Paragon Energy Capital (Paragon) is a specialized investment bank serving a wide variety of clients in the US power generation market.
We have unparalleled expertise in M&A (sell-side and buy-side), tax equity and debt structuring, solicitation, placement and execution.
Renewable technology experience includes wind (land based and off-shore), solar (utility scale, C&I, community solar and residential), electric storage, geothermal, fuel cell, biomass and biogas.
Fossil fuel technology experience includes natural gas, diesel, and coal fired power generation facilities.
Paragon has deep experience with the various structures employed to finance renewable energy projects and monetize tax attributes, including partnership flips (with PTC or ITC), single investor leases, lease pass-through / inverted lease structures, pro-rata partnerships, with various forms of offtake arrangements such as busbar PPAs, hub-settled hedges, corporate PPAs, and proxy revenue swaps.
Paragon’s clients include leading energy companies, global asset managers, independent developers, and private investment firms.
What we have closed to date:
Since 2004, Paragon’s professionals have represented buy-side and sell-side clients on transactions valued in excess of $20 billion, representing over 10 GW of installed electric capacity and involving approximately 70 separate projects.
In 2020, we successfully advised on 14 renewable energy M&A and tax equity transactions, including large ticket buy-side M&A engagements, sale-leasebacks, tax equity and debt financings with an aggregate value in excess of $2 billion.
