Annelise Karreman
Associate
New York
annelise.karreman@lw.com
+1.212.906.1302
PRACTICES
- Project Development & Finance
INDUSTRIES
- Energy & Infrastructure
EDUCATION
- BE in Civil Engineering, University of Western Australia, 2013
First Class Honours - LLB, University of Western Australia, 2013
First Class Honours
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Annelise Karreman advises clients on complex development, financing, acquisition, and divestment transactions in the energy and infrastructure space.
Annelise advises sponsors, lenders, private placement investors, equity investors, and developers undertaking complex transactions across the full life cycle of energy and infrastructure projects involving:
- Oil and gas, including midstream and liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- Thermal power, including natural gas-fired power plants and geothermal plants
- Energy transition, including wind projects, community solar, distributed generation and utility-scale solar, battery storage, and renewable natural gas (RNG)
- Digital infrastructure, including fiber optic cable, transmission assets, and data centers
- Other infrastructure
Annelise’s experience advising on all sides of these transactions provides her with the commercial knowledge to help clients navigate any complexities during the course of a matter.
Before joining Latham, Annelise worked in the projects practice of a major international law firm in Australia, where she represented sponsors, lenders, developers, contractors, and public authorities in relation to a variety of energy, resources, and infrastructure-related projects.
Annelise maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising clients who have been the victims of domestic violence.
EXPERIENCE
Annelise’s experience includes advising:
Oil and Gas
- Venture Global on the:
- US$13.2 billion Phase 1 Plaquemines LNG project financing
- US$7.8 billion Phase 2 Plaquemines LNG project financing
- The institutional investors on the partial refinancing of an international LNG project with a 4(a)(2) note private placement
- ArcLight Capital Partners on numerous portfolio company, commercial bank, Term Loan B, and other financings, including the financing associated with acquiring an interest in the NGPL natural gas pipeline network from affiliates of Kinder Morgan and Brookfield and a subsequent incremental acquisition of additional interest in the pipeline network
- The sponsor on a back-leveraged term loan and letter-of-credit facility for an entity owning a controlling interest in a 446-mile intrastate natural gas pipeline
Thermal Power
- The financing parties on refinancing a 475 MW gas fired PJM power project
- Avenue Capital/Middle River Power on numerous portfolio company private placements in connection with a portfolio of thermal projects
Energy Transition
- Terra-Gen, as sponsor, on the debt financing and refinancing of a holdco term loan, revolving credit, and letter-of-credit facility backed by a portfolio of wind, solar, and battery energy storage system (BESS) storage assets in the United States
- Avenue Capital/Middle River Power on the debt financing transaction for a portfolio of battery storage projects in California
- Apex Clean Energy, as sponsor, on the debt financing for the 195 MWac Angelo and 200 MWac Big Elm solar projects in Texas
- The financing parties on the holdco financing to support the development a portfolio of community solar projects across the United States
- Primergy, as sponsor, on the 100 MW Prairie Mist solar project in Arkansas
- Clearway, as sponsor, on the tax equity financing for the Victory Pass and Arica solar and storage projects, with combined 463 MW of solar and 186 MW of battery storage in California
- ArcLight Capital Partners on numerous portfolio company, commercial bank, Term Loan B, and other financings, including financing a portfolio of operating solar projects in Puerto Rico
- Divert, as sponsor, on the financing to develop wasted-food-to-RNG facilities across North America
- MUFG and CaixaBank, as lead arrangers, on financing the construction of the 197 MW Castle Gap wind project in Texas
- Oaktree Capital Management on a US$300 million convertible debt investment for Calumet’s conversion of its Montana crude products refinery to biodiesel
- A leading Canadian independent power producer on the debt and tax equity financing of the 225 MW Griffin Trail wind project in Texas
- A sponsor on the tax equity financing of a portfolio of residential solar projects
- Noteholders on a private placement to fund the acquisition of a controlling interest in a portfolio of solar photovoltaic energy projects representing 307 MW of owned capacity
- The sponsor on construction/term loan, tax equity bridge loan, and letter-of-credit facilities to finance the construction and operation of a 80 MW solar photovoltaic power plant
- The financing parties on financing the construction of a 108.5 MW DC solar photovoltaic energy facility
- The financing parties on financing to fund the acquisition of an 80% noncontrolling financial interest in a joint venture vehicle that owns a portfolio of projects comprising five operating wind power assets representing 812 MW of owned capacity
- The financing parties on financing the construction of the 250 MW Nobles 2 Wind Farm
- Purchasers on multiple federal tax credit purchase and sale transactions, and lenders and sponsors on related financings
- The sponsor on developing and financing Australia’s first waste-to-energy facility*
Digital Infrastructure
- The financing parties on financing the rollout by Gigapower, a joint venture between AT&T and Blackrock, of a wholesale out-of-region fiber to premises network across multiple US regions
- AMP Capital, as lender, on project financing for three data center facilities owned by Edgeconnex
Other Infrastructure
- OIC on senior secured financings, including the American Nitrile facility
- A variety of sponsors, contractors, and public authorities on developing and financing a range of public infrastructure projects in Australia, including transportation and social infrastructure projects*
*Matter handled prior to joining the firm