The ‘best in class’ team fielded by Pinsent Masons LLP retains its strong oil & gas offering known for handling cross-border material M&A transactions and associated financing arrangements, as well as a leading oil & gas equity capital markets practice. In 2022, the team acted for Ithaca on its £2.5bn IPO. Rosalie Chadwick leads the team and acts on high-end corporate finance transactions. Chadwick is supported by senior partners Bruce McLeod and Akshai Fofaria . M&A, infrastructure and joint venture expert McLeod is described as ’very commercial and client focused’ whilst dual-qualified English and French lawyer Fofaria chairs the firm’s Africa group, advising on transformational projects and major transactions in the continent. Paul McGoldrick left the firm in April 2023.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Deep industry expertise, very user-friendly and supportive, and responsive.’
‘Rosalie Chadwick is exceptionally knowledgeable and plugged into the upstream industry. In addition, she is commercially sensible, does not over-lawyer and is great to work with.'
Key clients
- Ithaca Energy
- Delek Group / NewMed Energy
Work highlights
- Advised Ithaca Energy plc on its £2.5 billion IPO and premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, raising gross proceeds of £262.5 million.
- Advised Delek Group, which is listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in connection with the proposed US$1 billion+ combination between its subsidiary, NewMed Energy and Capricorn Energy PLC, creating a MENA gas and energy champion and one of the largest upstream energy independents listed in London.