Blank Rome LLP

CASES AND DEALS

• Blank Rome Represents NYSEG and Penelec in Transfer of Coal-Fired Generating Facility

  [Deal]
  December 14, 2012
  Nicholas A. Giannasca, Daniel J. Ivler, Carlos E. Gutierrez and Elizabeth A. Stern
  New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (“NYSEG”) and Pennsylvania Electric Company (“Penelec”) in connection with the transfer from Edison Mission to GE Capital of the 1,884 megawatt Homer City coal-fired generating facility.
  

• First Niagara Bank In A $9 Million Construction Loan For Development of Solar Generation Facilities

  [Deal]
  July 31, 2012
  Elizabeth A. Stern, Nicholas A. Giannasca, Stephen T. Whelan and Mark I. Rabinowitz
  First Niagara Bank in connection with a $9 million construction loan to LCP Solar Development I LP, Beaver Solar LLC, Cherrington Solar LLC, Parlin Solar LLC and Springfield Solar LLC.
  

• Delta Air Lines Purchases Marcus Hook Refinery

  [Deal]
  July 2, 2012
  Bruce A. Eisenberg, Benjamin G. Stonelake, Joan N. Stern, Peter F. Kelsen, Adam E. Laver, Heather L. Demirjian, et al.
  Subsidiaries of Delta Air Lines, Inc. in their $180 million purchase of a refinery in Trainer and Marcus Hook, Delaware County, PA, and associated assets from affiliates of Phillips 66 (formerly ConocoPhillips)
  

• USG&E In A $75 Million Refinancing of Its Working Capital Facility

  [Deal]
  June 8, 2012
  Nicholas A. Giannasca, Carlos E. Gutierrez and Elizabeth A. Stern
  USG&E in connection with a $75 million refinancing of its working capital facility with Macquarie.
  

• PRIZIM Sold to Hitachi Consulting Corporation

  [Deal]
  April 13, 2012
  Steven Dubow, James R. Staiger, Timothy A. French and Cory G. Jacobs
  PRIZIM in the sale of its equity to Hitachi Consulting Corporation
  

• Eagles and NRG Join to Develop Solar and Wind

  [Deal]
  March 2012
  Nicholas A. Giannasca, Carlos E. Gutierrez and Elizabeth A. Stern
  The Philadelphia Eagles in connection with the construction and installation of approximately three MWs of solar and wind generation at the Eagles Lincoln Financial Stadium.
  

• American Standard Energy Purchases Leasehold Working Interests

  [Deal]
  March 5, 2012
  Robert J. Mittman, Kathleen A. Cunningham, Scott R. Smith, Kristina L. Trauger and Jason I. Miller
  American Standard Energy in its purchase of leasehold working interests in approximately 72,300 net acres
  

• Renewable Energy Project Developer Sells Solar Farm

  [Deal]
  December 2011
  Thomas P. Dwyer, Nicholas A. Giannasca, Michael Pollack and Daniel R. Blickman
  A renewable energy project developer in the development and subsequent sale of its utility sized solar farm to the renewable energy development arm a large public utility.
  

• MVC Capital Acquires Membership Interest in Parent of Energy Service Companies

  [Deal]
  November 15, 2011
  Nicholas A. Giannasca, Carlos E. Gutierrez and Elizabeth A. Stern
  MVC Private Equity Fund, L.P. in its acquisition of a substantial membership interest in the parent of energy service companies Plymouth Rock Energy, LLC (“Plymouth”) and Falcon Energy, LLC (“Falcon”) along with control of the boards of directors of Plymouth and Falcon.
  

• Blank Rome Secures Victory in Department of Energy Contract Partnership

  [Case]
  September 9, 2011
  Alan M. Freeman, Brian A. Bannon, Brian S. Gocial and Cheryl S. Chang
  Blank Rome secured a victory for client Tetra TechEC, Inc. in a suit claiming that Ahtna Government Services Corporation was liable for breaching an agreement that stated the two companies were to jointly work on a U.S. Department of Energy Contract.
  

• Laser Northeast Gathering Company in a $190M Revolving Credit Facility

  [Deal]
  July 8, 2011
  Mark I. Rabinowitz, Ernest W. Chung, Nicholas A. Giannasca, Michael J. Feinman, Margaret Anne Hill, Arthur Bachman, et al.
  Laser Northeast Gathering Company, LLC (“Laser”) in connection with a $190 million revolving credit facility agented by Bank of America.
  

• Meidlinger Water Investments Makes Follow-On Investment in Liberty Hydro

  [Deal]
  April 28, 2011
  Thomas P. Dwyer
  Meidlinger Water Investments in its follow-on investment in Liberty Hydro, Inc.
  

• Innovative Energy Systems Sells Portfolio of 11 Landfill Projects

  [Deal]
  February 16, 2011
  Nicholas A. Giannasca and Carlos E. Gutierrez
  Innovative Energy Systems, Inc. in the sale of IES’s portfolio of 11 landfill gas-to-energy projects located to a subsidiary of Energy Investors Funds.
  

