Experience | Mintz

Represented Boston Metal, a developer of Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) technology enabling zero-carbon steel production, in all of its equity financings, including its $20M Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, The Engine, and Prelude Ventures; its $50M Series B; its $262M Series C led by IFC; and its $120M Series C led by ArcelorMittal.
Represented S2G Investments, a multi-stage investment firm focused on venture, growth-equity, and growth-stage businesses across food & agriculture, oceans, and energy, in its $40 million Series B financing of Sojo Industries, an industrial automation company that utilizes robotics, mobility, and software to deliver packaging and assembly solutions to the food and beverage industry.
Represented Activate Capital in its investments in Swimlane, Inc. and Aerones, and on the investor side in the Series E financing of Tomorrow.io, a weather and climate forecasting platform.
Represented Perch Energy (f/k/a BlueWave Community Solar), a clean energy technology platform and community solar servicer, in its joint venture with Arcadia to manage 3+ GW of community solar capacity and 350,000+ subscribers across 16 states, and separately in its Series B financing led by NGIF US Holdco, LLC.
Represented NET Power in a business combination /de-SPAC to create a $1.5B company with the world’s first scalable clean, reliable, low-cost natural gas-to-power solution with near zero-emissions
Represented Titan Advanced Energy Solutions, a battery management technology company developing systems to increase charge capacity and extend battery life, in its Series A financing led by Schneider Electric Ventures (SEV) and Energy Innovation Capital (EIC), and in its subsequent Series B financing.
Represented Gradiant, a leading global cleantech water treatment solutions provider, in multiple financings, including its $100M Series C led by Warburg Pincus and Schlumberger New Energy, and a $2.5M raise for subsidiary Gradiant Energy Services (GES) involving Safar Partners Fund and Turnbridge Capital Partners.
Represented Purpose Energy in a platform investment by Quinbrook Infrastructure committing $100M to finance its projects.
Represented Antora Energy in a joint venture equity investment by Australian investor Angostura Partnership in connection with a thermal batteries project.
Represented Source Global in its acquisition of Proud Source Water, Inc. by Source Global, PBC, pursuant to a two-step forward triangular merger in addition to its $130M Series D financing.
Represented ZwitterCo, Inc., a water treatment and separation solutions company, in its $33.4M Series A financing and its $58.4M Series B financing led by Evok Fund and DCVC.
Represented Cultivo, a climate-focused fintech investment platform, in its $540K Series A financing led by MassMutual Ventures Climate Technology Fund I LP and OETF US Holdings, Inc., and its subsequent $14M Series A financing led by MassMutual Ventures and Octopus Limited.
Represented Mantel, a carbon capture technology company using molten boratesin, in its Series A investment led by Shell Ventures and ENI Next, and in a subsequent SAFE financing.
Represented Logical Buildings, a leading smart building software and solutions company, to close a $110M, “first of its kind” energy efficiency joint venture with Keyframe Capital.
Represented a leading clean power producer and energy storage company, in the formation of a joint venture to develop, build, own, and operate one of the first offshore wind projects in the NY Bight lease area.
Represented BlueWave, a solar and energy storage developer, in its sale to Axium Infrastructure, an infrastructure investment management firm with a deep North American renewables portfolio.
Represented Bank of America as lead underwriter in a $140M public offering of Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC).
Represented Greentech Capital Advisors Securities (now Nomura Greentech) as financial advisor to TerraForm Global with the acquisition by Brookfield Renewable Partners valued at $2.4B.
Represented Aspen Aerogels in its $82.5M Initial Public Offering.
Represented enVerid Systems, Inc., an HVAC load reduction solutions company, in its $20M Series B funding with financing led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
Represented Spring Lane Capital in its investment in Aries Clean Energy.
Represented Greentech Media, Inc. in the sale of its business to Woods Mackenzie (Verisk Analytics, Inc.).
Represented Cambrian Innovation, Inc. in Series B preferred stock financing.
Represented XL Hybrids, a hybrid vehicle company in its merger with SPAC, Pivotal Investment Corporation II (NYSE: PIC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The combined company will be named XL Fleet and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The merger values XL at $1 billion.
Represented EnerNOC, Inc. in its acquisition of Pulse Energy.
Served as counsel to Canaccord Genuity in $32.5M and $37.4M follow-on public offerings for Rubicon Technology.
Represented True North Venture Holdings, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage energy, water, agriculture, and waste investments, in a $20M Series B financing of an undisclosed company as well as on numerous equity investments.
Represented GreatPoint Energy in its $1.25B financing and joint venture with China-based Wanxiang Holdings; selected as Greentech Media’s Deal of the Year.
Represented EnerNOC, Inc., now Enel X, in its IPO and follow-on offerings ($97M, $108M, and $97M, respectively).
Formation of New England Energy Innovation Collaborative (now the Northeast Clean Energy Council).

