Nicholas Atwood
Counsel, Washington, D.C.
“I advise private equity sponsors, commercial lenders, ECAs and other project participants on the development and financing of energy transition assets”
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Overview
Nick has extensive experience advising financial institutions and borrowers on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including project finance, export credit finance, aircraft lease finance and sovereign finance, with a focus on renewable energy, telecom and other infrastructure sectors.
Nick has practiced in both the U.S. and Asia and is fluent in Mandarin.
Work highlights:
- Sixth Street Partners, Tor Investment Management and Corbin Capital: advising on a mezzanine financing for the $1.3bn Trumbull natural gas-fired electric combined cycle power plant in Ohio (IJ Global's North American Power Deal of the Year).
- Elia Group SA/NV: advising on its acquisition, through Elia Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary WindGrid USA LLC, of a 35.1% stake in energyRe Giga Projects, a subsidiary of energyRe LLC, the proceeds of which will be used to fund renewable U.S. transmission and energy generation projects.
- Project sponsor: advising in connection with a proposed warehouse facility for a ring-fenced portfolio of solar and energy storage facilities in the United States.
- Leading Developer: advising on a proposed build transfer agreement (BTA) with a public utility for a renewable energy asset.
- Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) and Banco Santander: advising on a US$100m Credit Agreement for Sociedad Química y Mineral De Chile S.A., one of the largest producers of lithium carbonate in the world.
- Various bidders: advising on the acquisition of offshore wind assets in the United States.
- Project sponsor: advising in connection with the financing of a solar power generation facility in Texas.
- Citi Energy: advising on a commodities intermediation financing involving a renewable diesel asset.
- International Finance Corporation (IFC): advising in connection with the restructuring of IFC loans to Molino Cañuelas S.A.C.I.F.I.A., the largest Argentine producer and exporter of wheat flour in the world.
Professional experience
Nick is an expert in finance law, often sharing his knowledge and insights at conferences, most recently:
- “Elective Pay & Tax Incentives for Eligible Entities 101: The What, When, and How,” Lawyers For Good Government webinar, August 9, 2023
Education and qualifications
Nick holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and B.A. from Yale University.