About
Pascal Despard is an associate in the Energy and Infrastructure Finance practice, based in our London office.
Ms Despard has assisted a number of leading financial institutions, corporations and major international banks within the infrastructure and regulated utility space.
Additional Information
- Advising PSP and AviAlliance in relation to the acquisition of AGS Airports.
- Advising a group of Lenders in relation to the English Law components of the acquisition of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure by Energy Capital Partners.
- Advised Boldyn Networks PNE Holdings UK Ltd (a majority owned portfolio company of CPPIB) in relation to its growth facilities, including to fund ongoing capital expenditure requirements in relation to its Transport for London concession to provide digital infrastructure solutions on The London Underground.
- Advising Macquarie on the hedging aspects of the refinancing of the Race Bank off shore wind farm.
- Advised Carlyle on their investment in London Southend Airport.
- Advising Thames Water in connection with various financings, refinancings, bond issuances and hedging matters in respect of its multi-source debt platform.
- Advised Yorkshire Water in connection with its multi-source debt platform.
- Advising Arqiva in respect of their US Private Placement issuance under their whole business securitisation structure.
- Advised Scotia Gas Networks on various bank financings.
- Advised a consortium of lenders on various refinancings under Eversholt Rail’s common debt platform.
- Advising Associated British Ports on the implementation of their midco financing structure and various US Private Placements.
- Advising Manchester Airport Group in connection with their multi-source debt platform.
- Advising Goldman Sachs on various asset backed financings.
- Advising South East Water in connection with its multi-source debt platform

Pascal Despard
Associate
T +44 20 7936 4000
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