Stephen is an expert in infrastructure & energy projects, providing structuring advice and financing expertise in energy transition projects, major economic infrastructure and across the real assets sector. He advises investors, developers, public authorities and lenders.

Stephen's experience

  • Advised Rolls Royce SMR on securing up to £599 million of co-funding facility from the UK’s National Wealth Fund, supporting the generic design development of its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology.

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  • Advised Rolls-Royce SMR in securing £599 million financing from the UK’s National Wealth Fund to support the generic design of new Small Modular Reactor technology, with Rolls-Royce SMR having already moved to the third and final stage of the Generic Design Assessment led by the UK’s independent nuclear regulators.

  • Advised Stream Bioenergy in the financing of 3 bioenergy plants in the UK and Ireland.

  • Advised a multi lateral investment bank in its financing of a 1,200km fibre roll-out in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • Advised Scottish National Investment Bank and Hamburg Commercial Bank on the £125m financing of the GoFibre fibre platform.

  • Advised Santander and the National Wealth Fund in the £40m financing of an alt-net fibre provider across Cornwall.

  • Advising the Diamond Transmission consortium as borrower on the £1.2billion acquisition and project financing of the Hornsea 2 Offshore Transmission Cable Project.

  • Advising lenders in the £700m financing of a portfolio of 53 solar projects across England.

  • Advised National Wealth Fund Limited a UK-based government investment fund on a £50m term facility to support the Port of Tyne’s regeneration and expansion.

  • Advised a solar & battery developer in connection with a €400m warehousing & project financing facility for investment in projects across Europe.

Credentials

  • 1999
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 1998
    Qualified - Scotland
  • 1998
    Qualified - England and Wales
  • 1996
    University of Edinburgh – Dip LP
  • 1995
    University of Edinburgh – LLB (Hons)
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Out-Law / Insight by Stephen Tobin

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