Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Client SatisfactionWatson Farley & Williams LLP’s power practice advises clients on conventional power projects, covering planning and development, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution. Henry Stewart leads the London projects group, which regularly handles electricity generation projects, transmission and grid connection arrangements, and related disputes. Daisy East is a key contact for project and acquisition financing within the conventional power sector, and Jennifer Charles specialises in both domestic and international power project financings.
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- 'Very experienced team of professionals that provide high-end services.'
Key clients
- West Burton Energy
- Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Fund
- Palestine Power Generating Company
- CREDITAS Group
- Envision Energy
- Thermoilektriki Komotinis S.A.
- Gresham House
- Anglesey Land Holdings
- CCC Oil and Gas
- Massader
- Volta Partners
- Star Energy
- Orsted
- Investec
- Santander
- NatWest
Work highlights
- Advised Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (“Sequoia”) as secured creditor regarding the energy supply company administration of Bulb Energy Limited (“Bulb”) in the first ever use of the UK’s energy supply company administration regime, intended to be used for large energy supply companies where it is not feasible to appoint a “Supplier of Last Resort”.
- Advised CREDITAS on its acquisition of InterGen Projects (UK) Limited (“InterGen”) and its UK business from InterGen’s parent company.
- Advised a group of lenders on the £350m refinancing of West Burton Energy’s UK Combined Cycle Gas Turbine and 49 MW battery storage facility located in Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Henry Stewart