The banking and finance practice at DLA Piper handles a number of cross-border finance transactions and project financings in the Netherlands. The team is led by project finance specialist Gerard Kneppers who is adept at advising on renewable energy-related project financings as well as developmental financial institution (DFI) based lending and infrastructural project finance. Renewable energy assets the team has advised on include solar, storage and EV charging products.
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- 'Good knowledge of market developments. Good network.'
Key clients
- BASF
- Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.
- Energy Infrastructure Partners
- FMO (Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden)
- ING Bank
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
- Powerfield Netherlands B.V.
- Triodos Bank
Work highlights
- Advised STX Commodities B.V. on the project financing by Groengas Cothen B.V. of the construction of a biomethane installation in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.
- Advised Eiffel Investment Group SAS on its refinancing of two portfolios of solar renewable energy assets in Germany and Poland respectively.
- Advised Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A on its capacity as lender in relation to the financing of the acquisition of solar park Fledderbosch from Ecorus.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gerard Kneppers