WFW strengthens regulatory practice with new Financial Services Regulatory partner hire12 January 2023
John has over 30 years of experience in the UK, European and Asian financial markets.
John has over 30 years of experience in the UK, European and Asian financial markets.
Agrivoltaic plants are hybrid installations that promote efficient cooperation between the energy, food and agriculture sectors. This cooperation creates favourable microclimates for the growth of certain crops. Benefits range from efficient food production to water saving and enhanced energy production from renewable sources.
Watson Farley & Williams has advised Encavis AG on the acquisition of the 55 MW Fundici photovoltaic currently under development in Spain from its developer Hive Energy.
The nine plants currently under construction in Cuenca and Toledo provinces are expected to be operational by end 2022 or early 2023.
Located circa 95 km northwest of the island of Borkum in the North Sea, Veja Mate has a total installed capacity of 402 MW and is Germany’s third-largest offshore wind farm.
Eco Atlantic will use the raised capital to fund its share of the drilling of the Gazania-1 well on Block 2B, offshore South Africa.
Watson Farley & Williams has advised aventron AG on its acquisition of the Wölkisch megawatt-class battery storage facility in Germany as part of its strategy to steadily increase its available electricity storage volume.
Watson Farley & Williams has advised Maas Capital Shipping B.V. in relation to the due diligence, deal structuring and legal documentation required to acquire a minority stake in BW LPG India, a subsidiary of BW LPG Limited.
UOG’s acquisition of United Arab Chemical Carriers Limited, on which WFW advised, has the award for Middle East ‘M&A Deal of the Year 2021’.
Berlin-headquartered Perpetua focusses on long-term investments into stable, small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe.
The facility provides LSbp with flexible corporate financing across its group to help deliver its strategy in the UK, continental Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.
WFW acted for Hamburg Commercial Bank AG as mandated lead arranger, agent and security trustee, together with Alpha Bank S.A. as lenders in connection with a secured term loan facility of up to US$195m.