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Shell advised on 49% stake in ESCO Pacific

Oil and gas company Shell has been advised by Norton Rose Fulbright on its acquisition of a 49 per cent interest in ESCO Pacific.

user iconJerome Doraisamy 07 January 2020 Big Law
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Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright (Shell).

Deal: Shell has acquired 49 per cent of ESCO, giving it an “interest in a 1GW project pipeline and constitutes its next step towards becoming a global integrated power business”.

Area: M&A.

Value: Undisclosed.

Key players: The NRF team was led by partners Martin Irwin and Kelly Davies, who were supported by partners Noni Shannon and Adrian Jones, special counsel Brett Thornton, and associate Ellen Laughton.

Deal significance: Mr Irwin said: “We are delighted to have assisted Shell on this investment. It is a further step not only in evolution of Shell’s business in Australia but in the continued transformation of the Australian energy market.”

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.

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