Qualitas Energy welcomes €200 million in commitments for its new Credit strategy, currently targeting investments of €500 million

Qualitas Energy secures investor commitments of € 200 million
© iStock / elxeneize- The Credit strategy is spearheaded by industry veterans José María Arzac and Severin Hiller
- Investments will focus on brownfield and greenfield renewable energy infrastructure across Europe
- The initial transactions to finance the construction of solar PV projects in Poland, Germany, and Spain have already been successfully closed


Berlin (renewablepress) - Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment, announced today that its Credit strategy has received more than €200 million in investor commitments, out of a total target of €500 million for initial investment opportunities. This support includes participation from a significant anchor investor – a leading Canadian public pension fund – as well as a sizeable allocation through an additional Separately Managed Account (SMA).

The Qualitas Energy Credit team specialises in providing debt solutions for renewable energy infrastructure, encompassing both greenfield and brownfield projects and platforms across various asset classes, including wind, solar, hydro, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Its primary focus is on European and OECD countries, operating within stable political and regulatory environments to deliver low-risk, attractive returns while supporting third-party developers or independent power producers (IPPs) in their value-creation process.

Within the strategy, the Credit team has already successfully closed its first transactions totaling €126 million. This includes the provision of construction bridge financing for three projects across Europe: a 28 MWp utility-scale solar PV project in Poland, an 83 MWp ground-mounted solar PV project in Germany, and a 192 MWp solar PV project in Spain.

The Credit strategy is spearheaded by industry veterans José María Arzac and Severin Hiller, who each bring over 20 years of experience in the field. The team leverages Qualitas Energy’s core strengths, such as its proven track record over almost two decades in the energy transition sector, its ability to originate mid-market transactions, its expertise in providing flexible financing solutions, and its dedicated industrial service team supporting the investment strategy.

Other investor support includes several high-net-worth individuals and family offices, both national and international. The GP contribution exceeds 10%, surpassing market standards and underscoring the team’s strong alignment with its investors.

“Sustainability and energy security are key global priorities. With an energy transition market requiring trillions of dollars in funding across the capital stack, there is a growing need to finance emerging technologies and new revenue models. The rapid pace of this evolution is outpacing the capabilities of traditional debt providers, creating a funding gap that we aim to address with this Credit strategy,” stated José María Arzac, Partner and Co-Head of Credit.

“The combination of Qualitas Energy’s industrial platform and its leading in-house expertise in the energy transition sector makes our Credit team well-placed to support the European energy transition,” added Severin Hiller, Partner and Co-Head of Credit.

Campbell Lutyens is acting as the placement agent for Qualitas Energy.


About Qualitas Energy

Qualitas Energy is a leading investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment.

Since 2006, the Qualitas Energy team has managed investments of over €12 billion in renewable energies worldwide. These investments have been deployed through five vehicles: Fotowatio / FRV, Vela Energy, Qualitas Energy III, Qualitas Energy IV, and Qualitas Energy V.

Qualitas Energy’s existing portfolio currently holds 11 GW of operating and development energy assets across Spain, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Chile, and the United States. This includes 7 GWp of solar PV assets, 4 GW of wind energy assets, 242 MW of concentrated solar power (CSP) assets, 60 MW of hydroelectric power assets, 6 MW of battery storage assets, and 1.8 TWh of biomethane assets.

Since 2020, Qualitas Energy has produced sufficient energy to power 1.54 million homes and, since 2021, has successfully avoided emissions of 1.32 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent.

The Qualitas Energy team is composed of more than 540 professionals across fifteen offices in Madrid, Berlin, London, Milan, Hamburg, Wiesbaden, Trier, Cologne, Stuttgart, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Santiago, Durham, Bristol, and Edinburgh.

Please visit qualitasenergy.com for further information.


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Berlin, 06 February 2025


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