Chase Armbrust

Partner

Houston

Chase's practice focuses on driving the success of energy projects through strategic project finance solutions.

Specializing in debt finance with a strong understanding of tax-driven strategies, Chase works with developers, sponsors, lenders and utilities across the energy sector. He has extensive experience guiding clients on debt transactions to finance energy infrastructure, including thermal power plants, utility-scale solar and wind, distributed solar, fuel cell and biomass projects.

His broad debt experience includes negotiating credit facilities, structuring intercreditor arrangements and ISDA documentation and advising on financial restructuring strategies.

Reflecting his excellent client relationships and strong commitment to successful outcomes, Chase was recognized as a 2022 Client Service All-Star by BTI Consulting Group.

    • Scale Microgrid Solutions, a developer of distributed generation assets, in negotiation of and on-going maintenance of holdco facility with Deutsche Bank.
    • ClearPath Energy, a developer of community solar assets, in negotiation of development facility with an affiliate of Brookfield.
    • Scale Microgrid Solutions in connection with a loan facility for a fuel cell project located in Connecticut.
    • Intersect Power in connection with a development and construction loan for utility scale solar and storage projects located in Texas.
    • SunPower Corporation in connection with multiple combined cash equity, mezzanine financing, project financing and tax equity financing for multiple portfolios of residential solar assets.
    • Lenders in cross-border refinancing of Mexican natural gas co-generation plants.
    • Sponsor in negotiation of acquisition financing of thermal power plants located in Texas.
    • Private creditor in connection with acquisition financing related to natural gas assets located in Colorado and New Mexico.
    • Private creditor in connection with the restructuring of a portfolio of RNG assets to support a tax credit monetization strategy.
    • Private creditors on developments and construction loans for solar projects located in Texas and across the United States.
    • Private creditors on development and construction loans related to utility scale solar projects located in California and Nevada.