Energy
Bracewell LLP‘s power and renewables practice regularly assists developers, utilities, and private equity and investment firms on the construction development, and operation of power projects, as well as acquisitions and sales. With experience advising on high-value and high-profile matters, the group is a popular choice for clients from the energy, financial services, and infrastructure sectors including the likes of Invenergy and MUFG Bank. Co-leading the team in Houston and Washington DC are equity sales specialist Ryan Holcomb and M&A expert Danielle M. Varnell. Varnell stands out in particular for her expansive capabilities which include portfolio acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and project development. The department also benefits from the aptitude of investment and financing authorities Nicolai Sarad and Hans Dyke who are based in New York and Washington DC respectively. Other key practitioners in the group include Houston’s Fernando Rodriguez Marin and Washington DC-based Laura Sheldon.
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Danielle Varnell has extensive experience in energy M&A including with respect to both development stage and operating projects, portfolio acquisitions and divestures, and complex multi-party joint ventures. In addition to her experience with fossil generation assets and onshore wind and solar assets, Danielle has significant experience in carbon capture and sequestration, battery storage and offshore wind.
Danielle also has extensive experience on all aspect of energy and infrastructure project development, including the negotiation and drafting of build transfer agreements, EPC contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, construction management agreements, asset management agreements, shared facilities agreements, build out agreements and equipment procurement and supply agreements (including gas and wind turbines, modules and transformers), as well as numerous other project development agreements.
Education
University of Wisconsin Law School,
J.D., 1997, cum laude, Order of the Coif
Ripon College,
B.A., 1993, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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Key clients
- Invenergy, LLC Competitive Power Ventures NRG Energy, Inc. Pioneer Natural Resources Sol Systems LLC Global Infrastructure Partners Delaware Trust Company MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Work highlights
Representing Invenergy in the sale and development of a portfolio of solar plus battery storage projects to a consortium of three Wisconsin utilities.
Represented Competitive Power Ventures Group in entering into a strategic partnership with Harrison Street.
Representing Delaware Trust Company in its role as Collateral Agent and Depositary on twop roject financings for unaffiliated borrowers in which MUFG is the lead lender.