National and international banks as well as energy companies regularly instruct Norton Rose Fulbright. The team recently acted in frequent cooperation with the corporate and M&A team in connection with national and international geothermal, hydrogen, onshore wind, solar and photovoltaic projects. Other core topics include the financing of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles as well as various projects from the infrastructure sector. Munich-based practice head Dirk Trautmann is experienced in structured project financing.
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- 'Team tailored to the project with clear division of tasks; nevertheless, everyone in the team was informed about everything at the necessary level.'
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- 'Despite extreme time pressure and the myriad of individual topics, the work streams were kept together tightly; a pleasant working atmosphere across all levels.'
Key clients
- Allianz Capital Partners
- Bank Polska Kasa Opieki
- Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes
- Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB)
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- ING Bank N.V.
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Siemens Financial Services
- NordLB
- RGreen Invest
- Tauber Solar, Poro Power
- UniCredit Bank
Work highlights
- Advising a consortium consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), ING Bank NV (ING) and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Mizuho) on the financing of the Eavor-LoopTM geothermal project in Bavaria with a loan of up to €130 million.
- Advising a banking consortium consisting of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), KfW IPEX-Bank and Siemens Financial Services via Siemens Bank on the financing of 850 charging points for HOCHTIEF and EWE Go as part of the expansion of the so-called Germany network. The financing volume amounts to around €130 million.
- Advising UniCredit Bank AG and the issuer vehicle of a bond financing on the restructuring and replacement of the financing of a large onshore wind portfolio with projects in Germany and France in the course of the sale of the portfolio to Vattenfall.