Yvette C. Sokei

Yvette Sokei represents developers, private equity funds, infrastructure funds and other investors in mergers and acquisitions, financings and the development of energy and infrastructure projects.

Ms. Sokei has advised on dozens of transactions in the renewable energy and infrastructure industries, including:

• Pattern Energy in its $11 billion nonrecourse financing of the SunZia Transmission and SunZia Wind projects
• Intel in its:
  • first-of-its-kind $30 billion joint investment arrangement with Brookfield relating to two new chip factories in Arizona
  • a $22 billion joint venture with Apollo relating to a new chip factory in Ireland
• Brookfield in connection with:
  • the debt and tax equity financing of its Goose Prairie utility-scale solar project in Washington state
  • the $1.5 billion sale (enterprise value) of a 49.9% equity interest in a 852 MW portfolio of wind generating assets in the U.S. to a group of South Korean infrastructure investors
  • its $3.5 billion acquisition of an additional 30% stake in FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC from FirstEnergy Corp. This followed a previous $2.4 billion acquisition of a 19.9% stake in the company from FirstEnergy Corp.
• Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners in its $1 billion sale of Scout Clean Energy to Brookfield
• TerraForm Power in connection with:
  • the repowering and debt and tax equity financing of its Bishop Hill wind project
  • a $215 million term loan and letter of credit facility for the 101.03 MW Parque Fotovoltaico Llano de Llampos solar project located in Copiapó, Chile
• Scout Clean Energy in connection with a revolving loan and letter of credit facility to fund development and equipment expenses, security requirements and other corporate expenses for its pipeline of wind, solar and storage projects
• Corio Generation in connection with its joint venture with TotalEnergies to develop offshore wind projects in the U.S.
• the Build America Bureau of the Department of Transportation in connection with a $36.1 million TIFIA loan with Sacramento International Airport for a new pedestrian walkway
• a leading sponsor in connection with a construction loan and tax equity bridge loan and letter of credit facility to fund development and equipment expenses, security requirements and other corporate expenses for its energy storage project
• a financial institution in connection with a tax equity investment in a solar/battery storage project and related agreements to sell U.S. federal investment tax credits to multiple buyers under the IRA’s transferability provisions
• a leading international metals manufacturing company as buyer in connection with a tax credit transfer transaction
• a subsidiary of a South Korean business conglomerate in connection with the acquisition of U.S.-based development stage PV solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects

Prior to joining Skadden, Ms. Sokei worked at a leading New York-based law firm.