Emmanuel Ninos
Partner London
Emmanuel is a partner in the Projects Group.
Emmanuel has a particular focus on the development, acquisition and financing of energy and infrastructure assets, both in the primary and secondary markets. He regularly acts for contractors, sponsors and lenders with special expertise in the renewable energy sector (solar, onshore and offshore wind, biomass, energy from waste and hydro projects). He has also been independently recognised for his expertise by leading legal directory Chambers UK 2022, where he is ranked for non-contentious construction matters. He has also been recognised in Legal 500 UK, where clients said, “Emmanuel Ninos has been central to the success of major contracts and we look forward to continuing to work with him”.
- Advising the lenders to DIF Capital Partners, via its DIF Infrastructure VII fund, on the financing of a 540 MW portfolio of co-located UK solar generation and battery storage assets comprising seven ready-to-build sites.
- Advised Burbo Extension Ltd, a consortium of Ørsted A/S, Danish pension provider PKA and KIRKBI A/S, on the construction aspects of the sale of transmission assets valued at approximately £193m to Diamond Transmission Partners BBE Limited pursuant to the OFTO regime.
- Advisded the National Bank of Greece on a >10 year €371m non-recourse acquisition financing to a consortium comprising Snam, Enagás and Fluxys to fund its acquisitionof a 66% stake in the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator S.A. for €535m.
- Advised Vortex, a European renewables platform managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, on its circa £470m acquisition of a 365 MW UK solar PV portfolio from TerraForm Power, one of the largest UK solar portfolios.
- Advised a BlackRock owned project company on the EKF-backed construction financing for the 160 MW Tellenes wind farm in Norway, including the PPA with Google, listed as one of Inspiratia’s top ten most significant renewables deals of 2016.
Education
- 2001 – 2004 · University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Law LL.B
- 2004 – 2005 · College of Law York, LPC
Memberships and Associations
- Law Society of England & Wales
- ArticleVietnamese Offshore Wind – Status and recent developments
- PressWFW advises L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund on acquisition of minority stake in East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm
- PressWFW advises Varco Energy on Sambar Power battery storage project acquisition
- PressWFW advises Eurobank on €315m 560 MW Greek solar project financing
- ArticleThe Future of EV Charging: Spotlight on United Kingdom