Roald Nashi, P.C.

Power and Infrastructure

• KKR in its $900 million acquisition financing of an equity interest in a newly-formed partnership with NextEra Energy Partners, LP that owns a geographically diverse portfolio of ten utility scale wind and solar projects across the United States, collectively consisting of approximately 1,192 megawatts.
• Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as lender, in an aggregation credit facility related to the development and deployment of a national network of residential solar panel systems by SunPower Corporation.
• ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P. in the $536 million acquisition financing of its subsidiary TLP Finance Holdings, LLC.
• Brookfield Infrastructure in connection with a $1 billion term loan B facility and a C$200 million revolving credit facility in the financing of the acquisition of natural gas gathering and processing businesses from Enbridge Inc. The business includes 19 natural gas processing facilities with total operating processing capacity of 3.3 Bcf/d and 3,550 kilometers of gathering pipelines, with connectivity to major demand markets including the U.S. Pacific Northwest, U.S. Midwest and Western Canada.
• PES Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC, in its Chapter 11 case in connection with securing a $900 million exit intermediation facility for its refining complex, which is the largest oil refining complex in the U.S. Eastern seaboard.
• Sithe Global Power, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, in connection with the sale of its interest in the Bujagali hydropower project in Uganda.
• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP in the C$4.31 billion acquisition of natural gas gathering and processing businesses from Enbridge Inc. 
• Syncora Holdings in connection with the sale of its American Roads infrastructure business to global infrastructure investor DIF.
• Lenders in a $2.4 billion holding company financing for Freeport LNG which is supported by dividends from Trains 1, 2 and 3 of the Freeport LNG project.
• Lenders in a bank and tax equity financing of a 100 MW solar power plant in Clark County, Nevada owned by an energy company that designs and manufactures crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and solar panels.*
• Lender in a $170 million aggregation credit facility related to the development and deployment of a national network of residential solar panel systems.*
• Private equity infrastructure fund in a $150 million levered recap transaction through a 4(a)(2) private placement.*
• Private equity infrastructure fund in a $500 million leveraged lease transaction of midstream assets leased to a national oil company.*
• Bank group in a $639 million refinancing of an interstate natural gas pipeline owned by a Fortune 200 energy company.*
• Bank group in a $200 million private placement financing of a new natural gas pipeline designed to serve central and southern Florida and owned by a Fortune 200 energy company.*
• Bank group in a $248 million financing of the 117.8 MWdc solar power plant in Kings County, California owned by energy company that designs and manufactures crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and solar panels.*
• Bank groups in bank and tax equity financings aggregating $223 million of solar power plants in Kern County, California.*
• Commercial bank, as administrative agent, in a $75 million syndicated financing of a minority interest construction facility in a joint venture with a multinational energy company that owns an interstate natural gas pipeline.*
• Bank group in the financing of a 758 MW natural gas-fired power project developed by an infrastructure fund in Temple, Texas. This deal was named “Americas Power Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International magazine.*
• Commercial bank as administrative agent in amendments to, and settlements under, certain project documents following the term conversion of the financing of a 596 MW natural gas-fired power generation facility in San Diego, California.*
• National oil company with respect to supply of feedstock to, and purchase of various return streams from, a third party in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.*
• Export credit agency as international counsel in connection with the project financing of a new 300 MW wind power generation facility in Alberta, Canada.*
• Government entity in the Middle East in relation to a new mining investment law and its implementing regulations.*
• Investment bank as sole lead arranger in connection with the refinancing of an approximately 110 MW stoker coal-fired electric and steam cogeneration facility located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and an approximately 220 MW modified stoker coal-fired cogeneration facility located in Richmond, Virginia.*
• Two investment banks as mandated lead arrangers in connection with the financing of a 758 MW natural gas-fired power project developed by an infrastructure fund in Sherman, Texas.*
• National oil company with respect to cogeneration projects developed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through joint ventures of the national oil company and foreign investors.*

Other Corporate Finance

• Bank group in a five-year, $4 billion senior reserve-based revolving credit facility for an American oil and gas exploration and development company.*
• Bank group in connection with an oil and gas exploration and development company’s bankruptcy exit financing, including an $800 million senior secured term loan facility and a $400 million senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility.*
• Bank group in a $300 million vessel construction facility for a company that owns and operates vessels used for coastwise trade of crude oil, petroleum, and specialty chemical products.*
• Bank group in a $1 billion senior term loan facility and a $2 billion revolving credit facility for a California oil and gas exploration and development company and intercreditor agreements entered into in connection with refinancings of the same through several junior debt tranches.*
• Bank group in a $800 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $650 million senior secured term loan facility for a leading provider of standard specification offshore drilling services in connection with a spinoff transaction.*
• Bank group in a $1 billion senior secured term loan facility and a $600 million revolving credit facility for a Fortune 500 company specializing in the storage and transportation of natural gas.*
• Airline company in the export credit agency supported financing of the purchase of ten 777-300ER aircraft (multiple closings).*

*matter completed prior to joining Kirkland

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Associate