Andrew J Ketner

• Represented Quantum Capital Group in its $3 billion acquisition of Cogentrix Energy from The Carlyle Group. The Cogentrix platform is comprised of 5.3 gigawatts of efficient and flexible natural gas-fired power plants, located throughout PJM, ERCOT and ISO-NE.
• Represented Brookfield Renewable Partners in its sale of a 50% interest in Shepherds Flat, an 845 MW wind farm located near Arlington, Oregon. Shepherds Flat is the third largest windfarm in the United States and the largest repowered wind farm in North America.
• Represented LyondellBasell in the $700 million sale of its ethylene oxide and derivatives business to INEOS Americas.
• Represented The Carlyle Group and its portfolio company, Cogentrix Energy, in the sale of a 600 MW portfolio of six operating wind projects in upstate New York to the AES Corporation.
• Represented The Carlyle Group and its affiliate Southeast PowerGen in the sale of two natural gas-fired power plants in Georgia with over 890 MW of combined capacity to an investment fund managed by Harbert Management Corporation.
• Represented The Carlyle Group and its affiliate Mackinaw Power in the sale of Walton County Power, a 465 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Monroe, Georgia, to Oglethorpe Power Corporation.
• Represented EnerSol, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC Drilling Company and Alpha Dhabi Holding, in its acquisition of a 95% stake in Deep Well Services from White Deer Energy.
• Represented Kinder Morgan in its $310 million acquisition of Kinetrex Energy, a leading renewable natural gas developer and one of the largest suppliers of liquefied natural gas in the Midwest.
• Represented Kraton Corporation in its $2.5 billion sale to DL Chemical Co.
• Represented Sun Coast Resources in its sale to RelaDyne LLC, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners.
• Represented Cerberus Capital Management in its acquisition of Resonant Sciences.
• Represented AeroTech Miami Inc. and its affiliates in connection with the companies’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and subsequent 363 sale to Eastern Airlines.
• Represented Blue Torch Capital as credit bid purchaser of substantially all the assets of Troika Media Group, Inc. and its affiliates in connection with their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented Antares Capital as joint-venture purchaser of substantially all the assets of Never Slip Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented Brightwood Capital as joint-venture purchaser of substantially all the assets of Delphi Behavioral Health Group, LLC and its affiliates in connection with their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented Blue Torch Capital as credit bid purchaser of substantially all the assets of Near Intelligence, Inc. and its affiliates in connection with their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented Blue Torch Capital as joint-venture purchaser of substantially all the assets of PGX Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates in connection with their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

Andrew Ketner advises companies, private equity sponsors, infrastructure investors, and management teams on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other significant corporate transactions. He focuses on the energy and infrastructure sectors, where he regularly represents buyers and sellers in acquisitions, divestitures, and project development transactions across the power, renewables, and midstream sectors.

Andrew counsels private equity sponsors, infrastructure investors, strategic buyers, and project owners on transactions involving power generation, renewable energy, midstream infrastructure, oilfield services, and energy-transition assets. Drawing on experience in both private practice and an in-house role with an independent power producer, he offers practical insight into the commercial factors that shape investment decisions.

Beyond energy, Andrew represents public and private companies, private equity firms, and portfolio companies in the industrials, chemicals, manufacturing, technology, transportation and logistics, and financial services sectors. His work includes acquisitions, divestitures, carve-out transactions, and joint ventures, often with cross-border elements.

He also has extensive experience advising lenders, credit investors, and other financial stakeholders on distressed situations, out-of-court restructurings, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, including Section 363 sales and credit-bid acquisitions.

Clients value Andrew’s pragmatic approach and his ability to align legal advice with business priorities. He works collaboratively to identify practical solutions and efficiently guide transactions from negotiation through closing.