CMS supports Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure on successful completion of the acquisition of shares in Aquila Capital Holding

Hamburg - The Japanese energy investment company Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co. Ltd. has acquired 40 percent of the shares in Aquila Capital Holding GmbH (together with its subsidiaries "Aquila Capital"), a leading manager in the field of real asset investments. The share purchase agreement, which was signed in November last year, was consummated last week. 

An international CMS team led by the joint lead partners Dr. Holger Kraft and Dr. Eckart Gottschalk provided comprehensive legal advice to Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure on the acquisition of the shares, including the due diligence process and the negotiation of the shareholder agreement. The advice also included the application for and obtaining of numerous regulatory clearances. This marks the first transaction by Daiwa which is accompanied by CMS.

Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure is a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. which is Japans second largest investment banking and securities brokerage firm. As part of Daiwa Securities’ investment division Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure conducts investments in renewable energies and infrastructure assets.

Aquila Capital Holding is part of the German Aquila Group. Founded in 2001 the group manages approx. EUR 10.7 billion assets for its investors (as at 31.12.2019). The business model is based on the company’s investment expertise in real asset investments.

CMS Germany

Dr. Holger Kraft, Co-Lead Partner
Dr. Eckart Gottschalk, Co-Lead Partner
Dr. Jan Schepke, Partner
Matthias Sethmann, Principal Counsel
Dr. Dirk Baukholt, Counsel
Dr. Anna Leah Tabios Hillebrecht, Senior Associate
Dr. Susanne Keck, Senior Associate
Dr. Philipp Koch, Senior Associate
Dr. Clemens Völschow, Senior Associate
Dr. Constantin Lentz, Senior Associate
Dr. Levent Hancioglu, Senior Associate
Dr. Alexander Weinhold, Associate, alle Corporate/M&A
Jürgen Siemers, Partner
Dr. Philipp Nonnenmühlen, Senior Associate
Sünye Akay, Senior Associate, alle Labor, Employment & Pensions
Petra Goldenbaum, Counsel, Intellectual Property
Dr. Olaf Thießen, Principal Counsel
Dr. Martin Mohr, Counsel, beide Tax Law
Dr. Markus Schöner, Partner
Christoff H. Soltau, Partner
Tobias Duhe, Senior Associate
Nadine Herda, Associate, alle Competition & EU
Dr. Daniel Voigt, Partner
Andrea München, Partner
Jörg Baumgartner, Counsel
Laura Bungart, Associate
Nele Ina Werner, Associate, alle Banking & Finance

CMS Luxemburg

Hugo Arellano, Counsel
Raphaël Schindler, Senior Associate
Alyssia Méchalikh, Associate

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