Peter Highmore

Heading up the Partnerships and M&A department for Ørsted, leading on the structuring and execution of partnerships, divestments and acquisitions across Ørsted's global portfolio of renewable energy assets

Leading the Partnerships and M&A team at Ørsted, responsible for divestments, acquisitions, joint ventures and structured finance activities across all Ørsted's geographies and technologies.

Member of the Senior Leadership Team for Ørsted's Strategy, Portfolio and Partnerships division and leading a team seeking to drive global growth through buy and sell-side M&A activity, development stage partnerships, and structured finance activities across all of Ørsted’s regions and technologies.

Member of the Senior Leadership Team for Ørsted's Strategy, Portfolio and Partnerships division and jointly heading up the Partnerships and M&A team at Ørsted. Seeking to drive global growth through negotiation of partnerships as well as buy and sell-side M&A activity across all Regions and technologies.

Responsible for developing, originating and executing innovative transaction structures in order to maximise the value of Ørsted's offshore wind asset divestment programme. Key responsibilities include: • developing, originating and analysing potential opportunities across the capital structure to optimise the financing of our offshore wind assets and pipeline • working closely with the M&A team to support equity investors who require debt financing for their investment in offshore wind assets • negotiating with potential investors, lenders and their advisors • engaging with functions across the organisation, including project development and regulatory affairs to provide structuring advice

Associate at Linklaters LLP in London, part of the Global Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance Group. Involved primarily in transactional work for sponsors and lenders on the development, construction, financing and acquisition of energy and infrastructure projects, acting for a wide range of energy companies, international corporates, commercial banks, export credit agencies, private equity investors and regulators. Specific experience in the UK power and renewables sector, in particular offshore wind and nuclear generation.

Experience in each of the Project Finance, Intellectual Property and Singapore Banking & Projects departments

Providing both legal and commercial risk advice to the Biofuels, Venture Capital and Carbon Solutions businesses within the Alternative Energy department at BP.

PTR level 2 qualified tennis coach, teaching children and adults of varying abilities for the duration of summer in 2006 and 2007.