Jeremy R. Schwer
Of Counsel
Jeremy is an experienced cross-border corporate transactional attorney, representing multilateral corporations, private equity funds, investors, sponsors, developers and other stakeholders in complex M&A and project development transactions. Throughout his career, Jeremy has advised clients regarding all issues relevant to the development and ownership of assets, and to the acquisition and disposition of equity stakes, including transaction structuring, risk allocation, liability protections, shareholder rights, and corporate governance.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
Jeremy’s experience highlights include:
M&A
- Represented a leading private equity fund in connection with an ev battery joint venture between its portfolio company and a global Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company
- Represented a leading solar renewable power developer in connection with the sale of a utility-scale solar pv development project and a utility-scale solar storage development project in New Mexico.
- Represented a leading private equity renewables fund in connection with the financing of a battery storage development platform.
- Represented a leading Canadian renewables development fund in connection with the refinancing of its solar project in the Dominican Republic.
- Represented a leading alternatives asset manager in connection with a management buyout and fund recapitalization and restructuring.
- Represented a leading international real estate investment fund in connection with multiple GP-led secondary fund restructurings.
- Represented a real estate investment fund manager in connection with a GP-led secondary fund restructurings.
- Represented a leading family office in connection with its equity financing of two solar funds in the United States.
- Represented a leading international emerging markets fund manager and its affiliates in connection with its acquisitions and dispositions throughout Africa, including in the cable and internet services, telecom, education, reinsurance, upstream oil and gas exploration and production, midstream oil and gas services, construction, fertilizer, mobile currency, drone delivery, restaurant, and micro-lending sectors.
- Represented a venture capital investor in connection with multiple debt and equity investments across a variety of industry sectors.
- Represented a media company in connection with the sale of a multimedia platform to a Texas-based family office.
- Represented a leading family office in connection with its restructuring of financing to a medical diagnostics company.
- Represented a real estate development company and investment firm in connection with its joint venture with a management company for investment in solar assets.
- Represented a solar power development company in connection with the sale of a portfolio of solar development assets to AES.
- Representing an investor in connection with the acquisition of a recreation concession in the US Virgin Islands.
- Represented a leading international tire manufacturer in connection with multiple acquisitions of U.S. regional tire distribution companies.
- Represented a U.S. utility in connection with the sale of 11 hydroelectric power stations representing an aggregate of 527 MW.
- Represented a private investor group in connection with its investment in a compliance management company.
- Represented a Fortune 100 insurance company and a substantial Canadian pension fund in connection with the acquisition of the U.S. electric power asset portfolio of El Paso Corporation.
- Represented a leading US private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of interests in US broker-dealer.
- Represented a Fortune 500 independent power producer in connection with the sale of its Southeastern U.S. electric power asset portfolio and trading business.
- Represented an apparel company in connection with the acquisition of a division of an apparel production company.
- Represented a UK-government sponsored private equity fund in connection with the disposition of a portfolio of 12 electric power assets in Latin America.
- Represented a leading U.S. independent power producer in connection with the acquisition of a renewable energy portfolio in Central America consisting of four operating wind power plants with a capacity of 243 MW AC, and a solar power plant with a capacity of 82 MW DC.
- Represented a US independent power producer in connection with its acquisition of a 1300 MW coal-fired electric generating facility in West Virginia.
- Represented an emerging markets power fund in connection with multiple acquisitions, including the acquisition of the Asian electric power asset portfolio of El Paso Corporation, the disposition of a portfolio of cogeneration facilities in the Philippines, the disposition of the Dominican Republic electric utility, EGE Haina, and the acquisition of the Bolivian utility company "Cobee" from NRG.
Project Development
- Represented a leading global minerals and mining company in connection with a substantial gold and copper mining and exploration joint venture with the state-owned mining company of Saudi Arabia.
- Represented a leading global minerals and mining company in connection with the development and project financing of a 215 MW power facility, 100 km transmission line and LNG regasification facility in the Dominican Republic.
- Represented a leading U.S. mining company in connection with the renegotiation of its interstate gas supply arrangements.
- Represented a leading global minerals and mining company in connection with construction and supply chain documentation for the expansion of the largest gold mine in Latin America.
