Renewable Energy Finance

M&A and structured finance for the energy transition.

Independent consulting backed by 13 years of transaction experience and financial modeling expertise in energy finance — available to serve as an extension of your team.

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Services

Financial Modeling

Tax equity, project finance, and M&A models — new builds, augmentation of existing models, audits, and reviews.

Transaction Support

Modeling, diligence, and structuring support across M&A and capital raising processes.

Custom Engagements

Scoped projects for opportunity assessment, structuring perspectives, and ad-hoc analytical work.

About

Independent consulting in renewable energy M&A, structured finance, and financial modeling. Thirteen years structuring and financing transactions across tax equity, project finance debt, cash equity, and M&A — with nine focused on renewables.

Prior experience includes project finance lending at a major international bank, M&A and capital raising experience at two renewable energy investment banks, and product development as the first employee of a financial modeling software company built for the renewable energy market.

Work with renewable energy developers, investors, lenders, and tax credit buyers on M&A transactions, structured financings, and investments.

Experience

$5B+
Renewable energy transactions
6+ GW
Renewable energy capacity
13
Years of energy finance

Track Record

Selected closed transactions

Type
Asset
Year Type Asset Role Location Description
2023 M&A · Sell-side Solar + Storage Sell-side Advisor Various / US Minority interest sale of 26-project operating solar + BESS portfolio (until exit) Press ↗
2023 M&A · Sell-side Solar Sell-side Advisor Various / US Operating solar portfolio sale across 11 utility-scale projects Press ↗
2023 M&A · Sell-side Solar + Storage Sell-side Advisor CA / US Pre-NTP sale of utility-scale solar + BESS project — nation's largest permitted solar + storage project at time of sale Press ↗
2021 M&A · Sell-side Solar + Storage Sell-side Advisor Various / US Supporting role on majority interest sale of utility-scale renewable energy developer platform Press ↗
2019 M&A · Sell-side Solar Sell-side Advisor AZ, CA, NV / US Sale of three pre-NTP utility-scale solar projects Press ↗
2019 Tax Equity + Debt Solar Financial Advisor CA / US Tax equity and debt financing for utility-scale solar project Press ↗
2019 M&A · Sell-side Solar Sell-side Advisor SC / US Sale of pre-NTP utility-scale solar project Press ↗
2019 M&A · Sell-side Solar Sell-side Advisor CA / US Sale of operating residential solar portfolio Confidential
2018 Tax Equity Wind Financial Advisor TX / US Tax equity financing for utility-scale wind project Confidential
2017 Project Finance Gas-Fired Power Lender Mexico Project finance debt — gas-fired power plant Press ↗
2016 Project Finance Transmission Lender Chile Project finance debt — transmission line and substations Press ↗
2016 Project Finance Oil & Gas Lender Mexico Project finance debt for sale-leaseback of oil and gas infrastructure assets Press ↗
2015 Project Finance Oil & Gas Lender TX / US Project finance debt — gas pipeline and header system Press ↗
2015 Project Finance Oil & Gas Lender TX / US Project finance debt — natural gas pipeline Press ↗
2015 Project Finance Oil & Gas Lender TX / US Project finance debt — natural gas pipeline Press ↗

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Whether you're working on a transaction, need a financial model, or want diligence or analytical support, I'm here to help. All inquiries are confidential.

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