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Overview
Forrest Grossman is of counsel in the Energy & Infrastructure practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Forrest’s practice focuses on cross-border and domestic project development and financings and acquisition financings in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He represents lenders, sponsors, and other financial institutions in a broad range of infrastructure, energy and other financings. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Forrest was an associate at another prominent global law firm.
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 2019
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2015
Representations
- HPS Investment Partners in connection with the development of a portfolio of battery energy storage projects located in the United States.
- The lead arrangers in connection with the development, construction and operation of the approximately 240 MW capacity Pleasant Prairie solar generation project in Ohio.
- The lead arranger in the financing for Stonepeak Tulia Holdings, as borrower, for the purchase of a 50% interest in a portfolio of solar and BESS assets in the United States.
- The lead arrangers in the financing of a 342 MW wind generation project to comprise of up to 76 rotor wind turbine generators located in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties in New York.
- The lead arrangers in the acquisition of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp’s renewable energy business to LS Power.
- MUFG in an acquisition financing, upon which Orsted OpCO Energy Partners 4 will own 100% of the equity interests of Sparta-eleven Mile Solar center Class B, LLC, which owns the Eleven Mile Project Company.
- The lead arranger in a loan to an affiliate of Apex Clean Energy for the construction of the Bowman wind project.
- The lenders in connection with the financing of the development of a portfolio of battery energy storage projects located in several states.
- The lenders in connection with the provision of a development financing facility for a portfolio of distributed generation battery energy storage projects located across the five boroughs of New York City.
- The lenders in connection with the provision of a development financing facility for a portfolio of distributed generation solar projects located in several states.
- The lead arrangers in connection with the project financing of the 200 MW capacity Bowman Wind wind generation project located in Bowman County, Dakota.
- The lead arrangers in connection with the project financing of the 342 MW capacity Alle-Catt Wind Energy Center wind generation project comprising up to 76 rotor wind turbine generators located in Allegany County, Cattaraugus County and Wyoming County, New York.
- The lead arrangers in connection with the project financing of the 240 MW capacity Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center solar generation project in Franklin County, Ohio.
- The lead arrangers in the financing of an acquisition by an affiliate of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners of a 50% interest in a portfolio of solar and BESS assets in New Mexico and Texas.
- The lead arranger in the financing of an acquisition by an affiliate of Ørsted of a minority interest in a portfolio of solar and BESS assets in Arizona and Texas.
- The lead arranges in the financing of the acquisition of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp's renewable energy business by LS Power.
- The initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of a new $155 million tranche of senior dues, due 2033 for the Chicago Skyway.
- The initial purchasers in connection with the issuance of a new $205 million tranche of senior dues, due 2034 for the Chicago Skyway.
- The lead arrangers in connection with a $550 million project financing of a portfolio of datacenters located in the Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Columbus, Kansas City, Phoenix and Salt Lake City metro areas.
- The issuer and the Government of Jamaica in connection with the issuance of senior secured notes in a $480 million securitization of a portion of the gross revenues of the Norman Manley International Airport for the Government of Jamaica.
- The note purchasers in connection with a securitization of a pool of lease and mortgage receivables generated renewable energy projects.
The lenders to International Transportation Service LLC, operator of Piers G and J container terminals at the Port of Long Beach, in connection with the refinancing of existing debt and implementation of a new capital expenditure facility to support a Slip Fill expansion project.