Boston, MA – CCA Group, LLC, a boutique financial advisory firm that provides premier capital markets and advisory services primarily in the renewable energy and energy infrastructure markets, is pleased to announce that Michael Wheeler, formally of EDF Renewables North America, has joined the firm as Managing Director. Michael brings extensive experience leading technical and financial disciplines of renewable project development, including engineering, procurement, construction, and project financing. In his prior roles, Michael has executed in excess of $7B in equity and debt financing transactions across 25 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects totaling over 4GW of renewable energy capacity. In addition, he has been responsible for managing joint ventures with institutional partners invested in operating renewable projects. “In this role,” said James Stahle, Senior Managing Director and Partner, “Mr. Wheeler will be focused on leading execution teams for sponsor and investor clients, as well as supporting new buy-side client opportunities in the U.S. renewable and energy infrastructure markets. Michael’s expertise and leadership will be a great addition to CCA Group’s growing team.”
Michael Wheeler, Managing Director – Execution
Michael Wheeler, Managing Director – Execution, leads execution teams for sponsor and investor clients, as well as supporting buy-side client opportunities. Over the past twenty years, Michael has executed nearly $7B in equity and debt financing transactions across 25 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects totaling more than 4GW of installed renewable energy capacity. He has led and completed highly structured multi-party transactions across North America with more than twenty US and European commercial banks for tax equity and debt financing. In addition, he has been responsible for managing joint ventures with institutional partners invested in renewable projects.
Prior to joining CCA Group, Michael was Senior Director of Project Finance at EDF Renewables (EDFR) where he was responsible for raising debt and tax equity for EDFR’s North American projects. During his final two years with EDFR, Michael concurrently served as the Project Director for an 840 MWp solar + 340 MWh storage portfolio under development/construction in California. Before his tenure at EDFR, he was a summer associate at GE Wind. Michael has also held Program Manager / Project Engineer roles at hydrogen fuel cell system developers H Power Corp and Analytic Power Corp.
Michael earned his Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and his Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech.
About CCA Group
CCA Group, LLC is a privately held boutique financial advisory firm based in Boston that provides premier capital markets and advisory services to companies active primarily in the renewable energy and energy infrastructure markets. As a leading advisor on both sell-side and buy-side transactions, we serve clients that develop, own, invest in, and operate utility-scale renewable energy projects and other complex capital assets.
Our core activities include innovative structuring, raising capital for issuer clients, sourcing investment opportunities for institutional investors, and advising clients on complex M&A transactions. CCA Group is comprised of 19 professionals, with firm management having on average over 15 years of experience with renewable energy assets and on average over 20 years of experience with asset-based finance. CCA has an additional office in San Francisco. Learn more at www.ccagp.com.
