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(2017)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea leading NY-based hedge fund\u003c/strong\u003e, in its acquisition and related tax equity and construction financing of a 52MW PV solar power project located in Mississippi, which marks the largest solar project development in Mississippi. (2016)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with the Axium-led consortium to acquire the energy assets that supply Ohio State University in excess of $1 billion. 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(2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eCapital Dynamics\u003c/strong\u003e, a Swiss/NYC private equity fund\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition from Middle River Power and the subsequent development and construction of the 60 MW / 240 MWh Coso battery storage project located in California as one of the first battery storage projects selected to meet the California Public Utilities Commission\u0026rsquo;s mandate to meet California\u0026rsquo;s rapidly increasing needs for resource adequacy. (2020)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTPG TSSP/Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in a U.S. private equity transaction in the U.S. Military housing space structured as a P3. 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(2017)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea leading NY-based hedge fund\u003c/strong\u003e, in its acquisition and related tax equity and construction financing of a 52MW PV solar power project located in Mississippi, which marks the largest solar project development in Mississippi. (2016)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with the Axium-led consortium to acquire the energy assets that supply Ohio State University in excess of $1 billion. 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(2021){{ FIELD }}Advised JonesTrading, the PIPE placement agent in connection with the Forbes Global Media Holding's SPAC merger{{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a large equity interest in CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 MW power project to be constructed in northeastern Illinois, from affiliates of General Electric Company and Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. (2020){{ FIELD }}Represented DE Shaw Renewable Investments re its sale of a 49% equity interest in a portfolio of operating and to be constructed solar projects to a group of financial investors, led by Ullico and Fiera Infrastructure. (2020){{ FIELD }}Represented T\u0026amp;D Holdings in its acquisition, along with an investment vehicle managed by The Carlyle Group, of Fortitude Re from AIG for approximately $1.8 Billion. (2019){{ FIELD }}Represented Ridgewood Infrastructure re its acquisition of an FBO/logistics business. (2021){{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure in its acquisition of a 100% equity interest in Upper Peninsula Holding Company, owner of a 100% equity interest in Upper Peninsula Power Company from Basalt Infrastructure Partners. (2021){{ FIELD }}Represented Hotwire Communications, a leading provider of fiber-to-the-home in the United States, in connection with a large private equity investment by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners. Please click here to read the press release. (2021){{ FIELD }}Represented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC private equity fund re its acquisition from Middle River Power and the subsequent development and construction of the 60 MW / 240 MWh Coso battery storage project located in California as one of the first battery storage projects selected to meet the California Public Utilities Commission’s mandate to meet California’s rapidly increasing needs for resource adequacy. (2020){{ FIELD }}Representing TPG TSSP/Infrastructure in a U.S. private equity transaction in the U.S. Military housing space structured as a P3. (2019){{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group re its acquisition and construction equity financing of Gulf Coast Ammonia, the developer of a world-scale $900 million anhydrous ammonia plant in Texas, from Macquarie Capital, Mabanaft GmbH \u0026amp; Co. KG and Agrifos. The deal was named the “2019 North American Petrochemicals Deal of the Year” by Proximo. (2020){{ FIELD }}Represented InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure, a North American-based private equity fund, in its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of US pipeline and terminal assets from affiliates of Buckeye Partners, L.P., including a jet fuel pipeline from Port Everglades, Florida to the Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Florida airports, pipelines and terminal facilities serving the Reno, Nevada, San Diego, California and Memphis, Tennessee airports, and refined petroleum products terminals in Sacramento and Stockton, California. (2018){{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group Global, a leading private equity firm focused on energy infrastructure, in its $1.23 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in the operating subsidiaries for two of Dominion’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants from an affiliate Dominion Energy Inc. (2018){{ FIELD }}Representing DE Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a 100MW solar PV power plant located in California. (2018){{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group in the sale of a 50% equity interest in its Compass Power Generation gas-fired portfolio located in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, to an affiliate of JERA Co. (2018){{ FIELD }}Representing