White & Case and Bondoc si Asociatii have advised a syndicate of eight commercial banks and international financial institutions on the EUR 331 million financing of the second phase of the VIFOR wind farm project in Romania, currently being developed by Rezolv Energy, an Actis platform.
According to White & Case, the second phase involves the construction of a 269-megawatt wind farm, bringing the project’s total capacity to 461 megawatts. Once fully operational, the VIFOR wind farm is expected to supply clean energy to over 700,000 households.
Both firms advised on the first phase financing as well (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 25, 2024)
The White & Case team included Prague-based Partner Jonathan Weinberg, Local Partners Radek Kraus and David Wilhelm, and Associates Vinh Ngo The, Magdalena Lajdova, and Martin Vorisek as well as further lawyers in London.
The Bondoc si Asociatii team included Partners Simona Petrisor, Diana Ispas, Monica Iancu, and Cosmin Stavaru and Lawyers Florin Sandu, Silviu Vasiliu, Matei Vilcov, Raluca Catargiu, Oana Danila, Ionel Macovei, Yasmina Macovei, Andrei Pruna, Vasile Soltan, Rares Iacob, and Cristina Palade.
White & Case and did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, CMS announced that it advised Rezolv Energy. The firm's team included Romania-based Partners Ana Radnev and Varinia Radu, Senior Counsel Claudia Nagy, Counsel Tudor Naftica, Senior Associates Raluca Diaconeasa, Madalina Constantinescu, Edwina Udrescu, and Alexandru Dumitrescu, Associates Dan Patrascu and Eduard Roventa, and Lawyers Radu Dragan and Felix Firescu with further lawyers in the UK.
