High-voltage venture – financing Europe’s gigafactory ambitions - October 2025

The political and industrial impetus to build a resilient EV supply chain in Europe is strong but technological, operational and commercial risks, including uncertain EV demand, are high.

Join us for this webinar when Marton Zempleni from Scope’s project and infrastructure team, Yannick Chaffaud, Investment Director at Crédit Mutuel Impact and Guillaume Leprieur, Head of Structured Finance Office France at MUFG, will discuss the various factors at play as Europe looks to scale up its gigafactory footprint.

Among topics to be discussed:

• What challenges do new gigafactories face in securing investment-grade ratings on non-recourse debt during construction? Are there any trade-offs?
• How can banks and investors mitigate the multiple challenges they face when looking to finance European gigafactories?
• What challenges do European sponsors operating independently from established Asian players face, especially taking into account China’s stranglehold over elements of the supply chain?
• How much of a setback is Northvolt’s bankruptcy and how important is the emerging Battery Valley cluster in northern France?