Xanthe Larsen serves as partner in Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP's Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Larsen’s practice focuses on domestic and international project finance and infrastructure development financings, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions in the electric and renewable energy, oil and gas, mining and project development industries and general corporate transactions both in the United States and abroad.
Education
- J.D., with honors, University of Utah College of Law, 1997
- M.B.A., with honors, University of Utah
- B.S., cum laude, University of Utah, 1993
- B.A., cum laude, University of Utah, 1993
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- Utah
Representative Experience
- Acquisition of American nuclear facilities for a U.S. public company.
- Negotiation of wind power purchase agreements for a U.S. public company.
- $1.3 billion sale and leaseback of a 779 MW coal-fired generating facility.
- Fund investment and financing of a volumetric production payment transaction involving Oklahoma hydrocarbon properties.
- Financing of an acquisition of a coal mine for a U.S. public company.
- Project development and financing of a major copper and cobalt mining project in central Africa.
- Financing and construction of a $900 million upgrade of an oil refinery in Morocco involving SACE, the Italian export credit agency; African Development Bank; Proparco; international commercial lending institutions; Moroccan lending institutions; and hedge providers.
- Financing of a $750 million cold water port terminal for the storage of crude in Russia, which involved U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) financing.
- Financial restructuring of a major electric energy project in Argentina after the devaluing of the Argentine peso.
- Financial restructuring of a major power project in Colombia, including the renegotiation of certain loans held by OPIC and the U.S. Export Import Bank (Ex-Im).
- Development and financing of a refinery transforming waste oil into usable lubricants.
- Acquisitions and dispositions for a leading international construction-related services and project development company.
Publications & Presentations
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Finding Financing for Pakistan,"
Locke Lord
(August 16, 2010)
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Contributor,
"Brochure: Business Oportunities in Pakistan,"
Locke Lord
(Spring 2010)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: U.S. Funding Primes Market for Private Investment in Pakistan: Investor Friendly Climate Generates Enhanced Opportunities for High Return Investments,"
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
(January 6, 2010)
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Contributor,
"Locke Lord's Energy Calendar 2009 (November/December),"
Locke Lord
(October 27, 2009)
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Contributor,
"Locke Lord's Energy Calendar 2009 (September/October),"
Locke Lord
(August 27, 2009)
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Community Leadership
- Executive Committee, Public Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan
- Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area
- Board of Directors, SUSTAIN
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