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We are one of the world's largest law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegiate and team based way of working.

We always strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, which include corporates from all the commercial and industrial sectors, governments, regulators, trade bodies and not for profit organisations. We provide them with the highest quality advice and legal insight, which combines the Firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Many of the world's leading organisations look to Clifford Chance not just for legal expertise but for advice on business critical issues.

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"More Band 1 rankings in Chambers and Partners Global 2024 than any other firm"

We're honoured to have been recognised in Chambers and Partners' Global Legal Guide 2024 with... 

👉 115 Band 1 rankings covering all the major areas of legal expertise 
👉 Band 1 in 14 of the Global-Wide sections, which recognise firms best placed to handle complex international mandates
👉 384 of our lawyers ranked, underlining the firm's all-round performance.

A huge thank you to our clients as always. Read more: https://okt.to/UTgwn1

#WhereBrightMindsMeet

🌅 We've advised BlackRock's flagship public-private finance vehicle Climate Finance Partnership on its investment in Ditrolic Energy's to support the company's plans to reach its targeted 1GW+ pipeline of solar projects through the expansion of its portfolio of commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility-scale solar assets in #Malaysia, #Bangladesh, #Indonesia and the #Philippines. 

⚡ The portfolio is expected to eliminate an estimated 2.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, while improving access to electricity for approximately 52,000 consumers and providing around 3,500 jobs. Read more: https://bit.ly/3UIglwb

Our team: Nadia Kalic, Emily Yung, Victor Leung, Echo Yang, Lisa J., Will Lucas, Christie Long, Henry Garing, Chantelle Masters, Chad Bochan, Jervis Chan, Brian Wang, Tom Lin and Ella Keating.

Nadia said: "We are delighted to have supported BlackRock's Climate Finance Partnership on this transaction. It highlights the pivotal role of blended finance in mobilising capital to accelerate the development of climate-related infrastructure where it is most needed: in fast growing energy markets that are also some of the most susceptible to the effects of climate change."

#EnergyTransition #Renewables #BlendedFinance

✈️ Flying high! Thank you Airline Economics for naming Clifford Chance the Law Firm of the Year.

In addition, our #AssetFinance team advised on:

👉 Engine Finance Deal of the Year: SES Secured Portfolio Financing
👉 Freighter Finance Deal of the Year: ASL Aviation Holdings, Enhanced Equipment Trust Loans (EETL)
👉 Restructuring Deal of the Year: Azul Liability Management and Recapitalization
👉 M&A Deal of the Year: AviLease acquisition and financing of Standard Chartered aviation leasing business
👉 M&A Finance Deal of the Year: Apollo PK Airfinance acquisition and financing of Standard Chartered's aviation loan portfolio
👉 Overall Deal of the Year: Air India GIFT City A350 finance lease transactions 

Zarrar Sehgal, Head of the Global Asset Finance Group, commented: "This achievement illustrates how Clifford Chance stands out in the market, bringing an ability to cover the full spectrum of deal types with our sector knowledge and cross-practice capabilities. We are proud of our team of dedicated lawyers, our client-first approach and the integrated global network that makes us the law firm of choice for complex asset finance transactions."

Report: The #EnergyTransition requires a massive and increased rate of investment from both the public and the private sectors 🌎 

In our 2024 Trends report, we explore what will shape the year ahead, focusing on the innovations and legal developments that we are seeing in clean hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, green fuels, carbon pricing, digital transformation, innovative finance and incentives to mobilise capital.

Jonathan Castelan, co-head of our Energy Transition initiative, comments: “The energy transition space is continuing to mature, and investors are becoming more comfortable with both public and private incentives. The combination of these two factors will spur global investment in energy transition projects. While there will be increased opportunities for investors, it will be important for them to ensure the success of their projects by staying apprised of the latest market trends and evolving incentive landscape."

Russell Wells, co-head of our Energy Transition initiative, comments: “Seeking out the right opportunities while navigating legal and regulatory hurdles is vital for businesses. Projects are advancing, funding is becoming available and innovative solutions are emerging, but the backdrop of ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and increased regulatory scrutiny will create some headwinds."

