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Pika Energy – Remus (sell-side)
Italy
Green Giraffe advised Pika Energy on its partnership with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to build a 20-plant biomethane platform in Italy
Pika Energy and HBA contributed their combined development pipeline to a newly formed company, Via Verde, backed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Advanced Bioenergy Fund II. Via Verde operates with its own team to take the projects through to final investment decision, with CIP acquiring each project as it clears due diligence and demonstrates a clear path to FID.
The platform comprises 20 projects across Lombardy, Abruzzo, Campania and other Italian regions. Each plant is expected to process 60,000 to 100,000 tonnes of agricultural waste a year. Once all 20 are operational, Via Verde will deliver approximately 1 TWh of biomethane annually, equivalent to the annual gas consumption of around 60,000 Italian households.
The partnership gives Pika Energy a funded route to market and gives CIP a ready-made development platform in one of Europe’s fastest-growing biomethane markets. It is Green Giraffe Advisory’s second biomethane closing of the year.
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CIP – Otto (buy-side)
Australia
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as buyside financial adviser to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition and financing of Gawara Baya, a hybrid onshore wind and battery storage project in North Queensland, Australia.
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as buyside financial adviser to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, on behalf of its Copenhagen Infrastructure V fund, on the acquisition of Gawara Baya from Australian developer Windlab. Located near Ingham in North Queensland, the project pairs a 408 MW onshore wind farm with a 104 MW / 208 MWh grid-forming battery, powering up to 240,000 homes. Green Giraffe supported CIP from initial bid through to final investment decision and financial close.
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2026 Japan
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2026 Germany
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Sosteneo ENOVA (buy-side)
Germany
Green Giraffe Advisory supported Sosteneo in its acquisition of a majority stake in ENOVA Generation, a c. 350 MW onshore wind repowering platform in Germany.
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as financial advisor to Sosteneo (part of Generali Investments) on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in a portfolio of eleven onshore wind projects in Germany, totalling approximately 350 MW.
The portfolio was sold by the ENOVA Value joint ventures between Omnes Capital, through its Capenergie 4 and Capenergie 5 funds, and ENOVA Power GmbH, and is being brought together under a newly established operating platform, ENOVA Generation. The transaction marks Sosteneo’s entry into the German market and the inaugural investment of its second flagship vehicle.
Around 40% of the portfolio is already operational, with the remainder under construction or approaching Final Investment Decision; all projects benefit from 20-year remuneration under Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), providing long-term contracted revenue visibility. ENOVA retains a minority stake and assumes full operational management of the platform.
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2024 South Africa
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CIP & Arjun – Monegros (debt)
Spain
Green Giraffe Advisory advised Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Arjun Infrastructure Partners on the refinancing of Monegros, one of Spain's largest onshore wind portfolios.
The portfolio comprises 12 operational wind farms in Aragón with a combined capacity of 487 MW, underpinned by long-term PPAs. The refinancing was structured as a new EUR 380 M financing provided by BNP Paribas and Santander.
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2024 Australia
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2024 South Africa
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2026 South Africa
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Envusa Energy – Gaia – Sishen (debt)
South Africa
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as exclusive financial advisor to Envusa Energy on the successful close of its first utility-scale, behind-the-meter solar PV project.
Located at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen Mine near Kathu in the Northern Cape, the 63 MW AC project turns previously disturbed mining land into productive, energy-generating infrastructure. All electricity generated will be sold directly to Sishen Mine through Envusa Energy’s trading company, strengthening the mine’s energy security and lowering its carbon footprint.
Built across roughly 100 hectares on a 20-storey-high rehabilitated waste rock dump, the project required clever engineering to address genuine geotechnical complexity, including adjustable PV structures and a mobile adjustable substation to manage ground settlement over time.
The benefits reach beyond the fence line, too. The Sishen Iron Ore Company-Community Development Trust holds a 10% interest, ensuring host communities share directly in the dividends, with value reinvested into jobs, education, healthcare, skills and sustainable livelihoods.
This close sets an important precedent, paving the way for future project-financed, utility-scale behind-the-meter battery storage to support South Africa’s grid needs.
