Andrew Burleigh

Andrew advises clients on their investments in all aspects of the Energy Transition and power and commodities value chains. He acts for both financial sponsors and strategic investors on their investments in solar and wind renewable generation assets, a range of clients investing in new low-carbon and circular-economy technologies, mining sector participants on their investments in critical minerals assets and supermajors and national oil companies on the acquisition and divestment of upstream oil and gas assets and downstream petroleum and electric vehicle charging businesses.

Andrew has previously spent time on secondment to the renewables and energy solutions team of a supermajor.

• Hitachi. Advising Hitachi on its USD 11 billion acquisition and carve out of ABB’s power grids business.
• Shell. Advising Shell on the sale of its 411 site Russian downstream retail and lubricants blending business, Shell Neft, to PJSC Lukoil.   
• Shell. Advising Shell on the sale of its interest the Salym Petroleum Development joint venture to Gazprom Neft.
• Shell. Advising Shell on its acquisition of the PANOLIN Environmentally Considerate Lubricants (ECLs) business from the PANOLIN Group. 
• Galp. Advising Galp on the sale to ADNOC of its non-operated interest in Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, Mozambique for consideration of up to USD 1.15 billion.
• Galp. Advising Galp on the USD 830 million sale of its non-operated interests in Angolan offshore blocks 32, 14 and 14K to Etu Energias.
• ZCCM. Advising ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc on its agreement with Abu Dhabi's mining champion International Resources Holding RSC Limited (IRH) under which IRH committed to invest USD 1.1 billion into Mopani Copper Mines Plc, one of Zambia's most important copper mining operations.
• ZCCM. Advising ZCCM Investment Holdings Plc on its agreement to restructure its joint venture arrangements with First Quantum Minerals in respect of the Kansanshi Mine, Zambia, by way of conversion of its ordinary dividend rights into a life of mine royalty.
• Iberdrola. Advising Iberdrola on its acquisition of a portfolio of UK PV Solar projects from Lightsource BP.
• Advising a number of international funds, strategic investors and financial sponsors on the establishment of development joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals of portfolios of UK and European EV charging, PV solar, onshore and offshore wind businesses.