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BNY Mellon in a RICO suit  brought by the Russian Federal Tax Authority and venued in the Russian Arbitrage Court where BNY Mellon resolved the matter for less than 1 percent of claimed damages; DraftKings in a class action lawsuit challenging the use of college athlete statistics in daily fantasy sports contests, where DraftKings obtained summary judgment; DraftKings in MDL proceedings challenging the legality of daily fantasy sports, where the matter was resolved for play credits; Ripple Labs in a federal securities class action alleging the sale of an unregistered security where Ripple obtained summary judgment; HSBC in all civil litigation related to its RMBS issuance business; and Goldman Sachs in a partnership dispute in which Goldman Sachs obtained a complete defense victory after an arbitration hearing.  \nCurrently, Damien’s disclosable work includes representation of: Madison Square Garden in litigation and administrative matters; EarthLink LLC in a partnership dispute with Charter Communications; 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Valerus Specialty Chemicals (SDTX, filed 2015) (Lead counsel for plaintiff in trademark infringement action, securing settlement prior to preliminary injunction motion).{{ FIELD }}On Site Energy Co. v. MTU Onsite Energy (EDNY, filed 2010; jury trial August 2012) (Lead counsel in trademark infringement action challenging the use of the term ON SITE ENERGY in connection with power generators, securing jury verdict for the defense).{{ FIELD }}Spanx, Inc. v. Times Three Clothiers d/b/a Yummie Tummie (NDGA, SDNY, filed 2013) (Lead counsel in design patent infringement declaratory judgment action and related design patent and utility patent infringement action, securing decision invalidating two patents with case resolved and dismissed thereafter).{{ FIELD }}Fritz Hansen A/S v. Restoration Hardware (SDNY, filed 2013) (Lead counsel in trademark and trade dress infringement action involving copies of chair designs, securing resolution).{{ FIELD }}Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. PRL Holdings (SDNY 2012) (Lead counsel in appeal of TTAB decision involving marks RLX RALPH LAUREN and RALPH LAUREN RLX, securing resolution prior to trial). Prior cases include: Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. Capetown Diamond Corp. et al (N.D. Georgia 2003-2007) (Lead counsel in the latest of a series of cases establishing that genuine Rolex watches altered with non-genuine integral parts such as diamond bezels and bracelets are counterfeit);{{ FIELD }}Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. Town \u0026amp; Country Jewelers (2005);{{ FIELD }}Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. JBJ Distributors, Inc. (5th Cir. July 29, 2003) (per curiam);{{ FIELD }}Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. Zeotec Diamonds, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5595 (C.D. Cal., Mar. 7, 2003) (Lead counsel);{{ FIELD }}Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. Michel Co., 179 F.3d 704 (9th Cir. 1999);{{ FIELD }}Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. 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In addition to litigation and contested matters, Katie directs international and domestic trademark clearance and prosecution programs, manages domain name disputes and acquisitions, and develops social media and other intellectual property-related policies.\nKatie also counsels clients on a broad range of IP-related matters, helping to find creative and practical solutions to legal challenges, and developing legal strategies and policies that advance their business goals.\nKatie has served on the Board of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association for years, recently finishing a term as President during which she organized and moderated a forum of key discussion leaders debating online platform liability. Katie served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Trademark Association peer-reviewed scholarly journal, The Trademark Reporter, having served on the committee soliciting and editing articles for the journal for more than 20 years. Katie’s article, “Free Ride or Free Speech: Predicting Results and Providing Advice for Trademark Disputes Involving Parody” won INTA’s 2020 Ladas Memorial Award for best paper in the professional category. Katie has presented at and co-chaired PLI's IP Enforcement Update program annually since 2011 and frequently writes and speaks for PLI, INTA, NYIPLA and other organizations on trademark, copyright and false advertising topics.  Katie is the author of PLI’s one volume treatise, “Kane on Trademark Law: A Practitioner’s Guide.”\nKatie has been recognized in the 2012–2016 editions of Legal 500 for her trademark work. 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On Site Energy Co. v. MTU Onsite Energy (EDNY, filed 2010; jury trial August 2012) (Lead counsel in trademark infringement action challenging the use of the term ON SITE ENERGY in connection with power generators, securing jury verdict for the defense). Spanx, Inc. v. Times Three Clothiers d/b/a Yummie Tummie (NDGA, SDNY, filed 2013) (Lead counsel in design patent infringement declaratory judgment action and related design patent and utility patent infringement action, securing decision invalidating two patents with case resolved and dismissed thereafter). Fritz Hansen A/S v. Restoration Hardware (SDNY, filed 2013) (Lead counsel in trademark and trade dress infringement action involving copies of chair designs, securing resolution). Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. PRL Holdings (SDNY 2012) (Lead counsel in appeal of TTAB decision involving marks RLX RALPH LAUREN and RALPH LAUREN RLX, securing resolution prior to trial). Prior cases include: Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. 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Qualified as an attorney in New York State and as a solicitor in England \u0026amp; Wales and the Republic of Ireland, Derek’s clients include major multinational companies, private equity groups, governments (including sovereign wealth funds and multilateral organizations) and family offices. Derek has a BA from Brown University and a JD from the Duke University School of Law. In addition to his law practice, Derek serves as a non-executive director on the board of CA Ron Santa Teresa, the Caracas stock exchange-listed producer of the award-winning ‘Santa Teresa 1796’ solera method rum. Partner Brown University  Financial Times  Duke University Duke University School of Law New York England and Wales Ireland Represented Francisco Partners portfolio company Keyloop in connection with its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Automotive Transformation Group from Inflexion Private Equity Represented the Aydin Group of Turkiye (the owner of A101, English Home, Eve and Memorial Healthcare Group) on the sale to the Dubai Islamic Bank of a minority stake in the T.O.M. Group, a digital banking and financial technology business Represented Afendis Capital Management in connection with the acquisition by Afendis and Davidson Kempner Capital Management of 100% of Gelato d’Italia, the leading independent ice-cream producer in Italy Represented Afendis Capital Management in connection with the acquisition, in the context of a complex restructuring, by Afendis and Davidson Kempner Capital Management of a controlling interest in Cerealto Siro Foods, a Spanish co-manufacturer and private-label producer of cookies, cereals and pasta Represented Afendis Capital Partners as transaction sponsor in connection with the acquisition by a private equity consortium, including Afendis and Metric Capital Partners, of a 30% stake in Turkish generic drug maker Sanovel Represented Olivier Creed in the sale of Creed fragrances, one of the world’s leading luxury perfume houses, to BlackRock Long Term Private Capital, a perpetual capital private equity fund within the world’s largest asset manager, and Javier Ferrán, Chairman of Diageo Represented Ron Santa Teresa of Venezuela in connection with an international distribution alliance with Bacardi, the world's largest privately owned spirits company Represented WSP Global in connection with the acquisition for US$1.31bn of Parsons Brinckerhoff from infrastructure group Balfour Beatty Represented the senior noteholders of Ukrainian agricultural company Mriya in the restructuring which resulted in ownership of the company by its former creditors and then the onward sale of the Mriya business to the Saudi Agricultural \u0026amp; Livestock Investment Company Represented Global Solar Energy, a manufacturer of flexible solar technology, on its sale to the Hanergy Group of China Represented Colombian financial services firm Grupo Sura in connection with its buyout of JP Morgan, General Atlantic and IFC interests in Sura Asset Management Represented NorthStar Realty Europe and China Resources Land on acquisition from AXA Investment Managers of 20 Gresham St., a trophy office building in the City of London Represented Colony Capital in connection with the acquisition of an interest in the Fibonacci Square development project in Ballsbridge, Dublin and related arrangements among partners Represented Metsanco Ltd and its affiliates in the sale of Olo de Peru and TVS Wireless to a subsidiary of America Movil, the Mexican telecom Represented LeapFrog Investments, which invests in businesses in Africa and Asia, in connection with multiple M\u0026amp;A transactions Represented Kodak Pension Plan (KPP) in connection with its acquisition of Kodak Alaris in settlement of KPP's claim in the Eastman Kodak bankruptcy Represented Quantum Pacific Exploration in connection with a strategic partnership with Barrick Gold to explore for and develop copper deposits in Chile Represented The Gores Group in its acquisition of a majority stake in Mexx International from Liz Claiborne, including the formation of a related joint venture Represented marine transportation services company American Commercial Lines in connection with its US$800m ‘going private’ sale to Platinum Equity Represented an American subsidiary of a European aerospace and defense company in its disposition of an entity under a proxy agreement with the US Department of Defense Represented NBCUniversal in connection with its sale of Los Angeles-based Spanish-language television station KWHY-TV to Meruelo Enterprises","searchable_name":"Derek Meilman","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":35,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":447263,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":5304,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eJonathan Melmed is Co-Chair of the firm\u0026rsquo;s Global Corporate Department as well as its Global Private Equity and M\u0026amp;A practice with over 25 years of experience. In addition, Jonathan serves on our Managing Policy Committee. Jonathan represents private equity funds, pension plans, sovereigns, family offices, hedge funds, corporate clients and investment banks re U.S. and international M\u0026amp;A, private equity and complex corporate transactions. Jonathan has extensive M\u0026amp;A and PE experience across many sectors, including in the energy, power, infrastructure, financial services, media, telecommunications, fiber, telecom, technology, life sciences, health care, pharma, and real estate/REIT sectors. Jonathan is also the Co-Chair of the firm\u0026rsquo;s Global Energy Power \u0026amp; Infrastructure practice, leads our Canada practice and co-leads our Energy Transition practice. 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(2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in its acquisition of Caithness Long Island from Caithness Energy, a privately held independent power producer. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure, LLC\u003c/strong\u003e, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in its platform acquisition of Sierra Railroad Company, a freight operations company. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eDavidson Kempner\u003c/strong\u003e in a corporate transaction in the data center sector in the U.S. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eAranda Strategies\u003c/strong\u003e, a U.S. multi-strategy fund affiliated with Tenaska \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a transaction in Australia in the data center space. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an \u003cstrong\u003einternational infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in a transatlantic pending acquisition of a large portfolio of renewable natural gas assets. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a continuation vehicle M\u0026amp;A deal involving a combined cycle natural gas company. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting France-based \u003cstrong\u003eMeridiam Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e two U.S. renewables M\u0026amp;A transactions. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting Canada-based \u003cstrong\u003eFiera Comox\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a U.S. corporate transaction. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003ePuresky\u003c/strong\u003e, a portfolio company of Palisade Infrastructure and Fiera Infrastructure \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a corporate finance transaction. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eSumma Equity\u003c/strong\u003e, a Nordics based private equity fund in a M\u0026amp;A transaction in the U.S. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a\u003cstrong\u003e portfolio company of Ardian Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, a France-based infrastructure private equity fund \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a hydrogen sector, corporate joint venture transaction in South America. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a\u003cstrong\u003e 50% owner of the GP of a private equity fund \u003c/strong\u003eacquiring the remaining 50% GP interest in the fund. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an\u003cstrong\u003e infrastructure focused private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in an attempted US take private of a publicly listed North American independent power producer. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an\u003cstrong\u003e infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its pending acquisition of a U.S. regulated utility located in Pennsylvania. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an\u003cstrong\u003e infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its pending acquisition of a regulated utility located in Michigan. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e in a number of tax credit and M\u0026amp;A transactions in renewables. (2026)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. listed public company\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a private equity transaction in Southeast Asia involving military government contracts. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an \u003cstrong\u003eIndia-based company\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a large-scale hydrogen sector corporate transaction located in Singapore. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eUS infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a multi-billion-dollar acquisition of the North American arm of a European-based renewables developer. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. public company \u003c/strong\u003ein a joint venture to develop utility scale solar and battery storage power plants in the U.S. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eCanadian infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a M\u0026amp;A deal involving a water services company. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eCanadian private equity infrastructure fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a solar and battery portfolio acquisition located in the United Arab Emirates. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e it bid to acquire a battery storage portfolio located in Saudi Arabia. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its bid to acquire a secondary portfolio of renewables assets. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an \u003cstrong\u003eAustralia-based infrastructure fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its North American fund formation first closing. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. based secondary focused infrastructure fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its hybrid GP partial sale/fund formation. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. hedge fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a multi-billion-dollar corporate transaction located in Saudi Arabia involving a local sovereign. (2026)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eSafanad \u003c/strong\u003ein its US$1 billion joint venture to develop co-located data centers in North America and the acquisition of an initial portfolio of assets located in Texas. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure, LLC\u003c/strong\u003e, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in its acquisition of RS Wilmington Terminal Holdings LLC, the holding company for the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, a full service deepwater port and marine terminal, from Savage RW Investments LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the $1.9 billion\u0026nbsp;sale of its equity interest in seven modern natural gas generation facilities located across PJM, New England, New York and California to Vistra Corp. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eUBS Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, an infrastructure asset management firm, in the sale of its equity interests in Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC. \u0026nbsp;(2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of two renewable (landfill) natural gas projects located in Owensboro, Kentucky to RedTail Renewables Holdings, LLC, a leading renewable natural gas developer and operator. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTenaska Energy, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e, in the acquisition of substantial minority interests in a portfolio of three combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facilities from JERA Americas Inc., one of the largest energy providers and Japan's largest power generation company. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eGuggenheim Capital Partners\u003c/strong\u003e in the sale of its stake in Middletown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired electric generation facility, to Arclight Capital Partners, LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, a North American infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of its equity stake in the Middletown Energy Center to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, a leading infrastructure fund. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eDESRI Asset Holdings, L.L.C.\u003c/strong\u003e, a global investment and technology investment firm, in the sale of its interest in three solar and solar/battery storage projects to a syndicate of family offices. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003ea leading international supplier of heavy building materials and \u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Parts Company\u003c/strong\u003e, a global automotive service organization, in the tax equity investment in a 143.2 MWAC solar photovoltaic energy generation facility in Navarro County, Texas. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eprivate equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its acquisition of an international portfolio of renewable natural gas assets. