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BCLP is an international, fully integrated law firm with over 1200 lawyers in 31 offices across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. Our client-facing culture brings innovation and high connectivity globally and the firm is known for its relationship-driven and collaborative spirit. 

Renowned for working on complex ‘first-of-a-kind’ deals, BCLP has a deep knowledge of transactions involving sustainable infrastructure assets, not only relatively simple brownfield sale/purchase trades, but also greenfield projects on behalf of investors, sponsors and developers. Our multi -disciplinary practice enables us to advise on the entire sustainable infrastructure asset lifecycle (in both regulated and unregulated markets) from project inception through to acquisition/disposal, fund-raising and refinancing. As part of that coverage, we advise both UK and international companies on major infrastructure related transactions, including public takeovers, private M&A and disposal process, complex joint ventures (JVs) and strategic alliances for overview. 

Downing is a responsible investment manager established in London in 1986. We manage £2 billion of assets under a range of investment mandates across our funds, investment trusts and other products. Our key private market investment areas include renewable energy, private equity, and investments in residential and operating real estate. In public markets, we have a boutique of specialist fund managers that provide a distinctive suite of investment mandates.  

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and has approximately 1,500 lawyers. Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe.

Ranked Tier 1 by Legal 500 for Infrastructure, Simpson Thacher’s London Infrastructure team advises the full spectrum of market participants, including infrastructure funds, other financial sponsors, and large corporate infrastructure platforms and businesses, on some of the largest and most complex mandates in the market. The team has a strong track record of supporting clients in executing “first-of-a-kind” transactions across their infrastructure asset portfolios and developing innovative solutions to address the evolving challenges in infrastructure investment.