Ameresco & CounterpointeSRE Announce Completion of Multiple Financing and Tax Credit Transfer Transactions
The Financial Arrangement with CounterpointeSRE and Barings provides flexible access to long-term capital to support Ameresco’s growing portfolio of energy storage and renewable infrastructure assets. FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider, announced that it successfully completed the second and third in a series of long‑term debt […]
C-PACE: A Transformative Capital Solution for Senior Housing
Senior housing developers have spent the last several years navigating a difficult and rapidly evolving development environment, having to confront rising costs and longer construction timelines, leading to a more cautious lending environment. Even as demand fundamentals strengthen for senior housing, today’s development pipeline remains constrained by construction volatility and tighter capital markets. Amidst this […]
Daniela Manolova and David Stewart join CounterpointeSRE to Support Growth in Financing Clean Energy Projects and Sustainable Commercial Real Estate
CounterpointeSRE is thrilled to welcome Daniela Manolova as Director, Clean Energy, and David Stewart as Director, National Originations. Manolova will be working to expand the firm’s climate infrastructure and energy investment efforts, with a focus on renewable power and battery storage. Daniela joins from BlackRock where she executed a range of transactions in the renewables […]
CounterpointeSRE and Barings Announce $173 million in Full-Stack Construction Financing for Harper Square Apartment Development in Philadelphia.
CounterpointeSRE announced the closing of the largest Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) to date in Pennsylvania at $60 million to fund the construction by Pearl Properties of Harper Square, a 45-story multifamily tower in the heart of Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, PA. The transaction represents the growing use of C-PACE by sophisticated developers as […]
Weathering the Storm: Financing Natural Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure
As the rates of severe weather events increase, developers prioritize building resiliency as a preventative means of reducing risk of damage and to open financing options through lenders who prioritize sustainability. CounterpointeSRE provides a comprehensive collection of financial offerings to ensure business continuity in the wake of power outages and damages caused by severe weather […]
CounterpointeSRE Adds Industry Veteran Huxley Somerville to Lead Asset Management Team
CounterpointeSRE has appointed former Fitch alumnus, Huxley Somerville, as managing director to lead its asset management team across commercial mortgages, C-PACE (commercial property assessed clean energy) and energy transactions. Somerville spent 28 years at Fitch Ratings, most recently as head of North American CMBS where he grew an analyst pool of twenty at the end […]
Ameresco & CounterpointeSRE Announce a $78 Million Facility to Finance Battery Storage Energy Asset
The Financial Arrangement with CounterpointeSRE and Barings also Includes an Expected Issuance of a Second Series of Notes, an Additional Uncommitted $300 Million Shelf Facility and a Tax Credit Purchase Agreement for Future Ameresco Energy Assets FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers […]
Navigating the Current State of CRE Debt Markets
Borrowers Face Market Uncertainty Despite Spreads Normalizing “In today's CRE debt markets, resilience is key. Rising construction costs and tariff pressures are challenging new development, yet we see an opportunity to continue supporting sustainability through strategic financing of existing assets. With spreads normalizing and balance sheet lenders re-engaging, the path forward lies in aligning long-term […]
Industry Veteran Jo Hastings Joins CounterpointeSRE building on CRE Expertise in C-PACE
CounterpointeSRE has appointed former bank executive Jo Hastings as managing director, leading C-PACE (commercial property assessed clean energy) transactions. Hastings most recently spent 10 years at Société Générale where she was the U.S. Head of Large Loan Originations & Balance Sheet Finance. Before that, she worked at Eurohypo and HSBC Bank as a relationship manager, […]
C-PACE is Anchoring Construction Capital Stacks and Getting Bigger
C-PACE Deals Are Anchoring Capital Structures and Getting Bigger Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing has been on a remarkable trajectory, with deal sizes steadily increasing over the past few years. While C-PACE was once considered a niche financing tool, deal sizes are breaking records and an increasing number of fundings are exceeding the […]