Tara Tegeleci
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036
Tara’s principal area of practice is corporate finance and securities law, including securities offerings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation.
Experience Highlights
Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of a majority interest in Freedom CNG, an owner and operator of compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling infrastructure in Texas
Strawn Petroleum Holdings, an affiliate of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, in a transaction in which Strawn Petroleum Holdings will contribute the equity of Strawn Petroleum, LP and certain affiliates in exchange for the issuance of certain shares of Peak 10 Energy Holdings
Accelerate Investment Partners, LLC in the formation of a new partnership with affiliates of CBRE Investment Management Infrastructure Inc. focused on acquiring real property interests underlying digital infrastructure and renewable energy assets
Apollo Global Management in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Composite Advanced Technologies (“CATEC”), a leading provider of compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas and hydrogen transportation and storage solutions in the United States, and CATEC’s subsequent acquisition of Kelley Leasing Partners, a compressed gas and cryogenic liquid transportation equipment leasing company serving hydrogen, helium and CNG customers across industrial gas, utility and virtual pipeline end markets
Funds managed by Ares Management in the acquisition and related financing of Atlas Crane Service, a full-service crane rental company that primarily serves the wind industry
Apollo Global Management in connection with its $175 million strategic investment in Summit Ridge Energy, a leading owner-operator of community solar assets
Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a SPAC, in its $3.14 billion business combination with Allego Holding B.V., a leading pan-European electric vehicle charging network
Apollo Global Management in the formation of a joint venture with Altius Minerals Corporation’s subsidiary, Altius Renewable Royalties (“Altius”), to accelerate the growth of Great Bay Renewables, the US-based operating subsidiary of Altius and a leading provider of renewable energy development capital in North America
Enviva in a simplification transaction and MLP-to-corporation conversion
Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC sponsored by funds managed by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, in its $1.3 billion business combination with Sunlight Financial, a premier U.S. residential solar financing platform
Riverstone Credit Partners in the formation of, and its investment in, Converge Midstream, a crude oil storage and transportation company that acquired the assets of Fairway Energy Partners
Starwood Energy Group Global in its acquisition of Third Coast Midstream’s Lavaca gas gathering system
NALA Renewables and Buckeye Partners in connection with the acquisition of and joint venture structuring for, the Swift Current Energy portfolio, a US portfolio of development wind and solar assets in excess of 10GW, including the construction and term financing and tax equity investments in the portfolio assets
Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. in its $1.75 billion business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles
Osaka Gas in its $610 million acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, a subsidiary of Sabine Oil & Gas Holdings
Natural Resource Partners in the $205 million sale of its construction aggregates business, VantaCore Partners, to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners
Credentials
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D. magna cum laude, 2018 (Order of the Coif)
- Rutgers University, B.A., Psychology magna cum laude, 2013
- Selected to the New York Rising Star list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2023 and 2024
- New York
- Fluent in Turkish; Working knowledge of Armenian
- Rankings & AwardsNovember 1, 2024
- Apollo Funds Acquire Freedom CNG, a Leading Provider of Renewable Natural Gas Fueling InfrastructureDeals & CasesSeptember 16, 2024
- Deals & CasesFebruary 23, 2024
- Deals & CasesNovember 14, 2023
- Rankings & AwardsSeptember 22, 2023
- Deals & CasesAugust 22, 2023
- Deals & CasesAugust 23, 2022
- Deals & CasesJuly 14, 2022
- Deals & CasesJuly 28, 2021
- Deals & CasesApril 8, 2021