J. Britton Gibson

Britton Gibson has significant experience in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions across a variety of industries, handling transactions with values ranging from less than $10 million to more than $1 billion. He brings this valuable transactional experience to his energy industry practice, where he has been responsible for more than $6 billion in energy-related transactions.

Mr. Gibson frequently serves as counsel to both U.S. and foreign developers and lenders in the development, financing, construction and acquisition of energy projects covering a broad spectrum of energy technologies. In renewable energy projects, Mr. Gibson has represented developers, lenders, investors and suppliers in renewable energy projects throughout the country that represent more than 3,500 megawatts under development in wind and solar energy.

In commercial transactions, Mr. Gibson is experienced in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements in multiple industries, including long-term supply, joint venture, partnership, operation and maintenance, sales, distributorship, confidentiality, non-competition and similar agreements. He is also experienced in handling significant corporate restructurings involving both domestic and foreign subsidiaries.

• Represented a Singapore-based oil and gas exploration and production company in its investment, participation, and joint operations of producing properties and working interests in over 60,000 acres in Colorado and North Dakota with a Norwegian oil and gas company.
• Represented independent oil and gas company in a private offering to fund oil exploration and production activities in Saskatchewan, Canada.
• Represented lenders in the financing of a portfolio of wind power assets totaling 299 MW of wind energy in Kansas, with total project costs in excess of $475 million.
• Represented lenders in the $350 million financing of a 201 MW wind project in Kansas.
• Represented a public utility in connection with the negotiation and simultaneous announcement of the sale of four separate electric and gas utilities for aggregate transaction proceeds in excess of $1 billion.
• Represented lenders in the financing of a 23 million gallon per year integrated biomass to cellulosic ethanol facility in Kansas, together with a 20 MW cogeneration plant that will provide steam and electricity to the ethanol facility.
• Represented solar developer in the development, construction, and financing of multiple photovoltaic projects with an aggregate capacity of 3.8 MW in Arizona.
• Represented solar developer in the sale of a 1.34 MW photovoltaic system in Arizona.
• Represented lenders in $352 million financing for a 150 MW wind project in Missouri.
• Represented international chemical company in the purchase of its joint venture partner’s 50 percent interest in a company that manufacturers and markets materials for the production of semiconductors in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
• Represented New York Stock Exchange listed company in a $278 million acquisition of one of its largest franchise groups.
• Represented fractional aircraft company in its purchase of Embraer Phenom aircraft valued in excess of $75 million.