James represents corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors, commercial banks, and other financial institutions in commercial lending transactions, with a focus on project and infrastructure finance and leveraged finance. His experience includes senior secured term loan facilities, asset-based and revolving credit facilities, syndicated loans, and cross-border financings supporting acquisitions, refinancings, and the development of major energy and infrastructure projects.
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Vinson & Elkins’ Wins 2025 Latin America Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year
IJGlobal selected Aligned Data Centers’ acquisition of the Odata Group, on which Vinson & Elkins advised, as the Latin America …
December 16, 2025
December 16, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Brookfield Infrastructure Announces Sale of NGPL Amidst Strong Capital Recycling Momentum
Vinson & Elkins advised Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“Brookfield”) in its entry into a definitive agreement for the sale of Brookfield’s remaining 25% interest in Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (“NGPL”) to one or more funds controlled by ArcLight Capital Partners LLC (“ArcLight”).
March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins advised KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLXE) (the “Company”), an onshore provider of oilfield services servicing the Permian, Eagle Ford, Rockies, Bakken, Marcellus, Utica and MidCon basins, in a refinancing transaction (the “Refinancing”).
March 20, 2025
March 20, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins represented Select Water Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of water and chemical solutions for the energy industry, as borrower, in a $550 million sustainability-linked senior secured credit facility comprised of $300 million in revolving commitments and $250 million in term commitments in connection with the refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness and ongoing investment in its water infrastructure business.
January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Caliche to Continue Expansion Backed by Sixth Street
Vinson & Elkins advised Sixth Street Partners, a leading global investment firm, in its investment in Caliche Development Partners (“Caliche”), a company focused on the acquisition, development, and operation of natural gas and industrial gas storage assets as well as carbon sequestration.
August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024 • 1-minute read
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