Katie Hicks
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP
Client SatisfactionLeveraging top-rate M&A, PE and debt financing expertise, White & Case LLP acts for a growing roster of financial sponsors and multinational corporates on the full range of energy and infrastructure assets, with a particular focus on digital infrastructure and energy transition mandates. Katie Hicks heads up both the infrastructure investors and infrastructure debt practice, and is chiefly recognised for her acquisition financing and refinancing capabilities, working with a host of premium funds and investors. Tim Sheddick - infrastructure investment co-chair and infrastructure M&A lead - is a key contact for Macquarie, with recent engagements covering renewable energy, gas transmission and metering, and gigafactory acquisitions. Sandra Rafferty primarily focuses on renewable-related mandates, while Elizaveta Bazarova‘s debt finance acumen makes her a contact for a number of clients. Jonathan Toffolo is recommended for his acquisition finance work.
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‘We have worked with Katie and her team on numerous transactions as a trusted partner over the years. The industry knowledge and expertise across together with broad reach is outstanding and is making them one of the top choices to work with.'
‘Katie has a very strong network across the industry and experience working with difficult counterparts and sponsors. Where our transactions are almost always under time pressure, Katie has found the right balance of focusing on the important things while ensuring the end result is of exceptionally high quality.’
‘White & Case LLP has advised us on one of our latest acquisitions in Europe and has supported us in the legal due diligence and transaction documents. Their advice has been excellent on all fronts. They have proven to have a deep knowledge on the sector and to have outstanding people skills to manage complex negotiations.’
'Katie Hicks has a very strong reputation in the infrastructure debt market. Can bring a lending group with her in terms of document negotiations and takes a pragmatic approach when advising clients on the key wins most important to them rather than offering to push on every point which often leads to a more expensive and less effectual outcome for the client.'
Key clients
- Macquarie Asset Management
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
- Stockholm Exergi AB
- EIG Partners
- TDC NET
- Actis
- Farnborough Airport Company Limited
- John Laing
- Nordic Capital
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Katie Hicks, Tim Sheddick