
Bracewell (UK) LLP acts for oil and gas majors on energy transition matters, in addition to international arbitration and litigation relating to energy projects. Practice head Jason Fox has 35 years of experience as an energy finance lawyer and focuses on upstream oil and gas deals. Other key practitioners include Olivia Caddy, whose multi-jurisdictional focus secures her a workload of upstream debt financings from across the globe, Adam Blythe, who handles upstream, midstream and downstream M&A and project developments, particularly in Africa, and John Gilbert, who is well versed in handling arbitration and litigation. Mark Hunting is another key contact in the group.
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- 'Always available and ready to give full support to the client in order to successfully close the transaction.'
- 'Ben James is exceptional in his knowledge of all things oil and gas. Incredibly trusted and a safe hands.'
- 'If you want to do an oil and gas transaction, Bracewell is the go-to firm. Their commercial and sector knowledge is second to none.'
- 'In-depth industry knowledge, availability and clarity of responses.'
- 'The team is very experienced and extremely skilled, offering full support and advice on every aspect of the transaction.'
- 'Ben James is a truly trusted adviser.'
Kernmandanten
- Impact Oil and Gas Limited
- Savannah Energy Plc
- Sungara Energies Limited
- Eni S.p.A.
- Établissements Maurel et Prom S.A.
- DNB Bank ASA, London Branch
- Neptune Energy Group Holdings Limited
- Neptune Energy Deutschland GmbH
- Citibank, N.A., London Branch
- ING Bank N.V.
Highlight-Mandate
- Advising Impact Oil & Gas on the farm down to TotalEnergies of its interests in the two blocks offshore Namibia that contain the Venus discovery, which is believed to be sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest ever oil discovery.
- Advising Savannah Energy Plc in a transaction in which it will acquire Petronas’ entire oil and gas business in South Sudan through the acquisition of Petronas Carigali Nile Limited, for a total cash consideration of up to $1.25bn.
- Advising Eni S.p.A. on its sale of NAOC Ltd (owning upstream oil and gas interests in Nigeria) to Oando plc. This mandate is notable because it would be one of the largest M&A deals in Nigeria.
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Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Partner*innen der nächsten Generation
Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.
Praxisleitung
Jason Fox
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Ben James; Olivia Caddy; Adam Blythe; John Gilbert; Mark Hunting