Overview
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented BQ Energy, LLC (BQE), a national leader in landfill and brownfield renewable energy development, in its sale to CleanCapital, an industry-leading clean energy investment platform. This purchase will further help fund the development of projects in BQE’s substantial long-term pipeline, deploying capital to projects that not only advance the energy transition but also put underutilized and polluted land to new use with myriad climate and community-related benefits.
- The transaction was announced on June 29, 2022.
- The acquisition of BQE includes a pipeline of late-stage development solar projects totaling over 300 MW and mid-stage development solar projects totaling more than 700 MW.
- The McDermott team was led by Debra Harrison and included Nate Barnett, Elle Hayes, Joel Hugenberger, Greg Weigand, Stephania Sanon, Michelle Strowhiro, Brian Tiemann, Daphne Trotter, Cristell Fortune, Dominique Torsiello and Kate Williams.
- Read CleanCapital’s press release here.
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