The Crown Estate Appoints Energy, Minerals and Infrastructure Portfolio Advisors

The Crown Estate has awarded the legal mandate to advise its Energy, Minerals and Infrastructure businesses to Hogan Lovells International LLP and Bond Dickinson LLP.

Hogan Lovells will advise The Crown Estate’s renewable energy business, which includes the offshore wind portfolio that now meets around 5% of the annual UK electricity requirement and is expected to grow to 10% by 2020.

Bond Dickinson will advise The Crown Estate’s minerals and infrastructure business, including interests in marine aggregates and subsea cables and pipelines.

The appointments follow a tender process commenced in September 2016.

Rob Booth, General Counsel and Company Secretary of The Crown Estate, said: “We are very happy to announce these appointments, which support our continued delivery of a best in class legal service across The Crown Estate. We have great confidence in Bond Dickinson and Hogan Lovells; advising on this highly strategic portfolio of assets.”