Norton Rose Fulbright advises TRIG on 43 MW wind farm acquisition and financing in France

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), a London-based investment company, on the acquisition and financing of the Haut-Vannier 43 MW onshore wind farm project from developers Envision and Velocita.

Currently under construction, the wind farm is located in Haute-Marne, approximately 65km northeast of Dijon, France. It will consist of 17x Envision 2.5MW E-131 turbines and is expected to be in operation in 2022.

Alexis Sarton, Investment Executive at InfraRed Capital Partners (investment manager to TRIG), comments:

“We are very pleased to have completed this acquisition and financing with Norton Rose Fulbright. Their multidisciplinary team demonstrated an efficiency and precision that allowed this complex transaction to be completed in an ever-changing environment ".

Global Head of Energy and partner Anne Lapierre led the Paris-based team, with Aude d’Argentré overseeing the transaction. They were assisted by associate Thomas Chneiweiss (corporate), counsel Amandine Delsaux (regulatory aspects and project contracts) and counsel Véronique Bruel (financing). Partner Antoine Colonna d´Istria and associate Mathieu Jung advised on tax law matters.