England - London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Ashurst
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Ashurst‘s specialist oil and gas team is well-known in the market for it’s deep sector expertise, advising on major UK and international projects across the full value chain including upstream, midstream and downstream. M&A, joint ventures, financing, commercial agreements and dispute resolution are among the core specialisms of the ’excellent team’. Practice leader and global co-head of energy Michael Burns is an expert in M&A, joint ventures and major project development. Upstream oil and gas financing specialist Huw Thomas has over 30 years experience in the space, while Quentin Robinson is praised for his ‘total mastery of the oil & gas industry’. In May 2023, the team was further bolstered by the arrival of Sanja Udovicic and Julia Derrick from Shearman & Sterling LLP.
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Testimonials
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‘The team at Ashurst is very knowledgeable, has a deep understanding of the market and is able to highlight, explain and proffer solutions for a range of commercial issues in a manner that show an understanding of client needs.’
‘Matt Wood has an innate ability to explain in simplest terms and offer solutions to complex commercial and finance related issues that arise on transactions.'
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Key clients
- bp
- Shell
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Work highlights
- Acting for OMV as lead counsel in relation to its sales process to divest its exploration and production assets in the Asia-Pacific region. The divestment is intended to include OMV's 50% stake in the issued share capital of SapuraOMV in Malaysia and 100% of OMV New Zealand.
- Acted for Serica Energy plc on the proposed acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Tailwind Energy Investments Ltd, for a combination of consideration shares and cash, equivalent to £367 million, based on Serica’s closing price as of 19 December 2022.
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