Sam Francis
Law Firm PartnerPartner, Investment Management, NYC at Vinson & Elkins
11
Deals Attributed
$52.12B
Deal Value
40.9
GW Capacity
2
Positions Held
Career Timeline
Attributed Deals(11 deals)
Deals attributed based on Sam Francis's role at the firm during the transaction.
2026(3 deals)
Jan 2026Counsel214 MW distributed solar portfolio — 106 projectsFinancingSolar$355M214 MW
Mar 2026CounselTAKKION — integrated renewable energy services platform (wind O&M, construction, logistics, transportation)M&AOther
Mar 2026CounselSteel River Solar & Storage — 2,450 MWdc solar + 2,900 MWh battery storage, ArkansasM&ASolar2,450 MW
2025(4 deals)
May 2025CounselTXNM Energy — regulated utility serving 800,000+ customers in Texas and New Mexico (PNM and TNMP subsidiaries)M&AHybrid$11.50B3,000 MW
Jan 2025CounselCalpine Corporation — largest US power generator with ~26 GW of natural gas + geothermal (725 MW The Geysers, CA) capacity across 80 facilitiesM&ANuclear$26.60B26,000 MW
Jun 2025CounselSunnova residential solar platform — 500K+ customers, residential solar generation/storage portfolio + ServiceCo O&M platform + New Home solar businessM&ASolar$10.67B
Jul 2025CounselFrye Solar (632 MW TX) + Jicarilla Solar (125 MW NM) + 20 MW co-located BESS — Repsol US operating renewables (46.3% stake)M&ASolar + Storage$340M777 MW
2024(3 deals)
Apr 2024CounselPlatform investment supporting development and financing of 3 GW of clean energy infrastructureFinancingSolar$650M3,000 MW
Sep 2024CounselENGIE NA renewable portfolio — 2.7 GW operating portfolio of 15 projects (53% solar, 25% wind, 22% BESS)M&AHybrid2,700 MW
Dec 2024Counsel50% stake in 2 GW Texas solar and BESS portfolio — Danish Fields (720 MWp solar + 225 MWh BESS), Cottonwood (455 MWp solar + 225 MWh BESS), Hill Solar I (solar). Total: 1.7 GW solar + 300 MW BESS.M&AHybrid$800M2,000 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.