Mintz Advises S2G Investments on $40M Series B Financing of Sojo Industries

Mintz represented S2G Investments in its $40 million Series B financing of Sojo Industries.

Mintz Represents Granata Bio Corporation in Series A+ Funding Round

Mintz represented Granata Bio Corporation, a biopharma company focused on invigorating the $3.6 billion global infertility medication market, in its $15 million Series A+ funding round.

BREAKING DOWN THE SPAC SURGE: A Review of Key Trends & Issues Defining the Phenomenon

Mintz analyzed PitchBook data to produce an in-depth report on the record rise in special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) fundraising in the US since 2020 and the recent increase in SPAC merger activity. We also explore how SPACs could evolve and litigation challenges to SPAC IPOs and transactions.

Mintz Advises Canaccord Genuity in $207M IPO of Sustainability-Focused SPAC, Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp.

Mintz’s SPAC Practice and Energy & Sustainability team advised Canaccord Genuity in the $207 million initial public offering (IPO) of Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. Trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “ENVIU,” the company will partner with businesses that generate positive environmental impacts.

Mintz Represents XL Fleet in Merger with SPAC

Mintz represented XL Fleet in its merger with Pivotal Investment Corp. II, a publicly traded Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). XL Fleet plans to use the approximately $350 million in cash proceeds from the transaction to develop products to accelerate the electrification of fleet vehicles.

Mintz Advises Energy Innovator Oberon Fuels on Strategic Collaboration

Mintz advised Oberon Fuels, a developer of an ultra-low-carbon fuel known as renewable dimethyl ether (rDME), on a strategic collaboration with propane fuel distributor SHV Energy. The agreement will help Oberon scale up its pilot facility to produce the first rDME fuel in the United States.

ACCELERATING TO 80: Driving the Northeast’s Deep Decarbonization Targets

Read about ideas for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the Northeast by 80% by 2050 and related challenges discussed at a summit co-hosted by Mintz, the Northeast Clean Energy Council, and The Brattle Group.

Boston Metal ‘Steels’ the Show with $20M Series A Led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Mintz represented Boston Metal, a producer of industrial-scale, zero-emissions metals, in its $20M Series A Financing led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and with Prelude Ventures and The Engine.

Mintz Represents VELCO in Joint Venture to Create Utopus Insights

Mintz represented Vermont Transco LLC, and its manager the Vermont Electric Power Company (together, VELCO) in a joint venture with IBM to create analytics start-up Utopus Insights. Within a year, wind turbine manufacturer Vestas acquired Utopus for $100 million.

Mintz Helps Cambrian Innovation Generate Capital

Mintz advises Cambrian Innovation on venture capital funding, general corporate matters, project finance, employment matters, and more — leveraging exceptional industry insight, start-up experience, and innovative thinking.

Mintz Advises ACT for Over a Decade

Mintz’s Energy & Sustainability Practice conceived and helped create regional business association ACT, which is the Alliance for Climate Transition. Mintz has assisted ACT with formations and other legal work, strategy, and educational programming, for more than a decade.

Mintz Advises Spring Lane Capital on New Approach

Mintz partnered with private equity firm Spring Lane Capital to develop a novel project financing model. Mintz also provided legal guidance on Spring Lane’s first investments, including a vehicle to finance the equity portion of waste gasification project deals.