Latham & Watkins Assists Energy Capital Partners in Securing CFIUS Clearance

Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a leading equity and credit investor across energy transition, electrification, and decarbonization infrastructure assets, received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in connection with its acquisition of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc (Atlantica). CFIUS concluded that there were no unresolved national security issues with respect to the transaction.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Energy Capital Partners in the transaction. The CFIUS team was led by Washington, D.C. partner Les Carnegie and Washington, D.C. counsel Zachary Eddington, with associate Sara Castiglia. The M&A team was led by New York partner David Kurzweil and the finance team was led by Los Angeles/New York partner Jeffrey Greenberg.