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Jeff Slusher
Jeff Slusher
Associate — Tax
E: jslusher@velaw.com T: +1.214.220.7820
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Associate — Tax

Jeff Slusher

Jeff Slusher
Dallas
T: +1.214.220.7820
F: +1.214.999.7822

Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201

E: jslusher@velaw.com
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Jeff Slusher

Jeff’s practice focuses on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of domestic and international transactions and tax planning matters. Jeff advises clients with regard to the U.S. federal income tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings, energy tax credit transfers, project developments and financings, reorganizations, and private equity.

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

Experience Highlights

  • Southwest Airlines in a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement with Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, to bring SAF to Chicago Midway International Airport in the state’s largest announced SAF supply agreement

  • Two large banking institutions in a $128 million tax equity financing for a 52.5 MW solar and battery storage project in Arizona and a 140 MW solar project in Georgia being developed by a European parented top tier developer

  • MN8 Energy, a leading renewable energy and battery storage owner-operator in the US, in its agreement with Mercedes-Benz to deliver an open network of branded high-power charging stations in North America

  • Swiss Life Asset Management and EDF Invest in the $1.2 billion acquisition of a 27% interest in DataBank, the largest edge infrastructure operator in the U.S.

  • US corporation in its first tax credit purchase deals across from three counterparties

  • Vitol Inc. in a landmark tax credit transfer agreement with Avangrid, Inc. to purchase an estimated $100 million of wind PTCs

  • Brookfield Renewable Power in its investment of up to $500 million in California Bioenergy, a leading developer of dairy digesters for generating renewable vehicle fuel and electricity

  • The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) in investments in nearly 80 different private equity funds and hedge funds

  • HollyFrontier Corporation in its $1.4 billion debt exchange

  • Pioneer Natural Resources in the $3.25 billion sale of its Delaware basin assets to Continental Resources

  • Caerus Operating LLC in a $1 billion secured reserve-based revolving credit facility 

  • Permian Resources Corporation in its $1 billion offering of senior notes

  • Underwriters to Southwestern Energy Company in its $1.2 billion investment grade offering of senior notes

  • Crescent Energy Company in its $700 million offering of senior notes

  • Vital Energy, Inc. in its $800 million offering of senior notes and concurrent tender offer

  • Permian Resources Corporation in its $348 million public offering of Class A common stock

  • Desert Peak Minerals in an agreement to combine with Falcon Minerals Corporation in a $1.9 billion transaction

  • Lario Oil & Gas Company in the $1.5 billion sale of Midland basin oil and gas assets to Diamondback Energy

  • Grayson Mill Bakken in its $825 million acquisition of the entirety of Ovintiv’s Bakken assets located in the Williston Basin of North Dakota

  • Tax equity investor in the $63 million financing to repower an approximately 80 MW wind project in Riverside County, California

  • Major financial institution in the $93 million tax equity financing of a 196 MW solar/ 80 MWh battery energy storage project in Georgia with a Georgia Power offtake agreement

Credentials

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2020 (Chancellor-At-Large; Order of the Coif)
  • Texas A&M University, B.A. Political Science, 2016
  • Texas

News & Insights

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New Fortress Energy Announces Sale of Jamaica Assets & Operations to Excelerate Energy
March 27, 2025
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EZCORP Announces Pricing of Private Offering of $300 Million of Senior Notes Due 2032
March 25, 2025
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Vinson & Elkins Advises Kinetik Holdings Inc. on $250 Million Senior Notes Offering
March 18, 2025
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TransMontaigne Partners LLC Announces Pricing of $500 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
February 7, 2025