Orrick Advises NORD/LB on Financing of Wind Farm in France


July.23.2015

Orrick advised Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale as arranger and lender in the financing of a wind farm located in Mohon in the Départment Morbihan in Brittany, France. NORD/LB provided the project company, EE Mohon SAS, with debt financing in an amount of up to €33.8 million for the construction and operation of the wind farm, which consists of ten wind turbines of two megawatts each and is to be operated on a long-term basis by EE Mohon SAS. Financial closing took place at the end of May 2015.

A team of Orrick lawyers drawn from our Paris and Munich offices advised NORD/LB in this transaction. The team consisted of lead partner George Rigo (Paris), lead financing partner Dr. Timo Holzborn (Munich), of counsel Sarah Fleury (Real Estate, Paris), associate Quirec de Kersauzon (Public Law, Paris), associate Adrien Guidet (Banking & Finance, Paris), managing associate Olivier Vuilliod (M&A and Private Equity, Paris), senior associate Christopher Mayston (Corporate, Munich) and associate Nicolas Mähner (Corporate, Munich).