24-07-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Make way for EY's energy transition team amid deal frenzy
Australia's renewable energy M&A and financing scene has never been busier, dominated by dealmakers from Lazard, Azure Capital and ICA Partners. But there's a fourth muscling in on the action: EY's restocked and fired-up energy advisory team led by partner Chris McLean.
EY's bench includes four seasoned dealmakers, all of whom migrated across from PwC last year. There's ex-Rothschild managing director Danny Bessell; young gun David Fair, who started his career at ICA; Belinda Cogswell, whose advisory experience spans government and investment banking; and power and utilities specialist Michael Newman.