Dentons is pleased to announce the recruitment of two new partners in London: structured finance specialist Peter Voisey and projects lawyer Alistair Black.
Peter was previously a Partner at Clifford Chance. His clients include retail and investment banks, both as issuers and arrangers of structured capital markets transactions, advisory firms, building societies, central banks, industry bodies, insurance companies, funds and shadow banks. He is regarded as a leading authority on asset backed securities, covered bonds and warehousings, covering many different asset classes, and on portfolio acquisitions, disposals and financings, and will work alongside structured finance Partner Ed Hickman, who joined the Firm in 2012 from Linklaters, in order to further grow the practice.
Alistair Black joins from the Projects team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was a senior associate. He has a wide range of experience in the LNG, oil and gas, conventional, renewable and nuclear power and petrochemicals sectors, and his skillset covers project development, project finance and corporate M&A. He has been appointed a Partner within Dentons’ Energy, Transport and Infrastructure (ETI) practice.
Jeremy Cohen, Dentons’ UKMEA Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Peter and Alistair are both quality additions to our Finance and ETI practices and I am very pleased to welcome them to the Firm. Growing market share is one of our key strategic objectives in the UK, and their arrivals follow the recent hires of David Collins, Stephen Levy, Martin Mankabady and Nik Colbridge in Corporate, TMT Partner Tracey Sheehan, Adrian Magnus in Competition and an 11-partner Financial Disputes and Contentious Regulatory team from Matthew Arnold & Baldwin.”
London Head of Banking & Finance Paul Holland adds, “The recovering markets, increasing regulatory cost of capital and rise of alternative sources of finance all present an opportunity for us to build out a high quality structured finance practice in London. As the market continues to evolve away from traditional loan financing Peter’s arrival will help us to move up the quality ladder and secure more complex transactions from our existing banking relationships.”
London Head of ETI Matthew Hanslip Ward comments, “The global energy markets offer huge opportunities for Dentons. The confluence between the gas and oil and electricity generation industries, and shift towards renewables, means that those firms with a real energy pedigree and a seamless global network are well-placed to capture work in this strategically important sector. Alistair’s wide-ranging experience will enhance our full-spectrum service in London.”
Source: www.dentons.com
