Thomas Quirxtner

Primary Focus & Experience

Thomas’s practice includes a wide range of transactions for clients primarily in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, in which he represents sponsors and lenders or investors in the development, financing and acquisition of energy generation projects.

In addition, Thomas has advised underwriters and issuers on a variety of public offerings and private placements of securities in the United States, including initial and follow-on equity, high-yield and investment grade debt and structured product offerings. He has participated in M&A transactions, including the acquisition and divestiture of businesses by corporate and private equity clients, as well as commercial financing transactions in the United States and Europe.

Representative Transactions

Mr. Quirxtner’s recent representations include advising:

• Lenders in connection with a construction, letter of credit, tax equity bridge and term loan facility for the 485MW utility scale Highlander Solar Project located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, which is expected to be the largest solar PV project in the Eastern US when completed and was named 2020 “North America Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International.
• Tax equity investor in a $370 million investment in a wind farm in Texas.
• Tax equity investor in an investment in a partnership to acquire a $490 million interest in a portfolio of wind farms.
• Tax equity investor in an investment in a partnership to acquire an up to $210 million interest in a portfolio of wind farms.
• Lead arranger in connection with a $200 million construction and term loan facility for a portfolio of commercial-scale solar photovoltaic systems.
• Financial institutions in a $450 million private placement of secured notes in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects.
• Lenders in a $450 million holdco revolving loan and letter of credit facility in support of a portfolio of renewable energy assets.
• Tax equity investors in their divestment from various energy assets (including wind farms and a refined coal facility) across the US.
• Sponsors in the financing of the construction and operation of a wind project in Mexico.
• Sponsor in connection with various acquisitions and financings of commercial-scale solar photovoltaic systems across the US.
• Lenders in a $70 million holdco letter of credit facility in support of a portfolio of renewable energy assets.
• Lenders in a $150 million loan and letter of credit facility to finance the construction of a wind farm in Illinois.
• Noteholders counsel in the USPP for White Pass & Yukon Route railway and cruise ship port in Skagway, Alaska.
• Lenders in connection with the $1 billion Vista Ridge project, a proposed new municipal water supply and aqueduct to serve the City of San Antonio, Texas, named 2016 “North American Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International, “Water Deal of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence, and “Best Utilities Project” at the 2017 P3 Awards.
• The senior secured noteholders in the $146 million private placement of bonds to privatize the water and wastewater utility in Rialto, California. 
• Lenders in connection with a capex credit facility to the owner of a major toll road operator in the Midwestern United States.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Thomas received his Magister degree from the University of Vienna, Austria, and his LL.M. degree with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a native speaker of English and German.