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an \u003cstrong\u003einfrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its pending acquisition of a multi-billion portfolio of renewable energy assets located in North America. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its pending\u0026nbsp;$1.9 billion sale of a natural gas portfolio to \u003cstrong\u003eVistra Energy\u003c/strong\u003e. See Press Release below. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eMacquarie Asset Management \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of a significant minority equity stake in\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)\u003c/strong\u003e, a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eMacquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets/Macquarie Asset Management \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003eits pending acquisition of the controlling interests in Galehead Development, LLC, a leading Massachusetts-based renewable energy development platform. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eAbu Dhabi National Oil Company \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of 35% interest in Baytown Hydrogen and Ammonia Company from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen Global. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eWhite Energy Holding Company\u003c/strong\u003e, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its merger with \u003cstrong\u003eGate City Renewables Fuel\u003c/strong\u003e. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eWaste Management \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003ea joint venture with a solar battery storage developer in the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a London-based \u003cstrong\u003ePrivate Equity Fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its pending acquisition of a substantial minority interest in a leading U.S. hybrid hedge/private equity fund.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eCapital Dynamics\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a sell side M\u0026amp;A transaction in the wind sector in the U.S. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eEmirates Global Aluminum \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its pending acquisition of a majority equity stake in \u003cstrong\u003eSpectro Alloys\u003c/strong\u003e, a leading recycling aluminum alloy producer in the U.S. (2024)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eMubadala\u003c/strong\u003e, a UAE sovereign wealth fund \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its potential acquisition of a substantial private equity interest in\u003cstrong\u003e Brightspeed\u003c/strong\u003e, a broadband company in the U.S. for approximately $7.5 billion alongside Apollo. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its pending preferred equity investment in MN8 Energy, one of the largest renewable energy companies in the U.S. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e in the sale of its membership interests in the 1.3 GW Compass Power Portfolio to Electrify Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO).\u0026nbsp;(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its acquisition of \u003cstrong\u003eEdwards Sanborn 1A and \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwards Sanborn 1B\u003c/strong\u003e, a 1 GW+ battery storage project under development from TerraGen located in California. (2024).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eArcelar Mittal\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its sale of one of the largest companies in the steel sector in Kazakhstan to the Republic of Kazakhstan for over $1 billion.\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(2023)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eHotwire Communications\u003c/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLightning Systems, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e, an electric truck manufacturer, \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its merger with GigCapital3, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eOMERS Private Equity\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its original acquisition and subsequent sale (many years later) of Marketwired, a press release distribution company, to NASDAQ.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eHarbinger Capital Partners LLC\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its acquisition of Old Mutual U.S. Life Holdings, Inc., a life insurance business, for approximately $350 million.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eInstar Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (\u0026ldquo;OWL\u0026rdquo;), Instar\u0026rsquo;s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (\u0026ldquo;Pilot\u0026rdquo;), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eMacquarie Capital (USA)\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented Brazil-based\u003cstrong\u003e Vale\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a tender offer bid for all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of NYSE-listed Alcan Inc. 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[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecognition and Honors\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade, Jonathan has been listed among the leading M\u0026amp;A and private equity lawyers in such guides as Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Legal 500, and has been referred to as \u0026ldquo;incredibly responsive and able to handle difficult negotiations and matters... results oriented.\u0026rdquo; He has been recognized as a leading M\u0026amp;A lawyer in Chambers USA in 2014-2015, 2020-2024, and in Chambers Global in 2014-2024. He has also been recognized as a leading U.S. Power and Renewables lawyer by Chambers USA in 2025. Jonathan was also recognized by Legal 500 U.S. as a leading U.S. Private Equity Buyouts lawyer in 2016-2024 and a Hall of Fame lawyer in 2025. Additionally, in 2011-2014 and 2017-2025 Jonathan was recognized by the Legal 500 U.S. for M\u0026amp;A as well as in 2013-2014 and 2017-2025 as a leading lawyer in the U.S. for Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power. 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(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;a carbon sequestration PE/tax equity transaction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea PE-sponsored company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;and its affiliate\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;a joint venture with a leading oil \u0026amp; gas company in a section 45Q tax equity transaction involving ethanol and carbon sequestration.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Alternative Fuels (including RNG) Matters\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the $1.9 billion sale of its equity interest in seven modern natural gas generation facilities located across PJM, New England, New York and California to Vistra Corp. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of two renewable (landfill) natural gas projects located in Owensboro, Kentucky to RedTail Renewables Holdings, LLC, a leading renewable natural gas developer and operator. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTenaska Energy, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e, in the acquisition of substantial minority interests in a portfolio of three combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facilities from JERA Americas Inc., one of the largest energy providers and Japan's largest power generation company. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eGuggenheim Capital Partners\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in the sale of its stake in Middletown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired electric generation facility, to Arclight Capital Partners, LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its pending $1.9 billion sale of a natural gas portfolio to\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eVistra Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2025).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners (f.k.a. 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KG and Agrifos. The deal was named the \u0026ldquo;2019 North American Petrochemicals Deal of the Year\u0026rdquo; by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eProximo\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstar Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire a waste to renewable natural gas facility located in Oregon from Equilibrium Capital.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eClean Diesel Technologies\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its reverse SPAC IPO/merger and recapitalization transaction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Wind Matters\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eUBS Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, an infrastructure asset management firm, in the sale of its equity interests in Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind and four solar assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eEverWind\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its multi-billion-dollar green hydrogen and green ammonia production facility based in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of equity interests in a portfolio of wind projects, which represents 1,063 MW of gross capacity, from BlackRock Renewable Power.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTradewind Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;the divestiture of its 3GW+ wind asset portfolio to Invenergy, LLC.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea PE Fund\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;a bid to acquire a portfolio of wind and solar assets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBlackRock (f.k.a.) First Reserve\u003c/strong\u003e, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, in connection with the leveraged buyout from Apex Clean Energy and multiple financings of a 298 megawatt wind farm under development in Oklahoma. 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(2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstar Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (\u0026ldquo;OWL\u0026rdquo;), Instar\u0026rsquo;s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (\u0026ldquo;Pilot\u0026rdquo;), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of Texas-based Oilfield Water Logistics, an energy services company from Natural Gas Partners.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of APP Jet Center, a fixed-based operator/logistics business.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Essential Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, a North American-based private equity fund,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;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.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLuminus Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire two jack-up rigs located in Mexico.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid for a midstream pipeline located in Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLuminus Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition from Lincolnshire Management of AMPORTS, a U.S. and Mexico-based logistics car processing port terminal portfolio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eGlobal Partnership Investing Capital (\u0026ldquo;GPI\u0026rdquo;)\u003c/strong\u003e, a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion funding round of GrabTaxi.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented the\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;Alaska Permanent Fund\u003c/strong\u003e, indirectly through its investment in Global Infrastructure Partners Ltd and directly along with several co-investors,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ethe acquisition of a 35% interest in the container terminal operations business of Switzerland\u0026rsquo;s MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA for approximately $1.93 billion.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative M\u0026amp;A/PE Power (non-renewables power, such as hydro, natural gas and transmission) Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in its acquisition of Caithness Long Island from Caithness Energy, a privately held independent power producer. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTenaska Energy\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of equity interest in an 885 MW natural gas, combined-cycle electric generating facility from J-POWER USA. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Energy Holding Company\u003c/strong\u003e, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund,\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its merger with\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eGate City Renewables Fuel\u003c/strong\u003e. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAbu Dhabi National Oil Company\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of 35% interest in Baytown Hydrogen and Ammonia Company from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen Global. \u0026nbsp;(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003esell 100% of its equity interest in the Quail Run Energy Center to Calpine Corporation.\u0026nbsp; (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein selling its 49% membership interest in Morongo Transmission LLC to The Morongo Band of Mission Indians.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eDenham Capital\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its $605 million sale of Nexif Energy, a diversified power generation development company to Thailand\u0026rsquo;s RATCH Group.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eNorth Sea Natural Resources\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its issuance of secured redeemable convertible loan notes to several new investors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of 100% of Upper Peninsula Holding Company from Basalt Infrastructure Partners.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy Group\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on the sale of its 503MW combined cycle natural gas, electric generation facility located in Cambridge, Wisconsin, to Dairyland Power Cooperative.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its sale of a combined cycle natural gas portfolio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy Group Global\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003enumerous renewable natural gas Private Equity acquisitions in the U.S. from various developers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea PE fund\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire one of the largest district energy companies in the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eUBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; 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(2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;a leading international supplier of heavy building materials, in the tax equity commitment for a solar photovoltaic energy generation from Sol Systems, LLC, a solar energy developer. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. 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Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its 6 project drop-downs of solar photovoltaic projects into an existing letter of credit and development loan and equipment loan facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBluewave\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its upsizing of a revolving credit facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;an upsizing amendment via a Second Amended and Restated Financing Agreement with KeyBank National Association.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;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.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eand its affiliate,\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBerQ RNG Holdings USA\u003c/strong\u003e, through its subsidiary,\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eADK RNG\u003c/strong\u003e, enter into a tax credit transfer agreement with\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Southern Bank\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eand\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBank of Belleville.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Digital Infrastructure and Tech, Media, Telecom (TMT)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eSafanad\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein its US$1 billion joint venture to develop co-located data centers in North America and the acquisition of an initial portfolio of assets located in Texas. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;and its portfolio company,\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eArcesium\u003c/strong\u003e, a data analytics company,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its follow-on private equity investment from existing equity holders, DESCO and an affiliate of J.P. 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In addition, Jonathan serves on our Managing Policy Committee. Jonathan represents private equity funds, pension plans, sovereigns, family offices, hedge funds, corporate clients and investment banks re U.S. and international M\u0026amp;A, private equity and complex corporate transactions. Jonathan has extensive M\u0026amp;A and PE experience across many sectors, including in the energy, power, infrastructure, financial services, media, telecommunications, fiber, telecom, technology, life sciences, health care, pharma, and real estate/REIT sectors. Jonathan is also the Co-Chair of the firm\u0026rsquo;s Global Energy Power \u0026amp; Infrastructure practice, leads our Canada practice and co-leads our Energy Transition practice. Jonathan has one of the most active renewable energy/clean tech and digital infra Private Equity and M\u0026amp;A practices in the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan\u0026rsquo;s representative fund clients have included, among others, The Alaska Permanent Fund, Arevon Asset Management, Axium Infrastructure, Azrieli Group, Blackstone Energy Partners, BMO Capital, Brevan Howard, Brookfield Energy Partners, the Caisse de D\u0026eacute;p\u0026ocirc;t et Placement du Qu\u0026eacute;bec, Caithness Private Equity, Capital Dynamics, Chatham Asset Management, Citi Alternative Investments, Crestline Private Equity, D.E. 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(2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in its acquisition of Caithness Long Island from Caithness Energy, a privately held independent power producer. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure, LLC\u003c/strong\u003e, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in its platform acquisition of Sierra Railroad Company, a freight operations company. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eDavidson Kempner\u003c/strong\u003e in a corporate transaction in the data center sector in the U.S. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eAranda Strategies\u003c/strong\u003e, a U.S. multi-strategy fund affiliated with Tenaska \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a transaction in Australia in the data center space. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an \u003cstrong\u003einternational infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in a transatlantic pending acquisition of a large portfolio of renewable natural gas assets. