Linklaters advises Marguerite on its equity investment in ZE Energy, a developer of innovative solar power plants and renewable energy storage projects

Linklaters has advised Marguerite, a pan-European equity fund investing in renewables, energy, transport and digital infrastructure, on its equity investment in ZE Energy, a developer of hybrid photovoltaic power plants with energy storage. ZE Energy raised €40M in this second equity round.

The innovative platform developed by ZE Energy allows to optimise and combine photovoltaic energy production with an energy storage solution, with a view to transform intermittent energy production characteristic of renewables power plant into baseload power, for clients purchasing electricity outside state-subsidised mechanisms through Corporate PPAs.

Marguerite is investing in ZE Energy alongside existing and new investors, including Sorégies, Ze Way Invest, Demeter and High-Tech Gründerfonds.

The Linklaters team consisted of François April, partner, Samuel Bordeleau, counsel, and Espérance Ait Bachir, associate in Energy and Infrastructure, Bruno Derieux, partner, Mehdi Boumedine, counsel, and Chloé Polo, associate in Corporate/M&A, Pierre Guillot, partner, Thibaud Troublaïewitch and Athanase de Guitaut, associates in Public Law, Géric Clomes, partner, and Cécile Romanin, associate in Employment Law, Cyril Boussion, partner in Tax Law.