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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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Taean (buy-side and tender)
South Korea
Green Giraffe Advisory advised CIP on the acquisition of a 49% stake in Taean Wind Power and its successful bid in the 2024 Korean wind auction
Green Giraffe Advisory acted as the exclusive financial advisor to CIP on its acquisition of a 49% stake in the Taean Wind Power project through its flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V, in late 2024, as well as its subsequent successful bid in the 2024 Wind Power Fixed-Price Contract Auction arranged by the Korea Energy Agency (KEA).
The Taean Wind Power project, which will be jointly developed with Vena Energy, is a fixed-bottom offshore wind project with a planned capacity of 500 MW. Construction is targeted to start in the second half of 2026, with commercial operations anticipated by late 2029.
The Green Giraffe team is pleased to have supported CIP’s acquisition and its continued growth in the Korean offshore wind sector, which is one of the most promising in APAC.
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CIP H2 bankability review
Netherlands
Bankability review of the IJmuiden Ver Beta 2 GW combined OW/H2 project being developed by CIP and Vattenfall in the Netherlands.
Green Giraffe Advisory carried out a bankability review of the IJmuiden Ver Beta 2 GW combined offshore wind and hydrogen project being developed by CIP and Vattenfall in the Netherlands ahead of the project bidding in a public tender. Green Giraffe Advisory’s review focused on the hydrogen component of the project, including the proposed revenue structure.
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2024 Germany
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C-Power – Thornton bank (sell-side)
Belgium
Green Giraffe supported Marguerite on the successful divestment of their 10% stake in the C-Power offshore wind farm to existing shareholders.
C-Power is a 325 MW offshore wind farm with 54 Senvion turbines installed on the Thornton Bank in the Belgian North Sea. It is the first offshore wind farm built in Belgium, having achieved commercial operation for its first 30 MW in 2009 and completed the construction of its third and final phase in 2013. Green Giraffe Advisory has been involved with the offshore wind farm since its greenfield financing in 2010.
Photograph courtesy of C-Power NV. Photographer: Tom D’Haenens
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2023 Taiwan
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2023 Taiwan
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Yunlin (restructuring)
Taiwan
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2023 Japan
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2023 Japan
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Murakami Tainai (tender)
Japan
Green Giraffe Advisory supported Mitsui, RWE and Osaka Gas in securing 684 MW project in Japanese offshore wind auction
Our team has advised the consortium of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”), RWE Offshore Wind Japan Murakami-Tainai K.K. (“RWE”) and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (“Osaka Gas”) in their successful bid to deliver a commercial-scale offshore wind project off the coast of the cities of Murakami and Tainai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Green Giraffe Advisory was the sole financial advisor to the consortium under a full scope advisory mandate for the tender period.
The consortium was awarded the concession in 2023. In the tender evaluation, the consortium was given full scores for project deliverability, which includes aspects of financial planning, schedules, etc. We are pleased to have supported the consortium with our local expertise combined with extensive international offshore wind knowledge.
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2023 Taiwan
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Marguerite (Butendiek sell-side)
Germany
Marguerite Pantheon, a bespoke investment vehicle to managed by Marguerite, was exclusively advised by Green Giraffe on the sale of its 22.5% stake in Butendiek, a 288 MW operational offshore wind farm
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2023 Taiwan
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2023 Poland
Debt
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Baltic Power Offshore Wind (debt)
Poland
Green Giraffe advise on EUR 4.4 bn non-recourse project financing for the Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland
Green Giraffe Advisory advised the sponsors, Northland Power and ORLEN, on the EUR 4.4 bn non-recourse project financing consisting of EUR 3.6 bn of term loan facilities and EUR 0.8 bn of ancillary facilities for the 1.14 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project.
The debt financing for Baltic Power, which was signed on Wednesday, 19 September 2023, is being provided by 25 banks including the European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the export credit agencies EDC (Export Development Canada), Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) and Germany’s Euler Hermes as well international and local commercial banks.
The Baltic Power project is located in the Baltic Sea approximately 22 kilometers off the Polish coast and has obtained all environmental approvals and major construction permits. Once operational, which is estimated in the latter half of 2026, Baltic Power will be amongst the largest offshore wind projects globally. It is expected to provide clean energy to over 1.5 million Polish households and will play an important role in helping Poland achieve its target of up to 11 GW of offshore wind to be constructed by 2040.
Baltic Power is part of the first 5.9 GW round of offshore wind projects in Poland and obtained a grid connection and a 25-year fixed CfD offtake arrangement. The CfD offtake arrangement is Euro-pegged and includes an inflation indexation mechanism.
Green Giraffe Advisory acted in co-advisory with Pekao Investment Banking on the structuring and arrangement of the financing. The Sponsors were additionally supported by Hogan Lovells (legal).
