
Sam Phillips


Sam is a senior associate in the London Corporate practice. He has experience across a broad range of complex, cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures and corporate finance. Sam has advised clients across a variety of industry sectors, with a particular focus on energy, infrastructure and natural resources.
Experience Highlights
SCF Partners in its acquisition of the refinery valves business of CIRCOR International, Inc.
Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of a majority stake in OEG Energy Group, a leading offshore energy solutions business, with an implied headline valuation of more than $1 billion for OEG
A US private capital group on the formation of an energy investment platform
A privately owned oil and gas exploration company on the farmout of its interests in blocks offshore Namibia, which contain the Venus discovery, to a supermajor
A supermajor on the disposal of various assets in Nigeria
A Norwegian bank as lenders’ counsel on a $525 million reserve-based lending facility
A multinational bank on the project financing of a battery energy storage system (BESS) project, which is co-located with a solar farm, in the UK
A British independent energy company on the $407 million acquisition of an upstream and midstream asset portfolio in Chad and Cameroon from a supermajor
A British independent energy company on the acquisition of an interest in three onshore blocks in South Sudan for up to $1.25 billion from a multinational oil and gas company
A private exploration company on the farm-down of an interest in a block in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, ahead of a two well drilling campaign
An oil and gas company on the acquisition of upstream oil and gas assets in The Republic of Congo
A U.S. technology and engineering company on its $400 million acquisition of an engineering consultancy company
A U.S. pharmaceutical company on its $6.47 billion acquisition of a wholesale distribution business in Europe
A UK real estate investment trust in on its £300 million underwritten equity capital raise
Credentials
- BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course (LPC), Distinction, 2018
- University of Nottingham, Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB), 2017
- Legal 500 UK, Emerging Markets, 2025
- England and Wales
- Press ReleaseMarch 19, 2025
- InsightFebruary 12, 2025
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- InsightSeptember 26, 2024
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- Deals & CasesSeptember 4, 2024
News & Insights
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