Latham & Watkins Advises CPPIB and Cordelio Power on Strategic Merger With Pattern Energy

Pattern Energy Group (Pattern Energy), a leader in clean energy and transmission infrastructure, and Cordelio Power today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Pattern Energy to acquire Cordelio Power, an independent power producer in Canada and the United States. The addition of Cordelio Power will expand one of the largest independent clean energy infrastructure platforms in North America.

Latham & Watkins LLP advised CPPIB and Cordelio Power in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners David Allinson and David Beller, and Houston partner Ashley Nguyen, with associates Ransel Potter, Sarah Rodrigue, Catherine Lynch, and Victoria Lujan. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Jim Cole, with associate Dominick Constantino; on project finance matters by New York partner Kelly Cataldo, with associate Wonhyong Lee; on energy regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partners Natasha Gianvecchio and Tyler Brown, with associates Richard Griffin, Alexandra Holmes; on executive compensation, employment and benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner Adam Kestenbaum, and counsel Sandra Benjamin and Richard Nettles; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Joshua Marnitz, with associate Jacqueline Zhang and with assistance from Philip Kay; on project development matters by Houston partner Jonathan Katz, with associate Nathan Zhang; on data and technology matters by New York partner Jessica Cohen, with associate Ece Gonulal; on FCC matters by Washington, D.C. partner Elizabeth Park, with connectivity, privacy and information attorney Brad Bourne; on real estate matters by San Diego partner Bob Frances, and counsel Aaron Friberg; and on data privacy matters by Houston partner Robert Brown.