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Farella Represents Catalyze in Its Acquisition of Sol Alliance

November 2, 2021 Announcement

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented Colorado-based independent power producer Catalyze in its acquisition of Sol Alliance, a leading Northeastern commercial-scale solar developer, as part of the company's plan to expand its national presence by acquiring leading regional distributed solar development companies.

Catalyze is a leading developer and independent power producer of renewable distributed generation, energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging projects. As noted in the announcement, the acquisition provides Catalyze with greater origination resources and deeper solar development capabilities in key markets, especially New York and New Jersey, and a current deal pipeline exceeding 80 megawatts (MW) of projects in development.

Read the press release here.

The Farella deal team representing Catalyze was led by partner and chair of Farella's Energy + Infrastructure group David Stoll and associate Shannon Kimball.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley that is focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]

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