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Turning Crisis into Strategy: Contracts, projects and disputes at a global chokepoint
Dr. Carla Luh
Partner Corporate & Finance
+49 40 419 93 0Hamburg
Languages
English, German
Carla is regularly recognized and recommended for her work by numerous leading lawyer handbooks. The international legal directory Best Lawyers for example includes her in the very few Best Lawyers in "Project Finance and Project Development" in Germany since 2014. Chambers Europe 2023 writes: “Carla Luh supports us in a highly professional, pragmatic and solution-oriented manner. She is always reachable, client-oriented and has an extremely high deliverability.” Legal 500 Germany 2022 adds: “She is very trustworthy to work with. She is very available and responds extremely quickly, even under extreme pressure. At the same time, she knows how to explain complex topics in a simple and understandable way. In negotiations, her well-structured arguments and quick-wittedness are a real plus. She never loses sight of the big picture, which makes her a first-class lawyer.”
Advising CEE Group on the refinancing of existing facilities and the EUR 1.6 billion financing of the repowering of a large-scale solar and wind portfolio in Germany and France.
Advising SHS Group on the EUR 1.7 billion financing of its flagship decarbonization project, Power4Steel, one of Europe’s largest decarbonization initiatives in the steel sector.
Advising VIRTUS Data Centres, an award-winning pure-play data center operator, on its first data center financing in Germany.
Advising EIB on a EUR 1.185 billion debt financing package for Phase One of Vulcan Energy’s landmark Lionheart Project, an integrated renewable energy and lithium extraction development in Germany.
Advises Mainova WebHouse GmbH on a EUR 475 million financing for data center projects in Frankfurt.
Advising the European infrastructure team of ICG on a partnership with W Power Storage, a German platform specializing in grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Advising Calisen on a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with Octopus Energy Metering Germany GmbH for the financing and operation of smart meters in Germany.
Advising Rune Group S.A. on renegotiating credit facilities totalling of EUR 130m and a EUR 30m accordion increase to existing financing to support the FTTH roll-out expansion in Croatia and Slovenia.
Advising Deutsche Bank AG on a EUR 125 million financing for photovoltaic projects owned by QUARTERBACK Energy Project GmbH.
Advising Kommunalkredit Austria AG on the financing for Greencells Group’s international green energy portfolio.
Advising Berenberg and the Berenberg Green Energy Debt Funds on the financing of ENVIRIA for the construction of Germany’s largest rooftop solar pipeline.
Advising Energy Infrastructure Partners AG (EIP) on the refinancing of its investment in the Arkona-Becken Südost offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
Advising GVG Glasfaser on an EUR 85 million financing to support the further roll-out of FTTH networks.
Advising Encavis Asset Management AG on the financing of one of Germany’s largest solar parks.
Advising the Kudelski Group on a CHF 150 million credit facility provided by Farallon Capital Europe LLP.
Advising Berenberg and the Berenberg Green Energy Debt Funds on the financing of the Mikonkeidas wind farm project on the west coast of Finland.
Advising Berenberg and the Berenberg Green Energy Debt Funds on the financing of a wind park portfolio owned by ABO Energy in Germany.
Advising Terra One Climate Solutions GmbH on a EUR 150 million mezzanine financing for the development and construction of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Europe.
Advising reVenton Asset Partners on a financing provided by Eiffel Investment Group to support a 1.2 GW renewable energy pipeline in Germany.
Advising Kommunalkredit Austria AG on a Senior Construction Bridge Facility for two photovoltaic projects of PARQ energy.
Advising Banco Santander, S.A. on the financing of Danish renewable energy investor Obton’s first stand-alone high-voltage battery energy storage system (BESS) in Germany.
Advising the new Qualitas Energy debt strategy on its debut financings of photovoltaic projects in Germany and Poland.
Advising international banks and Danish Export and Investment Fund on behalf of the Danish government on the EUR 370 million financing of Phase II of the Tyligulska wind power plant in Ukraine.
Advising Luxcara along with its project companies on the financing of a 315.7 MWp photovoltaic portfolio located in Denmark.
