Polina Barnard
Associate
London
Swiss Group
Polina is a corporate Associate in the firm's energy practice, specialising in renewable energy/power.
Polina advises high-profile clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including private merger and acquisitions for both bidders and sellers, joint venture arrangements and other corporate and transactional matters.
Having previously undertaken a secondment to EDF's nuclear new build legal team, Polina is familiar with the demands and pressures facing in-house teams.
Background
Prior to converting to law, Polina gained a B.A. (Hons) in Classics from Durham University.
Polina was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 2021.
Polina is fluent in English and Russian.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
Solar
- Interpath Advisory, joint administrators of Toucan Energy Holdings 1 Limited, on the sale of Toucan Energy's 513MWp solar portfolio to Schroders Greencoat for c.£700 million
Wind
- Transmission Capital Partners as preferred bidder for Rampion, East Anglia 1 and Moray East offshore transmission network in the TR5, TR6 and TR7 Ofgem auction round
Plastic recycling
- Plastic Energy, a global leader in chemical recycling, on its 2021 and 2022 significant capital raise, including advising on a strategic collaboration
Biofuels
- a confidential international energy company on its potential acquisition of a biofuel business with assets across multiple jurisdictions including Malaysia and Indonesia
Heat networks
- CPPIB as an investor into the development of various buildings at Stratford, London and their proposed connection into the district heating, cooling and hot water network with East London Energy Limited (Equans)
