Ashurst has advised La Banque Postale, La Banque Postale Asset Management, and Bpifrance on the structuring and implementation of a new €60 million financing tranche for the benefit of Helexia, a subsidiary of Voltalia and a leading player in the international energy transition. This financing aims to support the expansion of Helexia's portfolio of photovoltaic projects across Europe.
With this additional funding, Helexia will be able to deploy more than 250 new solar installations, mainly on rooftops and as carport canopies, spread across five European countries: France, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, and Spain. This transaction is part of the company's rapid growth momentum and demonstrates its ambition to play a key role in the decarbonization of European regions.
By renewing their support for Helexia, La Banque Postale, La Banque Postale Asset Management, and Bpifrance—long-standing partners—reaffirm their confidence in the company's sustainable development strategy and their commitment to the energy transition.
The Ashurst team was led by Mark Barges (partner), assisted by Alix Damecour (senior associate), and Zoe Delelis (associate) for finance and energy transition matters; Emmanuelle Pontnau-Faure (partner) for tax law; Philippe None (senior partner) for real estate; Charles-Douglas Fuz (partner) and Louis Rainguenet (senior associate) for corporate; Christophe Lemaire (partner) for competition law; and Annabel Massey (counsel) for derivatives, all based in Paris.
The team also included Carloandrea Meacci and Elena Giuffrè (partners), and Gianluca Di Stefano (senior associate) and Alessio Lisanti (associate) for project finance, as well as Michele Milanese (partner) for tax law, in Milan.
In Madrid, Jose Christian Bertram (partner), Juan Aznar, and Lucia Ramirez (associates) worked on financing; Andrés Alfonso (partner) and Camilo Luna (senior associate) on corporate; and Ismael Fernández Antón (partner) and Laura Sanchez (associate) on real estate.
In Brussels, Arnaud Wtterwulghe (partner) and Bram Delmotte (senior associate) advised on banking and finance, with Clément Dekemexhe (associate) on corporate matters.
