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Simon Clark

Partner

Email

simon.clark@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 756 1150

Offices

New York

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Simon specializes in advising private equity funds and other sponsors in their energy and infrastructure investments in the Americas.
Prior to joining the firm, Simon was Deputy General Counsel at an international power generation company. In addition to his current focus on infrastructure transactions, Simon has broad cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and capital markets experience.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Cubico Sustainable Investments in its acquisition from Brookfield of a portfolio of wind farms and solar assets in Uruguay, including the Carape I, Carape II and Alto Cielo projects.
  • CMB Prime in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Generadora Metropolitana, one of Chile's largest power generation companies.
  • CPPIB on the USD4.5bn acquisition of Ports America from Oaktree Management, and on subsequent equity co-invest syndications through One Queen Capital.
  • EQT Infrastructure on the initial acquisition and subsequent sale of Fenix Marine Services, the operator of one of the busiest port complexes in North America located in Los Angeles, California, to CMA CGM, for an enterprise value of USD2.3bn.
  • Conrac Solutions and its shareholders in connection with the sale of the Conrac Solutions business to Meridiam.
  • Conrac Solutions LLC on its sale of a 50% interest and joint venture arrangements with The Related Companies.
  • Concord Infrastructure Investments LLC in its acquisition of three repowering wind farms in Texas from Ares Energy Investors.
  • Concord Infrastructure Investments LLC in connection with its acquisition of a 25% interest in the Three Rivers Energy Center (a 1,258 MW combined-cycle gas-fired power plant) project in Illinois from General Electric and Competitive Power Ventures.
  • Prostar Capital on its USD250 million acquisition from NuStar Energy LP of the Statia crude oil storage terminal located on the island of St. Eustatius in the Caribbean.
  • Prostar Capital on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Eureka Midstream Holdings, a gas pipeline operator servicing the Utica and Marcellus shale basins.
  • 3i Infrastructure fund on its acquisition of Smarte Carte, a leading concessionaire of airport luggage carts and other services.
  • Dutch Infrastructure Fund on the financing of its acquisition of American Roads LLC, an owner of a portfolio of tolled bridges and tunnels in Michigan and Alabama.
  • Korean company Daelim Industrial Ltd. in its equity investment and joint venture arrangements with Thailand’s national petrochemical company PTTGC, in connection with the proposed greenfield development of a USD6bn world-scale petrochemical complex in Ohio.
  • UBS Asset Management and CalSTRS in connection with the acquisition of a minority interest in Ports America from Oaktree.
  • An institutional investor in connection with a significant investment in Reef Technology, a provider of mobile kitchens and last block logistics services.
  • An institutional investor in its pursuit of an investment in a wholesale dark fiber business servicing data centers in Northern Virginia.
  • Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, JLC Infrastructure, Ullico and Ferrovial (the consortium) on the USD9.5bn financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the redevelopment of Terminal 1 at JFK airport. Awarded ‘2022 P3 Deal of the Year’ by Project Finance International; ‘2022 North American Deal of the Year’ by Proximo; and ‘2022 North American Transport Deal of the Year’ by IJGlobal.

Qualifications

Admissions

Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2024

Admitted: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2005

Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2004

Academic

J.D., New York University School of Law, 2003

A.B., Harvard College, 1996

Languages

Spanish, French
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.