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  • Foundation stone for the international Renera Group

    Foundation stone for the international Renera Group

    Since its foundation, Energie Zukunft Schweiz has been committed to the rapid implementation of the energy transition. The company specialises in renewable energies and energy efficiency. in 2022, its Italian subsidiary sold a 375 MWp photovoltaic project pipeline to one of Europe’s largest energy suppliers. “The energy transition is a global project, so it was always clear that we wanted to take our energy transition know-how beyond our Swiss borders and into other countries,” says Managing Director Aeneas Wanner.

    In order to make better use of synergies between the national companies and to take better account of internationalisation, the companies are now reorganising as an internationally active group with headquarters in Switzerland under a common name. In line with the dawning era of renewables, the group of companies will be called “Renera”. The energy trading and biogas division is the first to change. For employees and customers, the reorganisation has positive consequences, says Aeneas Wanner: “All services will be continued and expanded in the usual quality. Due to the high demand, we will continue to create many new jobs and maintain all existing ones. “

    A single strong corporate brand for all operations in Europe will be built and maintained. The new brand strategy is intended to bring employees closer together, reduce complexity for customers and create synergies between national companies and business units. To support the positioning visually, a new logo and corporate design were developed in cooperation with a Spanish branding agency.

    Aeneas Wanner explains why the company is growing so successfully: “Our recipe for success is our talented and committed employees. Thanks to them, projects become reality that are profitable for clients and the environment at the same time.” The company is known for its hands-on mentality, and its employees describe themselves as “energy turnaround makers”. “Companies from the energy and real estate sectors appreciate our holistic approach and our diverse know-how. We can not only think up and plan complex energy projects, we can also accompany their implementation and subsequently monitor the results.” Aeneas Wanner is also very optimistic about the future. The demand for energy efficiency and renewable energies is enormous right now. The desire for clean, reliable energy and high energy prices have contributed to this. “We have now grown from 40 to 200 employees in just under four years, and we will probably create another 500 jobs in the next four years.” This is the only way the company can realise its vision of being a leading force on the path to a fully renewable energy world.

  • Edmond de Rothschild REIM finances repositioning of Hotel Londra

    Edmond de Rothschild REIM finances repositioning of Hotel Londra

    Hotel Londra, owned by Eurazeo and managed by Grape Hospitality, is located in the city center of Florence, close to the train station and the city’s main cultural attractions. The hotel was acquired by Eurazeo in December 2020. It is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment and conversion into a 160-room 4-star superior lifestyle hotel. The hotel is scheduled to reopen under the Intercontinental Group’s “Indigo” brand in Q4 2023.

    The financing has been structured in the form of senior secured bonds in which the two funds invest jointly. The closing was successfully completed on May 12, 2022.

    Eurazeo is a leading global investment firm with expertise in private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure. It manages a diversified portfolio with EUR 31 billion of assets under management, of which almost EUR 22 billion on behalf of third parties, invested in 450 companies.

    Grape Hospitality is a pan-European hotel platform founded in 2016 and majority-owned by Eurazeo. Grape Hospitality owns, operates and manages 106 franchised hotels with over 10,000 rooms and 70 restaurants in eight European countries.

    Ralf Kind, Head of Real Estate Debt at Edmond de Rothschild REIM, states: “This transaction is the first financing under our pan-European debt strategy in Italy and also the first in the hotel sector. Having already made four real estate debt investments in Germany, France and the Netherlands, this demonstrates our team’s ability to identify and execute attractive investment opportunities across Europe, backed by strong and experienced partners and sound financing structures . We will further intensify our international fundraising activities in order to expand the pan-European High Yield Debt Fund, which is to be finally closed by the end of 2022.”

    In March 2022, the Edmond de Rothschild REIM team completed another equity closing for its European High Yield I Real Estate Debt Fund, bringing the current equity commitments for the fund to over EUR 160 million. The final closing with a target of EUR 300 million is scheduled for December 2022.

    Edmond de Rothschild REIM was advised by Gianni & Origoni (Simone D’Avolio, Maria Rosa Piluso), Mayer Brown (Alban Dorin) and Nauta Dutilh (Nicolas Bonora).

  • Implenia is building a railway line in northern Italy

    Implenia is building a railway line in northern Italy

    Implenia AG and the Italian construction company Webuild have been awarded the contract to plan and build a high-performance railway line between Fortezza and Ponte Gardena in northern Italy. The construction and real estate service provider based in Dietlikon is developing and realizing 49 percent of the project on behalf of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA , the owner of the Italian railway network, according to a media release .

    Webuild's project share is 51 percent. The order has a total volume of 1.07 billion euros.

    The 22.5-kilometer route connects to the Brenner railway tunnel on the Italian side of the Alps. The largely underground expansion should enable faster connections and higher capacities between Munich and Verona in the future. The passenger and freight trains should be able to travel much faster on the new route. So far, they have been relatively slow on the road due to inclines, the press release said.

    In addition to improving mobility and modernizing the infrastructure in northern Italy, the funds made available also serve to create jobs. According to a press release, the project will directly and indirectly create around 15,000 new jobs in the coming years.

    "Implenia is proud to be planning and building such an important part of the future European rail network," Christian Späth, head of the civil engineering department at Implenia, is quoted in the Medienmitteling.

  • Terra Raetica is to receive the Alpine Railway Cross

    Terra Raetica is to receive the Alpine Railway Cross

    Representatives from Graubünden, South Tyrol, Tyrol and Lombardy have agreed to improve cross-border mobility in the triangle between Switzerland, Austria and Italy, especially by rail. At a meeting in Graun im Vinschgau, they signed a letter of intent to this effect, according to a press release from the Canton of Graubünden .

    Accordingly, the four regions want to coordinate their measures to create an integrated mobility system in what is known as the Terra Raetica. With an attractive alpine railway hub and the connection to the international rail network, the transalpine road traffic is to be reduced. This also reduces the environmental impact, "which in turn brings a touristic upgrade with it", it says in the message.

    "Today we are laying the foundation for intensive cooperation and a vision for the future, a rail-alpine cross between Austria, Italy and Switzerland", the Tyrolean governor Günther Platter is quoted as saying. "The mobility of the future needs a courageous approach and this must not stop at national borders." For years, the motto has been "Boundless mobility – and that is car-free", says his deputy and Tyrolean regional traffic councilor Ingrid Felipe.

    According to the Vice President of the Graubünden government, Mario Cavigelli, this agreement will create a valuable platform for exchanging information on needs and measures in public transport across borders. In the interests of the population and the economy, transport chains and transfer options between the various public transport systems in the four neighboring regions could be coordinated “as best as possible”.

    In November, a group of experts will start planning a rail link in the Terra Raetica. It is accompanied by a steering committee made up of government representatives from the four neighboring regions.