About
First Financial
Energy & Infrastructure

Combining Industry and  Financial Market Expertise
to Drive a New Era of Change

Why Choose First Financial Energy & Infrastructure

  • First Financial Energy & Infrastructure is a division of First Financial Equipment Leasing, a privately held lender specializing in the acquisition of Construction & Heavy Equipment, Healthcare, IT Solutions and Services, Material Handling & Automation, and Renewable Energy & Solar.
  • For over 20 years, First Financial Equipment Leasing has provided financing solutions designed to conserve capital and offer affordable access to often expensive yet increasingly critical, advanced technologies and equipment.
  • First Financial Energy & Infrastructure is also a part of the JA Mitsui Leasing family, a collaboration between Mitsui & Co. (with a revenue of $96 billion in 2022) and Norinchukin Bank (with assets totaling $1.05 trillion in 2022).
  • First Financial Energy & Infrastructure is well-equipped to finance projects from $10M to $100M+.

Leadership

Eric Breekland

SVP - Head of Project Finance

Eric Breekland

Eric Breekland

SVP - Head of Project Finance

Eric Breekland joined First Financial in 2022 to lead the Project Finance team. Eric focuses on renewable energy assets in the Americas and is responsible for building the infrastructure and team necessary to structure, arrange, and execute significant project financings. With over 20 years of experience in renewable energy finance, Eric has an impressive track record of structuring debt for international energy and infrastructure projects in both private and public markets.


He previously served as a Managing Partner at Pursuit Capital Advisors for four years, where he specialized in helping developers, governments, and international banks bring projects from the early stages to financial closings and sales. Eric also spent 11 years as a Director at Mizuho and five years at Lyon Credit Corp., a division of Credit Lyonnais, in the energy and infrastructure project finance divisions.