Linklaters advises Axium Infrastructure on the acquisition of a stake in a 174 MW operational wind portfolio in France

Linklaters has advised Axium Infrastructure, an independent portfolio management firm dedicated to generating long-term returns through infrastructure investments, on the acquisition of a 49.9% equity interest in a 174.2 MW operational portfolio of wind assets in France, from Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts).

The portfolio consists of 22 fully operational wind projects distributed across the regions of Hauts-de-France (79.4 MW), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (52.8 MW) and Grand Est (42.0 MW). It benefits from stable, long-term contracted revenues through French government–backed Feed in Tariff (FiT) and Contract for Difference (CfD) schemes.

This transaction represents Axium Infrastructure’s first investment in the renewable energy sector in Europe. It forms part of the company’s expansion strategy and supports its international development.

The Linklaters team was led by Mehdi Boumedine, Partner, supported by Brice Trévisan, Managing Associate, and Estel Robert, Associate, in Corporate/M&A.

The team also included Fanny Mahler, Partner, and Thibaud Troublaïewitch, Managing Associate, and Mathilde Saltiel, Junior Associate, in Public Law, Samuel Bordeleau, Partner, and Sinthia Monirul, Associate, in Energy & Infrastructure, as well as Françoise Maigrot, Partner, and Milan Prée, Associate, in Real Estate, Pierre Zelenko, Partner, Tanguy Laurioz and Axelle Binet, Associates, in Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Cyril Boussion, Partner in Tax.

The London office was also involved, with Luke Camilleri and You Quan Chan, Associates, in Corporate/M&A, Danny Yin, Managing Associate, and Chris de Sousa, Associate, in Banking and Structured Finance, and Alexei Franks, Partner, and Alicia Vidal, Associate, in Tax.