Cedric E. Seley III

Cedric’s experience, both prior to and after joining Sidley, includes the following representative matters:

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Matters include representation of:

• Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC in its acquisition of rail operator Transtar, LLC, and its six wholly-owned operating freight railroads, for $640 million.
• Partners Group in its acquisition of equity interests in (i) Seabras Group, owner of the Seabras-1 subsea fiber-optic cable system between New York and Sao Paolo, and (ii) Seaborn Networks, operator of the Seabras-1 system.
  
• Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its acquisition of Synagro Technologies, Inc., a North American provider of biosolids and residuals solutions
• Enbridge Inc. in its $132 million acquisition of crude storage assets from Blueknight Energy Partners.
• OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. in its acquisition of a 50% interest in BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC for $1.438 billion from affiliates of both Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
• Rockland Capital, in the repurchase of the Bacliff project, a 390 MW simple and combined cycle gas-fired generation facility located in Galveston, TX. 
• Independence Contract Drilling, Inc., as acquirer, in approximately $150 million merger with Sidewinder Drilling, LLC. 
• Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG in its acquisition of a majority interest in Downhole Technology, LLC, a manufacturer of parts and products used in well drilling and fracturing operations, from Pelican Energy Partners for approximately $100 million.
• Red River Renewable Energy, LLC, an affiliate of MAP Royalty, in the sale of equity interests in 146 MW solar project and 50 MW battery storage facility.
• An electric supply company, in its acquisition of a 50% membership interest in a 335 MW solar project.
• An electric supply company, in its acquisition of a 100 MW wind project for $100 million. 
• An electric power generation company in its attempted acquisition of the assets of an electricity retailing portfolio and related assets in a competitive sale process. 
• An electric power generation company in its attempted equity acquisition of a demand-response energy provider in a competitive sale process. 
• A local distribution company in its attempted acquisition of a natural gas utility. 
• An international financial services company in its attempted acquisition of a majority interest in a solar power project developer.

OTHER

Matters include representation of:

• Citigroup Energy Inc. in a 13-year secured hedge transaction for Midway Wind, LLC, the project company for a 163 MW wind project in San Patricio County, Texas. 
• Citigroup Energy Inc. in a 15-year secured hedge transaction for Rio Bravo Windpower, LLC, the project company for a 238 MW wind project in Starr County, Texas. 
• Citigroup Energy Inc. in an 11-year secured hedge transaction for Bearkat Wind Energy II LLC, the project company for a 162.25 MW wind project in Glasscock County, Texas. 
• Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. in an ISDA Agreement with Victoria WLE, LP, secured by a first priority lien on Victoria’s assets, including a 280 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle base load power generating station located near Victoria, TX. 
• 174 Power Global, an affiliate company of Hanwha Group, in connection with an asset-secured physical power purchase by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., from Oberon Solar IA, LLC, a 150 MW(ac) solar project in Ector County, Texas. 
• Macquarie Energy, as purchaser and Agent, in the structuring and negotiation of a limited recourse receivables purchase agreement involving the factoring of specified receivables up to $100 million from a major industrial OEM. 
• Rockland Power in obtaining approximately $200 million in first lien acquisition financing from BNP Paribas and a syndicate of banks to acquire six power generation facilities totaling 973 MWs of generation capacity. 
• multiple corporate offtakers in physical and financial renewable power purchase agreements.
• multiple clients in their review and negotiation of O&M Agreements, Asset Management Agreements, and other various project documents. 
• Magnolia LNG regarding its development of an LNG export terminal, including its multi-billion-dollar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operations and maintenance agreements.

• Successfully represented multiple veterans in their applications for Combat-Related Special Compensation with respect to disabilities incurred as a direct result of combat.
• Successfully represented a client in his application for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.
• Successfully represented a Project Clemency applicant in a sentence commutation. 
• Successfully represented a Trinidadian asylum applicant.

• Member, Houston Bar Association
• Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association, HYLA Leadership Academy (Class of 2016)
• Member, Young Professionals in Energy