Watson Farley & Williams LLP impresses with its expertise in transactions and related regulatory issues. The advice focuses on the offshore wind sector, but also covers LNG, hydrogen, waste-to-energy and geothermal energy projects. Malte Jordan regularly takes the lead here; he advises on M&A transactions and corporate restructuring and is regularly instructed by investors, project developers and banks on financing and investment matters. Jordan jointly heads the team with Thomas Hollenhorst, who has banking and capital markets expertise and routinely advises on the financing structuring of energy and infrastructure projects. Regulatory issues are covered by Thorsten Volz (also M&A) frequently advises on regulatory matters pertaining to power plant projects and grid infrastructure as well as renewable energies, emissions trading and joint ventures.
Testimonials
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'Above average level of commitment, strong team and proactive management of problems and challenges.'
'Marcus Bechtel is characterized - of course in addition to his excellent expertise - by his calm and mediating manner. He recognizes and points out problems early on and also suggests proactive solutions for them.'
- 'Completion of all tasks in a timely manner, even under time pressure.'
Key clients
- CIP
- DIF
- BayWa
- BayWa re.
- CommerzReal
- Deutsche Bank
- Deutsche Erdwärme
- EDF
- EnBW
- Encavis AG
- enercity Erneuerbare GmbH
- Enervie Group
- EWE
- Goldman Sachs International
- GP Joule
- Greencoat Renewables PLC
- HCOB
- HKZ Investor Holding B.V.
- Höegh LNG AS
- ING Bank
- KfW-IPEX
- Macquarie
- Marguerite
- MEC Energy GmbH
- Nextwind Management GmbH
- NIBC Bank N.V.
- NORD/LB
- NWG Charging GmbH
- Orsted
- PNE Group
- RWE Supply & Trading
- Thüga Erneuerbare Energien GmbH & Co. KG
- Unicredit
Work highlights
- Advising Goldman Sachs as arranger on the €400 million financing of the acquisition of 49% shares in the Wikinger offshore wind farm from Iberdrola by Energy Infrastructure Partners.
- Advising a consortium of international banks on the financing of BASF's investment in the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm, which comprises 140 wind turbines and has a total output of approximately 1.5 GW.
- Legal and tax advice to enercity Erneuerbare GmbH, a subsidiary of enercity AG, on the acquisition of the Horizon wind farm portfolio, which includes 60 onshore wind farms with 166 wind turbines and a total output of 365MW, from the owners of the Norderland Group.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Malte Jordan, Thomas Hollenhorst