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Layton Suchma
Layton Suchma
Associate — Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions
E: lsuchma@velaw.com T: +1.713.758.4568
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Associate — Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions

Layton Suchma

Layton Suchma
Houston
T: +1.713.758.4568
F: +1.713.615.5513

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

E: lsuchma@velaw.com
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Layton Suchma

Layton’s principal areas of practice are corporate finance and securities law, including initial public offerings, other public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, and general corporate representation, including periodic reporting compliance and corporate governance matters.

His capital markets experience includes representation of issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings. He also works with private equity investors and a variety of other public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions and reorganization transactions. Layton has particular experience with clients in the energy industry, including oil and gas exploration and production, midstream and oilfield services companies, as well as publicly traded master limited partnerships and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).

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

Experience Highlights

  • Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. in its $324 million initial public offering of Class A common stock

  • Brigham Minerals in its $4.8 billion business combination with Sitio Royalties

  • Underwriters to Summit Midstream Partners LP in an offering of $700 million senior secured second lien notes

  • Brigham Minerals, Inc. in its $261 million initial public offering of Class A common stock 

  • Enable Midstream in its $7.2 billion merger with Energy Transfer

  • 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

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Tortoise Investments, LLC, in the $1 billion business combination with Hyliion Inc., a developer and manufacturer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles that significantly reduce emissions

  • Crestwood Midstream Partners LP in its $600 million offering of senior notes

  • Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. in its $324 million initial public offering of Class A common stock

  • Underwriters to Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in $345 million its initial public offering

  • Underwriters to ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp., an ESG-focused SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units

  • Underwriters to Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp., a SPAC, in its $288 million initial public offering of units

  • ProFrac Holding Corp. in its $288 million initial public offering of common stock

  • TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III, a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units

  • Live Oak Mobility Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $253 million initial public offering of units

  • Brigham Minerals, Inc. in its $91 million public offering of common stock by a selling stockholder

  • Brigham Minerals, Inc. in its $41 million public offering of common stock by a selling stockholder

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $233 million initial public offering of units

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units

  • Live Oak Crestview Climate Acquisition Corp., an ESG-focused SPAC, in its $200 million initial public offering of units

  • Brigham Minerals, Inc. in its $261 million initial public offering of Class A common stock 

  • Roan Resources in its $1 billion sale to Citizen Energy Operating, LLC, an affiliate of Warburg Pincus

  • Brigham Minerals in its $4.8 billion business combination with Sitio Royalties

  • Enable Midstream in its $7.2 billion merger with Energy Transfer

  • 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

  • Tortoise Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Tortoise Investments, LLC, in the $1 billion business combination with Hyliion Inc., a developer and manufacturer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles that significantly reduce emissions

  • Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. in its $550 million offering of senior notes

  • Enable Midstream Partners, LP in its $550 million public offering of investment grade senior notes

  • Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc. in its $500 million offering of senior notes

  • Underwriters to Summit Midstream Partners LP in an offering of $700 million senior secured second lien notes

  • Crestwood Midstream Partners LP in its $600 million offering of senior notes

Credentials

  • South Texas College of Law, J.D. summa cum laude, 2017 (Editor, South Texas Law Review; Managing Editor, Construction Law Journal)
  • Texas A&M University, B.S., Construction Science, 2014
  • Texas

News & Insights

Deals & Cases
Daktronics, Inc. Strengthens Financial Position by Securing $100 Million In Capital Commitments
May 11, 2023
Deals & Cases
Baytex Announces Pricing of Upsized Private Offering of $800 Million of Senior Notes
April 19, 2023
Deals & Cases
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. Prices Initial Public Offering
March 9, 2023
Deals & Cases
Sitio Royalties and Brigham Minerals to Combine in $4.8 Billion All-Stock Merger
September 6, 2022