Andrew, a partner based in London, is a finance expert within our Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure team. His recent work spans a wide array of sectors including renewables (such as wind, solar, biogas, EfW and green hydrogen), conventional power, PPPs, mining, industrial processing, digital infrastructure and LNG.
Serving a diverse clientele that includes financiers, project sponsors, and public sector entities, Andrew advises on a variety of finance transactions. These range from multi-source project financings, trade finance, all manner of secured and unsecured lending to sovereign debt, showcasing his versatility in the field.
Legal 500 acknowledges Andrew as a Leading Partner for Power, highlighting his extensive expertise across both conventional and renewable energy.
“Andrew Petry is a very experienced partner with wide coverage and impeccable skills, very client friendly approach.” Client Quote - Legal 500, 2025
Fluent in Dutch and German, Andrew's international practice sees him advising on transactions across the globe, from Central Asia to Latin America. He also co-leads the Simmons & Simmons team focusing on Infrastructure Fund Formations and Transactions, further evidencing his pivotal role in cross-border dealings.
Andrew’s experience includes advising:
- Stone City Energy, EDF, Nebras and Siemens Energy on the €1.3bn development and financing of a 1.56GW CCGT plant in Uzbekistan which includes two shari’ah compliant funding tranches and the funding by four DFI’s and two ECAs.
- A Saudi Telecom entity on its joint venture with PPC Broadband and TTSA for the development and award winning financing of a sub-sea fibre optic cable project, linking Asia to Europe.
- Gate terminal BV on the c.€390m expansion project financing for a fourth storage tank and associated industrial installations.
- The funders on an innovative multi-source senior and junior financing for Open-Infra AB's fibre-to-the-home portfolio in Sweden and Germany.
- European Investment Bank, NordLB, KfW IPEX-Bank and HSH Nordbank on the debt financing for the circa €800m Markbygden ETT wind farm in Sweden (Thomson Reuter European Wind Deal of the Year 2017) and the administration and debt restructuring which was completed in 2024.