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2026 France
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2024 Netherlands
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2024 Netherlands
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2026 Netherlands
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APF Energy – Orchid (Sell-side)
Netherlands
Green Giraffe advised on the full divestment of APF Energy, a growing biomethane platform in the Netherlands, to Schroders Greencoat, on behalf of our clients SWEN Capital Partners and APF BV.
The platform currently comprises 6 assets, including 3 fully operational sites and 3 at construction stage, plus a late-stage pipeline. These generate biomethane from a feedstock mix of agricultural manure and food by-products, addressing nitrate challenges associated with the Netherlands’ livestock industry.
The Orchid transaction brings in Schroders Greencoat as a long-term institutional partner to support APF Energy’s next phase of growth and positions the platform at the heart of the Dutch energy transition, at a time when biomethane is becoming increasingly strategic for decarbonisation.
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2026 Italy
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2025 Norway
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2025 Norway
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2024 Netherlands
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2023 Portugal
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2022 Portugal
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2026 Europe
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Milence – Ampere (debt)
Europe
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as the co-financial advisor for Milence, on the successful close of a EUR 120 million financing facility. This capital will support the expansion of a high-performance truck charging network across Europe.
Financing large-scale infrastructure for heavy-duty electric vehicles requires a deep understanding of emerging technologies and shifting logistics markets. Our team worked to structure a facility that provides the flexibility and scale needed to meet the increasing demand from fleet operators.
This deal highlights the growing appetite for infrastructure projects that tackle the specific challenges of heavy-duty transport.
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2023 UK
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2022 Spain
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2022 France
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2020 UK
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2020 Netherlands
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2019 Netherlands
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2026 France
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Harmony Energy – Cheviré (sell-side)
France
Green Giraffe Advisory supported Harmony Energy in the sale of a BESS asset in France, project Cheviré.
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as the sole financial advisor to Harmony Energy for the sale of project Cheviré, a 100 MW/200 MWh BESS project located in the port of Nantes Saint Nazaire, whose construction was completed in December 2025. Project Cheviré is currently the biggest BESS facility operating in France.
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2025 Poland
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2025 France
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2024 Netherlands
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2026 Japan
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Ray8 Energy (equity raise)
Japan
Green Giraffe Advisory supported Ray8 Energy, a rapidly expanding BESS development platform in Japan, in securing growth capital for its next key phase of expansion from ICG.
This transaction marks the successful culmination of a multi-faceted journey, during which Green Giraffe Advisory supported Ray8 Energy across a wide range of retained strategic, development, and transaction-related work.
The addition of ICG’s Asia-Pacific Infrastructure team as a majority shareholder represents a significant step forward. As a trusted and highly regarded investor, ICG brings a depth of experience that aligns perfectly with Ray8 Energy’s mission.
Ray8 Energy plans to invest approximately JPY 50 billion to support the development and ownership of grid-scale BESS projects in Japan, with a growth target of more than 1 GW of installed BESS capacity over the next five years. Ray8 Energy will play a vital role in reinforcing the flexibility of Japan’s energy infrastructure as renewable energy adoption continues to expand.
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2025 Poland
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2024 Netherlands
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2026 France
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Acacia – Bloom II (debt advisory)
France
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as the sole financial advisor to Acacia on a pioneering HoldCo senior financing for a 200 MW BESS portfolio.
This deal is one of the first HoldCo structures in the French storage market and addresses a critical industry challenge: optimising merchant exposure bankability. By leveraging synergies across a multi-asset portfolio, we helped Acacia unlock a financing structure that balances flexibility with lender security, demonstrating that strategic advisory is the key to de-risking the energy transition.
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2025 France
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2026 Australia
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2025 Poland
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2024 Netherlands
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2026 France
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SunLib – Stellar (fundraising)
France
Green Giraffe advised SunLib on a EUR 25 M corporate fundraising alongside Épopée Gestion
SunLib is a fast-growing French solar company offering turnkey rooftop photovoltaic installations through a long-term subscription model, enabling households, businesses and local authorities to access solar energy without upfront investment.