DE Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in Oregon. (2018){{ FIELD }}Representing InstarAGF Asset Management in its bid for a midstream pipeline located in Ohio. (2018){{ FIELD }}Representing Luminus Management in its bid to acquire two jack-up rigs located in Mexico. (2018){{ FIELD }}Representing Axium Infrastructure in its bid to acquire a hydro pump storage facility located in Pennsylvania. (2018){{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group in its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of natural-gas-fired electricity generation plants located in Massachusetts, from Dynegy, Inc. (2017){{ FIELD }}Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the acquisition, tax equity financing and back-leverage debt financing of the Cuyama Project, a utility scale 40 MW-ac solar PV project, from First Solar, Inc. located in California.{{ FIELD }}Represented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity in its acquisition of a significant minority interest in a 785 MW combined-cycle natural-gas-fired electricity generation power plant located in Connecticut from G.E. (2017){{ FIELD }}Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy. (2017){{ FIELD }}Represented a leading NY-based hedge fund, in its acquisition and related tax equity and construction financing of a 52MW PV solar power project located in Mississippi, which marks the largest solar project development in Mississippi. (2016){{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure in connection with the Axium-led consortium to acquire the energy assets that supply Ohio State University in excess of $1 billion. (This transaction marked one of the largest P3 social infrastructure deals in the U.S.) (2017){{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure, a private equity fund, in the acquisition from EDF Renewable Energy, Inc. of a 50% equity interest in the Slate Creek Wind Project, LLC, a 150 MW operating wind farm located in Kansas. (2016){{ FIELD }}Represented Global Partnership Investing Capital (“GPI”), a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion funding round of GrabTaxi.{{ FIELD }}Represented Starwood Energy Group, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, in its acquisition of a 790-megawatt combined-cycle natural-gas-fired generation power plant and a 50MW \"Peaker\" natural-gas-fired generation power plant located in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania from NextEra Energy Resources for $760M. (2016){{ FIELD }}Represented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity, a New York-based private equity fund, in its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of 14 conventional energy power plants located in the U.S. and in the Caribbean. (2016){{ FIELD }}Adam Hankiss is a partner in our Corporate Finance and Investments practice. Adam regularly represents private equity funds, private and public corporate clients, pension plans, family offices and investment banking firms in U.S. and cross-border M\u0026amp;A, private equity, joint venture, venture capital and other complex corporate transactions. He has significant experience in a variety of sectors, with a focus on the energy, infrastructure and natural resources, and the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. Partner Columbia University Columbia University School of Law ELTE University Budapest  Columbia University Columbia University School of Law New York Representing an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund re a first in kind tax equity financing under 45Q Carbon Sequestration transaction located in Texas. (2020) Represented Axium Infrastructure, a private equity fund based in Montreal and New York that focuses on energy and infrastructure investments, re its acquisition from Recurrent Energy of an 80% interest in the Crimson Battery Energy Storage Projects. Please click here to read an article about the transaction. (2021) Advised JonesTrading, the PIPE placement agent in connection with the Forbes Global Media Holding's SPAC merger Represented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a large equity interest in CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, a 1,258 MW power project to be constructed in northeastern Illinois, from affiliates of General Electric Company and Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. (2020) Represented DE Shaw Renewable Investments re its sale of a 49% equity interest in a portfolio of operating and to be constructed solar projects to a group of financial investors, led by Ullico and Fiera Infrastructure. (2020) Represented T\u0026amp;D Holdings in its acquisition, along with an investment vehicle managed by The Carlyle Group, of Fortitude Re from AIG for approximately $1.8 Billion. (2019) Represented Ridgewood Infrastructure re its acquisition of an FBO/logistics business. (2021) Represented Axium Infrastructure in its acquisition of a 100% equity interest in Upper Peninsula Holding Company, owner of a 100% equity interest in Upper Peninsula Power Company from Basalt Infrastructure Partners. (2021) Represented Hotwire Communications, a leading provider of fiber-to-the-home in the United States, in connection with a large private equity investment by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners. Please click here to read the press release. (2021) Represented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC private equity fund re its acquisition from Middle River Power and the subsequent development and construction of the 60 MW / 240 MWh Coso battery storage project located in California as one of the first battery storage projects selected to meet the California Public Utilities Commission’s mandate to meet