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financing and re-financing transactions.</p> <p>Laurent also advises on innovative projects such as electric mobility and on new electricity sale strategies such as corporate PPAs, energy efficiency and guarantees of capacity and origin.</p> <p>He is recognised for his wide expertise in the energy sector by French and leading directories.</p> </div> </div> <a class="people_related_areas_toggle_mob button_outline" href="en">Show key areas</a> <div class="people_related_mask" id="people_related_en"> <ul class="people_related_areas clearfix"><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/sectors/transport/aviation/airports/">Airports</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/construction/">Construction</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/sectors/infrastructure/digital-and-e-infrastructure/">Digital and E-Infrastructure</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/regulatory-competition/eu-competition/">EU and Competition</a></li><li><a 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Infrastructure</a></li></ul> </div> <p class="people_related_areas_toggle"><a href="en" class="button_outline">Show key areas</a></p> </div> <div class="people_reveal" id="people_experience_en"> <ul class="people_reveal_list"> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-on-ground-breaking-european-electrical-vehicle-battery-investment/" target="">Advising a consortium comprising Groupe Renault, the Fonds de modernisation écologique des transports, The Mobility House and the Banque des Territoires on the project structuring and set-up of a joint project company specialising in stationary energy storage systems using electric vehicle batteries. </a></li> <li>Advising Predica in its joint venture with Engie as from 2013 (around 1.8 GW transactions).</li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-valorem-on-first-finnish-wind-farms-projects/" target="">Advising Valorem on the acquisition of a majority stake by investment fund Octopus Energy Investments in its unsubsidised wind farms in Finland, which will have a total installed capacity of 71.4 MW.</a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-baywa-r-e-on-the-sale-of-four-french-41-2-mw-solar-parks/" target="">Advising German project developer BayWa r.e. on the sale of four solar parks with a total capacity of around 41.2 MW to Sonnedix and Allianz Renewable Energy Fund II. </a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-amundi-transition-energetique-on-purchase-of-shares-in-cogeneration-portfolio-from-dalkia/" target="">Advising ATE (Amundi Transition Energétique) in connection with the purchase via the Cogénération France I Fund of a majority stake in a portfolio of cogeneration plants (330 MW) owned by Dalkia and which amounts to over €150m.</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="people_reveal_background people_reveal" id="people_background_en"> <div class="people_background_block"> <h2>Education</h2> <ol> <li>2006 · Doctorate in public law with top honours, thesis “Public contracts and state economic interventionism”</li> <li>2000 · DEA (five-year masters degree) in public business law, University of Paris XII (first in year)</li> <li>1998 · DEA (five-year masters degree) in public law – fundamental rights, University of Aix-Marseille III</li> </ol> </div> <div class="people_background_block"> <h2>memberships & associations</h2> <ol> <li>FEE – France Énergie Éolienne (French Wind Energy Association) – member of the Regulatory Law Commission</li> </ol> </div> </div> <div class="people_reveal" id="people_insights_en"> <ul class="people_reveal_list"><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-the-valorem-group-on-e550m-finance-deal/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises the VALOREM Group on €550m finance deal</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-technique-solaire-on-green-cppa-with-air-france/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises Technique Solaire on green CPPA with Air France</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-smart-energies-on-e87m-fundraising/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises Smart Energies on €87m fundraising</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-ze-energy-on-green-cppa-with-orange-france/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises ZE ENERGY on green CPPA with Orange France</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-valorem-on-its-first-cppa-with-sncf-energie/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises Valorem on its first CPPA with SNCF Energie</span></a></li></ul><p class="people_news_more"><a href="/insights/?_sfm_post_people=2773" class="button_outline">View more</a></p> </div> <div class="people_reveal" id="people_publications_en"> <ul class="people_reveal_list"> <li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://magazinedesaffaires.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Table-ronde-special-Transition-energetique-EDITION-Juillet-2024.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>External publication</strong><span>Magazine des Affaires’ Energy Transition Roundtable 2024</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="people_right_fr" class="people_right_holder"> <div class="people_reveal_bio people_reveal people_reveal_active" id="people_bio_fr"> <div class="people_bio_mask" id="people_bio_mask_fr"> <div class="post_wysiwyg"><h4>Laurent est associé au sein du département Droit public des affaires et Réglementaire.</h4> <p>Laurent a plus de 10 années d’expérience en droit public des affaires, en particulier dans les secteurs de <a href="/sectors/energy/">l’énergie</a> et des <a href="/sectors/infrastructure/">infrastructures</a>. Il conseille aussi bien des acteurs publics que privés dans le cadre de la passation ou de l’exécution de contrats publics, de montages contractuels complexes et de partenariats public-privé institutionnels.</p> <p>Il dispose d’une expertise reconnue dans le secteur de l’énergie et notamment les énergies renouvelables. Il accompagne ainsi des développeurs, des groupes industriels, des fonds d’investissement et des banques dans des opérations d’acquisition, de cession, de financement ou de refinancement.</p> <p>Il travaille également sur des sujets innovants tels que la mobilité électrique et les nouveaux schémas de valorisation de l’électricité (corporate PPAs, garanties d’origine).</p> </div> </div> <a class="people_related_areas_toggle_mob button_outline" href="fr">Show key areas</a> <div class="people_related_mask" id="people_related_fr"> <ul class="people_related_areas clearfix"><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/sectors/transport/aviation/airports/">Airports</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/construction/">Construction</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/sectors/infrastructure/digital-and-e-infrastructure/">Digital and E-Infrastructure</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/regulatory-competition/eu-competition/">EU and Competition</a></li><li><a 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