England - London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
Well regarded in the market for its energy transition and ESG-incentivised work, Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP continues to grow its presence and client base in the market. Satellite, telecommunications, and fibre deals have been a particular strong part of the group’s practice over the last year, as well as hard and social infrastructure mandates such as roads, transport and care services. The firm has seen significant movement in its team, adding highly regarded infrastructure M&A partner Brendan Moylan from Latham & Watkins in April 2023. Moylan arrived just as infrastructure PE specialists James MacArthur and Ed Freeman left for Sidley Austin LLP . On the M&A side Weil's team is also able to draw on the skills of former Slaughter and May partner Murray Cox. Meanwhile, on the finance side, the very experienced acquisition finance partner Paul Hibbert , who has worked with a number of well-known lenders on infrastructure transactions, heads the team. Emma Serginson, who was promoted to partner at the start of 2023, is also noted for her experience on leveraged finance acquisitions in the sector. Kate McComiskey is also recommended.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Fantastic firm that takes a client driven approach to services.'
- 'Partners take a very active role in assignments, which gives a strong level of comfort.'
- 'Paul Hibbert's highly engaged team drive ideas and workstreams and work seamlessly with the financial advisers. Great communication skills allow a highly efficient process which is extremely important in M&A situations.'
Key clients
- 3i
- AMP Capital (now known as InfraBridge)
- Antin Infrastructure Partners
- APG Asset Management
- DWS Infrastructure
- Fitzwalter Capital
- Global Infrastructure Partners
- Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners
- iCON Infrastructure
- Igneo Infrastructure Partners
- Macquarie Asset Management
- OMERS Infrastructure
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
- Px3
- Smart City Infrastructure Fund
- Wren House Infrastructure
Work highlights
- Advised Macquarie Asset Management on the acquisition and financing of Roadchef from Antin Infrastructure Partners.
- Advised APG Asset Management, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands, on the investment in SiFi Networks America Limited and the establishment of Future Fiber Networks LLC, a long term joint venture platform between APG and SiFi Networks.
- Advised Wren House Infrastructure Management on the acquisition of Voyage Healthcare from Duke Street and Partners Group. This was Wren House Infrastructure’s first investment in the care sector.
Lawyers
Hall of fame: Corporate M&A
Leading individuals: Corporate and M&A
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Hibbert, Brendan Moylan