Hogan Lovells advises Finance parties on the Greenfield financing of the construction of two battery storage projects in France by Acacia.

Press releases | 19 January 2026

Hogan Lovells has advised the Finance parties (La Banque Postale, BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Asset Management, and La Banque Postale Asset Management) in connection with the Greenfield financing of the construction of two battery storage projects in France by Acacia, with a total capacity of 200 MW / 400 MWh.

Founded in 2022, Acacia is an independent French platform specializing in the development, financing, construction, and operation of electricity storage projects and grid connection infrastructure, supporting the energy transition.

The Hogan Lovells team led by Romain Marchand (partner), was composed of Noémie Lisbonis Boyer (senior associate), Alexia Legrand (associate), and Vivienne Cheng (intern) for project finance; Laure Rosenblieh (partner) and Maxime Gardellin (senior associate) for energy transition; Margot Derumaux (senior associate) for real estate matters; Xavier Doumen (partner), Josette Mokuba Iklawa, and Elif Gocmen (associates) in Corporate; Ludovic Geneston (partner) and Maximilien Schmitt (senior associate) for tax law; and Katia Merlini (partner) and Amel Essid (senior associate) for capital markets.