Slaughter and May advised Impello Limited, the parent entity of the First Utility group, on its sale to The Shell Petroleum Company Limited.  The First Utility group is a leading independent UK household energy and broadband providers, and is one of the largest rivals to the “big six” energy suppliers.

The sale completed on 28 February 2018 and marks Shell’s entry into the market for direct sales of electricity and gas to UK households.

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Ashurst is acting as the legal adviser to the Victorian Government in the A$2.077 billion sale of its 29% share in Snowy Hydro Limited (Snowy Hydro or The Company) to the Commonwealth Government (the Commonwealth).

The New South Wales Government will also sell its 58% share in The Company to the Commonwealth for A$4.154 billion. Following the completion, the Commonwealth will wholly own Snowy Hydro, increasing from its current 13% ownership.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Motor Fuel Group (“MFG”) in the financing and tax structuring of its £1.2 billion acquisition of MRH, the U.K.'s largest petrol station and convenience retail operator.

The transaction will create the U.K.'s largest operator by number of sites, and second largest by fuel volume. Together, MFG and MRH will operate more than 900 sites. On a combined basis, MFG and MRH sold approximately 3.6 billion litres of fuel in 2017.

Mayer Brown JSM represented Asia Clean Capital (ACC), a leading clean energy solutions developer in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), in its joint venture with EDF Energies Nouvelles, a renewables-focused subsidiary of the world’s largest electricity company EDF Group.

Dentons has advised Tenaga Nasional Berhad ("TNB"), one of the largest utility players in Asia, with a market capitalisation of RM89.2 billion (c. £16.5bn) as at 26 February 2018, on its acquisition of an 80 per cent shareholding in two UK renewable companies, GVO Wind Limited and Bluemerang Capital Limited. The acquisition, which has an enterprise value of approximately £171 million, is the Malaysian energy provider's first foray into onshore wind in the UK.

International law firm Gowling WLG's Energy and Technology specialists have advised client SmartestEnergy on the adoption of Origami Energy's flexible energy management technology platform.

In a strategic move, SmartestEnergy - the UK's leading purchaser of independent energy generation and a supplier of 100% certified renewable electricity - has chosen the platform to manage its customers' distributed energy assets and consumption.

Herbert Smith Freehills advised longstanding client InterGen on the development and project financing of its 300 megawatt Spalding open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) development project in Lincolnshire, England.

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills advised longstanding client InterGen on the development and project financing of its 300 megawatt Spalding open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) development project in Lincolnshire, England.

King & Spalding advised H-Energy Mideast DMCC (HEMD), part of H-Energy Global and the LNG unit of Indian real estate business Hiranandani Group, on its LNG sale and purchase agreement to purchase fuel from Petronas LNG Ltd, a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas).

Clifford Chance advised EDF Energies Nouvelles on the establishment of a joint venture with Asia Clean Capital (ACC) to build and operate a portfolio of distributed rooftop solar projects in China.

EDF Energies Nouvelles is the renewable subsidiary of EDF Group, one of the world's largest electricity companies with a presence in China for more than 30 years. ACC is considered China's leading multinational rooftop solar developer.