2026 Italy
Equity
Bioenergy Closed
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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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2026 Netherlands
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Bioenergy Closed
2025 Norway
Debt
Bioenergy Closed
2025 Norway
Debt
Bioenergy Closed
2024 Netherlands
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Bioenergy Closed
2023 Portugal
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E-fuels Closed
2022 Portugal
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E-fuels Closed
2026 Japan
Equity
BESS Closed
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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2026 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 France
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BESS Closed
2026 France
Debt
BESS Closed
2025 Poland
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BESS Closed
2025 France
Equity
BESS Closed
2024 Netherlands
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2026 France
Equity
Solar / hybridisation Closed
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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2026 South Africa
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2025 Germany
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2025 France
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2025 Japan
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2024 Netherlands
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2024 Netherlands
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2025 France
Equity
BESS Closed
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
Debt
BESS Closed
2026 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 France
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BESS Closed
2026 Japan
Equity
BESS Closed
2025 Poland
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BESS Closed
2024 Netherlands
—
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2024 Singapore
Equity
Grid Closed
August Energy
Singapore
Aravest to invest and partner with August Energy with up to USD 100M of capital to accelerate the growth of Energy as a Service in Asia
Green Giraffe acted as the exclusive financial advisor to August Energy on its fundraising and the successful formation of its investment partnership with Asia-Pacific Sustainable & Decarbonisation Infrastructure Equity Fund (SDIEF), with up to USD 100 M of capital.
Headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Thailand and India, August Energy is a leading infrastructure platform helping corporates in Southeast Asia and India to meet their decarbonisation goals. The partnership will see Asia-Pacific Sustainable & Decarbonisation Infrastructure Equity, LP (a fund sponsored by Aravest and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group) become a major shareholder of August Energy and provide significant additional funding to further accelerate the growth of the company across the region.
The Green Giraffe team is delighted to have supported August Energy as financial advisor since the foundation of the platform. This transaction represents another pleasing milestone in our growth journey in Asia, and is particularly gratifying given the urgent need for capital to fund decarbonisation in the South-East Asia and India region.
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2025 France
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Grid Closed
2023 Singapore
Development services
Grid Closed
2022 Morocco
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2021 Netherlands
Debt
Grid Closed
2019 United States
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Grid Closed
2018 Ivory Coast
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2024 Germany
Equity
E-fuels Closed
PtX Faraday development equity fundraise
Germany
A development equity raise for a 1+ GW electrolyser project being built on the site of a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Lubmin, Germany. The project is in an early stage of development and needed a co-investor to fund upcoming development expenses.
Project Faraday was a development equity raise for an early-stage electrolyser project located in Lubmin, along Germany’s Baltic Sea coast.
The project will be constructed in phases on the site of a decommissioned nuclear power plant and have direct access to Germany’s H2 backbone infrastructure. The first phase comprises 210 MW of capacity, and eventually the project will reach 1,050 MW.
Much of the planned development expenses for the whole project (i.e. the full 1+ GW) will be borne during the first phases of the project and PtX Development needed a partner to help fund these expenses.
Thus, the objective of the mandate was to find such a partner to help PtX Development advance the project and bring one of Germany’s key H2 project one step closer to completion.
GGA was pleased to have support our client in identifying KGAL GmbH & Co as the most suitable partner to bring this forward.
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2025 Iceland
Debt
E-fuels Ongoing
2024 Netherlands
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E-fuels Closed
2024 France
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E-fuels Closed
2024 United States
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E-fuels Closed
2023 Ireland
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E-fuels Closed
2023 Portugal
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E-fuels Closed
2024 South Africa
Debt
Onshore / repowering Closed
Oya – debt & equity raise
South Africa
GGA advised on the debt and equity raise for the hybrid Oya project in South Africa.
Green Giraffe Advisory was mandated as exclusive financial advisor to raise debt and equity for the Oya project. This was following on from its support in the successful bid in the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Programme (RMIPPPP), where Oya was awarded a 20-year PPA with Eskom in 2021.
The Oya project is a 128 MW co-located hybrid project straddling the Western and Northern Cape provinces in South Africa that consists of a mix of onshore wind turbines (86 MW), bi-facial solar PV arrays (155 MWp), lithium-ion battery storage (94MW/242MWh) and a unique hybrid controller supplying dispatchable baseload power during daytime hours, thus making it one of the biggest hybrid projects of its kind in the world. The landmark project will be instrumental in South Africa’s transition to a renewable energy power mix and in reducing load shedding.
