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Mitchell Ikoghode

Partner

Mitch advises sponsors, private capital investors, a diverse range of funders and borrowers on a wide variety of renewable energy, oil and gas and infrastructure projects.

She advises throughout the lifecycle of a project on financing, shareholders' arrangements, structuring and revenue and operational contracts (including PPAs, concession agreements and O&M contracts). Mitch has advised on a broad range of deals across the energy and infrastructure landscape (greenfield and brownfield) including, windfarms, offshore transmission assets, solar, district energy networks, roads, hospitals and satellites. 

Legal500 2023 describes Mitch as ‘a pragmatic and excellent team member”sprea

Experience

Representative matters

Green Investment Group on the establishment of Corio Generation Limited (a specialist offshore wind business with a project pipeline of over 30GW of green energy in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific) and on its joint venture arrangements with Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan.

Corio on its divestment to TotalEnergies of certain interests in the Formosa 3 Project.

Lenders on the financing of the Triton Knoll OFTO.

Equinor and Polenergia on the development and financing of Baltyk II and Baltyk III offshore wind projects.

A consortium of Macquarie, Cintra, Royal BAM, SK Construction and Aberdeen Standard Investments on the GBP1.2bn project financing of the Silvertown Tunnel PPP under the River Thames.

Yahsat on the USD700m financing of the development of Thuraya 4 satellite for commercial and military applications in the United Arab Emirates.

Lenders to Chappal on its acquisition of Equinor’s onshore oil and gas assets in Nigeria.

Recognition

She is great. She is the [lawyer] who does everything. She knows it all and gets the deal done. She is a very solid attorney.
Chambers UK 2022 (Energy & Natural Resources)

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as Solicitor, England and Wales, 2012

Professional Membership - The Law Society, England and Wales

Academic

LLB, Law, University of Warwick
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.