California’s rapidly increasing needs for resource adequacy. (2020) Representing TPG TSSP/Infrastructure in a U.S. private equity transaction in the U.S. Military housing space structured as a P3. (2019) Represented Starwood Energy Group re its acquisition and construction equity financing of Gulf Coast Ammonia, the developer of a world-scale $900 million anhydrous ammonia plant in Texas, from Macquarie Capital, Mabanaft GmbH \u0026amp; Co. KG and Agrifos. The deal was named the “2019 North American Petrochemicals Deal of the Year” by Proximo. (2020) Represented InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure, a North American-based private equity fund, in its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of US pipeline and terminal assets from affiliates of Buckeye Partners, L.P., including a jet fuel pipeline from Port Everglades, Florida to the Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Florida airports, pipelines and terminal facilities serving the Reno, Nevada, San Diego, California and Memphis, Tennessee airports, and refined petroleum products terminals in Sacramento and Stockton, California. (2018) Represented Starwood Energy Group Global, a leading private equity firm focused on energy infrastructure, in its $1.23 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in the operating subsidiaries for two of Dominion’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants from an affiliate Dominion Energy Inc. (2018) Representing DE Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a 100MW solar PV power plant located in California. (2018) Represented Starwood Energy Group in the sale of a 50% equity interest in its Compass Power Generation gas-fired portfolio located in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, to an affiliate of JERA Co. (2018) Representing DE Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in Oregon. (2018) Representing InstarAGF Asset Management in its bid for a midstream pipeline located in Ohio. (2018) Representing Luminus Management in its bid to acquire two jack-up rigs located in Mexico. (2018) Representing Axium Infrastructure in its bid to acquire a hydro pump storage facility located in Pennsylvania. (2018) Represented Starwood Energy Group in its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of natural-gas-fired electricity generation plants located in Massachusetts, from Dynegy, Inc. (2017) Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the acquisition, tax equity financing and back-leverage debt financing of the Cuyama Project, a utility scale 40 MW-ac solar PV project, from First Solar, Inc. located in California. Represented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity in its acquisition of a significant minority interest in a 785 MW combined-cycle natural-gas-fired electricity generation power plant located in Connecticut from G.E. (2017) Represented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy. (2017) Represented a leading NY-based hedge fund, in its acquisition and related tax equity and construction financing of a 52MW PV solar power project located in Mississippi, which marks the largest solar project development in Mississippi. (2016) Represented Axium Infrastructure in connection with the Axium-led consortium to acquire the energy assets that supply Ohio State University in excess of $1 billion. (This transaction marked one of the largest P3 social infrastructure deals in the U.S.) (2017) Represented Axium Infrastructure, a private equity fund, in the acquisition from EDF Renewable Energy, Inc. of a 50% equity interest in the Slate Creek Wind Project, LLC, a 150 MW operating wind farm located in Kansas. (2016) Represented Global Partnership Investing Capital (“GPI”), a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion funding round of GrabTaxi. Represented Starwood Energy Group, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, in its acquisition of a 790-megawatt combined-cycle natural-gas-fired generation power plant and a 50MW \"Peaker\" natural-gas-fired generation power plant located in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania from NextEra Energy Resources for $760M. (2016) Represented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity, a New York-based private equity fund, in its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of 14 conventional energy power plants located in the U.S. and in the Caribbean. 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[IJ Investor Awards - Oil \u0026amp; Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023]{{ FIELD }}Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. on the establishment of its joint venture with SKC Co., involving the acquisition of a 49% stake in SKC's Korean chemical business following a Korean statutory carve-out process (implied joint venture company value US$1.2bn at closing).{{ FIELD }}ADES Investments on the US$516m takeover of ADES International by a consortium entity owned by ADES Investments, The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and Zamil Investments, including negotiating the bidding consortium shareholding arrangements.{{ FIELD }}A major regional investment entity with two separate investment transactions in each case to acquire an interest in entities holding rights to Saudi Aramco's crude oil / gas pipeline systems within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (overall transaction value exceeding US$14.4bn and US$15.5bn, respectively).{{ FIELD }}Bespin Global on the formation of its joint venture with e\u0026amp; 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Matt has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures and other corporate structuring arrangements for major projects and strategic investments.