Green Giraffe Advisory is proud to have supported this complex and innovative Oya project and its leading sponsors G7 Renewable Energies, a local developer, and Engie, a multinational utility company, since the tender bid submission phase in 2020 and to have delivered its full suite of fundraising services all the way up to financial close achieved on February 13th 2024.
Equity was raised from Engie and Meadows Energy and Perpetua as B-BBEE investors and a highly competitive debt package was raised from RMB (as MLA), DBSA, OMAI, Sanlam and Stanlib.
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2026 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 Germany
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 Spain
Debt
Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 South Africa
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2026 France
—
BESS Closed
2026 Japan
Equity
BESS Closed
2023 Italy
Equity
— Closed
Caesar – floating offshore wind in Italy
Italy
Green Giraffe supports 7 Seas Wind Power and NiceTechnology in a partnership to develop an up to 2 GW floating offshore wind pipeline in Italy
Green Giraffe was mandated to act as sole financial advisor to leading Italian offshore wind developers 7 Seas Wind Power and NiceTechnology (the Sponsors). We advised the Sponsors in raising development equity that will support the further development of three floating offshore wind farms in Italy.
The consortium of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner and GreenIT (the Italian renewable energy joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and CDP Equity) will be partnering with the Sponsors to build out the pipeline in Italy.
The plants will be located on average roughly 30 km off from the coast and have an overall capacity of approximately 2 GW. One project of up to 540 MW will be located in Latium, off the coast of Civitavecchia and the other two with capacity of around 500 MW and 1,000 MW each will be located off the coast of Olbia (Sardinia). Combined the three projects are expected to produce around 5 TWh/year of power with commercial operation expected between 2028-2031 once the authorization process and construction phase are complete.
We are proud of our continued success in unlocking floating offshore wind finance. Green Giraffe has participated in over 20 successfully closed transactions, in this young sector, including project, portfolio, corporate and technology funding, both in debt and equity.
2021 Ireland
Equity
— Closed
Emerald (sell-side)
Ireland
Green Giraffe was mandated as sole financial advisor by Simply Blue Energy, to raise equity to develop the Emerald project, an up-to-1GW floating wind project in the Celtic Sea
Shell has signed an agreement with Irish developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire a 51% share of their Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The joint venture will be operated by Simply Blue Energy supported by Shell floating wind experts, with the project office based in the Cork City Docklands rejuvenation area.
Green Giraffe acted as sole financial advisor to Simply Blue Energy on this transaction. The Emerald Project will tap the vast offshore wind potential of Ireland and will help the country meet its target to have 70% of its electricity produced from renewable sources by 2030.
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2025 Ireland
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— Closed
2022 UK
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— Closed
2021 United States
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— Closed
2021 Ireland
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— Closed
2020 UK
Equity
— Closed
2017 UK
Equity
— Closed
2020 Italy
Equity
— Closed
Hannibal
Italy
Green Giraffe acted as sole financial advisor to developers 7 Seas Wind Power and Nice Technology for their company 7 Seas Med and raise equity for the development of a 250 MW floating offshore wind project in the Sicily Strait, Italy.
CIP, Nice Technology and 7 Seas Wind Power have joined forces to develop an initial 250 MW floating offshore wind farm in the Sicily Strait, Italy. CIP invested in the development company 7 Seas Med, who developed the project and filed an initial requested for the concession.
Green Giraffe acted as sole financial advisor to developer 7 Seas Med, to raise equity and develop the 250 MW floating offshore wind project.
2020 Netherlands
Debt
Onshore / repowering Closed
Zeewolde
Netherlands
Green Giraffe advised the 322 MW onshore wind farm Windpark Zeewolde on the arranging of the ca. EUR 500M financing, which closed on 25 June 2020, and related restructuring, closed on 17 July 2020
Green Giraffe advised the 322 MW onshore wind farm Windpark Zeewolde on the arranging of the ca. EUR 500M financing, which closed on 25 June 2020, and related restructuring, closed on 17 July 2020.
Windpark Zeewolde Wind Park is one of the largest onshore wind farms in the Netherlands and the largest community owned wind farm in Europe. It is an initiative of Windpark Zeewolde BV, a unique collaboration of more than 200 local farmers, residents and entrepreneurs. More than 200 old turbines in the wind farm area will be replaced by new Vestas turbines that will generate almost three times more energy with less than half the number of turbines, demonstrating the large potential in replacing older turbines with new and more efficient variants.
