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As core segments of the global economy continue to embrace sustainable and carbon-neutral energy resources as complementary and integral to fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption, we stand ready to guide our clients through the energy transition. Our team is at the forefront of the flourishing energy transition market, and we bring practical experience, perspective, and innovative thinking to the sector. By combining our more than 40 years of experience in renewable and conventional energy with an integrated service approach, we help clients to plan for, invest in, and thrive in today’s shifting environment. Not only does our team include experienced energy and corporate lawyers, but also practitioners with deep experience in tax credits and tax equity, project finance, infrastructure, and power and renewables to serve the varied needs of our client base.
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Our structured finance group is widely recognized as a leader, encompassing Esoteric Finance, Residential Asset Finance and Securitization, and CLOs/Fund Finance. Positioned prominently at the forefront of the industry, our team boasts extensive experience across a broad spectrum of assets, with a particular focus on bespoke structures and emerging and/or “esoteric” assets, including residential and commercial PACE, RMBS, and CMBS; aircraft, vessel, and railcar finance; FinTech and marketplace lending; CLOs; specialty finance; consumer and business lending; energy structured finance (including solar finance and reserve-based finance); derivatives and structured products; lease and operating asset finance; trade receivables; litigation settlement financing; and life settlements.
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Keeping a deal moving forward can be challenging. Our 100+ Finance attorneys help clients maintain momentum with a commitment to understanding the challenges, risks, and opportunities they face. Our team has developed great insights through the representation of financial institutions and corporate enterprises of all types and sizes in the finance industry. We have a well-rounded finance practice, with dedicated teams that advise banks, credit funds, alternative capital providers, sponsors, and corporations on a wide range of transactions including debt finance (leveraged, asset-based, and reserve-based lending), fund finance, structured finance, derivatives and structured products, project finance, and transportation finance.
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Experience
|July 10, 2023
Winston advised Osmosun’s initial public offering on Euronext Growth.
Experience
|May 27, 2021
Canadian Solar Announces US$150M At-the-Market Offering
Winston & Strawn LLP represented US Tiger Securities as the sales agent to Canadian Solar’s US$150M at-the-market equity offering ("ATM offering"). Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), announced that it has filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC, under which it may offer and sell an aggregate of up to US$150M of its common shares from time to time through the ATM offering. Canadian Solar intends to use the net proceeds from the ATM Offering to further enhance the Company's ability to execute its long-term strategic growth plans, including investing in its battery storage business and growing its storage pipeline. The Company may also use a portion of net proceeds to invest in or acquire businesses, assets, or technologies that it believes are complementary to its business, including investments to strengthen its portfolio of stable, cash-yielding solar power projects that it has developed, and may be monetized through public vehicles in markets such as Brazil and Europe.
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In the Media
|July 8, 2024
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Laurens Wilkes Discusses the Rise of Litigation in Energy Infrastructure Investment with FundFire
Winston & Strawn partner Laurens Wilkes was quoted in a recent FundFire article discussing the rise of litigation in energy infrastructure investment. Disagreements over issues such as divergent expected return performance among joint venture partners are leading to legal challenges more often than in the past, with managers and investors more exposed to risks, such as delays in project completion or increased capital costs during the development phase of new projects.
Recognitions
|May 21, 2024
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Winston Advises on Four Winning Deals for Proximo America’s 2023 “Deals of the Year”
Winston & Strawn proudly advised on four winning deals for Proximo America’s 2023 “Deals of the Year” announced at its Industry Awards Ceremony in Nashville, TN on May 21, 2024. The Proximo America “Deals of the Year” Awards leverage deep editorial expertise and market knowledge to celebrate the most notable and innovative deals across the region in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Recognitions
|March 22, 2024
|1 Min Read
Winston & Strawn Recognized in Global Arbitration Review’s GAR100 17th Edition
Winston & Strawn’s International Arbitration Practice is recommended in the 17thedition of Global Arbitration Review’s GAR100 as one of the world’s leading arbitration practices. Winston has been consistently ranked in the GAR100 since 2008, the result of decades of experience representing clients in international commercial and investor state arbitrations around the world.
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Serving one of the world’s largest economies for over 20 years, Winston & Strawn’s Los Angeles office is home to more than 100 attorneys and professional staff. Under the guidance of Office Managing Partner Angela M. Machala, our L.A. office thrives as a dynamic and tightly knit community that celebrates diversity, with more than half of our L.A. attorneys identifying as women, racial/ethnic minorities, and/or LGBTQ+. Our L.A. lawyers—who are equally split between litigation and transactional work—advise 80+ Fortune 500 companies, which is a testament to the collaborative environment we’ve created to provide exceptional legal services.