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Trevor Ingle
Partner
Trevor Ingle is the global head of the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources Group and is a senior corporate partner based in our London office. As well as advising across the piece on conventional generation and nuclear projects, Trevor has a long-standing track record dating back over 25 years in the renewables sector, having advised on several GWs of wind, solar and battery projects (as well as the likes of W2E and geothermal, etc.), and has latterly been involved in energy transition projects, EV infra, VPNs, smart cities, cleantech and the ever-increasing wider service propositions and products surrounding the sector. More generally, over the last 30 years, he has acted for a wide variety of companies and institutions across a multitude of jurisdictions and across a broad spectrum of other industries, including media, branding, telecoms, logistics, engineering, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, shipping, infrastructure and chemicals.
Trevor specialises in corporate structuring, M&A, equity fundraisings and complex joint venture and project/developer framework arrangements.
- Acting for EDF in relation to the disposal to UK Transition Power (a subsidiary of EIG Global Energy Partners) of the entire issued share capital of EDF Energy (West Burton B) Limited comprising the 1,332MW West Burton B CCGT power station, the 49MW West Burton battery plant and the West Burton C OCGT development site.
- Advising global renewable energy producer Sonnedix on the acquisition of a 300MW UK portfolio of five solar projects from Lightsource bp.
- Acting for US fund Postlane Capital Partners and its affiliate Crossbridge Energy Partners on the acquisition of A/S Danske Shell being the owner of the Fredericia Oil refinery in Denmark with associated trading and supply activities. (Crossbridge seeks to acquire, manage and transform traditional energy assets in the downstream refining sector into net zero energy assets producing sustainable renewable fuels. The refinery produces approximately 35% of the total Danish liquid fuel consumption and exports an equal amount to N Europe.)
- Advising the US fund McMorgan in relation to its equity participation in a series of investments by virtue of its membership of a global strategic co-investment programme in alpha class assets developed by OMERS and managed by Borealis, including investments in Fortum’s Finnish and Swedish electricity distribution businesses, Associated British Ports, Tank & Rast (the German service station provider), Kemble Water (owner of Thames Water), TransGrid’s Australian transmission network and telecommunications and infrastructure services business, Port of Melbourne assets, and Compania Logistica de Hidrocarburos (Spanish transportation and storage of oil products).
- Acting for URS Washington in relation to the structuring and establishment of the successful consortia comprising URS (US), Areva (French) and Amec (UK) that was awarded a long-term high-value contract (circa £18 billion) by the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority pursuant to a competitive bidding process in relation to the decommissioning of the nuclear facility at Sellafield in Cumbria.
- Acting for EDF Energy Renewables in relation to the £701 million sale of a 49% minority stake in 24 of its UK wind farms (circa 550MW, including Teesside Offshore) to Dalmore Capital and the Pension Infrastructure Platform, and with EDF retaining majority ownership and assuming the asset management, operation and maintenance and offtake roles.
- Acting for EDF Renewables UK on its joint venture partnership with DP Energy, an Irish project developer, on the Gwynt Glas project, a 1GW floating offshore project in the Celtic Sea.
- Advising EDF Renewables on its UK solar PV acquisition programme.
- Advising URS in relation to the structuring and establishment of the successful consortia comprising URS (US), CH2M Hill (US) and Babcock International (UK) that was awarded a long-term contract by the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority pursuant to a competitive bidding process in relation to the decommissioning of the nuclear facility at Dounreay in Scotland.
- Acting for National Grid on the disposal of the majority of the telecom assets of the 186k telecoms network to Hutchison Whampoa.
- Advising Energies Nouvelles on the establishment of Seascape and a joint venture entered into with Elsam (which became Dong) in relation to the 90MW Burbo Bank offshore wind farm.
- Advising EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles on the selldown of a majority interest in a 144MW 48 turbine wind farm to funds managed by Hermes GPE.
- Advising Downing LLP, Beringea LLP and ISIS Solar on the sale of a solar energy generation portfolio to JLEN.
- Advising ISIS Solar acting in relation to investment in UK solar projects and venture capital investment.
- Advising RegPower on the establishment of its UCO business and related STOR contracts.
- Advising Volta Energy on its UK battery portfolio.
- Acting for Social Energy limited.
- Acting for North British Windpower and Invenergy on several sale mandates, including the sale by NBW to EDF of the consented Fallago Rig Windfarm on the Scottish Borders.
