International teams from Latham & Watkins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hengeler Mueller, Cravath Swaine & Moore and Linklaters, among others, are advising on a multi-billion dollar acquisition by major German-based energy supplier RWE AG.

RWE, which has a €13 billion revenue, has signed a purchase agreement with U.S.-based energy company Con Edison to acquire all shares in Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses (CEB), an operator and developer of renewable energy plants, particularly solar, in the U.S.