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Kassahun’s practice focuses on intellectual property, technology, data privacy and security for mergers and acquisitions, strategic commercial transactions, and private equity investments.

Vinson & Elkins represented Energy Vault, Inc. (“Energy Vault”), a global leader in grid-scale energy storage solutions, in the $300 million preferred equity investment by Orion Infrastructure Capital L.P. (“OIC”) into Energy Vault.

Vinson & Elkins represented Bitcoin Depot Inc. in a registered direct offering.

Vinson & Elkins represented ARM Energy Holdings, LLC, an energy marketing, and infrastructure development firm, in a joint venture with PIMCO for the construction of an approximately $2.3 billion, 236-mile-long natural gas pipeline with a transportation capacity of at least 2.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to service expansions trains to be constructed at Port Arthur LNG.

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. advised Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. (the “Company”) in its public offering of $747,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2031 (the “Notes”), which included the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional $97,500,000 principal amount of Notes.

Vinson & Elkins advised Comscore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) in connection with a recapitalization transaction with its preferred stockholders (the “Recapitalization”).

Vinson & Elkins advised Apollo Funds in their agreement to acquire Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, a leading independent owner and operator of hydroelectric facilities across the U.S.

The Legal 500 UK ranks Vinson & Elkins in five categories. In total, 15 attorneys were ranked, some in more than one practice area.

Vinson & Elkins advised the underwriters in an initial public offering by Rice Acquisition Corporation 3, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by affiliates of Rice Investment Group and Mercuria, of 34,500,000 units for an aggregate offering price of $345,000,000.

Vinson & Elkins represented the underwriters, led by UBS Securities LLC, Evercore Group L.L.C., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, in connection with the initial public offering of 32,500,000 shares of common stock of Fermi Inc. at a price to the public of $21.00 per share.

Vinson & Elkins served as counsel to Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) (the “Company”) in connection with its private offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) through certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.