16 Oct 2025

"Kirkland & Ellis Advises Apex Clean Energy on $1.05 Billion Corporate Refinancing"

"Kirkland & Ellis has successfully advised Apex Clean Energy on a $1.05 billion corporate refinancing deal, which will enhance the company's capital and flexibility for its extensive 60+ gigawatt development portfolio in the U.S. The financing includes a $500 million term loan, a $150 million revolving credit facility, and a $400 million letter of credit facility."

Kirkland & Ellis advised Apex Clean Energy, a prominent independent power producer, in a significant corporate refinancing transaction. The transaction involved a total of $1.05 billion in financing, which will enhance Apex Clean Energy's capital and flexibility to support its extensive development portfolio of over 60 gigawatts across the United States. The financing structure includes a $500 million term loan, a $150 million revolving credit facility, and a $400 million letter of credit facility. The legal team from Kirkland & Ellis comprised various specialists: debt finance lawyers Rohit Chaudhry, Olivia George, David Kim, and Duncan Grimm; energy regulatory lawyers Drew Stuyvenberg and Kevin Hivick; environmental transactions lawyers Paul Tanaka, Julie Molina, and Courtney Tibbetts; litigation lawyer Nick Niles; derivatives lawyer Brett Ackerman; employment & labor lawyer Risa Salins; employee benefits lawyer Jack Bernstein; investment funds ERISA lawyer Joe Lifsics; investment funds regulatory lawyer Phil Giglio; and tax lawyer Sophia Han.
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