Baker McKenzie is experienced in transactions and project support and focuses on the renewable energy sector. Recent instructions include the advice on matters pertaining to solar energy, waste-to-hydrogen as well as on- and offshore wind; other recent topics include battery storage and charging infrastructure. Practice heads Claire Dietz-Polte and Holger Engelkamp are regularly instructed by utility companies, financial and infrastructure investors as well as PE houses in the context of transactions. This is complemented by regulatory expertise, where Janet Kerstin Butler as well as Dietz-Polte are key contacts for advising on transaction and project-related matters pertaining to unbundling requirements and grid infrastructure. The practice also assists with managing supply contracts and financing issues. M&A expert Silke Gantzckow joined Eversheds Sutherland in April 2023.
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'Very qualified and provides clear advice on all legal issues. In addition, the firm has offices/partner firms in many countries worldwide and the Frankfurt office acts as a very supportive cooperation partner in collaboration with them.'
Key clients
- Iberdrola
- Intel
- B Capital Partners AG
- Deutsche Bank AG
- BAE Systems Pension Funds
- SCOR Investment Partners
- BNP Paribas Asset Management
- Uniper
- Macquarie
Work highlights
- Advising Intel in connection with the planned construction of a state-of-the-art mega semiconductor factory in Magdeburg for an initial €17 billion.
- Advising the infrastructure funds managed by B Capital Partners AG on the establishment of BCP Battery Holding as a platform for acquiring a pipeline of battery storage systems in Germany with a total output of over 300 MW.
- Advising Macquarie on its purchase of Forliance, including the drafting of new model contracts for the purchase and sale of voluntary carbon credits and for collaborations with developers of climate protection projects.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claire Dietz-Polte, Holger Engelkamp