{"id":2083,"date":"2022-10-05T09:19:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T07:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qair.energy\/en\/?p=2083"},"modified":"2022-10-05T10:29:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T08:29:54","slug":"qair-welcomes-dif-capital-partners-as-new-shareholder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldprod.qair.energy\/en\/qair-welcomes-dif-capital-partners-as-new-shareholder\/","title":{"rendered":"Qair welcomes DIF Capital Partners as new shareholder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paris, October 5th, 2022 &#8211;<\/strong> Qair, a fast growing renewable energy platform company, and DIF Capital Partners (\u201cDIF\u201d), a leading global independent investment manager, are pleased to announce that they have signed a partnership agreement whereby DIF, through DIF Infrastructure VII, will invest in the Group to accelerate its growth and portfolio build out.<\/p>\n<p>Qair is an independent power producer that develops, owns, and operates multi-technology renewable energy projects. The platform is focused on a wide range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, utility scale solar, energy from waste, hydroelectricity, (battery) storage, hydrogen production, as well as tidal energy. Qair is a global player with a presence in 20 countries. The majority of its activities are based in France, Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain and Brazil. The Group has 550 employees and is headquartered in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>Qair has an operational portfolio of c. 1 GW, which is mainly comprised of (onshore) wind (c. 75%) and solar projects, as well as a development pipeline of 25 GW. The Group benefits from strong development capabilities and foresees to add around 4 GW of renewable projects over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Louis Blanchard, CEO of Qair:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWith my partners Jean Marc Bouchet and RGreen, and the broader Qair team, we are happy to welcome DIF Capital Partners and join forces to pursue the development of our group\u2019s strategy. We are confident that with the entrepreneurial spirit that drives us both, DIF will offer us the best support in our mission to accelerate the energy transition, especially within the current complex energy market.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Gijs Voskuyl, Partner at DIF and Head of Investments for DIF Infrastructure VII adds:<\/strong><em> \u201cDIF is delighted to partner with Qair and its management team and support them in their next phase of growth. We believe the Group has built up an excellent track record and an impressive pipeline across a wide range of renewable energy sectors and countries and is very well positioned to play a leading role in the continuous decarbonization of the global economy\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Qair was advised by August Debouzy, PSP Avocats, NM Advisory, 8 Advisory, PWC, Niddam-Drouas and Drooms. DIF was advised by Astris Finance, KPMG, H3P, Clifford Chance, UL, DNV, Baringa and Marsh.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #003399;\">About Qair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qair is an independent producer of renewable energy, developing, building and operating wind, solar, hydroelectric, energy from waste and green hydrogen projects. Qair owns c. 1 GW of operating assets.<\/p>\n<p>Active in 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and Africa, our ambition is to become an independent global leader in responsible energy.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #003399;\">Contact Qair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Group communication: <a style=\"color: #0099ff;\" href=\"mailto:communication@qair.energy\">communication@qair.energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #003399;\">About DIF Capital Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DIF Capital Partners is a leading global independent investment manager, with ca. EUR 14 billion in assets under management across eleven closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF invests in infrastructure companies and assets located primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Australia through two complementary strategies:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Traditional DIF funds, of which DIF Infrastructure VII is the latest vintage, target core infrastructure equity investments with long-term contracted or regulated income streams including public-private partnerships, concessions, utilities, and energy transition projects (incl. renewable energy).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 DIF CIF funds, of which DIF CIF III is the latest vintage, target equity investments in small to mid-sized core-plus infrastructure companies in the telecom, energy transition, and transportation sectors.<\/p>\n<p>DIF Capital Partners has a team of over 190 professionals, based in eleven offices located in Amsterdam (Schiphol), Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Paris, Santiago, Sydney, and Toronto. For more information, please visit <a style=\"color: #0099ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dif.eu.\">www.dif.eu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #003399;\">Contact DIF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Thijs Verburg: <a style=\"color: #0099ff;\" href=\"mailto:t.verburg@dif.eu\">t.verburg@dif.eu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, October 5th, 2022 &#8211; Qair, a fast growing renewable energy platform company, and DIF Capital Partners (\u201cDIF\u201d), a leading global independent investment manager, are pleased to announce that they have signed a partnership agreement whereby DIF, through DIF Infrastructure VII, will invest in the Group to accelerate its growth and portfolio build out. 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