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We advise on the full range of matters for Infrastructure & Energy (I&E) clients. Our advice often spans the project life cycle and includes formation of joint ventures and structuring of shareholder arrangements, as well as other M&A aspects (including asset level DD); all financing, hedging and credit support arrangements; offtake, power trading and energy services arrangements; construction and O&M arrangements; real estate and consents; regulatory advice; and dispute resolution.

We have extensive experience advising on I&E deals across the world, including transactions in renewables, oil and gas, nuclear, water and waste, mining, airports, rail, stadia, telecommunications and other networks.

We are frequently instructed on matters of key significance to our clients, which means that we focus on the most high-value, complex deals in the sector, requiring innovative thinking and highly creative and non-standardised advice.

We received a commendation for Energy & Renewables in The Times Best Law Firms 2020, and were shortlisted for the 2019 Energy and Infrastructure Team of the Year in The British Legal Awards and Energy & Infrastructure Projects Team of the Year in The Lawyer Awards.




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Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy - UK-wide

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Band 4

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

  • Slaughter and May advised BlackRock's Diversified Infrastructure group on its purchase of a significant minority equity stake in the Saudi Bahrain Pipeline Company from Bapco Energies.

  • Slaughter and May advised Hyphen Hydrogen Energy on a feasibility and implementation agreement with the Government of Namibia for a green hydrogen project valued at USD10 billion.

Strengths

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Slaughter and May have excellent commercial acumen in complex legal situations.

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The team's advice is really calm and thorough. They are always thinking ahead and have great commercial awareness.

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Slaughter and May were consistently able to meet deadlines with strong solutions.

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Slaughter and May can always be counted on to provide top-notch talent and intellectual capabilities to any matter they work on for us.

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Notable Practitioners

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Hywel Davies
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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 is an incredible, commercially-minded lawyer.

The quality of Hywel's work is unparalleled. He's an exceptional lawyer, and we go to him if we have anything really complex.

Hywel Davies is one of the best M&A lawyers in the oil and gas sector. He has laser-sharp commercial acumen.

For upstream M&A, Hywel is excellent.

Hywel is without doubt one of the strongest lawyers operating in the UK upstream oil and gas business.

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Oly Moir
4
Band 4

Oly Moir operates an impressively broad energy sector practice spanning conventional power production and emerging technologies such as carbon capture and green hydrogen. He advises on corporate transactions and associated commercial and regulatory frameworks.

Oly's legal insight, strategic guidance and clear communication is instrumental in mitigating risk and securing necessary project agreements.

Oly is excellent at navigating the complexities and nuances of the nascent green hydrogen market and is very creative in his solutions.

Oly Moir is a real expert in the UK low-carbon hydrogen subsidy regime.

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