Linklaters brings cross-disciplinary and international expertise within its energy and infrastructure team, demonstrating strength across M&A, project development, and debt and equity financings. Practice head Francisco Ferraz de Carvalho has built up deep expertise concerning on- and offshore wind, solar, and LNG assets and regularly advises renewable energy developers and asset managers on project finance and development matters. Bolstering the breadth of the practice, energy sector specialist Maria de Athayde Tavares brings deep experience on regulatory, environmental, and administrative law issues pertinent to renewables M&A and financings.

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Key clients

  • Hyperion Renewables
  • MEAG
  • Corio Generation Limited (Macquarie's Green Investment Group)
  • Mirova
  • Helexia
  • Power Dot
  • Auxifip
  • Marguerite Fund
  • BP
  • Mozambique Rovuma Venture

Work highlights

  • Advised Hyperion on its first equity raise from third party investors, which consisted in the equity investment of €140 million by Mirova.
  • Providing regulatory advice to various players in the energy space.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Francisco Ferraz de Carvalho

Other key lawyers

Maria de Athayde Tavares