Private Equity

• Large private equity fund – acquisitions and dispositions of various portfolio companies in the software, manufacturing and publishing sectors
• Energy private equity fund – multiple OFS acquisitions and portfolio company formations; design and implementation of complex management incentive structures
• Midstream private equity fund – $205 million acquisition of Marcellus midstream system; $512 and $150 million dispositions of midstream portfolio companies; formation of greenfield Marcellus midstream joint venture; advice in connection with producer bankruptcy
• Middle-market private equity fund – growth equity investments in online education company and OFS water logistics company; advice in execution of stalking horse agreement for restaurant assets
• PE-backed energy tech company – formation of platform company, M&A transactions and counseling
• Private SaaS companies – sale of companies to technology/growth private equity funds
• Representation of multiple technology companies in early and late stage financings and general formation, corporate and restructuring matters
• Representation of various investors in investing in private equity funds, including co-investment vehicles
• PE-backed upstream company – corporate reorganization, asset transfer and term loan facility
• Private E&P company – negotiation of management incentive plan, debt restructuring and equity investments with PE sponsors
• Management team of PE-backed energy company – merger with SPAC and associated initial public listing
• Family holding company – various proposed and/or consummated wind and hydroelectric energy projects

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Eagle Materials, Inc. – $665 million acquisition of Kosmos cement plant and terminals
• Liberty TripAdvisor – $325 million investment by Certares in 8% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred
• CommerceHub, Inc. – $1.1B sale of publicly-traded distributed commerce network provider to GTCR and Sycamore Partners
• Hunt Consolidated – multiple mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving electric transmission and distribution companies
• Assertio Therapeutics – various acquisitions, dispositions and investments
• ManyWho, Inc. – sale of cloud-based application development platform company to affiliate of Dell
• Investor consortium – bid to acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Company in EFH chapter 11 proceedings
• Brother Industries – bid to acquire Kodak document scanning solutions business in chapter 11 proceedings
• EnLink Midstream, LP (formerly Crosstex Energy) – $4.8 billion combination with midstream assets of Devon Energy Corporation
• Multiple debtors-in-possession – fully-backstopped private rights offerings of debt and equity securities in connection with emergence from chapter 11
• Global independent power producer – $165 million sale of 50% stake in solar joint venture
• Accenture – $90 million acquisition of managed services company

Capital Markets

• Underwriters for Forterra, Inc. – $330 million IPO
• Underwriters for Continental Building Products, Inc. – $165 million IPO, $500 million in multiple secondary common stock offerings
• Initial purchasers of $700 million 144A senior secured notes of Comstock, Inc.
• Underwriters for various issuers for at-the-market equity programs

General Counseling

• High net-worth families – various business restructuring, acquisition, estate planning, government investigation and other family office matters
• Private coffee company – multiple co-manufacturing and private label agreements with various customers; supplier arrangements; development and manufacturing agreements; corporate counseling
• Private frozen food manufacturing company – negotiation of co-manufacturing agreement
• Family-owned retail company – evaluation of strategic alternatives, including recapitalization, third-party sale and initial public offering

Pro Bono

• General counsel to Dallas-area Anglican church
• Numerous pro bono clients – estate planning projects
• Pro bono client – adoption of stepson in Texas state court