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15/03/2024
CMS advises on UK BESS financing
International law firm CMS has advised Harmony Energy Income Trust plc (HEIT), which invests in battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Great Britain, in relation to the refinancing of its existing debt...
22/01/2024
CMS advises National Grid and Scottish Power on Eastern Green Link 1
International law firm CMS has advised National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET) and SP Transmission plc (SPT) on the Eastern Green Link 1 project (EGL1). NGET owns and maintains the high-voltage...
18/01/2024
CMS advises on pan-European renewables acquisition
International law firm CMS has advised Cube Green Energy (CGE) on its acquisition of a pan-European portfolio of solar and onshore wind assets representing c.125MW of operating capacity across Germany...
06/11/2023
CMS promotes key energy lawyer to partnership
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of David Rutherford to the partnership. With over 12 years of experience working in the oil & gas, energy transition and maritime sectors...
04/10/2023
CMS advises HICL on £204m portfolio disposal
International law firm CMS has advised FTSE 250 and London-listed investment company HICL on the c. £204m disposal of five assets to John Laing, an international core infrastructure investor. HICL has...
02/10/2023
CMS advises Ocean Winds on Moray East Offshore Wind Farm partnership
International law firm CMS has advised Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, on the sale of a 16.6% stake in the 950 MW Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (“Moray East”)...
15/08/2023
CMS advises Legal & General on the UK’s biggest investment in ground source...
CMS has advised Legal & General Capital (Legal & General) on its further investment in The Kensa Group (Kensa), together with Octopus Energy (Oc­topus). Kensa is the UK’s leading manufacturer and installer...
24/07/2023
CMS bolsters its Energy & Infrastructure practice with Environment partner...
International law firm CMS has bolstered its Energy & Infrastructure team with the appointment of Sinéad Oryszczuk as partner in its London office. Sinéad has extensive environmental and product stewardship...
20/06/2023
CMS closes first of a kind BESS Solar Co-location Project Financing
International law firm CMS has advised DIF Capital Partners (DIF) on the project financing of a 720MW co-located solar generation and battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in the UK. DIF, together...
30/05/2023
CMS appointed to advise Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
International law firm CMS has been awarded a three-year contract with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), formerly the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, to provide...
24/03/2023
CMS advises Brookfield on acquisition of stake in X-ELIO
International law firm CMS advised Brookfield Renewable (Brookfield), one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms, on its acquisition of a further 50% stake in global...
13/03/2023
CMS UK joins Carbon Call to advance reliable emissions accounting
CMS UK is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the Carbon Call, coinciding with the initiative’s first anniversary. The Carbon Call is a fast-growing global initiative to help close the...