Robert da Silva Ashley

Partner

US Energy Sector, Steering Committee
US-LatAm Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, Finance
US-LatAm Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, Energy / Infrastructure / P3

Emailrobert.dasilvaashley@us.dlapiper.com

Call+1 305 423 8505

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About

Areas of FocusProjects and Project Finance Energy and Natural Resources

Bar admissionsNew YorkFlorida

EXPERIENCE

Represented ASARCO LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V., in a US$100 million financial lease with Caterpillar Financial, as lender and lessor to renew ASARCO's fleet of mining (haul) trucks
Represented multiple financial institutions, as lenders, and Capstone Advisors, as structuring agent, in connection with a US$45 million multi-tranche senior secured loan facility for the acquisition of a mid-market multinational industrials company
Represented a multinational renewable energy developer and its affiliated companies in a series of complex and layered financing transactions aggregating US$685 million for the development, construction and operation of a 400-megawatt solar project located in Starke County, Indiana, the first of three phases of what will become the largest integrated photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility in the US
Represented a Mexico-based industrial and commercial global holding company, and its affiliates, in obtaining a US$300 million revolving credit facility from a club of leading international commercial banks
Represented a Spanish-headquartered international financial services company with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of a US$80 million senior secured term loan credit facility, and a separate amendment and restatement of a US$24 million senior secured term loan credit facility, provided to an Argentine pipeline transportation of natural gas company and its affiliate
Represented a prominent international renewable energy sponsor and its affiliated companies in the negotiation and documentation of a construction loan facility and a letter of credit facility for the development of an Illinois-based 259.8-megawatt wind project
Represented a global institutional investor on the US$6.45 billion hybrid acquisition and project financing of the US$8.6 billion acquisition of 90% of the largest natural gas transmission network owner in Brazil, from a Brazilian state-owned oil company
Represented an international financial services company on the US$140 million multi-draw senior secured term loan financing to an Argentine state-owned energy company
Represented utility company on the US$500 million senior syndicated term loan financing led by a credit card service company as agent and arranger
Represented a nuclear electric power generation company on numerous project financings for the development and construction, refinancing, acquisition and disposition of conventional power plants, utility-scale and distributed solar plants, wind farms, carbon capture and sequestration facilities
Represented a retail banking company on numerous project financings of utility-scale wind projects located throughout North America
Represented a power company on the stapled project bond financing package offered in the US$1.175 billion sale of a 33% minority interest in its solar portfolio to a financial consultant company
Represented a synthetic rubber manufacturing company on numerous widely syndicated and bilateral senior term and revolving loan financing transactions aggregating over US$650 million provided by numerous international banks
Represented an American-based multinational power generation development and operations company on the financing aspects of the build-transfer sale of several wind projects
Represented a Spanish-headquartered international renewable energy company on a secured swap financing transaction with an investment management company for the development, construction and operation of the 93-megawatt wind farm located in Cameron County, Texas and the subsequent closing of the corresponding tax equity investment
Represented multiple international and domestic development banks on the US$607 million hybrid acquisition and project financing provided to an investment management company for the acquisition of an ultra-low sulfur gasoline refining facility located in Tamaulipas, México from Mexican state-owned oil company
Represented three international banks on multiple syndicated multi-draw term loan financings for an aggregate US$230 million to a subsidiary of Chilean state-owned oil and gas company for the expansion of offshore exploration and production facilities

Languages

Education

J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
California Law Review
Co-editor in Chief, Berkeley Journal of International Law

B.A., University of California, San Diego
summa cum laude

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Publications

Author, "Project Finance 2025 Comparative Guide," The Legal 500 United States
Author, "Project Finance 2024 Global Practice Guide: USA Chapter," Chambers and Partners

Seminars

Speaker, "Times of uncertainty: Unprecedented challenges & opportunities," Cross-border opportunities across the Americas, May 29, 2025
Moderator, "Latin America, the United States, and Spain in the Global Economy Forum," Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, September 2024

Media Mentions

Additional Information

Board of Directors, Schools That Can, (2025 – Present)
Acting Communications Director, Binational Liaison (US-México), US House of Representatives (CA-51), (2002 – 2003)