Lucas Tyszkiewicz

Lucas is a corporate M&A partner focusing in complex transactions across the energy, infrastructure and resources sectors. He advises major corporates, infrastructure investors and private capital clients on acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, strategic investments and major projects, both in Australia and on cross-border transactions globally.

Lucas has particular experience in complex transactions involving critical infrastructure and strategically significant assets, where M&A, regulatory and commercial considerations intersect. His work spans conventional and renewable power, energy infrastructure, transport, mining and critical minerals, and includes some of Australia's most significant infrastructure transactions.

• Advised Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of Epic Energy, an Australian energy infrastructure business comprising almost 1,500 kilometres of gas transmission pipelines, including the Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System, and approximately 162 MW of wind, solar and battery energy storage assets.
• Advised Sev.en Global Investments on its strategic investments and acquisitions in Australia, including its acquisition of Delta Electricity, owner of the 1,320 MW Vales Point Power Station and Chain Valley Colliery, its acquisition and recapitalisation of an interest in the 844 MW Callide C Power Station, and the Piper Preston Project.
• Advised an equity participant in the Brookfield/EIG-led consortium on its proposed acquisition of Origin Energy.
• Advised WestConnex on the sale by the NSW Government of a 49% interest in WestConnex to Sydney Transport Partners for AUD 11 billion.
• Advised Vale on its nickel processing joint venture with Huayou Cobalt and Ford Motor Company Australia.
• Advised Origin Energy on the sale of a 10% interest in Australia Pacific LNG.
• Advised Shell and Infrastructure Capital Group/Foresight on the acquisition of Meridian Energy Australia's business, comprising the Powershop retail business and a portfolio of wind, hydro and development assets, and subsequently on the acquisition of Kondinin Energy Park.
• Advised Electricity Generating Public Company Limited and Squadron Energy on the sale of Boco Rock Wind Farm.
• Advised WIRCON Group on the sale of Wirsol Energy to Gentari.
• Advised bidders and investors on significant power and renewable energy transactions, including conventional generation, wind, solar and battery energy storage (BESS), involving Vales Point, Callide C, Gladstone, Millmerran, Loy Yang B, Liddell, Eraring, Bayswater, Boco Rock Wind Farm, Macarthur Wind Farm, Waterloo Wind Farm, Pacific Hydro, Kondinin Energy Park, Rangebank BESS, Riverina and Darlington Point BESS, Koorangie BESS, Waroona Energy Project and Vales Point BESS, as well as broader renewable energy portfolios and platforms.
• Advised bidders and investors on significant infrastructure transactions involving Port Botany, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport and Hobart Airport, and resources transactions involving Anglo American's metallurgical coal business, BHP's Blackwater and Daunia mines, Illawarra Metallurgical Coal, Moolarben Coal Mine, Ensham Coal and Wilkie Creek.

• Member, International Project Finance Association