Biography
Robert Bente is a member of our Energy, Infrastructure, Project and Asset Finance Group.
Robert advises financiers, investors, sponsors and borrowers in national and cross-border financing transactions. He particularly advises on project, acquisition, and asset financings in the energy and infrastructure sector as well as project agreements (such as PPAs) and relevant project (and asset) documentation.
Prior to joining White & Case, Robert gathered experience in the energy and the space sector, working as a trainee at the European Commission, the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, and a globally operating oil and gas company.
Experience
Vulcan Energy
Advised Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan), a leading developer of sustainable lithium and renewable energy projects in Europe, on the completion of a fully integrated project and capital solution for Phase One of the Lionheart lithium and renewable energy project in the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany, combining an approximately €800 million equity investment with a €1.4 billion multi-source project financing package.