Watson Farley & Williams (‘WFW’) advised Eurazeo, acting as lead investor via its Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund, on a €70m investment in new offshore service vessel platform MPC OSE Offshore. The platform, a joint venture between MPC Capital and O.S. Energy, helps develop, build and manage service support vessels for offshore wind farms. The consortium of investors comprised European family office and others in addition to Eurazeo.
A leading European investment group with €35.5bn AUM, Eurazeo supports 600+ mid-market companies across Europe, Asia and the United States.
MPC Capital is a global investment and asset manager with €4.8bn AUM and specialising transport, energy and infrastructure projects.
The cross-border, multidisciplinary WFW team that advised Eurazeo was led by Germany Head and Maritime Partner Dr Christian Finnern, supported by Munich Partner Dr Dirk Janssen and Associate Christian Schulten-Baumer as well as Hamburg Associate Maximilian Hennig. Hamburg Partner Verena Scheibe advised on tax law, supported by Managing Associate Verena Weider and Frankfurt Senior Associate Manuel Rustler. Regulatory expertise was provided by Hamburg Partner Dr Christine Bader, with Frankfurt Senior Associate Alexander Piepenbrock advising on financing matters. London Partner Charles Buss advised on English law issues, with Paris Partner Romain Girtanner providing French tax law expertise.
Christian commented: “With this investment, Eurazeo takes advantage of the growing demand for specialised offshore vessels and the further development of the European offshore wind sector. We are pleased to have advised them on this strategic investment at the interface of our core sectors of transport, energy and infrastructure”.
