Bio

Matt Bigham, Director, is responsible for originating and executing M&A and capital raise engagements in the renewable energy and power sectors. Mr. Bigham has over seven years of experience in corporate and project finance-related roles within the energy industry and, since joining Marathon Capital in 2016, has closed a variety of notable transactions including the sale of Alterra Power to Innergex, MEAG’s acquisition of an equity interest in Starwood’s 460 MW wind portfolio, Fiera Infrastructure’s acquisition of an equity interest in DESRI’s 921 MW solar and wind portfolio, IGS’s partnership with ORIX for the buildout of a 200 MW pipeline of C&I solar, and Coronal’s tax equity financing for its 120 MW solar portfolio. Before joining Marathon, Mr. Bigham was VP of Finance at Lincoln Clean Energy, where he focused on corporate finance, project finance, and M&A. His projects include the construction financing and asset management of the 10 MW Oak solar plant, the sale of the 30 MW Lone Valley solar project, 200 MW Hereford wind project, 300 MW Jumbo Road wind project, 230 MW Horse Creek wind project, and the 230 MW Electra wind project. He was also responsible for Lincoln’s joint venture with Samsung C&T and the sale of Lincoln to I Squared Capital. Prior to Lincoln, he spent seven years at Inland Private Capital Corporation, a leading sponsor of commercial real estate investments. Mr. Bigham holds a BA in Economics from the University of Illinois and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Bigham holds his Series 7 and 79 licenses.