Holger Engelkamp > Baker McKenzie > Berlin, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie
FRIEDRICHSTRASSE 88
UNTER DEN LINDEN
10117 BERLIN
Germany
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Work Department

Energy & Infrastructure

Position

Holger Engelkamp is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Corporate Practice Group and co-heads the German Energy & Infrastructure team. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked for international law firms in Berlin and Toronto. Holger completed a six-month secondment in 2012 / 2013 to one of the world’s largest investor-owned power and gas companies, advising in connection with the merger of its gas unit with its energy trading business.

Holger primarily focuses on the energy and infrastructure sector as well as on the life sciences sector and advises domestic, multinational and global companies on large and mid-size M&A transactions as well as on venture capital and private equity transactions. He also focuses on joint ventures, all aspects of transformation and merger law as well as general corporate law.

Languages

English, German

Memberships

  • Academic Association for Business and Corporate Law – registered association
  • German-South African Lawyers Association – registered association

Education

  • Humboldt University of Berlin (B.Sc.) (2011)
  • University of Cape Town (LL.M.) (2011)
  • Supreme Court of Berlin (2010)
  • University of Goettingen (2007)

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Branchenfokus > Energie

Baker McKenzie zieht Mandanten, zu welchen insbesondere Energieunternehmen, Private Equity-Häuser und Finanzinstitute zählen, mit einem starken internationalen Kanzleinetzwerk an, und überzeugt besonders in M&A-Transaktionen, welche oftmals in einem internationalen Rahmen stattfinden. Das Team ist zudem regelmäßig im Segment der E-Mobilität unterwegs und unterstützt Mandanten in Projektentwicklungen, zuletzt im Zusammenhang mit Biogasanlagen. Holger Engelkamp wurde im Juli 2023 Partner und leitet die Praxis gemeinsam mit Claire Dietz-Polte, welche zahlreiche Mandate im Fokusbereich erneuerbare Energien leiten, zuletzt etwa in den Bereichen Onshore-Renewables, Biogas und Batteriespeicher.

Germany > Industry focus > Energy

Baker McKenzie advises a client roster consisting of energy companies, private equity firms and financial institutions, which also benefit from the international network. The team is well versed in transactions, including cross-border aspects, and regularly acts across the e-mobility sector in connection with project developments, most recently pertaining to bioenergy plants. Holger Engelkamp joined the partner roster in July 2023 and jointly heads the practice with Claire Dietz-Polte, they advise on various ​​renewable energy matters such as onshore renewable energy, biogas and battery storage issues.