Overview
Valeria Jose Ifarraguerri is an associate in the Corporate Department of the firm and is based in the Houston office. She has experience advising on domestic and cross-border transactions in the energy, infrastructure and private equity sectors.
Valeria counsels sponsors, asset managers and strategic investors on a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financings. She regularly advises clients across the full lifecycle of transactions, including structuring, due diligence, negotiation and execution.
Her practice includes advising on complex, multiparty transactions involving energy and infrastructure assets, including renewable energy and energy storage projects.
Valeria has experience across the United States and in cross-border matters involving Latin America and other international jurisdictions.
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, Leadership Academy for Women in Law: RISE Certificate, 2021
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, LL.M., 2019
- University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, Business and Law Certificate, 2019
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Executive Finance Program, 2017
- Universidad Anáhuac México, Licenciada en Derecho, 2016
Representations
- Spearmint Energy in a $252 million financing for two battery energy storage systems in Texas.
- EMPower, a Mexican developer of energy projects in Mexico, in connection with the expansion and development of gas-fired power plants in Texas.
- Manulife Investment Management and John Hancock in the acquisition from The Carlyle Group of a majority equity interest in a developer of community-scale battery energy storage systems in the New York metropolitan area.
- Manulife Investment Management and John Hancock in connection with its investment in Global Communications Infrastructure and the acquisition of an infrastructure portfolio in the Baltics.
- Crusoe Energy Systems in its $3.4 billion joint venture with Blue Owl Capital Inc. and Primary Digital Infrastructure to fund purpose-built data center capacity at the Lancium Clean Campus in Abilene, Texas.
- White Oak Global Advisors in the sale of 100% of ACG Holdings, Inc., one of the largest American anthracite producers in Pennsylvania.
- A leading Fortune 500 energy company in the acquisition of a solar and storage project from Vesper Energy.
- A global asset manager with over $500 billion in AUM in connection with the potential acquisition of a portfolio of renewable natural gas projects in the U.S. and abroad.
- A renewables and decarbonization solutions company in several acquisitions of U.S. solar projects from multiple private sellers.
- Global Infrastructure Partners in the refinancing of a secured loan of Saavi Energía, the fourth largest independent power producer in Mexico.
- Northgate Capital and Aurora Capital Partners in cross-border equity investments and acquisitions, including platforms in logistics, transportation and waste management along the U.S.–Mexico border.