RTPR advises ENGIE Romania on 80MW wind farm acquisition

RTPR has assisted ENGIE Romania in the acquisition of an operational wind farm with a capacity of 80MW. The transaction is subject to the Competition Council approval and the fulfilment of the conditions precedent agreed by the parties.

“We were pleased by the new collaboration with the RTPR team for this intense project which had many legal implications, as well as a very ambitious calendar. We particularly appreciate their professionalism, efficiency and promptness, as well as their ability to manage complex negotiations with the sellers, together with the ENGIE in-house team”, said Marius Berariu, Head of Corporate, Competition and Legal Assistance for Strategic Projects at ENGIE Romania.

The RTPR team involved in this project was coordinated by Mihai Ristici (Partner) and Vlad Stamatescu (Counsel) and further included Bogdan Cordos (Energy Law Consultant), Cezara Urzica, Andreea Nedeloiu (Senior Associates), George Capota, Maria Luca, Radu Ciolacu, Luka Perovic and Andrei Nicolae (Junior Associates). Roxana Ionescu (Partner) and Serban Halmagean (Associate) advised on the competition aspects of the transaction.

“We are happy to announce the signing of a new deal at the beginning of the year. We continue at the same pace as we ended 2023, a record year for our M&A practice, when we signed 30 mandates. We are proud of our team of very talented and experienced lawyers, who is constantly involved in the most interesting and challenging M&A transactions in Romania. I would like to thank and congratulate the entire project team for this new achievement”, said Mihai Ristici, Partner of RTPR.

“We are honoured to have had the opportunity to support ENGIE in a new mandate, this time a project through which our client expands its renewable energy portfolio in Romania. Congratulations on the success of this deal and thank you for your trust!”, said Vlad Stamatescu, Counsel at RTPR.