# Bayern LB

> Bayern LB is a VC fund in München backing Renewable Energy and Solar. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Germany
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 23%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayerische-landesbank/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bayernlb?lang=de
- Website: http://www.bayernlb.de
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bayernlb.de/

Bayern LB is a VC fund in München focused on Renewable Energy and Solar. Bayern LB offers business loans, credit, savings accounts and checking accounts for companies, savings banks, investors and public sectors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 5 | 38% |
| Solar | 4 | 31% |
| Energy | 4 | 31% |
| Oil and Gas | 2 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 15% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 9 | 69% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 3 | 23% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 38% |
| Germany | 3 | 23% |
| Italy | 1 | 8% |
| Israel | 1 | 8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 8% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karin Schramm | Sector Head Renewable Energies | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karin-schramm |
| Stephan Winkelmeier | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephan-winkelmeier |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sama Healthy Water | Sama Water is a food and beverage company that produces and sells water and ice products. | $9.7M | Post-IPO Debt | Dec 18, 2025 |  |
| Phoenix Aviation Capital | Phoenix Aviation Capital is a full-service aircraft lessor that focuses on financing modern, in-demand aircraft and is committed to addressing the finance needs of its airline customers across the world. | $550M | Debt Financing | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| Venture Global | Venture Global LNG is a low-cost producer of liquefied natural gas pipelines. Working with a global LNG technology vendor, Venture Global intends to configure a 10.0 MTPA LNG facility utilizing efficient, low-cost, mid-scale LNG liquefaction technology. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | $15.1B | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Ital Gas Storage | Ital Gas Storage is a gas storage company that offers storage services. | $927.7M | Debt Financing | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Zenobe Energy | Zenobe Energy ( formerly known as Battery Energy Storage Solutions Limited) is the largest independent owner and operator of battery storage in the UK. We transform the way grid operators and businesses use power to reduce costs, improve reliability and benefit the environment. | $382M | Debt Financing | Jul 24, 2025 |  |
| Bibby Financial Services | Bibby Financial Services is wholly owned by the Bibby Line Group, a dynamic business to business services group. | $931.2M | Debt Financing | May 13, 2025 |  |
| Siemens | Siemens is a tech company whose technology empowers customers to transform the industries that form the backbone of economies: industry, transportation, buildings and grids. As a leading technology company it partners with other companies, industries and innovators to combine the real and the digital worlds. | $332.4M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 04, 2024 |  |
| Enfinity Global | Founded in 2005, Enfinity has rapidly grown into one of the world’s largest and most experienced solar PV development companies; they are active in 20 countries across the globe and have been selected to build some of the largest projects in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. There breadth and depth of experience ensures that they canseamlessly finance, develop and deliver even the most complex renewable energy projects for there customers.In the US, Enfinity provides turnkey solar solutions for commercial, municipal and utility customers. They do this by crafting best-in-class approaches for the delivery of clean energy systems. | $209.5M | Debt Financing | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Greenbacker Group | Greenbacker Group is a renewable energy company. | $437M | Debt Financing | Apr 24, 2024 |  |
| ILOS Projects | ILOS Projects GmbH was founded with a focus on PV development in Europe, and both development funding and construction financing were provided by Omnes Capital. | $85.7M | Debt Financing | Oct 23, 2023 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CIBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canadian-imperial-bank-of-commerce) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Credit Agricole CIB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credit-agricole-cib) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Deutsche Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DZ BANK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dz-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Helaba](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helaba) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ING Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ing-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bayern LB invest in?

Bayern LB invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Bayern LB?

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### Who are the partners at Bayern LB?

The team at Bayern LB includes Karin Schramm (Sector Head Renewable Energies) and Stephan Winkelmeier (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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