Experience and capabilities

• Energy project financing services
• Structuring, preparation of documents and handling financial transactions for energy projects
• Advice to investment companies relative to energy matters and regulatory compliance
• Due diligence services in connection with financings and mergers; for example the acquisition of fuel oil distribution company
• Rendering opinion letters under New York State law for energy and financing transactions
• Private placements in connection with financing solar and other renewable power projects
• Project financing in connection with renewable and alternative power installations
• Conventional debt financings
• Innovative financing structures based on client needs and available incentives
• Assistance to public entities in connection with energy conservation and cogeneration projects
• Public housing authorities ($22 million energy conservation project), school districts, municipalities
• Municipal lease transactions for public sector projects including public housing authorities and school districts representing both ESCOs and public parties

Examples of recent experience

Solar Developer: Prepared loan documents for client developing solar projects in several states.

Multi-State ESCO: Served as New York State energy counsel and provided an opinion letter relative to a transaction involving Macquarie Energy LLC, a supplier of electricity and gas to ESCOs, which also provided financing of purchases to Viridian, LLC, Public Power LLC and their affiliates in several states.