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Contents

01 Our approach 02 Our energy practice 04 Our experience 11 Team profile 15 Reputation 16 Our offices

01 OUR APPROACH

Our approach

Watson, Farley & Williams is a leading international law firm with offices in major financial centres in Europe, Asia and the USA.

We have the skills to manage a wide range of corporate and finance transactions, and disputes, and to provide our clients with the high quality advice they require. We have teams which are integrated across legal disciplines and offices so that a consistent level of service can be provided on all matters, in each jurisdiction and in combination across borders. We continually invest in developing our expertise and reputation in the sectors we know best: Finance & Investment, Maritime, Energy, Natural Resources, Transport, Real Estate and ICT. We establish candid, open relationships with our clients and take the time to understand their businesses. We generally work in small, partner led teams where our sector knowledge and experience enable us to provide effective, commercially focused advice.

Watson, Farley & Williams Renewable Energy in Germany

Contents

01 Our approach 02 Our energy practice 04 Our experience 11 Team profile 15 Reputation 16 Our offices

01 OUR APPROACH

Our approach

Watson, Farley & Williams is a leading international law firm with offices in major financial centres in Europe, Asia and the USA.

We have the skills to manage a wide range of corporate and finance transactions, and disputes, and to provide our clients with the high quality advice they require. We have teams which are integrated across legal disciplines and offices so that a consistent level of service can be provided on all matters, in each jurisdiction and in combination across borders. We continually invest in developing our expertise and reputation in the sectors we know best: Finance & Investment, Maritime, Energy, Natural Resources, Transport, Real Estate and ICT. We establish candid, open relationships with our clients and take the time to understand their businesses. We generally work in small, partner led teams where our sector knowledge and experience enable us to provide effective, commercially focused advice.


Our energy practice in Germany

02 OUR ENERGY PRACTICE IN GERMANY 03 OUR ENERGY PRACTICE IN GERMANY

Watson, Farley & Williams has a market leading position in the energy sector. We advise our clients on all facets of renewable and conventional energy, from early stage development, joint ventures and the structuring of closed‑end funds to project financing, commercial contracts, and mergers and acquisitions.

International network From our international offices, our lawyers, tax advisors and auditors operate as integrated teams, providing practical, commercially focused advice on every aspect of this complex industry.

Our extensive industry‑specific knowledge covers the subjects of M&A and financing as well as corporate and tax law. Providing first‑hand legal and tax advice is one of our key strengths. Our interdisciplinary approach allows us to offer our clients high quality and consistent advice for complex transactions.

First‑class consulting competence From our German offices in Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt, we are able to call on the in‑depth experience and sound know‑how of more than 20 lawyers and tax advisors specialising in energy.

Our clients Our energy clients in Germany include: banks and other financiers specialist funds (including closed‑end funds) developers and operators of power plants energy utilities international financial institutions Broad focus Whilst we have experience in almost all types of renewable energy, our focus lies on: wind power ‑ onshore and offshore solar biomass biodiesel clean tech Interdisciplinary and competent advice We advise our clients specifically on the following: Project acquisitions and development financing including senior and junior debt financing, credit support (including public law financing such as KfW and EIB), mezzanine financing, preferred equity and equity funding structures.

M&A and private equity transactions in relation to companies and projects in the energy sector. Structuring of closed‑end funds investing in energy, infrastructure and clean tech projects. Tax, including ownership structures and tax‑driven financing. Project development of energy projects as well as structure optimisation. Construction and maintenance contracts for all types of onshore and offshore installation contracts including bankability aspects. Consortium issues and joint ventures including corporate and tax structuring of ownership, asset purchase, know‑how supply arrangements, risk and reward sharing, and joint operating agreements. Commercial contracts, including development, maintenance and offtake contracts, security and leasing structures and the analysis of these in regards to project and risk structures.


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Our energy practice in Germany

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Watson, Farley & Williams has a market leading position in the energy sector. We advise our clients on all facets of renewable and conventional energy, from early stage development, joint ventures and the structuring of closed‑end funds to project financing, commercial contracts, and mergers and acquisitions.

International network From our international offices, our lawyers, tax advisors and auditors operate as integrated teams, providing practical, commercially focused advice on every aspect of this complex industry.

Our extensive industry‑specific knowledge covers the subjects of M&A and financing as well as corporate and tax law. Providing first‑hand legal and tax advice is one of our key strengths. Our interdisciplinary approach allows us to offer our clients high quality and consistent advice for complex transactions.

First‑class consulting competence From our German offices in Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt, we are able to call on the in‑depth experience and sound know‑how of more than 20 lawyers and tax advisors specialising in energy.

Our clients Our energy clients in Germany include: banks and other financiers specialist funds (including closed‑end funds) developers and operators of power plants energy utilities international financial institutions Broad focus Whilst we have experience in almost all types of renewable energy, our focus lies on: wind power ‑ onshore and offshore solar biomass biodiesel clean tech Interdisciplinary and competent advice We advise our clients specifically on the following: Project acquisitions and development financing including senior and junior debt financing, credit support (including public law financing such as KfW and EIB), mezzanine financing, preferred equity and equity funding structures.

M&A and private equity transactions in relation to companies and projects in the energy sector. Structuring of closed‑end funds investing in energy, infrastructure and clean tech projects. Tax, including ownership structures and tax‑driven financing. Project development of energy projects as well as structure optimisation. Construction and maintenance contracts for all types of onshore and offshore installation contracts including bankability aspects. Consortium issues and joint ventures including corporate and tax structuring of ownership, asset purchase, know‑how supply arrangements, risk and reward sharing, and joint operating agreements. Commercial contracts, including development, maintenance and offtake contracts, security and leasing structures and the analysis of these in regards to project and risk structures.