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a continuation vehicle M\u0026amp;A deal involving a combined cycle natural gas company. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting France-based \u003cstrong\u003eMeridiam Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e two U.S. renewables M\u0026amp;A transactions. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting Canada-based \u003cstrong\u003eFiera Comox\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a U.S. corporate transaction. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003ePuresky\u003c/strong\u003e, a portfolio company of Palisade Infrastructure and Fiera Infrastructure \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a corporate finance transaction. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eSumma Equity\u003c/strong\u003e, a Nordics based private equity fund in a M\u0026amp;A transaction in the U.S. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a\u003cstrong\u003e portfolio company of Ardian Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, a France-based infrastructure private equity fund \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a hydrogen sector, corporate joint venture transaction in South America. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a\u003cstrong\u003e 50% owner of the GP of a private equity fund \u003c/strong\u003eacquiring the remaining 50% GP interest in the fund. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an\u003cstrong\u003e infrastructure focused private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in an attempted US take private of a publicly listed North American independent power producer. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an\u003cstrong\u003e infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its pending acquisition of a U.S. regulated utility located in Pennsylvania. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an\u003cstrong\u003e infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its pending acquisition of a regulated utility located in Michigan. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e in a number of tax credit and M\u0026amp;A transactions in renewables. 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(2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. public company \u003c/strong\u003ein a joint venture to develop utility scale solar and battery storage power plants in the U.S. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eCanadian infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a M\u0026amp;A deal involving a water services company. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eCanadian private equity infrastructure fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a solar and battery portfolio acquisition located in the United Arab Emirates. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e it bid to acquire a battery storage portfolio located in Saudi Arabia. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. infrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its bid to acquire a secondary portfolio of renewables assets. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an \u003cstrong\u003eAustralia-based infrastructure fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its North American fund formation first closing. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. based secondary focused infrastructure fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its hybrid GP partial sale/fund formation. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. hedge fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a multi-billion-dollar corporate transaction located in Saudi Arabia involving a local sovereign. (2026)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eSafanad \u003c/strong\u003ein its US$1 billion joint venture to develop co-located data centers in North America and the acquisition of an initial portfolio of assets located in Texas. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure, LLC\u003c/strong\u003e, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in its acquisition of RS Wilmington Terminal Holdings LLC, the holding company for the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, a full service deepwater port and marine terminal, from Savage RW Investments LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the $1.9 billion\u0026nbsp;sale of its equity interest in seven modern natural gas generation facilities located across PJM, New England, New York and California to Vistra Corp. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eUBS Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, an infrastructure asset management firm, in the sale of its equity interests in Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC. \u0026nbsp;(2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of two renewable (landfill) natural gas projects located in Owensboro, Kentucky to RedTail Renewables Holdings, LLC, a leading renewable natural gas developer and operator. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTenaska Energy, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e, in the acquisition of substantial minority interests in a portfolio of three combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facilities from JERA Americas Inc., one of the largest energy providers and Japan's largest power generation company. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eGuggenheim Capital Partners\u003c/strong\u003e in the sale of its stake in Middletown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired electric generation facility, to Arclight Capital Partners, LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, a North American infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of its equity stake in the Middletown Energy Center to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, a leading infrastructure fund. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eDESRI Asset Holdings, L.L.C.\u003c/strong\u003e, a global investment and technology investment firm, in the sale of its interest in three solar and solar/battery storage projects to a syndicate of family offices. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003ea leading international supplier of heavy building materials and \u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Parts Company\u003c/strong\u003e, a global automotive service organization, in the tax equity investment in a 143.2 MWAC solar photovoltaic energy generation facility in Navarro County, Texas. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a \u003cstrong\u003eprivate equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its acquisition of an international portfolio of renewable natural gas assets. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting an \u003cstrong\u003einfrastructure private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e in its pending acquisition of a multi-billion portfolio of renewable energy assets located in North America. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its pending\u0026nbsp;$1.9 billion sale of a natural gas portfolio to \u003cstrong\u003eVistra Energy\u003c/strong\u003e. See Press Release below. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eMacquarie Asset Management \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of a significant minority equity stake in\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)\u003c/strong\u003e, a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eMacquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets/Macquarie Asset Management \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003eits pending acquisition of the controlling interests in Galehead Development, LLC, a leading Massachusetts-based renewable energy development platform. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eAbu Dhabi National Oil Company \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of 35% interest in Baytown Hydrogen and Ammonia Company from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen Global. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eWhite Energy Holding Company\u003c/strong\u003e, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its merger with \u003cstrong\u003eGate City Renewables Fuel\u003c/strong\u003e. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting \u003cstrong\u003eWaste Management \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere \u003c/em\u003ea joint venture with a solar battery storage developer in the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a London-based \u003cstrong\u003ePrivate Equity Fund\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its pending acquisition of a substantial minority interest in a leading U.S. hybrid hedge/private equity fund.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eCapital Dynamics\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e a sell side M\u0026amp;A transaction in the wind sector in the U.S. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eEmirates Global Aluminum \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its pending acquisition of a majority equity stake in \u003cstrong\u003eSpectro Alloys\u003c/strong\u003e, a leading recycling aluminum alloy producer in the U.S. (2024)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eMubadala\u003c/strong\u003e, a UAE sovereign wealth fund \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its potential acquisition of a substantial private equity interest in\u003cstrong\u003e Brightspeed\u003c/strong\u003e, a broadband company in the U.S. for approximately $7.5 billion alongside Apollo. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its pending preferred equity investment in MN8 Energy, one of the largest renewable energy companies in the U.S. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e in the sale of its membership interests in the 1.3 GW Compass Power Portfolio to Electrify Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO).\u0026nbsp;(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its acquisition of \u003cstrong\u003eEdwards Sanborn 1A and \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwards Sanborn 1B\u003c/strong\u003e, a 1 GW+ battery storage project under development from TerraGen located in California. (2024).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eArcelar Mittal\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its sale of one of the largest companies in the steel sector in Kazakhstan to the Republic of Kazakhstan for over $1 billion.\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(2023)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eHotwire Communications\u003c/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLightning Systems, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e, an electric truck manufacturer, \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its merger with GigCapital3, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eOMERS Private Equity\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its original acquisition and subsequent sale (many years later) of Marketwired, a press release distribution company, to NASDAQ.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eHarbinger Capital Partners LLC\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its acquisition of Old Mutual U.S. Life Holdings, Inc., a life insurance business, for approximately $350 million.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eInstar Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (\u0026ldquo;OWL\u0026rdquo;), Instar\u0026rsquo;s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (\u0026ldquo;Pilot\u0026rdquo;), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eMacquarie Capital (USA)\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. 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[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecognition and Honors\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade, Jonathan has been listed among the leading M\u0026amp;A and private equity lawyers in such guides as Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Legal 500, and has been referred to as \u0026ldquo;incredibly responsive and able to handle difficult negotiations and matters... results oriented.\u0026rdquo; He has been recognized as a leading M\u0026amp;A lawyer in Chambers USA in 2014-2015, 2020-2024, and in Chambers Global in 2014-2024. He has also been recognized as a leading U.S. Power and Renewables lawyer by Chambers USA in 2025. Jonathan was also recognized by Legal 500 U.S. as a leading U.S. Private Equity Buyouts lawyer in 2016-2024 and a Hall of Fame lawyer in 2025. Additionally, in 2011-2014 and 2017-2025 Jonathan was recognized by the Legal 500 U.S. for M\u0026amp;A as well as in 2013-2014 and 2017-2025 as a leading lawyer in the U.S. for Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power. 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(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;a carbon sequestration PE/tax equity transaction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea PE-sponsored company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;and its affiliate\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;a joint venture with a leading oil \u0026amp; gas company in a section 45Q tax equity transaction involving ethanol and carbon sequestration.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Alternative Fuels (including RNG) Matters\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the $1.9 billion sale of its equity interest in seven modern natural gas generation facilities located across PJM, New England, New York and California to Vistra Corp. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of two renewable (landfill) natural gas projects located in Owensboro, Kentucky to RedTail Renewables Holdings, LLC, a leading renewable natural gas developer and operator. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTenaska Energy, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e, in the acquisition of substantial minority interests in a portfolio of three combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facilities from JERA Americas Inc., one of the largest energy providers and Japan's largest power generation company. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eGuggenheim Capital Partners\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in the sale of its stake in Middletown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired electric generation facility, to Arclight Capital Partners, LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its pending $1.9 billion sale of a natural gas portfolio to\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eVistra Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2025).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners (f.k.a. 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KG and Agrifos. The deal was named the \u0026ldquo;2019 North American Petrochemicals Deal of the Year\u0026rdquo; by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eProximo\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstar Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire a waste to renewable natural gas facility located in Oregon from Equilibrium Capital.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eClean Diesel Technologies\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its reverse SPAC IPO/merger and recapitalization transaction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Wind Matters\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eUBS Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, an infrastructure asset management firm, in the sale of its equity interests in Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind and four solar assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eEverWind\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its multi-billion-dollar green hydrogen and green ammonia production facility based in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of equity interests in a portfolio of wind projects, which represents 1,063 MW of gross capacity, from BlackRock Renewable Power.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTradewind Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;the divestiture of its 3GW+ wind asset portfolio to Invenergy, LLC.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea PE Fund\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;a bid to acquire a portfolio of wind and solar assets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBlackRock (f.k.a.) First Reserve\u003c/strong\u003e, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, in connection with the leveraged buyout from Apex Clean Energy and multiple financings of a 298 megawatt wind farm under development in Oklahoma. 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(2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstar Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (\u0026ldquo;OWL\u0026rdquo;), Instar\u0026rsquo;s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (\u0026ldquo;Pilot\u0026rdquo;), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of Texas-based Oilfield Water Logistics, an energy services company from Natural Gas Partners.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eRidgewood Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of APP Jet Center, a fixed-based operator/logistics business.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Essential Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e, a North American-based private equity fund,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;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.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLuminus Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire two jack-up rigs located in Mexico.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid for a midstream pipeline located in Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLuminus Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea private equity fund\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInstarAGF Asset Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition from Lincolnshire Management of AMPORTS, a U.S. and Mexico-based logistics car processing port terminal portfolio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eGlobal Partnership Investing Capital (\u0026ldquo;GPI\u0026rdquo;)\u003c/strong\u003e, a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion funding round of GrabTaxi.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented the\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;Alaska Permanent Fund\u003c/strong\u003e, indirectly through its investment in Global Infrastructure Partners Ltd and directly along with several co-investors,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ethe acquisition of a 35% interest in the container terminal operations business of Switzerland\u0026rsquo;s MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA for approximately $1.93 billion.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative M\u0026amp;A/PE Power (non-renewables power, such as hydro, natural gas and transmission) Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented \u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u003c/strong\u003e, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in its acquisition of Caithness Long Island from Caithness Energy, a privately held independent power producer. (2026)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTenaska Energy\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of equity interest in an 885 MW natural gas, combined-cycle electric generating facility from J-POWER USA. