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Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing

Latham & Watkins

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Latham & Watkins fields a team of ‘infrastructure specialists’ possessing an ’incredibly impressive breadth of experience across all major financings.’ The firm has a deep bench of transaction finance practitioners who can competently advise on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and co-investments, as well as advising funds and strategics on financing a range of infrastructure and energy deals.  The firm regularly advises leading PE investors through financing and refinancing infrastructure deals. Team head Conrad Andersen draws praise from clients as one of the most experienced figures in the infrastructure space, offering advice to lenders on complex infrastructure financing deals. Seonaid Todisco specialises in all aspects of infrastructure and energy acquisitions and financings across core and hybrid infrastructure . Co-practice head Simon Tysoe is an established M&A practitioner, with particular strength in oil & gas and energy, while corporate and PE partner Beatrice Lo is well regarded for her work in the energy transition sphere.  Rebecca Crowley is also praised by clients as being one of the ‘best in the business’ for acquisition finance expertise.  Well-regarded infrastructure M&A partner Brendan Moylan left for Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP in March 2023.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Clear in the explanation of key material issues and strong commercial advice given. Strong team and bench, transparent in all interactions.’

  • ‘Latham has a team who work together as a unit and are highly resilient when faced with difficult transaction deadlines or negotiations. The team are infrastructure specialists, but learnings between sectors in infrastructure can be usefully applied to maintain best practice and market innovation in structuring documentation packages.’

  • ‘Conrad leads the team and has a depth of experience across infrastructure sectors and geographies which is invaluable in establishing efficient financing platforms. Leads a deep team, with resilience and significant client focus.’

  • ‘Conrad Andersen and Rebecca Crowley are the best in the business’

  • ‘Incredibly impressive breadth of experience across all major financings in the infrastructure space, providing them with a unique ability to comprehensively state what the market is.’

  • ‘Conrad Andersen continues to be top of our (and seemingly all other financial sponsors' and debt advisors') list for sponsor counsel on complex financings. His experience, commerciality and effectiveness of negotiation style is unrivalled.’

  • ‘Conrad and Seonaid are both market leading partners with huge experience. There is also a deep bench of high quality associates. When we use L&W we know that we get excellent partner engagement and exceptional deal execution’

  • ‘Conrad Andersen is the pre-eminent infrastructure finance lawyer in London market. He has an unsurpassed depth of experience and technical knowledge. He is excellent at acting for both borrowers and lenders and can always be relied upon to act in a collaborative and commercial manner. He is our first port of call when we are asked to recommend infrastructure lawyers to our clients.'

Key clients

  • 3i Infrastructure
  • Allianz Global Investors
  • APG
  • DigitalBridge Group
  • IFM Investors
  • ING Bank N.V. London Branch
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
  • DWS
  • Schroders Capital
  • Suez
  • Swiss Life
  • FSI / Igneo
  • Gresham House Energy Storage Fund
  • IFM Investors
  • National Australia Bank
  • Ontario Teachers
  • KKR
  • Global Infrastructure Partners
  • EIG

Work highlights

  • Advising on the refinancing for Finerge Europe Holding S.a.r.l., a renewable energy producer, to refinance existing debt.
  • Advising in connection with the platform financing for Hippocrates Holding S.p.A., a company that manages and acquires pharmacies across Italy.
  • Advised on the acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR of a majority stake in Vantage Towers, a Germany-based mobile telecommunications tower infrastructure operator, in a joint venture with Vodafone.

Lawyers

Hall of fame: Corporate M&A
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Conrad Andersen
Hall of fameLatham & Watkins
Conrad Andersen is an infrastructure partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and serves as Global Vice Chair of the firm’s Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group. Conrad advises a diverse range of infrastructure funds, investors, and financial institutions on all aspects of core and hybrid infrastructure on complex infrastructure financing and acquisition transactions. Mr. Andersen has significant experience advising infrastructure funds, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and pension funds. He has significant experience advising clients across all infrastructure sectors, including, among others, airports, energy infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and utilities.
Rising stars: Corporate and M&A
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Rebecca Crowley
Latham & Watkins
Rebecca C. Crowley is a member of the Finance Department who focuses on the infrastructure and core-plus infrastructure sector, with particular experience in cross-border acquisition financing. She acts for sponsors, corporate borrowers, and lenders (infrastructure funds, bank lenders, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and pension funds) on a broad range of capital structures, including loans and notes structures. She has significant experience handling fiber and energy transactions.
Next Generation Partners: Corporate and M&A
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Seonaid Todisco
Latham & Watkins
Seonaid Todisco is a partner in the Finance Department of the London office of Latham & Watkins. Ms. Todisco specializes in all aspects of core and hybrid infrastructure, acting for a wide range of infrastructure funds, bank lenders, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and pension funds.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Conrad Andersen, Simon Tysoe

Other key lawyers

Seonaid Todisco, Beatrice Lo, Rebecca Crowley

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