The key principles for a Carbon Management Strategy and draft act on the revision of the Carbon Storage Act create new opportunities for investors and project developers.
The German Federal Government’s Carbon Management...more
6/19/2024
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Funding ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Germany ,
Investors ,
National Environmental Policies ,
Renewable Energy
M&A activity in the digital infrastructure sector has been growing year-on-year in Europe, with deal counts and cumulative deal values highlighting the resilience of this asset class. 2024 is likely set to hit a new peak of...more
4/8/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Data Centers ,
Digital Platforms ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
Infrastructure ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry
Latham hosted our second Public M&A Day in Frankfurt, bringing together senior executives and Latham partners to discuss opportunities in the current public M&A sector.
Renowned experts and prominent keynote speakers...more
Latham & Watkins Energy & Infrastructure partner Tobias Larisch spoke to two leading industry experts on hydrogen generation and transportation, Jasmin Kaboni-Voit, Director Regulatory & Subsidy Management Hydrogen at energy...more
EU Court Ruled on FDI Screening Limits - Implications for Investors -
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s first decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) screening limits the scope of the EU FDI Screening...more
10/26/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Batteries ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Hungary ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investors ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
Renewable Energy ,
Restrictive Covenants
Germany and Europe aim to be carbon-neutral by 2050, with wind energy set to become the most significant source of energy in the future. However, in Germany, the pace of deployment is still insufficient. Chancellor Olaf...more
Latham’s Energy & Infrastructure partner, Tobias Larisch, spoke to renowned scientist Sabine Fuss about a technology with a controversial reputation in Germany: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), which removes carbon dioxide...more
Germany is working fast to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals as it seeks to secure the country’s energy supply even without Russian pipeline gas. The first of the floating terminals, known as floating storage...more
Dealmakers should continue to weigh the impact of ESG issues on M&A deals as ESG standards evolve.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become increasingly important for corporates in recent years,...more
1/11/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Privacy ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Green Finance ,
Human Rights ,
IFRS ,
Indemnification Clauses ,
Mergers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Private Equity ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
UK
The energy and infrastructure sectors continue to experience transformative changes at a high pace, a trend that Latham expects to sustain momentum for the foreseeable future.
Energy Sector -
The global mega-trend of...more
1/22/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Coal ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Private Equity Funds
The German M&A/PE market was off to a good start in 2020, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, unsettling the market and leaving many market participants to wonder whether we were going to face a situation comparable to the...more
European PIPEs — which have experienced an uptick due to COVID-19-related market volatility — present unique structural, informational, and governance considerations for private equity investors.
European private...more
COVID-19 hat in den vergangenen Wochen zu großer Unsicherheit auf dem M&A Markt geführt und der Frage, wann Transaktionen wieder im großen Umfang stattfinden werden. Die Akteure sind indes nicht untätig, sondern bereiten sich...more
In Krisenzeiten haben Manager besondere Herausforderungen zu bewältigen. Dieser aktuelle Beitrag gibt einen schnellen Überblick über die wesentlichen Gesichtspunkte.
Die Corona-Krise stellt auch das Management von...more
Adherence to secrecy, pre-announcement preparations, realistic expectations-setting, and strategic plans for taking control are keys to P2P deal success.
The deal market has seen a resurgence in public to private (P2P)...more