Infrastructure
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
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Clifford Chance maintains a strong reputation for closing challenging and high-value infrastructure transactions both domestically and abroad. The firm offers impressive lender-side credentials and counts numerous specialist infrastructure funds, pension funds and institutional investors among its roster of high-powered clients. Clifford Chance is a go-to firm for securitisation and debt restructuring. The team advises on transactions involving a broad spectrum of assets, including energy, district heating, rail and telecoms infrastructure.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance advised KKR Infrastructure on its USD750 million investment in Zenobē.
Strengths
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"Clifford Chance has a deep bench of partners who are excellent in quality, client delivery and teamwork. Clifford Chance are able to navigate difficult infrastructure situations."
"The team at Clifford Chance are professional, responsive, have a strong attention to detail and a good commercial mindsets. They are quick thinkers, and have a lot of experience."
"Clifford Chance are an extremely competent bunch of lawyers. The team are professional, personable and a go-to for complex transactions."
"Clifford Chance take a calm and analytical view. The team anticipate problem, and deal well with all parties. They are responsive and good internationally."
"Clifford Chance have deep industry expertise and an ability to provide holistic support to clients. The team provide prompt responses, and adopt a relationship-based approach to budgeting and fees."
"Clifford Chance has a deep bench of partners who are excellent in quality, client delivery and teamwork. Clifford Chance are able to navigate difficult infrastructure situations."
"The team at Clifford Chance are professional, responsive, have a strong attention to detail and a good commercial mindsets. They are quick thinkers, and have a lot of experience."
"Clifford Chance are an extremely competent bunch of lawyers. The team are professional, personable and a go-to for complex transactions."
"Clifford Chance take a calm and analytical view. The team anticipate problem, and deal well with all parties. They are responsive and good internationally."
"Clifford Chance have deep industry expertise and an ability to provide holistic support to clients. The team provide prompt responses, and adopt a relationship-based approach to budgeting and fees."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Bates serves as the firm's UK managing partner. He utilises his considerable expertise to advise clients on infrastructure-related investments and acquisitions.
"Michael is best in class."
Charlotte Madden is co-head of the Clifford Chance's infrastructure team and assists clients with the acquisition and disposal of various infrastructure assets. Her expertise covers both international and domestic transactions involving energy, telecoms and transport developments.
"Charlotte is an excellent lawyer. She has a high understanding of current market trends, which allows her to give balanced advice that makes negotiations efficient."
"Charlotte has a fantastic knowledge in infrastructure. She is a great advisor in very complex transactions."
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