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2024 Belgium
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2023 Taiwan
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2023 Germany
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Veja Mate (refinancing)
Germany
Green Giraffe Advisory advised Veja Mate on raising an additional senior debt facility and replacing the DSRA in place by a DSRF
Green Giraffe Advisory was mandated as exclusive financial advisor by the project company Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH, a 402 MW offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea, to raise an additional senior debt facility and a DSRF to replace the project’s DSRA. The financing has been secured among the existing pool of senior debt lenders with a very competitive pricing.
The Veja Mate Offshore Project is a German offshore wind farm located in the North Sea that has been operational since 2017 with excellent operational track record, having one Best Offshore Windpark on various occasions. As of 2023, the shareholding group consists of a consortium formed by Commerz Real, Ingka Investments, KGAL, and wpd invest.
Green Giraffe Advisory has supported Veja Mate on numerous occations (greenfield financing, debt restructuring, sell-side) and is proud to have supported the project team on yet another successful milestone.
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2018 Germany
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2015 Germany
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2014 Germany
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2025 Germany
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2022 Taiwan
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Formosa 4 and 5 (tender)
Taiwan
Green Giraffe Advisory supported the Formosa 4 (fixed-bottom offshore wind) and Formosa 5 (floating offshore wind) projects in the Taiwan Round 3 Phase 1 tender submission
In 2022, Green Giraffe supported Synera Renewable Energy (SRE), formerly Swancor Renewable Energy in the tender submission to Taiwan’s first auction round for the Phase 3 Zonal Development of Offshore Wind. In particular, Green Giraffe prepared the financial model, ran a debt market sounding and supported SRE in the bid preparation and offtake strategy.
Formosa 4 was awarded 495 MW of development capacity by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, alongside six other projects with COD expected to be in 2026/2027. This is the first zero-bid auction in Taiwan, projects will therefore rely on corporate PPAs. Formosa 5, a floating offshore wind project adjacent to Formosa 4, stands out as the only floating offshore wind farm that has passed the preliminary EIA review and the first floating wind site to attend grid auction in Taiwan and the entire APAC region.
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2023 Taiwan
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Gemini (financing amendment)
Netherlands
Green Giraffe acted as sole financial advisor in the amendment of Gemini 600 MW offshore wind farm's financing
Gemini is a 600 MW offshore wind farm located 85 km off the Dutch coast in the North sea. The wind farm has been in operation since May 2017 and is fully ISO 45001 and 55001 certified.
It is ultimately owned by Northland Power, Siemens Financial Services, HVC and Alte Leipziger/Hallesche Group.
In October 2022, Gemini reached another key milestone by amending its senior and subordinated debt, repricing the hedge and fully replacing all reserve accounts to debt service reserve facilities. Green Giraffe acted as exclusive financial advisor to support the project in securing highly attractive terms in the debt market. Green Giraffe was previously involved in the initial EUR 2.8 bn financing of the project which reached financial close in 2014 and in its subsequent round of refinancing in 2017.
More details on Green Giraffe’s past transactions with Gemini here (Green Giraffe was mandated to advise on the EUR 2.8 bn financing of the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind project in the Netherlands) and here (Green Giraffe was mandated as exclusive financial advisor to help Gemini assess refinancing options).
See also Green Giraffe’s involvement in recent amendments, restructuring and refinancing transactions on the market: Deutsche Bucht, Norther and C-Power.
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WindSpace (sell-side)
Denmark
Green Giraffe advised WindSpace on the Expansion project to raise corporate equity in exchange for a minority stake in the company
WindSpace has been developing wind and solar projects in Europe since 2006, with a significant pipeline of renewable energy projects across the Nordics, Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
Green Giraffe advised WindSpace in finding an equity investor to support its future ambitions and fund the growth of the company.
Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund has been at the forefront of sustainability and, through the acquisition of a minority stake in WindSpace, it can now expand in markets that are complementary to the fund.
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2026 France
Equity
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2025 Germany
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2022 Netherlands
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Two Towers (sell-side)
Netherlands
Two Towers is an innovative 19 MW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands
Two Towers, an innovative 19 MW offshore wind farm developed by a consortium including Van Oord, was sold to fund manager Octopus Energy Generation. Two Towers brings five innovations in operation, most importantly the innovative slip joint connection. Amongst the other innovations that have been implemented at the site is a revolutionary eco-design used for scour protection that promote more marine biodiversity around the wind farm.
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2018 Netherlands
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2025 Germany
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2024 South Korea
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2022 Netherlands
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Hollandse Kust (west) VI & VII (tender)
Netherlands
Green Giraffe provided tender support in preparing a bid for the Dutch offshore 1,400 MW Hollandse Kust (west) VI & VII tenders
For this offshore wind tender the Dutch government created separate tenders for two 700 MW plots in the Dutch North Sea. In addition to a financial bid the tender criteria included requirements to provide investments and innovations that benefit the North Sea ecology (site VI) and solutions that benefit the system integration of the produced electricity (site VII). Green Giraffe was an integral part of the bid writing team for both plots. The deadline for handing in the bids was on 12 May 2022. Winners are expected to be announced at the end of this year.
