HOW WE CAN HELP

Our multi-disciplinary team includes project, project finance, regulatory, infrastructure, construction, operational and corporate specialists who all have deep experience advising on Australia’s most complex energy market transactions and projects. Our partners and lawyers are deeply connected in the energy industry, government and the business community in Australia.

We have worked on many renewable projects around the country. We have also worked on projects involving some of the more recent developments in the energy space, including battery storage, waste to energy and behind-the-meter projects.

Our services

  • All aspects of M&A involving energy assets, including public company takeovers and schemes, private acquisitions and disposals, due diligence (including tenement searches) and regulatory approvals (including Foreign Investment Review Board applications).
  • All aspects of project development and project financings.
  • Negotiation and documentation of state agreements, farm-in agreements, joint venture agreements, option agreements, royalty agreements, split commodity agreements, compensation agreements and toll treatment agreements.
  • Construction, procurement, operations, power purchase and other commercial contracts.
  • Planning and environmental approvals and land tenure arrangements (including native title issues).
  • Warden’s court matters, including objections to tenement applications and other disputes and occupational health and safety regulations.
  • Structuring investments in renewable energy related funds.

For more information on clean energy, please visit our clean energy and decarbonisation page.

ENERGY EXPERIENCE
Powering Australia Renewables Fund (PARF)

On its successful $NZ2.96 billion acquisition of the Tilt Renewables portfolio of wind, solar and battery operating and development projects.

GE Renewables

On various EPC and O&M contracting tasks.

Cubico

On its investment into the Delburn Wind Farm.

Infigen

On the $1.438 billion off market takeover battle for Infigen by UAC Energy and Iberdrola SA. Infigen is Australia’s largest listed renewable energy generator. 

Tilt Renewables

On the $1.073 billion sale of the Snowtown 2 Wind Farm, the second-largest wind farm in Australia and the biggest transaction of its type in Australia.

Veolia

On its ground-breaking project for a new $450 million waste-to-energy facility in WA – the first of its kind in Australia.

A syndicate of lenders

In connection with the $3.5 billion debt facilities to fund the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro power station project.

Tilt Renewables

On the project financing of the 130MW Waipipi Wind Farm in South Taranaki, New Zealand, the first project financed wind farm in New Zealand.

ANZ

As a senior lender on its A$90 million acquisition and portfolio financing facility.