\nIn addition to general corporate advisory matters, Matt represents clients across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus in energy and resources (including petrochemicals), infrastructure and manufacturing.\nMatt has practiced in Australia and the Middle East and advised major strategic investors in connection with cross-border transactions around the globe. He has also acted as internal legal counsel within the corporate and investments legal functions of a listed logistics business, a listed manufacturing businesses and a fund manager with over $150bn assets under management. Matt Hartsuyker lawyer Partner Rising Star Partner, Corporate and M\u0026amp;A in Saudi Arabia IFLR1000 EMEA 2025 Matt recommended for corporate and M\u0026amp;A, oil \u0026amp; gas, infrastructure in the UAE, as well as for projects and energy in KSA The 2025 edition of Legal 500 EMEA Lead team member advising on on IJInvestor Oil \u0026amp; Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023 ADNOC Gas Lead senior associate member in team awarded TMT Team of the Year at The Oath Middle East Legal Awards Bond University  Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia Law Society of Victoria Dow on the US$ 125 million sale of its 50% ownership in its DowAksa joint venture, a manufacturer of carbon fire and carbon fibre composites, to Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (Aksa), with primary operations in Turkey. ACWA Power on its US$ 693 million acquisition of ownership interests in power generation, water desalination and associated O\u0026amp;M companies in Kuwait and Bahrain from Engie SA. Enersol, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC and Alpha Dhabi Holding PJSC, on its US$ 225 million acquisition of a 95% equity stake in Deep Well Services (DWS), a leader in lateral drilling through advanced technologies and services within the energy sector in the US. Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Spectro Alloys Corporation, a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States. Geltec on the acquisition of certain pharmaceutical business lines and manufacturing equipment. Prior to joining the firm, Matt advised:\nADNOC on all aspects of the carve out from ADNOC of its gas business assets and the associated creation and operations of ADNOC Gas, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies in preparation for its subsequent listing on the ADX. 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Gulf Investment Corporation on the sale of a waterproofing and insulation materials business, operated through a KSA parent company and with subsidiaries and branches across MENA (sale consideration circa US 65m). Geltec on all aspects of the sale of its pharmaceutical manufacturing business located in the UAE to Yas Holding. ADNOC on all aspects of the strategic buy-out of a joint venture partner in one of its gas business operating companies. Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. on all aspects of its joint venture with Pembina Pipeline Corporation for the development of an integrated propane dehydrogenation plant and polypropylene upgrading facility in Canada (value exceeding CA$4bn). ADNOC on the sale of an interest in its gas pipeline infrastructure in the UAE to a consortium of international investors. 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Charly provides strategic counsel to organizations facing heightened accountability requirements, including in the AI space, and helps them explore innovative compliance approaches, such as leveraging standards and certification mechanisms across the data lifecycle in both regulated and unregulated industries.\nCharly also represents clients before national and EU supervisory authorities and courts, including the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). He holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) certification and has served as an appointed legal expert at the EU Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA). He is a former co-chair of the Brussels KnowledgeNet Chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and served on the IAPP EU Advisory Board. He is also designated on the expert list for the EDPB.\nBeyond his advisory and litigation work, Charly is actively engaged in shaping digital policy. He is a founding member of the research group Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Law and Society (DRAILS). He plays a key role in the Digital Economy Committee at AmCham EU, representing the interests of U.S. businesses in Europe. A frequent speaker and author on AI, cybersecurity and privacy law, he lectures at UCLouvain and at the Catholic University of Lille (Paris campus). 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A data transfer tool we developed was used for assessing and documenting the steps undertaken to authorize the data transfers to take place on the basis of standard contractual clauses. * Contributed (in a personal capacity) to the INTERLINK consortium, a Horizon 2020 project, aiming at developing a new collaborative governance model between administrations and private partners, including citizens. 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He represents a market leading group of private debt funds, private equity funds, and portfolio companies in leveraged finance, unitranche, first lien/second lien, mezzanine, and other secured and unsecured lending transactions, with a focus on complex finance transactions and credit arrangements. \nTodd has advised the largest private credit funds in the industry on hundreds of transactions across a broad range of industries. In addition, he has extensive experience representing creditors and investors in restructurings, insolvency proceedings and special situations investments. Todd also provides special advice to boards and companies in connection with transformative debt raises and capital structures, including early-stage transactions, acquisitions and significant monetization events. 