Description
As the renewable energy industry continues to grow exponentially and many new players enter the market, renewable energy mergers and acquisitions transactions are growing rapidly. Attorneys and advisers within the energy sector must handle complex issues involving transaction structure, due diligence to identify and allocate risks, and valuation and balancing upside/risks between buyers and sellers.
Structuring transactions for renewables involves recognizing key components in buying and selling projects at different stages on a renewables timeline. The panel will discuss various deal structures to sell projects in the renewable energy industry. Our panel will focus on the following types of transactions that are scattered across the timeline: (1) developer to developer, (2) completion of development, (3) build transfer agreements, and (4) operating projects. Also, counsel must prepare for issues relating to payment structures, credit support, closing conditions, and buy-back rights.
Listen as our panel guides counsel advising companies in the renewable energy industry on structuring M&A deals. The panel will discuss due diligence measures that effectively identify and mitigate risks and liabilities, as well as crucial considerations under various types of deal structures. The panel will also touch on key trends affecting M&A in the industry, such as tax credit phase-out and utility acquisitions.
Presented By
Ms. Diffen focuses her practice on energy transactions, M&As and project development. She represents developers, private equity firms, investment banks, and a variety of other public and private companies in the renewable energy, energy storage, power generation, and oil and gas industries on complex transactions, including M&As, joint ventures, development projects, and project finance. Ms. Diffen serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law.
Mr. Hoeppner is a member of Invenergy’s in-house legal team focusing on commercial transactions, including M&A, offtake, construction and procurement, interconnection and transmission, O&M and other service contracts, joint ventures and joint development arrangements and, a variety of other commercial matters. Prior to joining Invenergy, Mr. Hoeppner was an associate at a large, international law firm where he focused on a variety of financings and other transactional matters.
Mr. Lynch is a member of the firm’s Project Finance & Development practice group. He represents developers, commercial users, energy marketers, investors, financial institutions, utilities and other market participants in a wide range of energy transactions. Mr. Lynch’s practice encompasses project finance and development, energy marketing and trading, renewable energy, and M&As. He has advised clients in conventional and renewable energy projects related to solar, wind, biomass, electricity, natural gas, coal, renewable energy credits, biofuels, weather, and carbon capture and sequestration.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Sale of development-stage projects
II. Development completion sales
III. Build transfer agreements
IV. Sale of operating projects
V. Current trends
A. Utility acquisitions
B. Tax credits phase-out
The panel will review these and other mission-critical issues:
- Different types of deal structures and critical deal points
- Key due diligence issues for buyers and sellers in renewable energy M&A deals
- How tax credits impact M&A negotiations and activities
Related Courses
AB 825 and New California Energy Laws: Counseling Risks and Opportunities
Thursday, December 11, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT