Linklaters advises Société Générale, CEPAC, BPI and Natixis on the project financing of a portfolio of three photovoltaic power plants located in France and developed under the September 2011 public call for tenders

White & Case LLP has advised a group of banks including SEB AG and DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale as arrangers on the financing for the acquisition of energy supplier Ferngas Nordbayern GmbH and its high-pressure natural gas grids.

The former E.ON subsidiary has been acquired by the European Diversified Infrastructure Fund of First State Investments, the global asset management business of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Ashurst has advised the sponsors, the Merseylink Consortium (comprised of Bilfinger Berger, Macquarie and FCC) in relation to the successful financial close of the £600 million (US$998m) Mersey Gateway Bridge Project awarded by Halton Borough Council ('HBC').

Slaughter and May advised BBA Aviation plc on the pensions aspects of its disposal of the APPH entities and a "section 75 debt" apportionment arrangement with the trustees of its defined benefit pension scheme, the BBA Income and Protection Plan (the IPP), and thereafter on the structuring and implementation of an asset backed funding arrangement with the trustees of the IPP.

Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce it advised Deutsche Bank, Paris Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) on its Coface-backed financing of the first Airbus Helicopters AS332 C1e Super Puma helicopter. South African / Irish helicopter operator Starlite Aviation Group (“Starlite”) is the first customer to take delivery of the new Super Puma model.

The Italian office of global law firm Eversheds has advised UniCredit S.p.A  in relation to a financing  deal for the  Salcef Group, one of Italy's top railway and general construction contractors.
 
The Eversheds team was headed by partner Marco Franzini, assisted by associate Angelo Speranza. The  team dealt with all aspects of the structuring, negotiation and documentation of medium-long term facilities for a total amount of Euros 27 Mln., which was structured into a cash facility line and a EIB funded “Mid-Cap” cash facility line.

Allen & Overy LLP advised a banking consortium comprising Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CACIB), Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NordLB) on the financing of rolling stock (locomotives and passengers rail cars). Equity sponsors are a joint venture of DIF and Paribus. The rolling stock will be owned by SPVs established by such sponsors and will be operated for use on the public transfer line linking Hamburg and Westerland (the Marschbahn line or Netz-West).

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted as counsel to lenders and credit providers supporting the Preferred Bidder to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a tolled bridge over the River Mersey.

The project involves the development of a new six-lane toll bridge over the river, connecting Runcorn and Widnes. The existing Silver Jubilee Bridge - which will also be tolled - will be remodelled as a local bridge as part of the scheme.

Hogan Lovells advised the Republic of Ecuador in the negotiation of a multi-million dollar facility agreement that was executed on 25 March 2014 by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the Ministry of Finance of Ecuador.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) on a A$20 million five year loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (Carnegie) to develop and implement its patented CETO wave energy technology.