Overview

Abby is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice group and serves as a talent lead for the Dallas office. She counsels private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and a variety of public and private companies in connection with strategic investments (including preferred equity financings and investing in fund continuation vehicles), joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as on general corporate matters.

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Experience Highlights

  • Camino Natural Resources, LLC, a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital, in its approximately $1.175 billion sale to Diversified Energy Company (NYSE: DEC)

  • Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of a majority stake in OEG Energy Group, a leading offshore energy solutions business, with an implied headline valuation of more than $1 billion

  • Validus Energy Holdings II LLC, in its acquisition of Citizen Energy Operating, LLC

  • A large asset manager in its entry into an MOU with Capital Power Corporation for $3 billion partnership to pursue merchant U.S. natural gas generation assets

  • Elliott Investment Management, L.P. on many of its energy and power investments, including acquisitions, exits, financings, fund continuation vehicles, management team arrangements and formation of portfolio companies, governance and other related matters

  • Sapphire Gas Solutions, a vertically integrated provider of compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas solutions, in its acquisition by Antin’s Flagship Fund V

  • Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio company, Precinmac, in the acquisition of Precision Aerospace Holdings LLC, specializing in the manufacturing of precision machined aerospace, defense, and space components

  • Lone Star Funds in its acquisition of Alliance Ground International, a leading North American airport services provider, from Greenbriar Equity Group and Audax Private Equity

  • Lane42 Investment Partners, LLC and Karis Midstream Partners in the acquisition of Aqua Terra Permian, LLC

  • Cresta Fund Management and Sentinel Midstream in the completion of a new investment vehicle for Sentinel Midstream, a liquids pipeline platform across the Gulf Coast

  • NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of EV Realty, Inc.

  • Longview Infrastructure and its founders in the formation of an electric transmission development and investment platform with Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

  • Apollo Global Management in connection with Apollo Funds and Vitol agreeing to provide a structured debt and equity financing to WattEV, an industry leader in heavy-duty freight electrification providing end-to-end solutions to customers through the development of electric charging infrastructure and provisioning of electric vehicle trucks

  • Berry Corporation in the $70 million acquisition of Macpherson Energy Corporation

  • Horizon Inclusive Growth Partners I, L.P., an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, as the sole investor in a Series C Preferred Stock financing round in Interplay Learning, Inc., a provider of comprehensive, 3D and sim-based skilled trades training

  • Lone Star Funds in its acquisition of Carlisle Fluid Technologies from Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL)

  • Apollo Global Management in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Composite Advanced Technologies, a leading provider of compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas and hydrogen transportation and storage solutions in the United States, and CATEC’s subsequent acquisition of Kelley Leasing Partners, a compressed gas and cryogenic liquid transportation equipment leasing company serving hydrogen, helium and CNG customers across industrial gas, utility and virtual pipeline end markets

  • Sapphire Gas Solutions in the acquisition of CLEANCOR Holdings, a California-based service provider of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen solutions for industrial, commercial, transportation, and pipeline infrastructure customers across the United States, from SEACOR Holdings

  • Riverstone Holdings (i) as lead investor in the $80 million Series D funding and (ii) as an investor in a $30 million additional growth capital round of Infinitum Electric, creator of the sustainable, breakthrough air-core motor

  • Goldman Sachs in its lead investment in the $45 million Series B preferred stock financing round of RippleMatch, a recruitment automation platform

  • Apollo Global Management in connection with its lead investment in a $40 million Series C financing round of Moleaer, Inc., the global leader in nanobubble technology

  • Lone Star Funds in the acquisition of AOC, a leading global producer of specialty resins, from CVC Capital Partners

  • Goldman Sachs in its lead investment in the $175 million preferred stock financing round of Bloomreach, a provider of commerce experience cloud products

  • Riata Capital Group in its $750 million sale of WSS to Foot Locker

  • Apollo Global Management in a $150 million equity commitment to FlexGen Power Systems, a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the U.S. and globally

  • Goldman Sachs as the lead investor in a financing round for notes in CareAcademy.co, a business-to-business software as a service platform providing training to in-home caregiver

  • Riverstone Holdings, as lead investor, in connection with a $40 million Series C funding round of T-REX Group, Inc., a SaaS provider supporting the asset-backed financing industry

  • Apollo Global Management in an agreement with Arthur Kill Terminal for the exclusive right to invest in the Arthur Kill Terminal project, a major offshore wind energy staging and assembly port under development in Staten Island, New York

  • LRS, an independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services provider, and Goldman Sachs, as lead investor in LRS, in the sale of LRS to an affiliate of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

  • Riata Capital Group in its recapitalization of Greenix Pest Control, a residential pest control platform

  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company in its $2.2 billion acquisition of InfraREIT

  • Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio company, American Bath Group, a leading manufacturer of showers, bathtubs and related accessories, in its acquisition of DreamLine, a leading provider of branded premium glass shower doors, enclosures, and accessories under the DreamLine and Arizona Shower Door brands, from MPE Partners

  • Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA) in its $40 million sale of Allied Power Holdings, its subsidiary engaged in maintenance, modification and repair services to the nuclear and fossil power generation industry, to an affiliate of Bernhard Capital Partners Management

  • Oaktree Capital Management in a $900 million pledge related to the launch of a partnership with FourPass Energy to acquire and operate large-scale, oil-weighted, producing oil and gas assets

  • MN8 Energy (Goldman Sachs Renewable Power) Fund in its acquisition of a 142 MW portfolio of solar power generation assets from a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation

  • Chisholm Oil and Gas in its strategic combination with Gastar Exploration to create a leading STACK E&P company

  • Large financial investor in over 40 transactions to acquire ownership stakes in growth companies across a variety of industries and equity structuring for companies emerging from bankruptcy

Credentials

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2013 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Business Honors and Finance, 2010

Admissions

  • New York
  • Texas

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Dallas): Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2023 and 2024; Corporate Law, 2024
  • D Magazine, “Finalist – Attorney of the Year, Mergers & Acquisitions (North Texas)”, 2024
News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Represented Camino Natural Resources on $1.175 Billion Anadarko Basin Asset Sale to Diversified Energy

Vinson & Elkins represented Camino Natural Resources, LLC, a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital, in its approximately $1.175 billion …

May 8, 2026

May 8, 2026 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Advised Precinmac in Acquisition of Precision Aerospace Holdings

Vinson & Elkins advised Precinmac LP in the acquisition of Precision Aerospace Holdings, LLC, a Dallas-based manufacturer specializing in precision …

April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Represents Sapphire Gas Solutions in Acquisition by Antin’s Flagship Fund V

Vinson & Elkins represented Sapphire Gas Solutions, a vertically integrated provider of compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas solutions, …

April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Advises Affiliate of Apollo Funds on Siris Acquisition of Majority Stake in TAKKION

Vinson & Elkins advised an affiliate of funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Inc. in connection with Siris’s agreement to …

March 9, 2026

March 9, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Lone Star Acquires Alliance Ground International

Vinson & Elkins represents Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”), which today announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII, …

January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026 • 1-minute read