Infrastructure & Project Finance
Mapping the way
What is involved?
We advise our clients at all stages of the project lifecycle including:
- Structuring and financing ‘greenfield’ infrastructure projects and on managing operational projects.
- Infrastructure planning, including Development Consent Orders for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and other consenting regimes.
- Procurement, construction, operation and exit strategy.
- Energy and Waste projects, including Heat Networks.
- PFI handback advice for procuring authorities, equity investors and FM contractors.
- All aspects of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure projects.
Our team has advised on some of the largest and most complex transactions to come to the market, with an aggregate value in excess of £14 billion. Whether you are a promoter, sponsor, lender, contractor, key public authority stakeholder, affected land owner or objector, we are well placed to assist you.
As a firm, we have many years’ experience working with owners, managers, funders, and procuring authorities in managing operational projects across a broad range of sectors.
Why choose Freeths?
- We are trusted by a number of the leading UK infrastructure funds and other key stakeholders to advise them on high profile, complex matters.
We believe that there is no better endorsement of our capabilities than our client base
- We have the strength and depth of resource, market knowledge and experience required to bring transactions to a close or achieve your objectives in a cost-effective and efficient manner
- Our team members have top level experience of advising on infrastructure projects, and a thorough understanding of project and finance documentation, infrastructure planning, compulsory purchase and compensation law and how best to approach issues from the perspective of all stakeholders
- You can trust us to be commercially-minded, readily accessible and available to provide clear solutions
Our experience includes:
Structuring, financing and managing operational projects:
- Variations and change management
- Market testing and benchmarking
- Refinancings
- Equity restructurings
- PFI handback schemes and their termination
- Secondary market transactions
- Data protection, freedom of information and confidentiality issues
- Adjudications, mediations and settlements
- Employment and HR issues
- Procurement and public law issues
Infrastructure planning:
- Development Consent Order applications for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
- Compulsory purchase orders and compensation
- Transport and Work Act Orders
- Hybrid Bills
Key contacts
James Larmour
Partner
Jackie Heeds
Partner & Joint Lead of Major Projects
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Infrastructure & Project Finance Lawyers
National Head of Team




James Larmour
Partner
0345 017 1122


Chris Freeston
Managing Partner
0345 634 1725


Michael Bray
Partner
0345 126 3775


Robert Bruce
Partner
0345 128 6958


Ed Hall
Partner
0345 073 8559



Jackie Heeds
Partner
0345 634 2606


Katie Hillier
Partner
0345 073 8551


Chris Holwell
Partner
0345 050 3667


Alex Johnson
Partner
0345 077 9643


Kim Jones
Partner
0345 166 6274


Clare King
Partner
0345 128 6950




James Larmour
Partner
0345 017 1122


Andrew Maxwell
Partner
0345 128 6997


Philip Myers
Partner
0345 030 5758


Penny Simpson
Partner
0345 017 1133


Richard Williams
Partner
0345 030 5737


Rachael Yates
Partner
0345 077 9578


Lynne Ingram
Director
0345 126 4387


Jude Mladek
Director
0345 166 6304


Frank Suttie
Director
0345 128 6996


Stephen Evans
Managing Associate
0121 233 5996


Amy Weir
Senior Associate
0345 404 1725


Reece Ballett
Associate
0345 128 6980


Lewis Whalley
Associate
0345 404 1716
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- Advising INPP on its acquisition of an additional 40% interest in the Lewisham Building Schools for the Future Project from Babcock Project Investments for £14.3 million. This included conducting due diligence on the underlying project and finance documents, and negotiating acquisition documents.
- Advising the Project Company on the £177 million refinancing of a street lighting project.
- Advising the Project Company on the £54 million refinancing of a Building Schools for the Future Project.
- Advising Dalmore Capital on a significant acquisition from Sir Robert McAlpine of an additional 30% investment in the Newcastle Building Schools for the Future Project.
- Advising Amber Infrastructure in relation to INPP’s investment in the ‘Thames Tideway Tunnel’ to finance the development of a £4.2 billion “super sewer” in London.
- Advising Tarmac, as O&M contractor, in relation to the £600 million Mersey Gateway Project. The project featured the first wrapped bonds under the UK Infrastructure Guarantee Programme and a financing structure including long term commercial bank finance, a construction working capital facility and long term mezzanine finance.
- Advising TC Ormonde OFTO Limited on the restructuring of its senior debt facilities to allow for the receipt of Network Innovation Competition Funding from Ofgem.
Infrastructure planning:
- Heathrow Third Runway Development Consent Order (DCO) application – Acting for Council
- A303 Tunnelling of Stonehenge DCO – Acting for heritage body
- Hinckley National Strategic Rail Freight Interchange DCO – Acting for Council
- Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Proposed DCO – Acting for affected business land owner
- Esso Southampton – Heathrow Aviation Fuel Pipeline DCO – Acting for affected major retailer
- Milford Haven Biomass Renewable Energy Plant Development of National Significance (Welsh equivalent to DCO) – Acted for promoter
- HS2 – Advising various land owners
- East West Rail – Advised land owners and completed compensation and settlement agreements
- Thames Tideway Tunnel – Advised affected owner and completed compensation and settlement agreement
- Various large road schemes (eg Stafford Western Access Route and Gedling Access Road)
- Various compulsory purchase orders and compensation issues, including significant claims in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chambers)
Client service
‘Doing the right thing’ is at the heart of Freeths. Find out more about our excellent client service and the strong set of values that guide the way we work.
Talk to us
Freeths are a leading national law firm with 13 offices across the UK. If you have a query about our services or just want to find out more, why not give us a call?
Contact: 03301 001 014