NewQ1 2026 Clean Energy Deal Intelligence Report is live

Michael Marek

Law Firm Partner

Partner, Corporate, Energy & Infrastructure at Kirkland & Ellis

13

Deals Attributed

$102.32B

Deal Value

80.4

GW Capacity

2

Positions Held

Career Timeline

Partner, Corporate, Energy & Infrastructure

Kirkland & Ellis

Apr 2025Present

Partner

Vinson & Elkins

Jan 2020Apr 2025

Attributed Deals(13 deals)

Deals attributed based on Michael Marek's role at the firm during the transaction.

2026(6 deals)
Jan 2026CounselCalpine Corporation — 27 GW natural gas + geothermal fleet, creating 55 GW combined companyM&AGeothermal$26.60B27,000 MW
Jan 2026CounselSenior Secured Green Revolving Loan and LC Facility supporting 12+ GW BESS development pipeline, ~8,000 MWh under construction/contractFinancingBattery Storage$500M
Mar 2026CounselConstellation PJM natural gas generation portfolio — 4.4 GW across Delaware and Pennsylvania (Bethlehem, York 1 & 2, Hay Road, Edge Moor)M&ANatural Gas$5.00B4,400 MW
Mar 2026CounselAES Corporation — diversified global power company with ~35 GW of generation across US and international marketsM&AHybrid$33.40B35,000 MW
Apr 2026CounselArcLight Capital Partners Infrastructure Fund VIII — $3.9B Final Close (30% above $3.0B target)FinancingOther$3.90B
Apr 2026CounselArcLight Infrastructure Partners Fund VIII — $3.9B final close (exceeded $3.0B target; focuses on power generation, transmission, solar, wind, battery storage, hydro, gas, electric and gas T&D)FinancingHybrid$3.90B
2025(6 deals)
Jan 2025CounselOrigis Energy — $1B+ strategic investment in US solar and storage developer with 1 GW operating, 3 GW construction-ready, 25 GW pipelineM&AHybrid$1.00B4,000 MW
May 2025CounselTXNM Energy — regulated utility serving 800,000+ customers in Texas and New Mexico (PNM and TNMP subsidiaries)M&AHybrid$11.50B3,000 MW
Sep 2025CounselTotalEnergies North America solar portfolio — 1.3 GW utility-scale + 140 MW distributed generation across USM&ASolar$1.25B1,400 MW
Oct 2025Counsel49% equity stake in 1,632 MW diversified US portfolio — 1,030 MW solar + 402 MW wind + 200 MW storage, 10 assets, 4 power marketsM&AHybrid$800M1,632 MW
Jul 2025CounselMoxie Freedom (1,105 MW CCGT, PA) + Guernsey Power Station (1,875 MW CCGT, OH) — combined-cycle gas plants in PJMM&ANatural Gas$3.50B2,980 MW
Jun 2025CounselSunnova residential solar platform — 500K+ customers, residential solar generation/storage portfolio + ServiceCo O&M platform + New Home solar businessM&ASolar$10.67B
2024(1 deal)
Mar 2024CounselØrsted US onshore wind portfolio — Ford Ridge (IL), Helena Wind & Western Trail Wind (TX), Sunflower Wind (KS) — 957 MWM&AWind$300M957 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.