Overview

Matt advises private equity firms, other financial sponsors and public and private companies in connection with complex strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, structured financings and other special situations transactions. Matt works with clients across a variety of industries, but with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors.

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Experience

  • Stonepeak in the acquisition of a 50% interest in the approximately $11.0 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, which at 2.6 GW is expected to be the largest offshore wind project in the U.S. and one of the largest offshore wind projects globally upon completion (Proximo North America Offshore Wind Deal of the Year, 2024) (Project Finance International Americas Deal of the Year, 2024)

  • Global Infrastructure Partners in the acquisition of a 50% interest in the multi-billion dollar South Fork and Revolution Offshore Wind Projects from Eversource Energy, including the negotiation of the joint venture arrangements with Orsted for the construction and operation of the projects and all financing arrangements (IJInvestor Joint Venture of the Year, 2024)

  • Stonepeak in the acquisitions from Repsol of (i) a 46.3% interest in a 777 MW portfolio of operating solar and battery storage projects located in New Mexico and Texas valued at $795 million and (ii) a 43.8% interest in a 629 MW operating solar project located in Texas valued at $775 million

  • Stonepeak in the acquisition from Ørsted of an approximately $300 million interest in a 957 MW portfolio of four U.S. onshore wind projects

  • Sixth Street Partners in the acquisition of a majority interest in Caliche Development Partners, which owns Golden Triangle Storage gas storage facilities located in Beaumont, TX, and the Central Valley Gas Storage facilities in Princeton, CA

  • Moda Midstream, an EnCap Flatrock Midstream portfolio company, in its $3.0 billion sale to Enbridge of the Moda Ingleside Energy Center, the largest crude export terminal in the U.S.

  • Lotus Midstream, an Encap Flatrock Midstream portfolio company, in its $1.45 billion sale to Energy Transfer LP

  • Trace Midstream, a Quantum Energy Partners portfolio company, in the $950 million sale to Williams of its Haynesville gathering and processing assets

  • 3 Bear Energy, a Blackstone Credit portfolio company, in the $624.7 million sale to Delek Logistics Partners, of its crude oil and gas gathering, processing and transportation assets and water disposal and recycling operations in the Delaware Basin in New Mexico

  • Archaea Energy, an industry-leading RNG producer, in a joint venture with Republic Services Inc., a leader in the environmental services industry, to contribute approximately $1.1 billion over five years in order to develop 39 landfill gas to RNG projects across the U.S.

  • TPG in its sale to American Securities of FleetPride, the industry’s largest distributor of heavy duty truck and trailer parts

  • Blackstone Credit and ClearGen, a Blackstone Credit portfolio company, in the formation of a strategic partnership between ClearGen and GreenStruxure, a Schneider Electric and Huck Capital joint venture, to develop, own and operate up to $500 million of renewable energy microgrid systems for C&I customers

  • Continental Resources in a joint venture with Mercuria Energy Americas to construct, own and operate the Pecos Power Plant, a 452 MW gas-fired power plant located in Pecos, Texas

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Credentials

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2011
  • Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., International Politics magna cum laude, 2007

Admissions

  • New York
  • Texas

 

Recognitions

  • Chambers USA, “Up and Coming” in Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional (Nationwide), 2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Houston), 2026 and 2027
  • American Lawyer, “Top Young Corporate Lawyers”, 2025
  • The Deal, “Top Rising Stars”, 2021
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2023
  • Selected to the 500 Leading Energy Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2023–2026
  • Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2023
  • Legal 500 U.S., Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power, 2023; Energy: Transactions: Oil & Gas, 2024–2026
  • Texas Lawyer, Rising Star, 2023
Insights

Events

Vinson & Elkins Sponsoring and Speaking at the 23rd Annual EIC Conference

Vinson & Elkins is a platinum sponsor of the Energy Infrastructure Council’s (EIC) 23rd Annual Energy Infrastructure CEO & Investor …

May 18, 2026

May 18, 2026 • 1-minute read

Event Recaps

Vinson & Elkins’ Energy Transition and Inflation Reduction Act Conference

Vinson & Elkins was delighted to host its First Annual Energy Transition and Inflation Reduction Act Conference.

May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 • 1-minute read

News & Achievements