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Vinson & Elkins acted as legal advisor to Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Guggenheim Securities, LLC in connection with the closing of a business combination between Rice Acquisition Corp. II and Net Power, LLC, with the surviving entity operating as Net Powers Inc.

Vinson & Elkins advised Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement with Suntuity Renewables LLC, a leading provider of renewable energy solutions, for a business combination that would result in the combined company becoming publicly traded.

Vinson & Elkins advised Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, a special purpose acquisition company, in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement with Hammerhead Resources Inc. (“Hammerhead”), a Calgary-based energy company, for a business combination that values Hammerhead at C$1.39 billion.

Vinson & Elkins advised CENAQ Energy Corp., a special purpose acquisition company focused on energy and energy transition, and CENAQ Sponsor LLC in a business combination with Bluescape Clean Fuels Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a private company specializing in the supply of gasoline derived from renewable feedstocks.

Vinson & Elkins announced today that its Corporate and Tax departments collectively achieved 12 Band 1 practice rankings in Chambers USA 2022: Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional); Nationwide Projects: Oil & Gas; Nationwide Projects: Power & Renewables (Transactional); Texas Banking & Finance; Texas Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Texas Capital Markets: Debt & Equity; Texas Corporate/M&A: The Elite; Texas Tax; Texas Technology: Corporate & Commercial; Austin Corporate/M&A; and New York Bankruptcy/ Restructuring: Highly Regarded; New York Corporate/M&A: Takeover Defense.

Vinson & Elkins’ Ramey Layne was named as one of Insider’s top 9 attorneys to watch in the electric vehicle (EV) space. The list is comprised of go-to lawyers who have a vast knowledge base advising companies in the EV realm.

Vinson & Elkins advised Live Oak Crestview Climate Acquisition Corp., a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, in connection with the closing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit.

Vinson & Elkins advised First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp. in a business combination agreement with Juuce Limited, which trades as EO Charging (“EO”), a leading provider of technology-enabled turnkey solutions for electric vehicle fleets, that would result in EO becoming a publicly listed company.

Vinson & Elkins advised Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a publicly-listed special purpose acquisition company, in a business combination with Allego Holding B.V., a leading pan-European electric vehicle charging network.

Vinson & Elkins advised EVgo Services LLC, the nation’s largest electric vehicle (EV) public fast charging network in the U.S. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of LS Power, in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement with Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation for a business combination that would result in EVgo becoming a publicly listed company.