Hogan Lovells advises Equitix on the acquisition of a sustainability portfolio from Enpal

The transaction involves connected solar photovoltaic panels, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle charging points in 60,000 households across Germany with a projected combined generation capacity of 550 MWp. 

Equitix joined forces with the business trust "Keppel Infrastructure Trust" for the purchase. Together, the fund managers will hold 90 percent of the EUR 1.6 billion portfolio.

The international fund manager Equitix is one of the leading investors in the infrastructure sector. With this latest investment, the company is strengthening its growing renewable energy portfolio in Europe while continuing its commitment to a net-zero future.

“We are proud to have pioneered together with Equitix and advised on the first investment of this scale in the residential home decarbonisation sector in Europe,” says lead partner Dr Torsten Rosenboom, who, along with his team, provided legal advice on all aspects of the acquisition.

Hogan Lovells team for Equitix 

Dr Torsten Rosenboom, Dr Joachim Habetha (both Partner), Sophie Ulrich (Counsel), Nicolas Persch (Senior Business Lawyer), Dr Marius Rothermund (Senior Associate), Simon Kiefer, Julia Dingeldey, Dr Mike Karl Schmidt (all Associates), Melisa Gürsoy (Business Lawyer), (all Corporate/ M&A);

Dr Carla Luh, Dr Tobias Faber (both Partner), Marco Weibrecht, Dr Alexander Wandt (both Counsel), Julian Schmidt, Pia Heckenberger, Georg Joecker (all Associates) (all Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects);

Bianca Engelmann (Partner) (Banking);

Dr Sven Brandt (Partner), Sebastian Oebels (Counsel), Didem Savas (Senior Projects Associate) (all Capital Markets);

Tobias Flasbarth (Counsel) (Energy Regulatory);

Dr Falk Schöning (Partner), Stefan Kirwitzke (Senior Associate) Julius Jakob Gertz (Associate) (all Global Regulatory);

Sabine Reimann (Partner), Tamara Achtermann (Senior Associate), Sarah Plassmann, Dr Christoph Walter (both Associates) (all Real Estate);

Prof Dr Fabian Pfuhl (Counsel), Felix Ackermann (Associate) (both Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology);

Christian Ritz (Partner) (Antitrust and Competition);

Dr Mathias Schönhaus (Partner), Dr Marius Plum (Senior Associate), Jan Meinecke (Associate) (all Tax).