GCM Grosvenor’s Infrastructure Advantage Strategy Acquires Equity Interest in Brookfield’s Shepherds Flat
24 Septiembre 2024 - 8:00AM
GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ: GCMG), a leading global alternative asset
management firm, today announced that its Infrastructure Advantage
Strategy has acquired a 25% equity interest in Shepherds Flat (the
“Transaction”), the largest repowered wind farm in North America,
from Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) and its
institutional partners, including its listed affiliate Brookfield
Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC) (“Brookfield”).
Shepherds Flat, located in north central Oregon, is a fully
contracted 338-turbine wind farm with a nameplate capacity of 845
MW. The wind farm produces in excess of 2,000 GWh of electricity
annually, which is enough to power ~185,000 average U.S. households
and is fully supported by a long-term contract with a large-scale
utility.
"We believe Shepherds Flat presents a rare opportunity to invest
in a high-quality, hard-to-replicate, sustainable infrastructure
asset alongside an experienced owner, operator, and developer of
clean power," said GCM Grosvenor Managing Director Matt Rinklin.
"The Infrastructure Advantage Strategy is pleased to invest in
contracted renewable power generation in the Pacific Northwest
energy market. We are confident we can deliver long-term value to
our investors through this strategic acquisition."
Brookfield Renewable, a global platform for renewable power and
decarbonization solutions, acquired Shepherds Flat in 2021. A
comprehensive repowering which materially increased the wind farm’s
generation capacity was performed under Brookfield Renewable’s
ownership, enhancing the plant’s operational efficiency and
substantially extending its lifespan.
“We are excited to partner with GCM Grosvenor while maintaining
exposure to this high-quality asset that provides essential clean
energy to customers throughout the Pacific Northwest. We continue
to see opportunities to further enhance value at Shepherds Flat and
are thrilled to be working with GCM,” said Jeh Vevaina, Managing
Partner, Brookfield Asset Management.
GCM Grosvenor’s investment in Shepherds Flat was completed
through its Infrastructure Advantage Strategy, which seeks to
generate high-quality risk adjusted returns through alignment with
key stakeholders, including union labor. As part of the
transaction, the Shepherds Flat partnership has adopted a
Responsible Contractor Policy which will apply to any material
construction work at the site.
Thorndike Landing LLC acted as financial advisor and Kirkland
& Ellis LLP acted as legal advisor on the transaction for GCM
Grosvenor. BMO and Wells Fargo acted as financial advisor and King
& Spalding LLP acted as legal advisor on the transaction for
Brookfield.
About GCM Grosvenor
GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG) is a global alternative asset
management solutions provider with approximately $79 billion in
assets under management across private equity, infrastructure, real
estate, credit, and absolute return investment strategies. The firm
has specialized in alternatives for more than 50 years and is
dedicated to delivering value for clients by leveraging its
cross-asset class and flexible investment platform. GCM Grosvenor’s
experienced team of approximately 540 professionals serves a global
client base of institutional and individual investors. The firm is
headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Toronto,
London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney. For more
information, visit: gcmgrosvenor.com.
About Brookfield Asset Management
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) is a
leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $1
trillion of assets under management. We invest client capital for
the long-term with a focus on real assets and essential service
businesses that form the backbone of the global economy. We offer a
range of alternative investment products to investors around the
world — including public and private pension plans, endowments and
foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions,
insurance companies and private wealth investors.
Brookfield operates Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP,
TSX: BEP), one of the world’s largest publicly traded platforms for
renewable power and sustainable solutions. Our renewable power
portfolio totals over 34,000 megawatts and our development pipeline
stands at approximately 200,000 megawatts. Our portfolio of
sustainable solutions assets includes our investments in
Westinghouse (a leading global nuclear services business) and a
utility and independent power producer with operations in the
Caribbean and Latin America, as well as both operating assets and a
development pipeline of carbon capture and storage capacity,
agricultural renewable natural gas and materials recycling.
Media Contacts:
GCM GrosvenorTom Johnson and Abigail
RuckH/Advisors Abernathy on behalf of GCM
Grosvenortom.johnson@h-advisors.global / abigail.ruck@h-advisors.global212-371-5999
Brookfield
Simon MaineManaging Director – Communications+44 (0)7398 909 278
simon.maine@brookfield.com
Brookfield Renewable (TSX:BEPC)
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