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Michael also has significant experience in connection with investment manager and broker-dealer liquidations and wind-downs, private credit restructurings and insolvency-related structured finance matters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael is at the forefront of intercreditor litigation and related issues, having led significant contested matters concerning the protection of minority lender rights in the American Tire, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. and 24 Hour Fitness chapter 11 cases and the Boardriders, Inc. litigation in New York Supreme Court. 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connection with the chapter 11 cases of its affiliate Bittrex US in the District of Delaware.{{ FIELD }}Representing Archegos Capital Management and the Archegos Fund, a multibillion dollar family office, in connection with its liquidation and winddown.{{ FIELD }}Represented Pareteum Corporation and its affiliated debtors as special corporate and finance counsel in connection with their Chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of New York.{{ FIELD }}Represented Joerns Healthcare, LLC in connection with its incremental priority lien financing transaction{{ FIELD }}Represented Goldman Sachs Bank USA as senior lender and DIP lender in connection with the Chapter 11 case of ORG GC Midco, LLC, the parent company of GC Services, in the Southern District of Texas and out-of-court restructuring of its non-debtor affiliates.{{ FIELD }}Represented Man GLG as senior lender, DIP lender and exit lender in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in the District of Delaware.{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with a maturity extension amendment for Outerstuff LLC.{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of minority term loan lenders and DIP lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. in the Eastern District of Virginia{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of Production Resource Group, L.L.C. and certain of its affiliates.{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders and DIP lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of APC Automotive Technologies LLC in the District of Delaware{{ FIELD }}Represented Cardone Industries in connection with its out-of-court restructuring{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders and DIP lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Fairway Group Holdings Corp. and its affiliated debtors filed in the Southern District of New York{{ FIELD }}Represented Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, as the sole term loan lender and DIP lender, in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Gymboree Group, Inc., and its affiliated debtors filed in the Eastern District of Virginia.{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of Joerns Healthcare, LLC, and its affiliated debtors filed in the District of Delaware.{{ FIELD }}Represented a cross-over secured and unsecured term loan lender group in the Chapter 11 cases of Nine West Holdings, Inc. and its affiliated debtors filed in the Southern District of New York.{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with a maturity extension amendment for MoneyGram International Inc.{{ FIELD }}Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of Charlotte Russe, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in the Chapter 11 cases filed in the District of Delaware.{{ FIELD }}Represented Global Brokerage, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in its Chapter 11 cases filed in the Southern District of New York.{{ FIELD }}Represented the ad hoc first lien term loan committee in the Chapter 11 cases of Payless Holdings LLC and its affiliated debtors filed in the Eastern District of Missouri.{{ FIELD }}Represented UBS AG, as agent for the second lien term loan lenders, in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of The Brock Group.{{ FIELD }}Represented Jack Cooper Enterprises, Inc. (“JCEI”) and Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. (“JCHC”) in connection with its refinancing and exchange (with a stapled prepackaged chapter 11 plan of reorganization) of JCEI’s 10.50%/11.25% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2019 and JCHC’s 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2020.{{ FIELD }}Represented Invesco and Octagon Credit Investors in the Chapter 11 cases of DACCO Transmission Parts (NY), Inc and its affiliated debtors filed in the Southern District of New York.{{ FIELD }}Represented a group of equity holders in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases of GMG, Inc. and its affiliated debtor filed in the Southern District of New York.{{ FIELD }}Represented Ascribe Capital Management and Gates Capital Management, Inc. in ION Geophysical’s refinancing and exchange of its 8.125% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2018.{{ FIELD }}Represented multiple brokerage creditors in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases and SIPA Case of MF Global filed in the Southern District of New York.