Munich, 26.09.2022
GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB has advised shareholders of GreenCom Networks AG, a leading Germany based energy management solution provider, on the sale to Enphase Energy, Inc.
Based in Munich, Germany, GreenCom Networks provides a software solution for customers to connect and manage a wide range of distributed energy devices within the home. The company has more than a decade of experience integrating solar inverters, battery storage systems, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, and electrical heating systems to intelligently manage consumption and optimise energy use.
The sellers consist, among others, of Shell Ventures, Energy & Environment Investment Fund, Munich Venture Partners, SET Ventures, Centrica Innovations and E.ON via its subsidiary Future Energy Ventures.
Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems.
“The energy crisis is not confined to Europe – it’s a global issue that needs to be solved,” said Christian Feisst and Peter Muller-Bruhl, co-CEOs of GreenCom Networks. “By pairing Enphase solar and battery systems with GreenCom’s IoT platform, we believe we can make meaningful progress in improving sustainability, decarbonization, and reducing the reliance on fossil fuels for our customers. Our team has been driven by purpose and we are excited to accelerate the impact of our home energy management solutions by joining Enphase.”
The sale is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
A GÖRG team led by experienced Munich M&A partner Dr Bernt Paudtke successfully assisted shareholders of GreenCom Networks AG in the transaction.
IMPROVED Corporate Finance advised the the Shareholders of GreenCom Networks AG as financial advisor.
Advisors shareholders GreenCom Networks AG
GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Dr. Bernt Paudtke (Lead, Partner, M&A / Corporate Law, Munich)
Tobias Reichenberger (Associated Partner, M&A / Corporate Law, Munich)
Dr. Katharina Landes (Partner, IP / IT, Cologne)
Dr. Christian Bürger (Partner, Foreign Trade Law / Antitrust Law, Cologne)
Dipl.-Kfm. Benjamin Karten (Partner, Tax, Hamburg)
Moritz von Limburg, LL.B, LL.M. (UCT) (Associate, M&A / Corporate Law, Munich)
Metehan Uzunçakmak, LL.M. (Associate, Foreign Trade Law / Antitrust Law, Cologne)
K&L Gates LLP
Dr. Thilo Winkeler (Partner, Corporate & Trancaction, Berlin)
Dr. Patricia Prelinger (Counsel, Corporate & Trancaction, Berlin)
Inhouse E.ON SE
Kristina Bode (Legal Counsel, Legal M&A, Innovation)
Inhouse Shell Ventures
Lotte de Bruin (Legal Counsel Renewables and Energy Solution)
Advisors Enphase Energy
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Michael Penney (Partner, Corporate & Finance, New York)
Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Annette Bödeker, LL.M. (Partner, M&A / Corporate Law, Frankfurt am Main)
Dr. Alexander Hartmann (Partner, M&A / Corporate Law, Berlin)
Dr. Stephan Dittl (Partner, IP, Frankfurt am Main)
Dr. Christian Koehler, LL.M. (Senior Associate, M&A / Corporate Law, Berlin)
About GreenCom Networks AG
GreenCom Networks is a leading energy IoT company, with offices in Munich, Germany, and Sophia-Antipolis, France. Since 2011, GreenCom has been developing the energy system of the future. Using its energy information brokerage platform (eibp), GreenCom integrates distributed assets such as solar PV systems, battery storage units, electric vehicle chargers, and heat pumps. Based on its leading platform, GreenCom enables white-label end customers services such as energy communities and energy flat rates. GreenCom also offers optimisation and visualisation of energy flows in homes, to utilities and manufacturers of energy-relevant devices.
