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CMS successfully advises on the acquisition of offshore wind farm "Merkur"

12/08/2016

Hamburg – A team from CMS Germany led by lead partner Dr. Holger Kraft has advised structures and companies, respectively held and managed by Partners Group (headquartered in Switzerland) and InfraRed Capital Partners (based in the United Kingdom) on the acquisition of the majority of shares in the company owning the project rights for offshore wind farm "Merkur" as well as the financing process which took place in parallel. The offshore wind farm will be built in the German exclusive economic zone in the North Sea, approximately 45 kilometres north of the island of Borkum and will cover an area of some 46 square kilometres after completion.

Partners Group is a global private markets investment manager with USD 55 billion in assets under management and more than 850 professionals across 19 offices worldwide.

InfraRed is a leading global investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate. It operates worldwide from offices in London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Seoul and Sydney. With over 120 professionals it manages in excess of USD nine billion of equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe.

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Dr Holger Kraft, Lead Partner
Dorothée Janzen, Partner, both Energy
Dr Hilke Herchen, Partner
Dr Jacob Siebert, Partner, both Corporate
Dr Marc Riede, Partner, Banking & Finance
Dr Winfried Schnepp, Partner, Insurance

Dr Christoph Poertzgen, Counsel
Dr Olaf Thießen, Counsel
Heinrich Maywald, Senior Associate
Dr Eva Haaf, Senior Associate
Kai Ostermann, Senior Associate
Jonas Sebastian Heimbach, Associate, all Energy

Christian Lange, Senior Associate
Dr Roland Stangl, Associate
Charlotte Wolff von der Sahl, Associate, all Corporate

Dr Kerstin Block, Counsel
Dr Michael Klose, Counsel
Dr Julia Runge, Counsel
Carl Werner, Counsel
Martin Zielke, Associate, all Banking & Finance

Dr Tim Reher, Partner, Merger Control

Dr Jan-Christoph Rudowicz, Associate, Competition & EU

Dr Heino Büsching, Partner, Tax

Dr Matthias Schlingmann, Partner, Dispute Resolution

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