Ashurst has acted as the legal adviser to Australian Unity Funds Management Limited (Australian Unity) on the A$740 million refinancing of the corporate debt facilities for the Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust (HPT) and the project financing for the construction of a new public hospital in Brisbane called the Specialist Rehabilitation and Ambulatory Care Centre (SRACC).

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Neoen on the development and project financing of the 189MWp Coleambally Solar Farm in New South Wales.

"It was remarkable that Neoen was able to achieve financial close in less than a year from initial site selection; the largest financing of a solar farm in NSW, and Neoen's largest solar farm in Australia to date," said White & Case partner Ged Cochrane, who led the Firm's deal team. "We continue to support Neoen in delivering innovative, emissions-free renewable energy projects throughout Australia."

White & Case LLP has advised Neoen on the development and project financing of the 189MWp Coleambally Solar Farm in New South Wales.

"It was remarkable that Neoen was able to achieve financial close in less than a year from initial site selection; the largest financing of a solar farm in NSW, and Neoen's largest solar farm in Australia to date," said White & Case partner Ged Cochrane, who led the Firm's deal team. "We continue to support Neoen in delivering innovative, emissions-free renewable energy projects throughout Australia."

Allen & Overy LLP has advised Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft in connection with the financing for the Buissons wind farm in France. The wind farm consists of 7 Vestas, V117-3.45 turbines and has a total capacity of 24.15 megawatt. The project developer and operator of the wind farm is Volkswind GmbH, a member of the Swiss AXPO group, which is one of the leading project developers in Germany and abroad.

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised MPS Capital Services S.p.A. (“MPSCS”), acting as Lender, on the €23m refinancing of five photovoltaic plants managed by Octopus Energy Investments (“Octopus”) and located in Montalto di Castro in the Lazio region of Italy.

The plants, with a total capacity of 64 MW, are the first project of this size with grid parity in Italy and among the largest power plants in Europe.

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang in Kyiv is pleased to announce that our law firm has recently advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on improvement of energy efficiency of public buildings in Ukraine. The city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine is the first municipality to receive funding under the EBRD’s Public Sector Energy Efficiency Financing Framework (PSEEF). EBRD will provide loan financing of up to €7.5m and a €1.5m grant to the Communal Enterprise “Kremenchuk Municipal Energy Service Company”.

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised MPS Capital Services S.p.A. (“MPSCS”), acting as Lender, on the €23m refinancing of five photovoltaic plants managed by Octopus Energy Investments (“Octopus”) and located in Montalto di Castro in the Lazio region of Italy.

The plants, with a total capacity of 64 MW, are the first project of this size with grid parity in Italy and among the largest power plants in Europe.

Allen & Overy LLP has advised Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft in connection with the financing for the Buissons wind farm in France. The wind farm consists of 7 Vestas, V117-3.45 turbines and has a total capacity of 24.15 megawatt. The project developer and operator of the wind farm is Volkswind GmbH, a member of the Swiss AXPO group, which is one of the leading project developers in Germany and abroad.

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised Banco Santander as lender on a €37.750m bond issue by Q-Energy for the refinancing of two photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 7.1 MW located in Leon and Cordoba, Spain. With this third bonds issue, Q-Energy becomes the platform of reference for renewables project bonds issues in Spain.

The bonds issued are subject to Spanish law, and were subscribed by institutional investors through a private placement and traded on the “Quotation Board” of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised HSH Nordbank AG on the implementation of and related negotiations for the financing of the construction, development and operation of two photovoltaic plants in France with an overall capacity of 18.58 MW. The firm also led on the preliminary due diligence review and the negotiation of project contracts.