"Recognised for her expertise in corporate transactions and regulatory advice related to renewable energy."
The Legal 500 UK 2025
"A talented, pragmatic lawyer whose calm presence is well appreciated in the midst of intense files."
The Legal 500 UK 2025
"Well regarded for her work in the energy transition sphere."
The Legal 500 UK 2024
Profile
Beatrice Lo advises corporate and private equity clients on their most complex transactions, often within highly regulated industries and with a cross-border element.
Beatrice draws on extensive experience representing clients on their key transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, carve-outs, and equity investments, as well as providing general corporate law advice. Her work spans across a number of industries, including:
Power, energy transition, and renewables
Asset management and financial services
She understands the markets in which her clients operate and crafts effective solutions that help them achieve their ultimate business objectives.
Experience
Beatrice’s representative experience include advising:
Energy Transition, Renewables, and Power
Apollo on its US$600 million investment to acquire a 50% interest in a joint venture entity related to the Vale Oman Distribution Center from Vale S.A.
PTTEP, Thailand’s national oil and gas company, on its £522 million acquisition of a 25.5% stake in the Seagreen offshore wind farm from TotalEnergies
Lime Rock Management on the strategic partnership between Ardyne, a Lime Rock portfolio company and supplier of specialized technology and services catering to the energy industry, and Weatherford International
Energy Capital Partners, an energy-transition infrastructure investor, on the £341 million sale of Triton Power to Equinor and SSE Thermal
Iberdrola on its £1.63 billion sale of a 40% stake of East Anglia, a UK-based provider of energy services, to Green Investment Group
A green investment company on acquiring a stake in an offshore windfarm and related joint venture arrangements with a leading European energy supplier*
A Danish renewable energy company on selling a gas-fired power station to a consortium of investors led by a global investment bank*
Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private investment firm, on selling a 25% interest in Axxela, Nigeria’s largest private-sector gas distributor, to Sojitz
An investment firm on acquiring a controlling stake in a solar power development project in Nigeria
A multinational oil company on its recommended cash-and-share offer for a British energy company*
Asset Management and Financial Services
Ares Management Corporation on the US$3.7 billion acquisition of GLP International
Grupo Financiero Galicia, Argentina’s largest private financial group, on acquiring HSBC’s Argentina business
Credit Suisse on selling its global trust business to The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its partnership with Generation Investment Management and investment in FNZ, a global fintech company
A large European bank on its proposed joint venture with a global investment firm to create a global asset manager in Europe and Latin America*
A diversified asset management firm on acquiring a London-based fixed income manager*
The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society on acquiring Scottish Equitable’s UK-based business, consisting of life insurance, critical illness, and income protection policies
Integro Group, an Odyssey Investment Partners portfolio company, on acquiring Hawkes Bay Holdings, a London-based provider of insurance broker and underwriting agency services
A number of clients on investing in and acquiring insurance brokerage businesses
Other Complex Transactions
Nissan Motor Co. on a new framework agreement relating to its strategic alliance with Renault Group
Whirlpool Corporation on the joint venture between Whirlpool and Arcelik, a Turkey-based company that manufactures household appliances, to combine their European domestic appliance businesses into a newly formed entity
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation on selling the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane to Qatar Investment Authority
ViaSat on its joint venture with Eutelsat Communications, combining Eutelsat’s current European broadband business with ViaSat’s broadband technologies and consumer internet service provider (ISP) business expertise
William Demant Invest on acquiring Vision RT, a UK-based 3D surface imaging technology company developing products and solutions for surface guided radiation therapy
Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
Firm’s asset management M&A and real estate teams advised the global alternative investment manager in transaction establishing a US$115+ billion global real assets platform.
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