Rohit Chaudhry

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Representative Matters

• Represented 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 lenders, including IFC, ADB, the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the Korean Export Insurance Corp., 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 4000 MW Mundra coal-fired ultra mega power project in Gujarat, India, sponsored by Tata Power. 
• 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 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 take out 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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