VentusVentures has sold 80% of its shares in eMIS Deutschland GmbH to EB Energiewende Fonds, an impact-generating Article 9 fund of the sustainable asset manager EB-SIM. VentusVentures will remain a shareholder in the company even after the sale of these majority shares.
eMIS Deutschland GmbH supports transport companies specialising in public transport, municipal utilities and companies in the electrification of their vehicle fleets. The company rents out the entire infrastructure consisting of electricity, buses, transformers, charging infrastructure, energy management and offers comprehensive services.
VentusVentures provides consulting and services for customers in the energy and financial sectors with a focus on renewable energies. The Hamburg-based group's business areas include wind energy, solar energy, property and the mobility transition.
GvW advised VentusVentures under the lead management of Dr Marco Zessel with a cross-location team consisting of Jan Hüniken, Alexander Metz (all M&A), Dr Michael Engel (tax law), Dr Malte Evers, Marius Bodenstedt (both employment law), Dr Christian Triebe, Naomi Niedermeier (both IP), Dr Patrick Wolff (financing), Dr Gerd Schwendinger and Christopher Vollert (both state aid law).
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Ethereal Space, Inc., a pioneering commercial space company, on space and satellite law matters and the establishment of its affiliate Ethereal Space GmbH.
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