Xanthe Larsen has been rendering tactical transactional, business and compliance guidance, together with industry insights and innovative strategies, to companies spanning a range of industries and industry verticals through complex transactions, litigation, and growth development initiatives for over 20 years. She is an experienced business and finance lawyer with licenses in New York, Washington, D.C., and Virginia who serves as a source of creative and innovative business strategies and helps her clients and companies navigate risk and develop strategy to pursue operational objectives. Ms. Larsen works with public and private companies as both in-house and external legal counsel and in board positions. Ms. Larsen has years of experience advising public and private companies, and has managed large M&A, SEC, and project financed transactions.
Ms. Larsen has led billions of dollars of transactions in the United States, on tribal lands, and in Africa, South America and Eastern Europe, including the $1.3 billion sale and leaseback of a coal-fired generating facility for a U.S. public company, the financing of a $750 million cold water port terminal for the storage of crude oil in Russia, the financing and construction of a $900 million upgrade to a Moroccan oil refinery involving DFC, SACE, the African Development Bank, Proparco, international commercial lending institutions, Moroccan lending institutions and hedge providers, a $342.6 million tax-exempt muni-bond offering in New York, and a $625 million initial public offering (through a de-SPAC).
With degrees in Economics and Political Science, and a JD/MBA, Ms. Larsen is a versatile business professional able to assist companies with strategic analyses of legal and financial risks and opportunities, stakeholder and community engagement, tax structuring, management of foreign and domestic legal teams, interaction with key government agencies, and regulatory compliance and planning.
Ms. Larsen has led her previous firm’s outward-facing environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs and practice and works with boards of directors on corporate governance and business oversight matters, including financial reporting and regulatory compliance. She is a sought-after professional for industry presentations and has authored numerous articles on energy development, climate change regulation, tax-advantaged structuring, government contracting, government-sponsored infrastructure, and anti-trust matters.
Concentrations
• Corporate
• Energy
• Project and structured finance
Experience
Representative Matters
• Handled merger and acquisition work for U.S. public and private companies, including preparation of information for and strategic advice to boards of directors, due diligence oversight, agreement preparation and negotiation, SEC, and other regulatory filings.°
• Completed fund formation work for a real estate acquisition fund.°
• Advised on fund investment and financing of volumetric production payments.°
• Served as chief legal advisor to AI analytics company with contracts with state and federal governments and agencies.°
• Served as chief legal advisor to private equity funds and development companies focused on clean technologies, including road construction, power generation, and sustainable housing.°
• Advised on the $1.3 billion sale and leaseback of a 779 MW coal-fired generating facility for a U.S. public company, including related 144A offering.°
• Advised on the financing of a $750 million cold water port terminal for the storage of crude oil in Russia, which involved U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) financing.°
• Advised on the financing and construction of a $900 million upgrade of an oil refinery in Morocco involving SACE, the African Development Bank, Proparco, international commercial lending institutions, Moroccan lending institutions, and hedge providers.°
• Advised on a $650 million de-SPAC and initial public offering and listing on NASDAQ for an online sports betting company with global operations to facilitate its expansion into U.S. markets.°
• Represented Wynn Resorts and the related companies in submitting its (i) response to the New York Gaming Facility Board’s request for applications to solicit a proposal for a downstate casino license in the State of New York and (ii) licensing applications to the New York State Gaming Commission in connection therewith.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Larsen prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
In-House Experience
• Vice President Legal, Engineering & Construction Risk Institute (ECRO), 2016-2023
Recognition & Leadership
Professional & Community Involvement
• Volunteer, BOD/ExComm, Public Private Partnership w/U.S. State Dept. for Justice Reform in Afghanistan, 2008-Present
