Sarah-Louise Baird
Legal Director
Sarah-Louise is an experienced corporate energy lawyer with over a decade of experience advising on M&A transactions, investments, re-organisations, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements across the full range of renewable technologies in both the UK and Ireland.
Sarah-Louise 's experience
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Advised Carlton Power on establishing a joint venture with Schroders Greencoat for the development of 500MW of electrolyser based hydrogen projects in the UK. The joint venture is governed by a shareholders’ agreement advised on, under which the projects will be developed and up to £200 million of funding accessed, committed.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising all of the Phase 1 offshore project developers in Ireland on the asset transfer arrangements in respect of the mandated transfer of the relevant offshore transmission assets to EirGrid.
- Ireland
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised East Anglia One on the Ofgem regulated disposal of the transmission assets attaching to the East Anglia One offshore wind project to Ofgem selected preferred bidder, Transmission Capital Partners with transfer value of almost £700m.
- United Kingdom - England
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm on the Ofgem regulated disposal of the transmission assets attaching to the Triton Knoll offshore wind project to Ofgem selected preferred bidder, ETEPCO, with transfer value in excess of £500m.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Bluefield Solar on the sale of a c. 250MW portfolio of solar and BESS assets to Lyceum Solar, a joint venture that is 25% owned by BSIF and 75% owned by GLIL Infrastructure LLP.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising Inch Cape on the Ofgem regulated disposal of its offshore wind project transmission assets to an Ofgem selected preferred bidder.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised on the re-organisation and corporate simplification of 45 of its group companies comprising a range of preliminary steps to re-organise loan balances and create positive reserves positions to facilitate the transfer of all assets and liabilities from the entities into one of seven remaining companies.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Bluefield on a range of acquisitions and disposals, including Project Roosevelt (acquisition of a 46MW solar portfolio in England from Fengate), Project Diamond (acquisition of an onshore wind project in Scotland from BayWa), and Project Vignale (acquisition of Good Energy’s 47.5MW wind and solar portfolio under a timetable).
- GBP 24500000
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
Credentials
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2017Qualified - Northern Ireland, England & Wales & Republic of Ireland
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2014Joined Pinsent Masons
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