{{ FIELD }}Michael R. Handler is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Finance and Restructuring practice. Michael’s practice focuses on representing lenders and bondholders across the capital structure and companies in all aspects of workout, restructuring, special situation financing matters and distressed M\u0026amp;A transactions. Michael also has significant experience in connection with investment manager and broker-dealer liquidations and wind-downs, private credit restructurings and insolvency-related structured finance matters.\nMichael is at the forefront of intercreditor litigation and related issues, having led significant contested matters concerning the protection of minority lender rights in the American Tire, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. and 24 Hour Fitness chapter 11 cases and the Boardriders, Inc. litigation in New York Supreme Court. Michael is a leading authority on intercreditor issues, and is regularly featured by Bloomberg, WSJ, Debtwire, among others, to provide insights.\nMichael has been recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute as a member of the 2024 “40 Under 40” Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice, Financier Worldwide as a 2024 Distinguished Advisors, Turnarounds \u0026amp; Workouts as a 2023 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer and by Best Lawyers Ones to Watch for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.\nMichael also devotes significant time and resources in support of New York philanthropic initiatives, including as an active fundraiser for Tina’s Wish, Her Justice, and the UJA Federation of New York (as a member of the UJA’s NextGen Bankruptcy \u0026amp; Restructuring Committee).\nMichael earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in History, summa cum laude, from Emory University and his law degree, cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, where he served as an Executive Articles Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.\nPublications\n\nABA The Business Lawyer, July 10, 2024, Private Credit Restructuring: Less Cost and Volatility; More Optionality\nPetition Newsletter, Guest Feature on Double DIP financings, published in two parts on February 14, 2024 and April 25, 2024\nThe Review of Banking \u0026amp; Financial Services, October 1, 2023, Key Issues in Standing to Challenge Liability Management-Related Transactions\nLaw360, February 24, 2023, A Lender's Guide To Going-Concern Qualifications (with Craig Lee and Emily Rubino)\nThe Review of Banking \u0026amp; Financial Services, November 30, 2022, The Role of Independent Directors in Mitigating Liability Arising from Restructuring Decisions (with Arthur Steinberg)\nLaw360, September 28, 2022, Meme Stock Buyers Must Heed Bankruptcy Code Provisions (with Andrew Michaelson)\nABI Journal, July 14, 2022, Lending to Cannabis Companies: No Bankruptcy, No Problem?1 (with Ellen Snare and Christina Markus)\nABI Journal, April 24, 2021, Pitfalls of Unequal Participation Rights in Syndicated DIP Financing (with Arthur Steinberg and Austin Jowers)\nABI Journal, May 2020, The Good-Faith Defense to Fraudulent Transfer Claims (with Arthur Steinberg)\nNew York Law Journal, September 23, 2019, Mitigating Lender Risk in Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Litigation (with Arthur Steinberg)\nThird Circuit Permits Purchaser in Section 363 Sale to Make Payments to Interested Parties, Deviating from Bankruptcy Code Priority Scheme, Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, April/May 2016, with Brad Eric Scheler and Alan Resnick.\n Michael R. Handler lawyer Partner Financier Power Players - Bankruptcy \u0026amp; Insolvency Distinguished Advisers 2024 Best Lawyer’s Ones to Watch Corporate - 2021 Best Lawyer’s Ones to Watch Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - 2021 Emory University Emory University School of Law Northwestern University Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Emory University Emory University School of Law New York Representation of an ad hoc group of minority term lenders in connection with the chapter 11 cases of American Tire in the District of Delaware. Representation of Blue Torch in respect of its senior secured term loan holdings (and stalking horse credit bid and DIP financing) in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Troika Media Group in the Southern Disrtrict of New York. Representation of Capital One in connection with the amend and extend of the Prime REIT and KBS REIT III credit facilities. Representation of BC Partners, as lead arranger, in the financing and recapitalization of Riddell. Representation of Bittrex Global in connection with the chapter 11 cases of its affiliate Bittrex US in the District of Delaware. Representing Archegos Capital Management and the Archegos Fund, a multibillion dollar family office, in connection with its liquidation and winddown. Represented Pareteum Corporation and its affiliated debtors as special corporate and finance counsel in connection with their Chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of New York. Represented Joerns Healthcare, LLC in connection with its incremental priority lien financing transaction Represented Goldman Sachs Bank USA as senior lender and DIP lender in connection with the Chapter 11 case of ORG GC Midco, LLC, the parent company of GC Services, in the Southern District of Texas and out-of-court restructuring of its non-debtor affiliates. Represented Man GLG as senior lender, DIP lender and exit lender in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in the District of Delaware. Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with a maturity extension amendment for Outerstuff LLC. Represented an ad hoc group of minority term loan lenders and DIP lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. in the Eastern District of Virginia Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of Production Resource Group, L.L.C. and certain of its affiliates. Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders and DIP lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of APC Automotive Technologies LLC in the District of Delaware Represented Cardone Industries in connection with its out-of-court restructuring Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders and DIP lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Fairway Group Holdings Corp. and its affiliated debtors filed in the Southern District of New York Represented Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, as the sole term loan lender and DIP lender, in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Gymboree Group, Inc., and its affiliated debtors filed in the Eastern District of Virginia. Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of Joerns Healthcare, LLC, and its affiliated debtors filed in the District of Delaware. Represented a cross-over secured and unsecured term loan lender group in the Chapter 11 cases of Nine West Holdings, Inc. and its affiliated debtors filed in the Southern District of New York. Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with a maturity extension amendment for MoneyGram International Inc. Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of Charlotte Russe, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in the Chapter 11 cases filed in the District of Delaware. Represented Global Brokerage, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in its Chapter 11 cases filed in the Southern District of New York. Represented the ad hoc first lien term loan committee in the Chapter 11 cases of Payless Holdings LLC and its affiliated debtors filed in the Eastern District of Missouri. Represented UBS AG, as agent for the second lien term loan lenders, in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of The Brock Group. Represented Jack Cooper Enterprises, Inc. (“JCEI”) and Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. (“JCHC”) in connection with its refinancing and exchange (with a stapled prepackaged chapter 11 plan of reorganization) of JCEI’s 10.50%/11.25% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2019 and JCHC’s 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2020. Represented Invesco and Octagon Credit Investors in the Chapter 11 cases of DACCO Transmission Parts (NY), Inc and its affiliated debtors filed in the Southern District of New York. Represented a group of equity holders in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases of GMG, Inc. and its affiliated debtor filed in the Southern District of New York. Represented Ascribe Capital Management and Gates Capital Management, Inc. in ION Geophysical’s refinancing and exchange of its 8.125% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2018. 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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. 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(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. 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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. [IJ Investor Awards - Oil \u0026amp; Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023] 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). 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. 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). 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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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(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.{{ FIELD }}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.{{ FIELD }}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.{{ FIELD }}Represented Denham Capital Partners in the establishment of Santiago Metals, a copper mining portfolio company in Chile.{{ FIELD }}Represented D. E. 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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$130 million preferred equity financing in Intersect Power to fund the development and construction of six utility-scale solar projects located in California and Texas having an aggregate capacity of 2.2 GW and an additional 1.4 GW of battery storage. Represented Irradiant Partners (formerly Kayne Anderson Capital’s renewable energy fund) in the acquisition and subsequent tax equity financing of the 112 MW Harts Mill solar facility in North Carolina. Represented ConnectGen in a 50-50 joint venture with EDP Renewables to acquire, construct and tax equity finance three utility-scale solar power projects located in Arizona, Nevada and California having an aggregate capacity of 277 MW. Represented Cordelio Power, an independent power producer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), in the acquisition of the 185 MW Glacier Sands wind power generation project in Illinois. Represented The Carlyle Group and Hellman \u0026amp; Friedman in the sale of X-Chem, Inc., a leading provider of DNA-Encoded Library (DEL)-based drug discovery services, to GHO Capital Partners, a London-based private equity firm.","searchable_name":"Aaron Hullman","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":32,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":444452,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":6491,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eBrendan Hundt is a partner in our Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group, working from our Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. He focuses on international project development and financing in the infrastructure, power and water and oil and gas sectors. 