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K. Stancell Haigwood
K. Stancell Haigwood
Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Capital Markets
Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Capital Markets

K. Stancell Haigwood

K. Stancell Haigwood
New York

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

K. Stancell Haigwood

Experience Highlights

  • Ellington Financial Inc. in its acquisition of Arlington Asset Investment Corp., a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in mortgage-related and other assets

  • Focus Financial Partners, a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, in its $7 billion acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

  • Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, a SPAC, in its $1.39 billion business combination with Hammerhead Resources, a Calgary-based energy company

  • Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation III, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings, in its $1.2 billion business combination with Solid Power, an industry-leading all-solid-state electric vehicle battery producer

  • Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings, in its $1.2 billion business combination with Tritium, a Brisbane-based developer and manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Tortoise Investments, LLC, in its $1.4 billion business combination with Volta Industries, an industry leader in commerce-centric electric vehicle charging networks

  • Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings, in its $2.1 billion business combination with Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles

  • Comscore, a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, in its recapitalization involving investments from Charter Communications Holding Company, Qurate Retail and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management

  • The Lion Electric Company, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, in its $1.9 billion combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a SPAC

  • Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, in its $1.75 billion business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Tortoise Investments, LLC, in the $1 billion business combination with Hyliion Inc., a developer and manufacturer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles that significantly reduce emissions

  • Arc Logistics Partners and Lightfoot Capital Partners in the $422 million sale of the general partner of, and all of the outstanding common units in, Arc Logistics to Zenith Energy Management

  • Focus Financial Partners Inc. in its $615 million initial public offering of common stock

  • Black Stone Minerals, L.P. in its $428 million initial public offering of common units

  • Natural Resources Partners L.P. in its $250 million private placement of Class A convertible preferred units to funds affiliated with Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and GoldenTree Asset Management 

  • Double Eagle Energy Permian in its $2.8 billion sale of certain undeveloped acreage and producing oil and gas properties in the core of the Midland Basin to Parsley Energy

  • Riverstone Holdings in its capacity as second lien lender and private equity sponsor in connection with Fieldwood Energy’s restructuring, including the conversion of more than $1.6 billion in funded debt to equity, its $525 million new money rights offering, and the acquisition of Noble Energy’s deepwater assets in the Gulf of Mexico, all as effectuated through prepackaged chapter 11 cases

  • Focus Financial Partners in an investment by Stone Point Capital and KKR that values Focus at approximately $2 billion

Credentials

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2014
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Economics with distinction, 2011
  • New York