Eleonora Garau advises leading energy companies, private equity sponsors, and sovereign entities on complex mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and financing transactions across the energy value chain.

Eleonora brings deep experience advising on high-value transactions across the full spectrum of the energy industry, spanning upstream and midstream oil and gas, offshore energy, and renewable energy. Her representative work spans:

  • Acquisitions and dispositions in the oil and gas, offshore energy, and renewable energy sectors
  • Joint venture structuring and negotiation for large-scale energy projects
  • Cross-border M&A involving sovereign entities and private equity sponsors

Eleonora has particular familiarity with the energy industry and brings a cross-border, global perspective to her representations. Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Eleonora practiced at another international law firm, where she focused on advising energy companies, private equity firms, and state-owned enterprises on transformative transactions.*

Energy M&A

  • Apollo Global Management on the acquisition of a majority stake in OEG Energy Group, a leading offshore energy solutions business, with an implied headline valuation of more than US$1 billion*
  • Tidewater on its US$577 million acquisition of 37 platform supply vessels from Solstad Offshore*
  • Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE) on its US$2.5 billion acquisition of Ranger Oil Corporation, a pure-play Eagle Ford company*
  • SOCAR and SOCAR Turkey Enerji A.Ş. on the issuance of a non-controlling stake in a subsidiary that holds a 7% interest in TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.Ş., the owner and operator of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), to Apollo Funds, in a transaction valued at US$1 billion*
  • A global renewable energy leader in relation to the proposed sale of a multi-billion-dollar offshore wind project, including the negotiation of the joint venture arrangements for the construction and operation of the projects and all financing arrangements*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • Legal Practice Course (Accelerated), BPP Law School, 2021
  • BA, University of Cambridge, 2020

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish