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Overview

Michael Donnellan represents public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and general corporate matters. Michael also advises clients on securities compliance issues, including Exchange Act reporting.

Admission & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2021
    with honors
  • Business Administration, Washington and Lee University

Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) –$960 million in its acquisition of an offshore drilling company
  • Sammons Warehouse Solutions, a subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises, Inc., in its acquisition of Precision Warehouse Design L.L.C.
  • Management team of Westwood Professional Services, Inc., in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Westwood by Blackstone Energy Partners from Endurance Partners
  • Peak 10 Energy Holdings and sponsor Legacy Stary Capital Partners in Peak 10’s acquisition of Strawn Petroleum LP from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
  • Deck Prism Sports in its merger with Huddle Gaming and related Series A Financing with Las Vegas Sands
  • Private equity firm in its investment into a terminal facility.
  • Precision Aerospace Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of CIC Partners and Juniper Capital Management, in its acquisition of Owens Machine and Tool Company
  • CIC Partners IV, LP, in its sale of Pogo Resources via to HNR Acquisition Corp.
  • Buyer, in separate transactions, in its acquisition of hydropower electrical generation facilities
  • Ergon, Inc. in its $309 million take-private acquisition of Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P.
  • Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) – formation of joint venture with Siguler Guff to deliver emissions management SaaS solutions to track greenhouse gas emissions
  • Seller in sale of specialty sand and materials business
  • TRIPBAM, a travel software company, its sale to Emburse

Private Equity & Fund Formation

  • Private equity fund focused on emerging energy technologies in the formation of its initial $100 million fund, subsequent investments and platform company, as well as general counseling
  • Legacy Start Capital Partners in the formation and launch of Peak 10 Energy Holdings, an investment platform focused on acquiring long-life oil and gas assets, and general corporate counseling
  • Pan Capital Management LP in the formation of its initial $125 million private equity fund
  • Limited partner in its investment as anchor investor to a $200 million private equity fund focusing on media and technology
  • Counsel and representation to various investors investing in private equity funds
  • Private equity fund focused on renewable energy in the ongoing formation of its initial $100 million fund, warehoused investments, M&A transactions and counseling
  • Private equity fund focused on telecommunications in its $245 million term loan and $55 million credit facility in connection with an acquisition
  • Private equity fund focused on venture investments in AI in the ongoing formation of its initial $20 million fund and counseling
  • Private equity fund focused on AI and SaaS venture investments in the ongoing formation of its initial $25 fund
  • Private equity sponsor in the internal reorganization of its funds
  • Private equity fund focused on venture opportunities in climate, health and equity-tech in its $10 million initial fund formation and provided general corporate counseling

Capital Markets & Securities

  • Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEFF) in its spinoff of Vitesse Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTS)
  • Clean Earth Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: CLINU) in its $200 million SPAC IPO
  • DCP Midstream Partners, LP. (NYSE: DCP) in its $400 million public offering of senior notes
  • SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ: SHUAU) in its $111 million SPAC IPO
  • Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) in its $1.25 billion public offering of senior notes
  • Regional Health Enterprises (NYSE American: RHE) in its exchange offer of its Series A Preferred Stock for Series B Preferred Stock

Public Company & Corporate Counsel

  • Corporate Counsel to Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA), Noble Corporation plc (NASDAQ: NE) and Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) – Exchange Act reporting, proxy statements; NYSE matters; Reg FD issues; Section 16 compliance

General Counseling

  • High net-worth families, individuals and family offices with various business restructuring and acquisition matters.
  • Represented a Saudi brokerage in a revision of its client agreements and agreements with third-party U.S. brokerages.


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