Senior Associate
Corporate
Luke’s legal practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He advises private equity funds, other financial sponsors, portfolio companies and a variety of public and private companies in connection with a wide range of strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, preferred equity financings, as well as on general corporate matters.
The following is a list of representative matters in which Luke has assisted.
Mitsubishi Corporation in its $5.2 billion acquisition of Aethon Energy Management’s Texas and Louisiana shale production and infrastructure assets (pending)
Denbury Inc. in its $4.9 billion sale to ExxonMobil
Goldman Sachs in its investment in Anthropic, PBC, an AI research and development company
Validus Energy Holdings II LLC, in its acquisition of Citizen Energy Operating, LLC
Riata Capital Group in its strategic investment in Salon Republic, the leading operator of company-owned salon suites
Goldman Sachs in its investment in Databricks, Inc., a data intelligence platform
Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio company, American Bath Group, in its acquisition of US Bath Group, LLC d/b/a MPL Company, a company engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, and distributing commercial bath and shower products and other bathroom fixtures and accessories
Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., a publicly traded, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its $7.3 billion acquisition by Biogen Inc.
Goldman Sachs in its lead investment in the $70 million Series C preferred stock financing round of Kashable Holdings Inc., a platform that provides credit and low-cost, employer-sponsored loans to employees
Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio company, American Bath Group, in the acquisition of Domustar, a shower room products manufacturer
Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc., a comprehensive housing and wood products subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd., in its acquisition of JPI’s operating platform
Apollo Global Management in connection with its lead investment in a $40 million Series C financing round of Moleaer, Inc., the global leader in nanobubble technology
Goldman Sachs in its lead investment in the $63.5 million Series A preferred stock financing round of Cubby Enterprises, Inc., a developer of technology solutions for the self-storage industry
Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio company, American Bath Group, a leading manufacturer of showers, bathtubs and related accessories, in its acquisition of DreamLine, a leading provider of branded premium glass shower doors, enclosures, and accessories under the DreamLine and Arizona Shower Door brands, from MPE Partners
Goldman Sachs in its lead investment in the $75 million Series C preferred stock financing round of Fieldguide Inc., an AI-powered audit and advisory platform
Goldman Sachs in its investment in Canva, Inc., an online design and visual communication platform
Goldman Sachs in its investment in Themis Solutions Inc. (d/b/a Clio), a company providing cloud-based software that handles various law practice management tasks
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. in its $175 million acquisition by Bitfarms Ltd.
Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio company, American Bath Group, LLC, in the acquisition of Gateway Manufacturing, LLC d/b/a Salo Manufacturing
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $750 million public offering of investment grade senior notes [and concurrent $959 million public offering of common stock by a selling stockholder]
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $2.5 billion offerings of senior notes and concurrent tender offers for and redemptions of high-yield notes issued by Parsley Energy
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $1.3 billion 144A offering of convertible senior notes with a capped call and its concurrent cash tender offers for existing senior notes
Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its initial public offering
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Vinson & Elkins Advises HF Sinclair on Investment in Western Gateway Pipeline
Vinson & Elkins advised HF Sinclair Corporation in connection with its entry into a joint venture agreement with Phillips 66 …
August 11, 2026
August 11, 2026 • 1-minute read
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Vinson & Elkins Represented Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC) in an agreement to acquire all equity interests in Aethon III LLC, Aethon …
January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026 • 1-minute read
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Bitfarms to Acquire Stronghold Digital Mining
Vinson & Elkins advised Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (“Stronghold”), a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company, in its entry into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bitfarms Ltd. (“Bitfarms”), a global Bitcoin mining company, in an all-stock transaction valued at $175 million.
August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024 • 1-minute read
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JPI to be Acquired by Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc.
Vinson & Elkins advised Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc., a comprehensive housing and wood products subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd., in the acquisition of JPI’s operating platform.
October 2, 2023
October 2, 2023 • 1-minute read
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Biogen to Acquire Reata Pharmaceuticals
Vinson & Elkins advised Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Reata”), a global biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel therapeutics for patients with serious or life-threatening diseases, in its entry into a definitive agreement under which Biogen Inc. has agreed to acquire Reata for $172.50 per share in cash, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $7.3 billion.
July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023 • 1-minute read
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