Adam Griffin, P.C.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Adam was involved in the following matters:

• Ultium Cells in the $2.5 billion ATVM loan for the construction of three new lithium-ion-based battery cell manufacturing facilities, which received conditional commitment from DOE in July 2022.
• Finance aspects of Intersect’s $4.75 billion sale to Alphabet (pending).
• Intersect on an $837 million portfolio-level construction and term debt financing and associated tax equity financing to build and operate three storage projects (Radian, Lumina I and Lumina II) in Texas, which was named Deal of the Year by the 2025 Energy Risk Awards.
• A leading power and digital infrastructure developer on $2.6 billion in debt portfolio and project financings to support the construction and operation of 2.3GWdc of solar with 1.8GWh of storage in Texas and California.
• A leading financial institution in connection with non-recourse supply and offtake arrangements and financing transactions in respect of crude oil, conventional refined products, renewable feedstocks and products and other asset-based financing transactions, supporting various refineries.
• A leading financial institution in connection with its supply and offtake transactions and other financing transactions related to a refinery in the Caribbean, including associated bankruptcy proceedings.
• Private equity-backed infrastructure investor in connection with acquisition and financing transactions related to water and other water-related infrastructure assets, including preferred equity investments and a private credit debt financing.
• Aypa Power on its $535 million debt project financing transaction for its Vidal project – a 320 MW solar-plus-storage facility in San Bernardino County, CA.
• Aypa Power on its $398 million debt financing for the Pediment Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 250 MW/1,000 MWh project located in Mesa, AZ.
• Leading independent power producer in connection with an approximately $330 million portfolio project financing and associated tax equity transactions supporting distributed energy solar projects throughout the U.S.
• Leading financial institution in connection with a portfolio project financing and commodity hedging transactions supporting conventional electric generation facilities in the U.S.
• A leading financial institution in connection with workouts of physical power hedges associated with renewable energy assets in ERCOT, including a coordinated a sale in lieu of foreclosure.
• An investor in connection with a joint venture transaction and an approximately $110.5 million mezzanine and bridge loan secured by equity interests in 12 residential solar funds, each with existing tax equity and back-leverage debt, and an approximately $80.3 million mezzanine and bridge loan secured by equity interests in a separate group of residential solar funds, each with existing tax equity and back-leverage debt.
• A borrower in connection $150 million term loan secured by equity interests in numerous renewable energy investments.
• Administrative agent and lead arrangers in connection with a bridge financing for a utility-scale solar project.
• Administrative agent and lead arranger in connection with a construction and term loan financing for a utility-scale solar project.
• A private equity sponsor in connection with several construction/back-leverage financings and tax equity transactions for utility scale solar electric generation projects.
• The issuer in connection with $170 million 4(a)(2) note offering secured by land underlying utility-scale solar projects and associated rents.
• SunEdison, Inc. and its affiliates in connection with its previously proposed acquisition financing of Vivint Solar, Inc.
• SunEdison, Inc. and its affiliates in connection with several of its financings for solar and wind electric generating projects.
• Institutional investors in connection with a refinancing for a solar power generation facility.
• A private equity sponsor in connection with a term loan B financing for a portfolio of natural gas-fired electric generation facilities in the PJM and ISO-NE markets.
• A private equity sponsor in connection with acquisition project financings related to natural gas-fired electric generation facilities.
• An equity investor in connection with investment and associated financing for electric cogeneration facilities at a public university.
• A leading financial institution in connection with acquisition financing and supply and offtake arrangements related to a transmix refinery.
• The lenders in connection with the construction financing for a greenfield natural gas-fired electric generation facility in PJM.
• The underwriter and lead arranger in connection with an acquisition financing for a natural gas-fired electric generation facility.
• A private equity sponsor in connection with an acquisition project financing for port-related assets.
• Administrative agent and lenders in connection with a refinancing for private equity-owned telecommunications company in South America.
• Creditors of an independent power producers in connection with out-of-court restructuring transactions and a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding and associated financings.