Kevin Atkins
Kevin Atkins
Kevin Atkins
Biography
Kevin Atkins is a partner in the Firm’s Energy, Environment & Infrastructure Practice group. He advises multinational clients in the traditional energy and energy transition sector on corporate and financing transactions. He has extensive experience with complex cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, joint venture structures and project financing energy and infrastructure assets. He has also advised energy companies raising capital across the debt and equity markets. He has represented clients across the North Sea, Africa, Latin America, Europe and the US.
Civic involvement & honors
- Legal 500 UK, Leading Partner- Oil and Gas, 2026
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related capabilities
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Energy Transition
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Environment
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Real Estate
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Infrastructure
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Mining
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PFAS
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ESG & Energy Transition
Experience
- Represented a US PE fund as seller of Hansa Hydrocarbons to Discover Exploration, a Carlyle backed E&P team (ex Cove Energy plc).
- Represented Tethys Oil as seller of onshore upstream assets in Oman to EOG Resources
- Represented a private equity backed tank storage and logistics company in connection with the $132 million sale of their tank container business to Arcus Infrastructure Partners and Peacock Containers Limited
- Represented an energy exploration services company as farmor in a sell-down of a stake in the Kaieteur Block offshore Guyana to Hess Corporation
- Represented Saitec Offshore Technologiesin a joint venture with RWE Renewables for a floating offshore windfarm demonstration project
- Represented Gasmeth Energy as developer of the Lake Kivu methane project, Rwanda
- Represented a state owned energy company on the US$3.1 billion sale of companies holding a 40% interest in the Peregrino oilfield in Brazil to Sinochem
- Represented an emerging markets focused exploration and production company on the US$2.9 billion sale of interests in production sharing contracts and related assets located in the Republic of Uganda to Total and CNOOC
- Represented a US listed mid-cap exploration and production company with respect to its exit from Africa and sale of upstream assets in South Africa to PetroSA and upstream assets in Tunisia to OMV
- Represented a plastic container manufacturer on a $75 million revolving credit facility with ABN Amro and a refinancing of its existing debt portfolio
- Represented a private equity backed tank storage and and logistics company on a $25 million working capital credit facility with Cloudtree Finance
Resources
Publications
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Co-author with Matt Daffurn, “Covenants in upstream acquisitions and divestitures” in “Oil and Gas Sale and Purchase Agreements: SPAs for International Oil and Gas Acquisitions and Divestitures” (second edition), 2020, Globe Law and Business
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Author, “Covenants in upstream acquisitions and divestitures” in “Oil and Gas Sale and Purchase Agreements: SPAs for International Oil and Gas Acquisitions and Divestitures” (first edition), 2016, Globe Law and Business
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Author, “Upstream Petroleum Agreements in Africa” in “Oil and Gas in Africa: A Legal and Commercial Analysis of the Upstream Industry” (first edition), 2015, Globe Law and Business
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Co-author with Charez Golvala, “Joint bidding and operation agreements” in “Oil and Gas: A Practical Handbook” (second edition), 2014, Globe Law and Business