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Bernerd Da Santos

Developer / IPP Executive

Chairman, AES Clean Energy Board; Senior Strategic Advisor to the President at AES Corporation

3

Deals Attributed

$33.95B

Deal Value

35.6

GW Capacity

2

Positions Held

Career Timeline

Chairman, AES Clean Energy Board; Senior Strategic Advisor to the President

AES Corporation

Apr 2026 — Present

Executive Vice President and President, US & Renewables

AES Corporation

Jan 2020 — Apr 2026

Attributed Deals(3 deals)

Deals attributed based on Bernerd Da Santos's role at the firm during the transaction.

2026(1 deal)
Mar 2026SellerAES Corporation — diversified global power company with ~35 GW of generation across US and international marketsM&ADiversified$33.40B35,000 MW
2025(1 deal)
May 2025DeveloperTwo solar projects totaling 650 MW — 400 MW in Texas and 250 MW in Kansas, feeding into SPP market to support Meta data centersPPASolar650 MW
2024(1 deal)
Sep 2024Seller30% indirect interest in AES Ohio (regulated electric utility)M&AOther$546M
How deal attribution works: Deals are attributed to individuals based on their role at a firm during the transaction period. C-suite executives and senior partners/MDs are attributed deals where their firm was involved as a principal, counsel, advisor, or lender. This is an inference — not all attributed individuals necessarily worked directly on every deal.