Elizabeth Gillespie
Associate London
Elizabeth is an Associate in the London Projects Group.
Elizabeth specialises in construction and project development in the energy and infrastructure sector, acting for developers and contractors both domestically and internationally.
Since joining the firm, Elizabeth has worked in the firm’s London and Paris offices.
- Advising a renewable energy producer on the financing of its first set of sustainability-linked corporate loan facilities which will enable it to refinance its existing debt and further expand its global renewable energy platform.
- Advising a well-known project development company in the construction of two UK-battery storage projects.
- Advising Marguerite One Sàrl on the sale of the 88.8 MW Marguerite Wind Celsius GmbH portfolio, which holds shares in the Grimsås and Brännliden wind farms in Sweden to Aneo Production Holding AS. The Grimsås wind farm, located in the municipalities of Tranemo and Gislaved, comprises 13 wind turbine generators with an aggregate capacity of 46.8 MW. The Brännliden wind farm comprises 10 WTGs with an aggregate capacity of 42 MW and is located in the municipality of Skellefteå, Sweden.
- Advising global solar developer Lightsource bp on the sale of a portfolio of 58 operational assets to a consortium comprising GLIL Infrastructure and Bluefield Solar Income Fund.
- Advising BBVA on the financing for the construction and operation of a portfolio of two solar PV plants located in Valladolid with a total installed capacity of 66 MWp, with Matrix Renewables, S.L.U. as sponsor.
Education
- 2020 – 2021 · BPP London – LPC
- 2017 – 2019 · BPP London – GDL
- 2012 – 2016 · University of Edinburgh
- ArticleThe future of Chinese-made turbines in European Offshore Wind – a case of ‘definitely, maybe’?
- PressWFW advises lenders on €1.3bn Recurrent Energy green financing
- PressWFW advises Varco Energy on Sambar Power battery storage project acquisition
- PressWFW advises lenders on financing for Trident Energy’s entry into the Republic of Congo
- PressWFW advises Vattenfall on sale of Norfolk Boreas and Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm projects to RWE