Advising Mediobanca & Natixis on the financing package supporting EIP’s equity investment in in Italian energy company ENI Plenitude, and a consortium of banks on EIP’s further €209M equity increase.
Advising an international consortium of banks on a EUR 203 million project refinancing agreement for Spanish solar parks of Encavis AG.
Advising Berenberg and the Green Energy Junior Debt Funds on the unitranche financing of a photovoltaic portfolio in Germany, as well as financing of a photovoltaic portfolio owned by ABO in Hungary.
Advising Northern Fiber Holding GmbH on the financing of EUR 175 million for the expansion of its fiber optic networks.
Advising the borrower on the EUR 4.4 billion financing of Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland.
Advising an international consortium of banks on a EUR 180 million debt bridge financing facility to support photovoltaic projects of Encavis AG.
Advising the Statkraft Group on the acquisition of 337 MW onshore wind turbines in Germany and France, a wind farm portfolio formerly owned by Breeze Two.
Advising DIF Capital Partners, metrofibre and Essener Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH on a EUR 120 million green loan financing for the German fiber optic project ruhrfibre.
Advising international solar developer ib vogt GmbH on a EUR 350 million financing agreement with Santander Corporate & Investment Banking for a renewable assets platform.
Advising UBS Asset Management Real Estate & Private Markets and Northern Fiber Holding GmbH on the signing of a EUR 550 million financing package for the expansion of its fiber networks.
Advising a consortium of banks on the signing of a large debt financing package for Intermediate Capital Group controlled German fiber company TNG Glasfaser GmbH.
Advising an international consortium of banks on a facility agreement of EUR 1.035 billion for Frankfurt-based data center operator maincubes.
Advising on the refinancing of a geothermal power plant owned by a leading UK infrastructure investor.
Advising iCON Infrastructure’s fiber and telecoms network provider Strategic Fiber Networks GmbH on a EUR 95 million debt financing for its fiber roll-out.
Advising EB - Sustainable Investment Management (EB-SIM) and LHI Group on the acquisition of the Swedish windfarm project Aldermyrberget.
Advising Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Funds on the portfolio financing of solar parks in Italy and Chile.
Advising Basalt Infrastructure Partners III controlled optical fiber company goetel GmbH in relation to a loan financing of EUR 345 million for its fiber network roll-out.
Advising Encavis AG on the acquisition of the 21,5 MW wind farm Paltusmäki in Finland.
Advising Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Funds on the financing of renewable projects in Finland and Spain.
Advising the sponsors on the successful bidding and financial close for Kuwait’s Umm Al-Hayman PPP megaproject, one of the largest and most complex wastewater projects in the world.
Advising EIB and LBBW on the financing of four wind farms with a total capacity of 102.5 MW in Poland.
Advising Hamburg Commercial Bank on the project financing of Swedish onshore wind farm Målarberget with 27 Vestas wind turbines and 113 MW nominal power.
Advising Silenos on the project financing of the geothermal power plant “Bruck” located in Southern Germany.
Advising Northland Power Inc. and Yushan Energy Company Ltd. on the project development of the offshore wind farm Hai Long in Taiwan.
Advising the Starwind Consortium on the project financing of the offshore wind farm Yunlin.
Advising Northland Power on the acquisition and project financing of the offshore wind farm Deutsche Bucht.
Advising the offshore wind farm Merkur on project financing.
Advising German fiber provider Stiegeler Group on securing a EUR 58 million financing package from Kommunalkredit Austria AG for its FTTH roll-out.
Advising DZ BANK AG on the financing of the repowering project “Windpark Halenbeck-Warnsdorf” in the Brandenburg district of Prignitz.
Advising DZ Bank AG on a leasing financing for the construction of a logistics center.
Advising Nord/LB on the financing of an onshore wind farm in Sweden.
Advising lenders on the financing of onshore wind farms in Sweden, Denmark and other Nordic countries.
Advising HSH Nordbank AG (now Hamburg Commercial Bank AG) on the financing of an onshore wind farm in Ireland.
Advising Dekabank on the refinancing of the PPP project Zeughausareal Burgdorf in Switzerland.