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Energy & Natural Resources: Power - UK

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What the Team is Known For

Slaughter and May has a comprehensive energy practice focusing on corporate and financing work. The firm's expertise includes power, renewables, and oil and gas matters. It receives particular recognition for advising on the acquisition and financing of upstream oil and gas assets in the North Sea and off the coast of Africa. The team regularly represents financial institutions, energy companies and governments. The firm's other areas of strength include advising on the decommissioning of nuclear power stations and the acquisition of onshore and offshore wind farms.

Work Highlights

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  • Slaughter and May represented the Alpha Petroleum group on the sale of 100% of Alpha Petroleum Resources, an upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK North Sea, to Waldorf Production.

  • The firm advised Hyphen Hydrogen on its plan to construct and operate one of the world's largest vertically integrated green hydrogen projects in Namibia's Tsau Khaeb National Park, with an estimated output of 5 GW per year.

Strengths

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"Slaughter and May have a very personable, knowledgeable team."

Energy & Natural Resources: Power respondent
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"The firm makes extensive effort to meet timelines and quality."

Energy & Natural Resources: Power respondent
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Notable Practitioners

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Hywel Davies
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Band 1

Hywel Davies is a corporate lawyer who focuses his energy practice on the oil and gas sector, advising clients on M&A transactions, refinancings and equity raises. His clients include significant private equity investors and oil companies, among others. He is co-head of the firm's global infrastructure, energy and natural resources group.

"Hywel Davies offers expert M&A advice and knowledge of the market."

"He's top-class."

"Hywel adds weight in hard negotiation points."

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