RJ Arsenault

RJ Arsenault, CFA is a managing director at FTI Consulting, Inc. in Boston and practices in theClean Energy industry practice within its Turnaround & Restructuring practice. He has spent more than 15 years in the energy sector, holding senior positions with global power companies and advising clients owning assets across the sector, including convention and renewable power generation, electric transmission and midstream pipeline infrastructure. Mr. Arsenault advises clients on a variety of economic, financial and strategic issues in power and gas markets across North America.His expertise includes market assessments, economic and financial modeling of contracted and merchant assets, asset valuation and liquidation analyses supporting transactions in in- and out-of-court bankruptcies, and providing strategic advisory services. Mr. Arsenault advises investors throughout the entire investment process, including target identification, transaction support, business creation and expansion strategy. He is experienced in valuing enterprises, power assets, power purchase agreements and trade books, tax equity transactions and formulating negotiation strategies for executing transactions. Mr. Arsenault has played a critical role advising companies, bond holders and unsecured creditors during chapter 11 restructurings, leading teams responsible for reviewing and preparing debtor business plans, developing cash-flow forecasts and associated asset valuations, and maximizing the value of the debtor estate within the power markets in which they operate. Select clients that he has served include AES Eastern Energy, Edison Mission Energy, EnergyFuture Holdings, Northampton Generating, ExGen Texas Power and FirstEnergy Solutions. Prior toFTI Consulting, Mr. Arsenault held several senior positions with TransCanada Pipelines, including asset management of its Northeast power portfolio and roles within its M&A group, evaluating in-vestments across North American power markets. Mr. Arsenault received his B.A. in biology fromFairfield University and his M.B.A. from Boston University.