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04 OUR EXPERIENCE 05 OUR EXPERIENCE

Offshore wind farm experience

Onshore wind farm experience

NORD LB, KfW‑IPEX, Dexia and Société Générale

Advising a banking consortium on the financing of the offshore wind farm project ”Global Tech I” with a total capacity of 400 MW with a financial investment volume of more than €1 billion.

Dexia Crédit Local and KfW‑IPEX

Advising on arranging project financing for WindMW GmbH in relation to the German offshore wind farm projects “Meerwind Süd” and “Meerwind Ost” with a total capacity of 288 MW.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on the structuring, financing and the sale of the offshore wind farm project ”Gode Wind II”.

French Utility Provider

Advice on the intended acquisition of a German offshore wind farm project.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND AG on the sale of ʺGode Windʺ I to III, one of the largest offshore wind farm project portfolios in Germany, to DONG Energy Wind Power A/S.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND AG on the acquisition of three offshore projects, located in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea, from BARD Engineering GmbH.

Zurich Municipal Electric Utility, ewz

Advising Zurich Municipal Electric Utility, ewz on the acquisition of a 49 per cent share in the 288 MW offshore wind farm “Butendiek” in the German North Sea.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Advising Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in relation to its joint venture with TenneT regarding the €384 million investment in the offshore grid connection DolWin3, which will transmit wind energy from the North Sea to German customers.

International Project Financing

Advising an international banking consortium on the project financing of a German offshore wind farm.

BARD Engineering

Advising BARD Engineering on contracts in relation to two offshore joint ventures for German offshore wind projects as well as the structuring of the project financing.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the legal and tax aspects of its acquisition of three onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 27 MW from Juwi, Wörrstadt.

Union Investment

Advising Union Investment, one of Germanyʹs largest asset managers, on the legal and tax aspects of its acquisition of the 18 MW ʺGunzenhausenʺ onshore wind farm from Renerco.

CEE Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA

Advising CEE on the acquisition of wind energy turbines at the ʺBreesen‑Teetzlebenʺ wind farm in northern Germany. CEEʹs two acquired plants are of the type Vestas V112 with a total capacity of 12 MW.

NIBC Bank N.V.

Advising NIBC Bank N.V. in its capacity as lender and mandated lead arranger of project financing for the ”Nordergründe” offshore wind farm in Germany.

Industrielle Werke Basel

Advising IWB on the acquisition of 15 Vestas V90 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2 MW, as part of the ʺGroße Schanzeʺ wind farm in Holleben, Saxony‑Anhalt, Germany.


Advising IWB on the acquisition of the ʺCalau‑Schadewitzʺ wind farm from UKA‑Group. The newly built wind farm in Brandenburg, Germany, operates seven 3 MW VESTAS V112 wind turbines with a hub height of 140 metres.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the acquisition of three French onshore wind farms ʺSouvignéʺ, and ʺQuatre Valléesʺ 1 and 2 with a total capacity of 40 MW.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the legal and tax aspects of its acquisition of the 16 MW wind farm ʺMoréacʺ from Gamesa Energy S.A.U., a subsidiary of the Spanish Gamesa Group.


Advising IWB on the acquisition of the 42 MW ʺAtrebatieʺ wind farm project in the Pas‑de‑Calais region in France from OSTWIND International.

KKB AG

Advising KKB on the acquisition of the “Selmsdorf III” wind farm, located in Mecklenburg‑West Pmerania, Germany, with a total capacity of 9 MW from the project developer BayWa r.e..

KGAL GmbH & Co.KG

Advising on the acquisition of five wind farm portfolios in Germany and France with a total capacity of approximately 135 MW.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE on the sale of the Calau IIA wind farm in Brandenburg, Germany, as well as on the financing of nine onshore wind farm projects in Lower Saxony and Brandenburg with a total financing volume of €192.8 million.

Allianz Capital Partners GmbH

Advising on the acquisition of the 24 MW German ʺCottbuser Seeʺ onshore wind farm from the Danish company K/S VindInvest.

Union Investment

Advising Union Investment on its acquisition of the 15 MW onshore wind farm “Gibbet Hill” in County Wexford, Ireland from the German project developer ABO Wind.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the acquisition of the 16 MW French wind farm ʺNozayʺ from ABO Wind AG, Wiesbaden, effected through the “European Sustainable Power Fund 2”, a KGAL fund specifically designed for institutional investors.

RWE Innogy

Advising RWE Innogy on logistics and project agreements for the German 295 MW offshore wind farm ”Nordsee Ost”, off the coast of Helgoland.



Offshore wind farm experience


NORD LB, KfW‑IPEX, Dexia and Société Générale

Advising a banking consortium on the financing of the offshore wind farm project ”Global Tech I” with a total capacity of 400 MW with a financial investment volume of more than €1 billion.

Dexia Crédit Local and KfW‑IPEX

Advising on arranging project financing for WindMW GmbH in relation to the German offshore wind farm projects “Meerwind Süd” and “Meerwind Ost” with a total capacity of 288 MW.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on the structuring, financing and the sale of the offshore wind farm project ”Gode Wind II”.

French Utility Provider

Advice on the intended acquisition of a German offshore wind farm project.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND AG on the sale of ʺGode Windʺ I to III, one of the largest offshore wind farm project portfolios in Germany, to DONG Energy Wind Power A/S.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND AG on the acquisition of three offshore projects, located in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea, from BARD Engineering GmbH.

Zurich Municipal Electric Utility, ewz

Advising Zurich Municipal Electric Utility, ewz on the acquisition of a 49 per cent share in the 288 MW offshore wind farm “Butendiek” in the German North Sea.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Advising Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in relation to its joint venture with TenneT regarding the €384 million investment in the offshore grid connection DolWin3, which will transmit wind energy from the North Sea to German customers.

International Project Financing

Advising an international banking consortium on the project financing of a German offshore wind farm.

BARD Engineering

Advising BARD Engineering on contracts in relation to two offshore joint ventures for German offshore wind projects as well as the structuring of the project financing.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the legal and tax aspects of its acquisition of three onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 27 MW from Juwi, Wörrstadt.

