
Lauren Nieman

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

Lauren advises partnerships, corporations, and individuals on the federal income tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, and private equity. She also represents taxpayers in tax controversies involving complex domestic and international business transactions.
Lauren spent 6 months on secondment with Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s tax legal team, where she advised on various tax aspects of their fund formations, investments, and exits.
The following is a list of representative matters in which Lauren has assisted.
Experience Highlights
ProFrac Holding Corp. in its $288 million initial public offering of common stock utilizing an Up-C structure
Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its initial public offering of units (In Registration)
Rice Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $215 million initial public offering of units utilizing an Up-SPAC structure
Focus Financial Partners, a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, in its $7 billion acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
KKR and its portfolio company, Independence Energy, in the $5.7 billion Up-C combination of Independence Energy and Contango Oil & Gas to form Crescent Energy Company
Earthly Labs, a leading provider of small-scale carbon capture systems, in its $73 million acquisition by Chart Industries (NYSE: GTLS)
RLH Equity Partners in its investment in Astound Commerce, a global provider of digital commerce solutions
Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, in its $1.75 billion business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles
Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Tortoise Investments, LLC, in its $1.4 billion business combination with Volta Industries, an industry leader in commerce-centric electric vehicle charging networks
Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units
Credentials
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2018
- University of Michigan, B.A. History and Spanish with high distinction, 2014
- Lauren was on secondment to a client and returned November 1, 2022
- Texas
- Spanish (proficient)
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