Clean Energy Pipeline, a source of news, data and analytics for the renewables finance industry has recently launched its ‘Clean Energy Legal League Tables 2022’. Clean Energy Legal League Tables ranks the world’s Top 20 Law Firms that acted as legal adviser on Clean Energy Project Finance and M&A Deals in 2021.
The law firms featured in the report advise a diverse mix of developers, companies, and investors on transactions for global clean energy project developments and technologies, including transactions for Solar, Onshore/Offshore Wind, Energy Storage, Hydro, Geothermal, Grid Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency, Green Hydrogen, Green Transportation, Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS), Biofuels, Biomass and Waste-to-Energy.
Our Energy & Utilities Sector Group has once again been ranked number 1 globally in the ‘Top 20 Legal Advisers by Number of M&A Deals’ category, based on the number of deals done in 2021. The team was the most active law firm in 2021, advising on 97 total clean energy M&A deals. We were also ranked 4th in the Project Finance category by number of deals, being one of the most active law firms in renewable energy project finance and advising on 33 total transactions in 2021.
Furthermore, Elizabeth Reid, Partner & Co-Head of the International Renewables Group, and Michael Rudd, Partner & Co-Head of the Energy & Utilities Group, are interviewed in a feature article for this report. They give their views on market trends, covering the relationship between Net Zero commitments and investment in renewables, navigating the uncertainty and price volatility of the current market and the emergence of new technologies such as green hydrogen and energy storage.
Matt Bonass, Chair and Co-Head of our Energy & Utilities sector group commented: “We are delighted to once again be ranked number 1 globally for the number of M&A deals completed in 2020, and to be recognised in the top 5 for Project Finance. Once again, the recipe for this success is simple: one key ingredient is the strength of our energy team across our network of offices, all of which have contributed to this fantastic result."
Michael Rudd, Chair and Co-Head of our Energy & Utilities sector group commented: “The other key ingredient is our wonderful clients who continue to drive forward the global green economy and come to us to help them make it happen.”
Elizabeth Reid, Co-Head of our international Renewable Energy group commented: “It was a real pleasure to be interviewed by the Clean Energy Pipeline team for the feature article. It is excellent that the strength and depth of our energy team has been recognised again in these all important league tables and we look forward to working with our clients in continuing our mutual success.”
