ALTANA advised Terre d’Avenir on the sale of nine hydroelectric power stations located in Western France to the Eiffage Group: six power stations located on the river Agout in Tarn, one power station located on the Adour in Gers, one power station located on the Vienne in Charente and one power station located on the Vézère in Dordogne.

This transaction will enable the Eiffage Group to strengthen its position in the renewable energy sector as part of its strategy to diversify its concessions portfolio in the region.

Through this operation, ALTANA once again demonstrates its know-how in strategic disposal operations as well as its expertise in the energy sector.

Advisors in this transaction:

• Terre d’Avenir was advised by ALTANA, with Jean-Nicolas Soret, partner, and Géraldine Malfait, associate, on the Corporate/M&A aspects and by ARSENE, with Roland Schneider, partner, and Romain Daguzan, lawyer, on the tax aspects of the case.
• Eiffage was advised by CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, with Alexandra Rohmert, partner, Geoffroy Loncle de Forville and Marie Semaan, associates, on the Corporate/M&A aspects, Christophe Barthélémy, associate, and Aurore-Emmanuelle Rubio, counsel, on the energy and environmental law aspects, and Christophe Frionnet and Cathy Goarant-Moraglia, associates, on the tax law aspects.
• The notarial aspects were carried out for Eiffage by the Cheuvreux law firm, with Geoffroy Padovani, of the Bordeaux office, and for Terre d’Avenir by Lapotre-Rouzade.
• Financial advice: Envinergy, with Antoine Guibert and Clémence Contréras.

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