Our mandate included:
- Advising on the debt and equity strategies and execution thereof
- Management of due diligence processes
- Contractual bankability review and support during negotiations
- Assisting on negotiating the financial documentation
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2026 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 Germany
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 Spain
Debt
Onshore / repowering Closed
2025 France
Debt
Onshore / repowering Closed
2025 France
—
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2024 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2020 Netherlands
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
Energiepark Duurkenakker
Netherlands
Green Giraffe supported Sunvest in the development, contracting and financing of a 64 MWp solar park in Muntendam, the Netherlands.
Energiepark Duurkenakker is a solar PV project located in Muntendam, the Netherlands. The project is part of the Sunvest portfolio.
It was initiated by Solar Proactive and Sunvest who engaged Green Giraffe for project development, permitting, contracting and financing support. Triodos Renewables Europe Fund joined the project as financial partner. Green Giraffe arranged the underlying legal structure to facilitate the partnership between Sunvest and Triodos Renewable Europe Fund.
The project was brought to financial close in May 2020 and construction was completed in November 2020.
For more information, visit the project site at https://sunvest.nl/zonnepark-duurkenakker/.
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2022 Netherlands
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2021 Netherlands
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2021 Netherlands
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2021 Netherlands
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Solar / hybridisation Closed
2021 Netherlands
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2019 Netherlands
Debt
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2020 UK
Equity
— Closed
Simply Blue Energy (sell-side)
UK
Green Giraffe was mandated by developer Simply Blue Energy to raise equity for the development of floating offshore wind projects off the Welsh coast in the Celtic Sea.
Green Giraffe was mandated as sole financial advisor by blue economy energy developer Simply Blue Energy, to raise equity to develop floating offshore wind projects in UK Celtic Sea.
In Q1 2020, Total New Energies entered into a joint venture with Simply Blue Energy. The newly established joint venture, Blue Gem Wind, will focus on developing some of the first floating offshore wind projects with pre-commercial size.
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2025 Ireland
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— Closed
2022 UK
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— Closed
2021 United States
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— Closed
2021 Ireland
—
— Closed
2021 Ireland
Equity
— Closed
2017 UK
Equity
— Closed
2020 Netherlands
Equity
Offshore Closed
Avalon – energy island
Netherlands
Green Giraffe is supporting Offshore Service Facilities in developing an iconic artificial island in the Dutch North Sea
Green Giraffe is supporting Offshore Service Facilities in developing an iconic artificial island in the Dutch North Sea. The aim of the energy island is to stimulate multifunctionality in the North Sea and to facilitate and accelerate the energy transition. The island would at least provide a location for electrical infrastructure, hydrogen, a multifunctional port (wind farm construction and O&M vessels, coast guard, navy, ferry), interconnection and research facilities.
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2025 Taiwan
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Offshore Ongoing
2025 Germany
Debt
Offshore Closed
2024 South Korea
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Offshore Closed
2024 Netherlands
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E-fuels Closed
2024 Belgium
—
Offshore Closed
2023 Taiwan
Debt
Offshore Closed
2019 Netherlands
Debt
Offshore Closed
Windpark Fryslân
Netherlands
Green Giraffe advised Windpark Fryslân on the EUR 700 M debt raise for the 383 MW nearshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer
Green Giraffe provided financial advisory services to Windpark Fryslân (WPF) for the development of the 383 MW nearshore wind farm in the IJselmeer. The project reached financial close on 1 October 2019. Senior debt of around EUR 700 M was provided by a lenders group of 10 banks consisting of ABN AMRO, BNG, BNP Paribas, DZ Bank, Helaba, ING, KBC, KfW IPEX, NWB and Rabobank.
On reaching financial close the province of Fryslân stepped in as a shareholder with a total investment of EUR 100 M. After construction, they will give inhabitants of the province the opportunity to invest in the windfarm through bonds.
Once operational in 2021, the project will be the world’s largest windfarm on a lake. This is another milestone in the lake’s interesting history: the former complex of lakes was flooded by the North Sea, then later closed off again by a 32-kilometer dam and partly drained to create an entire new province with fertile farmland. The area will now additionally supply 383 MW of electricity per year, enough for 500,000 households and 70% of the province of Friesland’s wind energy target. The wind turbines will be located just south of the long dam called Afsluitdijk. The project includes the construction of a nature island further along the Afsluitdijk. The island will be a resting and foraging area for birds and fish. During the construction of the project it may be used as work island.
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2025 Taiwan
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Offshore Ongoing
2025 Germany
Debt
Offshore Closed
2024 South Korea
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Offshore Closed
2024 Netherlands
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E-fuels Closed
2024 Belgium
—
Offshore Closed
2023 Taiwan
Debt
Offshore Closed
2019 South Korea
Equity
— Closed
KFWind (sell-side)
South Korea
Green Giraffe was mandated by developer KFWind, to raise equity to develop a 500 MW floating offshore wind project in the region of Ulsan City, South Korea
Green Giraffe was mandated by developer KFWind, to raise equity to develop a 500 MW floating offshore wind project in the region of Ulsan City, South Korea.