The transaction strengthens SunLib’s financial capacity to accelerate the national rollout of its platform, supporting its ambition to equip up to 100,000 subscribers by 2030.
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2024 Netherlands
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2024 Netherlands
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2025 Germany
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Trianel – Pallas (sell-side)
Germany
Green Giraffe Advisory supported Trianel in the successful sale of Brandenburg, a 70.4 MWp solar PV project located in Wiesenhagen, Germany, to Nuveen.
In addition to having achieved COD in 2025, the project stands out as a highly attractive investment opportunity given its size and the fact that it managed to secure an EEG award for almost its entire capacity.
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2024 Netherlands
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2025 Norway
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Vireo – Lista (debt raise)
Norway
Green Giraffe Advisory advised Vireo AS on raising non-recourse debt for their second greenfield bio-LNG plant in Norway
Founded in 2021, Vireo specialises in developing, constructing, and operating bio-LNG production plants and is committed to becoming the leading bio-LNG producer in Norway. Green Giraffe Advisory acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Vireo in the debt raise for their Lista Biogas plant, a greenfield bio-LNG facility located in Lista on the Norwegian south coast. The plant will process approximately 160,000 tons of feedstock annually, consisting of manure, fish, and food waste, and aims to produce around 90 GWh of liquefied biomethane each year.
Lenders include ING and Sparebank 1 Sør-Norge, who will provide the senior secured facility necessary for the construction of the plant.
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2025 Norway
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2026 Italy
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2023 Portugal
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2022 Portugal
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2025 France
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Roussanne – Octopus Energy Generation (debt raise)
France
Green Giraffe Advisory successfully advises Octopus Energy Generation on the repowering project financing for Project Roussanne, marking a significant milestone in the repowering of Marsanne and Grand Bois wind farms in France to nearly double capacity to c.34 MW and extend their operational asset life.
Project Roussanne is the non-recourse senior debt raise to finance the repowering of two onshore wind projects (the Marsanne and Grand Bois Wind Farms) located in France with an aggregate capacity of 33.6 MW. Marsanne (25.2 MW after repowering) has been operating since 2008 and Grand Bois (8.4 MW after repowering), since 2011. These repowered assets will benefit from a 20-year French CfD and will reinforce the value of repowering existing, well-resourced sites with grid connections in today’s challenging market.
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as the sole financial advisor to our valued client, Octopus Energy Generation. The transaction involved creative structuring in an evolving commercial understanding.
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2025 France
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2024 Australia
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2024 South Africa
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2025 Poland
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Flash – Greenvolt (sell-side)
Poland
Green Giraffe Advisory and DC Advisory acted as financial advisors to Greenvolt on the successful divestment of 100% of its two BESS assets, totaling 300 MW / 1200 MWh, to Northland Power. The team provided comprehensive financial and strategic advice and close support throughout due diligence, documentation, and negotiation to achieve an optimal outcome for Greenvolt.
Greenvolt is one of the leading developers of utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects with operations spanning across 20 geographies in Europe, North America, and Asia. The two projects – Mieczysławów (200 MW / 800 MWh) and Kamionka (100 MW / 400 MWh) – secured a 17-year capacity payment obligation. Construction is expected to start in 2026, which makes the two projects among the first large-scale BESS facilities in Poland once operational.
Northland Power is a Canadian-based global power producer that owns and operates a diversified mix of energy infrastructure assets worldwide.
This landmark transaction underscores Greenvolt’s ability to develop and to bring to market large-scale projects. It also reflects Northland Power’s growing ambition to strengthen its presence in the BESS sector and expand in the Polish dynamic market.
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2023 United States
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2026 Australia
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2026 France
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2026 Japan
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2026 France
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BESS Closed
2025 France
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BESS Closed
2025 Taiwan
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Offshore Ongoing
Undisclosed (sell-side and debt)
Taiwan
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2022 Netherlands
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2020 Germany
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2019 Taiwan
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2019 Germany
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2016 Denmark
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2016 Denmark
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2025 Ireland
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Simply Blue Group (sell-side)
Ireland
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as exclusive financial adviser to Simply Blue Group on a strategic investment by Kansai Electric Power.
