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Fredrik Morfeldt

Partner

Fredrik is a partner at Cirio's private M&A division and focuses on the infrastructure, industrial, and energy sectors. Fredrik has considerable experience regarding renewable energy sources like on- and offshore wind, hydro, and solar power, battery storage, and hydrogen gas facilities, as well as other types of facilities like datacentres, power grids, and district heating.

Additionally, Fredrik frequently advises clients on the development of infrastructure projects, industrial and energy facilities.

Fredrik is a member of the Asian Practice Group.

Examples of assignments

  • Advised Värmevärden, a JP Morgan owned heating company, on investing in two district heating networks in Leksand and Rättvik in central Sweden.
  • Represented OX2 in the EUR 650 million sale of 455.4MW onshore wind project Lestijärvi in Finland.
  • Acted for Smart Energies in its investment in a pipeline of existing and future solar farm projects in Sweden, being developed by Swedish solar developer Sunbeam by Helios AB.
  • Represented Downing LLP in its EUR 46.5m acquisition of eight hydropower plants from Fortum.
  • Acted for ClimateRock when acquiring solar project developer Eco Energy World.
  • Advised Iberdrola when investing in a 10 GW portfolio of Swedish offshore wind projects.

CV

2019 Cirio Law Firm
2015 - 2018 Lindahl law firm, Associate

Education

2014 Stockholm University, LL.M.

Membership

2019 Member of the Swedish Bar Association

Languages

Swedish
English

Examples of assignments

  • Advised Värmevärden, a JP Morgan owned heating company, on investing in two district heating networks in Leksand and Rättvik in central Sweden.
  • Represented OX2 in the EUR 650 million sale of 455.4MW onshore wind project Lestijärvi in Finland.
  • Acted for Smart Energies in its investment in a pipeline of existing and future solar farm projects in Sweden, being developed by Swedish solar developer Sunbeam by Helios AB.
  • Represented Downing LLP in its EUR 46.5m acquisition of eight hydropower plants from Fortum.
  • Acted for ClimateRock when acquiring solar project developer Eco Energy World.
  • Advised Iberdrola when investing in a 10 GW portfolio of Swedish offshore wind projects.

CV

2019 Cirio Law Firm
2015 - 2018 Lindahl law firm, Associate

Education

2014 Stockholm University, LL.M.

Membership

2019 Member of the Swedish Bar Association

Languages

Swedish
English

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