Involvement

• Solicitor - England and Wales

• Solicitor - Hong Kong

Recent Representations

Digital Infrastructure

• Represented a sub sea fibre operator in the proposed acquisition of sub sea fibre operator GCX and in relation to a proposed realization

• Represented Brookfield Infrastructure in the €3.6B consortium acquisition of TDF, the French telecoms mast operator, and on its refinancing and on the proposed sale of equity interests by Brookfield and PSP

• Represented IFM on its bid for telecommunications operator Airwave

• Represented a bidder on the sale of telecoms mast operator Arqiva and subsequently a shareholder on financings for Arqiva

Energy, Power and Utilities

• Represented Northumbrian Water Group Plc on the £4B recommended public offer by a consortium led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure

• Represented Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition of Brookfield Utilities U.K., the regulated electricity, water, gas, and fibre connections provider, and its £1B refinancing

• Represented a bidder in the proposed acquisition of Brazilian power transmission utility Evoltz

• Represented IFM on its €800M consortium acquisition of 50 Hertz, the German power distribution network

• Represented IFM on £2B recommended consortium offer for AWG Plc, owner of Anglian Water

• Represented Infracapital on the £5B recommended consortium offer for Kelda Group Plc, owner of Yorkshire Water

• Represented Veolia on the sale of a 25% interest in Southern Water to Southern Water Capital for in excess of £280M

• Represented Deutsche Bank,Ecofin, and Collins Stewart in relation to the £2.2B acquisition of Northumbrian Water and its simultaneous admission to AIM and subsequent admission to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange

• Represented Veolia in connection with its £2B acquisition and sell down of First Aqua, the holding company of Southern Water, and the whole business securitisation of Southern Water

• Represented Veolia Environment on the acquisition of waste company Cleanaway UK for £590M and subsequent disposal of its waste to energy and high temperature incineration business

• Represented a financial investor on its proposed acquisition of Baltic Cable, the high-voltage interconnector between Germany and Sweden

• Represented First Gen on the proposed acquisition and accelerated IPO for 800 MW Immingham gas fired CHP plant in U.K.

• Represented a financial investor on the proposed €1B acquisition of the Open Grid Europe gas transmission operator in Germany

Midstream Oil and Gas

• Represented Brookfield Capital Partners on the £360M acquisition of Greenergy, the U.K.'s largest road fuels storage and distribution operator, and the subsequent merger of Greenergy with BG Fuels, a leading Canadian gasoline and convenience retailer

• Represented EIG Capital Partners on the sale of its interests in the Gasbol Brazilian/Bolivian gas pipeline to Fluxys S.A.

• Represented Brookfield on its sale of gas distribution network operator International Energy Group to Ancala Capital Partners

• Represented a financial investor in connection with the proposed acquisition of an international FPSO portfolio

• Represented an oil major on the disposal of its European retail petroleum business and related branded supply arrangements

• Represented a consortium of financial investors on the proposed acquisition of Total's U.K. midstream and downstream petroleum assets

• Represented a financial investor in the proposed acquisition of gas pipeline and terminal operator North Sea Midstream Partners

• Represented Equinor SA on the sale of its interest in the Teeside Oil Terminal and Processing Facility to Total, Eni, and Conoco Phillips

• Represented a bidder on the proposed acquisition of gas distribution networks in Brazil

• Represented Total on the sale of its interest in the U.K. Continental gas interconnector to CDPQ

• Represented Kuwait Energy on the acquisition of the Ukrainian gas assets of Cardinal Resources plc

• Represented National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) on farm ins and farm outs for various offshore exploration rights and on the Kudu gas to power project

• Represented Namcor on the proposed acquisition from an oil major of downstream petroleum businesses in Namibia and Botswana

• Represented MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas on its $370M acquisition of Wintershall (UK North Sea) Limited, the holding company of a portfolio of North Sea interests, including non-operating interests in both the Sullom Voe Terminal and Brent Pipeline System

• Represented Star Capital on its proposed acquisition of the U.K. Government pipeline and storage system ("GPSS") from the Ministry of Defence

 Renewables

• Represented on a proposed cross border merger between a Spanish listed renewables company and an Indian listed renewables company

• Represented SunEdison on the $350M acquisition of the Continuum Wind Energy's assets in India

• Represented Brookfield Renewables on the financing of its on-shore wind portfolio in Ireland and on the proposed acquisition of a wind farm portfolio in France

• Represented a consortium of investors in the proposed development of the Blythe offshore wind farm

• Represented WeLink on the acquisition of a solar portfolio in the U.K.

• Represented Iberdrola on several U.K. on-shore wind farm acquisitions

Transport

• Represented COSCO on the acquisition of an interest in container port Red Sea Gateway Terminal in Saudi Arabia

• Represented Angel Trains in a corporate reorganisation and refinancing

• Represented Arcus Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of an 85% interest in A1 Motorway in Poland

• Represented the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund on its privatisation of Trainose SA, the Greek rail operator

• Represented Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition, together with Abertis Infrastructure, of a controlling stake in Arteris S.A., one of Brazil's major toll road operators, for an amount in excess of €1B and in the follow on take private offer

• Represented AIM listed PME Africa Infrastructure Opportunities Plc on its proposed reverse takeover of a South Africa-based train leasing company and the subsequent sale of its interest in the train leasing company to Principal Capital and tender offers to shareholders

• Represented Aéroports de Paris on the $2B acquisition of TAV Airport

• Represented the management team on the management buyout of the €2.2B Arcus European Infrastructure Fund including the Brisa toll road asset in Portugal

• Represented Babcock and Brown Infrastructure on its $1B acquisition by Brookfield Infrastructure and related sale of PD Ports to Brookfield

• Represented Babcock & Brown Infrastructure on a £570M take private recommended offer for PD Ports Plc

• Represented Arcus Infrastructure Fund on the acquisition of a strategic stake in Forth Ports Plc

• Represented Infracapital on its acquisition of Red Funnel Ferries

• Advising a financial investor on a bid for TCB Maritime Ports in Spain

General/Other

• Represented on the £300M listing of International Public Partnerships on the London Stock Exchange and further capital raisings

• Represented Government Investment Corporation of Singapore on its €1B investment in Sintonia Infrastructure Fund

• Represented a financial investor in connection with proposed take private transactions relating to IWG plc and Merlin Entertainments plc

• Represented Mapletree on its £417M acquisition of 25 student accommodation assets across England, Wales and Scotland from Mansion Student Accommodation Fund

• Represented City of London Corporation in the acquisition of the Barking Power Station site for £130M

• Represented British Land on the £3B consortium bid for Canary Wharf Estates plc

• Represented Aldeasa on the £546M acquisition of World Duty Free

• Represented Brake Bros Plc on a strategic review and £433M recommended offer by Clayton Dubilier and Rice