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (KEPCO) has acquired an 80% stake in Simply Blue Energy OSW Ltd. (SBE OSW) through its wholly owned subsidiary, KPIC Netherlands B.V. The transaction is Kansai’s first investment involving management participation in an offshore wind developer.
SBE OSW is Simply Blue Group’s offshore wind development arm, actively developing a significant renewable energy portfolio, including 8 GW of floating offshore wind and 4 GW of fixed-bottom wind projects across multiple markets.
KEPCO is one of Japan’s leading integrated energy providers. Headquartered in Osaka, the company supplies electricity and energy services to over 13 million customers while driving innovation across the energy sector.
The partnership marks a significant step forward in accelerating offshore wind development and advancing the global energy transition. By combining Simply Blue’s know-how and innovative development approach with Kansai Electric’s expertise and resources, the joint venture is poised to deliver impactful projects that support a sustainable future.
We’re proud to have acted as exclusive financial adviser to Simply Blue on this transaction, helping bring this landmark deal to fruition – the fifth transaction we have run for Simply Blue.
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2022 UK
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2021 United States
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2021 Ireland
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2021 Ireland
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2020 UK
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2017 UK
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2025 Germany
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EEW – Midsummer (corporate refi)
Germany
Green Giraffe Advisory served as the exclusive financial advisor to EEW Group in successfully closing its major corporate refinancing of EUR 435 M.
This landmark closing represents a powerful validation of EEW Group’s robust track record and market leadership, securing confidence from a wide range of top-tier banking partners.
Green Giraffe Advisory, through the leverage of our wide banking network, sourced the most attractive facilities to meet EEW Group’s strategic capital requirements and ensure deliverability, aligning the company’s financial foundation with its long-term growth ambitions across the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors.
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2025 Taiwan
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2024 South Korea
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2024 Netherlands
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2024 Belgium
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2023 Taiwan
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2023 Japan
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2025 France
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Acacia – Bloom – FR – BESS (capital raise)
France
Capital raise for Acacia SAS, a French developer of stand-alone BESS assets and private interconnection points
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as sell-side financial advisor in the capital raise for Acacia SAS, a French developer of stand-alone BESS assets and private interconnection points. We were successful in bringing in an experienced and reputable investor in the like of EREN group which enables Acacia to finance its growth and the equity needs of its most advanced projects.
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2026 France
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2026 Australia
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2026 France
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2026 Japan
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BESS Closed
2025 Poland
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2024 Netherlands
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2025 France
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Melvan FR solar fundraising
France
Green Giraffe Advisory assisted Melvan, a French multi-technology renewable energy producer and developer, in opening its capital to a consortium of investors composed of Bpifrance, IDIA Capital Investissement and a pool of investors from the Crédit Agricole group, as well as OCCTE.
Green Giraffe Advisory (GGA) acted as exclusive financial advisor to Melvan, an Orléans-headquartered company who designs, develops, builds, finances and operates renewable energy production plants, on its EUR 25 M fundraising.
Founded in 2020 by a trio of experienced executives, each with more than 20 years of sector expertise, Melvan has built an agile organization supported by a team of 50 committed employees, with a predominant focus on solar PV while integrating other complementary technologies. With around ten local offices, the company relies on an innovative and territorialized approach to offer sustainable energy solutions with strong environmental and societal impact.
The fundraising has been provided by a consortium of active and specialized financial partners, sharing its vision and commitments in favor of the energy transition. The consortium is composed of IDIA Capital Investissement accompanied by regional investors from the Crédit Agricole group (SOFILARO, Centre Loire Expansion, Val de France Energies), Bpifrance, through its Environmental Impact Funds team, and OCCTE, a management company based in Occitanie, through its FPCI OCCTE OCCIGEN investment fund.
This significant fundraising will support Melvan delivering its ca. 2 GW development pipeline, including 750 MW in advanced phase covering the entire French territory.
