Mattis El-Haj

Mattis is specialised in M&A transactions and projects in the energy sector. Furthermore, he advises on regulation, renewable energies as well as on energy industry and contract law.

Work highlights

• Octopus Renewables Infrastructure: advising on the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 14 solar farms in France from Samsung Securities.
• Kallista Energy: advising on the acquisition of a portfolio of operating renewable energy assets consisting of five wind farms and three solar farms in France and seven wind farms in Germany.
• Windkraft Thüringen: advising on the acquisition of a wind turbine and infrastructure.
• Enel X: advising on the envisaged disposal of operating battery energy storage system assets in Germany.
• Investment company: advising on the planned acquisition of a stake in the French offshore wind park Fécamp from wpd.
• Major manufacturer of photovoltaic solar cells: advising on the acquisition of an 80 MW photovoltaic project in Eastern Germany.
• Developer and provider of energy solutions in the field of renewable energies: advising on the restructuring and sale of the global solar components trading business (over 20 countries) as part of a bidding process.
• Industrial company: advising on the planned disposal of the infrastructure company of an industrial park, in particular on the structuring of the future media supply.
• Financial holding company: advising on the acquisition of a 22.5% stake in the 288MW offshore wind farm “Butendiek” located in the German North Sea and on the formation of a 50-50 joint venture with a co-investor.
• EDP Renováeis: Advising on the acquisition of 70% of the shares in the solar project developer Kronos Solar.
• KfW: Advising on the investment into the LNG terminal project in Brunsbüttel.

Mattis studied law in Göttingen and Budapest. He was a trainee lawyer at Linklaters from May 2020 to January 2021.