NewQ1 2026 Clean Energy Deal Intelligence Report is live

Max Klupchak

Law Firm Partner

Partner, M&A and Private Equity, Houston at Latham & Watkins

11

Deals Attributed

$39.13B

Deal Value

35.2

GW Capacity

2

Positions Held

Career Timeline

Partner, M&A and Private Equity, Houston

Latham & Watkins

Nov 2025Present

General Counsel

The Sterling Group

Jan 2020Nov 2025

Attributed Deals(11 deals)

Deals attributed based on Max Klupchak's role at the firm during the transaction.

2026(11 deals)
Jan 2026CounselThree projects totaling ~670 MW: Emerson Creek Wind (269 MW, OH), Coles Wind (300 MW, IL), Raven Storage (100 MW BESS, TX)FinancingHybrid$2.79B670 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 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/contractFinancingBattery Storage$500M
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, CaliforniaFinancingBattery Storage$920M300 MW
Apr 2026CounselEnergySolutions (nuclear services — waste management, transportation, processing, recycling) — acquisition by ECP from TriArtisan Capital, ~$2BM&ANuclear$2.00B
Feb 2026CounselConstruction warehouse revolving credit facility for Aypa Power's utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable pipelineFinancingSolar + Storage$1.50B
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.