GGA advised on the fundraising process including support in structuring the transaction, preparing the information package and the financial model, and negotiations with investors up until signing of the investment agreement. Alongside Green Giraffe, Jeantet (legal), Syneria (technical), and KMPG (tax) advised on Melvan’s side.
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2026 Australia
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2026 France
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2025 Germany
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MEET THE TEAM
Our Advisors
Managing Director – Head of Green Giraffe Advisory London
Clément Weber
Wind Power List 2026
Clément is a founding partner of Green Giraffe Advisory. Based in London, where he established the firm’s office in 2011, he brings extensive expertise across the offshore and onshore wind sectors, advising on both equity and debt financing. Between 2017 and 2019, he led the Paris office before returning to London to support the firm’s continued growth.
He is a recognised thought leader in renewable energy and a frequent speaker at industry events, offering strategic perspectives on bankability, market dynamics, and commercial positioning for clients across the energy transition.
His transaction experience includes:
- Pioneering floating offshore wind and platform development: Clément specialises in structuring and financing floating offshore wind platforms and development funding across Europe, APAC, and the US. This includes successfully closing six development funding transactions for major floating projects (up to 1,000 MW) and leading Series B equity raises and tender mandates for pioneering technology developers
- M&A and strategic mandates: He has led multiple sell-side M&A mandates for offshore wind developers and oversaw the sale of a significant onshore wind portfolio. He also provides high-level counsel, having advised major utilities on strategy and intelligence and developed Green Giraffe Advisory’s offtake advisory capabilities, procuring renewable electricity across Europe for a major international corporation
- Benchmark project financing: His track record includes structuring complex debt deals and refinancing mandates for major European offshore wind assets. This expertise spans non-recourse debt and mezzanine financing for benchmark projects up to 367 MW (Walney) and 309 MW (Rentel)
Before founding Green Giraffe Advisory, Clément worked in project finance at Dexia in Paris (2008 – 2010), preceded by a tenure with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Beijing (2006-2007). He is a graduate of École des Ponts ParisTech and holds an MSc in Project Finance from Université Paris X.
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Managing Director Utrecht
Barbara Zuiderwijk
Tamarindo Women in Power list 2024
Barbara is a founder of Green Giraffe Advisory. She has a strong track record in the contracting and financing of onshore and (offshore) wind farms in Northern Europe
Barbara supported the development, contracting, and (re)financing of Northwind (216 MW, Belgium, 2012), Gemini (600 MW, the Netherlands, 2014), Veja Mate (402 MW, Germany, 2015), Norther (370 MW, Belgium, 2016 and 2020), Windpark Fryslân (383 MW, The Netherlands, 2019), Baltic II & Co (1.5 GW, Poland, 2019), Windpark Zeewolde (322 MW, The Netherlands, 2020) and Deutsche Bucht (252 MW, Germany, 2021). She has been supporting consortia participating in several European offshore wind tenders as well as having been involved in other technologies such as the ground-mounted solar farm Duurkenakker (64 MWp, The Netherlands, 2020)
She is currently involved in raising financing for a portfolio of projects that combine on-site renewable energy generation with electric vehicle charging infrastructure and battery storage
Before founding Green Giraffe, Barbara worked at the project developer Econcern, and as investment banking trainee at ABN AMRO
Barbara is recognised in the top 100 most influential female business leaders in the 2024 Women in Power list
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Managing Director Paris
Pierre-Etienne Claveranne
Pierre-Etienne is a founding partner of Green Giraffe Advisory and an industry veteran with extensive experience successfully guiding clients and closing complex transactions across diverse markets and technologies.
