Global law firm Freshfields has advised KKR, a leading global investment firm, on the agreements to enter a strategic partnership with EGC, an energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. With KKR as a strategic partner, EGC aims to become the leading decarbonization partner for the real estate industry and to this end, the company plans to invest more in both organic and inorganic growth.

EGC is a second-generation, family-owned and independent energy services provider in Germany. The company manages a real estate portfolio of approximately 2 million square meters for over 100 clients and operates around 800 central heating units.

KKR has extensive expertise in global infrastructure investments, particularly in the energy sector, and is committed to continue investing in the future of renewable energy. The company has approximately $77bn in infrastructure assets under management, including more than $21bn invested in the energy transition.

The Freshfields team was led by Partner Heiner Braun (Frankfurt), Principal Associate Friedrich von der Heydt-von Kalckreuth (Hamburg) and Associate Iliana Diedrich (Frankfurt, all Corporate/M&A) and also included:

• Partners: Julia Haas (Real Estate, Frankfurt), Frank Röhling (Antitrust, Berlin), Frank Schaer (Employment Law, Frankfurt)
• Counsel: Nina Heym (Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt)
• Principal Associates: Hendrik Wessling (Düsseldorf), Marie-Theres Urban (Berlin, both Antitrust), Julian Reinecke (Real Estate, Düsseldorf), Fabian Zöpfchen (Employment Law, Frankfurt), Maximilian Hobuß (Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt)
• Associates: Manuel Kruschel, Katharina Trompler, Maximilian von Scheidt (all Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Marcel Reuter (Real Estate, Frankfurt), Christopher Sickinger (Antitrust, Berlin), Marie von Armansperg (Regulatory, Berlin), Christoph Hautkappe (Employment Law, Frankfurt)