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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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2021 Netherlands
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Blauwwind (sell-side)
Netherlands
Van Oord has signed an agreement for the divestment of their 10% stake in the offshore wind farm, Blauwwind, in the Netherlands
Green Giraffe was mandated by Van Oord to advise on their divestment from the Blauwwind Project, an operational 731.5 MW offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
Luxcara, an international renewable energy asset management firm, has signed an agreement with international marine contractor Van Oord to acquire a 10% share in the Blauwwind Project located off the coast of Zeeland, the Netherlands. Blauwwind is the last project benefitting from a tariff before the start of zero bid tenders in the country.
Green Giraffe acted as the sole financial advisor to Van Oord on this transaction. The scope included the preparation of the information package, as well as supporting the due diligence process and negotiations with investors. The transaction was signed on 22 December 2021 and closed on 31 December 2021.
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2025 Germany
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2024 Netherlands
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2024 Belgium
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2021 Taiwan
Debt
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Formosa 2 (restructuring)
Taiwan
Green Giraffe supported Formosa 2 offshore wind project in the restructuring of its debt facilities.
In 2021 Green Giraffe supported Formosa 2 in the successful restructuring of the EUR 1.8 bn facilities during construction. Green Giraffe led negotiations with the existing financing group which includes 20 lenders and 4 export credit agencies.
After overcoming numerous challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, in September 2023 Formosa 2 became the first Round 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan to commence commercial operations. This achievement marks a significant milestone in Taiwan’s energy transition.
Formosa 2 has been jointly developed by JERA (49%), Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (26%) and Swancor Renewable Energy (25%).
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2024 Belgium
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2023 Taiwan
Debt
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2021 Netherlands
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Two Towers (agency support)
Netherlands
Green Giraffe supported the construction of the innovative two turbine, 19 MW offshore wind farm on the Dutch Borssele V plot
Green Giraffe assisted in the construction management of the innovative two turbine, 19 MW offshore wind farm on the Dutch Borssele V plot. The project is committed to contribute to lowering both the LCOE (levelised cost of energy) and the environmental impact of offshore wind farms. The innovative slip joint technique will potentially decrease installation times and reduce maintenance for future wind farms. Amongst other innovations that will be tested at the site is a revolutionary eco-design used for scour protection that will have a positive effect on the maritime environment.
After assisting the project in the bid preparations Green Giraffe was involved in the further development of the project, assisted in the project management, contracting, financing and business case optimisation of the project. The project reached FID in November 2018.
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2022 Netherlands
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2018 Netherlands
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2018 Netherlands
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2025 Taiwan
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2025 Germany
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2024 South Korea
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2021 Japan
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JRE (sell-side)
Japan
Green Giraffe advised Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) in the sale of a partial equity stake in its Saikai Enoshima Offshore Wind Power Project (Project) to the German renewables developer wpd.
JRE aims to construct and operate an offshore wind farm with a maximum output capacity of 299.5 MW in the offshore Enoshima in Saikai city, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan. The Project area is currently designated as Promising Zone (Yubou na Kuiki) by the Japanese government. Green Giraffe acted as sole financial advisor to JRE in the sale.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the entire Green Giraffe team on their extensive support during this process, the team was very professional and extremely helpful in our negotiations as well as the entire process.
I would like you to know that we especially extend our gratitude to the deal team members. We would not be where we are today without them.”
Doi Kiyoshi, Head of Development at JRE
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2024 Belgium
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2023 Taiwan
Debt
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2021 Germany
Debt
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Deutsche Bucht (refinancing)
Germany
Green Giraffe acted as the sole financial advisor on the non-recourse refinancing of the 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
Green Giraffe advised Deutsche Bucht on the refinancing of the 252MW offshore wind project, located in the German North Sea. The project, which began operation in 2020 and comprises of 31 V164-8.4 MW MHI Vestas Offshore Wind turbines, is owned by Northland Power.
The transaction closed on 26 March 2021, with the sponsors successfully arranging a EUR 886 M senior debt refinancing package. The refinancing will reduce the interest rate on the project’s senior debt to 2.3% all-in (from approximately 2.6% all-in) and accordingly improve cash distributions from the project over the remaining 13-year senior debt term. The refinancing also included the addition of a Debt Service Reserve Facility, which released €50 million of cash, immediately enhancing Northland’s corporate liquidity.
Green Giraffe was previously involved in the development, sale and original financing of Deutsche Bucht in 2017 and has been supporting the project during construction.
The Deutsche Bucht refinancing won the 2021 inspiratia award for Top Refinancing Deal of 2021.
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2011 Germany
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2024 Netherlands
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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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- We won the Inspiratia Energy Transition Award 2024 for Best Financial Adviser – Renewables! Details
- Green Giraffe and Pekao Investment Banking advise on EUR 4.4 bn non-recourse financing of the Baltic Power offshore wind project Details
- Offshore wind – Auction designs and why PPAs are only second best Details
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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