Over the past 15 years, he has built a track record of transactions globally, specialising in large-scale non-recourse and holdco debt financings, and M&A (buy-side, sell-side, and corporate fundraising) spanning a diverse portfolio of energy transition projects and platforms. His transaction experience is structured across three key areas:
- Strategic capital raising and energy transition: Pierre-Etienne leads complex capital raises for high-growth platforms focused on next-generation energy infrastructure. This expertise includes leading the capital raise for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), structuring multiple corporate equity rounds (Series A/B/C/D) for platforms, and advising on bioenergy and synthetic fuels. He also handles portfolio financing for major European developers and utilities
Benchmark offshore wind M&A and debt: He has overseen numerous fundraising efforts for major European offshore wind projects, including non-recourse debt financing for developments exceeding 1 GW in capacity. Key mandates include advising on major asset sales for offshore wind projects, managing platform M&A, and executing debt restructuring mandates. Before founding Green Giraffe Advisory, Pierre-Etienne spent four years in Dexia’s project finance team, where he closed multiple transactions across public-private partnerships, transportation asset financing, and renewable energy sectors, including solar, offshore, and onshore wind farms.
Pierre-Etienne graduated from École Centrale de Lyon and holds an MSc in Finance from ESCP-EAP Business School in Paris.
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Managing Director – Head of Green Giraffe Advisory Hamburg
Udo Schneider
Udo is a managing director of Green Giraffe Advisory and co-heads the Hamburg office
Since joining Green Giraffe in 2015, he has advised on multiple sell-side and buy-side equity transactions, as well as debt raises and provided commercial contracting advice for complex energy transition projects at different development stages and in different countries. He is also providing advice on tenders and renewable energy offtake solutions
Amongst others, he has led the debt raise for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland (ongoing) and debt finance for an innovative geothermal project, supported developers in offshore wind tenders and headed the M&A transactions for the offshore wind projects TWB II (200 MW, DE, 2017), Global Tech I (400 MW, DE, 2020), and Gode Wind I (347 MW, DE, 2018) as well as the development, structuring and sale of a Polish 350 MW offshore wind project to RWE. He also supervised the M&A transaction leading to the creation of Alterric (JV ENERCON & EWE) and is contributing to establishing a new green hydrogen economy
Before joining Green Giraffe, Udo worked in the infrastructure finance and renewables team of PwC for 14 years advising investors, developers and industry players on several onshore and offshore wind projects as well as infrastructure and public private partnership projects globally
Udo holds a bachelor of business in finance from the University of Technology, Sydney, and graduated from Hamburg University with a degree in economics
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Managing Director – Head of Germany Hamburg
Kai Leverköhne
Kai is a Managing Director at Green Giraffe Advisory and heads the Hamburg office. He brings almost 20 years of experience in the energy transition and renewable energy finance.
Since joining Green Giraffe in 2019, Kai has led numerous landmark transactions in the offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, EV charging and battery storage sectors. Kai’s most recent achievement includes supervising the major corporate refinancing of EUR 435 M for EEW Group.
He has led several financings in the offshore wind space for Global Tech I, Baltic Power or Veja Mate, whilst also being active on the buy- and sell-side for offshore and onshore wind farms, solar PV platforms, EV charging, grid infrastructure, and BESS assets.
Prior to joining Green Giraffe Advisory, Kai spent 11 years at Deutsche Bank’s infrastructure and energy team (part of 18 years total at the bank), where he structured Europe’s largest solar PV project bond (€404M, Spain, 2016).
Kai has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Hamburg and studied at Aarhus Business School.
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Managing Director Paris
Daniel Marshall
- 10 years with Barclays working in power, utilities and infrastructure
- 4 years living in Johannesburg, working across the Sub-Sahara Africa region
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Senior Director – Head of Japan Tokyo
Jun Kasamatsu笠松 純
Jun is in charge of leading and managing the Tokyo office. With over 20 years of experience in renewables and investment banking, he has contributed to the development and realisation of more than 50 utility-scale renewable energy projects totalling more than 1 GW of installed capacity in Japan
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Senior Director – Head of Singapore Singapore
William Jackson
Will is a Director and Head of Singapore office. He has worked on transactions and tenders across four continents, with a particular focus on offshore wind. Prior to joining Green Giraffe Advisory, Will worked at the oil & gas team of Continental AG, a multinational engineering firm
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Senior Director – Head of Africa Cape Town
Frederico Sanches
Offshore wind | Onshore wind | Solar PV | Hybrid technologies
Frederico has focused on complex and cutting-edge transactions. He has led transactions in tender support as well as debt and equity raising globally with a recent focus on emerging markets particularly in South Africa and the broader African continent
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Senior Director – Head of Australia Sydney
Marcus Dixson
Onshore wind | Solar PV | BESS & grid | Offshore wind | Hydrogen & e-fuels
Debt advisory | M&A: sell-side and buy-side | Tender support
Marcus heads the Australian office. He has experience leading debt and equity transactions across Australia and the UK. Before joining Green Giraffe Advisory, he spent 6 years at IDCM, a debt boutique in London. Prior to that he was at EY
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Senior Director – Head of UK and Ireland London
Yusuf Thanawala
Yusuf Thanawala is a Country Manager UK & Ireland at Green Giraffe Advisory, responsible for leading and expanding the firm’s UK franchise. He brings more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, including over a decade focused on the energy transition, renewable energy and power infrastructure sectors.
