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Guy Winter

Guy Winter

Partner Fasken
Described as ‘technically excellent’ in The Legal 500 2018, Guy is a leading corporate lawyer in the Energy and Mining sectors, with a geographical focus on the UK, Africa and North America.
Jurisdiction England and Wales, 2001
Language(s) English
Office(s) London
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Overview

Guy Winter is a Partner in Fasken’s London office. He is recognized for his particular experience in Equity Capital Markets, Private Equity / VC, Public and Private M&A, JVs and complex reorganizations in the Energy & Natural Resources sector.  

Guy is a member of the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s new Critical Minerals Expert Committee, formed pursuant to the UK Net Zero Strategy published in October 2021, having previously advised the Department of Energy and Climate Change (now BEIS) on renewable energy legislation. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Critical Minerals Association, which aims to ensure secure and sustainable critical mineral supply chains. He advises clients across the entire battery minerals value chain, from upstream mining companies through battery energy storage projects to electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 

Achievements

  • Recommended by The Legal 500 in Oil & Gas, The Leading 500 2013 to 2020
2013 to 2020 The Leading 500 Recommended by The Legal 500 in Oil & Gas
2013 to 2020 The Leading 500 Recommended by The Legal 500 in Oil & Gas

Experience

  • SolGold completes £867 million takeover by Jiangxi Copper Company Limited, [Deal - SolGold plc], Mineral exploration and development company and owner of the Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador acquired by major Chinese copper producer.
  • Ambion Heating raises new equity and converts the venture capital convertible loan provided by the UK Government’s Future Fund, [Deal - Ambion Heating], Ambion Heating, a UK low-carbon heating technology firm, raised new equity of £2,250,000 and converts the venture capital convertible loan provided by the UK Government’s Future Fund and other lenders in 2020 into ordinary shares in the capital of the company.
  • Strand Hanson advises IFX (UK) Ltd on its acquisition of Argentex Group PLC under the UK Takeover Code, [Deal - Strand Hanson Limited], Recommended Scheme of Arrangement under the UK Takeover Code.
  • First Mile acquires UK-based waste broker Greenzone, [Deal - First Mile Limited], Acquisition of Greenzone by First Mile Limited.
  • First Mile acquires London-based waste collector Albion Waste, [Deal - First Mile Limited], UK-based recycling and waste management company acquires independent waste collector.
  • Strand Hanson advises Metals Exploration plc on its acquisition of Condor Gold Plc, [Deal - Strand Hanson Limited], Gold merger under the UK Takeover Code
  • Komainu Holdings Limited raises US$75 million in Series B Fundraising, [Deal - Komainu Holdings Limited], Series B Fundraising in the digital assets services industry.
  • Harmony Energy Limited sells a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project to EDF Renewables Polska, [Deal - Harmony Energy Limited], Sale of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project to EDF Renewables Polska.
  • Harmony Energy France completes the sale of its 100 MW Marronniers Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project to leading Swiss energy services provider, Alpiq, [Deal - Harmony Energy France], Sale of Harmony Energy France's 100 MW Marronniers Battery Energy Storage System to Alpiq.

Career & Education

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, Distinction University of Law
  • BA, Jurisprudence University of Oxford

Knowledge

  • AIM Feedback Statement: Shaping the Future of AIM, 12/1/2025
  • The New UK Listing Rules. Will They Reboot UK Capital Markets?, 7/30/2024
  • 'Conscious Uncoupling': What can Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains learn from Gwyneth Paltrow?, 12/20/2023
  • UK Court of Appeal Declines to Hear ClientEarth's Appeal in Landmark Climate Case, 12/4/2023
  • Recharging the British Economy: The New UK Battery Strategy and Critical Minerals, 11/26/2023
  • The UK National Security and Investment Act (NSIA) Call for Evidence: what does it mean for Critical Minerals?, 11/20/2023
  • Changes to the Definition of Acting in Concert Under the UK Takeover Code, 1/9/2023
  • UK Mining and Critical Minerals- a new regulatory playing-field for M&A transactions?, 8/8/2022
  • Understanding frequency response markets in Great Britain: how battery storage brings balance to the Force, 4/20/2022
  • UK Business Secretary opens latest meeting of the Critical Minerals Expert Committee, 1/28/2022

Events

  • Critical Minerals: Is the West Winning the Battle and Losing the War?, 3/7/2023
  • Critical Minerals in the COVID-19 Era: Supply Chain and Survival, 3/1/2021
  • Critical Minerals Supply Chains for Clean Technology: A New Economic Opportunity, 6/22/2020
  • Mine Financing in the Current Environment, 6/8/2020

News

  • Guy Winter comments on the impact of U.S. tariffs on critical minerals, on the HC Commodities Podcast, 4/23/2025
  • Fasken Team Helps Clients Align ESG With Their Business Objectives, 9/21/2022
  • ICGL mentions Guy Winter in an article on him joining the Firm, 10/31/2019
  • Canadian Mining Journal mentions Guy Winter in an article on him joining the Firm, 10/31/2019
  • New Partner in London for Fasken’s Global Energy Group, 10/28/2019

Publications

  • The Brexit Battle is back on in Parliament, 9/25/2019
  • How do you solve a problem like carbon capture and storage?, 6/7/2017
  • The Water-Energy Food Nexus: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad WEF?, 11/23/2015
  • Irish Water restructure offers big opportunities for UK firms, 6/1/2012
  • Injecting Biogas into the Natural Gas Grid, 6/15/2011
  • In Britain, Labor has no pains, 6/3/2001
  • Do Scots say they want a revolution?, 9/26/1999

Speaking Engagements