- Represented a leading U.S. mining company in connection with its energy restructuring and optimization initiative.
- Represented a leading global minerals and mining company in connection with the development of international EPC and construction agreement templates.
- Represented a leading U.S. mining company in connection with the EPC contract for a solar pv power plant in Nevada.
- Represented a leading U.S. mining company in connection with the development of a 120 MW gas-fired power facility in the Western United States.
- Represented a leading global pharmaceutical company in the construction of a manufacturing facility in North Carolina.
- Represented an EPC contractor in connection with a BOP subcontract to repower a solar pv power plant in North Carolina
- Represented an EPC contractor in connection with the expansion of a solar pv power plant in New Mexico.
- Represented a leading US manufacturer in connection with the development of two commercial solar pv projects in California.
- Represented a leading global power generation company in connection with the development and financing of a solar pv project in Haiti.
- Represented a real estate developer in connection with the tax equity financing of a portfolio of solar projects.
- Represented a Palestinian power generation company in connection with the development of a 400MW gas fired electric generating facility in the West Bank.
- Represented a leading renewables power developer in connection with the development of a wind power generation project in ERCOT.
- Represented a Singapore-based power developer in connection with the development of a 300-500MW coal fired and natural gas fired power plants in Bangladesh with power off-take to the Bangladesh Power Development Board, including negotiation of all EPC and project documents.
- Represented a Singapore-based power developer in connection with the development and project financing of a mining concessions from TKI and associated 400-500MW coal fired merchant power plants in Turkey.
- Represented a Singapore-based power developer in connection with the development and project financing of a 300MW coal-fired power plant for a substantial mining project in South Africa.
- Represented a leading Texas chemical manufacturer in connection with the development and vendor financing of a cogeneration plant with Calpine.
- Represented an international joint venture in connection with the development and financing of housing projects in Basra, Iraq.
- Represented a UAE-based joint venture in connection with the conversion of two simple cycle power generation facilities to combined cycle power generation facilities in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
- Represented state-owned utility companies in the UAE in connection with the development of infrastructure projects.
- Represented the Government of Liberia in connection with the development and financing of a 125MW coal-fired power generation facility in Liberia.
- Represented a domestic electric power utility in connection with the development of an 870 MW gas-fired combustion turbine power generating facility in Ohio.
- Represented domestic electric power utility in connection with the acquisition and development of a 750 MW gas-fired combined cycle power generating facility in Virginia.
- Represented a leading US manufacturer in connection with the development of a 200 MW wind power electric generation facility in ERCOT.
- Represented a leading global power generation company in connection with the development of temporary power generation projects in Myanmar, Ghana, and Zambia.
- Represented a leading renewable power developer in connection with the development and financing of a 65 MW biomass power facility constructed for Haines manufacturing in the Dominican Republic.
- Represented a US independent power producer in connection with the construction of a gas pipeline.
- Represented a joint venture comprised of a global financial firm and a global insurance company in connection with a 150 MW West Coast based wind farm project and negotiation of a 20 year prepay power purchase agreement with Turlock Irrigation District.
- Represented wind power developer in connection with the development of Windy Flats, a 400 MW wind power generation facility in Washington.
- Represented a leading global investment bank in connection with a 100 MW wind farm development, financing and asset acquisition in California and negotiation of a 20 year prepay power purchase agreement with Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
- Represented a joint venture comprised of a global insurance company and a global investment bank in connection with the development, financing, and acquisition of White Creek Wind, a 205 MW wind power generation facility in Washington.
- Represented a leading global investment bank in connection with the development and acquisition of Adams and Danielson, two 19.8 MW wind power facilities in Minnesota utilizing Community-Based Economic Development financing.
- Represented a leading global food security company in connection with the development of grain warehouses in Egypt and Pakistan.
Other
- Represented a leading subcontractor in the defense industry in connection with its negotiation of a sub agreement with Bechtel.
- Represented a US defense industry subcontractor in the formation of its US operations, governance, and operation, including advising the Board.
- Represented a leading family office in connection with an internal equity recapitalization.
- Represented a chemical manufacturer in connection with equipment sales, service, and supply arrangements.