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Overview
Luis F. Gomar is a partner in the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Houston office. Luis has over 18 years of experience advising on domestic and cross-border transactions in the energy, finance and private equity sectors.
Luis counsels clients on both domestic and international transactions involving M&A, asset acquisition and divestitures, fund formations, joint ventures and strategic alliances, project development, and structured finance and equity products (including participating and non-participating preferred equity, convertible securities and related products). He regularly represents private equity sponsors or private equity backed management teams in connection with investments in energy and infrastructure assets.
Luis regularly advises energy companies (power, oil and gas, and renewables) with project development, including the negotiation of EPCs, supply agreements, offtake and feedstock arrangements, and commercial contracts. Luis' experience expands across borders and has included most jurisdictions in Latin America, as well as Asia and EMEA regions.
Accolades
- Best Lawyers of America, Oil and Gas Law (2023)
- IFLR 1000, M&A (2023)
- The Legal 500 US, Project Finance (2022)
- Recommended Attorney (Industry Focus: Energy: Transactions: Oil and Gas), The Legal 500 US, 2016
- Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters (Mergers & Acquisitions), 2013, 2015
- Who's Who Legal: Mexico (Energy), 2017-2018
- Latin America’s Rising Legal Stars: Partners to Watch, Latinvex, 2015
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2005
- University of Texas at El Paso, B.B.A., 2002
Representations
- Spearmint Energy on a $252 million financing for its Tierra Seca and Seven Flags 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Texas, including a tax equity bridge loan facility and privately placed construction-to-term notes.
- BHP in connection with sale of petroleum assets to Woodside Energy via merger for USD 21 billion.
- Spearmint Energy in connection with investment from private equity sponsor to lunch new energy company with a focus on investment in Battery Energy Storage Systems across the U.S. equity firm.
- Macquarie Equipment Capital, Inc., in connection with joint venture and preferred equity investment in food-grade PET manufacturer.
- Compute North in connection with various 363 sales of assets related to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Principals of Marc Jones Construction Company d/b/a SunPro, one of the largest residential solar panel installation companies in the United States, in the sale of 51% interest to a group of private equity firms sponsored by Compass Energy and MGG Investments for US$180 million.
- Orange Solar in connection with sale of SunPro to ADP.
- A Korean oil and gas company in connection with the disposition of U.S. GOM oil and gas assets to private equity sponsored management team.
- A publicly traded Australian mining and petroleum conglomerate in connection with the potential acquisition of various U.S. GOM oil and gas assets.
- Bahraini Family Office in connection with the sale, through the stock of Irish domiciled SPV, of two offshore rigs in Mexican Gulf of Mexico valued at US$140 million.
- Large Mexican Family Office in a series of preferred equity investments in various U.S. based energy and real estate ventures.
- A European renewable energy developer in connection with the potential acquisition and development of solar projects in Texas totaling 850 MW of installed capacity for a total transaction value of US$675 Led team representing a Korean consolidated group in connection with the potential investment in a series of battery storage facilities totaling 60 MW of energy storage capacity in California.
- A Mexican family office with various oil and gas investments in the United States.
Structured/Project Finance and Development
- Spearmint Energy in connection with US$200 million financing for the acquisition of and development of renewable energy assets across the US and Canada.
- PetroBal Upstream Delta 1, S.A. de C.V. (PetroBal), part of Grupo BAL, in connection with US$250 million reserves base lending (RBL) financing for the development of the Ichakil-Pokosh fields in shallow waters off the Mexican Gulf of Mexico.
- An integrated oil and gas company in connection with the development, including the negotiation of EPC and other project development contracts and the financing of a fuel storage terminal facility in Mexico valued at approx. US$137 million.
- A family office-backed management team in connection with the development and financing of a refinery in Honduras.
- A family office-backed management team in connection with the development and financing of a green fuel refinery, storage facility and dock in the Houston ship channel.
Securities
- Hedge funds, private equity funds, and hybrid funds pursuing a variety of investment strategies, including event- driven, asset-backed, oil and gas, real estate and funds of funds.
- Management companies, USCIS-approved EB5 regional centers and issuers in connection with fundraising, registration, investment activities (including negotiating side letters, direct equity, and other forms of convertible investments), marketing, ongoing compliance, and operational issues.
Engagement & Publications
- Co-author, “Outlook for US Renewable Energy Projects Following COVID-19,” Renewables Now, 2020
Involvement
- Member: State Bar of Texas; Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN); Texas Bar Association; Houston Bar Association
- Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Secretary and Treasurer of Board of Trustees, 2019-present, Flood Committee, 2017-2018 Jewish Federations of North America, Emergency Committee, 2016-2020
- Board of Advisors: Holocaust Museum Houston, 2018-2021
- Board of Trustees: Stages Theatre, 2022-present; Holocaust Museum Houston, 2021-present