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Origis Energy Secures $1+ Billion Strategic Investment from Brookfield and Antin

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Vinson & Elkins advised affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. in connection with a preferred equity commitment to Origis USA (a portfolio company of Antin Infrastructure Partners).

Origis USA is one of America’s leading renewable energies and decarbonization solution platforms which develops, builds, and operates large-scale renewable energy projects. The strategic investment from Brookfield and Antin could exceed $1 billion in the aggregate. This partnership will help accelerate Origis’ expansion of its solar and energy storage assets to meet the growing demand for clean energy in the US.

The Vinson & Elkins team was led by partner Peter Marshall and counsel Austin White, assisted by senior associate Michelle Fu, and associates Maham Shahzad and Devon Espinoza-Fontenot. Also assisting were partner Eamon Nolan; counsel Bader Thabti, senior associate Jacob Panagi, associates Tom Rhys-Jones and Joe Mallet, trainee solicitor Tom Osborn; partner Stephanie Coco and associates Jake Silver, Peter Berquist, Hunter Michielson and Joseph Balhoff, partners Josh Heideman and Aaron Prince, senior associates Rimal Kacem and Bill Olaguera and Peter Kim; partners Lina Dimachkieh and Lauren Collins and senior associate Miron Klimkowski and associate Sarah McIntosh; partner Sean Becker, senior associate Peter Goetschel and associate Ashley Plunk; partner Joo Hyun Lee and associates Henry Crowell and Madeline O’Neill; partner Michael Kurzer, senior associate Alexa Chally and associate Sean Dao; partner John Decker and associates Ethan Borrasso and Max Aguirre; partner Matt Dobbins and associate Nate Schumacher; and counsel Evan Miller.

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