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Advising:

• a Swiss utility, as well as the management of its target, on the sale of a service provider and project planner for CHP and gas engines
• a business travel start-up on a two-digit million financing round lead by a leading US Venture Capital fund
• the founding partners of a Munich-based multiplayer technology start-up on the sale of its company to a multinational technology company headquartered in London, including re-investment of the founders in the purchaser
• a Swiss utility on the purchase of a service provider and project planner for CHP and gas engines
• the founding shareholders of an e-commerce company on its sale to leading private equity funds by way of a private auction sale process, including a return participation
• a leading manufacturer of heating, cooling and hot water solutions for a joint venture in the area of logistics
• a global energy company in numerous venture capital investments in the areas of digital energy solutions, storage and e-mobility in Germany, Europe and Israel
• a worldwide leading chip manufacturer on numerous venture capital transactions (Seed, Series-A to Series-C) in Germany, e.g. in the areas of Big Data, IoT, wearable technologies, drones or thin-film solar modules
• a Swiss utility's innovation fund on numerous venture capital investments in Germany, including startups active in the areas of metering, storage or energy trading
• a leading company builder on numerous ventures with listed companies, as well as German SME's, e.g. in the areas of mobility concepts, energy efficiency and various platform business models
• various startup companies on their respective formation, early-stage and growth financing rounds, as well as on legal issues relating to operational businesses, including distribution and general contract law
• a major global bank on the acquisition of a minority stake in a German mobile payment provider and on a subsequent merger of the mobile payment provider with a competitor
• a VC unit of a leading energy company on the structuring and implementation of a long-term management incentive plan
• a joint venture between an energy supplier and a hardware manufacturer in the field of e-mobility on drafting various customer contracts and products
• a German solar company on numerous utility-scale solar projects in various African countries, including concession agreements and long-term power supply contracts (PPA's)
• private equity funds on the acquisition of a majority stake in a leading German motorcycle helmet manufacturer
• a German motorcycle helmet manufacturer on the acquisition of a producer and supplier for high-end racing helmets
• an international insurance broker on the acquisition of a majority stake in a leading German insurance distribution group for specialty insurances
• a German insurance group on the acquisition of a majority stake in a German FinTech company
• the owner family of a manufacturer of system components for household appliances selling the company by way of an asset deal to a Chinese conglomerate
• a Chinese solar module manufacturer on its acquisition of a German solar company out of insolvency
• a private equity fund on the sale of various specialty casting companies
• a listed German automobile and motorcycle manufacturer on the sale of an IT consulting company
• a consortium of a leading Austrian construction company and an energy company entering the German geothermal market and jointly developing a geothermal project in Bavaria
• the investment company of a leading global turbine manufacturer investing in a 400 megawatt offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, including negotiations with other investors
• a global leading Canadian asset manager on the acquisition of a Franco-German project developer for wind farms, including a gigawatt pipeline, within the scope of an auction sale process
• various joint ventures in the wind and solar sector in Europe between project developers, energy suppliers and infrastructure funds
• an infrastructure fund on due diligence and regulatory issues for planned investment in a battery storage project in Germany
• a Finnish investor on its investment in Germany's largest geothermal project
• various asset managers of leading German insurers on the acquisition of numerous onshore wind portfolios (totaling several hundred megawatts)

Sebastian Frech was recently selected by her/his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2022 in the field of Mergers and Acquisition Law.

• Case study: Negotiation of PPAs and investment protection for renewables projects in western and central Africa, annual Renewable Energy conference 2018, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt, April 18, 2018
• Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for solar projects in Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Kenya, Intersolar Conference, Munich, May 14, 2019.

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