Yusuf has advised developers, infrastructure investors, private equity sponsors and strategic corporates on a broad range of transactions across solar PV, battery storage, onshore and offshore wind, EV charging, smart metering, biogas, district energy and grid infrastructure.
His experience spans IPP platform sales, portfolio disposals, minority and majority stake investments, growth capital raises, acquisitions and strategic partnerships across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Prior to joining Green Giraffe Advisory, Yusuf was a Director at Akereos Capital, where he played a leading role in building the firm’s M&A advisory franchise and advising on numerous landmark energy transition transactions across Europe.
Previously, Yusuf spent almost a decade at HSBC in the Power, Utilities and Renewables investment banking team in London and Dubai. He also worked at Credit Suisse in the European Energy team, advising clients on M&A, IPOs, equity raisings and acquisition financings across Europe, the Middle East and emerging markets.
Yusuf holds an MBA in Finance and a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Mumbai.
Senior Director – Head of Southern Europe Madrid
Raúl Santos Chozas
Solar PV | Offshore wind | Onshore wind | Hydropower | Hybrid technologies | Heat
Raúl leads Green Giraffe Advisory’s commercial operations in Southern Europe. He brings over 15 years of experience advising clients on energy transition transactions, with a strong focus on debt structuring, M&A and financing. Before joining Green Giraffe, Raúl spent 3 years at Astris Finance, and previously held roles at BBVA and ACS.
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Director Hamburg
Ann-Katrin Weber
Ann-Kathrin is a project finance professional with extensive expertise in originating, structuring, and executing deals across the energy sector. Over the past year alone, she has successfully closed seven renewable energy transactions.
Before joining Green Giraffe Advisory, she spent 14 years at KfW IPEX-Bank. Her background includes managing portfolios of multi-billion-euro energy assets, alongside handling complex restructuring assignments. She combines strong analytical rigour and intercultural competence to deliver sustainable, long-term financial solutions.
Senior Director Utrecht
Jakob Bergvelt
Jakob Bergvelt is a Senior Director at Green Giraffe Advisory, with 14 years of expertise in renewable energy finance. He has been a driving force behind the execution of landmark offshore wind, onshore wind, and solar PV transactions across Europe.
Specialising in complex debt-raising and investment strategy, Jakob has guided clients through large-scale financial closings and competitive tender processes. His expertise spans the full project lifecycle, including advising consortia on bid structuring in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Poland.
Most recently, Jakob led the financing for the 1.14 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland – one of the world’s largest – successfully reaching financial close for Northland Power and ORLEN. His extensive track record also includes milestone projects such as Gemini, HKZ 1&2, Norther, Zeewolde.
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Senior Director Utrecht
Frank Janse
Frank focusses on complex leading-edge projects. He advised the winning Oya hybrid project in a technology neutral tender. As market leader for hydrogen & e-fuels he has worked on several power-to-X projects including the development of the 1 GW Nujio’Qonik onshore wind to ammonia project located in Canada. Besides, he is advising on the optimal plant sizing by combining a technical and financial model
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Senior Director London
Michael Ware
Michael has been leading several deals, in particular in waste-to-energy, anaerobic digestion, solar and battery energy storage. Michael has a high profile in the renewable energy industry due to his work in the media and his role as part-time writer for the Spectator magazine
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