María José Descalzo

Maria José’s experience includes advising:

• H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, a Spain-based green hydrogen platform that provides solutions across the hydrogen value chain, on its business combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. III
• Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR on acquiring a majority stake in Vantage Towers, a Germany-based mobile telecommunications tower infrastructure operator, in a joint venture with Vodafone
• Opdenergy, an independent renewable energy producer focused on solar photovoltaic and wind energy technologies, on its debut on the First Market of the Spanish Stock Exchange
• Brookfield Asset Management on acquiring the Cupa Group, a leader in the natural slate and stone business, from The Carlyle Group 
• IMG on acquiring the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament and the Acciona Open de España golf tournament
• Repsol, a Spanish energy company, on:
  • Sale of a 49% stake in a portfolio of 12 wind farms and two photovoltaic plants valued in €740 million to Pontegadea
  • Acquiring 100% of the share capital of Asterion Energies and its subsidiaries in Spain, France, and Italy
  • Selling a 49% stake in the Valdesolar photovoltaic project to The Renewables Infrastructure Group 
  • Selling a 49% stake in its Delta wind farm portfolio to Pontegadea
  • Acquiring the low-emission generation assets and supply of power and gas retail business of Viesgo España, a Spanish company that generates and distributes electricity*
• GIP on acquiring Atlas Renewable Energy from Actis
• Ecoener, a wind, hydro, and photovoltaic energy operator, on its IPO for a capitalization of c. €350 million
• RIC Energy on selling a 1 GW solar PV greenfield portfolio to Lightsource BP
• A US power company on selling two concentrated solar power plants in Extremadura*
• Elecnor on acquiring a stake in Wayra, an Ecuadorian company with oil exploitation interests in Ecuador*
• APG on a joint venture with Elecnor to develop power transportation lines in Brazil and Chile and Elecnor’s solar PV business in Spain*
• A foreign fund on acquiring a wind and solar PV greenfield portfolio of c. 700 MW*
• CNIC and GT Fund on acquiring from infrastructure funds managed by Goldman Sachs a stake in Redexis Gas and Redexis Finance, Spain’s second-largest gas transportation and third-largest LPG distribution company*
• Allianz Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on acquiring a 20% stake in Gas Natural Fenosa’s natural gas distribution business in Spain*
• ContourGlobal on:
  • Acquiring Acciona’s 250 MW concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) portfolio, made up of five CSP facilities*
  • The sale-down of a 49% stake in the 250 MW CSP portfolio acquired from Acciona to Credit Suisse Infrastructure Partners*
  • Acquiring an 800 MW combined cycle from Naturgy*
• Isolux on selling T-Solar, Spain’s largest solar PV portfolio, to I-Squared Capital*
• Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on:
  • Acquiring a natural gas distribution business from Gas Natural SDG through a competitive tender*
  • Disposing of Madrileña Red de Gas to a consortium formed by Gingko Tree, PGGM, and EDF*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham