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Andrew Gallagher
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English
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Chambers UK, 2024"He's a very sensible lawyer.”
Andrew is a partner in the firm's Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, and Projects (IERP) team. He focuses on infrastructure finance, project finance, PPP and related infra M&A transactions.
He advises senior lenders, sponsors, investors and borrowers on a variety of international infrastructure and project finance deals across a range of market sectors including transport, power and renewables, energy transition and digital. Andrew is recognised in the major legal directories for his expertise, including as a “Leading Individual” for Infrastructure: Project Finance (Legal 500 UK, 2019-2026); Infrastructure (Chambers UK, 2020-2026); and Projects (Chambers UK, 2015-2026). Clients are quoted as stating that “Andrew Gallagher has been consistently outstanding as lender’s counsel. He has managed to balance communication with the sponsors whilst maintaining trust with lenders” (Legal 500 UK, 2023).
Chambers UK, 2024"He's a very sensible lawyer.”
Representative experience
National Wealth Fund on the project financing of Highview Power's 50MW/250MWh Carrington "Liquid-Air" cryogenic energy storage facility.
Senior lenders to the Riverlinx Consortium on the project financing of the £1bn Silvertown Tunnel DBFM project.
Senior lenders on the refinancing of Inland Terminals Group (ITG), an inland container terminals operator in the Netherlands and Belgium owned by Infracapital.
Senior lenders to Roam on its debt facilities to fund the roll-out of EV charging points in the UK.
Senior lenders to Transmission Capital on the financings of the Moray East and East Anglia One OFTO projects.
National Wealth Fund on its £250m funding tranche for the £3bn NeuConnect Germany-UK interconnector project.
Senior lenders to Belfast International Airport Ltd and sponsor VINCI Concessions on the refinancing of the airport.
DP World on the project financing of a new container port terminal at Ndayane, Senegal.
The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) on the EUR 370 million ECA‑covered financing of the II stage Tyligulska wind power plant in Ukraine.
Senior lenders to Intertoll, the European O&M provider and Toll Operator, on its corporate refinancing.
Senior Lenders on the financing of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton Airports.
European Investment Bank on its €1bn financing for the Thames Tideway Tunnel Project.
Senior Lenders on the refinancing of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Acute Care PPP project in Bermuda.
A syndicate of DFI lenders on the project financing of the Ilute solar PV project in Zambia.
Metito Utilities Limited on the project financing of a waste water project in Namangan, Uzbekistan.
A syndicate of DFI lenders in relation to the project financing of the 50MW Tulu Moye geothermal project in Ethiopia.
FCDO on its $1bn guarantee program with AfDB to boost lending to support South Africa’s JET programme.
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) on the expansion project financing of the Takoradi 2 IPP, Ghana.
Ambac Assurance UK on its acquisition and financing of the Tameside Hospital PPP project.
The UK Government's Department for Transport (DfT) on the Intercity Express Rolling Stock PPP project.
Credentials
Education
- Law Society Finals, The College of Law, Chester, 1993
- LLB, University of Exeter, 1992
Court admissions
- England and Wales
Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales
Recognition
Publications
Events
Hogan Lovells Events
2 July 2024 | 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (BST)