Cirio Advokatbyrå AB
Cirio Advokatbyrå AB’s Stockholm-based energy practice regularly handles major domestic and regional renewable energy projects, advising sellers, sponsors, off-takers, investors and financiers on the complete lifecycle of an asset. Jörgen Möller, with considerable expertise advising project developers, investors and lenders in connection with wind farms, leads the team; he is also experienced in solar, biogas and hydropower matters. Infrastructure specialist Peter Högström is a key contact, with experience in gas, district heating, production plant, and onshore and offshore wind mandates. Fredrik Morfeldt, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, focuses on wind, solar, and hydropower projects, while Maria Hanbo has over 15 years’ experience in contractual, regulatory and transactional issues within the energy sector, particularly in relation to wind farms, biogas plants, and district heating networks.
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‘Cirio's energy team is a very experienced one with very broad knowledge of the legal framework in Sweden, specifically on wind projects. They have detailed knowledge on the permitting process and a very strong understanding of how this sector moves.'
‘Jörgen Möller and Fredrik Morfeldt are a dream team that complement each other. The combined experience of these two partners in the energy sector is unique.'
Key clients
- Equinor
- Hydro Rein
- TD Asset Management
- OX2 AB
- Biokraft (formerly Scandinavian Biogas) group
- J P Morgan
- Aneo AS
- Freja Offshore AB
- Adven group
- CapMan Nordic Infra Management
- Andion Global
- Downing LLP with portfolio companies
- Fu-Gen AG
- Svevind group (includes Markbygden Net AB)
- Tibber
- Ellevio
- Enercon group (includes Markbygden Net Väst AB)
- Neoen SA
- Colombia Threadneedle
Work highlights
- Advised OX2 on the sale of the 145MW Niinimäki greenfield wind farm in Finland.
- Advised BW Energy Storage Systems on a SEK1bn investment in Ingrid Capacity with the objective of jointly establishing 400MW battery energy storage systems.
- Acted for Downing Hydro AB when acquiring nine hydropower plants with a total capacity in excess of 22GWh from different sellers.
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Cirio Advokatbyrå AB
Jörgen is a partner and Head of Cirio's Energy practice and co-heads Cirio's sector group Energy & Infrastructure, with particular emphasis on energy. Much of his work involves M&A, corporate law, contracts and infrastructure/energy transactions. Jörgen has worked on a large number of infrastructure and energy projects, and has extensive experience of railway projects, planning, procurement, financing, construction and the operation of wind farms, as well as the purchase/sale of energy companies.
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Fredrik is a partner and specialises in corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the energy, real estate, and environmental sectors. Fredrik has substantial experience of renewable energy transactions, particularly those involving wind power projects.
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Jörgen Möller