Under the joint leadership of Fiona Hobbs and Charlotte Morgan, the team at Linklaters LLP is well-equipped to handle the full range of transactional work in the rail sector. Areas of expertise span heavy rail (including high speed rail) and light rail. It is also adept at advising on rolling stock, train systems and station real estate. The group continues to assist a wide range of sponsors, lenders, rolling stock companies and governments on various major rail deals. Hobbs has worked closely with government and private sector companies throughout the years, on various large and complex rail projects both in the UK and internationally. Morgan has a vast array of experience in the regulated infrastructure sector. Rasha Sami is another recognised name in this space.
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Fiona is a leading energy and infrastructure specialist. Recent deals include advising: ENI on the unitisation of Areas 1 and 4, Mozambique, the Lenders (JBIC, NEXI, AfDB, ECIC and commercial lenders) on the $2.4b financing of the Nacala pit to port railway in Malawi and Mozambique, HS1 on the renegotiation of its power supply arrangements and HS1’s shareholders on the sale of HS1. Fiona’s other key clients include KNOC and The Department of Transport.
Charlotte Morgan has a wide range of experience in the energy and infrastructure sector. On the infrastructure side Charlotte leads the team advising Thames Water in respect of the £4.1bn super sewer Thames Tideway project, creating a new structure for investment in infrastructure projects. She continues to advise a consortium of 3i, Siemens and Innisfree on the circa £1.5bn rollingstock procurement for Thameslink. In new power generation she is advising Centrica in respect of its new nuclear joint venture with EdF and 2Co in respect of the first to market carbon capture and storage project in the UK. In transmission she advised Transmission Capital in respect of their successful purchase Offshore Transmission Operator assets at Robin Rigg, Gunfleet Sands, Ormonde and Barrow and in respect of the bids for Lincs, Gwynt y Mor and London Array. She is currently advising National Grid and Elia in respect of the UK-Belgium interconnector.
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Fiona Hobbs, Charlotte Morgan