Simon Clark
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Simon Clark

Partner

Email

simon.clark@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 756 1150

Offices

New York

V-CARD
Simon specializes in advising private equity funds and other sponsors on their energy and infrastructure investments in the Americas.
Prior to joining the firm, Simon was Deputy General Counsel at an international power generation company. In addition, Simon has broad cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and capital markets experience.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • EQT Infrastructure and its portfolio company Parques Reunidos on the carve-out and sale of Palace Entertainment, a portfolio of over 20 amusement parks, water parks and entertainment centers throughout the U.S, to Herschend Family Entertainment.
  • Carlyle Global Infrastructure in the carveout from Amp Energy of energy infrastructure platform Revera, a portfolio of solar and battery storage projects in Australia and the UK.
  • True Green Capital Management LLC in its acquisition from UK-listed entity Ecofin US Renewables Trust plc of a portfolio of 62 operating solar projects located across seven states and four power markets.
  • Apollo Global Management in connection with an up to USD500m convertible debt facility with Doral Renewables to provide growth and development capital for a portfolio of over 20 pre-NTP renewables projects.
  • CPPIB on the USD4.5bn acquisition of Ports America from Oaktree Management, and on subsequent equity co-invest syndications through One Queen Capital.
  • Carlyle Infrastructure Partners on the equity arrangements relating to the USD9.5bn redevelopment of Terminal 1 at JFK airport, awarded ‘2022 P3 Deal of the Year’ by Project Finance International; ‘2022 North American Deal of the Year’ by Proximo; and ‘2022 North American Transport Deal of the Year’ by IJGlobal.
  • Millicom International Cellular SA (a/k/a Tigo), on its carve out of an independent tower company to manage the company’s portfolio of more than 10,000 owned towers across seven Latin American countries.
  • GVC, an infrastructure investment partnership formed by UBS Asset Management and CalSTRS, on its acquisition from, and 50-50 joint venture arrangements with, Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Holdings, with respect to OpenFiber Kentucky Company (a/k/a Accelecom), a wholesale fiber network owner/operator in Kentucky and Georgia.
  • Core Power, a UK-based advanced nuclear company focused on the development of maritime nuclear energy technologies (including floating nuclear power plants and civil maritime nuclear propulsion), on its joint collaboration and joint venture arrangements with TerraPower, Southern Company and other parties.
  • Cubico Sustainable Investments in its acquisition from Brookfield of a portfolio of wind farms and solar assets in Uruguay, including the Carape I, Carape II and Alto Cielo projects.
  • CMB Prime in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Generadora Metropolitana, one of Chile's largest power generation companies.
  • EQT Infrastructure on the initial acquisition in 2017, and subsequent sale in 2021, of Fenix Marine Services, the operator of one of the busiest port complexes in North America located in Los Angeles, California, to CMA CGM, for an enterprise value of USD2.3bn.
  • Conrac Solutions and its shareholders on its sale of a 50% interest and joint venture arrangements with The Related Companies, and the subsequent sale of the Conrac Solutions business to Meridiam.
  • Conrac Solutions on the equity arrangements relating to the USD600 million EWR Conrac greenfield project to build a joint-use consolidated rental car and public parking facility at Newark Liberty International Airport.
  • Concord Infrastructure Investments LLC in its acquisition of three repowered wind farms producing in excess of 300MW located in ERCOT from Ares Energy Investors.
  • Concord Infrastructure Investments LLC in connection with its acquisition of a 25% interest in the Three Rivers Energy Center (a 1,258 MW combined-cycle gas-fired power plant) project in Illinois from General Electric and Competitive Power Ventures.
  • Prostar Capital on its USD250 million acquisition from NuStar Energy LP of the Statia crude oil storage terminal located on the island of St. Eustatius in the Caribbean.
  • Prostar Capital on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Eureka Midstream Holdings, a gas pipeline operator servicing the Utica and Marcellus shale basins.
  • 3i Infrastructure fund on its acquisition of Smarte Carte, a leading concessionaire of airport luggage carts and other services.
  • Dutch Infrastructure Fund on its acquisition of American Roads LLC, an owner of a portfolio of tolled bridges and tunnels in Michigan and Alabama.
  • Korean company Daelim Industrial Ltd. in its equity investment and joint venture arrangements with Thailand’s national petrochemical company PTTGC, in connection with the proposed greenfield development of a USD6bn world-scale petrochemical complex in Ohio.
  • An institutional investor in connection with a significant investment in Reef Technology, a provider of mobile kitchens and last block logistics services.

Qualifications

Admissions

Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2024

Admitted: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2005

Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2004

Academic

J.D., New York University School of Law, 2003

A.B., Harvard College, 1996

Languages

Spanish, French
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.