DLA Piper has advised the wind turbine producer Senvion SE (formerly REpower Systems SE) on its sale by the Suzlon Group to the private equity investor Centerbridge Partners.

Senvion is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines. The internationally operating engineering company develops, produces and distributes wind turbines for almost every location. In addition to this, Senvion supplies its customers with project-specific solutions from the fields of plant construction, service and maintenance, transport and installation as well as foundation design. With more than 3,400 employees worldwide, Senvion can draw on its extensive experience of having constructed and installed more than 5,800 wind turbines.

“We have been placing our trust in DLA Piper for many years in all matters relating to corporate and M&A law and wish to thank the efficient team led by Benjamin Parameswaran and Andreas Meyer-Landrut for the intensive support they have given Senvion during the course of this complex transaction,” said Dr Livia Musso, General Counsel of Senvion SE.

The DLA Piper team led by partners Dr Benjamin Parameswaran (Corporate, Hamburg) and Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut (Corporate, Cologne) included counsel Cristina Helena Villafrade as well as senior associates Sebastian Decker, Christopher Albien (all Corporate, Hamburg), Dr Anja Köritz (Corporate, Cologne), Dr Henriette Norda and Dr Isabel Haug (both Employment, Hamburg).

The in-house legal team at Senvion was led by General Counsel Dr Livia Musso.

Suzlon was advised by a team from Linklaters, led by Dr Klaus Marinus Hoenig.

Centerbridge was advised by a team from Weil, Gotshal & Manges under the leadership of Dr Gerhard Schmidt.