Cases
Experience: Energy/Project Finance: A major wind turbine manufacturer in a senior secured loan to finance the PTC safe harbor wind turbine components to enable the construction of up to 500 MW of wind projects in the US.
A major renewables project developer in acquiring PTC safe harbored wind turbines
obtaining a senior secured credit facility to finance the acquisition.
Pacific Solar Energy in the development
financing of the 60 MW Nacaome solar project in Honduras.
Represented wind developer in approximately 2.4GW of master turbine purchase arrangements with multiple wind turbine manufacturers.
Represented a private wind project developer in the sale of a 1.6GW pipeline of solar projects located in the U.S. & Mexico. The 18 projects range in size from 13MWs to 336MWs
included assets that have been shortlisted for PPAs.
Assisted the development
sale of the 580MW Antelope Valley photovoltaic solar project (AVSP) to affiliates of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. The project will utilize proprietary photovoltaic modules
tracking technology
its electricity will be sold under long-term power purchase agreements. Construction of the project has commenced,
commercial operation is expected in 2015. When completed, AVSP will be the largest solar energy project in the world.
Represented a wind turbine manufacturer in multiple turbine sales, including a joint venture to develop a 70MW wind project in Chile.
Represented a wind turbine manufacturer in the turbine sale
equity financing for a 33MW wind project in Chile.
Represented a private renewable project developer in connection with a joint venture to develop utility scale solar projects in Japan.
Represented a private wind project developer in the development
sale of a 150MW-170MW wind project in Texas.
Represented a private solar project developer in the PPA negotiation, other development,
sale of a 50MW solar project in New Mexico.
Represented a private solar project developer in the development, EPC,
sale of a 25MW project in California.
Represented a private solar project developer in power purchase agreement
financing negotiations for solar power projects on various K-12 school campuses.
Assisted an iron ore mining company in the $45 million project financing
$20 million equity financing to exp
its mine in Utah.
Represented a wind project developer in the acquisition of a 20MW wind project under development in Montana.
Represented a private wind developer in multiple complex
coordinated letter of credit
mezzanine debt financings totaling $240 million.
Represented the Los Angeles Community College District in connection with development
more than $65 million financing of a multi-campus solar energy facility installation program using tax-efficient financing strategies.
Assisted a private geothermal electric power developer in the completion of a $108 million second-round private equity financing.
Assisted a private wind developer in more than $1 billion omnibus debt
equity restructuring of existing corporate
turbine acquisition secured loans.
Assisted a major energy developer in connection with an acquisition
joint venture for the development of a $2 billion mine-mouth, coal-fired, electric generation facility.
Assisted a private owner in connection with development, joint-venture negotiations
subsequent project financing of the $760 million LNG facility in Canada that was named North American Mid-Stream Oil
Gas Deal of the Year 2006.
Assisted a publicly traded company in connection with an approximately $300 million divestiture of an energy management services business, which was motivated by the need to reduce or eliminate bonding
capital support obligations.
Represented a private developer in connection with acquisition of project assets for planned development of a 20MW wind farm in California.
Worked with an acquirer of joint venture interests (in a limited liability company) in an existing 20MW wind farm on a brownfield site
of project assets for planned development of a 15MW wind farm in New York.
Counseled a private wind project developer in the simultaneous closing of two debt financings totaling $125 million: a $50 million secured corporate letter of credit facility
a $75 million secured mezzanine term loan provided by separate mezzanine lenders. These financings were layered among existing corporate debt, turbine debt, project debt,
another layer of mezzanine debt
as such, had a complex
layered springing lien collateral structure involving multiple operating
developing projects.
Represented a private wind project developer in connection with obtaining a $115 million mezzanine term loan facility, which is layered between project-level financings
the parent-level corporate
turbine loan facilities
the restructuring of approximately $300 million existing corporate
wind turbine acquisition secured loans
letter of credit facilities.
Manufacturing, Health Care,
Other Industries: Worked with a lubricant manufacturing company in connection with an aggregate of $53 million in first
second lien loans.
Represented a health maintenance organization in connection with multiple acquisitions, dispositions,
financing transactions involving hundreds of millions of dollars.
Assisted a Canadian acquirer in more than $1.8 billion senior
subordinated acquisition financing in connection with the acquisition of a major retail pharmacy operation.
Counseled a communications company in a $820 million acquisition debt financing transaction.
Represented a private company in connection with a joint venture to develop a new lubricant manufacturing facility in California.
Represented a health maintenance organization in connection with the acquisition of a New Mexico-based HMO.
Represented a healthcare group purchasing organization in connection with the asset purchase
stock redemption from one of its members.
Represented a manufacturer of thermal management products for defense, aerospace, supercomputer,
semiconductor industries in the sale of its business.
Represented an Arizona medical clinic in the sale of all of its stock via merger for cash
debt assumption.
Represented a hardware
equipment sales chain in connection with $50 million purchaser financing in connection with an acquisition
$1 billion secured credit facility
$600 million variable interest unsecured subordinated note offering.
Represented banks in connection with multiple multi-million senior
subordinated secured loan transactions to private equity backed companies operating in the retail industry.
