Debt Capital Markets

On March 4th, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (KBCM) successfully closed on $1.7 billion of Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the Facilities) supporting Copia Power’s utility-scale solar plus energy storage project (Maricopa or the Project). The Facilities comprise a $1,416 million construction-to-term loan, a $90 million tax-credit bridge loan, and $204 million in letters of credit. Proceeds will be used to fund the Project’s construction costs. KBCM acted as Coordinating Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, and Syndication Agent.

Maricopa is a 691 MWdc solar + 2,200 MWh energy storage project located in Maricopa County, Arizona, interconnecting to the Arizona Public Service owned Delaney Substation. The Project is being developed with tier-1 equipment and will be constructed in two phases beginning in Q1 2025. Maricopa is expected to reach full commercial operations in Q1 2027.

This represents the fourth transaction between Copia Power and KBCM.

Copia Power Overview
Copia Power is a renewable energy infrastructure platform launched by The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) in March 2021. Created with the acquisition of Tenaska’s 6 GW solar and energy storage pipeline, Copia’s goal is to become a leading, integrated energy transition platform specializing in developing, owning, and operating giga-scale projects in select U.S. markets. The company is led by industry veterans with extensive shared experience in developing, commercializing, constructing, and operating more than 10 GW of renewable energy projects.

Since its launch, Copia Power has built a robust 20+ GW development pipeline across the U.S. with an additional 1.5 GW of projects beginning construction in the last 12 months. KBCM advised Copia Power (f.k.a. Birch) on its platform investment from The Carlyle Group in March 2021.

On February 27, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets served as Joint Lead Arranger and Co-Syndication Agent on a $2 billion Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility for Mach Natural Resources LP. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is a rate-regulated electric utility involved in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in Florida. FPL is the largest electric utility in the state of Florida and one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S. As of December 31, 2023, FPL had 32,276 megawatts of net generating capacity, approximately 90,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 883 substations.

FPL priced $2.0 billion of First Mortgage Bonds in three tranches:

• A $350 add-on of FPL’s 5.300% First Mortgage Bonds due 2034 at a spread of T+73 bps and a price of 100.109%
• $950 million of First Mortgage Bonds due 2055 at a spread of T+93 bps for a coupon of 5.700%
• $700 million of First Mortgage Bonds due 2065 at a spread of T+103 bps for a coupon of 5.800%

The deal was extremely well received by the market, with a total orderbook size of $11.9 billon, resulting in a 6.0x overall oversubscription. The 2064 tranche alone attracted over $5.5 billion in interest, representing an 8.0x oversubscription. Each tranche also priced with minimal or no new issue concessions.

FPL plans to use net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repaying a portion of its outstanding commercial paper obligations and prefunding the refinancing of a portion of its bonds maturing in 2025.

KeyBanc Capital Markets acted as Active Joint Bookrunner on the transaction.

On February 20, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets acted as Placement Agent on a $530 million asset-backed securitization (ABS) for Diversified Energy Company PLC (Diversified or the Company). This is Diversified’s tenth ABS transaction, holding it as the largest issuer of PDP securitizations. The ABS was oversubscribed at ~7x. The transaction is collateralized by conventional Appalachian assets.

Diversified (NYSE & LSE: DEC) is a leading independent energy company focused on natural gas and liquids production, transportation, marketing, and well retirement, primarily located within the Appalachian and Central regions of the United States. The Company’s strategy is to acquire existing long-life assets and to make investments in those assets to improve environmental and operational performance under a modern field management philosophy. Diversified’s target assets are characterized by multi-decade production profiles and low decline rates.

On February 11, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets was party to a successful closing and syndication of a debut $1 billion five-year Term Loan B (the TLB) for Hilcorp Energy I, LP (Hilcorp or the Company). Proceeds will be used to repay borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility, which has a borrowing base of $3.5 billion and elected commitments of $2.1 billion. The TLB is pari-passu with the senior secured revolving credit facility. In 2024, Hilcorp acquired: (i) Alaska assets for $1 billion on November 1, 2024, and (ii) Permian assets for $950 million on December 31, 2024. The Company has a pending acquisition in the Permian expected to close in 1Q25.

Founded in 1988 and based in Houston, Texas, Hilcorp is one of the largest independent exploration and production companies in the United States, with a strategic focus on conventional, mature, legacy oil and gas assets. Hilcorp operates assets across Alaska, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Wyoming, and in the Utica in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

On February 4, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets served as Senior Co-Manager on National Fuel Gas Company’s offering of $500 million of Senior Notes due 2030 and $500 million of Senior Notes due 2035. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

In February 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets acted as Joint Bookrunner on Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC’s (Freedom or the Company) offering of $650 million Senior Notes due 2032. Proceeds from the offerings will be used to pay down a portion of the KeyBank MSR facility and to pay related fees and expenses.

Freedom is a leading nationwide residential mortgage loan originator and servicer. The Company focuses primarily on originating and servicing Agency-eligible residential mortgage loans collateralized by one- to four-family homes throughout the U.S.

KeyBank Beach Point Direct Lending Program and Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets, successfully closed Senior Secured Credit Facilities in support of Strive Medical LLC, a portfolio company of NMS Capital.

In January 2025, Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets successfully led the syndication of Senior Secured Credit Facilities for Strive Medical as Left Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Administrative Agent. The Credit Facilities consist of a Revolving Credit Facility, a Unitranche Term Loan and a Delayed Draw Term Loan. Proceeds from the Credit Facilities were used to refinance existing indebtedness, finance the acquisition of Charles Pharmacy & Surgical and provide capital for future acquisitions.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Strive provides urological, wound care, continuous glucose monitoring, and other disposable medical supplies to patients across the US. Since its founding, Strive’s focus is to provide patients with the highest quality customer service and best products to manage their chronic medical conditions. The acquisition of Charles Pharmacy & Surgical complements the Company’s existing product offering and adds insulin pumps and other supplies that further increase Strive’s footprint in the diabetes space.

Founded in 2010, NMS Capital is a New York based private investment firm focused on driving sustainable growth for middle market companies. NMS typically seeks to provide first-time institutional capital, with a focus on the healthcare and business services sectors. NMS currently has ~$1.5 billion in assets under management along with ~$550 million of founder capital retained in their businesses.