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Melissa Raciti-Knapp
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melissa.raciti@freshfields.com
New York: +1 212 277 4035
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  • Ara Partners on its acquisition of a majority interest in USD Clean Fuels, LLC, a leading developer of logistics infrastructure in North America for the renewable fuels value chain, and the subsequent acquisition by USDCF of the West Colton Rail Terminal, a fully operational biofuels terminal in California.
  • Li-Cycle on a limited recourse financing of a battery recycling project in New York state from the Department of Energy.
  • KfW IPEX-Bank on the $1.2bn limited recourse financing for the construction, startup, operation and maintenance of a world-scale anhydrous ammonia plant in Topolobampo, Mexico.
  • KfW IPEX-Bank on a limited recourse financing for the Hybar project, a steel recycling and rebar project in Arkansas.
  • ContourGlobal on a senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility and related letter of credit facility for the development and operation of its thermal generation portfolio in the Caribbean, including a complementary solar photovoltaic plant and battery storage system.
  • A battery manufacturer in connection with the development of a gigafactory to produce nanotechnology batteries for use in smartphones and electric vehicles in the United States.
  • DFC on the financing of a geothermal project in Honduras, the first utility scale project in the country. 

"Melissa Raciti-Knapp is a favorite among clients, who note: ‘There is nothing about project financing that she doesn’t know.’...Her practice includes matters arising from the energy, mining and TMT sectors."
— Chambers Global
Melissa Raciti-Knapp
Partner
melissa.raciti@freshfields.com

T +1 212 277 4035

New York Office

3 World Trade Center

175 Greenwich Street, 51st Floor

10007 New York
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