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Watson Farley & Williams’ German Project Finance practice provides legal services to major banks, companies and financial institutions on banking and financial as well as renewable energy transactions.
Our team of skilled experts has many years’ experience with handling all kinds of energy and infrastructure projects, including in the following areas:

  • corporate law including M&A, joint ventures and private equity​
  • finance including banking regulatory and capital markets
  • regulatory
  • tax law including tax structuring of cross-border transactions
    development and optimisation of projects including construction, service and maintenance contracts
  • real estate law
  • dispute resolution

WFW is widely acknowledged as a leading advisor, in the energy and infrastructure sector, in particular in the renewables sector. Highly regarded banking partner Thomas Hollenhorst’s financing expertise is also brought to bear for clients on complex project financings.

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What the Team is Known For

Watson Farley & Williams has a solid reputation in the German projects market, with a particular focus on matters in the energy sector. The team assists clients with project financing, tenders and acquisitions, and shows a strong presence on projects relating to onshore and offshore wind farms. The team's client base includes international investment firms and lenders as well as public entities and energy companies.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Watson Farley & Williams hat einen soliden Ruf auf dem deutschen Projektmarkt, mit besonderem Fokus auf Themen im Energiesektor. Das Team unterstützt Kunden bei Projektfinanzierungen, Ausschreibungen und Akquisitionen und zeigt eine starke Präsenz bei Projekten im Zusammenhang mit Onshore- und Offshore-Windparks. Zu den Kunden des Teams gehören internationale Investmentfirmen und Kreditgeber sowie öffentliche Einrichtungen und Energieunternehmen.

Work Highlights

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  • Watson Farley & Williams advised a consortium of banks in connection with the grant of a loan worth approximately EUR330 million for the development, construction and maintenance of the largest onshore wind farm in the Baltic states.

  • Watson Farley & Williams hat ein Bankenkonsortium im Zusammenhang mit der Gewährung eines Darlehens in Höhe von rund 330 Mio. EUR für die Entwicklung, den Bau und die Wartung des größten Onshore-Windparks in den baltischen Staaten beraten.

Strengths

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The team have broad knowledge across all areas of the industry.

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Watson Farley & Williams has excellent credentials in the offshore wind sector.

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Watson Farley & Williams verfügt über hervorragende Referenzen im Bereich der Offshore-Windkraft.

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Das Team verfügt über ein breites Wissen in allen Bereichen der Branche.

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Notable Practitioners

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Sven Fretthold
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Sven Fretthold
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Sven Fretthold is a well-known name in the German market, often advising lenders on the financing of international offshore wind farm projects.

Sven Fretthold ist ein bekannter Name auf dem deutschen Markt und berät häufig Kreditgeber bei der Finanzierung internationaler Offshore-Windparkprojekte.

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Members

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Carolin Woggon

Christian R. Schindler

Christine Bader

Gerrit Bartsch

Malte Jordan

Marcus M. Bechtel

Sebastian Baum

Sebastian Wulff

Stefan Hoffmann

Thomas Hollenhorst

Verena Scheibe

Wolfram Böge

Clients

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Dutch Infrastructure Funds (DIF)

EWE AG

HSH Nordbank AG

KfW IPEX

Tank & Rast group

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