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Investing in Renewables
Vinson & Elkins counsels some of the pre-eminent and longest standing investors in clean and renewable energy in their most complex investments. As the world’s leading energy law firm*, V&E has been a leader in renewable and sustainable energy since the beginning.
Chambers USA: Energy & Projects Law Firm of the Year, 2021
The Legal 500 US: Energy – Renewable/Alternative Power, 2021
Our team is helping forge the energy evolution by assisting clients in their investments in the evolving energy mix, including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, renewable fuels, biofuels, biomass, waste-to-energy, energy storage, fuel cells, smart grid applications, electric vehicles and other cutting-edge technologies. Ranked as a “Band 1” law firm by Chambers USA in Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional) 2019-2020, V&E’s Clean and Renewable Energy practice advises on the full life cycle of a transaction, from the initial investment in renewable and sustainable energy assets to the later disposition, and finance, tax, regulatory, environmental, real estate and labor advice along the way. As global investments in clean energy sources rise, V&E will be there, as we have always been, empowering clients to achieve their missions.
*Based on the number of lawyers named in The Energy and Environment Expert Guide – Euromoney, 1995 – Present
Experience Highlights
Blackstone Credit and ClearGen, a Blackstone Credit portfolio company, in the formation of a strategic partnership between ClearGen and GreenStruxure, a Schneider Electric and Huck Capital joint venture, to develop, own and operate up to $500 million of renewable energy microgrid systems for C&I customers
8 Rivers Capital in its joint venture with ADM to develop the 280 MW Broadwing Clean Energy Complex in Illinois, one of the world’s first zero emissions Allam-Fetvedt cycle power plants, including CO2 storage capabilities
8 Rivers Capital in its joint venture with The Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund to develop the 280 MW Coyote Clean Power Project in Colorado, one of the world’s first zero-emissions NET Power natural gas-fired power plants, including CO2 capture and storage capabilities
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
Goldman Sachs’ Alternative Energy Investing Group in the formation of a joint venture with TELOS Clean Energy to develop, construct, own, and operate distributed solar power projects
Global Atlantic in its acquisition of two utility scale solar projects in West Texas (250 MW) from a major developer
Takkion Holdings, a subsidiary of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Transportation Partners & Logistics, a leading provider of logistics, transportation, and supply chain management solutions serving renewable energy and industrial markets
MN8 Energy (Goldman Sachs Renewable Power) Fund in its acquisition of 100% of the membership interests of four project companies developing a 50 MW solar generation facility to provide power to an Ivy League University
MN8 Energy (Goldman Sachs Renewable Power) Fund in the $350 million acquisition from Marina Energy, a subsidiary of Southern Jersey Industries, of its solar portfolio comprised of 76 distributed solar energy projects with total capacity of 204 MW
Global Atlantic Financial Group in the $1.175 billion acquisition from Southern Power of a 33 percent minority interest in its solar portfolio (comprised of 26 operating solar facilities representing approximately 1.7 gigawatts of capacity)
The Carlyle Group’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund on a range of transactional matters, including in the formation of a joint venture with Alchemy Renewable Energy, LLC (ARE), a renewable energy developer and tax equity arranger
MN8 Energy (Goldman Sachs Renewable Power) Fund in its acquisition of a 142 MW portfolio of solar power generation assets from a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in the approximately $176 million acquisition of various renewable power portfolios in Mexico
Sixth Street in virtually all of its renewable energy investments, including multiple acquisitions of wind and solar assets, and related financings
Clean Line Energy Partners, a developer of renewable energy transmission projects, in the $50 million equity investment in the company by Bluescape Resources
Riverstone Holdings in the acquisition by SunEdison of a 50% ownership stake in Silver Ridge Power, a Riverstone Holdings portfolio company and owner of solar power plant operating projects and a developing solar power facility