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Energy Holding Company\u003c/strong\u003e, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund,\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with its merger with\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eGate City Renewables Fuel\u003c/strong\u003e. (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAbu Dhabi National Oil Company\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eits acquisition of 35% interest in Baytown Hydrogen and Ammonia Company from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen Global. \u0026nbsp;(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003esell 100% of its equity interest in the Quail Run Energy Center to Calpine Corporation.\u0026nbsp; (2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein selling its 49% membership interest in Morongo Transmission LLC to The Morongo Band of Mission Indians.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eDenham Capital\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its $605 million sale of Nexif Energy, a diversified power generation development company to Thailand\u0026rsquo;s RATCH Group.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eNorth Sea Natural Resources\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its issuance of secured redeemable convertible loan notes to several new investors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAxium Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition of 100% of Upper Peninsula Holding Company from Basalt Infrastructure Partners.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy Group\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;on the sale of its 503MW combined cycle natural gas, electric generation facility located in Cambridge, Wisconsin, to Dairyland Power Cooperative.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its sale of a combined cycle natural gas portfolio.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eStarwood Energy Group Global\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003enumerous renewable natural gas Private Equity acquisitions in the U.S. from various developers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea PE fund\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its bid to acquire one of the largest district energy companies in the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eUBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; 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(2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;a leading international supplier of heavy building materials, in the tax equity commitment for a solar photovoltaic energy generation from Sol Systems, LLC, a solar energy developer. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. 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Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its 6 project drop-downs of solar photovoltaic projects into an existing letter of credit and development loan and equipment loan facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBluewave\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its upsizing of a revolving credit facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;an upsizing amendment via a Second Amended and Restated Financing Agreement with KeyBank National Association.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;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.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw Renewable Investments\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;re\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Infrastructure Partners\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eand its affiliate,\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBerQ RNG Holdings USA\u003c/strong\u003e, through its subsidiary,\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eADK RNG\u003c/strong\u003e, enter into a tax credit transfer agreement with\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Southern Bank\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eand\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBank of Belleville.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2024)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Digital Infrastructure and Tech, Media, Telecom (TMT)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eSafanad\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein its US$1 billion joint venture to develop co-located data centers in North America and the acquisition of an initial portfolio of assets located in Texas. (2025)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eD.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;and its portfolio company,\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eArcesium\u003c/strong\u003e, a data analytics company,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ere\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;its follow-on private equity investment from existing equity holders, DESCO and an affiliate of J.P. 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(2025).\nRepresenting Waste Management re a joint venture with a solar battery storage developer in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group, re the purchase of two utility-scale solar plus storage projects from affiliates of Galehead Development, LLC.{{ 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.{{ FIELD }}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.{{ FIELD }}Represented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its private equity investment in InCharge, a battery storage business located in California.{{ FIELD }}Represented Macquarie Capital (USA) re its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date. {{ FIELD }}Represented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer. {{ FIELD }}Represented Tradewind Energy, Inc. re its sale of its 5GW+ solar power and energy storage platforms to Macquarie Capital.{{ FIELD }}Represented Cox Enterprises re its investment by BlackRock Global Renewable Power Fund II in Distributed Solar Development.\nRepresenting Macquarie Asset Management re its pending acquisition of a significant minority equity stake in D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2024)\nRepresented Lightsource bp re its sale of 100% of a portfolio of two solar projects for an undisclosed amount: to Jera NEX Americas.  (2024)\nRepresenting Waste Management re a joint venture with a solar battery storage developer in the U.S.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its sale of 88 MWs of operating solar assets across eight U.S. states.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re a sell side M\u0026amp;A transaction of a substantial minority private equity interest in a large portfolio of solar assets to Fiera.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its acquisition of a U.S. solar platform business, Treaty Oak Clean Energy.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its investment in Massachusetts-based Galehead Development, LLC, a lead utility-scale developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects. \nRepresented Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group, re the purchase of two utility-scale solar plus storage projects from affiliates of Galehead Development, LLC.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition and project financing of a 130 MWac solar project in Frederick County, Virginia from Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented Macquarie Capital (USA) re its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date. \nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind and four solar assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re a sell side M\u0026amp;A transaction of a large majority private equity interest in a large portfolio of solar assets to Fiera.\nRepresented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC-based PE fund re its acquisition of a 70% interest in a 127MW operating solar power plant located in Arizona from Apollo Global Management.\nRepresented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC-based PE fund re its acquisition of an approximately 300MW portfolio of operating solar power plants located in California, Delaware and Arizona from LS Power. \nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer. \nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\nRepresented D.E. 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.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity and project financing of a 100 MWac solar PV project in Utah.\nRepresented Tradewind Energy, Inc. re its sale of its 5GW+ solar power and energy storage platforms to Macquarie Capital.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re connection with the acquisition of a solar PV power plant located in Louisiana.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in California.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its bid to acquire a 50% interest in a solar power plant portfolio.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its bid to acquire a solar distributed generation portfolio in the U.S.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re 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.\nRepresented Riverstone re its bid to acquire a C\u0026amp;I solar portfolio located in the U.S.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, re 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.\nRepresented an energy company re the sale of a U.S. utility scale solar PV portfolio.\nRepresented Kruger Energy re its sale of a U.S. solar portfolio to Duke Energy.\nRepresented Kruger Energy re its acquisition of three solar projects located in California with 130 MW of PV from Regenerate.\nRepresenting Argo Inception Holdings in connection with its investment in TierPoint, a data center platform. (2024)\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its 6 project drop-downs of solar photovoltaic projects into an existing letter of credit and development loan and equipment loan facility.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\nRepresented Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group, re the purchase of two utility-scale solar plus storage projects from affiliates of Galehead Development, LLC.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition and project financing of a 130 MWac solar project in Frederick County, Virginia from Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented a leading NY-based hedge fund, re 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.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Clean Tech Matters\nRepresented InstarAGF re its bid to acquire a U.S. desalinization plant in Carlsbad, California.\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re the acquisition of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of Ecosave, a clean tech company focused on facilitating energy efficient retrofit projects and building automation systems.\nRepresented Macquarie Capital re its investment in an electric vehicle business, called Electriphi.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its investment in an electric vehicle joint venture with a leading electric vehicle manufacturer, called InCharge.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its acquisition of recycled water gathering systems and wells in the Permian basin.\nRepresented InstarAGF re its bid to acquire a U.S. desalinization plant in Carlsbad, California.\nRepresented a PE fund re its acquisition of a clean tech company focused on behind the meter technology.\nRepresented Instar Asset Management re its acquisition of a clean tech business.\nRepresented Clean Diesel Technologies re its reverse SPAC IPO/merger and recapitalization transaction.\nRepresented Citigroup Alternative Investments in a Series C convertible loan transaction with GreatPoint Energy.\nRepresented Leaf Clean Energy in a Series A convertible stock processing of Greenline Industries.\nRepresented Accera, a Germany based fund, in the recapitalization and VC funding of Energy Photovoltaics Inc.\nRepresented Coalogix, a clean coal technology company, in its sale to Energy Capital Partners.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Carbon Sequestration Matters\nRepresented White Energy Holding Company, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund, in connection with its merger with Gate City Renewables Fuel. (2024)\nRepresented Starwood Energy re a carbon sequestration PE/tax equity transaction.\nRepresented a PE-sponsored company and its affiliate re a joint venture with a leading oil \u0026amp; gas company in a section 45Q tax equity transaction involving ethanol and carbon sequestration.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Alternative Fuels (including RNG) Matters\nAdvised Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the $1.9 billion sale of its equity interest in seven modern natural gas generation facilities located across PJM, New England, New York and California to Vistra Corp. (2025)\nAdvised Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of two renewable (landfill) natural gas projects located in Owensboro, Kentucky to RedTail Renewables Holdings, LLC, a leading renewable natural gas developer and operator. (2025)\nAdvised Tenaska Energy, Inc., in the acquisition of substantial minority interests in a portfolio of three combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facilities from JERA Americas Inc., one of the largest energy providers and Japan's largest power generation company. (2025)\nAdvised Guggenheim Capital Partners in the sale of its stake in Middletown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired electric generation facility, to Arclight Capital Partners, LLC. (2025)\nRepresenting Lotus Infrastructure Partners in connection with its pending $1.9 billion sale of a natural gas portfolio to Vistra Energy (2025).\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners (f.k.a. Starwood Energy) re its acquisition of 50% of all issued and outstanding membership interests in Platte River Biogas, LLC, a renewable natural gas company, from Elevation Bio-Energy, LLC.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its investment in Massachusetts-based Galehead Development, LLC, a lead utility-scale developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects. \nRepresented Starwood Energy re its acquisition of an organic waste to renewable natural gas anaerobic digester facility.\nRepresented 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.\nRepresented Instar Asset Management re its bid to acquire a waste to renewable natural gas facility located in Oregon from Equilibrium Capital.\nRepresented Clean Diesel Technologies re its reverse SPAC IPO/merger and recapitalization transaction.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Wind Matters\nAdvised UBS Infrastructure, an infrastructure asset management firm, in the sale of its equity interests in Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC. (2025)\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind and four solar assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\nRepresented EverWind re its multi-billion-dollar green hydrogen and green ammonia production facility based in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of equity interests in a portfolio of wind projects, which represents 1,063 MW of gross capacity, from BlackRock Renewable Power.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\nRepresented Tradewind Energy re the divestiture of its 3GW+ wind asset portfolio to Invenergy, LLC.\nRepresented a PE Fund re a bid to acquire a portfolio of wind and solar assets.\nRepresented BlackRock (f.k.a.) First Reserve, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, in connection with the leveraged buyout from Apex Clean Energy and multiple financings of a 298 megawatt wind farm under development in Oklahoma. This transaction marked the first U.S. renewables acquisition by First Reserve and was named the Financial Deal of the Year at the 2015 Platts Global Energy Awards.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure, a private equity fund, re its 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.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its bid to acquire a NY-based wind energy company.\nRepresented Swiss Life re a private equity investment in a 1.1 GW U.S. wind portfolio.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity re its acquisition of a U.S. wind farm portfolio.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 50% private equity interest in Spinning Spur II from EDF.\nRepresented Fiera Axium Infrastructure re its an acquisition of a 49% private equity interest in a wind farm portfolio located in Oregon State from EDP Renewables North America.\nRepresented Japan-based Mitsui re a private equity investment in a GDF Suez Canada’s 680 MW wind farm aggregation.\nRepresentative M\u0026amp;A/PE Energy Services \u0026amp; Infrastructure Services Matters\nAdvised Axium Infrastructure, a North American infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of its equity stake in the Middletown Energy Center to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, a leading infrastructure fund. (2025)\nRepresented Instar Asset Management in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (“OWL”), Instar’s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (“Pilot”), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing.\nRepresented InstarAGF Infrastructure re its acquisition of Texas-based Oilfield Water Logistics, an energy services company from Natural Gas Partners.\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re its acquisition of APP Jet Center, a fixed-based operator/logistics business.\nRepresented InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure, a North American-based private equity fund, re 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.\nRepresented Luminus Management re its bid to acquire two jack-up rigs located in Mexico.\nRepresented InstarAGF Asset Management re its bid for a midstream pipeline located in Ohio.\nRepresented Luminus Management re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.\nRepresented InstarAGF Asset Management re its acquisition from Lincolnshire Management of AMPORTS, a U.S. and Mexico-based logistics car processing port terminal portfolio.\nRepresented Global Partnership Investing Capital (“GPI”), a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion funding round of GrabTaxi.\nRepresented the Alaska Permanent Fund, indirectly through its investment in Global Infrastructure Partners Ltd and directly along with several co-investors, re the acquisition of a 35% interest in the container terminal operations business of Switzerland’s MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA for approximately $1.93 billion.\nRepresentative M\u0026amp;A/PE Power (non-renewables power, such as hydro, natural gas and transmission) Matters\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in its acquisition of Caithness Long Island from Caithness Energy, a privately held independent power producer. (2026)\nRepresented Tenaska Energy re its acquisition of equity interest in an 885 MW natural gas, combined-cycle electric generating facility from J-POWER USA. (2024)\nRepresented White Energy Holding Company, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund, in connection with its merger with Gate City Renewables Fuel. (2024)\nRepresented Abu Dhabi National Oil Company re its acquisition of 35% interest in Baytown Hydrogen and Ammonia Company from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen Global.  (2024)\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners sell 100% of its equity interest in the Quail Run Energy Center to Calpine Corporation.  (2024)\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure in selling its 49% membership interest in Morongo Transmission LLC to The Morongo Band of Mission Indians.  (2024)\nRepresented Denham Capital re its $605 million sale of Nexif Energy, a diversified power generation development company to Thailand’s RATCH Group.\nRepresented North Sea Natural Resources re its issuance of secured redeemable convertible loan notes to several new investors.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of 100% of Upper Peninsula Holding Company from Basalt Infrastructure Partners. \nRepresented Starwood Energy Group on the sale of its 503MW combined cycle natural gas, electric generation facility located in Cambridge, Wisconsin, to Dairyland Power Cooperative. \nRepresented Starwood Energy re its sale of a combined cycle natural gas portfolio.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group Global re numerous renewable natural gas Private Equity acquisitions in the U.S. from various developers.\nRepresented a PE fund re its bid to acquire one of the largest district energy companies in the U.S.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity, re the sale of a portfolio of 14 conventional/natural gas, operating power plants located in the U.S. and in the Caribbean to Contour Global, PLC.\nRepresented 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.\nRepresented Starwood Energy re its bid to acquire two combined-cycle gas turbine facilities located in California and Arizona and the senior debt of two combined-cycle gas turbine facilities in Massachusetts and New York from CSG Investments/Beal Bank.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 50% equity interest in a transmission line called Coachella under development from Oak Tree Capital.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) leveraged buyout of 100% of the assets constituting the West Lorain Power Plant located in Lorain, Ohio from FirstEnergy Generation, LLC which are oil-fired power plants.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group Global, a leading private equity fund focused on energy infrastructure, re its $1.23 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in the operating subsidiaries of two of Dominion Energy’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re 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.\nRepresented a hedge fund re a pending proxy dispute with an energy company.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its bid to acquire a hydro pump storage facility located in Pennsylvania.\nRepresented 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.)\nRepresented a U.S. private equity fund re its bid to acquire a C\u0026amp;I solar portfolio located in the U.S.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its acquisition of the RockGen and Garrison combined cycle natural gas electric generation facilities from affiliates of Calpine Corporation, a portfolio company of Energy Capital Partners.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure re an acquisition of a combined cycle natural gas power plant portfolio located in Connecticut.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its bid for a combined cycle natural gas portfolio located in Arizona.\nRepresented an energy/infra private equity fund re its acquisition of a natural gas power plant portfolio located in PJM.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity re 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.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of natural-gas-fired electricity generation plants located in Massachusetts, from Dynegy, Inc.\nRepresented a New York-based private equity fund re its bid to acquire a portfolio of natural gas power-producing assets located in Colorado.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, re 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.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity, a New York-based private equity fund, re its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of 14 conventional energy power plants located in the U.S. and in the Caribbean from First Reserve.\nRepresented a co-lead investment bank as financial advisor to CNOOC Ltd., China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas, re its $19.4 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc., an NYSE-listed upstream oil and gas company. This transaction was named “Global M\u0026amp;A Deal of the Year” by The American Lawyer.\nRepresented the Alaska Permanent Fund re a private equity transaction involving LS Power in the U.S.\nRepresented Barclays Natural Resources Investments in its acquisition of K Road Power Holdings, Inc re a 5GW solar portfolio under development.\nRepresented Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI) in sale of majority stake to Blackstone Energy re the Champlain Hudson Power express sub-river/lake transmission line from Quebec to New York City.\nRepresented Spring Lane Capital, re the first closing of its $400 million targeted inaugural energy buyout fund focused on water.\nRepresented Brookfield Renewable Energy in its acquisition of a 292 MW hydroelectric power plant from Talen Energy for $860M.\nRepresented Ohio Power Partners re its refinancing of the Middletown Energy Center, a 480 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle electric facility located in Butler County, Ohio.\nRepresentative Tax Equity Matters\nAdvised Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a leading international supplier of heavy building materials and Genuine Parts Company, a global automotive service organization, in the tax equity investment in a 143.2 MWAC solar photovoltaic energy generation facility in Navarro County, Texas. (2025)\nAdvised Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. a leading international supplier of heavy building materials, in the tax equity commitment for a solar photovoltaic energy generation from Sol Systems, LLC, a solar energy developer. (2025)\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re 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.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition and project financing of a 130 MWac solar project in Frederick County, Virginia from Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its 6 project drop-downs of solar photovoltaic projects into an existing letter of credit and development loan and equipment loan facility.\nRepresented Bluewave re its upsizing of a revolving credit facility.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re an upsizing amendment via a Second Amended and Restated Financing Agreement with KeyBank National Association.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re 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.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in California.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\nRepresenting Lotus Infrastructure Partners and its affiliate, BerQ RNG Holdings USA, through its subsidiary, ADK RNG, enter into a tax credit transfer agreement with First Southern Bank and Bank of Belleville. (2024)\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Digital Infrastructure and Tech, Media, Telecom (TMT)\nAdvised Safanad in its US$1 billion joint venture to develop co-located data centers in North America and the acquisition of an initial portfolio of assets located in Texas. (2025)\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. and its portfolio company, Arcesium, a data analytics company, re its follow-on private equity investment from existing equity holders, DESCO and an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Chase \u0026amp; Co.\nRepresented 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. \nRepresented Blackstone Infrastructure and one of its portfolio companies re a bolt on acquisition in the high-speed internet fiber cable sector.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. and its FinTech portfolio company, Arcesium, re a private equity investment by a private equity fund into such portfolio company.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity re its sale of Sysomos, a data analytics company.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity (USA) re its acquisition of a U.S.-India based technology company.\nRepresented AIG re its private equity investment in a cybersecurity company called K2 Intelligence, operated by the Kroll Family.\nRepresented an international pension plan re its acquisition of a U.S. social media company.\nRepresented LBO France Gestion re its leveraged buyout of 100% of McIntosh, a high-end audio equipment company, and certain other U.S. operating subsidiaries of Italy-based Fine Sounds S.p.A.\nRepresented Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson in connection with a media sector U.S. acquisition.\nRepresented Viacom in connection with the $2.3 billion BET acquisition through merger.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Expion LLC, a social marketing software company.\nRepresented Lucent Technologies in sale of Excel Switching Corporation to EAS Group.\nRepresented UMT Consulting Group, a technology advisory business, in its sale to Ernst \u0026amp; Young.\nRepresented Strategic Value Partners in the sale of Pacific Crossing to NTT Communications.\nRepresented Steel Perlot, an Eric Schmidt backed technology incubation company, re its investment and asset contribution in Tokenalysis.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Real Estate Matters\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of RBL Nayland House, assisted living facility in the UK.\nRepresented Morguard Corporation re its acquisition of the commercial units of Rockville Town Square, a 12.5 acres mixed-use development that includes public services, retail, and dining options in Rockville, Maryland. \nRepresented Morguard re its acquisition of the Echelon at K Station property, a 350-unit Class A luxury apartment building in Chicago, Illinois.\nRepresented Morguard re its acquisition of a LA-based multi-family residential property from CIM Group.\nRepresented Morguard re its acquisition of a 50% equity interest in a multi-family residential property located in Chicago from CIM Group.\nRepresented Morguard re its pending acquisition of a multi-family residential property in the U.S.\nRepresented Morguard, a $21 billion AUM, Toronto/NY-based real estate buyout fund/REIT, re its leveraged buyout of a 46-story luxury apartment building from Magellan Development for $222.5 million located in Chicago, IL.\nRepresented Morguard Corporation re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Chicago-based multi-family property development from CIM Fund III.\nRepresented Toronto-based Morguard Corporation re its acquisition, through a wholly owned subsidiary, of a 100% freehold interest in Alta at K Station, a LEED Gold Certified high rise residential rental complex in Chicago, Illinois for approximately $300 million.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. re a real estate private equity sell-side transaction in the U.S.\nRepresented Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec re its acquisition of a substantial minority interest in Avison Young, a leading real estate services company located in Canada and the U.S.\nRepresented a Canadian real estate buyout fund re its establishment of a U.S. private REIT with a Canadian pension plan to acquire U.S. multi-family buildings and offices.\nRepresented Morguard Corporation re its $450M acquisition of certain multi-family residences from Pearlmark.\nRepresented Virginia-based EJF Capital re a corporate M\u0026amp;A matter in the U.S. involving a U.S. REIT.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Transportation \u0026amp; Logistics Matters\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in the sale of APP Jet Centers, a fixed base operator platform that provides corporate/business terminal and flight services, to Bain Capital Real Estate. (2026)\nAdvised Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in its acquisition of RS Wilmington Terminal Holdings LLC, the holding company for the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, a full service deepwater port and marine terminal, from Savage RW Investments LLC. (2025)\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re its acquisition of APP Jet Center, a fixed-based operator/logistics business.\nRepresented PSP in the 49% acquisition of the I-69 section 5 toll road located in Indiana.\nRepresented TPG/TSSP/Infrastructure re a private equity transaction in the U.S. Student Housing space structured as a P3.\nRepresented an equity member of a consortium of private capital that is re-developing New York's JFK Airport's Terminal 1 as part of a P3 transaction.\nRepresented Luminus Management re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.\nRepresented InstarAGF Asset Management re its acquisition from Lincolnshire Management of AMPORTS, a U.S. and Mexico-based logistics car processing port terminal portfolio.\nRepresented Global Partnership Investing Capital (“GPI”), a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion funding round of GrabTaxi.\nRepresented the Alaska Permanent Fund, indirectly through its investment in Global Infrastructure Partners Ltd and directly along with several co-investors, re the acquisition of a 35% interest in the container terminal operations business of Switzerland’s MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA for approximately $1.93 billion.\nRepresented CIT Group with the acquisition of Flex Leasing Corporation, a rail leasing company.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Financial Services Matters\nRepresented T\u0026amp;D United Capital, the investment arm of one of the largest life insurance groups in Japan, in acquiring 25% of the partnership interests in a reinsurance \"sidecar\" vehicle.Represented Atlas Merchant Capital re its sale of its equity interests in Somerset Reinsurance Holdings Ltd.\nRepresented a private equity fund backed management buyout of a non-U.S. bank.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. and its FinTech portfolio company, Arcesium, re a private equity investment by a private equity fund into such portfolio company.\nRepresented Atlas Merchant Capital re its bid to acquire a consumer lending business in Georgia.\nRepresented the Goldman Sachs Special Situations Investing Group, Inc. in connection with the equity / M\u0026amp;A aspects of Gymboree Group, Inc. restructuring.\nRepresented Elliott Management, a New York-based hedge fund, re a proposed acquisition in the insurance sector in the U.K.\nRepresented the Alaska Permanent Fund in connection with a private equity fund of funds transaction involving BlackRock Private Equity in the U.S.\nRepresented a private equity management team re a joint venture with a prominent hedge fund to create a platform to acquire distressed private equity/hedge funds and alternative asset managers\nRepresented CIT Group re the sale of its direct private equity interest to Goldman Sachs Private Equity.\nRepresentative SPAC M\u0026amp;A Matters\nRepresented Clean Diesel Technologies re its reverse SPAC IPO/merger and recapitalization transaction.\nRepresented Lightning Systems, Inc., an electric truck manufacturer, re its merger with GigCapital3, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).\nRepresented GLG Partners in connection with its reverse SPAC merger with the Man Group for $3.4 billion.\nRepresented HCM Acquisition Corp in connection with its $625M SPAC IPO.\nRepresented JonesTrading in connection with the Forbes Global Media Holding's SPAC merger.\nRepresented JonesTrading in connection with Seven Oaks Acquisition’s $250M SPAC IPO.\nRepresentative M\u0026amp;A/PE 363 MattersRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) leveraged buyout of 100% of the assets constituting the West Lorain Power Plant located in Lorain, Ohio from FirstEnergy Generation, LLC which are oil-fired power plants.\nRepresented Luminus Management re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\nRepresented Oaktree Capital Management re the pending bankruptcy filing of its subsidiary Footprint, a Massachussets-based natural gas powerplant.\nRepresented Starwood Energy in the acquisition of a natural gas and coal fired plant out bankruptcy from FirstEnergy.\nRepresented Luminus Management re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\nRepresented Strategic Value Partners re its acquisition of RathGibson pursuant to a Section 363 M\u0026amp;A deal.\nRepresented Fortress in the acquisition of Alterra Healthcare Corporation.\nRepresentative Preferred Equity Transactions\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its private equity investment in InCharge, a battery storage business located in California. This was convertible preferred.\nRepresented Citigroup Alternative Investments in a Series C preferred equity transaction with GreatPoint Energy.\nRepresented Accera, a Germany based fund, in the convertible preferred equity funding of Energy Photovoltaics Inc.\nRepresented AIG re its private equity investment in a cybersecurity company called K2 Intelligence, operated by the Kroll Family. This was convertible preferred.\nRepresented TPG/TSSP/Infrastructure in connection with a private equity convertible preferred transaction in the U.S. Student Housing space, structured as a P3.\nRepresented Global Partnership Investing Capital (“GPI”), a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion convertible preferred transaction with GrabTaxi.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. in its convertible preferred investment into Arcesium, a data analytics company.\nRepresentative Metal Transactions\nRepresented Emirates Global Aluminum, through one of its affiliates, re its acquisition of 80% of the equity interests in Spectro Alloys Corporation from FFS Incorporated.  (2024)\n \n {{ FIELD }}Jonathan Melmed is Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Corporate Department as well as its Global Private Equity and M\u0026amp;A practice with over 25 years of experience. In addition, Jonathan serves on our Managing Policy Committee. Jonathan represents private equity funds, pension plans, sovereigns, family offices, hedge funds, corporate clients and investment banks re U.S. and international M\u0026amp;A, private equity and complex corporate transactions. Jonathan has extensive M\u0026amp;A and PE experience across many sectors, including in the energy, power, infrastructure, financial services, media, telecommunications, fiber, telecom, technology, life sciences, health care, pharma, and real estate/REIT sectors. Jonathan is also the Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Energy Power \u0026amp; Infrastructure practice, leads our Canada practice and co-leads our Energy Transition practice. Jonathan has one of the most active renewable energy/clean tech and digital infra Private Equity and M\u0026amp;A practices in the world. \nJonathan’s representative fund clients have included, among others, The Alaska Permanent Fund, Arevon Asset Management, Axium Infrastructure, Azrieli Group, Blackstone Energy Partners, BMO Capital, Brevan Howard, Brookfield Energy Partners, the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, Caithness Private Equity, Capital Dynamics, Chatham Asset Management, Citi Alternative Investments, Crestline Private Equity, D.E. Shaw, DRI Capital, DW Partners, EJF Capital, Elliott Associates, EnerTech Capital Partners, Fiera Comox Partners, First Reserve, Greensoil Investments, Hapoalim Capital, Harbinger Capital Partners, iCON Infrastructure, La Coop fédérée, LBO France Gestion, Lyxor (f/k/a Société Générale Asset Management), Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley Private Equity, Mubadala Investment Company, Novus Capital, OMERS Private Equity, Ontario Teachers, Opus Capital, SCP Private Equity, Southern Cross Private Equity, Starwood Energy Group, Strategic Value Partners, TOMS Capital, TPG Sixth Street Partners, and UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity.