As a partner in the firm’s Global Project, Energy & Infrastructure Finance Group, Timothy Wendling has experience in a broad range of financing and acquisition transactions, representing domestic and international lenders, underwriters, corporate borrowers, project sponsors, developers and sellers, including infrastructure project development and finance transactions involving wind, solar and geothermal electricity generation projects, municipal waste projects, large-scale infrastructure projects, as well as traditional corporate finance, acquisition and restructuring transactions.
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Los Angeles
Primary Focus & Experience
Most recently, Mr. Wendling has represented lenders, developers and sponsors in the development, acquisition and financing of a number of renewable energy projects, including wind power projects across the United States and solar power projects in the United States, Canada and in Europe.
Prior to practicing in the Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group, Mr. Wendling practiced in the Milbank Litigation Group, where he engaged in securities litigation, reinsurance treaty arbitration and restructuring-related workouts.
Recent Renewable Energy Transactions
- Advised institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management - Global Real Assets in its acquisition from SunEdison, Inc. and its affiliates of several utility scale wind and solar projects totaling approximately 1,383MW
- Construction and back-leverage financing and equity investment with respect to the 205 MW Garland solar photovoltaic facility in California
- Construction and back-leverage financing and equity investment with respect to the 200 MW Tranquillity solar photovoltaic facility in California
- Preferred equity investment in connection with the acquisition of a 521 MW portfolio of Atlantic Power wind projects in Oklahoma and Idaho
- Private placement financing with respect to the 200 MW ac Mount Signal solar project in California
- Construction and back-leverage financing and equity investment with respect to the 276 MW Bethel wind project in Texas
- Construction and back-leverage financing and equity investment with respect to the 120 MW Gunsight wind project in Texas
- Construction and back-leverage financing and equity investment with respect to the 300 MW Balko wind project in Oklahoma
- Letter-of-credit facility in support an equity investment with respect to an 800 MW portfolio of wind energy projects in Texas and New Mexico
- Private placement of stapled senior secured notes with respect to the refinancing of the 60 MW naphtha-fired combined cycle Hamakua Power Plant in Hawaii
Recognition & Accomplishments
Prior to joining Milbank, Mr. Wendling was a tax consultant with Deloitte & Touche USA. Mr. Wendling is a graduate of the University of Southern California and the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he participated on the Journal of Legislation.
Additional Details
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2001
- B.A., 1996
Admissions
- California
