Ascente advises energy companies, developers, investors, lenders and natural resources companies on projects, investments and transactions. We combine specialist regulatory expertise with extensive experience in transactions and financing.
“We have advised on some of the projects and investments that have helped shape the Swedish energy market. Our work has encompassed the development, financing, acquisition and sale of major and complex energy assets, often in projects requiring the development of new business models or commercial structures. We are therefore accustomed to assignments where established practice does not necessarily provide the solution and where legal, commercial and financial considerations need to be addressed together.”
Jonas Frii and Tove Andersson
Partners
In energy and natural resources projects, decisions made at an early stage often have implications much further down the line. Permits and access to essential infrastructure affect the availability of financing. Contractual structures and the allocation of risk influence investment decisions and project economics. Choices made during the development phase may have an impact on future financing or a divestment.
Our advice spans every stage of a project and investment, from development, permitting and commercial structuring to financing, acquisition, sale and operation.
In the energy sector, we also advise on electricity market regulation, electricity networks and grid connections, as well as commercial agreements. In the natural resources sector, our work includes matters relating to mineral rights, water abstraction, mining and quarrying operations, and other forms of natural resources extraction. Environmental and permitting matters are central to our advisory services across both sectors.