Specializing in cross-border project finance and development, Milbank‘s global project, energy, and infrastructure finance group is instructed by debt and equity investors, private sponsors, and government lenders on power and energy projects, oil and gas projects, and infrastructure and telecoms projects. The team is also adept at handling restructuring, development, and financing matters. With a robust offering, the department has amassed an impressive client roster predominantly comprised of businesses from the banking and finance sector. Co-leading the practice are project development expert Dan Bartfeld and project financing specialist Daniel Michalchuk, both of whom share extensive experience advising financial institutions and investment firms on financing and M&A. Jeffrey Leider is another notable name in the team due to his aptitude for leading on both project and structured finance matters for financial institutions and project developers. Other key contacts in the practice include Bill Bice, Sean O’Neill, and Kristine Wang.
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Key clients

  • Valia Energía
  • LS Power
  • Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd.
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Banco Santander, S.A.
  • BNP Paribas
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Represented LS Power in connection with its $480 million refinancing of three natural gas electric generation assets located in ERCOT with a combined capacity of 2.1 GW.
  • Advised Valia Energía in connection with a USD 810M bank/bond financing by Buffalo Energy Mexico Holdings, S.A. de C.V., Buffalo Energy Infrastructure, S.A. de C.V. and Buffalo Energy, S.A. de C.V., as co-issuers.

Lawyers

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William Bice

Leading partners

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Daniel Bartfeld

Practice head

Dan Bartfeld; Daniel Michalchuk

Other key lawyers

Jeffrey Leider; Bill Bice; Sean O’Neill; Kristine Wang