Tahir G. Ali

Tahir counsels clients on renewable energy transactions, with an emphasis on tax equity financing of solar, wind, and battery storage projects. He also advises parties in M&A transactions involving renewable energy projects and has experience representing lenders, sponsors, and institutional investors at all stages of project development.

Experience prior to joining Hunton:

• Represented an NYSE-listed Fortune 500^® energy company in connection with:
  • The development of a national portfolio of seven solar and wind energy generation facilities, ranging from 74 MW to 200 MW in production capacities, across four states and providing power to two Fortune 500^® technology companies; and
  • The Class B equity investment in a tax equity transaction, securing an investment amount of $414 million from the Class A equity investor, a Fortune 500^®
• Represented one of the world’s largest foreign, multinational energy companies in connection with:
  • The development of a 577 MW solar energy generation facility providing power to a Fortune 500^® technology company; and
  • The Class B equity investment in a tax equity transaction, securing an investment amount of $623 million from the Class A equity investor, an NYSE-listed, Fortune 500^® energy company.
• Represented one of the world’s largest multinational energy companies in connection with:
  • The development of a 150 MW solar photovoltaic energy generation facility providing power to a Fortune 500^® technology company;
  • The Class B equity investment in a tax equity transaction securing an investment amount of $70 million from the Class A equity investor, a Fortune 500^® bank; and
  • An underlying debt transaction involving a construction loan and a tax equity bridge loan.
• Represented a multinational energy company with 10 GW in development across its portfolio in connection with:
  • The development of a 150 MW / 300 MWh grid-connected battery energy storage facility;
  • The Class B equity investment in a tax equity transaction securing an investment from the Class A equity investor, a Fortune 500^® bank; and
  • An underlying debt transaction involving a $60 million construction-to-term loan and a $47 million tax equity bridge loan.
• Represented an NYSE-listed, Fortune 500^® bank in connection with:
  • The $250 million Class A investment in a tax equity transaction regarding a 144 MW wind energy generation facility;
  • The $100 million Class A investment in a tax equity transaction regarding a 198 MW solar photovoltaic generation facility and 100 MWh battery energy storage system; and
  • The $78 million Class A investment in a tax equity transaction regarding a 75 MW solar photovoltaic generation facility.