Press Release

Kirkland Advises ECP in Connection with $90 Million Investment Round in Ramaco Development

Kirkland & Ellis LLP counseled Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine, LLC (ECP) in connection with a $90 million convertible preferred equity investment round in Ramaco Development, LLC, an affiliate of Ramaco, LLC, that ECP led with Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P. (Yorktown XI).  ECP and Yorktown XI join current owners, Yorktown Energy Partners Fund IX and X and founders Randall Atkins and Michael Bauersachs. The full release is available here.

The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Andrew Calder and William Benitez and associates Kyle Watson and Andrew Walker; tax partners Chad McCormick, Zachary Pullin and Donald Rocap and associate Tim Campany; investment funds partner Justin Solomon; and environmental transactions partner Paul Tanaka and associates Stefanie Gitler and Michael Mahoney.