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Overview
Rita Ghanem is an associate in the Energy & Infrastructure practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Rita’s practice focuses on project development & financings and includes advising both lenders and sponsors, leading financial institutions, U.S. government agencies, investors and multinational corporate clients in connection with project financings and private placements, as well as acquisition financings, of infrastructure, energy and renewables projects across the U.S., Latin America and Europe.
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law J.D., 2016
- Cornell Law School LL.M, 2010
- Saint Joseph University LL. B, 2008
Representations
- AES and InterEnergy in connection with a $790 million senior secured credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders arranged by Natixis and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and an approximately $180 million secured credit mezzanine facility provided by an infrastructure debt fund to finance the acquisition and construction of an approximately 670 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired power plant and two transmission lines, in Panama.
- Boldyn Networks US in connection with its approximately $1.2 billion debt financing consisting of senior secured credit facilities and fixed rate private placement notes to refinance its existing facilities for its wired and wireless fiber and network infrastructure businesses in the US and for capital investments and growth.
- Note purchasers and bank lenders on the Engie/Axium-led consortium for the $580 million senior secured note issuance and $205 million senior secured credit facility for Georgetown Energy Partners LLC, an affiliate of Engie and Axium, the concessionaire for the long-term concession of the Georgetown University Utility System.
- Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with the financing of the acquisition of American Campus Communities by Blackstone Inc.
- Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with numerous financings for the development of hyperscale data centers to be developed by QTS Data Centers.
- Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with numerous financings for the development of hyperscale data centers to be developed by STACK Infrastructure and IPI Partners.
- Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with numerous financings for the development of hyperscale data centers to be developed by Iron Mountain.
- Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with the financing of the acquisition by an affiliate of Actis Capital of Niagara Energy of 92.35% of Enel Generación Perú S.A.A. and 100% of Compañía Energética Veracruz S.A.C holding approximately 2.2GW diversified energy generation portfolio in Peru with 12 operating assets and one more under construction.
- Senior Project Finance Lenders in connection with the in-court and out-of-court restructuring of Mainstream Renewable Power’s Huemul Energía SpA and Cóndor Energía SpA, which is part of Mainstream’s 1.4 GW owned Andes Renovables wind and solar platform in Chile.