After the law firm had already advised fahma in the Europe-wide award procedure for the supply of 27 fuel cell trains (see here), it subsequently advised fahma on the financing. Helaba is fahma's financing partner. The financing has a volume of almost a three-digit million amount and is structured as a registered bond.

It will be used to acquire the world's largest fleet of fuel cell trains for local passenger transport.

The process was designed as a voluntary award procedure using the Europe-wide tender platform TED (Tenders Electronic Daily). Helaba prevailed in this procedure against a number of competing financing institutions.

Orth Kluth provided RMV and its subsidiary fahma with comprehensive legal advice throughout the entire financing process.