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Hogan Lovells International LLP

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Hogan Lovells International LLP has seen a huge uptick in digital infrastructure work, acting for a number of early player funds who are increasingly active in an ever-changing and developing infrastructure market. Leveraging its global bench, the firm has been active on EV, telecommunication network and battery storage mandates across Europe and Africa, advising on the financing, developing, structuring and regulatory issues of the projects. Beyond this work, the team are routinely engaged across a multitude of traditional and renewable energy matters, including financing a significant gas turbine power plant in Uzbekistan, as well as handling unique, ‘first of its kind’ mandates. Philip Robb has extensive experience in both primary and secondary market financings and sits at the head of the firm’s global infrastructure, energy, resources & projects (IERP) practice. Andrew Gallagher is a key player in some of the  firm’s most important client relations and mandates, and is highly regarded for his social infrastructure, transport, and energy transition expertise, possessing a wealth of experience in project financing. Scott Tindall continues to attract instructions from governments, sponsors and bidding consortia for his extensive industry knowledge, working on the financing and development of both greenfield and brownfield endeavours, while Jeremy Brittenden is recommended for his ability to counsel on next generation technology and emerging asset types. Arun Velusami also comes recommended for his work on a number of complex PPP projects that are regularly concentrated in Africa. Alex Harrison left the practice in July 2022 to join Akin.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm is responsive to the client's needs. The firm has a depth of knowledge - both commercial and legal - within the sector and due to the depth of its team they can be in a position to give comprehensive all-round advice.’

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Key clients

  • The Crown Estate
  • UK Infrastructure Bank
  • Shah Deniz Consortium: BP, SOCAR, Petronas, Lukoil, TPAO, NICO (Oil & Gas)
  • The Met Office
  • Mytilineos SA
  • DP World
  • National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan and the Government of Uzbekistan
  • Nordland Forbinde Consortium
  • Ofgem
  • Vodafone

Work highlights

  • Advised The Crown Estate on the award of landmark agreements for the development of six fixed offshore wind farm projects, with a total energy generating capacity of 7GW. The completion of these agreements marks the culmination of a £9 billion tender process to deliver new offshore wind capacity to the market through a live competitive auction process.
  • Advised UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) , the UK state-owned infrastructure development bank, on its £150 million financing tranche into the €2.7 billion Neuconnect Energy Interconnector Project between UK and Germany.
  • Advised the state-owned NEGU (National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan), the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan in connection with a  power project involving the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a 1,600 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Syrdarya, Uzbekistan.

Lawyers

Leading Individuals

Andrew Gallagher

Andrew Gallagher

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Andrew is a partner in the firm's Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects team. He focuses on infrastructure finance, project finance, PPP and related M&A transactions. Andrew advises senior lenders, sponsors and borrowers on a variety of international infrastructure and project finance deals across a range of market sectors including transport (rail, roads, airports and ports), social infrastructure (hospitals, schools), power (IPPs/IWPs) and renewable energy (offshore wind, solar and waste to energy).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Philip Robb, Andrew Gallagher

Other key lawyers

Scott Tindall, Jeremy Brittenden, Arun Velusami