Services

Treetop Partners specialises in commercial aspects of renewable energy projects and our expertise spans most areas of the renewable project-lifecycle.

We take pride in our ability to solve complex problems and bridge gaps - whether those are between commercial, legal and technical project aspects or gaps between investor and project developer requirements.

Project Services

+ Origination

+ Early Stage Development

+ Development Management

+ Partnership / JVs

Advisory

+ Supply chain maturation and contracting

+ M&A, Divestmets and capital raisings

+ Investment & strategic decision support

Origination

Treetop Partners has more than 14 years of experience in origination of energy infrastructure projects.

Our team has taken part in some the industry’s largest investment decisions and fully understands both what allows investors to invest and the unique challenges of the developers. This allows us to bridge the gaps between different requirements and support our clients through all aspects of the origination process.

Our services include:

Sourcing projects through our industry wide network
Advising investors and developers in assessing projects or ideas prior to and during the origination process
Independent project and technology valuation and value lever assessments
Due diligence
Deal-making – acquisition or sale – see also M&A transactions, capital raising and divestments
Acquisition screening, and project benchmarking
Investment decision support

Examples of our experience and expertise include:

Assisting Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in entering into a joint venture for the development of projects in Atlantic Canada

Assisting Stiesdal Offshore Technologies and Stiesdal A/S in conceiving a demonstration project to attract capital to demonstrate floating offshore wind foundation technology

Assisting Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in entering into a joint development partnership for floating offshore wind projects in California

For more information please contact:

Jacob Winning Lehmann
Partner

jwl@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Early Stage
Development

Early-stage project development is a discipline often overlooked, but one which is becoming ever more important for originating projects and building a pipeline in both established and emerging markets.

Treetop Partners has many years of experience in early-stage project development, and through our collaboration with intelligence firm Aegir Insights we can apply state of the art digital tools combined with in-house experience with developing projects. This unique combination allows us to rapidly assess the development of projects, thus minimizing development costs and risks whilst maximizing value.

Our services include:

Assessing the feasibility of projects
Conducting market studies assessing fundamental market conditions, regulatory readiness and issues related to international investment in emerging markets
Defining development strategy to ensure bankability and maximize value
Setting up development partnerships/joint ventures between investors and local developers
Investment decision support

Examples of our experience and expertise include:

Assisting Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in the early-stage development of a portfolio of projects in Atlantic Canada

Assisting Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in the early-stage development of floating offshore wind projects in California

For more information please contact:

Jacob Winning Lehmann
Partner

jwl@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Development
Management

Effective project and programme management can help reduce risks & costs and deliver value when developing a project.

Treetop Partners has an excellent project development management track record and experience managing complex, cross-disciplinary infrastructure projects in the development phase.

Our services include:

Managing projects, programmes or work streams in accordance with pre-agreed upon KPIs, budgets and timeplans
Acting as owners representatives and ensuring alignment between developers and investors
Turning around distressed projects or programmes
Managing and setting up development organisations for projects
Investment decision support

Examples of our experience and expertise include:

Assisting Shell, RWE, TEPCO and Stiesdal A/S in managing the development phase for the TetraSpar Demonstration Project

For more information please contact:

Nathan Carr
Lead Consultant

nc@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Jacob Winning Lehmann
Partner

jwl@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Partnership / JVs

Setting up partnerships, especially for early stage projects in emerging markets and floating wind, is one of Treetop Partners’ core competences. We make use of our strong industry relations and international network to source and engage with the right partners for your project.

Our services include:

Designing and setting up joint ventures, including negotiating joint venture set-up
Identifying suitable partners
Managing the process towards a successful partnership by ensuring mutual understanding and leading due diligence processes
Setting up the financial management of the joint venture
Acting as the owner’s representative in joint ventures
Stakeholder management
Investment decision support

Examples of our experience and expertise include:

Assisting Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in entering into a joint development partnership for floating offshore wind projects in California

Assisting Shell, RWE, TEPCO and Stiesdal A/S in managing their joint venture for the development, construction and later operation of the TetraSpar Demonstrator project

For more information please contact:

Nathan Carr
Lead Consultant

nc@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Jacob Winning Lehmann
Partner

jwl@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Supply chain maturation
and contracting

In the past decade indviduals from Treetop Partners has excelled in developing key supply chain elements within offshore wind and lately floating offshore wind to bring down the cost of energy and create bankable projects. We have assisted developers in contracting for supply and indirectly maturing the offering from the supplier through setting the right requirements, and have worked with leading new OEMs of promising technologies to accelerate the energy transition make their offering fit for the requirements of investors and developers.

Our services include:

Supply contract negotiation and tenders
Assisting OEMs in making their offering bankable and attractive to investors and developers
Assisting OEMs wanting to move into the Floating Wind Offhsore space
Designing and running programmes for commercial value lever intiatives to increase value to projects, and their owners
Investment and strategic decision support

Examples of our experience and expertise include:

Procurement contracts for the floating offshore wind project TetrsSpar Demonstration, including T&I contract, fabrication contract, supply of dynamic cable contract and several works packages

Assisting the Veja Mate project with entering into contracts for the design, engineering, supply, transportation and installation of XL monopiles

Developing and negotiating the supply of virgin biomass for a UK biomass plant in development

For more information please contact:

Jacob Winning Lehmann
Partner

jwl@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

M&A, Divestmets and
capital raisings

Treetop Partners can assist with M&A transactions, divestments and capital raisings. Our combined experience spans two decades of the most complex and novel infrastructure transactions and amounts to xx bn EUR.

We can assist with broader due diligence processes, as we through our strong industry network can establish due diligence teams covering all relevant commercial, legal and technical aspects.

Our services include:

Preparation and scoping of sell side material and due diligence
Overseeing commercial, legal, and tax-related buy side due diligence
Transaction management
Negotiation of key agreements/Deal making
Assisting our clients with internal processes and investment decisions

Examples of our experience and expertise include:

Assisting Shell, RWE, and Stiesdal A/S in raising equity for the TetraSpar Demonstrator project by attracting TEPCO Renewable Power

Assisting Stiesdal A/S in raising equity for the TetraSpar Demonstrator project by attracting Shell and RWE

Assisting Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in entering into joint ventures for the development of projects in Atlantic Canada & California

For more information please contact:

Jacob Winning Lehmann
Partner

jwl@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Nathan Carr
Lead Consultant

nc@treetoppartners.com
LinkedIn

Investment & strategic
decision support

Understanding the investment decision process is at the heart of what we do – its engrained in the DNA of Treetop Partners and draws upon all of our experience in both practice areas and flows back into the practice areas allowing us to set the right requirements.

Our services include: