Norges Bank Investment Management agreed to acquire 37.50% stake in 573 MW Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm from Ørsted A/S, Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 LP, fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Limited and Spring Infrastructure 1 Investment Limited Partnership a fund management by Spring Infrastructure Capital Co., Ltd for approximately £330 million.
June 16, 2024
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Norges Bank Investment Management agreed to acquire 37.50% stake in 573 MW Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm from Ørsted A/S (CPSE:ORSTED), Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 LP, fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited and Spring Infrastructure 1 Investment Limited Partnership a fund management by Spring Infrastructure Capital Co., Ltd for approximately £330 million on April 9, 2024. The wind farm includes a debt facility with an outstanding balance of approximately £644 million at Norges Bank Investment Management?s ownership share.Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (25.0%), and Spring Infrastructure 1 Investment Limited Partnership, a fund managed by Spring Infrastructure Capital Co., Ltd. (12.5%). Arjun Infrastructure Partners will remain co-investor for 12.5% of the wind farm, and Ørsted will remain as a 50% owner and operator of the wind farm. Following this transaction, funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management will continue to manage stakes in the Gwynt y Môr, Sheringham Shoal, Lincs, Lynn, Inner Dowsing, Rhyl Flats and East Anglia One offshore wind farms. Macquarie Group and its partners are also supporting the development of the next generation of projects, including the 2 GW West of Orkney, 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing, 1.2 GW Rampion 2, and 353 MW Five Estuaries offshore wind farms. The terms of the transaction imply an equity value of approximately £880 million on a 100 per cent basis. The transaction has now reached financial close.
Norges Bank Investment Management agreed to acquire 37.50% stake in 573 MW Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm from Ørsted A/S (CPSE:ORSTED), Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 LP, fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited and Spring Infrastructure 1 Investment Limited Partnership a fund management by Spring Infrastructure Capital Co., Ltd on June 14, 2024.
Orsted A/S is one of the leading Danish energy groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms (72%): 17.8 TWh of wind energy produced in 2023. At the end of 2023, the group had an installed capacity of 8.9 GW;
- production and distribution of electricity, gas and bioenergy (24.6%): electricity (2.6 TWh sold in 2023), gas (16.9 TWh sold) and thermal energy (6.6 TWh produced). In addition, the group is developing an oil transport activity;
- development, construction and operation of onshore wind and solar PV farms (3.3%): operation of onshore wind and solar farms with an installed capacity of 4.2 GW;
- other (0.1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Denmark (79.3%), the United Kingdom (12.8%), the United States (2.6%), Germany (2.2%), Taiwan (1.3%), Ireland (0.8%), Sweden (0.5%) and other (0.5%).
Norges Bank Investment Management agreed to acquire 37.50% stake in 573 MW Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm from Ørsted A/S, Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 LP, fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Limited and Spring Infrastructure 1 Investment Limited Partnership a fund management by Spring Infrastructure Capital Co., Ltd for approximately £330 million.
ORSTED A/S 
