
The energy and infrastructure team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP is sought after by asset managers, investors, and green energy suppliers to handle the full gamut of renewable and alternative energy matters ranging from transactions and project development, to agreements and tax issues. On the transactional front, the group has experience leading on a wide variety of high-value, high-profile, and international deals including acquisitions and divestitures, financing, and M&A, as well as joint ventures, renewable energy credit transactions, and power purchase agreements. With such a broad offering and cross-border capabilities, the practice continues to attract new clients to its roster including notable names from the financial services, infrastructure, and renewable energy sectors. Leading the Houston office is Andrew Calder who stands out for his aptitude in M&A, investments, and equity stake sales, while in Washington DC, Rohit Chaudhry heads up the department and specializes in debt financing, project restructuring, and sales and acquisitions involving foreign jurisdictions. New York’s Kristin Mendoza is a notable name in the practice for her prowess in leading national and international M&A, dispositions, and joint ventures and Houston’s Roald Nashi is a key contact for assistance with structured equity financings, tax structured financings, and margin loan facilities.
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Key clients
- Apex Clean Energy
- Apollo Funds
- Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities Funds
- Blackstone Infrastructure Partners
- BlackRock
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- Captona Partners
- Carlyle Renewable & Sustainable Energy Fund
- Generate Capital
- Glentra Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Global Infrastructure Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board regarding the agreement where both clients would acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ALLETE for $6.2B including the assumption of debt.
- Advised KKR in its signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR agreed to acquire a majority stake in Avantus.
- Advised Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in its approximately $1 billion preferred equity investment in a portfolio of wind and solar projects with NextEra Energy Resources.
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Practice head
Andrew Calder; Rohit Chaudhry
Other key lawyers
Kristin Mendoza; Roald Nashi; Cyril Jones; John Pitts; Rob Eberhardt; Adam Larson; Melissa Kalka