Casablanca—Dentons Morocco has advised Gaia Energy on a new partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to create a joint platform for the development of wind power and other renewable energy projects in Africa. The new joint platform will start with a pipeline of 22 projects in nine countries across North, West and East Africa, representing a pipeline under development of more than three gigawatts. Originally developed by Gaia Energy, the pipeline will be progressively enlarged to new countries across the continent.

DLA Piper has advised global renewable energy developer, Element Power, on the sale of its power projects and asset management business covering Ireland and the UK, to Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned utility.

Leading commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has recently advised AIM-listed client Solo Oil plc ('Solo Oil') on a company-sponsored placing raising approximately £2.41 million and an open offer to shareholders raising approximately £1.2 million.

        Latest example of the work of Baker McKenzie in advising Emerson Electric Co. on a complex carve out transaction
        Representative of the current trend in the industrials sector to acquire IIOT and automation technology to optimise manufacturing and production processes

Gilbert + Tobin is pleased to have advised Jadestone Energy Inc. (AIM: JSE, TSXV:JSE) (Jadestone) on its acquisition of the Montara oil project (Montara) from PTT Exploration and Production Company Limited (PTT) which completed on 28 September 2018.

We advised Statkraft on its acquisition of wind development business in Ireland and the UK, Element Power Ireland Ltd and three UK project companies. Statkraft acquired 100 per cent of the shares in Element Power’s Irish and UK subsidiaries (excluding Greenlink Interconnector Limited) from Element Power’s principal owner Hudson Clean Energy Partners AIV LP.

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised Neptune Energy Group (‘Neptune Energy’) on the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of VNG Norge AS (‘VNG Norge’) from VNG AG, the German natural gas wholesaler and energy service provider. The transaction closed on 28 September 2018.