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Nick Abel Smith

T: +44 20 7809 2177 M: +44 7912 476 192 Email Nick | vCard Office: London

Nick Abel Smith Associate

Contact details

Nick Abel Smith

Nick Abel Smith
Associate

T: +44 20 7809 2177 M: +44 7912 476 192 Email Nick | vCard Office: London

Nick is an associate in the projects and infrastructure team. He works on a range of international and domestic construction and infrastructure projects, and has particular experience of providing in-house support to renewable energy companies.
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Nick advises lenders, contractors, developers, government authorities and project sponsors.

Nick has experience advising on public procurement matters and has helped draft the public procurement chapter of the 10th edition of Morgan & Burden on IT Contracts. He has experience working on standard form construction documents, as well as bespoke contracts and appointments. Nick also provides regulatory advice in relation to corporate transactions.

Nick spent time on client secondment with Alvarium Real Estate where he worked on financing pan-European debt and equity funded real estate acquisitions; Protium Green Solutions where he advised the green hydrogen developer on a broad variety of corporate and project matters; and the Sizewell C nuclear power station project, where he had a particular focus on procuring social value in its supply chain.

  • Projects, energy and infrastructure
  • Environment

North London Waste Authority

Advising North London Waste Authority on technical procurement issues and on a series of works contracts (NEC4) in relation to the procurement of a new 70MW energy-for-waste facility.

Building Schools for the Future

Advising a local authority on its Building Schools for the Future Programme, negotiating its design and build contracts and ancillary documentation for the regeneration of schools within the borough.

Project company

Advising a project company in relation to a major hospital refinancing, including managing a variation to a project agreement to facilitate operation of a suite that produces products to treat cancer.

Protium Green Solutions

Advising Protium on a broad variety of corporate and projects matters in relation to their green hydrogen projects.

Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station

Advising Sizewell C on a variety of matters, including the procurement of social value through its supply chain.

North London Waste Authority

Advising North London Waste Authority on technical procurement issues and on a series of works contracts (NEC4) in relation to the procurement of a new 70MW energy-for-waste facility.

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4C Hotel Group

Advising 4C Hotels Group on the re-development of four connected City of London office buildings into a riverfront hotel development and luxury apartments.

Hotel development

Advising a hotel developer on the drafting of professional appointments, novation agreements and collateral warranties for the development of a new hotel.

SREIT (Bedford) Limited

Assisted with the professional appointments, novations and collateral warranties in relation to the conversion and extension of a retail park in Bedford.

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