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Vinson & Elkins advised CARBO Ceramics Inc. in an agreement with Wilks Brothers, LLC and Equify Financial, LLC (together, the “Wilks Brothers”) under which the Wilks Brothers will acquire CARBO Ceramics through a debt-for-equity exchange pursuant to a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

Vinson & Elkins advised WPT Industrial REIT in its acquisition of a portfolio of 26 U.S. distribution and logistics properties totaling approximately nine million square feet of gross leasable area and one 85-acre land parcel for a purchase price of US$730 million (the “Acquisition”). Announced concurrently, V&E also advised WPT Industrial REIT in an agreement to sell to a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, on a bought deal basis, 14,150,000 Subscription Receipts at a price of US$14.35 per Subscription Receipt for gross proceeds of approximately US$203 million (the “Offering”).

Chris Duffy, an accomplished trial lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in complex commercial litigation matters, has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner, further enhancing the firm’s global trial and litigation team and expansion in New York.

For the fourth consecutive year, Refinitiv, a global provider of financial markets data, has awarded Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice the No. 1 ranking for company and board representation based on the number of activism campaigns defended in 2019.

Vinson & Elkins advised Ridgewood Infrastructure LLC, a leading infrastructure investor in the U.S., in a joint venture partnership with Savage Enterprises, LLC, a global transportation and materials handling company, to form Transportation Infrastructure Partners LLC.

Vinson & Elkins acted as fund counsel to Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC in connection with its formation of Ridgewood Water & Strategic Infrastructure Fund, LP, which had a final close at its hard cap of $600 million.

Vinson & Elkins advised executives of RS Energy Group Inc. (RSEG), an innovative technology firm focused in the upstream oil & gas industry, in the acquisition of RSEG by Enverus, a leading energy SaaS and data analytics company.

To facilitate its continuing growth and client needs, Vinson & Elkins is pleased to announce the relocation of its New York office. The firm will occupy three floors in the iconic Grace Building, located at 1114 Avenue of the Americas.

Corinne Snow, an environmental attorney who recently served as Counsel and Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, has returned to Vinson &…

Bloomberg and FactSet – two of the leading financial news and data companies in the world – have awarded Vinson & Elkins’ Shareholder Activism practice the top ranking for company and board representation based on number of shareholder activism campaigns defended in 2019.

Vinson & Elkins advised Takkion Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Casper…

As 2019 draws to a close, Vinson & Elkins is pleased to highlight the most recent additions to the firm’s partnership.