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Orsted sells 50% stake in UK wind farm for $6 billion to Apollo

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

Posted on November 3, 2025

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's Orsted said on Monday it agreed to sell a 50% stake in Britain's Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm for around 39 billion Danish crowns ($6.09 billion), widely regarded as a crucial move to prevent a crippling credit rating downgrade.

Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer, is trying to restore investor confidence as it faces rising costs from supply chain disruptions and inflation, as well as uncertainty wrought by U.S. President Donald Trump's opposition to renewable energy.

The stake in the 8.5 billion pound ($11.41 billion) project was sold to New York-listed Apollo Global Management, which manages more than $800 billion in assets, leaving Orsted with 50% ownership.

"The transaction represents a key milestone in Orsted's funding plan and balances the key objectives for partnerships and divestments with an emphasis on capital management," Orsted said in a statement.

Apollo's investment includes a 50% stake and a commitment to fund 50% of the project's remaining construction costs, the company added.

Orsted in October raised $9.4 billion through a heavily discounted rights issue to shore up its balance sheet, and later announced it would cut about a quarter of its workforce by the end of 2027. Shares closed at 115 Danish crowns on Monday, marking an 85% drop from their 2021 peak.

The 2.9-gigawatt Hornsea 3 project in the North Sea, expected to become the world's biggest offshore wind farm upon completion in 2027, will produce enough energy to power more than 3 million homes in Britain.

Orsted in May discontinued its Hornsea 4 project, citing steep supply chain costs, higher interest rates and increased execution risk, and said the cancellation would cost the company up to 5.5 billion Danish crowns.

($1 = 6.4029 Danish crowns)

($1 = 0.7451 pounds)

(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Gwladys Fouche and Stine Jacobse; editing by Terje Solsvik, Bill Berkrot and Deepa Babington)