Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised HSH Nordbank AG (“HSH Nordbank”) on the financing of the Danish “Vandel 2” solar park.
HSH Nordbank provided a long-term financing of €23m to Danish developer CM Finans for “Vandel 2”, which is located in the community of Vandel/Billund in Denmark. The solar park has a total capacity of 37.9 MWp and has been built by CM Finans.
Allen & Overy LLP has advised Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, as arranger, in connection with a financing in the amount of EUR 75 million for Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden AG.
Linklaters has advised Octopus Investments on the £485m refinancing of a 522MW portfolio of 74 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) assets in the UK – part of the largest portfolio of solar PV plants in Europe.
DLA Piper has advised SEB AG, Structured Real Estate Finance, on the provision of a loan amounting to EUR 54.8 million to a US asset manager for the partial financing of a substantial retail property portfolio.
The property portfolio is spread over 24 different locations throughout Germany and primarily includes properties let to prominent chain operators.
Clifford Chance has advised VINCI Concessions Deutschland, a subsidiary of the globally active concessions and construction group VINCI, and Meridiam Investments on the financing of the extension of the A7 motorway by way of a public private partnership.
The total financing amount is EUR 441 million and comprises two long-term and two short-term tranches. The financing banks are European Investment Bank, CaixaBank, Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), DZ Bank and KfW IPEX-Bank. The financing amount includes a subsidy by the Federal Republic of Germany of EUR 126 million.
Holder of several public service concessions for the financing, design, implementation and operation of very-high-speed FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) and public initiative networks, Altitude Infrastructure recently set up a holding company, ALTO, dedicated to the financing of these networks.
The Swedish state (through the National Negotiation on Housing and Infrastructure), the Stockholm County Council and the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna, Huddinge, Täby, Vallentuna and Österåker have on 21 April 2017 entered into an agreement for a substantial infrastructure investment in the greater Stockholm area.
We assisted Finnish Fund Industrial Cooperation Ltd (FINNFUND) in various project finance arrangements in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, notably in the renewable energy sector.
Jones Day advised AEE Power, S.A., an international EPC contractor and power developer specialized in the energy industry, in connection with the $70 million project financing for the development of a 50 MW solar power plant sponsored by Afrinergia Power Limited located in the Nigerian province of Nasarawa.
For additional information about this matter, please contact: Javier López Antón, Iván Martín Barbón
Client(s): AEE Power, S.A.
Practice(s): Banking & Finance, Energy, Projects & Infrastructure
Office(s): Madrid
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised on the financing of the first phase of the Bungala Solar Photovoltaic (PV) project, representing the latest in a series of significant matters the firm has completed in Australia’s growing renewables market.
On completion, the 300MWac solar project will produce enough clean electricity for around 130,000 homes, making it the largest solar project in Australia.