Jing Tong
Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002
Jing has significant experience representing clients in a variety of mergers and acquisitions involving companies across industries. He also represents companies with respect to initial public offerings, other equity offerings, public and private debt offerings, securities law compliance, and corporate governance matters. As a member of Vinson & Elkin’s Shareholder Activism Practice, he has counseled both public companies and shareholders on board elections, merger contests, unsolicited bids, withhold the vote/vote “no” campaigns, and other shareholder activism proposals.
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)
- Deals & CasesMarch 7, 2023
- Deals & CasesOctober 17, 2022
- Deals & CasesMay 17, 2022
- Deals & CasesMarch 9, 2022
- Deals & CasesAugust 3, 2021
- Deals & CasesJanuary 20, 2021
- Deals & CasesJanuary 13, 2021