Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund, a specialist infrastructure fund set up by Australian investment bank Macquarie, on the acquisition of Sorgenia Green Srl (“Sorgenia Green”). Sorgenia Green is a developer, operator and manager of onshore wind sites across France and Italy.

Sorgenia Green’s Italian wind business comprises a 112 MW portfolio of operational wind assets and its French wind business, a 50:50 joint venture with KKR Infrastructure, has a 165 MW portfolio of operational wind assets and a development pipeline of 40 MW of projects, which have already received regulatory approval. The transaction closed on March 31, 2015.

The Norton Rose Fulbright team advising Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund was led by Arturo Sferruzza, head of the banking and energy practices in Italy, assisted by partner Gennaro Mazzuoccolo and senior associate Elisabetta Negrini, who coordinated the due diligence, and by Marcello Ciampi, for corporate and M&A matters. In addition, the team comprised Milan-based energy lawyers Marco Gelmetti, Daniela Viaggio, Chiara Toccagni,  Luigi Costa, Alessandro Magnifico and Lisa Rancitelli. Partner Arnaud Bélisaire of the Norton Rose Fulbright Paris office advised on French law aspects and on due diligence of the French assets, assisted by Paris-based of counsel Véronique Bruel and associates Amandine Delsaux, Marie Zelazko, Aude d’Argentré, Estine Perrodo and Adnen Ben Naser.