GERMANY Law and Practice Contributed by: Gregor von Bonin, Natascha Doll, Andreas Ruthemeyer, Stefan Schröder and Mirko Masek, Freshfields
Freshfields is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world’s leading national and multinational corporations, fi- nancial institutions and governments on ground- breaking and business-critical mandates. The firm’s 2,800-plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through its own network of 33 offices and alongside leading local firms. In the energy and infrastructure sector, Freshfields’ 300-strong, integrated global team helps clients across the entire energy and infrastructure value chain grow, protect and transform their busi-
nesses, while mitigating legal and regulatory risks, in both developed and emerging markets. The firm’s expertise spans project licensing, development and financing to complex M&A transactions and joint ventures, multi-jurisdictional regulatory processes, strategic commercial planning and negotiation, and some of the world’s highest-profile energy and infra- structure disputes. Its clients benefit from the breadth and depth of the firm’s global experience that sees them turn to Freshfields for their most challenging matters.
Authors
Gregor von Bonin is a partner in Freshfields’ global transactions group and the global co-head of the firm’s energy, resources and infrastructure sector group. Gregor advises corporations and global financial
players on infrastructure and renewables transactions (photovoltaic, onshore and offshore wind).
Andreas Ruthemeyer is an energy and infrastructure partner and a member of Freshfields’ banking and finance team. He focuses on financing real assets, particularly on transactions aimed at advancing the
sponsors in takeover offers and other investments in publicly listed companies as well as in private M&A transactions, joint ventures and global reorganisations, and equity measures (including hybrid/structured equity capital solutions). His experience and background are also highly valued by the boards of listed companies which he regularly advises in publicly sensitive situations, such as public takeovers, M&A, joint ventures and shareholder matters, as well as on corporate governance, board liability and capital markets compliance questions.
energy and infrastructure transition, as well as the decarbonisation of the economy. He acts for a diverse range of infrastructure funds, corporates, private debt funds, institutional investors and banks on a broad range of debt products, including international project finance, infrastructure acquisition finance, HoldCo financings, restructurings, secured corporate lending transactions and real estate finance. Andreas has more than a decade of experience working in both emerging and mature markets. advises clients on the legal regime for low-carbon and renewable fuels, the regulatory regime for hydrogen infrastructure and on all legal aspects relevant for the transformation of energy supply from fossil-based to zero-carbon. He represents companies in front of the regulatory authorities, in complaint proceedings against regulatory decisions and in appeal proceedings before the German Stefan Schröder focuses on national and international energy law. He
Natascha Doll is a partner in Freshfields’ global transactions group. She is a truly international lawyer
specialising in advising global financial investor clients on acquisitions, disposals and
co-investments in the energy and infrastructure sector across a number of jurisdictions. Having qualified both as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) and as a solicitor (England and Wales), Natascha’s approach to M&A advice is holistic and international. Clients value her special expertise in the German and European energy and infrastructure sector, advising both financial sponsors and strategic
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