AQUILA CAPITAL
Aquila Capital awarded wind portfolio mandate by largest Czech energy company

Aquila Capital, one of Europe's leading independent alternative asset managers, announced that it has been mandated by ČEZ-Group to build a wind portfolio in Germany in the triple-digit-million Euro range. With this mandate, ČEZ continues to further expand its activities in CO2-neutral energy generation.

The ČEZ-Group is the largest energy company in Central Eastern Europe and ranks among the ten largest energy suppliers in Europe, both in terms of installed capacity and number of clients. The listed company has a growing focus on renewable energy infrastructure investments and currently has a wind portfolio with an installed capacity of more than 600 MW. Partnering with Aquila Capital also includes the asset management of the acquired parks for a period of five years. The first investment has already been defined.

Susanne Wermter, Head of Special Investment Team at Aquila Capital, said: "We are pleased to provide our extensive expertise and stringent investment approach in order to support the ČEZ-Group in achieving its strategic objectives in the German market."

Tomáš Pleskač, Member of the Board of Directors of ČEZ-Group, commented: "Our strategy focuses on renewable energy investments and on the expansion of decentralised energy generation. Investments in the Czech Republic's neighbouring countries are of particular interest to us and we see great potential in the German market."

Roman Rosslenbroich, CEO and Co-Founder of Aquila Capital, concluded: "We look forward to forming a long-term partnership with ČEZ-Group. With the introduction of tendering processes under the revised Renewable Energies Act (EEG 2014), which will be implemented in 2017, close partnerships between strategic and financial investors will increasingly become a key success factor."

Aquila Capital has a proven track record in wind power in Germany and has conducted transactions of approximately EUR 2.8 billion in renewable energy for an institutional investor base.

About Aquila Capital

Established in 2001, Aquila Capital is a leading alternative investment firm managing a family of strategies in real assets, financial and private markets. The company applies a multi-team investment approach with dedicated experts in their respective fields. From regulated mutual funds to direct investments and special mandates, as a long-term partner, Aquila Capital provides holistic investment concepts and comprehensive investment advice and services to its investors. Aquila Capital is part of the owner-managed Aquila Group, which employs more than 200 staff at eight locations in Europe and Asia Pacific and manages assets of over EUR 8.0 billion for a global investor base (as at June 2015).