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Maria Borges
Maria Borges
Senior Associate — Project & Infrastructure Finance
E: mborges@velaw.com T: +1.212.237.0050
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Senior Associate — Project & Infrastructure Finance

Maria Borges

Maria Borges
New York
T: +1.212.237.0050
F: +1.917.849.5300

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

E: mborges@velaw.com
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Maria Borges

Maria is a member of V&E’s worldwide Energy Transactions and Projects practice group. She represents project sponsors and financial institutions on the financing, acquisition, and development of major energy, power, and infrastructure projects, with a focus on renewable energy. Prior to joining the firm, Maria worked in the project finance practice at a major law firm in New York City, NY. Maria has also previously worked in the dispute resolution group at a major law firm in Frankfurt, Germany and with project development at regional firms in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Experience Highlights

  • Lenders in a $1.1 billion Climate Bond Certified refinancing of a portfolio of geothermal power plants in California

  • Lenders in a $205 million Climate Bond Certified financing for the acquisition of a solar portfolio of over 20 projects across the U.S.

  • Lenders in a $158.25 million term loan A financing for the construction of a wind power plant in Minnesota

  • Lenders in a $90 million note refinancing following a debt restructuring of a solar portfolio

  • A pipeline owner in a $1.75 billion hybrid bank/ bond financing for the construction of a gas pipeline in Texas

  • Lenders in a $918 million financing for the acquisition of a pipeline in Pennsylvania

  • A direct lender in a $150 million term loan A financing for the construction of gas storage facilities in Texas

  • Lenders in the back leveraged construction financing of a green-fueled cryptocurrency mining facility and data center in Pennsylvania

Credentials

  • Duke University School of Law, J.D. and LL.M. in International and Comparative Law, cum laude, 2018 (Duke Law Journal, Staff Editor)
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Bachelor of Laws, 2015
  • New York
  • Brazil
  • Portuguese (fluent)
  • Spanish (working knowledge)
  • French (working knowledge)

News & Insights

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