Rohit Chaudhry

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Representative Matters

• Represented a consortium, comprised of Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund and other sponsors, on the acquisition, development, financing and partial sale of the approximately $1 billion, 396 MW Ion wind project in Mexico. The lenders included export credit agencies, multilateral agencies, commercial banks and local development institutions and banks.
• Represented the lenders, including IFC, ADB, K-sure, the Export-Import Bank of Korea, BNP Paribas, and a syndicate of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India, in connection with the $4.3 billion project financing of the 4,000 MW Mundra coal-fired ultra mega power project in Gujarat, India, sponsored by Tata Power. 
• Represented the senior lenders, led by The Royal Bank of Scotland and Union Bank of California, as joint lead arrangers, on the $534 million financing of two gas fired peaking power projects in Connecticut developed by GenConn Energy, a joint venture between NRG Energy and The United Illuminating Company.
• Represented the senior lenders, led by Union Bank of California and Santander, on the financing of the 484MW gas fired Walnut Creek power project in California sponsored by Edison Mission Energy.
• Represented the lenders committee on the $1.01 billion restructuring of the debt of Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), the largest gas pipeline company in Argentina. 
• Represented the lenders, led by The Royal Bank of Scotland, on a revolving financing for a portfolio of rooftop solar PV projects owned or to be acquired or developed by Constellation Energy.
• Represented the lenders, led by Union Bank of California, on the financing of a solar PV project in California owned by NRG Energy.
• Represented the lenders on the financing, led by Union Bank of California, on the financing of a solar PV project in New Mexico developed by NRG Energy.
• Represented the borrower on a $220 million financing for the acquisition and development by Macquarie of a portfolio of landfill gas projects in Rhode Island and California.
• Represented the lenders on a $275 million financing of a portfolio of three ethanol projects located in the Midwest. 
• Represented the lenders on a $325 million financing of a portfolio of five ethanol projects. 
• Represented Duke Energy on an approximately $300 million financing supported by its Latin American assets. 
• Represented Duke Energy on a bridge financing, and a takeout bond financing, in Peru. 
• Represented the developer on the financing of a 725 megawatt gas-fired power project located in Louisiana and owned by Mirant and Cleco. 
• Represented the lenders committee on the restructuring of the debt of Transportadora de Gas del Norte (TGN), a gas pipeline company in Argentina 
• Represented the lenders on the restructuring of the debt of Aguas Argentinas, a water utility in Argentina. 
• Represented the lenders on the restructuring of the debt of Aguas Provinciales de Santa Fe, a water utility in Argentina. 
• Advised GE on a preferred equity financing for the acquisition of a power project in Florida. 
• Advised GE on a proposed acquisition of a power project in Virginia. 
• Represented a commercial bank and institutional lender syndicate in the financing of a 540 megawatt gas-fired merchant power project located in Connecticut and owned by El Paso. 
• Represented the developer on the financing of the 235 megawatt GVK power project in India, which was one of the "fast track” power projects in India. 
• Represented the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Svenska Handelsbanken on the proposed financing of a portfolio of hydro- and thermal power projects in Panama owned by AES. 
• Represented the lenders in connection with a credit line to an investment fund that invests in infrastructure projects, and with the restructuring and workout with respect to this credit line. 
• Represented a major U.S. developer on the restructuring and proposed securitization of a power contract with a Florida utility. 
• Represented the lenders on the financing of the acquisition of two power projects in New Jersey. 
• Advised IFC on a proposed financing of an oil and gas field project located in Bangladesh and owned by Unocal. 
• Advised IFC on a convertible debt facility to CPFL Energia, a Brazilian holding company.

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