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 co-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. $1bn 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.