Update on German Asset Sale

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc announced that the sale of its 22 MW German asset, Cremzow, will not proceed with the current prospective buyer due to a significant late-stage alteration of the offer, which the Board deemed to represent poor value. The asset is performing well, achieving revenues of £17.19/MW/hr in Q1 FY26/27, and the Board attributes the disruption to uncertainty caused by Saba's requisitioned resolutions. Consequently, the sale process has been extended, and the sell-side adviser has been instructed to re-engage with other interested parties, none of whom are managed by the Company's investment manager.

Disclaimer*

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC
10 September 2026
 

10 September 2026

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc

(the "Company" or "GSF")

 

Update on German Asset Sale

 

The Board of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc today provides an update on the sale of the Company's 22 MW operational asset in Germany, Cremzow.

 

As previously reported, multiple bidders had submitted offers and the process had reached an advanced stage, with a sale and purchase agreement in finalisation. However, at a late stage the prospective buyer sought to significantly alter its offer to a level the Board considered represented poor value for Shareholders. Accordingly, the process will no longer be moving forward with this party.

 

There is no obvious market-based rationale for this reduction and the asset is trading well, achieving revenues of £17.19/MW/hr in Q1 FY26/27. Therefore, the Board considers the most likely reason for the disruption to the sale process with this buyer is the uncertainty caused by Saba's requisitioned resolutions. As a result, the Board no longer considers the disposal to be at an advanced stage and the timeline on this disposal process has extended; and consequently, the GSF Board sub-committee has instructed the sell-side adviser, Alexa Capital, to re-engage with other parties.

 

None of the bidders in this or other sales processes underway are entities managed by Gore Street Investment Management, the Company's investment manager.

 

Angus Gordon Lennox, Chair of the Company, commented: "This is an unfortunate and frustrating development in light of this sale process being in a very advanced stage. As we have previously noted to Shareholders, one of the consequences of the requisitioned Saba resolutions is that live sale processes may be adversely affected, either because the Company is perceived to be a forced seller or because of broader uncertainty regarding its future, and with consequent detrimental impacts on the value achievable for Shareholders. We will continue to provide regular updates to Shareholders on this sale and on the parallel processes underway."

 

- Ends -

 

For further information:  

 

Company Secretary                                       

Benjamin Hanley                                                                                                           Tel: +44 (0) 20 4583 6354

Amy King                                                                                                                         Tel: +44 (0) 20 4526 1283

 

Shore Capital (Joint Corporate Broker) 

Anita Ghanekar / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory)                                           Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Fiona Conroy (Corporate Broking)

 

J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Joint Corporate Broker)               

William Simmonds / Rupert Budge                                                                             Tel: +44 (0) 20 3493 8000

                 

Burson Buchanan (Media Enquiries)      

Henry Wilson / Henry Harrison-Topham / Nick Croysdill                                        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

Email: gorestreet@buchanan.uk.com    

 

https://www.gsenergystoragefund.com

 

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
 
END
 
 
UK 100

Latest directors dealings