Deal: Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Japan-based ENEOS Corporation on its joint venture with TotalEnergies to develop onsite B2B solar distributed generation across Asia.

Value: Undisclosed

Area: M&A, energy  

Key players: The NRF international M&A team was led by Sydney-based energy partner Shamim Razavi and Hong Kong-based competition partner Marc Waha and supported by special counsel Fridoun Chee, senior associates Vanda Kaonang and Nicolas Cassauba and associates Tadahiro Suzuki and William McCaughan. The team advised ENEOS on all legal aspects of an innovative partnership structure.

Deal significance: The joint venture will provide solar energy solutions on business sites and facilities to generate renewable energy onsite, while reducing costs and helping meet their customers’ sustainable development goals.

The ENEOS and TotalEnergies partnership plans to develop around 2 gigawatts of additional capacity within the next five years across Japan, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

This joint venture is a landmark deal for ENEOS in its focus on sustainable development and places the Japanese energy powerhouse at the forefront and cutting edge of renewable energy transition.

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Commenting on the deal, Mr Razavi stated: “The ENEOS and TotalEnergies joint venture will provide companies in Asia with a competitive and cost-reducing solution to low-carbon energy to support them through the global energy transition.

“This is ENEOS’ first overseas distributed renewable generation project and we are pleased to have assisted in its growth with this partnership, placing ENEOS at the forefront of the energy transition.”