Dr Wenzel Richter is a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Munich office, specialising in M&A transactions. His practice focuses on financial and institutional investors active in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.
He has extensive experience advising clients on general corporate law issues and M&A in the infrastructure sector and in connection with the energy transition, and regularly supports renewable asset managers on greenfield and brownfield projects throughout Europe.
Experience
Since joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Wenzel has built an impressive track record advising leading investors on complex, high-value transactions. Among his recent work highlights are advising EQT Energy Transition Fund on its acquisition of ju:niz Energy GmbH and Omnes Capital and the ILOS Founders on the sale of their stake in ILOS Projects to AXA IM Alts. Most recently, he led the teams advising MEAG on a joint venture for passive fibre optic network infrastructure in Germany and advising Polish family office Koronea on its acquisition of BWTS GmbH.
Recognitions
Clients value Wenzel for his commercial insight and his ability to navigate high-value, cross-border transactions in markets shaped by the energy transition. He is recognised in Legal 500 Germany 2026 for his sector focus on energy, with one client noting that he and colleague Dr Klaus Bader “supported us excellently.”
Education
Wenzel studied law at the universities of Bayreuth, Münster and Moscow, and holds a PhD from the Freie Universität Berlin. He qualified as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany in 2013 and is a member of the Rechtsanwaltskammer München. He is fluent in German, English and Russian.
Norton Rose Fulbright’s energy and infrastructure practice
He is also strongly embedded in Norton Rose Fulbright’s German energy and infrastructure practice with more than 20 lawyers across offices in Munich, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Hamburg specialising in all areas of law related to the energy and infrastructure sectors. This particularly includes M&A, projects, debt financing, disputes, and the ability to offer detailed and specialised advice on all energy-regulatory issues in Germany. The team is supported by German lawyers in Brussels for international competition, antitrust, and EU regulatory questions.
Dr Wenzel Richter is a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Munich corporate team and a recognised M&A lawyer in Germany, advising on complex domestic and cross‑border transactions with a focus on M&A, private equity and energy & infrastructure—notably energy transition and renewables.
He handles public and private acquisitions, sponsor‑led buyouts, carve‑outs, share and asset deals, complex restructurings and project‑level work for energy and infrastructure assets, including project finance, grid access and regulatory consents relevant to renewables.
He studied law at the Universities of Bayreuth, Münster and Moscow, holds a doctorate from Freie Universität Berlin, qualified as a Rechtsanwalt in 2013 and is a member of the Rechtsanwaltskammer München. He works in German, English and Russian.
His clients include private equity funds, institutional investors, renewable asset managers and strategic corporates. Industry focus areas include energy, renewables, infrastructure, automotive suppliers and industrial technology.
Representative matters include advising on the acquisition of GETEC Energia‑related assets, structuring financing for high‑power EV charging networks, and advising infrastructure investors such as Infrared Capital Partners and EQT Infrastructure. Earlier work includes transactions like the sale of G+E GETEC Holding to IIF and Swiss Life Asset Management’s investment in Helrom GmbH.
Clients should consider him when transactions intersect with energy, infrastructure or sponsor‑driven strategies—especially cross‑border deals requiring regulatory, financing and post‑closing integration expertise. His combination of transactional experience, sector knowledge and cross‑border capability helps reduce execution risk and align legal structures with commercial objectives.
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