At its core, PROKON was planning, building and operating on-shore wind parks in Germany. But the scope of its operations had grown far beyond this nucleus, fuelled by a steady influx of jouissance capital (Genussrechtskapital) which could not be invested in wind parks as quickly as it could be canvassed. Most notable amongst the non- core assets acquired with this capital were a German company operating a canola oil mill and loans to a German producer of standard pallets used in transportation and to a Romanian forest holding company. PROKON was remarkably successful in attracting private investors: By January 2014 some 75,000 had entrusted their savings (in total about €1.4bn) to the firm in exchange for jouissance share rights.
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