Lenz & Staehelin with Climeworks on financing round
Lenz & Staehelin advised Climeworks through closing of its financing round, which raised equity of USD 162 million and represented the largest carbon removal investment of 2025 to date globally.
BigPoint Holding and Partners Group led the operation, with further support from other existing investors. Climeworks’ latest financing brings its total funding since inception to over USD 1 billion.
The company
Climeworks operates as a globally active specialist in direct air capture (DAC) technology, as well as a provider of holistic carbon removal portfolios.
The Lenz & Staehelin team
Beat Kühni (corporate/M&A, pictured) led the Lenz & Staehelin team on the matter, working alongside Joël Rupp, Julia Wepfer, Dominik Florek (all corporate/M&A) as well as Patrick Schärli (capital markets).