Curt Wimberly

Houston

T: +1.713.758.2514

F: +1.713.615.5224

1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002

E: cwimberly@velaw.com

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Curt’s practice focuses on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of domestic and international transactions. He advises clients with regard to the formation of various inbound and outbound cross-border structures, master limited partnerships (MLPs), joint ventures, “Up-Cs” and other initial public offering (IPO) vehicles, and private equity structures. He also advises clients with regard to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets transactions, and cross-border restructurings.

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

Experience Highlights

Talos Energy, a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management and Riverstone Holdings, in its $2.5 billion combination with Stone Energy, creating an offshore-focused E&P company
Antero Midstream GP, Antero Midstream Partners, and Antero Resources in the roll up of Antero Midstream Partners in a unit-for-cash and stock transaction
(S.D. Tex.) – Represented Fortune 500 company in two federal district court disputes over the timing of tax losses on foreign investments; both matters settled favorably, with the IRS conceding most of the $89 million at issue
Oasis Midstream Partners LP in its $147 million initial public offering of common units
Maxar Technologies in its $3.6 billion merger with DigitalGlobe, creating a leading provider of satellites, earth imagery, geospatial data solutions and analytics
First Reserve in its $135 million acquisition of TriMas Corporation’s Lamons business, a provider of industrial sealing and fastener solutions
Hi-Crush Partners LP in its conversion from a master limited partnership to a C-corporation
Omega Protein, a nutritional product company and provider of specialty oils and specialty protein products, in its $500 million sale to Cooke
USA Compression Partners in its $1.7 billion concurrent IDR exchange for common units and acquisition of CDM Resource Management and CDM Environmental Technical Services, and related debt and equity financings
Fifth Creek Energy Company, a portfolio company of NGP, in its $649 million combination with Bill Barrett Corporation, creating an E&P company focused on oil-weighted rural areas in the Denver-Julesburg Basin