Perkins Coie Represents Uplight in Strategic Investment by Schneider Electric

DENVER (March 3, 2021)—Perkins Coie advised Uplight, Inc., the technology partner of energy providers transitioning to the clean energy ecosystem, and Rubicon Technology Partners, its majority equity holder, in connection with the strategic investment in Uplight by a consortium of investors including Schneider Electric, AES, Huck Capital, Coatue, and Inclusive Capital Partners Spring Fund II. The transaction values Uplight at $1.5 billion. The transaction is expected to close following the receipt of customary regulatory approvals. For more information, please see Uplight's press release.

The Perkins Coie team was led by M&A partners Nathaniel G. Ford, Danielle Fortier, Chris Hall, and Kester Spindler and included counsel Kelly Payne and associates Sarah David, Micah Kamoe, and Megan York, tax partner Bryan Smith and counsel Eric Ashcroft, antitrust partner Barry Reingold, regulatory partners Todd Hinnen and Ann Nagele, employee benefits partner Tom Cristy and associates Cristopher Jones and Tomer Vandsburger, labor and employment partner Sarah Flotte and associate Sara Davey, intellectual property partner Pete Kinsella and associate Anna Zabotina, and real property partner Liana Spendlove and associate Shaun Devereaux.