能源与清洁技术

Digital infrastructure is one of the fastest growing segments within infrastructure, constantly evolving with technological innovation. We work closely with clients at the forefront of the sector, guiding transactions involving data centers, data transmission and network infrastructure (including fiber and wireless networks and infrastructure), internet technologies and digital infrastructure services. Our award-winning, interdisciplinary securitization team — recognized by Law360, Chambers USA, and The Best Lawyers in America — is a market leader in digital infrastructure ABS, having structured and executed many of the sector's landmark transactions, including the largest primary fiber securitization offering in history, the first-of-its-kind HFC broadband securitization, the first-ever emergency communication infrastructure ABS offering, and billions of dollars of cell tower and other digital infrastructure-backed financings on behalf of issuers, sponsors, investors, and leading financial institutions. In addition to investments, mergers, acquisitions and other transactions, we help clients navigate the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem and develop customized financing structures to support the underlying asset or project characteristics, taking into consideration such matters as GPU depreciation and residual value, power and cooling project usage, ring-fencing and partial or full hyperscaler credit backstop, as well as broader trend shifts relating to rapid technological advances and their implication on financing structures.

With widespread recognition of the need to transition to renewable sources of energy, private investment in energy transition has grown rapidly. We partner with our clients across a broad range of transactions in the renewables sector, including investments in wind and solar generation, as well as renewable energy generation technology, such as energy storage. Representative matters include advising:

• Vision Ridge Partners and Havila Holding on their sale of Fjord1 to DIF Capital Partners and EDF Invest. Fjord1 is Norway’s largest ferry operator, serving approximately 50% of all Norwegian passengers, and the nation’s leading owner and operator of electrified ferry transportation
• Bain Capital on its approximately $1.5 billion sale of Japan Wind Development, a developer of clean energy wind power projects, to INFRONEER
• Nature Infrastructure Capital on its joint acquisition, together with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, of the Netherlands-based solar and storage project development platform of Greencells Group, a global project developer and provider of EPC and O&M services for large-scale solar power plant

The infrastructure sector relies on companies that manage and service key sector players. We work hand in hand with clients investing in these companies. Representative matters include advising:

• Harvest Partners on its acquisition of Road Safety Services, a provider of pavement markings and traffic control services
• GI Partners on its $1.05 billion take-private acquisition of Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATCX), a leading provider of infrastructure and environmental solutions
• New Mountain Capital on its strategic investment in Consor Holdings, a leading provider of transportation and water infrastructure engineering services
• H.I.G. Infrastructure, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, on its acquisition of municipal solid waste platform Best Trash LLC

We advise investors and companies focused on a wide spectrum of transactions in the transportation and logistics sector. Our experience ranges from shipping and supply chain logistics to transport services. Representative matters include advising:

• American Industrial Partners on its acquisitions of Aquaship AS and Intership AS and the subsequent merger of the two companies to form one of the largest, most diversified aqua services vessel operators globally
• Rand Logistics, a portfolio company of Duration Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Andrie LLC, a leading marine transporter of liquid bulk commodity goods
• H.I.G. Capital on its acquisition of North America Central School Bus, a leading student transportation provider
• Brookfield Asset Management on the joint venture aspects of its acquisition of three warehouses at Heathrow airport through its real estate solutions joint venture with Copley Point Capital, a specialist manager and operator of U.K. industrial real estate

Private investments provide a critical source of funding and growth for hospitals and other healthcare service facilities, assisted living facilities, clinical research facilities, universities, and other educational facilities. With a market-leading health care practice, we are uniquely positioned to advise our clients in their investments in this sector. Representative matters include advising:

• TPG Growth’s global impact fund, The Rise Fund, on its acquisition of Outcomes First Group, a U.K.-based provider of best-in-class education to young people and adults with autism, learning disabilities and other complex special education needs, from Stirling Square Capital
• Bain Capital Double Impact, the impact investing strategy of Bain Capital, on its acquisitions and subsequent merger of Arosa and LivHOME to form Arosa+LivHOME, an in-home care provider for older adult Americans and their families
• The Vistria Group on its acquisition of Beacon Specialized Living, a provider of independent living, medical monitoring, transportation, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, recovery programs and physical health services, from Pharos Capital