Deutsche Windtechnik Acquires Shares in OutSmart
Deutsche Windtechnik has acquired 70% of German/Dutch company OutSmart’s shares. By merging their complementary fields of expertise, the partners are looking to create an even broader range of services to meet the individual needs and interests of different operators and investors more fully.
“Due to increasing competition and cost pressure, the European energy market is in a transition phase and moving towards market consolidation. We are responding to this trend and will support our customers as a strong and independent service partner throughout the entire life cycle of wind energy projects”, says Dennis Schiricke, Managing Director of OutSmart.
“OutSmart brings a wealth of experience in asset management and consulting expertise to the table. Together, we are able to provide each customer with what they need for optimal wind park operation. This begins with project planning and development, and it ranges from individual services that are specifically tailored to the customer’s needs to full service above and below water. Intelligent operations management is an important factor for profitable offshore wind park operation, perhaps even the most important”, says Jens Landwehr, Managing Director of Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting.
The management of the new OutSmart group will include the current OutSmart Managing Directors Dennis Schiricke, Erwin Coolen and Maarten de Keijzer. They also hold the remaining 30% of the shares. Jens Landwehr and Geert Timmers, Managing Directors at Deutsche Windtechnik B.V., will also be appointed to the management board. OutSmart’s headquarters in Velp (The Netherlands) as well as the Operations Control Centre in Emden and the office in Hamburg (Germany) will remain. The name OutSmart will also be kept until further notice.