Best known for its strong credentials in the energy sector, Watson Farley & Williams LLP advises large private equity, pension and infrastructure funds on a range of mid-market and high-cap transactions. Recent highlights have seen the firm handle numerous acquisitions of renewable assets portfolios on behalf of large PE clients. Typical mandates also include LBOs, disposal processes, financings and venture capital matters – often with an international component. María Pilar García Guijarro, who assists major international and Spanish funds with different risk profiles, chairs the practice. Ana Lorenzo is also proficient in PE investments in the energy and infrastructure segments.
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Key clients
- Northleaf Capital
- Foresight Group
- Axpo Services AG
- RGREEN
- Green Arrow Capital
- Encavis AG
- Sonnedix
- REDEN
- Ventient Energy
- Isemaren
- Plenium Partners
- Noy Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund
Work highlights
- Advised CIP on the acquisition of a portfolio of renewable wind assets under development with an aggregate capacity of circa 1,130 MW, located in the autonomous community of Aragón, from Forestalia Group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
María Pilar García Guijarro