\nRepresentative Live and Broad Based Sector M\u0026amp;A/PE Matters (see the “Matters” section below for other representative matters listed by sector)\nRepresenting Macquarie Infrastructure re a M\u0026amp;A transaction involving a combined cycle natural gas portfolio located in the U.S. (2026)\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in the sale of APP Jet Centers, a fixed base operator platform that provides corporate/business terminal and flight services, to Bain Capital Real Estate. (2026)\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in its acquisition of Caithness Long Island from Caithness Energy, a privately held independent power producer. (2026)\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in its platform acquisition of Sierra Railroad Company, a freight operations company. (2026)\nRepresenting Davidson Kempner in a corporate transaction in the data center sector in the U.S. (2026)\nRepresenting Aranda Strategies, a U.S. multi-strategy fund affiliated with Tenaska re a transaction in Australia in the data center space. (2026)\nRepresenting an international infrastructure private equity fund in a transatlantic pending acquisition of a large portfolio of renewable natural gas assets. (2026)\nRepresenting a U.S. infrastructure private equity fund re a continuation vehicle M\u0026amp;A deal involving a combined cycle natural gas company. (2026)\nRepresenting France-based Meridiam Infrastructure re two U.S. renewables M\u0026amp;A transactions. (2026)\nRepresenting Canada-based Fiera Comox re a U.S. corporate transaction. (2026)\nRepresenting Puresky, a portfolio company of Palisade Infrastructure and Fiera Infrastructure re a corporate finance transaction. (2026)\nRepresenting Summa Equity, a Nordics based private equity fund in a M\u0026amp;A transaction in the U.S. (2026)\nRepresenting a portfolio company of Ardian Infrastructure, a France-based infrastructure private equity fund re a hydrogen sector, corporate joint venture transaction in South America. (2026)\nRepresenting a 50% owner of the GP of a private equity fund acquiring the remaining 50% GP interest in the fund. (2026)\nRepresenting an infrastructure focused private equity fund in an attempted US take private of a publicly listed North American independent power producer. (2026)\nRepresenting an infrastructure private equity fund in its pending acquisition of a U.S. regulated utility located in Pennsylvania. (2026)\nRepresenting an infrastructure private equity fund in its pending acquisition of a regulated utility located in Michigan. (2026)\nRepresenting D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in a number of tax credit and M\u0026amp;A transactions in renewables. (2026) \nRepresenting a U.S. listed public company re a private equity transaction in Southeast Asia involving military government contracts. (2026)\nRepresenting an India-based company re a large-scale hydrogen sector corporate transaction located in Singapore. (2026)\nRepresenting a US infrastructure private equity fund re a multi-billion-dollar acquisition of the North American arm of a European-based renewables developer. (2026)\nRepresenting a U.S. public company in a joint venture to develop utility scale solar and battery storage power plants in the U.S. (2026)\nRepresenting a Canadian infrastructure private equity fund re a M\u0026amp;A deal involving a water services company. (2026)\nRepresenting a Canadian private equity infrastructure fund re a solar and battery portfolio acquisition located in the United Arab Emirates. (2026)\nRepresenting a U.S. infrastructure private equity fund re it bid to acquire a battery storage portfolio located in Saudi Arabia. (2026)\nRepresenting a U.S. infrastructure private equity fund re its bid to acquire a secondary portfolio of renewables assets. (2026)\nRepresenting an Australia-based infrastructure fund re its North American fund formation first closing. (2026)\nRepresenting a U.S. based secondary focused infrastructure fund re its hybrid GP partial sale/fund formation. (2026)\nRepresenting a U.S. hedge fund re a multi-billion-dollar corporate transaction located in Saudi Arabia involving a local sovereign. (2026) \nRepresented Safanad in its US$1 billion joint venture to develop co-located data centers in North America and the acquisition of an initial portfolio of assets located in Texas. (2025)\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in its acquisition of RS Wilmington Terminal Holdings LLC, the holding company for the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, a full service deepwater port and marine terminal, from Savage RW Investments LLC. (2025)\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the $1.9 billion sale of its equity interest in seven modern natural gas generation facilities located across PJM, New England, New York and California to Vistra Corp. (2025)\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure, an infrastructure asset management firm, in the sale of its equity interests in Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC.  (2025)\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of two renewable (landfill) natural gas projects located in Owensboro, Kentucky to RedTail Renewables Holdings, LLC, a leading renewable natural gas developer and operator. (2025)\nRepresented Tenaska Energy, Inc., in the acquisition of substantial minority interests in a portfolio of three combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facilities from JERA Americas Inc., one of the largest energy providers and Japan's largest power generation company. (2025)\nRepresented Guggenheim Capital Partners in the sale of its stake in Middletown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired electric generation facility, to Arclight Capital Partners, LLC. (2025)\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure, a North American infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of its equity stake in the Middletown Energy Center to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, a leading infrastructure fund. (2025)\nRepresented DESRI Asset Holdings, L.L.C., a global investment and technology investment firm, in the sale of its interest in three solar and solar/battery storage projects to a syndicate of family offices. (2025)\nRepresented Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a leading international supplier of heavy building materials and Genuine Parts Company, a global automotive service organization, in the tax equity investment in a 143.2 MWAC solar photovoltaic energy generation facility in Navarro County, Texas. (2025)\nRepresenting a private equity fund in its acquisition of an international portfolio of renewable natural gas assets. (2025)\nRepresenting an infrastructure private equity fund in its pending acquisition of a multi-billion portfolio of renewable energy assets located in North America. (2025)\nRepresenting Lotus Infrastructure Partners in connection with its pending $1.9 billion sale of a natural gas portfolio to Vistra Energy. See Press Release below. (2025)\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management re its acquisition of a significant minority equity stake in D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2025)\nRepresented Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets/Macquarie Asset Management re its pending acquisition of the controlling interests in Galehead Development, LLC, a leading Massachusetts-based renewable energy development platform. (2025)\nRepresented Abu Dhabi National Oil Company re its acquisition of 35% interest in Baytown Hydrogen and Ammonia Company from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen Global. (2024)\nRepresented White Energy Holding Company, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund, in connection with its merger with Gate City Renewables Fuel. (2024)\nRepresenting Waste Management re a joint venture with a solar battery storage developer in the U.S.\nRepresenting a London-based Private Equity Fund re its pending acquisition of a substantial minority interest in a leading U.S. hybrid hedge/private equity fund.\nRepresented Capital Dynamics re a sell side M\u0026amp;A transaction in the wind sector in the U.S. (2024)\nRepresented Emirates Global Aluminum re its pending acquisition of a majority equity stake in Spectro Alloys, a leading recycling aluminum alloy producer in the U.S. (2024) \nRepresented Mubadala, a UAE sovereign wealth fund re its potential acquisition of a substantial private equity interest in Brightspeed, a broadband company in the U.S. for approximately $7.5 billion alongside Apollo. (2024)\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re its pending preferred equity investment in MN8 Energy, one of the largest renewable energy companies in the U.S. (2024)\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure in the sale of its membership interests in the 1.3 GW Compass Power Portfolio to Electrify Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO). (2024)\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of Edwards Sanborn 1A and Edwards Sanborn 1B, a 1 GW+ battery storage project under development from TerraGen located in California. (2024).\nRepresented Arcelar Mittal re its sale of one of the largest companies in the steel sector in Kazakhstan to the Republic of Kazakhstan for over $1 billion. (2023)\nRepresented 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.\nRepresented Lightning Systems, Inc., an electric truck manufacturer, re its merger with GigCapital3, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC). \nRepresented OMERS Private Equity re its original acquisition and subsequent sale (many years later) of Marketwired, a press release distribution company, to NASDAQ.\nRepresented Harbinger Capital Partners LLC re its acquisition of Old Mutual U.S. Life Holdings, Inc., a life insurance business, for approximately $350 million.\nRepresented Instar Asset Management in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (“OWL”), Instar’s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (“Pilot”), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing. \nRepresented Macquarie Capital (USA) re its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date. \nRepresented Brazil-based Vale re a tender offer bid for all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of NYSE-listed Alcan Inc. The winning bid was for $38 billion.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Give \u0026amp; Go Prepared Foods.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of 100% of Upper Peninsula Holding Company from Basalt Infrastructure Partners. \nRepresented Starwood Energy Group Global, a leading private equity fund focused on energy infrastructure, re its $1.23 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in the operating subsidiaries of two of Dominion Energy’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants.\nRepresented Southern Cross Private Equity in its acquisition of MorePharma, a Mexico based pharmaceutical distribution company.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer. \nRepresented BlackRock (f.k.a. First Reserve), a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, in connection with the leveraged buyout from Apex Clean Energy and multiple financings of a 298 megawatt wind farm under development in Oklahoma. This transaction marked the first U.S. renewables acquisition by First Reserve and was named the Financial Deal of the Year at the 2015 Platts Global Energy Awards.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind and four solar assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\nRepresented the special committee of Bed Bath \u0026amp; Beyond in its acquisition of buybuy Baby.\nRepresented Brookfield Renewable Energy in its acquisition of a 292 MW hydroelectric power plant from Talen Energy for $860M.\nRepresented First Reserve re its sale of its energy/infrastructure portfolio to BlackRock.\nRepresented a co-lead investment bank as financial advisor to CNOOC Ltd., China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas, re its $19.4 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc., an NYSE-listed upstream oil and gas company. This transaction was named “Global M\u0026amp;A Deal of the Year” by The American Lawyer.\nRepresented PSP in the 49% acquisition of the I-69 section 5 toll road located in Indiana.\nRepresented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC-based PE fund re its acquisition of an approximately 300MW portfolio of operating solar power plants located in California, Delaware and Arizona from LS Power. \nRepresented CIT Group on the sale of over 120 direct private equity interests to ProStar Equity Partners and over 100 LP interests to Goldman Private Equity. \nRecognition and Honors\nFor more than a decade, Jonathan has been listed among the leading M\u0026amp;A and private equity lawyers in such guides as Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Legal 500, and has been referred to as “incredibly responsive and able to handle difficult negotiations and matters... results oriented.” He has been recognized as a leading M\u0026amp;A lawyer in Chambers USA in 2014-2015, 2020-2024, and in Chambers Global in 2014-2024. He has also been recognized as a leading U.S. Power and Renewables lawyer by Chambers USA in 2025. Jonathan was also recognized by Legal 500 U.S. as a leading U.S. Private Equity Buyouts lawyer in 2016-2024 and a Hall of Fame lawyer in 2025. Additionally, in 2011-2014 and 2017-2025 Jonathan was recognized by the Legal 500 U.S. for M\u0026amp;A as well as in 2013-2014 and 2017-2025 as a leading lawyer in the U.S. for Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power. Jonathan has also been recognized by New York Super Lawyers for M\u0026amp;A in 2010 and 2013-2019. Partner Recognized as a Hall of Fame Private Equity Buyouts Lawyer by Legal 500 U.S. 2025 Recognized as a Leading U.S. Renewable and Alternative Power Lawyer by Legal 500 U.S. 2025 Recognized as a Leading U.S. Power and Renewables Lawyer by Chambers USA 2025 Recognized as a U.S. M\u0026amp;A Middle Market Practice Head by Legal 500 U.S. 2025 Recognized as a Highly Regarded Private Equity Lawyer by IFLR1000 2021, 2023, and 2024 Recognized as a leading U.S. M\u0026amp;A lawyer by Chambers USA 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Recognized as a leading business lawyer by Chambers Global 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Recognized as a leading U.S. Private Equity Buyouts lawyer by Legal 500 U.S. 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Recognized as a leading U.S. M\u0026amp;A lawyer by Legal 500 U.S. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Recognized as a leading U.S. Securities lawyer in the category of Capital Markets: Global Offerings Legal 500 U.S. 2013, 2021, 2023, and 2024 Named by New York Super Lawyers for M\u0026amp;A 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2024 McGill University McGill University McGill University McGill University McGill University McGill University New York Please see below for Jonathan’s sector-specific matters across: battery storage and solar, clean tech, carbon sequestration, alternative fuels, wind, energy services \u0026amp; infrastructure services, power, tax equity, digital infrastructure \u0026amp; TMT, real estate, transportation \u0026amp; logistics, financial services, SPAC, 363, preferred equity and metal. Representative PE/M\u0026amp;A Battery Storage and Solar Matters\nAdvised DESRI Asset Holdings, L.L.C., a global investment and technology investment firm, in the sale of its interest in three solar and solar/battery storage projects to a syndicate of family offices. (2025).\nRepresenting Waste Management re a joint venture with a solar battery storage developer in the U.S. Represented Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group, re the purchase of two utility-scale solar plus storage projects from affiliates of Galehead Development, LLC. 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. 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. Represented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its private equity investment in InCharge, a battery storage business located in California. Represented Macquarie Capital (USA) re its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date.  Represented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer.  Represented Tradewind Energy, Inc. re its sale of its 5GW+ solar power and energy storage platforms to Macquarie Capital. Represented Cox Enterprises re its investment by BlackRock Global Renewable Power Fund II in Distributed Solar Development.\nRepresenting Macquarie Asset Management re its pending acquisition of a significant minority equity stake in D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a large renewable energy company, for up to approximately $1.725 billion. (2024)\nRepresented Lightsource bp re its sale of 100% of a portfolio of two solar projects for an undisclosed amount: to Jera NEX Americas.  (2024)\nRepresenting Waste Management re a joint venture with a solar battery storage developer in the U.S.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its sale of 88 MWs of operating solar assets across eight U.S. states.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re a sell side M\u0026amp;A transaction of a substantial minority private equity interest in a large portfolio of solar assets to Fiera.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its acquisition of a U.S. solar platform business, Treaty Oak Clean Energy.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its investment in Massachusetts-based Galehead Development, LLC, a lead utility-scale developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects. \nRepresented Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group, re the purchase of two utility-scale solar plus storage projects from affiliates of Galehead Development, LLC.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition and project financing of a 130 MWac solar project in Frederick County, Virginia from Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented Macquarie Capital (USA) re its sale of Savion to Shell, consisting of a development pipeline of 18GW of solar and energy storage projects. The largest renewables development M\u0026amp;A deal to date. \nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind and four solar assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re a sell side M\u0026amp;A transaction of a large majority private equity interest in a large portfolio of solar assets to Fiera.\nRepresented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC-based PE fund re its acquisition of a 70% interest in a 127MW operating solar power plant located in Arizona from Apollo Global Management.\nRepresented Capital Dynamics, a Swiss/NYC-based PE fund re its acquisition of an approximately 300MW portfolio of operating solar power plants located in California, Delaware and Arizona from LS Power. \nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer. \nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\nRepresented D.E. 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.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity and project financing of a 100 MWac solar PV project in Utah.\nRepresented Tradewind Energy, Inc. re its sale of its 5GW+ solar power and energy storage platforms to Macquarie Capital.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re connection with the acquisition of a solar PV power plant located in Louisiana.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in California.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its bid to acquire a 50% interest in a solar power plant portfolio.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its bid to acquire a solar distributed generation portfolio in the U.S.