Weil is advising Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) in its $1.2 billion financing for Caturus LLC’s $13 billion Commonwealth LNG project, a 9.5 million tons per annum (Mtpa) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The closing of the financing marks the start of full construction and advances one of the most cost-competitive and efficient LNG projects in the United States.

Caturus is building America's leading integrated natural gas and LNG company, featuring a unique wellhead-to-water strategy that will deliver responsibly sourced, lower-emission fuel to domestic and international markets.

The Weil team is led by Private Equity partners Timothy Burns, Nate Christensen and Irina Tsveklova and includes Private Equity associates Eric Thornton, Jace Krakovitz, Caitlin Haefner, Zane Elsisi, Grace Embrey, Jasmine Rivera and Amy Tan (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Banking & Finance partners Brendan Conley and Thomas Mastoras and associates Elvira Perez Sepulveda, Katharine Pacoli and Cedric Kim (Not Yet Admitted in New York); U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer and associate Sarah Schwarz; Technology & IP Transactions partner Kane Wishart and associate Adeline Park; Environmental partners Seth Kerschner and Matthew Morton and associates Caleb Holland and Graham McHenry; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Victoria Rosamond and associates Amanda Nowak and Rustin Armknecht; Regulatory Transactions partners Antonia Tzinova, John O'Loughlin and Ariel Fliman and associates Colin Cox and Sisi Liu; Tax partner Chayim Neubort and associates Andrew Lawson and Nathan Bunch; Real Estate attorney Leslie Smith and associates Doug Illsley and Tamar Ungar; Employment partner Xander Tabloff and associate Kate Belsito; Structured Finance associate Valerie Janovic; and Capital Markets partner Heather Emmel, counsel Sakshi Sharma and associate Emma McBride.