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Finance \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"IFLR1000 2021\"}{{ FIELD }}ACWA Power on its US$ 693 million acquisition of ownership interests in power generation, water desalination and associated O\u0026amp;M companies in Kuwait and Bahrain from Engie SA.{{ FIELD }}UAE Government-owned entities on the financing, acquisition and grid integration of captive power and water assets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.{{ FIELD }}EverWind Fuels on Americas’ first green hydrogen / export megaproject in Nova Scotia, Canada.{{ FIELD }}Saudi Arabia’s new gigaproject development company, on a $6.5 billion green energy joint venture with ACWA Power and Air Products that will incorporate the region’s largest wind and solar renewables production projects (4GW in total), as well as a ground-breaking green hydrogen / green ammonia export project.{{ FIELD }}ADNOC on its acquisition of an interest in Masdar and the creation of a world-leading green hydrogen investment platform.{{ FIELD }}ADNOC on the procurement of new onshore and offshore accommodation facilities in Abu Dhabi.{{ FIELD }}ADNOC on the disposal of a minority interest in ADNOC Refining (with a valuation of circa $20 billion) to Eni and OMV.{{ FIELD }}ADNOC on the purchase of a 10% interest in VTTI, giving ADNOC access to a network of 15 hydrocarbon storage terminals across 14 countries.{{ FIELD }}ADNOC on the disposal of a majority interest in ADNOC Fertilisers to OCI.{{ FIELD }}Reliance Industries Limited on Saudi Aramco’s acquisition of an interest in its oil-to-chemicals business.{{ FIELD }}The Government of a North African country on the development of a $25 billion nuclear new build project, including the negotiation of the EPC, Fuel Supply, O\u0026amp;M and Radio-active Waste Treatment contracts.{{ FIELD }}Bond underwriters on the project bond refinancing of the Mirfa IWPP in Abu Dhabi.{{ FIELD }}Masdar and Bee’ah on the development and financing of the Sharjah Waste-to-Energy Project, the GCC’s first waste-to energy project.{{ FIELD }}The lenders to the Engie consortium on the $2.1 billion development and financing of the Fadhili IPP in Saudi Arabia. Awarded MENA “Power Deal of the Year” at the IJGlobal Awards, 2017.{{ FIELD }}The initial purchasers on the $814 million bond offering by ACWA Power Management and Investments One Limited.{{ FIELD }}The Dow Chemical Company on its $20 billion joint venture with Saudi Aramco to develop and finance the Sadara Integrated Chemicals Project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Citadel Capital (now Qalaa Holdings) in connection with the $3.7 billion development and financing of Egyptian Refining Company’s Mostorod refinery, which is Africa’s largest-ever private sector project financing project and IFLR’s 2012 “Middle East Project Finance Deal of the Year”{{ FIELD }}The lenders to the Oman Oil Company and LG International consortium developing the Musandam IPP in Oman.{{ FIELD }}The lenders to International Power S.A.’s bid for the Ibri/Sohar 3 IPPs in Oman.{{ FIELD }}ACWA Power in connection with the Nam Dinh IPP in Vietnam.{{ FIELD }}The lenders to ACWA Power in connection with its bids for the Saudi Aramco Cogeneration Projects in Hawiyah, Abqaiq and Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia and the Mirfa IWPP in Abu Dhabi, UAE.{{ FIELD }}The lenders in connection with the Mesaieed A IPP in Qatar.{{ FIELD }}Masdar on its acquisition of an interest in the Cibuk 1 Wind Farm being developed in Serbia.{{ FIELD }}A consortium led by ACWA Power in connection with its bid for the Riyadh PP11 IPP in Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Masdar on its bid for the 100 MW Solar Photovoltaic IPP in Dubai.{{ FIELD }}The lenders to the consortia led by ACWA Power in connection with bids for the Hassyan 1 IPP in Dubai, U.A.E., the Az Zour North IPP in Kuwait and the Qurayyat IWP in Oman.{{ FIELD }}ADNOC on its $4.5 billion energy supply arrangements with The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.{{ FIELD }}Dolphin Energy in connection with its long and short-term gas supply and purchase arrangements in the UAE and Qatar.{{ FIELD }}The minority shareholder on all aspects of the establishment and financing of a joint venture with Transocean for the construction of the Discoverer Luanda (an enhanced enterprise class drill ship) subcontracted to BP for oil drilling operations offshore Angola.{{ FIELD }}Guinea Alumina Corporation (and its parent company, Emirates Global Aluminium, which is owned by Mubadala and DUBAL) on the $1.6 billion development and financing of a bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea.{{ FIELD }}Mubadala Investment Company and Trafigura in respect of their investment in MMX Porto Sudeste LTDA’s iron ore port in Brazil.