Union Investment

Advising Union Investment, one of Germanyʹs largest asset managers, on the legal and tax aspects of its acquisition of the 18 MW ʺGunzenhausenʺ onshore wind farm from Renerco.


Advising CEE on the acquisition of wind energy turbines at the ʺBreesen‑Teetzlebenʺ wind farm in northern Germany. CEEʹs two acquired plants are of the type Vestas V112 with a total capacity of 12 MW.

NIBC Bank N.V.

Advising NIBC Bank N.V. in its capacity as lender and mandated lead arranger of project financing for the ”Nordergründe” offshore wind farm in Germany.


Advising IWB on the acquisition of 15 Vestas V90 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2 MW, as part of the ʺGroße Schanzeʺ wind farm in Holleben, Saxony‑Anhalt, Germany.


Advising IWB on the acquisition of the ʺCalau‑Schadewitzʺ wind farm from UKA‑Group. The newly built wind farm in Brandenburg, Germany, operates seven 3 MW VESTAS V112 wind turbines with a hub height of 140 metres.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the acquisition of three French onshore wind farms ʺSouvignéʺ, and ʺQuatre Valléesʺ 1 and 2 with a total capacity of 40 MW.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the legal and tax aspects of its acquisition of the 16 MW wind farm ʺMoréacʺ from Gamesa Energy S.A.U., a subsidiary of the Spanish Gamesa Group.


Advising IWB on the acquisition of the 42 MW ʺAtrebatieʺ wind farm project in the Pas‑de‑Calais region in France from OSTWIND International.

KKB AG

Advising KKB on the acquisition of the “Selmsdorf III” wind farm, located in Mecklenburg‑West Pmerania, Germany, with a total capacity of 9 MW from the project developer BayWa r.e..

KGAL GmbH & Co.KG

Advising on the acquisition of five wind farm portfolios in Germany and France with a total capacity of approximately 135 MW.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE on the sale of the Calau IIA wind farm in Brandenburg, Germany, as well as on the financing of nine onshore wind farm projects in Lower Saxony and Brandenburg with a total financing volume of €192.8 million.

Allianz Capital Partners GmbH

Advising on the acquisition of the 24 MW German ʺCottbuser Seeʺ onshore wind farm from the Danish company K/S VindInvest.

Union Investment

Advising Union Investment on its acquisition of the 15 MW onshore wind farm “Gibbet Hill” in County Wexford, Ireland from the German project developer ABO Wind.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the acquisition of the 16 MW French wind farm ʺNozayʺ from ABO Wind AG, Wiesbaden, effected through the “European Sustainable Power Fund 2”, a KGAL fund specifically designed for institutional investors.

RWE Innogy

Advising RWE Innogy on logistics and project agreements for the German 295 MW offshore wind farm ”Nordsee Ost”, off the coast of Helgoland.




Solar experience

Allianz Specialized Investment Ltd.

Advising Allianz Specialized Investment Ltd on the acquisition of two wind farms ”Kirf” and ”Kesfeld” with a total capacity of 40.5 MW.

BNP Paribas

Advising BNP Paribas in relation to a construction and acquisition facility of a 90 MW wind farm portfolio in Germany for Enertrag.

BKW FMB Energie AG

Advising BKW FMB Energie AG and Energie Wasser Bern on the acquisition of the wind farm ”Sendenhorst” with a capacity of 14.5 MW from Busmann Umwelt GmbH.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on the sale of seven onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 53 MW consisting of 38 wind turbines to EnBW Renewables GmbH.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage AG on the construction and acquisition of the wind park ʺGauaschachʺ, Bavaria, with a capacity of 6 MW.

Allianz Specialized Investments Ltd.

Advising Allianz Specialised Investments Ltd on the acquisition of the German wind farm project “Quitzow” with a capacity of 24 MW from Denker & Wulf AG.

Landesbank Baden‑Württemberg

Acting for LBBW in relation to the financing of two wind farms for EOLFI S.A. totalling 55 MW to be built in France.

Allianz Specialized Investment

Advising on the acquisition of the wind farm ʺSuderbruchʺ in Lower Saxony, Germany. The wind farm consists of eight wind turbines with a combined capacity of 16 MW.

Stadtwerke Lübeck

Advising Stadtwerke Lübeck, an energy supplier, on the acquisition of shares in a 20 MWp solar farm in Thuringia, Germany.

HSH Nordbank AG

Advising HSH Nordbank AG on the €213 million financing of the construction, the development and the operation of 12 solar power plants in France with a total output capacity of 94.78 MWp.

IKAV Global Energy S.à r.l.

Advising IKAV on the acquisition of “QCII Basilicata S.r.l.“ from the insolvency administrator of Global PVQ SE (formerly Q‑Cells SE).

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on the sale of a development portfolio of 30 German wind farms, with a total capacity of 300 MW to Babcock & Brown Wind Parks, with an anticipated transaction volume of €400 million.


Advising on the acquisition of a wind farm in Rageade in France from German project developer Dirkshof. The wind farm, installed in 2011 is located in the Auvergne region of France, has a total capacity of 12 MW, comprising six wind turbines.

EOS Holding SA

Advising EOS Holding on the acquisition of a German onshore wind farm portfolio with a total capacity of 91 MW.


Advising LBBW on the €58m project financing of the wind farm portfolio “La Chapelle”, with a total installed capacity of 34 MW in the south of France.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on a €102m bond financing structured by Dresdner Kleinwort for eight wind farms (owned by various shareholders) with a total capacity of 140 MW.

IKaV Renewable S.à r.l

Advising IKaV on the acquisition of four ground‑mounted photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 8 MWp in Sardinia, Italy from REC Systems Italy S.r.l.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the acquisition of a ground‑mounted solar farm from Gehrlicher Solar AG. The park will have a total module power output of 15.2 MWp.


