
Longroad Secures $600M Debt Financing for Renewables
Longroad Energy Holdings, a U.S. based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, closed $600 million in debt financing for its wind, solar and battery portfolio.
The credit facility is composed of a $275 million term loan, a $175 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million letter of credit facility. The new financing follows the August 2022 $500 million equity investment by Infratil, New Zealand Superfund, and MEAG, which also marked Longroad’s strategic shift toward primarily project ownership rather than project sales.
“This additional capital will fuel the expansion of our owned operational fleet to more than 9GW by 2027 and support our robust 30GW pipeline of development projects,” said Paul Gaynor, CEO of Longroad.
The syndicated corporate credit facility was led by Apterra infrastructure capital, a platform company of Apollo and joint lead arrangers Barclays and HSBC.
Boston-based Longroad owns over 3.1GW of wind, solar and storage projects and operates and manages 5GW on behalf of Longroad and third parties. The company is owned by the NZ Superannuation Fund, Infratil Limited, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management, and Longroad Energy Partners, LLC.