{{ FIELD }}Brendan Hundt is a partner in our Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group, working from our Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. He focuses on international project development and financing in the infrastructure, power and water and oil and gas sectors. He specializes on energy and infrastructure projects in the MENA region funded on a limited recourse basis.\nBrendan represents corporate and government entities including the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, ACWA Power, ENGIE, Mubadala Investment Company, The Dow Chemical Company, Dubal Holding, Reliance Industries Limited, EverWind, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC). Partner Rising Star Partner (Project Development and Project Finance in the UAE)  IFLR1000 EMEA 2025 Rated as a “Notable Practitioner” for UAE Project Development \u0026amp; Finance  IFLR1000 2021 University of Technology Sydney  University of Technology Sydney  England and Wales New South Wales ACWA Power on its US$ 693 million acquisition of ownership interests in power generation, water desalination and associated O\u0026amp;M companies in Kuwait and Bahrain from Engie SA. UAE Government-owned entities on the financing, acquisition and grid integration of captive power and water assets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. EverWind Fuels on Americas’ first green hydrogen / export megaproject in Nova Scotia, Canada. Saudi Arabia’s new gigaproject development company, on a $6.5 billion green energy joint venture with ACWA Power and Air Products that will incorporate the region’s largest wind and solar renewables production projects (4GW in total), as well as a ground-breaking green hydrogen / green ammonia export project. ADNOC on its acquisition of an interest in Masdar and the creation of a world-leading green hydrogen investment platform. ADNOC on the procurement of new onshore and offshore accommodation facilities in Abu Dhabi. ADNOC on the disposal of a minority interest in ADNOC Refining (with a valuation of circa $20 billion) to Eni and OMV. ADNOC on the purchase of a 10% interest in VTTI, giving ADNOC access to a network of 15 hydrocarbon storage terminals across 14 countries. ADNOC on the disposal of a majority interest in ADNOC Fertilisers to OCI. Reliance Industries Limited on Saudi Aramco’s acquisition of an interest in its oil-to-chemicals business. The Government of a North African country on the development of a $25 billion nuclear new build project, including the negotiation of the EPC, Fuel Supply, O\u0026amp;M and Radio-active Waste Treatment contracts. Bond underwriters on the project bond refinancing of the Mirfa IWPP in Abu Dhabi. Masdar and Bee’ah on the development and financing of the Sharjah Waste-to-Energy Project, the GCC’s first waste-to energy project. The lenders to the Engie consortium on the $2.1 billion development and financing of the Fadhili IPP in Saudi Arabia. Awarded MENA “Power Deal of the Year” at the IJGlobal Awards, 2017. The initial purchasers on the $814 million bond offering by ACWA Power Management and Investments One Limited. The Dow Chemical Company on its $20 billion joint venture with Saudi Aramco to develop and finance the Sadara Integrated Chemicals Project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Citadel Capital (now Qalaa Holdings) in connection with the $3.7 billion development and financing of Egyptian Refining Company’s Mostorod refinery, which is Africa’s largest-ever private sector project financing project and IFLR’s 2012 “Middle East Project Finance Deal of the Year” The lenders to the Oman Oil Company and LG International consortium developing the Musandam IPP in Oman. The lenders to International Power S.A.’s bid for the Ibri/Sohar 3 IPPs in Oman. ACWA Power in connection with the Nam Dinh IPP in Vietnam. The lenders to ACWA Power in connection with its bids for the Saudi Aramco Cogeneration Projects in Hawiyah, Abqaiq and Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia and the Mirfa IWPP in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The lenders in connection with the Mesaieed A IPP in Qatar. Masdar on its acquisition of an interest in the Cibuk 1 Wind Farm being developed in Serbia. A consortium led by ACWA Power in connection with its bid for the Riyadh PP11 IPP in Saudi Arabia. Masdar on its bid for the 100 MW Solar Photovoltaic IPP in Dubai. The lenders to the consortia led by ACWA Power in connection with bids for the Hassyan 1 IPP in Dubai, U.A.E., the Az Zour North IPP in Kuwait and the Qurayyat IWP in Oman. ADNOC on its $4.5 billion energy supply arrangements with The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. Dolphin Energy in connection with its long and short-term gas supply and purchase arrangements in the UAE and Qatar. The minority shareholder on all aspects of the establishment and financing of a joint venture with Transocean for the construction of the Discoverer Luanda (an enhanced enterprise class drill ship) subcontracted to BP for oil drilling operations offshore Angola. Guinea Alumina Corporation (and its parent company, Emirates Global Aluminium, which is owned by Mubadala and DUBAL) on the $1.6 billion development and financing of a bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea. Mubadala Investment Company and Trafigura in respect of their investment in MMX Porto Sudeste LTDA’s iron ore port in Brazil.","searchable_name":"Brendan Hundt","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null}]}}