About CEE Group
Company Overview
CEE Group, a privately held asset manager owned by Brookfield Asset Management
HeadquartersHamburg, Germany
Founded2000
SizeApproximately 150 employees in Hamburg and between 50 and 200 employees overall in recent years. The company manages assets worth around €2.8 billion (as of 2025) (source: cee-group.de)
What They Do
CEE Group specializes in investing in, acquiring, structuring, and operating infrastructure projects in the renewable energy sector, focusing on onshore wind farms, solar photovoltaic plants, and increasingly on battery storage, repowering, and hybridization of existing facilities (source: cee-group.de). The company offers a fully integrated service model that includes investment management, technical and commercial operations management, as well as alternative investment fund (AIF) administration—all from a single source (source: cee-group.de). CEE Group supports projects throughout their entire lifecycle—from acquisition through operational implementation to long-term management—deploying its own operational teams (source: fyb.de). Its main clients are institutional investors, to whom the company offers long-term and sustainable investment solutions across Europe (source: linkedin.com). CEE Group’s key strength lies in its broad internal expertise, extensive operational experience, and a comprehensive portfolio that includes wind, solar, and storage projects as well as repowering and hybridization initiatives (source: cee-group.de).
Projects & Track Record
CEE Group boasts an impressive track record of over 100 completed projects across Europe, with more than 90 finalized transactions (source: climatebase.org). The current portfolio includes 46 onshore wind farms with an installed capacity of approximately 660 MW, as well as 49 photovoltaic projects totaling around 1,000 MWp (source: climatebase.org). As early as 2021, the portfolio comprised about 42 wind farms and 32 solar parks with a combined capacity of roughly 595.2 MW wind and 473 MWp solar (source: taylorwessing.com). Total electricity generation in 2020 was approximately 1.4 billion kilowatt-hours (source: taylorwessing.com). A significant milestone was the acquisition of the 50th renewable energy project, expanding the portfolio to 50 wind and solar parks (source: renewable-energy-industry.com). Additionally, in 2021, CEE Group acquired the first German onshore wind-plus-storage project, including a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) (source: taylorwessing.com). The geographic focus is on core European markets, particularly in Western and Northern Europe (source: cee-group.de).
Recent Developments
In January 2025, CEE Group announced a leadership change: Franjo Salic, previously Head of M&A, also took on the role of Chief Investment Officer (source: cee-group.de). The same announcement highlighted the company’s 25-year history with 104 completed European projects, a nominal capacity of 2.2 GWp, and assets under management totaling €2.8 billion as of November 2024 (source: cee-group.de). In 2025, an innovative repowering fund was also launched, emphasizing the company’s specialization in solar, onshore wind, battery storage, as well as repowering and hybridization of existing assets (source: fyb.de). The LinkedIn profile describes the company as CYCAP, formerly CEE Group, with 103 wind and solar projects, €2.7 billion in assets under management, and about 150 employees in Hamburg (source: linkedin.com).
Working There
At CEE Group, the areas of activity focus on investment management, M&A, asset management, technical and commercial operations management, as well as fund administration (source: cee-group.de). The teams work closely with project developers, manufacturers, banks, utilities, and construction partners, reflecting a strong emphasis on transactions, project acquisition, operations, and fund structuring (source: cee-group.de). The main office is in Hamburg, where the majority of the workforce is based (source: linkedin.com). The company culture is characterized by an integrated team approach, extensive operational experience, and a flexible response to regulatory changes, indicating a specialized and execution-focused work environment (source: cee-group.de).
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