United Kingdom - Northern Ireland • Projects, energy and natural resources
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Energy and projects

Cleaver Fulton Rankin

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Cleaver Fulton Rankin fields a team of planning, regulatory, property, and corporate lawyers, with experience in a broad range of energy matters. Team lead Stephen Cross advises energy companies, investors, and financial institutions, and is particularly experienced working on wind, solar, and biomass projects. Planning expert Karen Blair and property specialist Joe Marley are key names in the team.

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  • ‘My overall impression of this practice is that of a very professional team with a wide range of expertise across many areas of law.’

  • ‘Joe has great experience in this area and provides expert advice that is tailored to meet the specific needs of the business. Joe is very approachable and easily contactable.’

Key clients

  • Dalradian Gold Limited
  • EirGrid / SONI
  • Assured Energy LLP
  • Close Brothers Asset Finance
  • Assured Energy LLP and Gravis Capital Partners
  • NIE
  • Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR)
  • HSBC UK Bank PLC
  • Harland & Wolff plc / Islandmagee Energy Limited
  • Global Infrastructure Management LLC

Work highlights

  • Advising EirGrid on a dispute under the Capacity Market Code, referred to the Capacity Market Dispute Resolution Board, in relation to modifications made by EirGrid to the capacity market auction process.
  • Acting for Close Brothers Asset Finance in its financing of the repowering of wind turbines across Northern Ireland.
  • Advising on the restructuring of Gravis Capital Partners’ investment in the Assured Energy portfolio of 11 anaerobic digester plants.

Lawyers

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Stephen Cross
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Stephen is head of Cleaver Fulton Rankin’s corporate finance and banking department. Stephen advises on corporate finance, banking and commercial law, acting for public sector bodies, financial institutions and businesses in Northern Ireland. Examples of specific areas of Stephen’s practice include project finance, ABL, structured finance, renewable energy projects (for developers and funders) and funding by public bodies and other intermediaries to third sector bodies.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stephen Cross

Other key lawyers

Joe Marley, Karen Blair, Brendan Martyn

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