Niels Ardeo-Winter
Associate, Paris
Biography
Overview
Niels is an associate in the Project Development & Finance practice of White & Case Paris.
Niels advises lenders, sponsors and borrowers on structured finance and project finance transactions.
Bars and Courts
Paris Bar
Education
Master 2, Banking and Financial Law
University Paris II, Panthéon-Assas
Master 2, Business Law
Université Paris V René Descartes
Languages
French
English
Experience
Niels' experience includes:
- Advising Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), a global leader in private infrastructure equity investing, on the largest infrastructure private equity and the largest private equity deal in Germany in 2022
- Advising Casino Group on the signing, together with Tikehau Capital and French public investment bank Bpifrance, of a put option agreement to sell their majority stake in GreenYellow, the energy subsidiary of Casino group, to Ardian Infrastructure for an enterprise value of €1.4 billion and an equity value of €1.1 billion
Recent experiences before joining White & Case include:
- Advising Cero Generation in the context of the investment by EDF Renouvelables in the capital of Green Lighthouse Development
- Advising Engie in the context of the acquisition of Langa Solar by Engie
- Advising Axpo in the context of the acquisition of Urbasolar by Axpo
- Advising Obton in the context of the acquisition of Coruscant by Obton
- Advising the lenders in the context of the financing of the acquisition of Play by Iliad
- Advising the lenders in the context of the sale by AccorHotels of a majority interest in AccorInvest
