Global law firm Freshfields has advised Skyborn Renewables on the acquisition of the Nordergründe offshore wind farm commissioned in 2017 and located 13 kilometres off the coast of Lower Saxony in the German North Sea. On completion of the transaction, Skyborn Renewables became the sole owner of OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co. KG, it previously held a 30% interest in. With 18 turbines and a total installed capacity of 111 MW, the wind farm generates enough renewable electricity to supply around 90,000 households per year.

Skyborn Renewables is a global offshore wind platform with more than 25 years of experience in the sector and is headquartered in Germany. The acquisition marks a natural evolution of Skyborn’s long-term strategy to develop, build, own and operate offshore wind assets in core markets. Skyborn Renewables is a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), which became part of BlackRock in 2024.

The Freshfields team was led by Counsel Mirko Masek (Corporate/M&A, Hamburg) with support from Principal Associate Hannes Butz (Finance, Frankfurt) and Associate Steffen Blume (Corporate/M&A, Hamburg). Tax advice was provided by Partner David Beutel, Counsel Martin Rehberg, Principal Associate Stefan Reinel (all Munich) and Associate Christian Müller (Düsseldorf). Partner Ilka Oberländer as well as Associates Hanna Hund (both Munich), Matthias Wahls (Berlin) and Manuel Dueñas (Munich) advised on regulatory transaction approvals.

The wider Freshfields team comprises Partners Marvin Knapp (Restructuring and Capital Solutions, Hamburg), Andreas Ruthemeyer (Finance), Carsten Bork, Simon Schwarz (both Corporate/M&A, all Frankfurt), Principal Associate Christian Paterlini and Associate Johanna Karstaedt (Corporate/M&A, Hamburg).

Skyborn Renewbales’ inhouse legal team comprises Manuel Rolfes (Deputy General Counsel) and Sven Bolay (Senior Legal Counsel Corporate & Compliance).