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Energy & Utilities Sector ENERGY & UTILITIES SECTOR Global experience With a team of ‘unmatched experts’ that consistently performs at the best possible level £275m INCLUDING A BIT ABOUT US TURNOVER 252 PARTNERS PRINCIPAL 12 200+ #1 ADVISORS TO JURISDICTIONS MOST INNOVATIVE and an international “best friend” firm LAW FIRM 20 OFFICES network 2018 FT Innovative Lawyer Awards FTSE 100 companies 6 UK London, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh, COVERAGE IN Glasgow and Aberdeen 21 40+ NORTHERN IRELAND & NATIONALITIES FTSE 100 CLIENTS REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Including BP, National Grid, SSE, with capabilities to speak over 36 THROUGH BEST FRIEND FIRM Diageo, DfT, Sainsbury’s, Barclays & 6 OVERSEAS languages NETWORK. Doha, Hamburg, Muscat, Dubai, GSK Singapore, Hong Kong and a strategic alliance with Hashidate in Tokyo 1020 OUR CORE LAWYERS specialists in 8 different sectors Energy & Transport SECTORS Utilities Financial Health Services Retail & Real Consumer Estate A TRACK RECORD OF FIRSTS IN ENERGY • The largest smart metering deal in Europe • The two largest solar and wind developments in England • The first bio-methane project and the first bio-mass project in the UK • An oil & gas giant’s first global entry back into the renewables market • The only UK government-mandated fund investing in electric vehicles • One of only 2 at-scale carbon capture projects in the UK • Advised the Energy regulator Ofgem, in its policy for the UK’s first offshore transmission rounds Working from 12 offices around the world, we’ve acted in 94 countries for our clients in the last three years. You can rely on us wherever you need an imaginative legal solution to a pivotal business problem. We work with an established group of international best friends to ensure our clients have access to the best advice across a range of jurisdictions. Working independently and also alongside our Preferred Our Business Group teams frequently travel to their Firms, we have built up a wealth of insight and specialist respective jurisdictions and have developed valuable market expertise in all the major jurisdictions. We draw this insights and close relationships both with law firms and knowledge together through our own office network which businesses for the benefit of our clients when they need serve as regional hubs and multi-disciplinary, international local cross-border support. groups which focus on key markets. North America Business Group Africa Business Group Singapore China Business Group . extensive experience of transatlantic . represents businesses that originate from . specialist legal support in international . acts for foreign companies doing business matters in both directions or operate in Africa arbitration, corporate and commercial in China and Chinese companies doing . cover all practice areas and geographical . experience spans traditional sectors transactions, real estate, engineering, business globally regions in the USA and Canada related to energy and resources as well as projects and construction, and insurance . helps clients identify opportunities and . p​rovide an integrated European (and rapidly growing middle-class consumer and reinsurance navigate risks and challenges beyond) solution to North American related markets such as food and drink, . focus of Addleshaw Goddard’s service . provides practical, commercial advice on corporates and professional practices retail, financial services and telecoms delivery in South-East Asia all legal issues . award winning a Doing Business in Africa . an entry point to our regional and tool available international network for clients doing business in the ASEAN region or who have interests elsewhere in the world European Network Dubai South Korea Business Group Hong Kong . strong network of independent European . corporate and commercial, private equity, . long-standing experience of building and . corporate finance – full HK IPO activity, law firms based on frequent collaboration finance and projects (including Islamic infrastructure projects M&A, JVs, divestments and investments on client matters – one lead firm per finance), employment, arbitration and . full service capability through strong local . litigation and arbitration, commercial jurisdiction dispute resolution, real estate and firm relationships contracts, competition, contracts and . discipline based relationships at all levels hospitability and construction and transport . wealth of connections and jurisdictional / employment (contentious and non- e.g. tax to tax, real estate to real estate expertise cultural knowledge contentious) expertise . multilateral network not multiple bilateral . lawyers who are fluent in Arabic . English, Mandarin and Cantonese arrangements . services client investing in UAE and those speakers that use