Advising CEE on the acquisition of the wind farm ”Domsdorf” with a capacity of 16 MW in Groß‑ Schacksdorf‑Simmersdorf.

NORD/LB

Advising NORD/LB on the financing of the 30 MWp Krughütte solar farm in Saxony‑Anhalt, Germany, with a total investment volume of approximately €45 million.

HSH Nordbank AG / NORD/LB

Advising HSH Nordbank AG and NORD/LB on the financing of one of the largest solar parks in Germany, with a total capacity of 91 MWp (Project ʺBriestʺ).


Advising CEE on the legal and tax aspects of the acquisitions of a 18.2 MWp solar park in Halberstadt, Saxony‑Anhalt and a 20 MWp solar farm in Eggersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany.

HSH Nordbank AG

Advising HSH Nordbank on the financing of the largest solar park in Northern Germany with a total capacity of 84 MWp (Project ʺEggebekʺ).

Altira Renewables Management GmbH

Consulting, a fund advised by Altira, on the construction and acquisition of seven German solar farms with a total capacity of over 202 MWp and an investment volume of almost €440 million.




Solar experience

Allianz Specialized Investment Ltd.

Advising Allianz Specialized Investment Ltd on the acquisition of two wind farms ”Kirf” and ”Kesfeld” with a total capacity of 40.5 MW.

BNP Paribas

Advising BNP Paribas in relation to a construction and acquisition facility of a 90 MW wind farm portfolio in Germany for Enertrag.

BKW FMB Energie AG

Advising BKW FMB Energie AG and Energie Wasser Bern on the acquisition of the wind farm ”Sendenhorst” with a capacity of 14.5 MW from Busmann Umwelt GmbH.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on the sale of seven onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 53 MW consisting of 38 wind turbines to EnBW Renewables GmbH.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage AG on the construction and acquisition of the wind park ʺGauaschachʺ, Bavaria, with a capacity of 6 MW.

Allianz Specialized Investments Ltd.

Advising Allianz Specialised Investments Ltd on the acquisition of the German wind farm project “Quitzow” with a capacity of 24 MW from Denker & Wulf AG.


Acting for LBBW in relation to the financing of two wind farms for EOLFI S.A. totalling 55 MW to be built in France.

Allianz Specialized Investment

Advising on the acquisition of the wind farm ʺSuderbruchʺ in Lower Saxony, Germany. The wind farm consists of eight wind turbines with a combined capacity of 16 MW.

Stadtwerke Lübeck

Advising Stadtwerke Lübeck, an energy supplier, on the acquisition of shares in a 20 MWp solar farm in Thuringia, Germany.

HSH Nordbank AG

Advising HSH Nordbank AG on the €213 million financing of the construction, the development and the operation of 12 solar power plants in France with a total output capacity of 94.78 MWp.

IKAV Global Energy S.à r.l.

Advising IKAV on the acquisition of “QCII Basilicata S.r.l.“ from the insolvency administrator of Global PVQ SE (formerly Q‑Cells SE).

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on the sale of a development portfolio of 30 German wind farms, with a total capacity of 300 MW to Babcock & Brown Wind Parks, with an anticipated transaction volume of €400 million.


Advising on the acquisition of a wind farm in Rageade in France from German project developer Dirkshof. The wind farm, installed in 2011 is located in the Auvergne region of France, has a total capacity of 12 MW, comprising six wind turbines.

EOS Holding SA

Advising EOS Holding on the acquisition of a German onshore wind farm portfolio with a total capacity of 91 MW.


Advising LBBW on the €58m project financing of the wind farm portfolio “La Chapelle”, with a total installed capacity of 34 MW in the south of France.

PNE WIND AG

Advising PNE WIND on a €102m bond financing structured by Dresdner Kleinwort for eight wind farms (owned by various shareholders) with a total capacity of 140 MW.

IKaV Renewable S.à r.l

Advising IKaV on the acquisition of four ground‑mounted photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 8 MWp in Sardinia, Italy from REC Systems Italy S.r.l.

KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

Advising KGAL on the acquisition of a ground‑mounted solar farm from Gehrlicher Solar AG. The park will have a total module power output of 15.2 MWp.


Advising CEE on the acquisition of the wind farm ”Domsdorf” with a capacity of 16 MW in Groß‑ Schacksdorf‑Simmersdorf.

NORD/LB

Advising NORD/LB on the financing of the 30 MWp Krughütte solar farm in Saxony‑Anhalt, Germany, with a total investment volume of approximately €45 million.

HSH Nordbank AG / NORD/LB

Advising HSH Nordbank AG and NORD/LB on the financing of one of the largest solar parks in Germany, with a total capacity of 91 MWp (Project ʺBriestʺ).


Advising CEE on the legal and tax aspects of the acquisitions of a 18.2 MWp solar park in Halberstadt, Saxony‑Anhalt and a 20 MWp solar farm in Eggersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany.

HSH Nordbank AG

Advising HSH Nordbank on the financing of the largest solar park in Northern Germany with a total capacity of 84 MWp (Project ʺEggebekʺ).

Altira Renewables Management GmbH

Consulting, a fund advised by Altira, on the construction and acquisition of seven German solar farms with a total capacity of over 202 MWp and an investment volume of almost €440 million.



Solar experience Biomass and biodiesel experience

HSH Nordbank AG

Advising HSH Nordbank on its €150 million financing of the largest solar farm in Germany to date with a capacity of 71 MWp (Project ʺSchipkau/Meuroʺ).

KGAL GmbH & Co.KG

Advising KGAL GmbH & Co. KG on the co‑investment with GE in the 50 MW solar thermal power plant ʺExtresol IIʺ in Badajoz, Spain. The seller is the Spanish construction company ACS. The total investment amount was €111.1 million.

CHORUS

Advising the asset manager CHORUS on the acquisition of the 7.8 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant “Ternavasso” in Northern Italy.

