Michael has a broad corporate and corporate finance practice, which includes public and private M&A transactions, complex corporate and commercial transactions (including business transformation projects), joint ventures, equity offerings, corporate governance, and strategic advisory matters.
Michael has a particular focus on the infrastructure, energy and natural resources sectors, and is the Co-Head of our Infrastructure & Energy Group.
Michael has been recognised in Legal 500 as a Leading Individual for Infrastructure M&A, and is noted for his far-reaching practice, working with a range of energy producers, infra funds, and government bodies on public and private M&A and joint ventures.
Infrastructure & Energy Highlights
- ENGIE on the lifetime extension of certain nuclear power stations in Belgian and its joint venture with the Belgian Government
- EDF Energy on its agreements with BEIS, the NDA and the NLF relating to the restructuring of, and waste & decommissioning and prospective site transfer arrangements for, the British Energy fleet of power stations
- General Electric on the disposal of its nuclear steam turbine business in France and the UK to EDF Energy
- Hyphen Hydrogen Energy on its structuring and development of a vertically integrated large-scale green hydrogen project in Namibia
- Marubeni Europower on all aspects of its Upper Ogmore Wind Farm in South Wales and associated Hybont Green Hydrogen project, including the joint venture arrangements
- Interserve on the merger of its Support Services Business with Mitie
- Ferrovial on its disposal of the Amey group
- Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Miya from the business arm of Arison Group
- Global Infrastructure Partners on the sale, together with its co-investors, of a 50.01% shareholding in London Gatwick Airport to VINCI Airports and subsequent sell-down
- Mitsubishi on its strategic acquisition of a 20% stake in Ovo Energy, a leading independent UK-based energy supply business
- Buckeye Partners L.P. on the English law aspects of the sale of its 50 per cent. equity interest in VTTI BV, one of the world’s leading owners and operators of oil storage terminals, to IFM Investors and Vitol for US$ 975m
- The Department for Transport on the West Coast Partnership Franchise (including HS2)
- The Ministry of Defence on its sale of the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS), including on the enduring contract to protect the provision of GPSS-supplied aviation fuel to the military
- Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board on a significant infrastructure investment
Other Key Highlights
- Moody’s Corporation in relation to its agreement to sell its Moody’s Analytics’ Knowledge Services (MAKS) business to Equistone Partners Europe Limited
- Banco Santander on the proposed combination of Santander Asset Management and Pioneer Investments, and prior joint venture with Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic in relation to Santander Asset Management
- Deutsche Bank on various business disposals by its Non-Core Operations Unit
- General Electric on the disposal of its equipment and receivables financing businesses in France and Germany
- Premier Foods on various business disposals, joint ventures and refinancing