Dubai as a hub for investment in . significant experience of Mainland China the Gulf region matters Central Asia Business Group Qatar Malaysia Business Group Oman . have advised inbound foreign investors . corporate and commercial, banking and . supports clients with in-bound and out- . corporate, banking and finance, projects and domestic businesses operating across Islamic finance, private client, construction, bound Malaysian interests and infrastructure, commercial and dispute the region for many years projects, employment and dispute . long term relationships with Malaysian resolution expertise . full service offering across all practice resolution expertise Government funds . leading bi-lingual Omani and internationally areas and sectors . Qatari qualified legal expertise to advise . works with Singapore and Hong Kong qualified lawyers . conducts business in Russian, Mandarin, directly offices to open up opportunities across the . integrated practice through Addleshaw Cantonese and other languages . deep understanding of Qatar and the wider region Goddard (Middle East) LLP’s association region with Nasser Al-Habsi & Saif Al Mamari law firm UK India Business Group Turkey Business Group Japan . full range of commercial legal services from . supports clients with in-bound Indian . experience in advising Turkish clients and . full service capability through formal offices in London, Leeds, Manchester, interests investors in Turkey alliance with Hashidate Law Office in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh . full service capability through strong . close relationships with leading local law Tokyo Preferred Firm relationships firms . advice to Japanese and non-Japanese . wealth of connections and jurisdictional clients knowledge OUR VISION We are a market leader in Energy & Utilities (E&U). When you put together the quality of our people, our impact in the market as demonstrated by our approach to technology and outstanding financials, we are in a good place. However, we believe our E&U offering can be even better. We have a terrific practice, a great client base and a growing presence on the ground in Asia and the GCC. We want to be known in the market for having a truly global presence across E&U, whether based in London, Asia or the GCC. “They give really pragmatic and structured advice. They step into the project manager mode… they're not just lawyers.” CHAMBERS INTERNATIONAL OIL & GAS CAPABILITIES 1 NNPC 8 European IOC on its country entry and potential 19 NOC on the proposed acquisition of producing • US$3.5bn financing of the exploration and acquisition of exploration assets in the Republic gas assets offshore Vietnam including development of licence area OML13. of Equatorial Guinea, including negotiation of the infrastructure and gas sales contracts, from a • on the US$1bn financing of the exploration farm-out and JOA and PSC with the national oil supermajor. and development of licence area OML 65. company. 2 Seven Energy 9 OMV AG on its US$2.65bn acquisition of UK • acquisition of SRL 905 Holding Ltd, which Continental Shelf and Norwegian Continental holds a 60% economic interest in OPL 905, a Shelf petroleum interests from Statoil, including prospective gas field in the Anambra basin. logistics infrastructure and gas supply 11 • on a convertible bond issuance to a mix of agreements. international and local Nigerian investors. 10 OMV Petron on its farm-out to Repsol of a 49% 9 • on its acquisition of an equity interest in Afren interest in four onshore blocks in Romania.. 29 32 Global Energy Resources Ltd. 11 European IOC on the proposed acquisition of a 10 • on various equity fundraisings to raise portfolio of producing assets offshore Norwegian c.US$500m in aggregate from investors. Continental Shelf. • on various matters associated with its 12 European IOC on the divestment of its gas Strategic Alliance Agreement with the exploration and production business in Turkey. Nigerian Petroleum Development Company. • on its interest in Universal Energy Resources 13 Fund on the regulatory framework, PSC Limited, a joint venture company with negotiations and acquisition of an interest in an 1 2 interests in upstream assets onshore Nigeria. E&P licence offshore Kenya. 15 22 6 23 3 Sonangol on various aspects of its successful 14 KazmunaiGas JV with CNPC, and US$3bn 3 24 25 5 bid to secure two operator licences in Iraq for acquisition of producing onshore upstream and 41 8 two green field Oil & Gas concessions. downstream assets. 26 4 PA Resources on the grant of an option relating 15 BG Brazil on farm-out & JOA negotiations 4 to its interests in the republic of Congo to across a number of Blocks on the Barreirinhas Petrogas. Basin. Russian IOC on the proposed farm-in and JOA 5 Bowleven on the sale of its interests in Gabon to 16 27 Perenco. negotiations
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