22 Oct 2025

"ZE Energy Acquires 100% Stake in Solar Challenge 4's 100 MW Energy Storage Project in Italy"

"French renewable energy producer ZE Energy has acquired 100% of Solar Challenge 4, a company with a 100 MW energy storage project in Sessa Aurunca, Campania, which has already been authorized and won the first MACSE auction. The deal involved two teams: DWF for ZE Energy, handling legal aspects, and Green Horse for the sellers, managing the deal's structuring and negotiation. Key figures from both teams were involved in the transaction."

**Press Release Summary:** In a recent transaction, law firms DWF and Green Horse Advisory played pivotal roles, with DWF representing ZE Energy and Green Horse Advisory assisting Renew-Co Engineering in the sale of Solar Challenge 4. ZE Energy, an independent French renewable energy producer, has acquired 100% of the shares of Solar Challenge 4 from Renew-Co Engineering. Solar Challenge 4 holds a 100 MW energy storage project (BESS) located in Sessa Aurunca, Campania, which has already been authorized and was awarded in the first MACSE auction. The legal teams involved in the transaction included: **DWF:** - Michele Cicchetti, Managing Partner and Co-head of the Energy Department - Guglielmo Fabbricatore, Partner - Francesca Leo, Counsel - Matteo Polli, Counsel - Claudia Laterza, Counsel - Alberto Agresti, Associate - Antonio Mancino, Associate **Green Horse Advisory:** - Domenico Vinci, CEO and Co-founder (Financial Team) - Amleto Monsellato, Vice President (Financial Team) - Andrea Gentili, Deputy Managing Partner (Legal Team) - Carlo Montella, Managing Partner (Legal Team) - Celeste Mellone, Partner (Legal Team) - Simonetta Formentini, Partner (Legal Team) - Giorgio Buttarelli, Associate (Legal Team) These teams provided comprehensive legal support throughout the transaction, including due diligence, corporate M&A, regulatory matters, and the negotiation of contractual documentation.
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