The Sherpa Signal · 2026-11-06 NOTABLE DEAL
rPlus Energies Lands $450M for US Solar-Storage Build-Out
MUFG leads nine lenders on US rural clean energy financing.
rPlus Energies raises US$450M financing for US solar and storage projects in rural communities
Lenders are actively funding US solar and storage projects, particularly those serving rural communities. MUFG (TYO: 8306) taking the lead role on this rPlus Energies financing, alongside eight other banks, demonstrates a clear appetite for scalable, geographically diverse renewable energy assets. This deal reflects the ongoing shift in capital deployment towards distributed generation and energy storage infrastructure.
Parties
- MUFG (Lender)
- National Bank of Canada (Lender)
- Wells Fargo (Lender)
- KeyBank (Lender)
- Milbank (Legal Sell)
- Truist Bank (Lender)
- Kirkland & Ellis (Legal Buy)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) (Lender)
- Zions Capital Markets (Lender)
- Sandbrook Capital (Parent Company)
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