Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins advised affiliates of WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to purchase …
August 6, 2026
August 6, 2026 • 1-minute read
Alex’s principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, private equity and energy transactions. Alex counsels private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and a variety of public and private companies in connection with strategic investments, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as on general corporate matters. Alex also works on transactions in the energy sector, including upstream and midstream acquisitions and divestitures, and asset-backed securitizations.
EQT Corporation in the $1.8 billion acquisition of upstream and midstream oil and gas assets in Pennsylvania from Olympus Energy (pending)
New Fortress Energy in the $1.055 billion sale to Excelerate Energy, Inc. of its Jamaican businesses, including an LNG import terminal in Montego Bay, offshore floating storage and regasification terminal in Old Harbour, and 150 MW Combined Heat and Power Plant in Clarendon, along with the associated infrastructure
Validus Energy Holdings II LLC, in its acquisition of Citizen Energy Operating, LLC
TerraVolta Resources, LLC in the sale of certain lithium assets located in East Texas and Arkansas to Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
EnCap Investments L.P. in the $4.275 billion sale of substantially all leasehold interest and related assets of Black Swan Oil & Gas, PetroLegacy Energy and Piedra Resources, to Ovintiv Inc.
Jonah Energy LLC in its $750 million upstream securitized financing transaction
Terra Energy Holdings LLC in its securitization transaction consisting of a private placement of $525 million notes by Terra ABS I LLC
The parent company of EagleClaw Midstream, a Blackstone and I Squared Capital portfolio company, in a $9 billion merger with Altus Midstream to form Kinetik Holdings
A private equity firm in the acquisition of oil and gas interests in Oklahoma from a private exploration and production company
A private equity firm in the sale of mineral interests to a publicly-traded mineral and royalty company
Varde Partners in its sale of oil and gas interests in South Texas to Magnolia Oil & Gas
A public company in the acquisition of a transporter and freight broker for hazardous and industrial waste
A private equity firm in multiple line of equity investments to exploration and production companies focused on acquiring and developing oil and gas assets in Texas
Lario Oil & Gas Company in the $1.5 billion sale of Midland basin oil and gas assets to Diamondback Energy
An exploration and production company in a related party buyout by a large stockholder
VTX Energy Partners, LLC in its acquisition of Delaware Basin Resources and associated surface and water businesses
The portfolio company of a private equity firm in the sale of substantially all of its oil and gas assets to an energy-focused private equity firm
Tampnet in its acquisition of a 1,200 km subsea fiber optic cable system in the Gulf of Mexico from BP
Basalt Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of a natural gas transmission business from Third Coast Midstream
Basalt in the acquisition by its portfolio company, Black Bear Transmission, of a portfolio of Natural Gas Transmission assets from Third Coast Midstream
Spredfast, a leading provider of social media management software and solutions, in the merger with Lithium Technologies via its private equity sponsor, Vista Equity Partners
Covenant Transportation Group in the acquisition of Landair Holdings, a leading for-hire truckload carrier and supplier of 3PL transportation, warehousing and logistics inventory management
Alex Brown Realty, Inc. in the formation of Alex Brown Fund VI, a $300 million fund for investing in mid-sized U.S. real estate assets
Goldman Sachs in multiple preferred equity investments
An oil and gas company in the formation of multiple drilling program partnerships formed for the purpose of acquiring and developing upstream oil and gas assets
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Vinson & Elkins advised affiliates of WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to purchase …
August 6, 2026
August 6, 2026 • 1-minute read
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Vinson & Elkins today announced that it has elected 10 lawyers to its partnership and promoted 12 lawyers to counsel, effective January 1, 2026.
November 19, 2025
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California Resources Corporation Announces All-Stock Combination with Berry Corporation
Vinson & Elkins advised Berry Corporation (bry) (NASDAQ: BRY) (“Berry”) in its entry into a definitive agreement with California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) (“CRC”) pursuant to which CRC will acquire Berry in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $717 million, inclusive of Berry’s net debt.
September 15, 2025
September 15, 2025 • 1-minute read
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The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) has named 125 Vinson & Elkins lawyers in its “Best Lawyers” category in the 2026 edition. Additionally, 76 Vinson & Elkins attorneys have been named in the “Ones to Watch” category, which recognizes lawyers with 5–10 years’ experience. Some individuals are listed in more than one practice area, giving the firm a total of 305 rankings.
August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025 • 3-minute read
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Vinson & Elkins Represents TerraVolta Resources in Sale of Lithium Assets to Chevron U.S.A.
Vinson & Elkins represented TerraVolta Resources, LLC in the sale of certain lithium assets located in East Texas and Arkansas …
June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025 • 1-minute read
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