Hogan Lovells advises Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Nature Infrastructure Capital on their joint acquisition of the solar project development business of Greencells Group

The development platform specializes in the acquisition, development, financing, and operation of renewable and sustainable energy projects and is active across all key European markets as well as Canada.

Matthias Hirschmann and Danielle du Bois-Buné, lead partners for the transaction, said: "We are proud to have advised our clients through this complex transaction. The energy transition market is evolving at an extraordinary pace and our clients are at the forefront of the ongoing transformation."

For more information about the transaction, please see here.

About Greencells Group

Greencells Group is a global project developer and provider of EPC and O&M services for large-scale solar power plants. With a track record of over 3 GWp of installed capacity, the company is an experienced partner for the optimal planning, financing, implementation, and operation of solar parks. Greencells Group companies employ around 100 staff and several hundred skilled workers on their active construction sites. As one of the largest European providers of solar power plants, Greencells Group has already been successfully involved in the construction or planning of more than 160 photovoltaic plants in over 26 countries.

About Davidson Kempner Capital Management

Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP is a global investment management firm with over 40 years of experience and a focus on fundamental investing with a multi-strategy approach. Davidson Kempner has more than US$37 billion in assets under management and over 500 employees across seven offices: New York, Philadelphia, London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Mumbai. Additional information is available here.

About Nature Infrastructure Capital

Nature Infrastructure Capital is a sector-focused private equity firm dedicated to the global energy transition. Nature Infrastructure Capital is an active investor across the energy transition landscape – renewable energy and distributed generation platforms, storage solutions, advanced transportation, energy management and efficiency, circular economy, and green hydrogen. The firm has a long-term investment mandate and seeks to invest in partnerships with leading companies in its core focus areas, taking an approach that creates value for stakeholders, citizens, and communities.

Hogan Lovells Team

The Hogan Lovells team was led by partners Matthias Hirschmann (M&A, Hamburg) and Danielle du Bois-Buné (M&A, Amsterdam), with support from senior associates Dane Solomon (M&A, Amsterdam) and Yannic Venus (M&A, Hamburg), and associate Béatrice Meulen (M&A, Amsterdam).

Additional support was provided by the following teams:

Netherlands team: Partners Alexander Fortuin (Tax) and Maria Benbrahim (Employment), counsel Matthijs Dols (Tax), assigned civil law notary Chantalle Schoegje (M&A), candidate civil law notary Floris Huizenga (M&A), senior associate Jacob Hoogslag (M&A), associates Anastasiia Kachalova (M&A) and Imane Azdad (Employment).

German team: Partners Dr. Mathias Schönhaus (Tax) and Christian Ritz (Anti-trust, Compliance and Investigations), counsels Dr. Justus Frank (Employment) and Dr. Henrik Hanßen (IP), senior associate Julian Tristram (M&A), associates Adrianni Marhain-Prante (M&A), Moritz Lamersdorf (M&A), and Philip Genske (M&A).

Spanish team: Partner Lucas Osorio (M&A) and senior associate Hugo Muñoz (M&A).

Paris team: Associate Marion Bladé (M&A).

Italian team: Counsel Martina Di Nicola (M&A) and Emanuela Cocco (Regulatory and Environment).

US team: Partner Megan Ridley-Kaye (M&A) and senior associate Tina Guo (M&A).