The Week in Deals
1 deal| Date | Deal Type | Tech | Seller / Sponsor | Buyer / Financier | Size | Location | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | Project Finance | Solar+BESS | EDF Renewables North America / Power Sustainable | KfW IPEX-Bank (lead), MUFG, Export Development Canada, Korea Development Bank | 375 MW | CA | Closed | EDF Renewables' first US project-level debt financing in over a decade. 20-year PPA with Clean Power Alliance. Began delivering electricity December 2024. |
Change of Control
2 movesGreg Beard joined as Senior Advisor, Loan Programs Office at U.S. Department of Energy (from Founder and Former CEO, Stronghold Digital Mining)
Bitcoin-mining executive and former Apollo natural-resources head joined LPO as Senior Advisor — a move widely interpreted as positioning him to take the directorship, which he ultimately did when LPO was rebranded to Office of Energy Dominance Financing in January 2026.
J. Alexander Cooke named Partner, Energy & Infrastructure Projects, Washington DC at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (from Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom)
Cooke promoted to partner in Skadden's DC Energy & Infrastructure Projects group — reflects the firm's ongoing expansion in renewables and project finance work.
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