Akin Gump Advises on Power Finance & Risk’s Latin America Project Finance Deal of the Year
(Los Angeles) – Akin Gump has been recognized for its work on Power Finance & Risk’s Latin America Project Finance Deal of the Year.
The firm, led by cross-border transactions partner Dino Barajas and senior counsel Vladimir Fet, served as counsel to the borrower in Canadian Solar’s primary project financing of its Cafayate solar project in Argentina. The $50 million 100.1 MWp project, located in Salta Province, closed in November 2018.
The project is currently under construction and is expected to reach commercial operation in the second quarter of 2019. Once energized, the plant will generate around 235,777 MWh of electricity per year.
The PF&R awards honor excellence in power project finance and M&A.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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