NewQ1 2026 Clean Energy Deal Intelligence Report is live

John Stavinoha

Law Firm PartnerTrack

Partner, M&A and Private Equity (Energy) at Latham & Watkins

17

Deals Attributed

$52.95B

Deal Value

44.8

GW Capacity

2

Positions Held

Career Timeline

Partner, M&A and Private Equity (Energy)

Latham & Watkins

Jan 2026Present

Partner

Bracewell

Jan 2020Jan 2026

Attributed Deals(17 deals)

Deals attributed based on John Stavinoha's role at the firm during the transaction.

2026(14 deals)
Mar 2026CounselGemini Solar + Storage — refinancing of 690 MW solar + 380 MW/1,400 MWh storage in Clark County, NevadaFinancingSolar + Storage$760M690 MW
Jan 2026CounselCogentrix Energy — 10 natural gas generation facilities, 5,500 MW CCGT and CT fleetM&ANatural Gas$4.00B5,500 MW
Jan 2026CounselCalpine Corporation — 27 GW natural gas + geothermal fleet, creating 55 GW combined companyM&AGeothermal$26.60B27,000 MW
Jan 2026CounselBeekman Solar (Morehouse Parish, LA) + Hollis Creek Solar (Sabine Parish, LA) — 385 MW solar projectsFinancingSolar385 MW
Jan 2026CounselThree projects totaling ~670 MW: Emerson Creek Wind (269 MW, OH), Coles Wind (300 MW, IL), Raven Storage (100 MW BESS, TX)FinancingSolar + Storage$2.79B670 MW
Jan 2026Counsel214 MW distributed solar portfolio — 106 projectsFinancingSolar$355M214 MW
Jan 2026CounselSenior Secured Green Revolving Loan and LC Facility supporting 12+ GW BESS development pipeline, ~8,000 MWh under construction/contractFinancingBESS$500M
Feb 2026CounselConstruction warehouse revolving credit facility for Aypa Power's utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable pipelineFinancingSolar + Storage$1.50B
Feb 2026CounselBig Muddy Solar — 124 MW, Jackson County, ILFinancingSolar$183M124 MW
Mar 2026CounselPine Gate Renewables ~1 GW solar portfolio — 9 projects across NC, SC, AL, TX (bankruptcy sale)M&ASolar$285M979 MW
Mar 2026CounselNighthawk Energy Storage — 300 MW / 1,200 MWh BESS in Poway, CaliforniaFinancingBESS$920M300 MW
Mar 2026CounselWheatland Solar — 210 MWdc / 150 MWac utility-scale solar, Knox County, IndianaFinancingSolar150 MW
Apr 2026CounselEnergySolutions (nuclear services — waste management, transportation, processing, recycling) — acquisition by ECP from TriArtisan Capital, ~$2BM&ANuclear$2.00B
May 2026CounselFH Capital acquires 75.1% controlling stake in Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries Inc. — 2 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Florida (AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center, ~650 employees) plus a growing US BESS manufacturing line. JinkoSolar Holding retains 24.9%.M&ASolar$191M
2025(1 deal)
Jun 2025CounselSunnova residential solar platform — 500K+ customers, residential solar generation/storage portfolio + ServiceCo O&M platform + New Home solar businessM&ASolar$10.67B
2021(1 deal)
Jan 2021CounselEmpire Wind (2+ GW) + Beacon Wind (2.4+ GW) — bp acquires 50% non-operating interestM&AOffshore Wind$1.10B4,400 MW
2020(1 deal)
Sep 2020CounselEmpire Wind + Beacon Wind — bp acquires 50% non-operating interest (4+ GW combined OSW potential)M&AOffshore Wind$1.10B4,400 MW
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.