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Matt Hortenstine
Matt Hortenstine
Senior Associate — Private Investment Funds
Senior Associate — Private Investment Funds

Matt Hortenstine

Matt Hortenstine
New York

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

Matt Hortenstine

Experience Highlights

  • Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC in its formation of Ridgewood Water & Strategic Infrastructure Fund II, L.P. with total commitments of $1.2 billion

  • EnCap Investments in the formation of EnCap Energy Capital Fund XII with total commitments of $5.25 billion

  • Vitol, the largest independent energy trading company globally, in the formation of Valor Upstream Credit Partners, L.P., a dedicated credit investment platform with Breakwall Capital LP

  • Elliott Investment Management, L.P. in connection with investment fund matters, including fund continuation vehicles and related governance matters

  • White Deer Energy in the formation of several private equity funds with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $1 billion

  • Quantum Energy Partners in connection with investment fund matters, including the formation of co-investment vehicles and management company matters

  • Energy focused private equity fund in connection with the formation of a single-asset continuation vehicle

  • Preylock, a real estate investment firm, in connection with the formation of private investment funds and related structuring matters

  • Roots Management Group in connection with the formation of private investment funds focused on investments in manufactured housing communities

  • L2 Point, a San Francisco private investment firm focused on growth-stage companies, in the formation of single-asset fund vehicles and related structuring matters

  • Cedar Park Capital (formerly Untitled Group) in connection with various investment fund matters, including the formation of special purpose vehicles, single-asset fund vehicles and fund structuring matters

  • Continental Grain Company in connection with various investment fund matters, including the formation of investment vehicles and limited partner investments

  • FollettUSA, Inc. and Storage Star Holdings in the formation of a $250 million private REIT fund formed to invest in and manage self-storage properties

  • Clovis Point Capital, an investment firm focused on investing in software and technology companies, in connection with the formation of Clovis Point III

  • Meritage Midstream Services II in its $885 million acquisition by an operating subsidiary of Western Midstream Partners

  • Takkion Holdings, a subsidiary of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Transportation Partners & Logistics, a leading provider of logistics, transportation, and supply chain management solutions serving renewable energy and industrial markets

  • The Lion Electric Company, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, in its $1.9 billion combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a SPAC

  • Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, in its business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles

  • Chisholm Oil and Gas in its strategic combination with Gastar Exploration to create a leading STACK E&P company

  • Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of an approximately $1 billion portfolio from GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services unit

  • Apollo Global Management in an equity commitment to affiliates of Momentum Minerals, LLC, a premier mineral and royalty acquisition fund headquartered in Houston, Texas

  • Double Eagle Energy Holdings III in the formation of DoublePoint Energy with FourPoint Permian and DoublePoint’s subsequent acquisition of assets from undisclosed sellers

  • Salt Fork Resources, a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings, in the sale of natural gas and oil properties to Ascent Resources and cash contribution by Riverstone to Ascent

Credentials

  • Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2017 (Editor-in-Chief, Law & Business Review of the Americas)
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government, 2014
  • Selected to the New York Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2023 and 2024
  • New York