CoBank

CoBank is a national cooperative bank based in Colorado, established in 1989. It serves essential industries in rural America by offering a range of financial services, including loans, leases, and export financing. The bank primarily focuses on supporting agribusinesses as well as rural power, water, and communications providers across all 50 states. Through its commitment to these sectors, CoBank plays a crucial role in fostering economic development and sustainability in rural communities.

David Burlage

Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Halverson

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Vestal

Senior Vice President and Controller

13 past transactions

Intersect Power

Debt Financing in 2021
Intersect Power is a clean infrastructure company bringing efficient, innovative, and scalable low-carbon solutions to its customers in energy and commodity markets. Our expertise includes all phases of development, design, engineering, finance, and operations. Intersect Power has a pipeline of 3.2GWDC of late-stage solar and storage projects that will be in operation by 2023 and an emerging pipeline of other clean infrastructure assets. The company has also developed and sold more than 1.7 GWDC of contracted solar projects across California and Texas, which are owned and operated by third-party investors.

Everstream

Debt Financing in 2021
Everstream Solutions, LLC is a Cleveland-based network service provider that specializes in fiber-based Ethernet, Internet, and data center solutions for businesses in Northeast Ohio. Established in 2012, the company operates over 2,500 miles of fiber across 24 counties, offering reliable connectivity and high-speed data transfer with 10 Gigabit capabilities. Everstream's services include dedicated internet access, dark fiber, cloud backup and recovery, as well as engineering and construction solutions, catering primarily to mid and large-sized enterprises. The company prides itself on exceptional customer service and operates a 24/7 network operations center staffed by certified technical personnel.

Everstream

Debt Financing in 2020
Everstream Solutions, LLC is a Cleveland-based network service provider that specializes in fiber-based Ethernet, Internet, and data center solutions for businesses in Northeast Ohio. Established in 2012, the company operates over 2,500 miles of fiber across 24 counties, offering reliable connectivity and high-speed data transfer with 10 Gigabit capabilities. Everstream's services include dedicated internet access, dark fiber, cloud backup and recovery, as well as engineering and construction solutions, catering primarily to mid and large-sized enterprises. The company prides itself on exceptional customer service and operates a 24/7 network operations center staffed by certified technical personnel.

esVolta

Debt Financing in 2020
esVolta develops, owns and operates utility-scale energy storage projects across North America. Our projects provide essential services for electric utilities and large energy users including on-demand capacity, energy arbitrage, and ancillary grid support services. esVolta's portfolio of operational plus utility-contracted pipeline projects totals 500 MWh, and we are actively developing over 2,000 MWhs of further new project opportunities.

GridLiance Western Holdings

Debt Financing in 2019
GridLiance Western Holdings LLC (BBB/Stable) is the parent holding company of GridLiance West LLC (A¡/Stable) and an intermediate holding subsidiary of GridLiance Holdco., LP (not rated), a limited partnership owned by Blackstone Power & Natural Resources Holdco L.P.

Gridliance

Debt Financing in 2019
GridLiance is an independent electric transmission company established in 2014, backed by the Blackstone Group. The company focuses on partnering with municipalities, public power agencies, and electric cooperatives to enhance system reliability and reduce costs. GridLiance's operational model allows its partners to either invest in regulated transmission projects or depend on GridLiance for planning and constructing necessary transmission infrastructure. Currently, GridLiance operates over 575 miles of transmission lines and substations in Nevada and Oklahoma. The company has established long-term partnerships with public power entities in states such as Missouri, Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas, and Kansas, and is actively pursuing new collaborations with utilities in additional states.

sPower

Debt Financing in 2016
sPower is an independent power producer (IPP) which owns and/or operates more than 150 utility and distributed electrical generation systems across the US and the UK. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City with offices in San Francisco, Long Beach and New York City, With 6.7GW between operating, construction and pipeline, sPower is actively buying select utility-scale renewable assets in virtually any stage of development in the United States.

FiberLight

Debt Financing in 2013
FiberLight specializes in providing fiber-optic networking services aimed at facilitating communication for businesses in various sectors, including healthcare, education, government, professional services, and technology. The company constructs and delivers customizable fiber optic network solutions designed to be scalable and secure. By leveraging a robust optical ring topology network, FiberLight offers advanced Carrier Ethernet technology that allows clients to consolidate multiple services onto a single, high-speed, and secure platform. With a focus on customer support, FiberLight ensures that organizations can effectively meet their project requirements through dedicated in-house network monitoring and responsive service.

First Wind

Debt Financing in 2012
First Wind is an independent North American wind energy company focused exclusively on the development, ownership and operation of wind farms. We currently focus on developing wind farms in the northeastern and western regions of the U.S. and in Hawaii, and are already producing 504 megawatts (MW) of energy through seven operating wind farms. First Wind is currently developing wind energy projects in several markets through various subsidiary companies.

Zayo

Debt Financing in 2008
Zayo Group is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure services operating in over 300 markets across the United States and Europe. The company specializes in offering a comprehensive range of lit services and dark fiber products tailored for wireline and wireless carriers, data centers, internet content providers, high-bandwidth enterprises, and government agencies. With a substantial network spanning 79,000 route miles, Zayo also operates 27 carrier-neutral colocation facilities throughout the United States. By delivering fiber and bandwidth connectivity, along with colocation and cloud infrastructure solutions, Zayo aims to enhance the operational capabilities of its diverse clientele, supporting their needs for reliable and high-performance communications infrastructure.

Zayo

Debt Financing in 2007
Zayo Group is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure services operating in over 300 markets across the United States and Europe. The company specializes in offering a comprehensive range of lit services and dark fiber products tailored for wireline and wireless carriers, data centers, internet content providers, high-bandwidth enterprises, and government agencies. With a substantial network spanning 79,000 route miles, Zayo also operates 27 carrier-neutral colocation facilities throughout the United States. By delivering fiber and bandwidth connectivity, along with colocation and cloud infrastructure solutions, Zayo aims to enhance the operational capabilities of its diverse clientele, supporting their needs for reliable and high-performance communications infrastructure.