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Aaron represents private equity sponsors and companies in mergers and acquisitions, equity investments and complex joint ventures.\nHe has extensive M\u0026amp;A experience involving the acquisition and sale of power generation and infrastructure companies, both domestically and internationally, with a particular focus on renewable energy projects.  Partner Clemson University  University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law University of Virginia Darden School of Business  University of Michigan-Ann Arbor  District of Columbia Virginia Represented Axium Infrastructure, a Canadian and U.S. private equity fund, in the acquisition of a 49% interest in a 1.3 GW portfolio of wind and solar projects managed by Constellation Energy (formerly the power generation division of Exelon Corporation). Represented Axium Infrastructure in the acquisition from Terra-Gen of an 80% interest in Edwards-Sanborn 1A, a 1,505 MWh battery storage and 346 MW solar photovoltaic power project in California. Represented D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the tax equity financing of the Block Island Wind Project, the first off-shore wind power generation project in North America. Represented Global Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of a 49% stake in Chile Renovables, an affiliate of Latin American power company AES, for US$441 million to develop 734 MW of solar, wind and battery storage assets in Chile. Represented Global Infrastructure Partners in the sale of Competitive Ventures, a leading U.S. power development and asset management company, to OPC Energy, Israel’s largest private energy company. Represented Global Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of Saavi Energía, Mexico’s largest independent power generation company which owns over 2.2 GW of power generation capacity, from Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure. Represented ORIX USA, a division of ORIX Corporation, in a partnership with IGS Solar (IGS), a leading turnkey commercial and residential solar provider, to develop, acquire and operate a portfolio of commercial and industrial distributed solar energy generation projects across the United States. Represented Avangrid in the sale of Enstor Energy Services, its gas trading business, to Castleton Commodities International (CCI). Represented O-I, Inc. (Owens Illinois) in the acquisition of Nueva Fàbrica Nacional de Vidrio, a large bottle manufacturing facility in Mexico, from Grupo Modelo for approximately US$188 million. Represented Denham Capital Partners in the establishment of Nexif Energy, a Singapore based independent power development company, to develop wind, hydroelectric and natural gas power generation assets in Southeast Asia and Australia. Represented Denham Capital Partners in the establishment of Rio Energy, a wind power development portfolio company in Brazil with 1.1 GW of projects in commercial operation or construction. Represented Denham Capital Partners in the establishment of Santiago Metals, a copper mining portfolio company in Chile. Represented D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments in the acquisitions and tax equity financings of solar and wind projects in North Carolina, Minnesota, New Mexico, California, Connecticut and Virginia. Represented Tenaska in its tax equity financing of the 168 MW Coniglio solar facility in Texas. Represented Tenaska in its tax equity financing of the 67 MW Lotus solar facility in California. Represented Tenaska in establishment of a 50-50 joint venture with ALLETE to construct a 250 MW wind power generation facility in Minnesota. Represented Irradiant Partners (formerly Kayne Anderson Capital’s renewable energy fund) in the acquisition of four utility-scale solar power development projects in North Carolina having an aggregate capacity of 370 MW. Represented Total SE in the establishment of a 50-50 joint venture with Clean Energy Corp. to fund up to $400 million to develop carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities in the U.S. Represented Trilantic Capital and Climate Adaptive Infrastructure in the US$130 million preferred equity financing in Intersect Power to fund the development and construction of six utility-scale solar projects located in California and Texas having an aggregate capacity of 2.2 GW and an additional 1.4 GW of battery storage. Represented Irradiant Partners (formerly Kayne Anderson Capital’s renewable energy fund) in the acquisition and subsequent tax equity financing of the 112 MW Harts Mill solar facility in North Carolina. Represented ConnectGen in a 50-50 joint venture with EDP Renewables to acquire, construct and tax equity finance three utility-scale solar power projects located in Arizona, Nevada and California having an aggregate capacity of 277 MW. Represented Cordelio Power, an independent power producer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), in the acquisition of the 185 MW Glacier Sands wind power generation project in Illinois. 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interests in the Jubilee Field, offshore Ghana.{{ FIELD }}Represented Shell International in the global disposition of its metals and minerals business.{{ FIELD }}Represented Shell International in the acquisition of E\u0026amp;P assets in Gabon.{{ FIELD }}Represented Statoil North America in its acquisition of its storage terminal in the Bahamas.