Kate Rainey Willson

Oiltanking Holdings Americas in the $4.41 billion acquisition by Enterprise Products Partners of the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, and all of the common and subordinated units of Oiltanking Partners held by Oiltanking Holding Americas and a wholly owned subsidiary

Energy XXI in its $2.3 billion acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas Inc., creating the largest publicly traded independent oil and gas producer on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf

Riverstone Holdings in the $9.5 billion formation of Talen Energy Corporation, one of the largest independent power producers in the U.S., through a Reverse Morris Trust spin-off of PPL Corporation’s merchant power generation business and the concurrent combination thereof with Riverstone’s merchant power generation business and associated debt financings

Natural Gas Partners in its $100 million equity commitment to MS Energy Services, an independent directional drilling service company

Avista Capital Partners in its $150 million investment in a joint venture with SEACOR Tankers to operate and construct  Jones Act vessels

LOLA Energy in the $250 million line of equity commitment to the company, a newly formed independent oil and gas company, from Denham Capital 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. in its $650 million offering of senior notes 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. in its $1.5 billion offering of senior secured notes

Core Laboratories N.V. in its $198 million public offering of common stock 

Routinely advises multiple publicly traded corporations and MLPs on 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance, listing exchange requirements, corporate governance best practices, and board of directors matters