Akin announced today that Chadron Edwards has joined the firm as a projects & energy transition partner in New York. He joins from Mayer Brown and previously served as a vice president in Deutsche Bank’s Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Group.
Edwards’ practice is focused on representing sponsors, lenders and other entities in connection with project financing transactions, with a focus on energy and infrastructure. Edwards advises on traditional project finance lending transactions and infrastructure public-private partnerships, as well as tax credit monetization and transfer transactions, which have increased significantly in the last several years. His practice supports the firm’s continued expansion of its energy and project finance capabilities, especially as it relates to the energy transition.
“Our global projects & energy transition practice continues to see increasing client demand driven by project finance transactions, including private capital investment in the energy transition,” said Akin chairperson Kim Koopersmith. “We’re pleased to further grow our team in New York and welcome Chadron to the firm.”
“Chadron is a well-respected dealmaker in the energy and project finance space, and he brings great synergies to our leading projects & energy transition practice,” added corporate practice co-head Zachary Wittenberg. “Chadron’s debt finance experience will benefit our clients in their most complex project finance and energy transition transactions.”
Edwards is the latest addition to the firm’s comprehensive energy and infrastructure platform this year, with Akin having added projects & energy transition partner April Kim in California; energy transactions partners Trent Bridges and Ian Goldberg and private equity partner Andrew Lehman in Houston and energy partner Rob Butler in London.
“Akin has a top-tier projects & energy transition practice, and its platform with strength in tax credit purchase transactions and credit investors is the ideal setting to continue building my practice,” said Edwards on his move. “I look forward to reuniting with my former colleague Ike Emehelu and joining new colleagues on this growing and dynamic team in meeting the continued client demand for investing in the energy transition.”
Source: www.akingump.com