{{ FIELD }}Represented Shell Oil in its acquisition of propane assets in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented ERM on its acquisition of Natural Resource Group in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented Vopak on its acquisition of a terminal in New Jersey.{{ FIELD }}Represented Vopak on its acquisition of property in Texas from Dow Chemical.{{ FIELD }}Represented Lufkin Industries on its acquisition of Zenith Oilfield Technology in Scotland.{{ FIELD }}Represented Lufkin Industries on its acquisition of Datac Instrumentation in Ireland.{{ FIELD }}Represented Hudson Engineering on its joint venture with Zamil Industrial in Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD 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FIELD }}Represented MagnaSci on the formation of a Texas private equity fund for investments in life science companies and representing the fund on various investments in companies in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in the formation of a Dutch fund focused on Kazakhstan and its acquisition of a water business in Kazakhstan.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in the formation of a EUR 250 million Dutch fund focused on southeast Europe.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition of various assets in Ukraine and Romania.{{ FIELD }}Represented a water utility company in the acquisition of more than 50 water companies in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented Sterling Diagnostic Imaging on its acquisition of assets from DuPont in 15 international jurisdictions{{ FIELD }}Represented a propane company in the acquisition of more than 20 propane companies in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented a company on its investment in the Egypt – Israel pipeline.{{ FIELD }}Martin Hunt focuses on mergers, acquisitions and joint venture transactions in the energy, telecommunications, water, agriculture, construction and chemicals industries. Qualified as a lawyer in England and Wales, and an attorney in both New York and Texas, Martin is a partner in our Mergers \u0026amp; Acquisitions practice, where he has advised on over 100 M\u0026amp;A transactions in the U.S. alone, and has represented clients in transactions in over 70 countries.\nMartin also advises private equity funds on their structuring and formation, and the subsequent acquisition, restructuring and disposition of their portfolio companies. With his dual qualification in the UK and the U.S., he is perfectly positioned to advise (a) U.S. companies on their acquisitions in the UK and their international projects that are governed by English law and (b) UK companies on their transactions in the U.S. His advice to clients in the energy sector has covered a broad range, including many downstream matters for clients such as Shell and also upstream projects. He has advised on transactions in the renewables sector. He has also extensively represented clients in the oil field services sector. Recently, Martin has been focused particularly on energy projects in Africa.\nIn 2020, Chambers U.K. recognised Martin as a notable practitioner for Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources.  Also in 2020, Legal 500 recognised Martin both as a lawyer in M\u0026amp;A: premium deals of 500+ million and as a lawyer in Projects, Energy and Natural Resources.  In the Legal 500 U.K. 2021 Rankings, Martin was ranked as a leading lawyer in Energy and Infrastructure, recommended for Oil and Gas, and a key lawyer for M\u0026amp;A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals £500M+. 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Represented Shell International in its disposition of its retail assets in the Dominican Republic. Represented Shell International in its disposition of its retail assets in Jamaica. Represented Shell International in its disposition of its retail assets in the Bahamas. Represented Shell International in its disposition of its retail assets in the Bahamas. Represented Shell International in its disposition of its refinery in the Dominican Republic. Represented Weatherford International on the sale to Baker Hughes of its global pipeline and specialty services business, with assets in over 20 countries. Represented Sabre Oil \u0026amp; Gas in the sale to The Petroleum Company of South Africa (SOC) Ltd of its E\u0026amp;P interests in the Jubilee Field, offshore Ghana. Represented Shell International in the global disposition of its metals and minerals business. Represented Shell International in the acquisition of E\u0026amp;P assets in Gabon. Represented Statoil North America in its acquisition of its storage terminal in the Bahamas. Represented Shell Oil in its acquisition of propane assets in the U.S. Represented ERM on its acquisition of Natural Resource Group in the U.S. Represented Vopak on its acquisition of a terminal in New Jersey. Represented Vopak on its acquisition of property in Texas from Dow Chemical. Represented Lufkin Industries on its acquisition of Zenith Oilfield Technology in Scotland. Represented Lufkin Industries on its acquisition of Datac Instrumentation in Ireland. Represented Hudson Engineering on its joint venture with Zamil Industrial in Saudi Arabia. Represented Babcock International on its acquisition of several companies in the U.S. Represented Babcock International on its disposition of Eagleton Engineering in Texas. Represented Exterran with regards to its supply of compression equipment and services to an LPG/NGL Extraction Plant in Sindh Province, Pakistan. Represented Exterran on its disposition of its UK subsidiary to Avingtrans plc. Represented Valerus