Events

Outbound Renewable Energy Projects: Worldwide Development and Investment Opportunities (Speaker)

Feb. 21-22, 2012

Executive Sponsor

Chadbourne & Parke

Partners 

  • Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association (CREIA)
  • Global Law Office
  • Marathon Capital

Dates & Locations

  • Tuesday, February 21, 2012: Shanghai
    The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai - Pudong, Shanghai ifc, 8 Century Avenue , Shanghai, Lujiazui, Pudong 200120
  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Beijing
    The Ritz-Carlton Beijing - Financial Street, 1 Jin Cheng Fang Street East, Financial Street, Beijing 100033

Who Should Attend

Senior decision makers at:

  • Major utilities
  • Renewable energy companies
  • Manufacturers of renewable energy components
  • Engineering and construction firms
  • Investment banks
  • Export credit agencies and multilateral agencies

Top Reasons to Attend

  • Learn about trends and opportunities regarding renewable energy projects in North America, Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa
  • Learn about sourcing projects in these key geographies
  • Gain clarity on renewable energy laws governing these jurisdictions
  • Learn about innovative strategies to develop and finance your project
  • Learn how to mitigate political risks
  • Avoid mistakes by learning from a variety of case studies on renewable energy development projects

Speakers

  • Bernays "Buz" Barclay, Marathon Capital, New York
  • Gregg Elesh, Marathon Capital, Chicago
  • Igor Muszyński, Chadbourne & Parke, Warsaw
  • Clint Steyn, Chadbourne & Parke, Dubai
  • Xin Zhang, Global Law Office, Beijing
  • Hai Huang, Global Law Office, Beijing
  • George Wang, Global Law Office, Shanghai
  • WeiweiGu, Global Law Office, Shanghai
  • Samuel Kwon, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC
  • John Marciano, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC

About the Executive Sponsor and Partners

Chadbourne & Parke

Chadbourne & Parke has long been recognized as one of the best projects firms in the world. In addition to possessing a first-rate conventional power practice, it is also considered a go-to firm for the development and financing of renewable energy projects. With experts spread across the firm's worldwide network of 13 offices, Chadbourne assists numerous industry participants, including utilities, IPPs, developers, commercial and other lenders, and private equity funds, in transactions across the globe.

Chadbourne’s project finance practice gets results — and those results are recognized by leading publications and directories. The US$1.2 billion financing of Phases II-V of Alta Wind Energy, which included a $579.9 million Rule 144A offering, the first capital markets sale-leaseback transaction for a wind project, was recently named “Bond Deal of the Year in The Americas” by Project Finance International and “North American Wind Deal of the Year” by Project Finance. The US$148.5 million financing of the US$254 million Maple Energy ethanol project in Peru was recently named the “Latin American Biofuels Deal of the Year" by Project Finance.

Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association (CREIA)

Established in 2000, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) works to bring together a variety of stakeholders to accelerate the development and deployment of renewable energy in China. In particular CREIA focuses on three priority areas: 1) bringing together regulatory agencies, research institutes and industry professionals to promote debate and advise on government policy; 2) bringing together national and international project developers and investors and raise awareness of renewable investment opportunities through regional networking, training and online forums and 3) providing a platform for its members of the renewable energy business community to voice their collective concerns.

Global Law Office

Global Law Office is the first and one of the leading law firms in the People's Republic of China, with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. It started providing legal services in 1979 and was formally established as a law firm by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade 1984. It was converted into a private partnership at the beginning of 2001. A leading firm for projects, infrastructure and energy work in China, Global Law Office is highly visible in Asia and advises on a range of matters, including power plant investment and clean energy projects financing. It also handles construction and infrastructure work. Clients include banks, large Chinese power companies and foreign investors.

Marathon Capital

Marathon Capital is a leading financial advisory firm focused on delivering financial products and services to the global energy and infrastructure markets. We specialize in the sale and financing of companies, projects and assets in these markets. Marathon Capital's team of senior professionals has a combination of investment banking, project finance, commercial banking, commercial finance, oil field and power plant engineering expertise. Among Marathon Capital's noteworthy transactions are the restructuring and ultimate sale of Middlesex Generation to General Electric (landfill gas to electric); Steamboat II/III to Ormat Technologies (Geothermal); the sale of Greenlight Energy to BP, plc (Wind), AMP Resources to Enel (Geothermal), CPV Wind to Iberdrola (Wind), SkyPower Corp. to Lehman Brothers (Wind and Solar) and Ridgeline Energy to Veolia Environment (Wind).


Location

Beijing and Shanghai, China

Event Speakers

Igor Muszyński
Clint Steyn
Samuel R. Kwon
John J. Marciano, III


 

Practice Areas

Project Finance

Industries

Energy

Renewable Energy

Regions

Asia

China

Offices

Beijing