Muşat şi Asociaţii continues to be actively involved in major projects in the renewable energy sector, assisting Enel Green Power, part of the Italian group Enel dedicated to developing and managing renewable energy, in connection with the development of the Salbatica 2 wind project, with an installed capacity of 72 MW.
“The Salbatica 2 wind project, set up by Enel Green Power, represents a new achievement of Muşat & Asociaţii in the renewable energy sector. The mandate included assisting Enel Green Power during the negotiations undertaken for the aqusition of the land, performing an extensive due diligenge report, assistance in drafting the transaction documents and providing advice during the closing and post-acquisition phases, as well as in connection with a variety of tax matters concerning the calculation of applicable taxes. On our part, the project required a team of seven lawyers specialised in energy and mergers & aquistions, as wel as in tax and commercial legal issues”, says Miruna Suciu, Partner Muşat & Asociaţii and head of the team.
The firm’s long-standing expertise in energy includes numerous high-profile projects such as the privatization of Electrica Muntenia Sud, the development of Units 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, assisting the Ministry of Economy and Hidroelectrica in the process of selecting investors for the Tarnita-Lapustesti pumped-storage hydropower plant – greenfield project estimated at EUR 1.3 billion, assisting Rompetrol Group on the acquisition of the remaining free float of Rompetrol Rafinare and Rompetrol Well Services, advising the energy group Repower in connection with the acquisition of 80% of the shares of Elcomex or assisting Enel Green Power in connection with the acquisition of a photovoltaic project.
Musat & Asociatii’s energy expertise is regularly praised by the reputed international legal guides, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, which place the firm at the top of the rankings in this area of expertise and highly recommend our lawyers as experts on the Romanian energy market.
