PKA/PFA acquisition of a 50% stake in Walney Extension 659MW offshore wind farm

3/11/2017
Private acquisition

£ 2 billion

$ 2.620 billion

Announced

3/11/2017


Overview:

  • A consortium of PKA and PFA has acquired a 50% stake in the Walney Extension 659MW offshore wind farm from Ørsted, formerly known as DONG Energy.
  • The acquirer consortium is made of two Danish pension funds. 
  • The funding for the acquisition will come from an issue of non-recourse, investment grade certified green bonds.
  • The wind farm is located off Cumbria's coast at Walney Island.

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst 

Jurisdiction:

United Kingdom

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Governing law:

England and Wales

Industry sector:

Energy


Firms:

Party: PKA (Acquirer)

Party: PFA (Acquirer)


Party: PKA (Acquirer)

Party: PFA (Acquirer)


Party: Ørsted (Seller)