Jonathan Birenbaum
Partner
Jonathan’s practice focuses on complex acquisitions and dispositions, debt and equity financings, and general corporate law matters, primarily in the energy and infrastructure sectors. His experience includes deals involving numerous renewable and gas-fired projects, battery storage projects, transmission facilities, and pipelines. He is recognized in, among others, Chambers USA and The Legal 500 US.
Key Matters
- Represented John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and Manulife Infrastructure Fund III in their investment in the development and ownership, through a joint venture with Hunt Energy Company, of ERCOT battery energy storage system projects and power generation system projects that are interconnected to the ERCOT grid.
- Represented Capital Power Corporation in connection with its purchase of the 1,062 MW La Paloma natural gas-fired generation facility in California from CSG Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of Beal Financial Corporation.
- Represented Capital Power Corporation in connection its purchase, together with an affiliate of a fund managed by BlackRock's Diversified Infrastructure business, of the 1,092 MW Harquahala natural gas-fired generation facility in Maricopa County, Arizona from CSG Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of Beal Financial Corporation.
- Represented Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP in connection with the sale of Project Hyperion, LLC, a portfolio of 121 megawatts of operating distributed solar projects located in Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, California, New Jersey, and Georgia.
- Represented JLC Infrastructure in connection with its investment in the 13.3 MW cogeneration facility that serves Hudson Yards in New York City as a microgrid and district energy system. As part of the transaction, JLC entered into a joint venture with Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, developers of Hudson Yards. Financing for the transaction was provided through a private placement of notes to an institutional purchaser.
- Represented institutional investors in connection with their purchase of privately placed Washington Economic Development Finance Authority Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds (Burnham SEV Pasco LLC Project), Series 2023 (Federally Taxable) (Green Bonds) to provide project financing for the construction and development by Burnham SEV Project LLC of a wastewater treatment and renewable natural gas facility in Pasco, WA.
- Represented Capital Power Corporation, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), and Manulife Infrastructure Fund II in connection with their acquisition of the 1,633 MW Midland Cogeneration Venture from OMERS Infrastructure Management and its co-investors.
- Represented Barings LLC in connection with the purchase by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and other institutions of senior secured notes to provide financing for the acquisition of the 36-mile Caddeaux Gas Gathering System in Texas and Louisiana by Saber Midstream, LLC, a portfolio company of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII.
- Represented John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and other institutions in connection with their purchase of senior secured notes to provide financing for the Northeast Energy Center, a 250,000 gallon/day LNG, storage and truck-loading facility in Charlton, Massachusetts.
- Represented John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and Manulife Infrastructure Fund II in their investment in the development and ownership of 500 MW of ERCOT battery storage projects through a joint venture with Hunt Energy Network, a subsidiary of Hunt Energy.
- Represented Cubico Sustainable Investments in connection with its acquisition from Cypress Creek Renewables, and the tax equity and debt financings, of a 377 MW portfolio of solar projects in South Carolina (Palmetto and Huntley projects) and Texas (Wagyu project).
- Represented Barings (acting on behalf of institutional investors) in connection with a notes financing of the 98 MW Springbok 3 solar project.
- Represented John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) in connection with a US$227M equity and debt financing of SolarCity portfolio.
- Represented Capital Power Corporation in connection with its acquisition of the 795 MW Decatur Energy Center from LS Power.
- Represented Capital Power Corporation in connection with its acquisition of the 580 MW Arlington Valley generating facility from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management.
- Represented Gainesville Regional Utilities in connection with its US$750M acquisition of 102.5 MW biomass generating project.
Jonathan Birenbaum continues to be at the top of our list as go to partners in any of our transactions. His knowledge across the board is top notch, and his problem solving ability makes every transaction as seamless as possible. He always maintains a consistent and friendly demeanor, that reassures everyone that a solution can always be found.
Legal 500 US 2024