Squire Patton Boggs advised on two winning project finance transactions at the IJGlobal Awards, which celebrate the most innovative and market‑shaping infrastructure deals across the Americas.
In the “Transport Deal of the Year, North America” category, the firm advised on the Georgia State Route 400 Express Lanes PPP, representing a consortium comprised of ACS Infrastructure, Acciona, and Meridiam. This multibillion-dollar initiative aims to improve safety, reduce congestion, and enhance multimodal mobility for a major Atlanta transportation corridor.
The firm fielded a multi-practice team to support the matter, including public and infrastructure finance counsel Gregory V. Johnson, Denver managing partner and environmental, safety and health global chair Peter S. Gould, international dispute resolution partner Jonathan M. Taunton, corporate partners Naveen Pogula and Daniel G. Berick, senior policy advisor and former Congressman Bill Shuster, public policy partner Austin Harrison, associates Charli Davis and Andrew T. Fields, and energy and infrastructure project development attorney Loana Martín.
In the “Power Deal of the Year, Latin America” category, the firm advised a member of the shareholder group for the Manzanillo LNG-to-power complex, which includes two combined-cycle power plants – each with a net installed capacity of approximately 420 MW – and an LNG reception, storage, and regasification facility capable of supplying gas-fired power plants with up to 800 MW of capacity, located near the Port of Manzanillo in the Dominican Republic.
The firm fielded a cross‑practice Corporate team to support the matter, including US lead of the Energy & Natural Resources Group Alvaro J. Mestre, energy and infrastructure project development attorney Loana Martín, and Santo Domingo managing partner and head of the Latin America Practice Alejandro Peña‑Prieto.
Award recipients were announced at a gala at Gotham Hall in New York, bringing together leading investors, financiers, and developers shaping the infrastructure and energy finance markets across the Americas.
