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Overview
Bret E. Strzelczyk (“Strel-check”) is an associate in the Energy & Infrastructure practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. He focuses on representing bank lenders, insurance companies, pension funds, asset managers and other institutional investors in connection with project development and finance, private placement offerings and other corporate transactions in the renewable energy, battery storage, natural gas and infrastructure sectors. He has also advised project sponsors on debt and tax equity financings.
Accolades
- Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers (2025-26)
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2018
- Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A. (cum laude), 2014
Representations
- Institution lenders in connection with a $750 million term loan B financing for an approximately 1,200-megawatt natural-gas-fired, combined-cycle electrical generating facility utilizing combustion turbines located in Will County, Illinois.
- Bank lenders and private placement investors in connection with the $750 million refinancing of long-term concession rights to manage energy and utility interests for a large university campus.
- Renewable energy sponsor in connection with a $330 million credit facility to support the development and construction of a 100-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy generation project and a 100 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage project in Imperial County, California.
- Renewable energy sponsor in connection with a $420 million credit facility to support the development and construction of a 150-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy generation project and a 150 MW / 600 MWh battery energy storage project in San Bernardino County, California.
- Existing debt investors in connection with the recapitalization of a marine fuel distribution terminal, including the issuance of additional $100 million indebtedness and equity interests in the terminal operator, and related corporate and financing matters to remove the existing private equity sponsor.
- Institutional investors in connection with the $133 million senior secured financing to support the construction of a liquid natural gas facility in Pennsylvania.
- Institutional investors in connection with a $2.3 billion credit tenant loan build-to-suit construction to permanent financing of an electric battery manufacturing facility in Arizona, which included the negotiation of a payment and performance guarantee from a publicly listed foreign multinational corporation.
- Energy-transition-focused investment manager in connection with a $440 million tax equity investment and material restructuring of existing debt financing to support the development and construction of a 674 MWdc / 500 MWac utility-scale solar farm located in Genesee County, New York.
- Institutional investors in a $362 million senior secured financing in connection with the construction of twenty solar photovoltaic projects in California, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
- Institutional investors in connection with the successful bid process to provide financing for a private equity sponsor’s OpCo/HoldCo acquisition of natural gas assets in the Southeast United States totaling $1.2 billion.
- Institutional investors in connection with the successful bid process to provide financing for a private equity sponsor’s HoldCo acquisition of natural gas assets in the Southwest United States totaling $250 million.
Matters may have been completed prior to joining Paul Hastings
Involvement
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- Member – American College of Investment Counsel