Kirkland Advises Global Infrastructure Partners on Investment in Train 4 at Rio Grande LNG

Kirkland & Ellis advised Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) on its investment in the fourth liquefaction train and related infrastructure at Rio Grande LNG, a joint venture with NextDecade Corporation (Nasdaq: NEXT) and other institutional investors. To fully fund the expected costs for Train 4 and related infrastructure, NextDecade successfully closed on approximately $6.7 billion in committed financing, including $1.7 billion in equity commitments from GIP, Mubadala Investment Company and TotalEnergies.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Melissa Kalka, Mike Marek, Andy Calder and Patrick Moneypenny; debt finance lawyers Kelann Stirling, Rohit Chaudhry and Sebastian Chan; and tax lawyer Steve Butler.