Annelise Karreman advises clients in 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 transactions in relation to the full lifecycle of a broad array of energy and infrastructure related projects, including:

  • Oil and gas projects, including midstream and LNG
  • Thermal power projects, including natural gas-fired power plants and geothermal plants
  • Energy transition projects, including wind projects, community solar, distributed generation and utility-scale solar projects, battery storage projects, and RNG projects
  • Digital infrastructure related projects, including fiber optic cable, transmission assets, and data centers 
  • Other infrastructure-related assets 

Prior to joining Latham, Annelise worked in the projects practice of a major international law firm in Australia, representing sponsors, lenders, developers, contractors, and public authorities in relation to the development of a variety of energy, resources, and infrastructure-related projects. 

Annelise’s experience includes advising:

Oil and gas

  • Venture Global in connection with the: 
    • US$13.2 billion Phase 1 Plaquemines LNG project financing
    • US$7.8 billion Phase 2 Plaquemines LNG project financing
  • The institutional investors in connection with the partial refinancing of an international LNG project with a 4(a)(2) note private placement
  • ArcLight Capital Partners in connection with numerous portfolio company, commercial bank, Term Loan B, and other financings, including the financing associated with the acquisition from affiliates of Kinder Morgan and Brookfield of an interest in the NGPL natural gas pipeline network and a subsequent incremental acquisition of additional interest in the pipeline network
  • The sponsor in connection with 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 in connection with the refinancing of a 475MW gas fired PJM power project 
  • Avenue Capital/Middle River Power in connection with numerous portfolio company private placements in connection with a portfolio of thermal projects

Energy Transition

  • Terra-Gen, as the sponsor, in connection with 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 BESS storage assets in the United States
  • Avenue Capital/Middle River Power in connection with the debt financing transaction for a portfolio of battery storage projects in California
  • Apex Clean Energy, as the sponsor, in connection with the debt financing for the 195 MWac Angelo and 200 MWac Big Elm solar projects in Texas
  • The financing parties in connection with the holdco financing to support the development a portfolio of community solar projects located across the United States
  • Primergy, as the sponsor, in connection with the 100MW Prairie Mist solar project in Arkansas
  • Clearway, as the sponsor, in connection with 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 in connection with numerous portfolio company, commercial bank, Term Loan B, and other financings, including the financing of a portfolio of operating solar projects in Puerto Rico
  • Divert, as the sponsor, in connection with the financing for the development of wasted food to renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities across North America
  • MUFG and CaixaBank, as lead arrangers, in connection with the financing of the construction of the 197 MW Castle Gap wind project in Texas
  • Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in relation to 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 in connection with the debt and tax equity financing of the 225 MW Griffin Trail wind project in Texas
  • The sponsor in connection with the tax equity financing of a portfolio of residential solar projects
  • Noteholders in connection with 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 in connection with 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 in connection with the financing of the construction of a 108.5 MW DC solar photovoltaic energy facility
  • The financing parties in connection with financing to fund the acquisition of an 80% non-controlling 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 in connection with the financing of the construction of the 250 MW Nobles 2 Wind Farm 
  • Purchasers in multiple federal tax credit purchase and sale transactions, and lenders and sponsors in related financing transactions
  • The sponsor in connection with the development and financing of Australia's first waste-to-energy facility*

Digital Infrastructure 

  • The financing parties in connection with the financing of the roll out by Gigapower, a joint venture between AT&T and Blackrock, of a wholesale out-of-region fiber to premises network across multiple geographies in the United States of America
  • AMP Capital, as lender, in the project financing of three data center facilities owned by Edgeconnex

Other Infrastructure

  • OIC in connection with senior secured financings, including the American Nitrile facility
  • A variety of sponsors, contractors and public authorities in relation to the development and financing of a range of public infrastructure projects in Australia, including transportation and social infrastructure projects*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm 

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • BE in Civil Engineering, University of Western Australia, 2013
    First Class Honours
  • LLB, University of Western Australia, 2013
    First Class Honours