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re 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.\nRepresented Riverstone re its bid to acquire a C\u0026amp;I solar portfolio located in the U.S.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, re 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.\nRepresented an energy company re the sale of a U.S. utility scale solar PV portfolio.\nRepresented Kruger Energy re its sale of a U.S. solar portfolio to Duke Energy.\nRepresented Kruger Energy re its acquisition of three solar projects located in California with 130 MW of PV from Regenerate.\nRepresenting Argo Inception Holdings in connection with its investment in TierPoint, a data center platform. (2024)\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its 6 project drop-downs of solar photovoltaic projects into an existing letter of credit and development loan and equipment loan facility.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\nRepresented Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group, re the purchase of two utility-scale solar plus storage projects from affiliates of Galehead Development, LLC.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition and project financing of a 130 MWac solar project in Frederick County, Virginia from Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented a leading NY-based hedge fund, re 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.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Clean Tech Matters\nRepresented InstarAGF re its bid to acquire a U.S. desalinization plant in Carlsbad, California.\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re the acquisition of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of Ecosave, a clean tech company focused on facilitating energy efficient retrofit projects and building automation systems.\nRepresented Macquarie Capital re its investment in an electric vehicle business, called Electriphi.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its investment in an electric vehicle joint venture with a leading electric vehicle manufacturer, called InCharge.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its acquisition of recycled water gathering systems and wells in the Permian basin.\nRepresented InstarAGF re its bid to acquire a U.S. desalinization plant in Carlsbad, California.\nRepresented a PE fund re its acquisition of a clean tech company focused on behind the meter technology.\nRepresented Instar Asset Management re its acquisition of a clean tech business.\nRepresented Clean Diesel Technologies re its reverse SPAC IPO/merger and recapitalization transaction.\nRepresented Citigroup Alternative Investments in a Series C convertible loan transaction with GreatPoint Energy.\nRepresented Leaf Clean Energy in a Series A convertible stock processing of Greenline Industries.\nRepresented Accera, a Germany based fund, in the recapitalization and VC funding of Energy Photovoltaics Inc.\nRepresented Coalogix, a clean coal technology company, in its sale to Energy Capital Partners.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Carbon Sequestration Matters\nRepresented White Energy Holding Company, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund, in connection with its merger with Gate City Renewables Fuel. (2024)\nRepresented Starwood Energy re a carbon sequestration PE/tax equity transaction.\nRepresented a PE-sponsored company and its affiliate re a joint venture with a leading oil \u0026amp; gas company in a section 45Q tax equity transaction involving ethanol and carbon sequestration.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Alternative Fuels (including RNG) Matters\nAdvised Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the $1.9 billion sale of its equity interest in seven modern natural gas generation facilities located across PJM, New England, New York and California to Vistra Corp. (2025)\nAdvised Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of two renewable (landfill) natural gas projects located in Owensboro, Kentucky to RedTail Renewables Holdings, LLC, a leading renewable natural gas developer and operator. (2025)\nAdvised Tenaska Energy, Inc., in the acquisition of substantial minority interests in a portfolio of three combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric generating facilities from JERA Americas Inc., one of the largest energy providers and Japan's largest power generation company. (2025)\nAdvised Guggenheim Capital Partners in the sale of its stake in Middletown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired electric generation facility, to Arclight Capital Partners, LLC. (2025)\nRepresenting Lotus Infrastructure Partners in connection with its pending $1.9 billion sale of a natural gas portfolio to Vistra Energy (2025).\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners (f.k.a. Starwood Energy) re its acquisition of 50% of all issued and outstanding membership interests in Platte River Biogas, LLC, a renewable natural gas company, from Elevation Bio-Energy, LLC.\nRepresented Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group re its investment in Massachusetts-based Galehead Development, LLC, a lead utility-scale developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects. \nRepresented Starwood Energy re its acquisition of an organic waste to renewable natural gas anaerobic digester facility.\nRepresented 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.\nRepresented Instar Asset Management re its bid to acquire a waste to renewable natural gas facility located in Oregon from Equilibrium Capital.\nRepresented Clean Diesel Technologies re its reverse SPAC IPO/merger and recapitalization transaction.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Wind Matters\nAdvised UBS Infrastructure, an infrastructure asset management firm, in the sale of its equity interests in Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC. (2025)\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind and four solar assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\nRepresented EverWind re its multi-billion-dollar green hydrogen and green ammonia production facility based in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of equity interests in a portfolio of wind projects, which represents 1,063 MW of gross capacity, from BlackRock Renewable Power.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Constellation Renewables Partners, a 1,415 MW diversified portfolio of twenty-four wind assets, from Manulife Investment Management, acting on behalf of John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates.\nRepresented Tradewind Energy re the divestiture of its 3GW+ wind asset portfolio to Invenergy, LLC.\nRepresented a PE Fund re a bid to acquire a portfolio of wind and solar assets.\nRepresented BlackRock (f.k.a.) First Reserve, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, in connection with the leveraged buyout from Apex Clean Energy and multiple financings of a 298 megawatt wind farm under development in Oklahoma. This transaction marked the first U.S. renewables acquisition by First Reserve and was named the Financial Deal of the Year at the 2015 Platts Global Energy Awards.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure, a private equity fund, re its 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.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its bid to acquire a NY-based wind energy company.\nRepresented Swiss Life re a private equity investment in a 1.1 GW U.S. wind portfolio.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity re its acquisition of a U.S. wind farm portfolio.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 50% private equity interest in Spinning Spur II from EDF.\nRepresented Fiera Axium Infrastructure re its an acquisition of a 49% private equity interest in a wind farm portfolio located in Oregon State from EDP Renewables North America.\nRepresented Japan-based Mitsui re a private equity investment in a GDF Suez Canada’s 680 MW wind farm aggregation.\nRepresentative M\u0026amp;A/PE Energy Services \u0026amp; Infrastructure Services Matters\nAdvised Axium Infrastructure, a North American infrastructure private equity fund, in the sale of its equity stake in the Middletown Energy Center to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, a leading infrastructure fund. (2025)\nRepresented Instar Asset Management in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (“OWL”), Instar’s portfolio company that develops and operates wells, conveyance lines and related facilities in the southwestern United States for the disposal of water incident to the production of oil and gas, and Pilot Water Solutions (“Pilot”), a long-term, full-service water midstream company with expertise in produced water gathering, sourcing, recycling and disposing.\nRepresented InstarAGF Infrastructure re its acquisition of Texas-based Oilfield Water Logistics, an energy services company from Natural Gas Partners.\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure re its acquisition of APP Jet Center, a fixed-based operator/logistics business.\nRepresented InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure, a North American-based private equity fund, re 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.\nRepresented Luminus Management re its bid to acquire two jack-up rigs located in Mexico.\nRepresented InstarAGF Asset Management re its bid for a midstream pipeline located in Ohio.\nRepresented Luminus Management re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) acquisition of the trucking logistics/assets and subsidiaries comprising the Mexico-based business of Taylor Express, Inc., from the Celadon Group, Inc.\nRepresented a private equity fund re its bid to acquire certain rail operations and related assets from Dow at certain Dow-owned manufacturing sites in the U.S. and Canada.\nRepresented InstarAGF Asset Management re its acquisition from Lincolnshire Management of AMPORTS, a U.S. and Mexico-based logistics car processing port terminal portfolio.\nRepresented Global Partnership Investing Capital (“GPI”), a private equity fund, in connection with the $2.5 billion funding round of GrabTaxi.\nRepresented the Alaska Permanent Fund, indirectly through its investment in Global Infrastructure Partners Ltd and directly along with several co-investors, re the acquisition of a 35% interest in the container terminal operations business of Switzerland’s MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA for approximately $1.93 billion.\nRepresentative M\u0026amp;A/PE Power (non-renewables power, such as hydro, natural gas and transmission) Matters\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund, in its acquisition of Caithness Long Island from Caithness Energy, a privately held independent power producer. (2026)\nRepresented Tenaska Energy re its acquisition of equity interest in an 885 MW natural gas, combined-cycle electric generating facility from J-POWER USA. (2024)\nRepresented White Energy Holding Company, an ethanol producer and affiliate of a hybrid hedge/private equity fund, in connection with its merger with Gate City Renewables Fuel. (2024)\nRepresented Abu Dhabi National Oil Company re its acquisition of 35% interest in Baytown Hydrogen and Ammonia Company from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Hydrogen Global.  (2024)\nRepresented Lotus Infrastructure Partners sell 100% of its equity interest in the Quail Run Energy Center to Calpine Corporation.  (2024)\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure in selling its 49% membership interest in Morongo Transmission LLC to The Morongo Band of Mission Indians.  (2024)\nRepresented Denham Capital re its $605 million sale of Nexif Energy, a diversified power generation development company to Thailand’s RATCH Group.\nRepresented North Sea Natural Resources re its issuance of secured redeemable convertible loan notes to several new investors.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of 100% of Upper Peninsula Holding Company from Basalt Infrastructure Partners. \nRepresented Starwood Energy Group on the sale of its 503MW combined cycle natural gas, electric generation facility located in Cambridge, Wisconsin, to Dairyland Power Cooperative. \nRepresented Starwood Energy re its sale of a combined cycle natural gas portfolio.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group Global re numerous renewable natural gas Private Equity acquisitions in the U.S. from various developers.\nRepresented a PE fund re its bid to acquire one of the largest district energy companies in the U.S.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity, re the sale of a portfolio of 14 conventional/natural gas, operating power plants located in the U.S. and in the Caribbean to Contour Global, PLC.\nRepresented 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.\nRepresented Starwood Energy re its bid to acquire two combined-cycle gas turbine facilities located in California and Arizona and the senior debt of two combined-cycle gas turbine facilities in Massachusetts and New York from CSG Investments/Beal Bank.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of a 50% equity interest in a transmission line called Coachella under development from Oak Tree Capital.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its (Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) leveraged buyout of 100% of the assets constituting the West Lorain Power Plant located in Lorain, Ohio from FirstEnergy Generation, LLC which are oil-fired power plants.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group Global, a leading private equity fund focused on energy infrastructure, re its $1.23 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in the operating subsidiaries of two of Dominion Energy’s combined-cycle gas turbine plants.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re 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.\nRepresented a hedge fund re a pending proxy dispute with an energy company.\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its bid to acquire a hydro pump storage facility located in Pennsylvania.\nRepresented 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.)\nRepresented a U.S. private equity fund re its bid to acquire a C\u0026amp;I solar portfolio located in the U.S.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its acquisition of the RockGen and Garrison combined cycle natural gas electric generation facilities from affiliates of Calpine Corporation, a portfolio company of Energy Capital Partners.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure re an acquisition of a combined cycle natural gas power plant portfolio located in Connecticut.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its bid for a combined cycle natural gas portfolio located in Arizona.\nRepresented an energy/infra private equity fund re its acquisition of a natural gas power plant portfolio located in PJM.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity re 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.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group re its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of natural-gas-fired electricity generation plants located in Massachusetts, from Dynegy, Inc.\nRepresented a New York-based private equity fund re its bid to acquire a portfolio of natural gas power-producing assets located in Colorado.\nRepresented Starwood Energy Group, a Greenwich, CT-based private equity fund, re 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.\nRepresented UBS Infrastructure \u0026amp; Private Equity, a New York-based private equity fund, re its leveraged buyout of a portfolio of 14 conventional energy power plants located in the U.S. and in the Caribbean from First Reserve.\nRepresented a co-lead investment bank as financial advisor to CNOOC Ltd., China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas, re its $19.4 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc., an NYSE-listed upstream oil and gas company. This transaction was named “Global M\u0026amp;A Deal of the Year” by The American Lawyer.\nRepresented the Alaska Permanent Fund re a private equity transaction involving LS Power in the U.S.\nRepresented Barclays Natural Resources Investments in its acquisition of K Road Power Holdings, Inc re a 5GW solar portfolio under development.\nRepresented Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI) in sale of majority stake to Blackstone Energy re the Champlain Hudson Power express sub-river/lake transmission line from Quebec to New York City.\nRepresented Spring Lane Capital, re the first closing of its $400 million targeted inaugural energy buyout fund focused on water.\nRepresented Brookfield Renewable Energy in its acquisition of a 292 MW hydroelectric power plant from Talen Energy for $860M.\nRepresented Ohio Power Partners re its refinancing of the Middletown Energy Center, a 480 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle electric facility located in Butler County, Ohio.\nRepresentative Tax Equity Matters\nAdvised Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a leading international supplier of heavy building materials and Genuine Parts Company, a global automotive service organization, in the tax equity investment in a 143.2 MWAC solar photovoltaic energy generation facility in Navarro County, Texas. (2025)\nAdvised Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. a leading international supplier of heavy building materials, in the tax equity commitment for a solar photovoltaic energy generation from Sol Systems, LLC, a solar energy developer. (2025)\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re 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.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition and project financing of a 130 MWac solar project in Frederick County, Virginia from Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its 6 project drop-downs of solar photovoltaic projects into an existing letter of credit and development loan and equipment loan facility.\nRepresented Bluewave re its upsizing of a revolving credit facility.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re an upsizing amendment via a Second Amended and Restated Financing Agreement with KeyBank National Association.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing, and project financings of a 46 MW solar power plant in Arizona; Seller was Torch Clean Energy.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re 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.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments in connection with the acquisition and tax equity financing of a solar PV power plant located in California.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its acquisition, tax equity financing and project financing of two solar PV projects in Louisiana, totaling 70 MW.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its project financing and tax equity financing of a 120 MW AC solar photovoltaic power plant in East Windsor, Connecticut.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments re its tax equity financing of the 130 MWac Bartonsville solar project in Frederick County, Virginia with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.\nRepresenting Lotus Infrastructure Partners and its affiliate, BerQ RNG Holdings USA, through its subsidiary, ADK RNG, enter into a tax credit transfer agreement with First Southern Bank and Bank of Belleville. (2024)\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Digital Infrastructure and Tech, Media, Telecom (TMT)\nAdvised Safanad in its US$1 billion joint venture to develop co-located data centers in North America and the acquisition of an initial portfolio of assets located in Texas. (2025)\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. and its portfolio company, Arcesium, a data analytics company, re its follow-on private equity investment from existing equity holders, DESCO and an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Chase \u0026amp; Co.