Linklaters is advising RWE, a global energy company, on its financial investment of $900 million to acquire an indirect 16% stake in the Louisiana LNG Project. RWE proceeds will be used to fund the construction of the terminal.
The Linklaters team was led by Head of U.S. Infrastructure and Private Capital M&A Elena Rubinov and M&A Partner Vinita Sithapathy, and included M&A Associates Rebecca Iles, Titus Kabega, Lauren Wells, Sara Luzzatto, and Tochukwu Okafor.
The team also included Energy & Infrastructure Partners Mark Russell and Marius Griskonis, Global Energy Transition Lead Joanna Addison, Senior Counsel Diana Jeschke, and Associates Hector Thornton-Swan, Lauri Kai, and In Sun You; Tax Partner Gabriel Grossman and Associates Reuven Rosen and Flavio Amorim; Environmental Partner Lauren Bachtel and Associates Nteboheng Mokuena and Andres Armada; Intellectual Property Partner Shruti Chopra; Real Estate Counsel Yelena Nersesyan; Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Counsel Sean Solomon; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Partner Janet Lee; and Antitrust and Foreign Investment Partners Antonia Sherman and Jonathan Gafni, and Associates Alexis Clark, Anna Gooding, and Ray Hou.
