Allens' work alongside its market-leading clients has been recognised at the IJGlobal Investor & ESG Awards 2025, which celebrate organisations and transactions across the Asia Pacific region that have advanced ESG within energy and infrastructure.
Across Allens' Banking & Finance and Projects teams, the firm played a role on five of the winning deals:
- Investor Energy Transition Deal of the Year: Acquisition and Financing of Limestone Coast North Energy Park BESS (250MW/500MWh)
- Investor Oil & Gas Deal of the Year: Acquisition of 2.6% in PNG LNG Phase I
- Investor Refinance of the Year: Global Power Generation's Australia Renewable Portfolio
- Investor Acquisition of the Year: AIMCo's co-investment into Cyan Renewables
- ESG PPP Deal of the Year: New Melton Hospital PPP
'These transactions reflect the scale and complexity of infrastructure transformation underway across the region – from enabling grid-scale storage to delivering new health infrastructure. It's rewarding to see our clients' ambitions recognised, and to have played a role in shaping outcomes that will have lasting impact,' said David Donnelly, Partner and Project Practice Lead.
'These awards are a testament to the strength of our client relationships and the trust placed in us to support complex and transformative transactions. Financing is a critical enabler of Australia's transition and infrastructure ambitions, and these transactions demonstrate how innovative and well-structured financing solutions can unlock complex projects and accelerate progress on the nation's most pressing energy and infrastructure challenges,' said Tim Stewart, Partner and Banking & Finance Practice Lead.
'We're proud to have supported transactions that not only meet our clients' commercial objectives, but also contribute meaningfully to Australia's energy transition and ESG goals. It's a privilege to work alongside market-leading clients on projects that will shape the future of infrastructure in Australia while also gaining regional recognition and accolade,' said Michael Ryan, Partner and Head of Project Finance.