• Developer of Alternate Energy Sources in a $10 Million Private Issuance

  [Deal]
  December 10, 2010
  Shaun Snitman
  A U.S.-based company engaged in the development of alternate energy sources, in a private issuance of up to $10 million in convertible debt to a leading Israeli private equity fund.
  

• Meidlinger Partners Invests in Liberty Hydro, a Water Focused Environmental Technology Company

  [Deal]
  October 20, 2010
  Thomas P. Dwyer and Michael C. Greenbaum
  Blank Rome advised Meidlinger Partners in its preferred stock investment in Liberty Hydro, Inc., a water focused environmental technology company.
  

• First Solar Inc. Acquires NextLight Renewable Power

  [Deal]
  July 12, 2010
  Louis M. Rappaport and Howard M. Knee
  NextLight Renewable Power in connection with its $297 million acquisition by Arizona-based alternative energy company First Solar Inc.
  

• Benevolent Capital Partners Invests in Terracycle, Inc.

  [Deal]
  May 24, 2010
  Thomas P. Dwyer
  Benevolent Capital Partners in its investment in Terracycle, Inc.
  

• Blank Rome Represents USG&E in Refinancing

  [Deal]
  March 31, 2010
  Nicholas A. Giannasca, Michael L. Cioffi and Christopher A. Lewis
  U.S. Gas and Electric, Inc. (USG&E) in its refinancing of its natural gas working capital credit facility.
  

• Akeida Capital Finances California Biomass Plant

  [Deal]
  October 7, 2009
  Nicholas A. Giannasca, Margaret Anne Hill, William S. Small and Thomas R. Westle
  Akeida Capital in $10.5 million senior secured loan facility for a biomass power generation facility located in Blue Lake, California.
  

• Blank Rome Represents USG&E in Acquisition of ESPI

  [Deal]
  July 31, 2009
  Nicholas A. Giannasca
  USG&E in its acquisition of ESPI for an undisclosed amount.
  

• Akeida Capital Finances California Renewable Energy Facilities

  [Deal]
  June 15, 2009
  Nicholas A. Giannasca, Erin O'Brien Harkiewicz, Margaret Anne Hill, William S. Small and Thomas R. Westle
  Akeida Capital in a $12.5 million senior secured financing for two biomass power generation facilities located in the San Joaquin Valley in California.
  

• Private Equity Fund Invests in Electric Power Sector

  [Deal]
  March 2009
  A private equity fund that invests in the electric power sector in the restructuring of an investment in one of their portfolio companies for an undisclosed amount.
  

• Decades of Growth for an Energy Client

  [Deal]
  September 21, 2008
  Bruce A. Eisenberg, Matthew J. Comisky, Pelayo Coll and Daniel J. Ivler
  Leading independent U.S. refiner and marketer of petroleum products in multiple transactions through more than three decades of growth.
  

• Integrated Capital Partners Invests in Green Technology Company

  [Deal]
  September 2008
  Thomas P. Dwyer
  Integrated Capital Partners, LLC in its investment in Rainwater Management Solutions, Inc. (RMS), a company that has developed an innovative and unique rainwater harvesting system.
  

• Strategic Investment for Innovative Clean Tech, Energy Efficiency Company from Bank of America

  [Deal]
  June 6, 2008
  Thomas P. Dwyer and Lisa Casey Spaniel
  Field Diagnostic Services, Inc. (FDSI), a clean technology, energy efficiency company, in connection with strategic investment from Bank of America.
  

• Farm & Home Oil Company Acquired by Buckeye Partners for $145.5 Million

  [Deal]
  February 8, 2008
  Gary R. Goldenberg, Kipp B. Cohen, Cory G. Jacobs, Samuel H. Becker, Margaret Anne Hill, Daniel J. Ivler, et al.
  Farm & Home Oil Company, in its acquisition by Buckeye Partners, L.P., for $145.5 million.
  

• Blank Rome Wins PECO a $55 Million Tax Refund

  [Case]
  June 26, 2007
  William H. Roberts
  This case involved the interplay between the Electric Competition Act and the Tax Reform Code.
  

• $173 Million Sale of Electric Generation Facilities

  [Deal]
  September 1, 2006
  Karen L. Corliss, Louis M. Rappaport and Brett J. Schulman
  Atlantic City Electric in the sale of its interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh electric generating facilities to Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., for $173 million.
  

• $1.5 Billion Bankruptcy of Energy Company USGen

  [Case]
  May 13, 2005
  Bonnie Glantz Fatell and Marc E. Richards
  One of the largest and most complex bankruptcies filed in the state of Maryland.
  

• $181 Million Acquisition of Gas Service Stations

  [Deal]
  December 1, 2004
  Matthew J. Comisky, Bruce A. Eisenberg, Daniel J. Ivler and Steven A. Shoumer
  Independent oil refiner on their $181 million acquisition of 112 convenience stores / service stations and approximately 230 supply sites in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia from the third largest integrated oil and gas company in the U.S.