Clifford Chance's project finance expertise is regularly called upon in cross-border projects pertaining to the renewable energy sector. Most recently, this included onshore and offshore wind farms, hydrogen projects, biomass and solar plants, including those based on PPAs, as well as financing in connection with battery storage, battery production and charging infrastructure projects for electric vehicles. Here, practice head Florian Mahler and Christof Häfner regularly take the lead, including relevant cross-location cooperation. Mahler also acts as co-head of the international projects team, while Häfner recently assisted with project financing across the infrastructure sector, such as aviation and ports. The team is also experienced in gas infrastructure projects, which, alongside renewable energy projects, form part of Anna Thwaites' key strengths. Among the client roster are lenders, governments, investors, sponsors, project developers and companies. Beda Wortmann (PPPs and real estate financing) retired in May 2024.

Florian Degenhardt heads the team at White & Case LLP, which is regularly instructed by banks, institutional investors and sponsors in the context of financing energy and infrastructure projects. In addition to gas and LNG projects, the latter area also includes various projects in the renewable energy sector. The practice routinely handles cross-border matters.

CMS impresses with its support for banks and companies in the financing and refinancing of infrastructure and energy projects, including most recent instructions pertaining to photovoltaic systems, hydroelectric power plants and wind farms. The team fields asset financing expert Kerstin Block, who recently advised on financing across the rail sector. Further mainstays include the support in sustainability-related loans, which is a growth area. Block jointly heads the banking & finance team with André Frischemeier and is supported by Marc Riede (project, real estate, acquisition and asset financing).

Hogan Lovells International LLP’s team is led by Carla Luh and advises borrowers, German and international banks and investors as well as energy and infrastructure companies as sponsors and operators of energy and infrastructure facilities on project financing in the telecoms and renewable energy sectors. Most recently, this included fiber optic expansion, onshore and offshore wind farms as well as solar and photovoltaic systems. Here, clients also benefit from the cooperation across other locations. Luh is supported by counsel Stipe Bojanic (project and infrastructure financing), who joined the team from A&O Shearman in early 2024.

National and international banks as well as energy companies regularly instruct Norton Rose Fulbright. The team recently acted in frequent cooperation with the corporate and M&A team in connection with national and international geothermal, hydrogen, onshore wind, solar and photovoltaic projects. Other core topics include the financing of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles as well as various projects from the infrastructure sector. Munich-based practice head Dirk Trautmann is experienced in structured project financing.

Watson Farley & Williams LLP boasts expertise in matters under German and English law, the latter is a key strength of Florian Kutzbach in Frankfurt, and is well versed in international project financing. The team is regularly instructed by lenders, borrowers, investors, asset managers and project developers in connection with solar, geothermal energy, onshore and offshore wind. Thomas Hollenhorst acts as sole practice head since the move of Clemens Hillmer (asset financing in the shipping, aviation and rail sectors) to Clyde & Co LLP in January 2025; Hollenhorst focuses on project financing in the renewable energy sector.