Raymond Lou

Raymond has significant experience in M&A transactions, restructures and financing / fundraising, with a particular focus on utilities, energy transition and renewables projects (including solar, wind, BESS and hydrogen). He has acted on some of the largest cross-border transactions assisting international IPPs and financial investors investing into Australia, including Shell Energy, Enel Green Power, Dutch Infrastructure Fund, Wirsol Energy, BayWa r.e., Spark Infrastructure and others.

Raymond leads the Energy Practice in Australia.

Raymond is also a fully bilingual speaker (Mandarin) and heads up the China Practice in Australia.

Energy & Infrastructure

• Advised Potentia Energy (previously EGP Australia) on the acquisition of c. AUD 1 billion portfolio of wind, solar and BESS projects from DIF and Cbus Super.
• Advised HD Renewables on its joint venture with ZEN Energy and acquisition of over 1GW of greenfield BESS and BESS hybrid projects in the NEM.
• Advised Atmos Renewables on JDA with Nomad Energy on over 1GW of solar and BESS projects in Western Australia.
• Advised EDP Renewables on their acquisition of ITP Development and over 1.5GW of solar and BESS projects in Australia.
• Advised Osaka Gas on its joint venture with ACE Power on the co-development of 500MW+ of solar and BESS projects in Australia.
• Advised WIRCON GmbH on the c. AUD 950 million sale of operating and greenfield solar and BESS portfolio to Gentari, a subsidiary of PETRONAS.
• Advised Shell Energy on its JV with Macquarie's Green Investment Group to deliver the 400MWh Rangebank BESS in Victoria; and joint venture with WestWind Energy over 4GW pipeline of wind projects.
• Advised Maoneng Australia on its partnership with Gaw Capital Partners over 1.9GW of BESS and solar PV portfolio.
• Advised Wirsol Energy Australia on its acquisition, development and financing of a portfolio of 400MW of solar PV projects in Australia.
• Advised Enel Green Power and Dutch Infrastructure Fund on their joint investment into Bungala Solar Farm Project in South Australia.
• Advised Dutch Infrastructure Fund on the investment into the AUD 670 million waste-to-energy project in Kwinana, Western Australia.
• Advised MIRA consortium on its AUD 2 billion acquisition of the telecommunications tower owner Crown Castle Australia.
• Advised Spark Infrastructure on its equity participation in the AUD 10.3 billion consortium bid for TransGrid.

China Inbound

• Advising PetroChina on their energy transition strategy, including power purchase agreement and BESS project developments in Australia.
• Advised financiers to Beijing Energy International on the construction financing of the 300MW Wollar Solar Farm in NSW.
• Advised Sichuan Tianqi Lithium, a listed Chinese company, on its RMB 3.68 billion acquisition of a substantial interest in Talison Lithium, an entity listed on the TSX.
• North East Gas Interconnector Pipeline – advised a Chinese-backed consortium in connection with its AUD 1.5 billion tender for construction of the North Ease Gas Interconnector pipeline in the Northern Territory.
• Advised the Greenland Group, a private Chinese real estate developer, on the AUD 100 million acquisition of 115-123 Bathurst Street from Brookfield.
• Advised Transpacific Group on its NZD 950 million sale of its New Zealand waste management business to Beijing Capital Group.
• Advised the Wu family on the AUD 800 million sale of Nature’s Care to JICC and Tamar.