Martin Lythgoe

Practice Details

• Languages
  English
  Fluent
  Spanish
  Native
• Payment Information
  Accepted Credit Cards

  American Express
• Firm Information
  Position

  Of Counsel

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on its joint acquisition, alongside MPLX LP
  Enbridge Inc., of a significant equity interest in the Matterhorn Express Pipeline (MXP), a 2.5 Bcf/d natural gas pipeline connecting the Permian Basin to major Texas dem
  centers
  Gulf Coast LNG terminals.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on its acquisition of National Express School (NEXS) from Mobico Group, including all affiliated br
  s such as Durham School Services, Petermann Bus,
  Stock Transportation.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on its acquisition of Priority Power Management, one of the largest independent energy management
  infrastructure solutions providers in the United States.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on the merger of its portfolio company, Star Leasing Company, with Commercial Trailer Leasing (CTL), creating a combined trailer leasing
  maintenance platform with a fleet of over 19,000 assets.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on its acquisition of KIO Networks, Mexico's largest data center operator, with additional facilities across Central America
  the Caribbean.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on its growth capital investment in RPower, LLC, a distributed energy resource platform, through ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on its acquisition of a stake in a major U.S. energy infrastructure platform from First Infrastructure Capital, Ridgemont Equity Partners, affiliates of West Texas Gas, Stonepeak Partners,
  the WhiteWater management team.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital in the sale of Whiptail Midstream's San Juan Basin oil, gas,
  water gathering systems to MPLX LP for $237 million, including assets serving the Gallup oil play
  directly connecting to Corpus Christi-area LNG facilities.
  In his role as in-house counsel, advised I Squared Capital on the sale of Cube District Energy, a premier U.S. l
  fill gas-to-energy platform, to Fiera Infrastructure Inc.
  In his role as in-house counsel, represented REC Solar Commercial Corp. in the negotiation of an engineering, procurement,
  construction agreement for the construction of a community solar project in Massachusetts.
  In his role as in-house counsel, represented Duke Energy in the acquisition
  negotiation of engineering, procurement,
  construction agreements for the construction of eleven solar projects in the State of Georgia.
  In his role as in-house counsel, represented REC Solar Commercial Corp in the negotiation of a power purchase agreement
  an engineering, procurement,
  construction agreement for the construction of a solar roof-top project in Hawaii.
  Re-configured Duke Energy International's structure in order to be more flexible from a treasury
  tax perspective without relying on temporary U.S. tax provisions (i.e., 'look through rule')
  transition from a Bermuda-based holding company to a more traditional European based holding company structure.
  In his role as in-house counsel, represented Duke Energy Corporation in the refinancing of an $80M non-recourse acquisition financing. The project included the complete re-profiling of the debt
  its related currency
  interest rate swaps.
  In his role as in-house counsel, represented Duke Energy Corporation in the acquisition of CGE Group's Iberoamericana de Energia Ibener S.A. (Ibener) subsidiary in Chile, including its 140MW hydroelectric generating assets, for $415 million. The project included the structuring of a non-recourse acquisition financing
  its related swaps with a club of five banks.
  In his role as in-house counsel, represented Duke Energy Corporation in existing disputes with the EPC contractor of an 83MW coal power plant in Guatemala. The process ended up with the execution of a settlement agreement.
  In his role as in-house counsel, represented Duke Energy Corporation in the acquisition of the Campanario 240MW thermal power plant in Chile from private equity fund Southern Cross Group. The project including the structuring of a non-recourse acquisition financing with a Chilean bank.
  The above representations were h
  led by Mr. Lythgoe prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
  In-House Experience: Co-Founder, NumenBio, 2023-Present
  Deputy General Counsel, I Squared Capital LLC, 2018-2025
  General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Head of HR,
  Chief Ethics Officer, Orazul Energia Partners (F/K/A Duke Energy International), 2017-2018
  Duke Energy Corporation, 2010-2017
  Deputy General Counsel, Duke Energy International, 2014-2017
  Associate General Counsel & VP DEI Guatemala, 2010-2014
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