Amy Padgett

Amy practices at the center of the Energy Transition, advising on project financings, joint ventures and M&A transactions in the renewable energy sector.

• Engagements

  Project Finance, M&A and Capital Markets

  • Intersect Power in three tax equity financings with various investment banks and a Fortune 100 technology company that were part of a $2.6 billion financing for a 1.5 GW of solar and 1 GWh storage portfolio. Named Americas ESG Deal of the Year by Project Finance International and North American Solar Deal of the Year by Proximo.
  • An energy company in the sale of a portfolio of assets consisting of 291 MW of distributed generation solar, 10 MW of fuel cells and 21 MW of residential solar. Named M&A Deal of the Year by Power Finance and Risk.
  • Macquarie in the sale of its interest in a portfolio consisting of a 3.2 GW utility-scale solar project pipeline and 2 GW of co-located energy storage projects.
  • A global renewable energy developer in the sale of a minority stake in a $2.55 billion 1,100 MW portfolio of wind projects.
  • One of the world’s largest renewable developers in $3+ billion of tax equity financings of utility-scale wind, solar and storage projects.
  • A global renewable energy developer in $3.2 billion of tax equity financings of utility-scale wind and solar project portfolios.
  • A global renewable energy developer in tax equity financings of 343MW of utility-scale wind projects.
  • A global renewable energy developer in the sale of a majority stake in a $860 million 500 MW portfolio of wind projects located in the United States and Canada.
  • A global renewable energy developer in the acquisition of a 500MW portfolio of solar project companies.
  • A global renewable energy developer in the acquisition of multiple solar, wind and storage project companies throughout the United States.
  • A global renewable energy developer the sale of a minority stake in a 400MW portfolio of operating and development-stage wind projects to a private equity investor.
  • A global renewable energy developer in the sale of a minority stake in a portfolio of utility-scale solar projects.
  • A global renewable energy developer in the acquisition of multiple development-stage distributed generation solar project companies.
  • A developer in the construction financing and sale of its interests in 260 MW of utility-scale wind projects located in Texas and Illinois to a multinational corporation.
  • A global energy investor in connection with a tax equity investment in a portfolio of repowered wind projects.
  • A developer in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction for a portfolio of solar projects.
  • Electric utilities in private placements of long-term debt securities.
  • Generation and transmission cooperatives in $1+ billion of credit facilities.
  • Methanol producer in connection with private placement of long-term debt securities.

  Joint Ventures, Project Development and General Corporate

  • A global offshore wind project developer in a joint venture with a private infrastructure fund to develop utility-scale offshore wind projects in the United States.
  • Birch Infrastructure on its strategic merger with Copia Power, a renewable energy development platform backed by the global investment firm Carlyle.
  • Subsidiaries of NOVA Chemicals Corporation and Borealis AG in their Texas joint venture with Total Petrochemicals and Refining USA, Inc. with respect to two existing polyethylene facilities, an under-construction ethane cracker and a development stage Borstar polyethylene facility.
  • A global renewable energy developer in connection with negotiating and drafting a master joint development agreement and joint venture limited liability company agreement for the development, financing and construction of a utility-scale wind project.
  • A global renewable energy developer in connection with the negotiation and drafting of Balance of Plant (BOP) and solar equipment supply agreements.
  • A global renewable energy developer with respect to an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Agreement and Turbine Supply and Service Agreement for a utility-scale wind project.
  • Renewable energy companies with respect to corporate governance and corporate compliance matters.
  • Tribal corporation with respect to DOE grant funding opportunities.