John Franchini, Ross Shepard, Alan Wen, Pragyan Patnaik, Matthew Brown, Jacob Panagi, Tom Rhys Jones, Alan Rafferty, Cosmos Fung
January 24, 2026
Milbank Advises Breakthrough Energy Catalyst on Acquisition of an Equity Interest in the FlagshipONE e-methanol Project

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- Milbank LLP is advising Breakthrough Energy Catalyst on acquiring an equity interest in the FlagshipONE project and establishing related partnership arrangements with Ørsted, the European Commission, and the European Investment Bank
- The FlagshipONE project, located in Örnsköldsvik, northern Sweden, is expected to become Europe’s largest e-methanol plant
- The Milbank team is led by partners John Franchini and Matthew Brown, with support from several associates and special counsel.
Milbank LLP is advising Breakthrough Energy Catalyst on its acquisition of an equity interest in the FlagshipONE project and its related partnership arrangements with Ãrsted, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank. Located in Ãrnsköldsvik in northern Sweden, Ãrstedâs FlagshipONE project is anticipated to be Europeâs largest e-methanol plant. The Milbank team was led by Global Corporate/M&A partner and co-head of Milbankâs Global Infrastructure practice John Franchini and Global Corporate/M&A special counsel Ross Shepard, along with associates Alan Wen and Pragyan Patnaik. The team also included Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance partner Matthew Brown and associates Jacob Panagi and Tom Rhys Jones and Tax special counsel Alan Rafferty and associate Cosmos Fung.
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John Franchini, Ross Shepard, Alan Wen, Pragyan Patnaik, Matthew Brown, Jacob Panagi, Tom Rhys Jones, Alan Rafferty, Cosmos Fung
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