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Eamon Nolan
Eamon Nolan
Partner — Project Development & Finance
Partner — Project Development & Finance

Eamon Nolan

Eamon Nolan
New York

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

start quote symbolProject development and finance is largely an exercise in problem solving – every project faces its own unique set of extremely complex challenges. We are fortunate to have clients that trust us to help them overcome those challenges with the development of what is usually a fundamentally important piece of infrastructure that serves a community or region.end quote symbol
Eamon Nolan

Experience Highlights

  • Stonepeak in its approximately $3 billion acquisition of a 50% interest in the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, which at 2.6 GW is expected to be the largest offshore wind project in the U.S. and one of the largest offshore wind projects globally upon completion

  • Affiliates of Global Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of a 50 percent interest in the multi-billion dollar South Fork and Revolution Offshore Wind Projects off the East coast of the United States from Eversource Energy, including the negotiation of the joint venture arrangements with Orsted for the construction and operation of the projects and all financing arrangements

  • Stonepeak in the approximately $300 million acquisition of an interest in a portfolio of four U.S. onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 957 MW from Ørsted, including the financing for the consummation of the acquisition

  • Swift Current Energy in the ~$700 million debt financing, ~$250 million tax equity financing, and ~$270 million ITC transfers for the 800 MWdc Double Black Diamond Solar project in Illinois, which is expected to be the second largest single phase solar project in the US and the largest solar project in MISO

  • Aligned Data Centers in connection with a structured minority investment by SDC Capital Partners as part of the financing for the acquisition of Odata, a data center provider in Latin America

  • Aleática, an IFM Investors portfolio company, in the issuance of a project bond and bank debt for the financing of the Autopista Río Magdalena 2 highway project, a major greenfield 4G toll road in Colombia (PFI Americas Transport Deal of the Year, 2021)

  • 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

  • The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and its Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund, in the construction and permanent debt financing with HSBC Bank USA, as Lead Arranger, to develop, construct and operate a portfolio of eight solar projects in Maine

  • Independent Pipeline Operator in its equity investment in a hydrogen fuel and hydrogen infrastructure supplier

  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund of The Carlyle Group in the formation of a joint venture with Alchemy Renewable Energy, LLC (ARE), a renewable energy developer and tax equity arranger, together with the acquisition and project financing of certain operating and development-stage solar projects from ARE

  • Oaktree Capital, on behalf of its portfolio company, Seaside LNG Holdings LLC, in a $137 million project financing to finance the development, construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of an LNG liquefaction facility, a barge and a tug boat

  • The Carlyle Group in a USD $374 million investment in Amp Solar Group, a global energy transition platform, to support the growth of both Amp’s asset base and Amp X, a proprietary digital energy platform, within its core markets of North America, Japan, Australia, Iberia and the UK

  • Hygo Energy Transition in its $5 billion merger with New Fortress Energy

  • Buckeye Partners in the acquisition of an approximately 180 MW solar photovoltaic power generation facility in Hill County, Texas, from Belltown Power Texas

  • Buckeye Partners in its acquisition of a 270 MW, construction-ready solar power generation facility in Falls County, Texas, from OCI Solar Power

  • The project sponsors in connection with the bridge and subsequent long-term financing of the Pirapora solar complex, five solar plants in Brazil which, once constructed, will be Latin America’s most powerful solar plant

  • Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in its acquisition, financing and development of a number of renewable assets, including a 396MW wind farm and over 300MW of solar projects in Mexico

  • A project sponsor in connection with the bridge and long-term financing of four wind farms in Argentina

  • ioneer Ltd. in the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with Sibanye Stillwater to develop the flagship Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project located in Nevada and related financing matters, including the negotiation and finalization with DOE of a $700 million conditional commitment for the project financing of the processing facilities

  • A subsidiary of Macquarie Group in its acquisition of certain pipeline assets in Central Mexico owned by Enagas Internacional, S.L.

  • United Bridge Operating in its financing for a dividend recapitalization based on South Norfolk Jordan Told Bridge

  • United Bridge Operating in its financing of the Cline Avenue Bridge toll bridge

Credentials

  • Bachelor of Laws; Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne, 2004
  • Graduate Diploma of Laws, Corporate Finance, University of Melbourne, 2008
  • Chambers Global, Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional)(USA), 2022–2024
  • Chambers USA, Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional)(Nationwide), 2021–2024, Projects (Nationwide), 2023 and 2024
  • Latin Lawyer 250, 2018 and 2020
  • IFLR 1000 Banking, Project Finance, 2018
  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Project Finance, 2019–2023; “Next Generation Lawyer” in Finance: Project Finance, 2020; “Next Generation Partner” in Finance: Project Finance, 2021–2024; Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power, 2020–2022 and 2024
  • Legal 500 Latin America, Corporate and M&A, 2019 and 2021–2024; Projects and Energy, 2019 and 2021–2024
  • Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist: The Leading U.S. Attorneys with a Focus on Mexico, 2019
  • Expert Guides, “Rising Star”  in Project Finance, 2020
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2023
  • Selected to the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2023 and 2024
  • Member: New York Bar Association
  • New York
  • Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Courts of Australia
  • Spanish and Italian