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Vinson & Elkins represented MN8 Energy LLC, one of the largest renewable energy producers in the United States, in its private placement (the “Private Placement”), with gross proceeds of $325 million from the issuance and sale of shares of the Company’s convertible preferred stock

Vinson & Elkins advised Southwest Airlines Co. in the acquisition of SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures, LLC (SARV).

A Vinson & Elkins team led by Partner Sarah Morgan is working with the Greater Houston Partnership, through its Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI), on a pathbreaking initiative designed to foster the development of commercial-scale, renewable energy technology.

Vinson & Elkins advised Stonepeak in the acquisition of an interest in a portfolio consisting of four US onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 957 MW from Ørsted.

Vinson & Elkins advised Fervo Energy (“Fervo”), the leader in next-generation geothermal development, in connection with its Series D capital raise of $244 million in new funding led by Devon Energy, a pioneer in shale oil and gas.

Vinson & Elkins advised Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, in connection with an agreement with Dominion Energy to acquire a 50% interest in its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project through the formation of an offshore wind partnership.

Vinson & Elkins is advising Global Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of a 50 percent interest in the South Fork and Revolution Wind Projects from Eversource Energy for approximately $1.1 billion.

Vinson & Elkins advised Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, in a six-year $300 million senior secured term loan and a two-year delayed draw term loan commitment of an additional $100 million extended to Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

Vinson & Elkins advised Infinium in Project Roadrunner, a project to develop a Power-to-Liquids (PtL) eFuels facility in west Texas that will convert waste carbon dioxide and hydrogen produced from renewable power (i.e. “green” hydrogen) into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low carbon fuels, and also a $75 million project equity investment commitment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to support the development of Project Roadrunner.

Vinson & Elkins advised Composite Advanced Technologies, LLC, a portfolio company of Apollo-managed funds, in its acquisition of Kelley Leasing Partners, a compressed gas and cryogenic liquid transportation equipment leasing company serving hydrogen, helium and CNG customers across industrial gas, utility and virtual pipeline end markets.

Vinson & Elkins represented Enbridge (US) Inc. in a $1.2 billion transaction with Morrow Renewables for the purchase of seven operating U.S. landfill gas-to- renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities.

Vinson & Elkins advised Great Bay Renewables, LLC (“Great Bay”), a joint venture company between certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo and Altius Renewable Royalties Corporation, in connection with Great Bay’s entry into senior secured credit financing agreements in the aggregate amount of $247 million.