NORD/LB

Advising NORD/LB on the acquisition financing of Finsterwalde I, located in Brandenburg with a total capacity of 42 MWp.

White Owl Capital AG

Acting for White Owl Capital, a German investment fund, in relation to the tax structure for €120 million photovoltaic projects in France.


Advising CEE on the acquisition of two solar farms in Bavaria and Thuringia with a capacity of 4.2 MWp and 8.8 MWp.

Lampe Corporate Finance GmbH

Advising a group of investors initiated by Lampe Corporate Finance GmbH on developing a biodiesel project in Hamburg, including the structuring of the investor consortium and the acquisition of the site.

Biomass Projects in Germany

Advising a joint venture consisting of a private equity fund and operators on the acquisition of a series of three biomass plants in northern Germany.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage on the acquisition of a solar farm portfolio consisting of four open space photovoltaic farms in Saxony‑Anhalt with a total capacity of 34.4 MWp.


Advising White Owl Capital on the acquisition of five solar parks with a total capacity of 10.4 MWp in northern Italy for a German closed‑end fund.

Dexia Crédit Local, Dresdner Kleinwort and HSH Nordbank

Advising Dexia Crédit Local, Dresdner Kleinwort and HSH Nordbank in relation to the financing of a Spanish 21 MWp solar project, developed by Epuron GmbH.

MPC Capital

Advising MPC Capital on the tax structuring of a biomass project in Brazil with a capacity of 12.3 MW for a German closed‑end fund.

Private Equity Investor

Advising a private equity investor on the participation of a biomass project in Germany.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage AG on the acquisition of the solar farm ʺBrandenburgʺ (Havel) with a capacity of 18.64 MWp.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage on the acquisition of three operational solar parks in northern Italy, in Parma, Cesena and Forlí, with a total capacity of 11.2 MWp.


Advising a private equity investor on the acquisition of an operating biodiesel project in northern Germany.



Solar experience Biomass and biodiesel experience

HSH Nordbank AG

Advising HSH Nordbank on its €150 million financing of the largest solar farm in Germany to date with a capacity of 71 MWp (Project ʺSchipkau/Meuroʺ).

KGAL GmbH & Co.KG

Advising KGAL GmbH & Co. KG on the co‑investment with GE in the 50 MW solar thermal power plant ʺExtresol IIʺ in Badajoz, Spain. The seller is the Spanish construction company ACS. The total investment amount was €111.1 million.

CHORUS

Advising the asset manager CHORUS on the acquisition of the 7.8 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant “Ternavasso” in Northern Italy.

NORD/LB

Advising NORD/LB on the acquisition financing of Finsterwalde I, located in Brandenburg with a total capacity of 42 MWp.


Acting for White Owl Capital, a German investment fund, in relation to the tax structure for €120 million photovoltaic projects in France.


Advising CEE on the acquisition of two solar farms in Bavaria and Thuringia with a capacity of 4.2 MWp and 8.8 MWp.

Lampe Corporate Finance GmbH

Advising a group of investors initiated by Lampe Corporate Finance GmbH on developing a biodiesel project in Hamburg, including the structuring of the investor consortium and the acquisition of the site.

Biomass Projects in Germany

Advising a joint venture consisting of a private equity fund and operators on the acquisition of a series of three biomass plants in northern Germany.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage on the acquisition of a solar farm portfolio consisting of four open space photovoltaic farms in Saxony‑Anhalt with a total capacity of 34.4 MWp.


Advising White Owl Capital on the acquisition of five solar parks with a total capacity of 10.4 MWp in northern Italy for a German closed‑end fund.

Dexia Crédit Local, Dresdner Kleinwort and HSH Nordbank

Advising Dexia Crédit Local, Dresdner Kleinwort and HSH Nordbank in relation to the financing of a Spanish 21 MWp solar project, developed by Epuron GmbH.

MPC Capital

Advising MPC Capital on the tax structuring of a biomass project in Brazil with a capacity of 12.3 MW for a German closed‑end fund.


Advising a private equity investor on the participation of a biomass project in Germany.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage AG on the acquisition of the solar farm ʺBrandenburgʺ (Havel) with a capacity of 18.64 MWp.

Capital Stage AG

Advising Capital Stage on the acquisition of three operational solar parks in northern Italy, in Parma, Cesena and Forlí, with a total capacity of 11.2 MWp.


Advising a private equity investor on the acquisition of an operating biodiesel project in northern Germany.


10 OUR EXPERIENCE 11 TEAM PROFILE

Clean Tech experience

Team profile

Parcom Deutsche Private Equity

Advising Parcom Private Equity on the sale of SSB Systems, a manufacturer of electrical pitch and control systems for wind turbines and wind farms, to Emerson.

Solar Power Group GmbH

Representing Solar Power Group GmbH, Essen, Germany (SPG) in the second financing round with MAN Ferrostaal AG, Essen, Germany.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH

Advising Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH on the acquisition of a minority shareholding in Torqeedo GmbH, a leading manufacturer of electric outboard motors, by way of a capital increase.

Wölbern Private Equity

Advising Wölbern Private Equity on the acquisition of shares in Triton Water AG in the course of a capital increase.


Advising CEE on a mezzanine finance facility and silent partnership regarding a major German wood pellet manufacturer.

Private equity fund

Advising a private equity fund in acquiring a minority interest in a German solar company specialising in the production of thin‑film solar modules in a €80m financing round.


Advising CEE on the acquisition of a minority interest in Inventux Technologies AG, a developer and manufacturer of micromorphic thin‑film solar modules.

