Brittany Garagounis
Brittany Garagounis
Biography
Brittany is an associate in the Asia-Pacific Real Estate team based in the Sydney office.
Brittany advises renewable energy developers, owners and investors on major infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Brittany also advises on real estate transactions in connection with energy and resources projects and M&A transactions in Australia.
Prior to joining White & Case, Brittany was a planning and environment litigator where she acted for both private and local government clients in the Land and Environment Court in relation to commercial and residential development disputes.
Experience
Vestas
Advising Vestas on a number of wind farm projects throughout Australia, including Winterbourne wind farm (700 MW capacity) and Piambong wind farm (550 MW capacity), including advising on structuring of the property documents as well as preparing and negotiating transaction documents including options to lease, options for easement, leases, easements, rent agreements and financier tripartite deeds.
TagEnergy
Advising TagEnergy on its acquisition of the ACE Power group, a specialist renewable energy business which develops storage, wind, and solar PV projects, and is one of the largest energy portfolios currently in Australia by capacity. Our role included advising on the real estate aspects of the acquisition, conducting due diligence on the early-stage development land tenure transaction documents in connection with the acquisition which comprised 72 projects across asset classes including BESS, wind and solar projects.
TagEnergy
Advising TagEnergy on a number of wind farm projects throughout Australia including the Golden Plains Wind Farm Stage 3 in Victoria, including agreements for lease, lease and easement documents and neighbour agreements.
Atmos Renewables
Advising Atmos in relation to the real estate components of its proposed financing of the acquisition, construction and development of a BESS in WA, including reviewing and advising on complicated option to buy and lease structures in place between the parties.
Foresight
Advising Foresight's Australian Renewables Income Fund (ARIF) on the real estate aspects of its AUD 700 million portfolio debt involving 23 real estate assets across Australia and 2 further assets on a holding company basis.
QuadReal
Advising on the real estate aspects of QuadReal's billion-dollar joint venture with GPT to invest in a logistics property platform, whereby the new JV acquired seed assets from certain subsidiary entities of GPT, including negotiating 8 contracts for sale, a property management agreement and development management agreement, and all aspects of real estate due diligence.