Clean Energy Legal Advisers Report 2025/2026: Taylor Wessing once again ranks among the leading law firms for clean energy transactions

In the latest Clean Energy Legal Advisers Report 2025/2026 published by Clean Energy Pipeline, Taylor Wessing has once again confirmed its strong market position in advising on renewable energy transactions. The firm features prominently in both the project finance and M&A rankings, making it one of the most prominent legal advisers in the clean energy sector.  

Taylor Wessing is particularly well positioned in the field of clean energy M&A: In the ranking of the most influential firms in this segment, the firm occupies 5th place with an Influence Factor (IF) of 26.48. Furthermore, with 71 transactions, Taylor Wessing ranks 4th by number of M&A deals, thereby underlining the firm’s comparatively unique level of activity in the mid-market segment. 

Taylor Wessing has also once again achieved a remarkable result in the area of project finance: the firm ranks 10th in the Clean Energy Project Finance category. In the ranking by deal volume, Taylor Wessing is listed in 11th place with 15 transactions. 

The report particularly highlights the breadth and continuity of Taylor Wessing’s advisory work, with a particularly strong presence across numerous mandates, which establishes the firm as a leading cross-border advisor for clean energy transactions.

“The current rankings confirm Taylor Wessing’s strong position in the Energy & Infrastructure sector. We are particularly pleased with our high visibility in the M&A segment and our renewed positioning among the most influential law firms in the field of project finance,” comments Dr Tillmann Pfeifer, head of the international Energy & Infrastructure practice group at Taylor Wessing. 

Jasmin Schlee, an M&A expert specialising in renewable energy, added: “The report highlights our strong client loyalty: the fact that we are regularly re-engaged by a large circle of loyal clients is a great vote of confidence and a genuine appreciation of our work.”

About the Clean Energy Legal Advisers Report

The Clean Energy Legal Advisers Report, published annually by the analysis platform Clean Energy Pipeline, assesses the activities of law firms based on their involvement in project financing and M&A transactions in the renewable energy market. The analysis takes into account both the number of transactions and the disclosed deal volume. This industry dossier is based on the Clean Energy League Tables, which document the activities of law firms in the global clean energy sector on a calendar-year basis. The metric used is the number of qualifying transactions in the following sub-sectors: biofuels, biomass, clean coal, energy efficiency, environmental services and remediation, geothermal energy, clean transport, hydropower, marine environment, recycling and waste, solar energy, sustainable agriculture, water and wastewater treatment, and wind.

The Influence Factor (IF) reflects the actual market impact and significance of consultancy firms and law firms in the global renewable energy sector via a weighted index value that takes into account the total number of deals concluded and the total financial volume.

About Clean Energy Pipeline 

Clean Energy Pipeline is a leading independent provider of news, data and analysis for the renewables finance industry. Subscribers gain access to a real-time data platform covering clean energy financial transactions across all global markets, including project finance, mergers and acquisitions, public markets, green bonds, as well as venture capital and private equity.