\nRepresented 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. \nRepresented Blackstone Infrastructure and one of its portfolio companies re a bolt on acquisition in the high-speed internet fiber cable sector.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. and its FinTech portfolio company, Arcesium, re a private equity investment by a private equity fund into such portfolio company.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity re its sale of Sysomos, a data analytics company.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity (USA) re its acquisition of a U.S.-India based technology company.\nRepresented AIG re its private equity investment in a cybersecurity company called K2 Intelligence, operated by the Kroll Family.\nRepresented an international pension plan re its acquisition of a U.S. social media company.\nRepresented LBO France Gestion re its leveraged buyout of 100% of McIntosh, a high-end audio equipment company, and certain other U.S. operating subsidiaries of Italy-based Fine Sounds S.p.A.\nRepresented Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson in connection with a media sector U.S. acquisition.\nRepresented Viacom in connection with the $2.3 billion BET acquisition through merger.\nRepresented OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Expion LLC, a social marketing software company.\nRepresented Lucent Technologies in sale of Excel Switching Corporation to EAS Group.\nRepresented UMT Consulting Group, a technology advisory business, in its sale to Ernst \u0026amp; Young.\nRepresented Strategic Value Partners in the sale of Pacific Crossing to NTT Communications.\nRepresented Steel Perlot, an Eric Schmidt backed technology incubation company, re its investment and asset contribution in Tokenalysis.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Real Estate Matters\nRepresented Axium Infrastructure re its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of RBL Nayland House, assisted living facility in the UK.\nRepresented Morguard Corporation re its acquisition of the commercial units of Rockville Town Square, a 12.5 acres mixed-use development that includes public services, retail, and dining options in Rockville, Maryland. \nRepresented Morguard re its acquisition of the Echelon at K Station property, a 350-unit Class A luxury apartment building in Chicago, Illinois.\nRepresented Morguard re its acquisition of a LA-based multi-family residential property from CIM Group.\nRepresented Morguard re its acquisition of a 50% equity interest in a multi-family residential property located in Chicago from CIM Group.\nRepresented Morguard re its pending acquisition of a multi-family residential property in the U.S.\nRepresented Morguard, a $21 billion AUM, Toronto/NY-based real estate buyout fund/REIT, re its leveraged buyout of a 46-story luxury apartment building from Magellan Development for $222.5 million located in Chicago, IL.\nRepresented Morguard Corporation re its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Chicago-based multi-family property development from CIM Fund III.\nRepresented Toronto-based Morguard Corporation re its acquisition, through a wholly owned subsidiary, of a 100% freehold interest in Alta at K Station, a LEED Gold Certified high rise residential rental complex in Chicago, Illinois for approximately $300 million.\nRepresented D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co. re a real estate private equity sell-side transaction in the U.S.\nRepresented Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec re its acquisition of a substantial minority interest in Avison Young, a leading real estate services company located in Canada and the U.S.\nRepresented a Canadian real estate buyout fund re its establishment of a U.S. private REIT with a Canadian pension plan to acquire U.S. multi-family buildings and offices.\nRepresented Morguard Corporation re its $450M acquisition of certain multi-family residences from Pearlmark.\nRepresented Virginia-based EJF Capital re a corporate M\u0026amp;A matter in the U.S. involving a U.S. REIT.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Transportation \u0026amp; Logistics Matters\nRepresented Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC, a leading infrastructure investment firm, in the sale of APP Jet Centers, a fixed base operator platform that provides corporate/business terminal and flight services, to Bain Capital Real Estate. 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SA for approximately $1.93 billion.\nRepresented CIT Group with the acquisition of Flex Leasing Corporation, a rail leasing company.\nRepresentative PE/M\u0026amp;A Financial Services Matters\nRepresented T\u0026amp;D United Capital, the investment arm of one of the largest life insurance groups in Japan, in acquiring 25% of the partnership interests in a reinsurance \"sidecar\" vehicle.Represented Atlas Merchant Capital re its sale of its equity interests in Somerset Reinsurance Holdings Ltd.\nRepresented a private equity fund backed management buyout of a non-U.S. bank.\nRepresented D.E. 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Following a three-week bench trial in May 2021, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which was described in the press as “the Super Bowl of Antitrust,” the Court ruled in our client’s favor on all antitrust claims.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare Group and its subsidiary United Surgical Partners in a Northern District of Illinois action alleging “no poach” agreements suppressed employee compensation in violation of the antitrust laws.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for The Charles Schwab Corp. in an action alleging the company’s merger with TD Ameritrade violates antitrust laws, pending in the Eastern District of Texas.{{ FIELD }}Represented Southern Methodist University in Texas state court action where a division of the United Methodist Church sought to void the University’s amended Articles of Incorporation; successfully obtained dismissal of all claims at the trial court level.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for BNSF Railway when it was able to successfully defeat class certification in a United States District Court for the District of Columbia action alleging a conspiracy to fix the prices of fuel surcharges in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act had caused $30+ billion in damages.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare when it was able to successfully defeat class certification in an action alleging a conspiracy to suppress nurse wages in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for writer, producer, director, and actor Tyler Perry at trial of copyright infringement action centered on his “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” film in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; obtained unanimous defense verdict.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for BNSF Railway in Northern District of Texas and District of Minnesota proceedings where adversary sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages on trademark infringement claims premised on adversary’s use of internet domain names; obtained summary judgment in both proceedings; secured Fifth Circuit affirmance of Northern District of Texas ruling and Eighth Circuit affirmance of District of Minnesota ruling; also secured denial of petition for certiorari from the Fifth Circuit ruling in the United States Supreme Court; ultimately obtained an order requiring adversary to transfer its internet domain names to the railroad company. Obtained “prior restraint” temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing publication of information on the Internet in the District of Minnesota on behalf of BNSF Railway; defeated motions seeking to stay the restraint before the Eighth Circuit.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare in a class action, pending in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans in the State of Louisiana, alleging invasion of patient privacy; settled on very favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Prosecuted Lanham Act and unfair competition claims based on false assertions regarding patent infringement on behalf of a memory chip manufacturer in the Eastern District of Texas and based on false assertions regarding comparative analgesic efficacy on behalf of over-the-counter analgesic manufacturer in the District of New Jersey.{{ FIELD }}Defended AT\u0026amp;T in nationwide class action alleging false advertising and marketing in New Jersey state court action.{{ FIELD }}Defended Verizon in contract and fraud dispute with a vendor who claimed to have the contractual right to develop video-on-demand and home automation products; obtained summary judgment on vendor’s $525 million damages claim; co-lead counsel in two jury New Jersey state court trials on vendor’s claims; obtained remittitur of damages after the first trial; second trial limited to damages only and jury awarded less than the remitted damages.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for Cal-Maine, the country’s largest shell egg and egg products producer, in a series of class action and opt-out matters, consolidated in a multi-district litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging producers nationwide participated in a supply-restriction scheme designed to fix the prices of eggs and egg products in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act; settled on favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare in a class action, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, alleging certain hospitals agreed to exchange compensation information among themselves in a manner that has reduced competition among Detroit-area hospitals in the wages paid to registered nurses in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act; settled on favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for Novation, the nation’s largest healthcare GPO, in a $600 million Eastern District of Texas antitrust action alleging that certain contracting practices constitute unlawful exclusive dealing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and challenging bundled discount arrangements under section 2 of the Sherman Act; two co-defendants settled for cash payments of $49 million and $9 million, respectively; Novation settled the matter days prior to trial with no cash payment.{{ FIELD }}Veronica S. Moyé acts as lead counsel on highly complex matters in a wide variety of disciplines, including antitrust, intellectual property, class actions, and commercial and business disputes. She is nationally recognized for her abilities and accomplishments as a trial lawyer. \nIn 2025, Veronica was named to the Forbes “America’s Top Lawyers” list and to the Benchmark Litigation US “Top 250 Women in Litigation” list. Veronica was named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Dallas Bar Association and to Benchmark’s “Top 10 Women in Litigation” list in 2022. Benchmark Litigation US also named her to its 2022 and 2023 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” lists. BTI Consulting named Veronica to its 2014 BTI Client Service All-Stars list, and, in 2015, to its list of Client Service All-Star MVPs. She is ranked Chambers USA Band 1 for Antitrust – Texas (2010-2025) and General Commercial Litigation – Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth \u0026amp; Surrounds (2021-2025). She was included on “The Defenders” list of the best defense lawyers in North Texas by the Dallas Business Journal in 2009, following the unanimous defense verdict she obtained for writer, producer, director, and actor Tyler Perry in a copyright infringement matter. She has also been named as one of The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Antitrust (2013-2025). Texas Lawyer named Veronica one of the Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law in 2015, and Dallas Business Journal named her one of the leading Women in Business in North Texas in 2011. In addition, she has been recognized as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” (2023-2025), “500 Leading Global Litigators” (2023-2025) and “500 Leading Litigators in America” (2023-2025) by Lawdragon.\nVeronica previously served as general counsel of the nation’s largest healthcare Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), and in that role, she had overall responsibility for all legal matters as well as for advising the company’s senior management, board of directors, and business units regarding the numerous antitrust, congressional/DOJ/HHS investigation, legislative, procurement, and compliance issues it faced.\n  Partner Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America for General \u0026amp; Commercial Litigation LAWDRAGON, 2023-2024 Band 1 in Antitrust, Texas – described as “a powerhouse lawyer who does great work.” CHAMBERS USA, 2009-2023 Ranked in Litigation: General Commercial, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth \u0026amp; Surrounds – described as “a go-to litigator in a range of commercial disputes.” CHAMBERS USA, 2021-2023 Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators for Global Litigation including: Anitrust, Class Actions, and IP LAWDRAGON, 2023 Named as “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” BENCHMARK LITIGATION US, 2022-2023 Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America for Litigation LAWDRAGON, 2023-2024 Named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION, 2022 Named to “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” BENCHMARK LITIGATION US, 2022-2023 Recognized for Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Antitrust THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®, 2013-2023 Named as one of the Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law TEXAS LAWYER, 2015 Named one of the Leading Women in Business in North Texas DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL, 2015 Named to the 2014 BTI Client Service All-Star and 2015 Client Service All-Star MVP BTI CONSULTING, 2014, 2015 Named on “The Defenders” list of the best defense lawyers in North Texas DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL, 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Harvard University Harvard Law School Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan New Jersey New York Texas Dallas Bar Association Antitrust Law \u0026amp; Economics Institute, Faculty Served as co-lead trial counsel for a leading technology firm defending unprecedented antitrust claims attacking the firm’s core business model. Following a three-week bench trial in May 2021, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which was described in the press as “the Super Bowl of Antitrust,” the Court ruled in our client’s favor on all antitrust claims. Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare Group and its subsidiary United Surgical Partners in a Northern District of Illinois action alleging “no poach” agreements suppressed employee compensation in violation of the antitrust laws. Lead counsel for The Charles Schwab Corp. in an action alleging the company’s merger with TD Ameritrade violates antitrust laws, pending in the Eastern District of Texas. Represented Southern Methodist University in Texas state court action where a division of the United Methodist Church sought to void the University’s amended Articles of Incorporation; successfully obtained dismissal of all claims at the trial court level. Lead counsel for BNSF Railway when it was able to successfully defeat class certification in a United States District Court for the District of Columbia action alleging a conspiracy to fix the prices of fuel surcharges in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act had caused $30+ billion in damages. Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare when it was able to successfully defeat class certification in an action alleging a conspiracy to suppress nurse wages in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Lead counsel for writer, producer, director, and actor Tyler Perry at trial of copyright infringement action centered on his “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” film in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; obtained unanimous defense verdict. Lead counsel for BNSF Railway in Northern District of Texas and District of Minnesota proceedings where adversary sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages on trademark infringement claims premised on adversary’s use of internet domain names; obtained summary judgment in both proceedings; secured Fifth Circuit affirmance of Northern District of Texas ruling and Eighth Circuit affirmance of District of Minnesota ruling; also secured denial of petition for certiorari from the Fifth Circuit ruling in the United States Supreme Court; ultimately obtained an order requiring adversary to transfer its internet domain names to the railroad company. Obtained “prior restraint” temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing publication of information on the Internet in the District of Minnesota on behalf of BNSF Railway; defeated motions seeking to stay the restraint before the Eighth Circuit. Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare in a class action, pending in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans in the State of Louisiana, alleging invasion of patient privacy; settled on very favorable terms. Prosecuted Lanham Act and unfair competition claims based on false assertions regarding patent infringement on behalf of a memory chip manufacturer in the Eastern District of Texas and based on false assertions regarding comparative analgesic efficacy on behalf of over-the-counter analgesic manufacturer in the District of New Jersey. Defended AT\u0026amp;T in nationwide class action alleging false advertising and marketing in New Jersey state court action. Defended Verizon in contract and fraud dispute with a vendor who claimed to have the contractual right to develop video-on-demand and home automation products; obtained summary judgment on vendor’s $525 million damages claim; co-lead counsel in two jury New Jersey state court trials on vendor’s claims; obtained remittitur of damages after the first trial; second trial limited to damages only and jury awarded less than the remitted damages. Lead counsel for Cal-Maine, the country’s largest shell egg and egg products producer, in a series of class action and opt-out matters, consolidated in a multi-district litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging producers nationwide participated in a supply-restriction scheme designed to fix the prices of eggs and egg products in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act; settled on favorable terms. Lead counsel for Tenet Healthcare in a class action, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, alleging certain hospitals agreed to exchange compensation information among themselves in a manner that has reduced competition among Detroit-area hospitals in the wages paid to registered nurses in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act; settled on favorable terms. Lead counsel for Novation, the nation’s largest healthcare GPO, in a $600 million Eastern District of Texas antitrust action alleging that certain contracting practices constitute unlawful exclusive dealing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and challenging bundled discount arrangements under section 2 of the Sherman Act; two co-defendants settled for cash payments of $49 million and $9 million, respectively; Novation settled the matter days prior to trial with no cash payment.","searchable_name":"Veronica Moyé","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}]}}