Compression on its subcontract with Weatherford in respect of the Zubair project in Iraq. Represented Expro International on numerous acquisitions of businesses in the U.S. Represented Baker Hughes with regards to its operations in Libya. Represented Ensco plc with regards to the disposition of a rig. Represented a private equity fund on a merger with AgroGeneration, a French public agriculture company. Represented AgroGeneration with regards to its restructuring under French law. Represented MagnaSci on the formation of a Texas private equity fund for investments in life science companies and representing the fund on various investments in companies in the U.S. Represented a private equity fund in the formation of a Dutch fund focused on Kazakhstan and its acquisition of a water business in Kazakhstan. Represented a private equity fund in the formation of a EUR 250 million Dutch fund focused on southeast Europe. Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition of various assets in Ukraine and Romania. Represented a water utility company in the acquisition of more than 50 water companies in the U.S. Represented Sterling Diagnostic Imaging on its acquisition of assets from DuPont in 15 international jurisdictions Represented a propane company in the acquisition of more than 20 propane companies in the U.S. Represented a company on its investment in the Egypt – Israel pipeline.","searchable_name":"Martin Hunt","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":101,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":442409,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":1353,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eFormer Special Counsel Robert Hur is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u0026rsquo;s Special Matters \u0026amp; Government Investigations practice. 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A seasoned trial lawyer and advocate, he brings decades of experience in government and in private practice, including service in senior leadership positions with the U.S. Department of Justice, to guide clients facing bet-the-company issues and enterprise-threatening crises.\nHis practice focuses on counseling clients in complex and sensitive matters, including government enforcement and regulatory matters, internal and independent investigations, national security and corporate espionage, cybercrime, corruption, money laundering and financial fraud, and crisis management. \nAppointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to serve as Special Counsel, Rob enjoys bipartisan respect for his deep experience, professional judgment, and integrity. Unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, Rob led and set strategic priorities for one of the largest and busiest U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the nation. And as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, he was a member of the Justice Department’s senior leadership team and assisted with oversight of all components of the Department including the National Security, Civil, Criminal, and Antitrust Divisions, all 93 U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  He also liaised regularly with the White House, Congressional committees, and federal intelligence, enforcement, and regulatory agencies.\nRob has more than two decades of experience with complex, high-value fraud and criminal cases in a range of industries including Life Sciences and Healthcare, Automotive/Transportation, Financial Services, Energy, Technology, and Sports. He has held a number of prominent positions over the course of his impressive government service, including senior leadership roles at the Department of Justice. Most recently, he served as the Special Counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents discovered at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. and the Delaware residence of President Joe Biden (2023-24). Previously, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland (2018-21), the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (2017-18), Assistant United States Attorney (2007-14), and Special Assistant and Counsel to Christopher Wray, then-Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division (2005-2007).\nRob is an accomplished trial lawyer. In private practice, he was a member of the trial team that won a clean-sweep acquittal in 2016 for Vascular Solutions, Inc., a publicly traded medical device company, in a groundbreaking federal criminal trial involving off-label promotion charges. In 2020, as United States Attorney, he tried and won conviction in an international money-laundering trial that was the first in-person federal jury trial conducted in the Washington, D.C. region during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nRob served as Chair of the Asian American Hate Crimes Workgroup, a statewide body formed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and charged with developing strategies, recommendations, and actions to address the rise in violence and discrimination targeting the Asian American community. 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With over 15 years of experience, Moritz provides legal advice to German and international clients throughout the entire real estate life cycle. \nHis expertise spans complex investment and transaction structures, including asset deals, share deals, joint ventures, and real estate financings and restructurings. Moritz handles domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals of individual properties and property portfolios, and advises on high-value real estate lease agreements and other asset management topics. 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