Bär & Karrer: Energy Infrastructure Partners JV with Electra
Energy Infrastructure Partners, a leading investor in the energy transition, has signed an agreement to partner with Electra, the first French pure player in the electric vehicle infrastructure industry. Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) is a portfolio manager for an investment group of Swiss pension funds focused on Swiss energy infrastructure within the Credit Suisse Investment Foundation. EIP will manage a 49.9% share of the joint venture with EUR 200 million in initial capital to be injected by 2026. The joint venture’s goal is to expand Electra’s installed base of charging sites in the Swiss and Austrian markets.
Active in 8 countries and with more than 500 charging points, Electra is revolutionizing electric vehicle infrastructure by installing fast-charging stations across strategic European markets.
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Energy Infrastructure Partners. The team included partner Ralph Malacrida (pictured left) and partner Thomas Rohde (pictured right), Faton Aliu, Janine Wüst, Colin Giezendanner, Dominique Simmen and Alessandro Samà (all m&a/corporate), Markus Wang and Christine Schweikard (both IP/IT), Mani Reinert and Tim Meyer (both competition), Corrado Rampini (real estate), Cyrill Diefenbacher, Matthias Bizzarro, Patrick Schmid and Marko Calusic (all tax), Thomas Stoltz, Fabian Turtschi, Özden Omürcan, Debora Meier, Philippe Schmid and Lyanne Elsener (all notarial services).
