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Legal experts to guide you through Subsidies and State Aid compliance and challenges.
We advise clients in the UK, the EU and internationally on the full suite of rules governing the award of subsidies, including the UK’s Subsidy Control Act 2022, EU State aid rules, the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. We have an extensive network of specialist contacts within UK Government departments and the European Commission, enabling us to obtain rapid clarification on complex or novel issues.
Uniquely, our lawyers also advise on public procurement and international trade law, allowing us to support clients holistically where subsidy control intersects with major government contracts or trade related obligations.
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Advising on the notification of measures to the European Commission and managing complaints concerning alleged unlawful State aid.
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
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Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised a syndication financing by KGI Bank Co., Ltd., acting as Facility Agent on the funding of the acquisition of the Scoresby Industrial Park by Hale Capital Partners. Taishin International Bank Ltd. participated in the transaction as Mandated Lead Arranger Bank.
Pinsent Masons has advised Irish-based renewables investor and asset manager NTR, acting as sponsor on the successful refinancing of the French wind farm Provencialis, with an installed capacity of 48 MW
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised the Trustee of the Videndum DB Pension Scheme on a bulk transfer of members and assets to Clara, the UK’s only authorised defined benefit pensions superfund.
Dr. Totis Kotsonis
Partner, Head of Subsidies, Procurement, Trade Agreements and Trade Remedies
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