Taylor Brien

Taylor advises clients on a range of transactions in the energy sector with a particular focus on renewable energy projects.

• Engagements

  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and its subsidiary Elgin Energy, a leading international solar company with a portfolio of solar PV and battery storage development projects totalling 15GW+ across the UK, Australia and Ireland, in relation to a secured revolving credit facility provided to Elgin by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.
    
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on its sale of a minority stake in its 100MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Eurus Energy UK Limited.
  • Octopus Energy Generation on a joint venture with Nexta Capital Partners, a Milan-based renewables developer, in order to create up to 1.5GW of utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Italy by 2026.
  • SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc on its sale of SEEIT Sol Limited ("UU Solar") to UK Power Networks Services Holdings Limited ("UKPN”), the private networks business of UK Power Networks Group, for a consideration of £90.8 million.
  • The lenders and hedge providers on the approximately EUR 219 million partially merchant project financing of three onshore wind farms in Finland, totalling 202.5 MW, which are being constructed in a joint venture between Neoen and Prokon. The financing has a blended revenue stack, featuring a merchant nose, a merchant body and a merchant tail, combined with a series of corporate power purchase agreements.
  • The lenders and hedge providers on the approximately US$1.6 billion, award winning, project financing of the 298MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which is being constructed in a joint venture between China Steel Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
  • Vinci Airports on its EUR600 million concession backed, cross-border, sustainability-linked non-recourse financing for upgrade works to the airports of Cape Verde.
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on its partnership with Amberside Energy for the development of 2 GW + of solar PV, battery storage and solar PV with co-located battery storage projects in the UK. As part of the partnership, CIP will provide a development loan to Amberside to enable the development of the solar PV, battery storage and solar PV with co-located battery storage projects.