About Louise
Louise Horrocks is a Partner at McCullough Robertson, and Head of McR ESG, a McCullough Robertson diversified business providing legal and non-legal advisory services in the area of ESG strategy, decarbonisation, investment and sustainability initiatives.
A specialist energy corporate lawyer by trade, Louise joined McCullough Robertson in 2007, and was previously the joint-lead of the firm’s Resources and Renewables Industry Group. In 2021, Louise took a leave of absence to join a global specialty climate change investment and advisory firm where she advised major Australian and international clients in the energy, resources and industrials sector, providing strategic, commercial and innovative energy transition and sustainability solutions.
As Head of McR ESG and with 15 years of deep industry experience and knowledge, Louise provides clients with commercial guidance and legal advice, helping them to comprehensively shape their response to and create value out of evolving ESG pressures.
Specialisations
Experience
BayWa r.e
Advising German solar developer BayWa r.e. on its 12-year power supply agreement with Australian beverage company CUB (AB InBev).
Elliott Advisors Group
Advising the biggest activist hedge fund in the world with $34.1 billion of assets under management, in relation to the acquisitions of its two solar farm projects, and most recently with the refinancing of the Australian renewable energy projects of Elliott Green Power Australia with foreign banks Natixis and Intesa Sanpaolo.
Malabar Coal
Advising on the acquisition of Anglo Coal’s Drayton South Project and Drayton Coal Mine in the Hunter Valley.
AMCI Investments
Advising with respect to its exit from a NSW mining asset and infrastructure project including complex counterpay and supply arrangement claims, creditor and priority issues.
CS Energy
Advising on the funding and restructure of the supply arrangements which facilitated the sale of Anglo’s Callide Coal Mine, which mine provides the energy requirements for the Callide power stations owned by CS Energy.
Yancoal Limited
Negotiating, advising on and documenting the structure and commercial arrangements for the sharing of infrastructure between a private client and Yancoal Limited (ASX: YAL).
Sale of private mining royalty
Advising, negotiating and implementing the sale of a private mining royalty and related contracts for $70 million to Anglo.
Whitehaven Coal Limited
Advising on and documenting a restructure of certain joint venture assets and financing.
New Hope Corporation
Advised on and implemented New Hope Corporation Limited’s (ASX:NHC) acquisition of Rio Tinto’s 40% interest in the Bengalla mine in New South Wales for $865 million.