Explore our report 👉 https://bit.ly/3SWQ4Jg

One of the largest ever debt raises in #Europe in the automotive battery sector: we've advised the lenders (BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo) and the export credit agencies (Bpifrance, Euler Hermes and SACE) on ACC - Automotive Cells Company's EUR4.4 billion debt raise to finance the construction of three lithium-ion battery cell gigafactories in France, Germany and Italy, as well as its R&D.

This transaction will accelerate ACC's development and strengthen its position as a key player in the battery industry for high-performance, low-carbon electric vehicles 🚗

Our team: Daniel Zerbib, Gauthier Martin, Fabien Jacquemard, Nina Yoshida, Ophélie Han Fing, Russell Wells, Ed Bretherton, Massimo Amoruso, Ope Osinubi, Amber Miller, Thomas Hobbs Martin, Florian Mahler, Nicolas Cookson, Bahar Rahimyar, Birte Hüller, Giuseppe Chiaula, Chiara Commis, Filippo Tassoni, Giovanni Fierro, Gabriele Costanzo Piccinino, Lisa FOURNIER, Sophie. Guilhem-Ducleon, Marine Larrue-Duin, Charlotte Herskovitch, Nicolas Weissenbacher, Clément Silve, Kelly Cannon, Olivier Gaillard, Sergei Kabanov, MBA, Valentina Niegisch, Julia Wisniewska and Roberto Ingrassia.

#Infrastructure #Batteries

Proud to have advised on 7️⃣ Deals of the Year by the Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2024! 

Celebrating the most innovative deals in #Africa from Sovereign, Corporate and Financial Institution issuers and borrowers, we advised on: 

👉 Ground-Breaking Deal of the Year: USD500m Blue Bond (Republic of Gabon)
👉 Export Finance Deal of the Year: EUR256 Million Financing For Three New Hospitals in Angola
👉 Financial Institutions/Bank Bond Deal of the Year: Mauritius Commercial Bank's US$300m Bond Issuance
👉 M&A Deal of the Year: US$1.5 Billion Lekela Sale
👉 Power Finance Deal of the Year: Lephalale Captive Solar Power Project financing (South Africa)
👉 Structured Finance Deal of the Year: US$130m Securitisation Green Light Planet Kenya
👉 Sukuk Deal of the Year: US$1.5billion Debut Issuance (Republic of Egypt)

#CapitalMarkets #Finance #MergersAndAcquistions

🚚 We've advised MEDLOG Transport & Logistics, the global logistics and supply chain provider, on its takeover of the operation of the iPort Rail multimodal freight terminal in Doncaster, UK. MEDLOG formally entered into a lease of Phase 1 of iPort Rail on 4 February, with the existing iPort Rail team remaining in place to ensure that the operation continues seamlessly in order to provide continuity for customers.

iPort’s developer Verdion is now commencing Phase 2 of iPort Rail which has been pre-let to MEDLOG. Phase 2 will double storage capacity at the terminal and increase the number of trains it can accommodate daily, providing extra capacity to continue the low-carbon movement of goods to existing iPort occupiers and businesses across the region.

Partner Ian Painter says: "It has been a pleasure working with the MEDLOG team on expanding their UK rail operations and to help bring the development and leasing of two phases of this strategically important freight terminal to fruition. The transaction highlights two areas of deep expertise for the Clifford Chance team – our real estate development and infrastructure investment capabilities – and emphasises our ability to operate multi-disciplinary teams seamlessly across practice areas with the deal requiring real estate, rail regulatory, planning and environment, construction, employment and intellectual property input."

Our team: Ian, Holly Porter, Katie Kempthorne, Gyasi Vialva-Husbands, Nigel Howorth, Ed Bretherton, Amber Miller, Alastair Windass, Alistair Green, Donald McCombie and Alex Walker.

#Logistics #SupplyChains #RealEstate

"The lovely thing about my job now is that it enables me to enjoy those individual relationships. And actually it’s a privilege that the individuals that I get to spend time with are leaders in the institutions that we’re also building relationships with."

Melissa Fogarty, Joint Head of Corporate in London, speaks to Habiba Cullen-Jafar at Law.com International about her career, the excitement of working on multi-billion pound M&A deals and developing talent at Clifford Chance (£) 👉 https://okt.to/7AZKkX

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Happy #LunarNewYear! Wishing you good fortune, health and happiness for the Year of the Dragon 🧧

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