Gerrit Bartsch Partner Hamburg

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Gerrit Bartsch joined Watson, Farley & Williams as a partner in the Tax Group in April 2006. Having graduated with a degree in business administration from University of Kiel, Gerrit started his career with Pricewaterhouse‑ Coopers and qualified as tax advisor and as certified public accountant. He provides tax advice in M&A, Private Equity as well as transactions related to renewable energy, real estate and shipping. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar Biodiesel

Sven Fretthold Partner Hamburg

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Sven Fretthold is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. He specialises in renewable energy and public private partnership projects (PPP) sector. Sven acts for lenders, sponsors and borrowers in domestic as well as international project financing transactions. Before joining Watson, Farley & Williams in 2010 he worked in the project finance department of Clifford Chance for five years as well as in the global financial services group of Ernst & Young for a number of years. Focus on: Wind power (offshore) Solar Biomass

Dr. Christine Bader Partner Hamburg

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Dr. Christine Bader is a partner in the firmʹs international Competition, Regulation & Networks Group. She specialises in German and EU competition law and advises clients from a number of sectors and markets on the full range of competition issues such as merger control, including complex cases and multi‑jurisdictional filings, joint ventures, co‑operations and distribution schemes, investigations by the competition authorities and compliance programmes. Christineʹs second focus is on the specific rules applicable to regulated industries, especially in the energy sector. Her practice also comprises public procurement and state aid. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore)

Dr. Marcus Bechtel LL.M Partner Hamburg

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Dr. Marcus Bechtel joined the firm in 2006 as a partner in the Hamburg office. Marcus graduated in 1995, gained a Master of Laws from London University in 1996, qualified as a German lawyer in 1999, and obtained a doctorate degree from Hamburg University. He specialises in M&A, joint ventures and closed‑end fund transactions in the renewables and real estate sectors. Recent transactions include acquisitions of onshore wind farms, solar projects for closed‑end funds and advice to banks, buyers and developers of offshore wind projects. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar


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Team profile

Parcom Deutsche Private Equity

Advising Parcom Private Equity on the sale of SSB Systems, a manufacturer of electrical pitch and control systems for wind turbines and wind farms, to Emerson.

Solar Power Group GmbH

Representing Solar Power Group GmbH, Essen, Germany (SPG) in the second financing round with MAN Ferrostaal AG, Essen, Germany.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH

Advising Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH on the acquisition of a minority shareholding in Torqeedo GmbH, a leading manufacturer of electric outboard motors, by way of a capital increase.

Wölbern Private Equity

Advising Wölbern Private Equity on the acquisition of shares in Triton Water AG in the course of a capital increase.


Advising CEE on a mezzanine finance facility and silent partnership regarding a major German wood pellet manufacturer.

Private equity fund

Advising a private equity fund in acquiring a minority interest in a German solar company specialising in the production of thin‑film solar modules in a €80m financing round.


Advising CEE on the acquisition of a minority interest in Inventux Technologies AG, a developer and manufacturer of micromorphic thin‑film solar modules.

Gerrit Bartsch Partner Hamburg

[email protected]

Gerrit Bartsch joined Watson, Farley & Williams as a partner in the Tax Group in April 2006. Having graduated with a degree in business administration from University of Kiel, Gerrit started his career with Pricewaterhouse‑ Coopers and qualified as tax advisor and as certified public accountant. He provides tax advice in M&A, Private Equity as well as transactions related to renewable energy, real estate and shipping. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar Biodiesel

Sven Fretthold Partner Hamburg

[email protected]

Sven Fretthold is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. He specialises in renewable energy and public private partnership projects (PPP) sector. Sven acts for lenders, sponsors and borrowers in domestic as well as international project financing transactions. Before joining Watson, Farley & Williams in 2010 he worked in the project finance department of Clifford Chance for five years as well as in the global financial services group of Ernst & Young for a number of years. Focus on: Wind power (offshore) Solar Biomass

Dr. Christine Bader Partner Hamburg

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Dr. Christine Bader is a partner in the firmʹs international Competition, Regulation & Networks Group. She specialises in German and EU competition law and advises clients from a number of sectors and markets on the full range of competition issues such as merger control, including complex cases and multi‑jurisdictional filings, joint ventures, co‑operations and distribution schemes, investigations by the competition authorities and compliance programmes. Christineʹs second focus is on the specific rules applicable to regulated industries, especially in the energy sector. Her practice also comprises public procurement and state aid. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore)

Dr. Marcus Bechtel LL.M Partner Hamburg

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Dr. Marcus Bechtel joined the firm in 2006 as a partner in the Hamburg office. Marcus graduated in 1995, gained a Master of Laws from London University in 1996, qualified as a German lawyer in 1999, and obtained a doctorate degree from Hamburg University. He specialises in M&A, joint ventures and closed‑end fund transactions in the renewables and real estate sectors. Recent transactions include acquisitions of onshore wind farms, solar projects for closed‑end funds and advice to banks, buyers and developers of offshore wind projects. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar


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Thomas Hollenhorst Partner Hamburg

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Thomas Hollenhorst is a partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance Group and founded Watson, Farley & Williams’ Hamburg office in 2005. He qualified as a lawyer in 1998 and gained extensive banking experience as in‑house lawyer with Deutsche Bank and Berenberg Bank. Thomas specialises in the financing of renewables transactions within Germany and Europe and has particular experience in acting for banks and developers on large project and structured financing transactions. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar

Dr. Malte Jordan, LL.M. Partner Hamburg

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Malte Jordan is a partner in the Corporate Group of Watson, Farley & Williams. He specializes in M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and corporate finance, with a particular focus on private equity transactions and invest‑ ments in renewable energy. His clients include investors, project developers and banks. Malte is cited in the JUVE Handbook 2013/2014 as a frequently recommended lawyer for energy related transactions and financings in the area of renewable energy. In Chambers Europe 2014 he is ranked as a key individual in the energy sector. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar

Dr. Stefan Kilgus Partner Hamburg

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Dr. Stefan Kilgus is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. He advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors on major finance transactions, such as project and acquisition finance. He has recently advised on several offshore wind projects in Germany as well as onshore wind and solar projects both in Germany and abroad. The annual industry publication JUVE Handbook has repeatedly recommended him for loan and acquisition finance. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar

