versed in PPP/PFI projects and boasts close connections to a number of public bodies and multinational strategics. Corinne Noel also comes recommended.
Testimonials
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‘An exceptionally skilled team delivering outstanding performance and wide industry coverage.'
‘Andrew Petry is a very experienced partner with wide coverage and impeccable skills, very client friendly approach.'
- Corinne Noel is a counsel with huge experience in multiple industries and in a wide variety of sectors, countries, jurisdictions; a very thorough, focused on details lawyer, very loyal, very open minded, very professional.’
‘The team is great to work with and they perform brilliantly. Their key strengths are broad expertise and exceptional integrity. We've worked with them for years, and their dedication to professional ethics has been outstanding. I would certainly recommend them as top-notch consultants for infrastructure projects of any level of complexity. Their responsiveness and industry focus coupled with network and negotiation skills set them apart from other firms.’
‘Very responsive with great availability. A knowledgeable, partner-led team.’
‘The team have provided excellent support and guidance to the programme over the last couple of years. They have drafted the contract, supported all key meetings and been readily available to assist at any time.’
'Juliet Reingold has provided excellent support and advice to our programme. She has worked diligently through a difficult period of negotiations, ensuring that contract drafting has been kept up to date and clarifying key legal drafting principles with relevant team.'
Key clients
- UK Government Investments
- Avrasya Tüneli Işletme Inşaat ve Yatirim A.Ş
- Umm Al Houl Power Q.P.S.C
- Ministry of Defence
- Digital Centres for Data and Telecommunications
- Gate Terminal BV
- Stone City Energy
- Brookfield
- European Investment Bank, NordLB, KfW IPEX-Bank and Hamburg Commercial Bank
- Orion Resource Partners
- Beo Clean Energy Ltd.
- Legal and General
Work highlights
- Advised BEIS in connection with the merger of OneWeb Holdings Limited and Eutelsat Communications SA.
- Advised BCE on the challenges arising from the implementation of the Belgrade Waste to Energy PPP Project in Serbia. This includes addressing the consequences of the insolvency of the energy from waste contractor CNIM, the ongoing effects of Covid-19 on the Project, the impact of the acquisition of Suez by Veolia and on various financing matters.
- Representation of Avrasya Tüneli İşletme İnşaat ve Yatirim A.Ş. , the project JV and borrower in relation to the US$ 1.4bn financing of the Eurasia road tunnel project under the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, sponsored by SK Engineering and Construction Co. (now SK Ecoplant) and Yapi Merkezi İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş..
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Iain Duncan