Michael A. Harrison

Representative Matters

Project Finance/Infrastructure/Public-Private Partnerships/Non-Utility Energy/Commodities

• Senior notes secured by a gas processing and underground gas storage facility and associated gas storage services agreements.
• Senior secured notes of an unincorporated joint venture participant to finance a portion of the costs associated with the construction of a new LNG processing train and related infrastructure.
• Senior notes secured by an economic interest in a percentage of LNG produced by a two-train LNG project.
• Senior notes secured by a portfolio of data centers.
• Senior notes of the owner of a multi-fuel cogeneration plant, secured by the plant and offtake agreements with an alumina refinery for the generated steam and electricity.
• Senior notes of a major Australian airport secured by all assets of the airport, including the right to operate, maintain and develop the airport pursuant to a long-term government lease.
• Senior notes secured by the right to operate a land titles registry pursuant to a 50-year concession.
• Senior notes and letter of credit facility provider secured by the rights under a 50-year university concession to operate and maintain parking garages and surface parking lots.
• Senior holdco notes secured indirectly by the right to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain a toll bridge and related assets pursuant to a 35-year concession agreement.
• Super holdco notes proposed to be secured by a utility system concession (bid stage representation).
• Holdco loans secured by equity in the holder of a long-term lease to operate a coal export terminal.
• Senior notes secured by the right to operate and maintain a desalination facility pursuant to a 30-year concession agreement.
• Senior notes secured by the right to manage, operate and develop a major container and general cargo terminal pursuant to a 50-year lease.
• Senior notes secured by rights under long-term TV and radio transmission services agreements.
• Senior notes secured by the right to operate and maintain a network of electrical distribution and transmission assets pursuant to a 99-year lease.
• Senior notes secured by the right to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain a toll road pursuant to a 35-year concession agreement.
• Senior notes secured indirectly by the right to operate and maintain a network of fuel stations and service stations on a European highway pursuant to a series of long-term concession agreements.
• Senior notes secured by the right to design, build and operate a railway and transportation hub pursuant to a 30-year concession agreement.
• Senior notes secured by the right to operate a portfolio of marine container terminals pursuant to long-term leases.
• Senior notes secured by the right to operate a coal export terminal pursuant to a 99-year lease.
• Senior notes secured by a wind farm supported by a long-term offtake agreement.
• Senior loans secured by uranium owned by an SPV, together with the associated storage agreements and forward sale agreements.

Real Estate

• Secured and unsecured notes issued by over 20 issuers in the property sector, including in relation to office, retail, logistics and senior housing portfolios in various jurisdictions.

Utilities

• Secured and unsecured notes issued by over 20 issuers in the utility sector in various jurisdictions.

Corporate/University/Other

• Secured and unsecured notes issued by a broad range of other issuers, including universities, equipment rental companies, building material companies, laboratory testing companies, logistics companies, software companies, hospital operators, waste management companies, media companies and gaming companies.

Memberships

American College of Investment Counsel

Admitted

California

Illinois

Education

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2002

• Notes & Comments Editor, Indiana Law Journal 

DePauw University, B.A., Economics, 1997

Publications

Co-Author, "Financing Public-Private Partnerships in the U.S. Private Placement Market," ACIC Private Notes. May 2016