Dr. Ahmad Khonsari Partner Munich

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Dr. Ahmad Khonsari is a partner in the Corporate Group in Munich. Before he joined Watson, Farley & Williams in 2007, he worked in the Trade and Corporate Law department, China desk, of a renowned Hamburg law firm with secondment in Shanghai. He specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate Law. Ahmad holds a doctorate degree from the Humboldt University Berlin and a US master degree. Focus on: Solar

Daniel Marhewka Partner Munich

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Daniel Marhewka is a partner in the International Corporate Group of Watson, Farley & Williams. He was part of the team that founded the Munich office in 2008. After his studies in Heidelberg and London he started his career in the Munich and New York office of a major US law firm. Daniel specialises in transactions, with a particular focus on renewable energy, M&A, private equity and real estate as well as general corporate advice. He advises domestic and international investors, banks, companies and private clients. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar Geothermal energy

Stefan Hoffmann Partner Hamburg

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Stefan Hoffmann is a partner in the Corporate Group, based in Watson, Farley and Williams’ Hamburg office. He specialises in M&A and complex project developments, acting for developers, investors and banks in domestic as well as international transactions in the energy and real estate sector. He also has diverse experience in industrial plant construction and engineering projects as well as dispute resolution, including arbitration. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore)

Dr. Ivana Mikešić, LL.M. Partner Frankfurt

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Dr. Ivana Mikešić heads the Frankfurt office of Watson, Farley & Williams as a partner since January 2013. Ivana has a profound background as a regulatory specialist. Together with her team, she delivers legal operational and strategic advice to developers, industrial players, institutional investors and governmental bodies. Defending her clientsʹ claims vis‑à‑vis in the Administrative and Constitutional Courts is a substantial part of her working commitment. Her team ensures that all asset specific legal requirements for Corporate, Finance and Real Estate transactions are met. Focus on: Public infrastructure Energy Property

Dr. Dirk Janssen Partner Munich

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Dr. Dirk Janssen is a partner in the Corporate Group. He has wide experience of private equity and M&A activities, with particular emphasis on leveraged buy‑outs and cross‑border transactions in the mid and large cap sector. His practice includes significant experience in advising corporates, funds, institutional investors, renewable energy investors and private equity houses. Dirk has completed a commercial apprenticeship and worked for various international companies and law firms in Germany, the UK and Asia. Dirk is named as “frequently recommended lawyer for Private Equity & Venture Capital” in the JUVE Handbook 2013/2014. Focus on: Solar


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Thomas Hollenhorst Partner Hamburg

[email protected]

Thomas Hollenhorst is a partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance Group and founded Watson, Farley & Williams’ Hamburg office in 2005. He qualified as a lawyer in 1998 and gained extensive banking experience as in‑house lawyer with Deutsche Bank and Berenberg Bank. Thomas specialises in the financing of renewables transactions within Germany and Europe and has particular experience in acting for banks and developers on large project and structured financing transactions. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar

Dr. Malte Jordan, LL.M. Partner Hamburg

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Malte Jordan is a partner in the Corporate Group of Watson, Farley & Williams. He specializes in M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and corporate finance, with a particular focus on private equity transactions and invest‑ ments in renewable energy. His clients include investors, project developers and banks. Malte is cited in the JUVE Handbook 2013/2014 as a frequently recommended lawyer for energy related transactions and financings in the area of renewable energy. In Chambers Europe 2014 he is ranked as a key individual in the energy sector. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar

Dr. Stefan Kilgus Partner Hamburg

[email protected]

Dr. Stefan Kilgus is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. He advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors on major finance transactions, such as project and acquisition finance. He has recently advised on several offshore wind projects in Germany as well as onshore wind and solar projects both in Germany and abroad. The annual industry publication JUVE Handbook has repeatedly recommended him for loan and acquisition finance. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar

Dr. Ahmad Khonsari Partner Munich

[email protected]

Dr. Ahmad Khonsari is a partner in the Corporate Group in Munich. Before he joined Watson, Farley & Williams in 2007, he worked in the Trade and Corporate Law department, China desk, of a renowned Hamburg law firm with secondment in Shanghai. He specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate Law. Ahmad holds a doctorate degree from the Humboldt University Berlin and a US master degree. Focus on: Solar

Daniel Marhewka Partner Munich

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Daniel Marhewka is a partner in the International Corporate Group of Watson, Farley & Williams. He was part of the team that founded the Munich office in 2008. After his studies in Heidelberg and London he started his career in the Munich and New York office of a major US law firm. Daniel specialises in transactions, with a particular focus on renewable energy, M&A, private equity and real estate as well as general corporate advice. He advises domestic and international investors, banks, companies and private clients. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore) Solar Geothermal energy

Stefan Hoffmann Partner Hamburg

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Stefan Hoffmann is a partner in the Corporate Group, based in Watson, Farley and Williams’ Hamburg office. He specialises in M&A and complex project developments, acting for developers, investors and banks in domestic as well as international transactions in the energy and real estate sector. He also has diverse experience in industrial plant construction and engineering projects as well as dispute resolution, including arbitration. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore)

Dr. Ivana Mikešić, LL.M. Partner Frankfurt

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Dr. Ivana Mikešić heads the Frankfurt office of Watson, Farley & Williams as a partner since January 2013. Ivana has a profound background as a regulatory specialist. Together with her team, she delivers legal operational and strategic advice to developers, industrial players, institutional investors and governmental bodies. Defending her clientsʹ claims vis‑à‑vis in the Administrative and Constitutional Courts is a substantial part of her working commitment. Her team ensures that all asset specific legal requirements for Corporate, Finance and Real Estate transactions are met. Focus on: Public infrastructure Energy Property

