He regularly advises lenders, sponsors and investors on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.

At McDermott, Jerônimo serves as a valuable member of our Brazil Desk focused on assisting Brazilian clients expand overseas and US clients enter the Brazil market.

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• Represented Argo Infrastructure Partners LP in its acquisition of a 50% interest in a holding company for various subsidiaries owning a 378MW portfolio of four hydro-powered electricity generating and storage facilities located in Tennessee and North Carolina, as well as an 85-mile transmission line connecting the hydro-power assets to the Tennessee Valley Authority transmission system
• Represented a leading Chilean banking institution in obtaining a $85.5 million syndicated senior credit facility. This is their first syndicated loan facility in the international banking market
• Represented Grupo Kuo, S.A.B. de C.V. (Grupo Kuo), a Mexico-based industrial and commercial global holding company, and its affiliates, in obtaining a $300 million revolving credit facility from a club of leading international commercial banks
• Represented Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch (“Santander”) in connection with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of the omnibus amendment, extension and reaffirmation of a $24 million senior secured term loan facility provided to Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (“TGS”) and its affiliate Telcosur S.A. (“Telcosur”)
• Represented Enfinity Global Inc. in the acquisition and financing of a portfolio of 28 solar projects in the US
• Represented Scout Clean Energy in its acquisition of a 199MW wind farm project located in the Oklahoma
• Represented NiSource in the negotiation of a tax equity commitment from USBank for the Indiana Crossroads Solar Project
• Represented Pine Gate Renewables in the financing for the Eastover hybrid solar project in South Carolina
• Represented a joint venture between Scout Clean Energy and Elawan Energy in the agreements to simultaneously purchase the tax equity Class A interests in PC1 Holdco and cause PC1 Holdco to sell the Project Company that owns the Persimmon Creek 1 wind farm in Western Oklahoma
• Represented Invenergy Renewables in the agreement to sell an 80% interest in the 250 MW Maple Flats Solar Farm to an affiliate of the WEC Energy Group
• Represented Lennar Corporation, a Fortune 500 homebuilder, in negotiating its tax equity commitment to fund a portfolio of residential rooftop solar projects being developed by affiliates of Sunnova Energy International Inc.
• Represented a subsidiary of SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. (SK), an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate SK Group that focuses on eco-friendly engineering and infrastructure projects, in negotiating a tax equity commitment from an affiliate of Bank of America, N.A. to fund a portfolio of solid oxide fuel cell projects being developed by SK at data centers, manufacturing facilities and healthcare facilities in various locations across the United States
• Represented Novel Energy Solutions, L.L.C. in its acquisition of Titlow Garden LLC
• Represented Novel Energy Solutions, L.L.C. in its acquisition of USS Togus Solar LLC from US Solar DG Development LLC
• Represented a DC solar based company in connection with a tax equity investment in a community solar project in Minnesota
• Represented Destillers United Group SL.(Diplomation Rum) in the sale of its business to Brown-Forman
• Represented Hidden Harbor Capital Partners in its acquisition financing of Dayco LLC, with collaterals in the US, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland and Italy
• Represented H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a private equity firm, in its acquisition of Celerion Holdings Inc.
• Represented Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. in its acquisition of AlloMek Therapeutics, LLC
• Represented Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. in its acquisition of Alpha 5, LLC.
• Represented Mullen Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN), an emerging electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Bollinger Motors, an EV truck innovator
• Represented Portage Biotech, Inc. in its acquisition of Tarus Therapeutics, Inc.
• Represented Urology PartnersCo, LLP, in its acquisition of Urology Associates LLC
• Represented Banco Santander S/A (Brasil) in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of $65,000,000 Security Agreement, between UTE GNA II Geração de Energia S.A., and Vórtx Distribuidora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios Ltda*
• Represented Citibank N.A., Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.; Luxembourg Branch; Bank of America N.A.; BNP Paribas; HSBC Bank USA, N.A.; MUFG Bank, Ltd.; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and The Bank of Nova Scotia as Lenders in connection with a Credit and Guaranty Agreement between Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio; CBA Itapissuma Ltda.; Metalex Ltda.; and the Lenders for a $100,000,000 revolving credit facility*
• Represented Citibank N.A., Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.; Luxembourg Branch; Bank of America N.A.; BNP Paribas; HSBC Bank USA, N.A.; MUFG Bank, Ltd.; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and The Bank of Nova Scotia as Lenders in connection with a Credit and Guaranty Agreement between Votorantim Cimentos S.A., Votorantim Cimentos International S.A., Votorantim Cimentos EAA Inversiones S.L., St. Marys Cement Inc. and the Lenders for a $250,000,000 revolving credit facility*
• Represented GLAS USA LLC in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of $664,000,000 revolving credit facility Agreement for the Mexican state-owned oil company and other banks as lenders*
• Represented Barclays PLC in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of $500,000,000 Unsecured Senior Notes for the Mexican state-owned oil company and other banks as lenders*
• Represented Mizuho Bank Ltd., as administrative agent, in connection with amendments to a total of $9,500,000,000 credit agreements related to three credit facilities of the Mexican state-owned oil company. The amendments were signed to adjust the benchmark interest rate language according to the phasing out process of LIBOR*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.

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