TotalEnergies and Masdar forms a joint venture: the advisors
Multi-energy company TotalEnergies agreed to form a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, Masdar. The parties signed a binding agreement to establish a US$2.2 billion 50/50 joint venture that will merge their onshore renewable activities in nine countries across Asia.
In connection with the operation, Latham & Watkins advised TotalEnergies, and Norton Rose Fulbright represented Masdar.
The Latham & Watkins team
The Latham team, led by London partners Beatrice Lo and Ed Barnett, with associates Stuart McRobbie and Vladislav Vasiliev, also included Dubai partners Eyad Latif (pictured left) and Omar Maayeh (pictured right), working on UAE matters with associate Sammy Lockhart. Paris partner Olivia Rauch-Ravisé, with associate Hugo Matricon, advised on tax matters. Paris partner Adrien Giraud, with associate Marion Penloup worked on antitrust aspects. London partner Christian McDermott, with associate Komal Shemar, oversaw data and technology matters, while London counsel Shaun Thompson managed all employment and pensions aspects. London counsel Evelyne Girio worked on projects matters with associate Daniel Chen.
The Norton Rose Fulbright team
The Norton Rose Fulbright team on the matter included London-based partners Michael Alliston (tax) and Mike Knapper (IP), senior associate Nathan Mallinson and associates Ed Davenport and Anita Peri (projects), partner Hussain Kubba and associates Tim Chia and Tim Ikramov (corporate), counsel Fareed Muhammed and associate Guy Vouha (tax), senior associate Alex Redbourne and associate Polina Maloshchinskaia (IP), partner Jonathan Newman and counsel Nick Howard (employment), partner David Harris and associate Lubna Fahoum (disputes) and partner Lesley Browning, counsel Graeme Tricker and associate Loren Ward (pensions). Singapore-based partner Craig Loveless, senior associates Dexter Tan and Josiah Tam and associates Alden Tan and Nicole Lim also advised on the matter. Senior associate Michael Stevens worked from the firm’s Dubai office. Partner Kresna Panggabean of Norton Rose Fulbright’s associated Jakarta-based law firm TNB & Partners advised on corporate and commercial aspects in Indonesia alongside counsel Vanda Kaonang, senior associate Tias Karina and associates Hany Areta and Salman Sembiring.
