Evan Grosch

While many matters remain private, Evan’s experience includes representing:

• Beacon Roofing Supply in defense of an unsolicited tender offer and proxy contest by QXO, Inc.*
• Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) in its proxy contest defense against AREX Capital Management, LP*
• Apyx Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: APYX) in connection with the investment of Stavros G. Vizirgianakis*
• BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) in connection with its cooperation agreements with Fund 1 Investments and PW Partners, LLC*
• Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ: CUTR) in its proxy contest defense against Voce Capital*
• Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNSE) in its proxy contest defense against Apeiron*
• Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) in its proxy contest defense against Cruiser Capital and Harbour Point Capital Management*
• Quotient Technology Inc. (NYSE: QUOT) in its proxy contest defense against Engaged Capital*
• Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) in its proxy contest defense against Outerbridge Capital Management*
• Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) in its proxy contest defense against JANA Partners*
• Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) in connection with the investment of Bradley L. Radoff*
• Comtech Telecommunications Corp. in defense of an unsolicited takeover bid by Acacia*
• Ammo, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWW) in its proxy contest defense against Steven F. Urvan and Susan T. Lokey*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

While many matters remain private, past representative engagements of Evan’s include:

• Represented numerous strategics and sponsors in the acquisition of thermal generation and nuclear power assets*
• Multiple clients in the drafting and negotiation of power purchase agreements and for gas-fired power plants covering sales of energy, capacity and ancillary services*
• The lead arranger, administrative agent, and technical bank in connection with a US$1 billion financing and hedging facility supporting the first-ever commercial development of the Sea Lion Field, an offshore oil and gas reserves field located in the North Falkland Basin*
• Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) in its sale to QXO for US$11 billion in cash*
• A fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management in its agreement to acquire a 40% equity stake in select U.S. Gulf Coast infrastructure assets from Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW), with an option to increase its equity stake to 49% within six months after closing for initial cash proceeds of approximately US$2.4 billion with the potential to receive up to approximately US$3 billion in total*
• Premium haircare brand K18 in its agreement to be acquired by Unilever PLC*
• J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, co-lead structuring advisor, placement agent, and secured hedge provider, in a US$640 million private offering of notes in an asset-backed securitization issued by Maverick Natural Resources, LLC*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

While many matters remain private, past representative engagements of Evan’s include:

• Appalachian Power Company, an American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) electric utility subsidiary, and Appalachian Power Recovery Funding LLC in the issuance of Series 2026-A Senior Secured SAC Bonds valued at US$1.3 billion to recover certain securitized asset costs*
• Kentucky Power Company, an American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) electric utility subsidiary, and Kentucky Power Cost Recovery LLC in the issuance of Series 2025 Senior Secured Recovery Bonds valued at US$477.7 million to recover certain extraordinary costs*
• Southwestern Electric Power Company, an American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) electric utility subsidiary, in the issuance of Ratepayer-Backed Bonds valued at US$336.7 million securitizing costs incurred as a result of Hurricanes Laura and Delta and winter storm Uri, and fund a new storm recovery reserve account*
• RBC Capital Markets Corporation in the issuance of Ratepayer-Backed Bonds valued at US$761.6 million for the purposes of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (NYSE: OGE) securitizing costs incurred as a result of Winter Storm Uri*
• Public Service Company of Oklahoma, an American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) electric utility subsidiary, in the issuance of Ratepayer-Backed Bonds valued at US$696.9 million securitizing costs incurred as a result of Winter Storm Uri*
• Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO), in the issuance of Series 2023-A Senior Secured Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds valued at US$95 million, for the purpose of Atmos Energy Corporation recovering significant costs incurred as a result of Winter Storm Uri in February 2021*
• Additional utility companies and underwriters in connection with structuring, documenting, and negotiating cost-recovery securitizations and bond issuances across the United States*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.