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Watson Farley & Williams LLP

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With deep expertise in the energy sector, Watson Farley & Williams LLP is a reference for clients seeking assistance with the financing and development of projects, M&A transactions and contentious matters. Managing partner María Pilar García Guijarro, who has over 25 years' experience in the energy segment, supports investment funds, banks and industrial clients in a multitude of transactions. Singled out for his keen focus on renewable technologies, Rodrigo Berasategui is the name to note for project finance. Energy specialist David Diez often acts for domestic and international clients in M&A, project finance and development.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Firm with great specialisation in the sector.’

  • ‘David Diez has a great knowledge of the energy sector.’

  • ‘Kindness, effectiveness and efficiency.’

  • 'Knowledge and experience in a variety of transactions, (including M&A, financing, project contracts and regulatory issues). Very rigorous and at the same time commercial.’

  • ‘The WFW team has great knowledge of current regulations as well as new interpretations of different organisations. ’

  • ‘David Diez is a prestigious professionals, committed to his clients. He always provides very well-founded interpretations.'

Key clients

  • Cerberus Capital Management
  • CDPQ (Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec)
  • CIP (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners)
  • CPPIB (Canada Pension Plan Investment)
  • Falck Renewables
  • Helios Energy Investment
  • Macquarie Capital
  • Noy Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund
  • Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc
  • Ontario Pension Trust
  • Sonnedix
  • T-Solar
  • Q-Energy
  • Iberdrola
  • GALP
  • Saeta Yield
  • Acciona
  • FRV
  • Solaria
  • Cúbico

Work highlights

  • Advised Grupo T-Solar Global, owned by private equity firm I Squared Capital, and its M&A advisers - Goldman Sachs and PJT Partners - on the sale of Grupo T-Solar Global and its portfolio of renewable assets located in Spain and Italy.
  • Advised CIP on the acquisition of a portfolio of renewable wind assets under development with an aggregate capacity of c. 1,130 MW, located in the autonomous community of Aragón, Spain from Forestalia Group.
  • Advised Green Arrow Capital SGR on the acquisition of a portfolio of solar PV projects under development in Spain with an overall expected capacity of 508 MW and a total value of €400m+ from Progressum Energy Development, through its subsidiary Green Arrow Infrastructure of the Future Fund.

Lawyers

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María Pilar García Guijarro
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
María has more than 20 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors in Europe, LATAM and the Middle East, with a special focus on wind and solar sectors. María Pilar advises investment funds, industrial companies and financial institutions on the full spectrum of corporate transactions. She specialises in corporate, commercial advice including structuring, development, acquisition of projects, portfolios and platforms, M&A and private equity deals, project contracts (such as PPA, EPC, O&M) and joint ventures. She also has extensive experience advising on structured financings, as well as restructurings and refinancings.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

María Pilar, García Guijarro

Other key lawyers

Rodrigo Berasategui, David Diez, Javier Ester

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