Jonathan Melmed
King & Spalding LLPEnergy and infrastructure transactions form a standout area of focus for the team at King & Spalding LLP, which is active in transactions that span the middle- and upper-market and encompass portfolio company mergers, joint ventures, platform and add-on acquisitions, and exits for private equity funds seeking to dispose of oil and gas assets and invest in renewable assets. Practice co-head Jonathan Melmed acts as a key contact for energy-related matters and is a key contact for SPAC mergers and strategic investments, while Atlanta-based co-head Rahul Patel extends the team’s area of expertise to encompass deals in the tech and logistics sectors. Enrico Granata is a key contact for cross-border public and private M&A as well as for joint ventures and restructuring matters, while Adam Hankiss handles growth investments and buyouts in the infrastructure space. Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
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Key clients
- ACON
- Axium Infrastructure
- Brookfield Renewable
- Carlyle Power Partners
- D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments
- Lotus Infrastructure Partners
- Macquarie Capital
- Morguard Corporation
- Vida Capital Inc.
- WM Partners
Work highlights
- Advised D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and various affiliates on the sale of a 75% indirect equity interest in the 149 MW Big River solar project.
- Advised Instar Asset Management and its portfolio companies on several strategic transactions.
- Advised Lotus Infrastructure Partners on multiple strategic transactions to liquidate previous investments in natural gas assets and deploy capital into renewable natural gas assets.
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Jonathan Melmed, Rahul Patel