Latham & Watkins Advises Energy Capital Partners and Calpine Corporation in Completed US$26.6 Billion Acquisition by Constellation

Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG) announced it has completed its acquisition of Calpine Corporation from Energy Capital Partners, creating the nation’s largest producer of electricity. With millions of customers depending on the company every day, the combined organization will deliver reliable, clean power that keeps America moving forward.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Energy Capital Partners and Calpine Corporation in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners David Kurzweil and Edmond Parhami, with associates Said Bakir, Shira Huberfeld, William Anderson, and Anny Yang. Advice was also provided on financing matters by Los Angeles/New York partner Jeff Greenberg; on tax matters by New York partner David Raab; on employee benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partners David Della Rocca and Nikhil Kumar; on investment funds matters by Washington, D.C. partner Amy Rigdon; on capital markets matters by New York partner Benjamin Cohen; on energy regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Natasha Gianvecchio; and on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jason Cruise, Lindsey Champlin, and Patrick English.