NHG advised CDPQ and CKD Infraestructura México on the tax aspects of the acquisition of an 80% stake in a portfolio of renewable energy projects

NHG assisted CDPQ and CKD Infraestructura México in performing tax due diligence of the nine companies involved, as well as in structuring the transaction whereby CDPQ and CKD Infraestructura México acquired an 80% stake in a portfolio of renewable energy projects developed by Enel in Mexico for USD$1.35 billion.

The transaction involved three different jurisdictions and three companies with very different profiles: a Canadian institutional investor who manages pension funds (CDPQ), a Mexican investment vehicle for Mexican pension funds (CKD Infraestructura México), and an Italian energy company (Enel). The transaction was particularly complex as it required that the structure consider the different tax regimes applicable to each of the participants, while also considering the possibility of new projects being added to the structure in the future.