DLA Piper has been ranked as one of the top 10 legal advisers for infrastructure and renewable energy projects in inspiratia's 2018 Renewables & Infrastructure legal adviser rankings. Inspiratia is a provider of real-time analysis and infrastructure and renewables industry news.

The firm has been ranked #2 infrastructure legal adviser by transaction volume with an allocated value of £17.6 billion. The annual league table highlights the firm's role acting on behalf of the buyers on the £14.7 billion acquisition of Spanish toll road operator Abertis by an Atlantia-led consortium.

In terms of total number of renewable energy transactions closed during 2018, DLA Piper has been ranked #3, with 31 deals notched up during last year.

Q4 2018

In the fourth quarter of 2018, the firm was again ranked #2 infrastructure legal adviser by transaction value, having advised on a total transaction volume of £15.1 billion. In the renewables sector, DLA Piper was ranked #3 by deal count, having closed 10 deals, including acting for Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners as the buyer in connection with the £444 million 475MW Nysäter onshore wind farm acquisition.

Inframation - Project Finance League Tables 2018

DLA Piper also ranked highly in Inframation's Project Finance League Table. The firm achieved the following eight top ten rankings:

Global

#5 by deal value

#6 by deal count

Europe

#4 by deal value

#5 by deal count

Renewables - global

#5 by deal count

Renewables - Europe

#4 by deal count

Social Infrastructure - Global

#3 by deal count (up nine positions from the previous year)

UK PPP

#3 by deal count (up 12 positions from the previous year)

Commenting on the results, Global Co-Chair of Energy and Natural Resources, Natasha Luther-Jones, said: "Our global expertise in energy has been recognised once again by the sector’s leading analysts. These fantastic results are testament to the wonderful talent we have at all levels across all regions in the network."

UK Head of Projects partner, Colin Wilson, said: "These results are not only proof of our market strength internationally, but also recognise the scope of talent of our Energy and Infrastructure Projects lawyers globally, and the high quality of advice we provide to our clients worldwide on some of the largest and most complex projects in the market."