CPP Investments to Acquire Stake in Tallgrass Energy

Paul, Weiss advised CPP Investments on its approximately $843 million (C$1.2 billion) investment in Tallgrass Energy, a leading U.S. energy infrastructure company.

Based in Denver, Tallgrass is a leading infrastructure company operating a network of more than 10,000 miles of pipeline assets across 14 states. Tallgrass is currently engaged in several initiatives aligned with the global transition to a lower-carbon future, including the development of CO2, hydrogen, renewable fuels and decarbonized power assets.

The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Ravi Purohit and Megan Spelman, and includes partner David Tarr and counsel Michael Spirtos and Nathan Mitchell; tax partner Scott Sontag; executive compensation partner Rebecca Coccaro and counsel Lisa Krausz Eisenberg; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; litigation partner John Carlin and counsel Audrey Paquet; antitrust partner Annie Herdman and counsel Todd Hahn; and environmental counsel William O'Brien.