Overview

Charlie’s principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. He works with a variety of public and private businesses and financial sponsors in connection with strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, private equity investments, joint ventures and general corporate matters.

The following is a list of representative matters in which Charlie has assisted.

Experience Highlights

  • Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, a leading independent owner and operator of hydroelectric facilities across the U.S.

  • Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading global infrastructure investor, in connection with its approximately $2.6 billion all cash sale of Medallion Midstream Partners, LLC to ONEOK, INC. (NYSE: OKE)

  • Trace Midstream Partners, a portfolio company of Quantum Capital Group, in its acquisition of LM Energy Delaware’s natural gas gathering and transportation assets in the Northern Delaware Basin

  • Quantum Capital Group in financing matters related to Quantum’s agreement to acquire Cogentrix Energy, from funds managed by The Carlyle Group, for a total consideration of approximately $3 billion

  • Stonepeak in the acquisition from Ørsted of an approximately $300 million interest in a 957 MW portfolio of four U.S. onshore wind projects

  • Trace Midstream, a Quantum Energy Partners portfolio company, in the $950 million sale of Trace’s Haynesville gathering and processing assets to The Williams Companies

  • Targa Resources Corp. in connection with its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Lucid Energy, a company that natural gas gathering, treating and processing services in the Delaware Basin, from Riverstone Holdings and Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $3.55 billion

  • Parsley Energy in its $4.5 billion sale to Pioneer Natural Resources Company

  • Blackstone in its acquisition of Sabre Industries from The Jordan Company

  • Archaea Energy in its $215 million acquisition of NextGen Power Holdings, the owner of a portfolio of 14 operating landfill gas to power projects located in the Mid-Atlantic United States, from Riverview Investment Holdings, an affiliate of Castleton Commodities International

  • Quantum Energy Partners and its portfolio company, Woodford Express Partners, in the $485 million sale of Woodford Express, a Mid-Continent gas gathering and processing system, to Energy Transfer

  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund of The Carlyle Group in the formation of a joint venture with Alchemy Renewable Energy, LLC (ARE), a renewable energy developer and tax equity arranger, together with the acquisition of certain operating and development-stage solar projects from ARE

  • Mercuria Investments in the $169 million acquisition of Beyond6, an alternative fuels solution platform supporting the decarbonization of heavy-truck transportation, from HC2 Holdings (now Innovate Corp. (NYSE: VATE))

  • ProFrac Holdings in its $407.5 million acquisition of FTS International, creating one of the largest completions-focused service companies in the U.S. oil and gas industry

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Credentials

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2018
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Economics, 2015

Admissions

  • Texas

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Houston): Corporate Law, 2026 and 2027; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2026 and 2027; Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2026 and 2027
News & Achievements

Awards & Rankings

Vinson & Elkins Earns 305 Rankings in The Best Lawyers in America 2026, Including Five “Lawyer of the Year” Recognitions

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

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Advises Atlas Energy Solutions on $220 Million Acquisition of Moser Energy Systems

Vinson & Elkins advised Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc. (“Atlas”) in the negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Moser Acquisition, Inc. (“Moser Energy Systems” or “Moser”), a leading provider of distributed power solutions, in a transaction valued at $220 million.

January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

FourPoint Resources, Quantum Capital Group, and Kayne Anderson to Acquire Ovintiv’s Uinta Basin Assets for $2 Billion

Vinson & Elkins represented FourPoint Resources LLC and Quantum Capital Group which, in partnership with Kayne Anderson Capital Partners, signed a purchase and sale agreement with Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE, TSX: OVV) (“Ovintiv” or the “Company”) to acquire Ovintiv’s Uinta Basin assets for $2.0 billion in cash.

November 14, 2024

November 14, 2024 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Skyborn Enters US Offshore Joint Venture

Vinson & Elkins advised Global Infrastructure Partners in connection with the entry into an advanced US offshore wind joint venture by its portfolio company, Skyborn Renewables (“Skyborn”), whereby Skyborn completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in the Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects from US utility Eversource Energy.

October 1, 2024

October 1, 2024 • 2-minute read

Deals & Cases

ONEOK To Acquire Medallion and Controlling Interest in Enlink From Global Infrastructure Partners in Transactions Valued at $5.9 Billion

Vinson & Elkins advised Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading global infrastructure investor, in connection with its approximately $2.6 billion all cash sale of Medallion Midstream Partners, LLC (“Medallion”) to ONEOK, INC. (NYSE: OKE).

August 29, 2024

August 29, 2024 • 1-minute read