Dr. Dirk Janssen Partner Munich

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Dr. Dirk Janssen is a partner in the Corporate Group. He has wide experience of private equity and M&A activities, with particular emphasis on leveraged buy‑outs and cross‑border transactions in the mid and large cap sector. His practice includes significant experience in advising corporates, funds, institutional investors, renewable energy investors and private equity houses. Dirk has completed a commercial apprenticeship and worked for various international companies and law firms in Germany, the UK and Asia. Dirk is named as “frequently recommended lawyer for Private Equity & Venture Capital” in the JUVE Handbook 2013/2014. Focus on: Solar


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Reputation

“Watson, Farley & Williams LLP is one of the market leaders in the sector of renewable energies.ʺLegal 500 Germany 2014

“The for M&A recognised firm has earned a permanent position in transactions in the sector of renewable energies.”JUVE 2013/2014

“To competitors the for energy law recommended practice is primarily known as a consultant for wind farm projects.”JUVE 2013/2014

“With the early specialisation on transactions and project financing in the renewable energy sector, WFW was one of the pioneers in this field.ʺJUVE 2013/2014

Dr. Christian Ulrich Wolf Partner Hamburg

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Dr. Christian Ulrich Wolf joined the Hamburg office of Watson, Farley & Williams in April 2008. He is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Christian Ulrich advises both companies and private equity investors on M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. In the renewable energy sector he advises domestic and international investors, in particular in relation to solar transactions and onshore and offshore wind farms. Focus on: Wind power (offshore) Solar Biomass

Verena Scheibe Partner Hamburg

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Verena Scheibe is a partner in the Tax Group of Watson, Farley & Williams. She joined the firm in October 2006 after having started her career with Pricewaterhouse Coopers in 2001. Verena was admitted as a certified tax advisor (Steuerberater) in 2004. She specialises in tax matters of M&A, private equity as well as real estate transactions with an emphasis on funds and institutional investors. She also focuses on the tax structuring and tax advice of national and international renewable energies and aviation transactions. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore)

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“Watson, Farley & Williams LLP is one of the market leaders in the sector of renewable energies.ʺLegal 500 Germany 2014

“The for M&A recognised firm has earned a permanent position in transactions in the sector of renewable energies.”JUVE 2013/2014

“To competitors the for energy law recommended practice is primarily known as a consultant for wind farm projects.”JUVE 2013/2014

“With the early specialisation on transactions and project financing in the renewable energy sector, WFW was one of the pioneers in this field.ʺJUVE 2013/2014

Dr. Christian Ulrich Wolf Partner Hamburg

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Dr. Christian Ulrich Wolf joined the Hamburg office of Watson, Farley & Williams in April 2008. He is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Christian Ulrich advises both companies and private equity investors on M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. In the renewable energy sector he advises domestic and international investors, in particular in relation to solar transactions and onshore and offshore wind farms. Focus on: Wind power (offshore) Solar Biomass

Verena Scheibe Partner Hamburg

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Verena Scheibe is a partner in the Tax Group of Watson, Farley & Williams. She joined the firm in October 2006 after having started her career with Pricewaterhouse Coopers in 2001. Verena was admitted as a certified tax advisor (Steuerberater) in 2004. She specialises in tax matters of M&A, private equity as well as real estate transactions with an emphasis on funds and institutional investors. She also focuses on the tax structuring and tax advice of national and international renewable energies and aviation transactions. Focus on: Wind power (onshore and offshore)

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UK

London

15 Appold Street London EC2A 2HB

Tel: +44 20 7814 8000 Fax: +44 20 7814 8141

USA

New York

1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

Tel: +1 212 922 2200 Fax: +1 212 922 1512

Germany

Hamburg

Jungfernstieg 54 20354 Hamburg

Tel: +49 40 800 084 0 Fax: +49 40 800 084 410

Munich

Gewürzmühlstraße 11 80538 Munich

Tel: +49 89 237 086 0 Fax: +49 89 237 086 222

Frankfurt

Ulmenstraße 37‑39 60325 Frankfurt am Main

Tel: +49 69 297 291 0 Fax: +49 69 770 75800

France

Paris

26, avenue des Champs‑Elysées 75008 Paris

Tel: +33 156 88 21 21 Fax: +33 156 88 21 20

Italy

Rome

Piazza Navona, 49 2nd Floor int 2/3 00186 Rome

Tel: +39 06 68 40 581 Fax: +39 06 68 89 2717

Milan

Piazza del Carmine 4 20121 Milan

Tel: +39 02 721 70 71 Fax: +39 02 721 70 720

Spain

Madrid

Maria de Molina, 4 28006 Madrid

Tel: +34 91 515 6300 Fax: +34 91 563 1630

Greece

Athens

6th Floor, Building B 348 Syngrou Avenu Kallithea 176‑74 Athens

Tel: +30 21 0455 7300 Fax: +30 21 0459 4004

Singapore

Singapore

6 Battery Road #28‑00 Singapore 049909

Tel: +65 6532 5335 Fax: +65 6532 5454

Thailand

Bangkok

Unit 902, 9th Floor, GPF Witthayu Tower B 93/1, Wireless Road Patumwan, Bangkok 10330

Tel: +66 2 665 7800 Fax: +66 2 665 7888

China

Hong Kong

Units 1703‑1707 One Pacific Place 88 Queensway Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2168‑6700 Fax: +852 2918‑9777

100‑000‑1428 HAM KW 23/05/2014

All references to ‘Watson, Farley & Williams’ and ‘the firm’ in this brochure mean Watson, Farley & Williams LLP and/or its affiliated undertakings. Any reference to a ‘partner’ means a member of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP, or a member or partner in an affiliated undertaking, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualification. The transactions and matters referred to in this publication represent the experience of our lawyers. This brochure is produced by Watson, Farley & Williams. It provides a summary of the legal issues, but is not intended to give specific legal advice. The situation described may not apply to your circumstances. If you require advice or have question or comments on its subject, please speak to your usual contact at Watson, Farley & Williams. This publication constitutes attorney advertising.

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