Alexandra L. Mertens
Experience
Alex Mertens is a partner in the Corporate practice group where her practice focuses
on advising project sponsors on the development and financing of renewable energy
projects. Alex has extensive experience financing wind and solar projects utilizing a
variety of structures, including tax equity financings, back-leverage financings,
financings based on lease income streams and bridge financings. She is also
experienced in advising energy clients on the acquisition and sale of energy assets.
In addition, Alex represents emerging and established clients on a variety of business
transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, governance and
commercial contract negotiation.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Alex was a senior associate at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. in
Minneapolis (2006-2011).
Partner
Representative Work
Seattle, WA
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Represented a subsidiary of sPower in its back-leverage debt financing of three
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portfolios of solar PV projects (25 projects, totaling 144 MW) in California and
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New York by a club of lenders, including KeyBank National Association, OneWest
Bank, and Zions Bank.
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Represented a subsidiary of sPower in its partnership flip tax equity financing of
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a portfolio of 10 solar PV projects in California, totaling 84 MW.
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Represented a subsidiary of sPower in its inverted lease tax equity financing of
a portfolio of four solar PV projects in California, totaling 26 MW.
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Haverford College, B.A., Economics,
2001
Admissions
financing of a residential solar fund comprising over 1,000 systems in Hawaii.
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Washington
Represented sPower in its acquisition of a portfolio of solar projects in North
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Minnesota
Carolina, with an aggregate nameplate capacity of 63.1 MW, from FLS Energy,
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District of Columbia
Represented Capital Dynamics in its partnership flip tax equity financing of the
Represented Capital Dynamics in the tax equity financing of an 11.5 MW portfolio
of solar projects in Massachusetts and California.
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J.D., 2006
equity financing with a subsidiary of Patagonia, Inc. and a $10 million debt
first phase of the 300 MW Green Pastures wind project in Texas.
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University of Michigan Law School,
Represented Kina'ole Capital Partners, LLC in a $13 million partnership flip tax
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Represented AltaGas Power Holdings (US) Inc. in the acquisition of Caithness
Blythe II, LLC, including development assets relating to its proposed 569 MW
combined cycle power plant.
Alexandra L. Mertens
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Represented a subsidiary of sPower in its inverted lease tax equity financing for a portfolio of 11 solar PV projects in California,
totaling 34 MW.
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Represented a private investment firm in its investment in two solar developers with a combined portfolio totaling
approximately 400 MW.
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Represented Altagas Idemitsu Joint Venture Limited Partnership in acquiring a majority interest in Petrogas Energy Corp.
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Represented Capital Dynamics in a tax equity financing with an institutional investor for an approximately 33 MW portfolio of
solar projects in Massachusetts and California.
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Represented a subsidiary of AltaGas Ltd. in its acquisition of the Blythe Energy Facility, a 507 MW natural gas-fired combined
cycle plant and related 230 kV 67-mile electric transmission line in Southern California, valued at $515 million.
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Represented ImMODO International Corporation (a subsidiary of ImMODO Solar, S.A.) in the drafting and negotiation of purchase
and sale agreements with an institutional investor for a portfolio of 15 solar photovoltaic projects in Tulare County, California.
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Represented Hudson Energy Solar Corp. (a subsidiary of Just Energy Group Inc.) in a $12 million construction and $6.5 million
permanent debt financing with Seminole Financial Services, LLC, and a $7 million tax equity financing with an institutional
investor, for a portfolio of solar projects in New Jersey.
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Represented Capital Dynamics in the acquisition and tax equity financing of a 12.8 MW solar project on Long Island.
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Represented Enel Green North America in negotiating a $375 million cash equity partnership agreement with GE Financial
Services for a 235 MW wind project in Oklahoma.
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Represented an organic waste to energy company in multiple acquisitions of green waste composting facilities and development
assets in California.
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Represented AltaGas in the acquisition of Decker Energy International, an independent power company, which owns a 50
percent interest in a 48 MW biomass power facility in North Carolina and a 30 percent working interest in a 37 MW biomass
power facility in Michigan.
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Represented a U.S.-based wind energy components manufacturer in multiple private equity sponsored add-on acquisitions and
capital raising efforts ranging from approximately $12 million to $140 million.
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Represented a national distributor of fuel products and services in an approximately $100 million acquisition by a global leader
in fuel logistics, products and services.
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Represented a U.S. developer in a partnership flip transaction structured to monetize production tax credits, financed by
strategic tax-equity investor, valued at approximately $100 million.
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Represented a U.S. developer in a partnership flip transaction utilizing the Section 1603 Cash Grant valued at approximately $80
million.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Member, American Bar Association
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Member, Washington State Bar Association
Alexandra L. Mertens
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Member, The District of Columbia Bar
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Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
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Member, Women in Wind Energy
Presentations
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"Utilizing State and Federal Incentives to Finance Your Wind Project," Fredrikson & Byron's Midwest Wind Development
Conference, 2010
Publications
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"CFIUS Intervenes in Chinese-Owned Wind Project" (coauthor), Stoel Rives Energy Law Alert, Sept. 24, 2012
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"President Signs 2010 Tax Relief Act Extending 1603 Cash Grant" (coauthor), FredALERT: Renewable Energy, 2010
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"Notice 2009-52: Election of ITC in Lieu of PTC" (coauthor), FredALERT: Energy, 2009
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"American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – Wind Energy Provisions" (coauthor), FredALERT: Renewable Energy, 2009
Civic Activities
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Partner (2012-present), Vice-Chair, Environmental Collective Action Team (2014), Social Venture Partners