Hogan Lovells advises on Harbour Energy acquisition of Wintershall Dea assets

Hogan Lovells advises on Harbour Energy’s $11.2bn acquisition of Wintershall Dea assets

Press releases | 22 December 2023

A fully integrated London and German based team at Hogan Lovells has acted for LetterOne (a Wintershall Dea shareholder) in relation to Harbour Energy’s $11.2bn acquisition of Wintershall Dea assets.

In particular, the team advised LetterOne on German law and restructuring matters in respect of the transaction.

Hogan Lovells partner Sylvain Dhennin said:

“We were thrilled to assist LetterOne with this transaction.  This is a transformational deal for both Harbour Energy and Wintershall Dea and is one of this year’s largest energy sector M&A deals globally.”

The Hogan Lovells team advising LetterOne was led in London by Sylvain Dhennin and Alastair Young with support from Charles Jemmett and Gaspare Chirillo, and in Germany by Volker Geyrhalter with support from Florian Bortfeldt and Cornelius Naumann. The team also included Kerstin Neighbour, Paul Single, Lourdes Catrain and Stephanie Seeuws.