- Advising URS in relation to the structuring and establishment of the successful consortia comprising URS (US), Studvik (Sweden), Areva (French) and Serco (UK) that was awarded a long-term contract by the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority pursuant to a competitive bidding process in relation to the management of a low-level waste facility at Drigg in Cumbria, UK.
- Advising Airvolution Energy on the structuring of a framework arrangement for the development, funding, construction and sale of a portfolio of wind projects to Capital Dynamics and in relation to a UK onshore wind development framework agreement with Statkraft.
- Acting for Renewable Energy Generation Ltd on the £69 million sale of its Canadian wind farm business, AIM PowerGen Corporation, to International Power and on the sale of its interest in the Tymien Polish wind farm to Invenergy.
- Advising Raksha Energy Holdings Limited on its public takeover of AIM-listed Mytrah Energy Limited being a large independent power producer in the Indian renewable energy sector with a portfolio of 1,743MW of installed and under construction renewable power projects across nine Indian states (Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu).
- Acting for Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) owned Empark (the leading Iberian car park operator) on the sale of its UK operations to National Car Parks.
- Advising Equitix on projects for co-siting solar PV, battery storage facilities and energy from waste with private network and shared grid connections.
- Acting for Plant Holdings on its smart city joint venture and development arrangements in India.
- Acting for cleantech fund ESB Novusmodus on its investment in Geothermal International, which, at the time, was Europe's largest designer and installer of ground source heat purposes.
- Advising Quintain in relation to the structuring and establishment of Q-VCourt LLP, a partnership vehicle for investment in residential property alongside Standbuild, Standlogic and Stanpart.
- Advising URS Federal Services in relation to its consortia arrangements with Capita in relation to its bid for the award of a circa £400 million estate management contract by the UK Ministry of Defence/Defence Infrastructure Organisation pursuant to a competitive bidding process.
- Advising in relation to the restructuring of Trinova LLP, a property investment collaboration.
- Acting for care home provider Care UK plc on numerous acquisitions in the healthcare sector and on its £281 million recommended takeover offer by Bridgepoint by way of scheme of arrangement and in relation to class 1 acquisitions and related vendor placings.
- Advising Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc., a NASDAQ-listed environmental company, in relation to its investment in and licensing agreement with UK liquid air energy storage company, Highview Power Storage.
- Advising Green Running on fundraisings (a company comprising a team of data scientists and machine-learning experts specialising in high-frequency disaggregation and data analytics in the energy sector and products including the Verv home energy market system and the VLUX blockchain P2P energy trading platform for London social housing).
- Providing cross-border advice to tech company Magnomatics in relation to the development of magnetic gear technology.
- Advising Homeserve plc on its UK acquisition programme, including the acquisition of Checktrade.
- Advising on the sale of The Book Depository to Amazon.
- Acting for Medical Solutions plc on the demerger of its Dubai operations.
- Acting for an insurance company on the disposal of CAS Services (triage services in the medical sector) to a consortium led by Bridgepoint.
- Acting for Swedish multinational corporation Atlas Copco in its UK portfolio of acquisitions.
- Acting for Engine Group and WPP Group plc in relation to multiple UK agency acquisitions.
- Acting for WPP, Mediacom, Ogilvy, Kantar and numerous other operating divisions on the group’s EMEA agency acquisition programme in the media sector.
- Advising in relation to the restructuring of Trinova LLP, a property investment collaboration.
- Advising Stena in relation to its cross-channel ferry joint venture with P&O.
- Advising a bidder in relation to a copper mine acquisition in Zambia.
- Advising Vattenfall in relation to the structuring and establishment of its bidding consortium in respect of the award of a Round 2 offshore wind licence by the Crown Estate pursuant to a competitive process.
- Advising Resolution Partners in relation to the structuring and establishment of its proposed arrangements in relation to a large hotel acquisition and management joint venture.
- Acting for Acxiom in relation to cross-border data mining collaborations.
- Acting for a venture capital fund in relation to a series B investment and joint venture in a radar technology company.
- Acting for a NASDAQ-listed software company in relation to a pan-European joint venture and cross-licensing arrangement with a leading German media company.
Education
- College of Law, Guildford, Solicitors' Final Examination, 1989
- University of Exeter, LL.B. (Hons.), 1987
Admissions
- England and Wales, 1991