Norton Rose Fulbright advises on projects in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, including the financing of geothermal energy projects and PV systems as well as onshore and offshore wind energy projects; debt funds regularly instruct the team on the financing of PPP projects in the highway sector. Other clients include public sector players and sponsors, which benefit from the firm's cross-border and cross-practice cooperation, thus covering various interfaces, such as M&A. Practice head Dirk Trautmann complements this with expertise in asset and corporate financing.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The practice immediately implements the specified framework conditions within the project. Appointments and preparations are always available at very short notice and at the highest level.'

  • 'The collaboration is not only professional, but also very good on a personal level. Nothing is left to be desired for us as the client.'

  • 'The key contact is Dirk Trautmann. He doesn't try to sell, but rather offers the services that are actually needed and of high quality. He thinks through project topics further and identifies additional risks that need to be taken into account.'

Key clients

  • Brightmark
  • Europäische Investitionsbank
  • KfW IPEX
  • MEAG
  • KBC
  • CSOB
  • Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Santander
  • Tauber Solar
  • Total

Work highlights

  • Advising Brightmark in connection with the planning and construction of a plastics recycling plant for the extraction of pyrolysis oil for further processing into propylene and ethylene.
  • Advising Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and Santander on the €90 million financing of a 149 MW solar power plant in Spain.
  • Advising the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the partial financing of an R&D project of the Vaillant Group.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dirk Trautmann

Other key lawyers

Timo Noftz, Veit Sahlfeld