Infrastructure

Our award-winning highly experienced team is known for delivering practical and innovative solutions to clients across the infrastructure market.

The depth of our experience and detailed understanding of the infrastructure sector and the competitive landscape means we are extremely well placed to advise on all aspects of transactions.

We provide full service capabilities at every stage of the infrastructure value chain from fund formation to the structuring and financing of projects through to disputes and litigation and mergers and acquisitions.

We offer clients a dedicated team of lawyers with the right balance of specific geographical experience, industry knowledge and legal skills to deliver a world class service to our clients.

Explore our services across different asset classes

We advise across all infrastructure asset classes, including:

Digital and Smart Infrastructure

We have experience across all key asset classes in digital infrastructure, including smart meters, data centres, mobile towers, fibre broadband and mobile networks, and have worked with clients on some of the most significant transactions across the globe. We draw upon specialist knowledge from our network to stay on top of the important developments happening in key markets, and the wider global consequences for the industry.

Energy Transition and related Infrastructure

We have a global team of highly experienced lawyers who are committed to helping clients keep pace with market and regulatory developments in the energy transition sector, including renewables, district heating, energy storage, energy networks, direct air capture and hydrogen.

Transport Infrastructure

We have an outstanding reputation for assisting a diverse range of clients seeking to invest, develop, enhance and maintain infrastructure in the transport sector. We advise on all aspects of ground-breaking, headline projects relating to airports, marine ports, roads, tunnels, bridges and railways (including rolling stock) around the world. We are also advising clients in relation to advancements in mobility, such as EV charging infrastructure.

Water and Waste Infrastructure

We have extensive experience advising on water and waste related transactions and are familiar with the issues that arise in transactions involving these assets. Our experience includes advising financial investors, sponsors, banks and utilities operators on the structuring and financing of projects through to mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, disputes and litigation. We also have extensive experience advising on transactions deploying the most innovative financing and governance structures, including the regulated asset base (RAB) and direct procurement for customers (DPC).

Social and Defence Infrastructure

We have an unrivalled track record of advising clients on a wide range of ground-breaking social infrastructure transactions and some of the largest and most innovative projects developed across the globe, including healthcare (hospitals), education (schools and universities) and public facilities (community housing and prisons). We also have a strong track record of advising on major aerospace and defence transactions.

Recent client highlights

US$12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners: Advised BlackRock on its US$12.5 billion agreement to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading independent infrastructure fund manager. This transaction creates a multi-asset class infrastructure investing platform with combined client Assets Under Management (AUM) of over US$150 billion, to deliver clients market-leading infrastructure expertise across equity, debt and solutions. Read more
First Data Centre Asset-Backed Securitisation in EMEA: Advised Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, on the first Data Centre ABS in EMEA. This is a landmark transaction in many ways, providing access to the capital markets for data centre operators in Europe as well as an innovative new securitisation asset class for the European securitisation market. Read more
£3.26 billion acquisition of stake in Heathrow Airport: Advised Ardian on its agreement to acquire a combined stake of 37.62 percent in Heathrow Airport in London, alongside The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF), from Ferrovial S.E. and certain other shareholders in Heathrow, plus the acquisition of an additional 10 percent stake in the airport. Read more
Troncales 5G toll road projects: Advised Bancolombia S.A., Corporación Andina de Fomento, Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional S.A., Inter-American Investment Corporation, International Finance Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, MUFG Bank, LTD., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on the COP 4.3 billion) multicurrency financing of the Troncales del Magdalena 1 and 2 toll road projects in Colombia. Latin America PPP Deal of the Year, IJGlobal Awards 2024 Read more
Greenlink interconnector: Advised Partners Group on the sale of Greenlink Interconnector, a 504 MW subsea electricity interconnector linking Great Britain and Ireland. The transaction values Greenlink at an enterprise value of over €1 billion. Read more

DATA4's European data centres: Advised the underwriters, mandated lead arrangers and lenders on the €3.3 billion financing of European data centres owned and operated by DATA4, the Brookfield-owned data centre operator in France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany and Greece. This transaction constitutes one of Europe's largest data centre financings. Read more
Neoen: Advised Brookfield, together with its institutional partners, on exclusive negotiations with Impala, the Fonds Stratégique de Participations, Cartusia and Xavier Barbaro (Chairman and CEO of Neoen) and other shareholders, for the acquisition of a majority stake in Neoen. Brookfield's offer implies an equity value of €6.1 billion for 100% of Neoen. Read more
Al Ansar Healthcare PPP: Advised the Supervisory Committee and Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia on the construction and operation on a PPP basis of the Al Ansar Hospital in Madinah; the first healthcare PPP to achieve commercial close. Middle East and Africa Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2024, PFI Awards
Indonesia's first toll road investment platform: Advised one of the world's largest pension investors APG Asset Management N.V (APG) on the establishment of and its co-investment in Indonesia's first toll road investment platform alongside sovereign wealth funds Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Indonesia Investment Authority (INA). Asia Pacific Transport Acquisition of the Year, IJInvestor Awards 2024 Read more
Damietta Container Terminal II port: Advised the sponsor consortium of Hapag-Lloyd AG, EUROGATE Group and Contship Italia, and the operating entity Damietta Alliance Container Terminals, on the US$455 million debt package for the Damietta Container Terminal II port project in Egypt. Read more
Investment in Zenobē: Advised KKR on its US$750m investment in Zenobē, a leading EV charging infrastructure business. Outstanding M&A Deal UK and Ireland, inspiratia European Energy Transition Awards 2024 Read more

New high-speed rail operator: Advised on the launch of Proxima, the first independent high-speed train operator in France. This ambitious project is fully backed and financed by Antin Infrastructure Partners. Read more
Landmark hyperscale data centre: Advised Yondr Group, a global developer, owner and operator of hyperscale data centres, on the international aspects of its more than US$900 million debt financing for the construction and initial operation of the company's 98MW hyperscale data centre which is part of a larger data centre development in Johor, Malaysia. Read more
Capenergie 5 fund: Advised Omnes Capital, a leading private equity and infrastructure specialist based in Paris, on closing its Capenergie 5 fund, significantly surpassing its target with €1.8 billion in commitments. Read more
Clean water and sanitation projects: Advised the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) and Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco) as lender and guarantor, respectively, on the financing of a long-term local loan package to Águas do Rio 1 and Águas do Rio 4 in Brazil. Water & Utilities Deal of the Year, Bonds & Loans LatAm Awards 2024 Read more
First healthcare PPP in Central Asia: Advised a consortium of international financial institutions on the financing for the development of the Kokshetau Hospital in Kazakhstan. Read more

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