In Q4 2019, a consortium formed by EDP Renewables and Aker Solutions entered into a joint venture Korea Floating Wind Power (KFWind) alongside the founding shareholder WindPower Korea. Principle Power, which had a role in originating the KFWind project portfolio, will supply its WindFloat foundation technology for the project.
The newly established joint venture will focus on developing the first floating offshore wind project with a commercial size.
2019 Poland
Equity
Offshore Closed
F.E.W. Baltic II & pipeline
Poland
Green Giraffe advised Baltic Trade and Invest in the development and 100% sale to RWE of the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind project and associated development pipeline, totalling more than 1.5GW in the Polish Baltic Sea
As commercial development partner Green Giraffe supported Baltic Trade and Invest in bringing the 350 MW F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind project in Poland to an advanced development stage, with EIA application process ongoing and grid connection terms and conditions received. We were also responsible for the structured sales process, leading to the sale of the project company and associated Polish offshore wind development pipeline of more than 1.5 GW to RWE in August 2019.
The F.E.W. Baltic II project is one of the few pioneer offshore wind projects that could qualify for the first round of direct tariffs in Poland.
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2025 Taiwan
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Offshore Ongoing
2025 Germany
Debt
Offshore Closed
2024 South Korea
—
Offshore Closed
2024 Netherlands
—
E-fuels Closed
2024 Belgium
—
Offshore Closed
2023 Taiwan
Debt
Offshore Closed
2019 United States
Equity
BESS Closed
Gordon Butte pumped storage
United States
Green Giraffe advised on the sale of Absaroka's 400 MW Gordon Butte pumped storage hydro project in Montana, USA, successfully closing the transaction with a European investment fund
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, acquired an equity interest in Absaroka Energy’s pumped storage hydro energy project in Montana, USA. The 400 MW Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project represents a carbon-neutral way to help balance the grid in the Pacific Northwest and will be the first new pumped storage project developed in the US in 30 years. Green Giraffe co-advised on the transaction, which reached financial close in June 2019.
The Gordon Butte project is sited in Meagher County, located about three miles west of Martinsdale and less than six miles from its interconnection to the Colstrip twin 500 kV transmission lines, the backbone of the Pacific Northwest’s electric system. This interconnection location will give the facility access to markets in Montana and throughout the region. The project will have minimal environmental impact due in large part to the closed loop nature of the siting and design thus taking the facility out of an existing stream or water impoundment. Capital expenditures to build and operate the project will inject meaningful resources into the state and local economy.
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2026 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 France
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BESS Closed
2026 Japan
Equity
BESS Closed
2026 France
Debt
BESS Closed
2025 Poland
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BESS Closed
2025 France
Equity
BESS Closed
2018 France
Equity
— Closed
Groix & Belle-Île
France
Green Giraffe advised French developer Eolfi on defining a contractual structure with its suppliers to develop a 24 MW floating offshore wind farm in France
Green Giraffe provided advisory services to Eolfi, a French offshore wind developer, on elaborating a contractual structure and associated heads of terms between the project and its contractors.
In 2016, Eolfi was selected by the French government to develop, build and operate a floating pilot wind farm located off the coast of Brittany, in Groix. The park which combines 4 turbines of 6 MW each, is expected to be commissioned by 2021.
2018 France
Equity
Onshore / repowering Closed
Vesontio
France
Green Giraffe is exclusively mandated by French developer Opale Energies Naturelles to support them in the equity fund raising for the construction of a ca. 80 MW onshore wind pipeline in France
Green Giraffe is exclusively mandated by French developer Opale Energies Naturelles to support them in the equity fund raising for the construction of a ca. 80 MW onshore wind pipeline in France
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2026 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 Germany
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Onshore / repowering Closed
2026 Spain
Debt
Onshore / repowering Closed
2025 France
Debt
Onshore / repowering Closed
2025 France
—
Solar / hybridisation Closed
2024 Australia
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Onshore / repowering Closed
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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Latest insights
- 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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- Spain’s sleeping giant: Biogas, bureaucracy, and that Dutch blending obligation Details
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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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- The great European biomethane certificate gold rush: why bits of paper are becoming worth more than molecules Details
- Poles apart – why is the German biomethane sector so much bigger than the Polish one, and is this about to change? Details
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