Jason M. Hill
Jason represents strategic and financial buyers and investors in mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, venture capital investments, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and combinations, and development and financing transactions in a variety of sectors, including energy and natural resources, financial services, media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
Advised Angel Oak, a leading asset manager delivering innovative mortgage and consumer products, on the acquisition of a majority investment stake by Brookfield Asset Management*
Advised Caithness Energy in various transactions, including:*
the sale of the Caithness Long Island Energy Center, a 365 MW natural gas-fired power generation asset, to Lotus Infrastructure Partners
the sale of the Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and Caithness and BlackRock’s Guernsey Power Station in Ohio to Talen Energy Corporation, a leading independent power producer, for $3.8 billion
the sale of the 845 MW Shepherds Flat wind project in Oregon to affiliates of Brookfield Renewable Partners LP
a $1.6 billion financing to develop the Guernsey Power Station
the equity financing of the Moxie Freedom Energy Center
the refinancing of $200 million in senior secured holdco credit facilities for the Caithness Long Island Energy Center
the equity financing of more than $900 million from Caithness and GE Energy Financial Services for the construction of the Shepherds Flat wind project
the $2 billion sale of a portfolio of geothermal, solar, wind and natural gas energy facilities located throughout the Western United States to affiliates of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
Advised EG Capital Group in the purchase of a majority stake in Water Pik, Inc., from The Carlyle Group together with financing in the form of first and second lien credit facilities*
Advised EnfraGen, LLC, a developer, owner and operator of sustainable and renewable power-generation assets throughout Latin America, in the acquisition of the Termovalle 241 MW gas-fired power plant in Colombia*
Advised Glenfarne Group in various transactions, including:*
the $865 million acquisition of a portfolio of solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in Chile from Metlen Energy & Metals
the acquisition of a 50% interest in EnfraGen by Partners Group
Advised Intercorp, a publicly traded retail company based in Peru, in its acquisition of JOKR Peru, the Peru operations of an app-based grocery delivery service, from JOKR Gmbh, a German-based operator of the JOKR delivery service in other jurisdictions*
Advised International Media Investments in its partnership with RedBird Capital Partners and former CNN and NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker to create RedBird IMI, a joint venture investment vehicle focused on investing in large-scale media, entertainment and sports content properties*
Advised Marubeni Corporation in connection with a significant minority investment by Marubeni and Lithia & Driveway in Wheels, a leading fleet management company in North America*
Advised Mercuria Energy Americas LLC in various transactions, including:*
an investment in Alder Point Capital Management, a real assets management firm specializing in U.S. farm and timber land
the acquisition of Bomin Bunker Oil from Mabanaft
various investments and the acquisition of a controlling stake in Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries
Advised NuStar Energy in the sale of 50% of NuStar’s asphalt refineries’ business to an affiliate of Lindsay Goldberg LLC, the provision of a large working capital revolving credit facility to the business and the subsequent sale of the remaining portion of the business*
Advised Primary Wave Music, a financial sponsor investing in music catalogs and independent publishing rights, in connection with a $2 billion strategic partnership with Brookfield Asset Management*
Advised REEF Technology in a $700 million growth equity financing led by Mubadala Investment Company's financial investment arm, Mubadala Capital*
Advised SKG Logistics Corp, a Latin American freight forwarding and logistics company, in the sale of its business to the Rhenus Group*
(*Indicates work done prior to joining the firm.)
Sectors
Background
Education
- J.D., Cornell Law School, 1998
- B.A., Cornell University, 1993
Bar Admissions
Clerkships
- Judge Karen Nelson Moore,
U.S.C.A., 6th Circuit, 1998 - 1999