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Jing Tong
Jing Tong
Counsel — Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions
Counsel — Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions

Jing Tong

Jing Tong
Houston

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

Jing Tong

Experience Highlights

  • Noble Energy in its $13 billion sale to Chevron

  • RSP Permian in the $2.4 billion acquisition of Silver Hill Energy Partners and Silver Hill E&P II 

  • Western Refining Logistics in its $1.8 billion merger with Andeavor Logistics

  • TransCanada Corporation in the $915 million merger of Columbia Pipeline Partners and Columbia Pipeline Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada

  • Belden Inc. in its €450 million offering of senior subordinated notes 

  • Fred’s Inc. in connection with the investment of Alden Global Capital  

  • Sandridge Energy in its proxy contest defense against Carl Icahn and in the defense of the unsolicited bid of Midstates Petroleum

  • RSP Permian in its $9.5 billion sale to Concho Resources, creating the largest unconventional shale producer in the Permian Basin

  • Western Refining in the $2.4 billion take private of Northern Tier Energy, an independent downstream energy company with refining, retail and logistics operations

  • Teekay Tankers in its acquisition of all of the remaining issued and outstanding share of Tanker Investments

  • Eagle Rock Energy Partners in its $614 million merger with Vanguard Natural Resources 

  • QR Energy in its $3 billion merger with Breitburn Energy Partners

  • Underwriters to ProPetro Holding Corp. in its $402 million initial public offering of common stock

  • Western Refining Logistics LP in its $193 million public offering of common units 

  • Spark Energy, Inc. in its $31 million public offering of common stock by a selling stockholder 

  • An oilfield services company focused on water solutions in its $130 million Rule 144A offering of Class A-1 common stock 

  • RSP Permian, Inc. in its $450 million offering of senior notes

  • Underwriters to Weatherford International plc in its $540 million offering of senior notes

  • Concho Resources Inc. in its $600 million offering of senior notes

  • Belden Inc. in its €200 million offering of senior subordinated notes 

  • Underwriters to Nabors Industries, Inc. in its $600 million investment grade offering of senior notes 

  • Synalloy in the defense of the proxy fight by Privet Fund Management and UPG LLC

  • Comscore, Inc. in defense of the shareholder activism campaign of Starboard Value LP

  • Nutrisystem, Inc. in defense of the shareholder activism campaign of Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC

  • Fiesta Restaurant Group in its proxy contest defense against JCP, BLR Capital and Lake Trail 

  • Rubicon Technology in its proxy contest defense against Paragon Technologies 

  • VAALCO Energy in its proxy contest defense against Group 42 and BLR Capital Partners

  • Surge Components in its proxy contest defense against Michael D. Tofias and Bradley P. Rexroad 

  • Matrix Service Company in its proxy contest defense against Engine Capital Management, LLC

Credentials

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2014
  • Baylor University, Ph.D., Philosophy, 2011
  • Wuhan University, B.A., Philosophy, 2006
  • Texas
  • Mandarin Chinese (fluent)