Overview

Matthew’s principal area of practice is corporate finance and securities law, including securities offerings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D. cum laude, 2022 (Articles Editor, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal; Order of the Barons)
  • Texas A&M University, B.S., Bioenvironmental Sciences, 2019

Admissions

  • Texas
News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Prairie Operating Co. Completes Acquisition of Oil-Weighted DJ Basin Assets from Nickel Road Operating

Vinson & Elkins advised Prairie Operating Co., a Delaware corporation, in connection with the financing of its $84.5 million acquisition of the oil-weighted assets from Nickel Road Operating, LLC, a portfolio company of Vortus Investment Advisors, LLC, which closed on October 1, 2024.

October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Targa Resources Corp. Prices $1.0 Billion Offering of Senior Notes

Vinson & Elkins advised Targa Resources Corp. (“Targa” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TRGP) in connection with pricing an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) by Targa of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.500% Senior Notes due 2035 at a price to the public of 99.943% of their face value.

August 7, 2024

August 7, 2024 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Crescent Energy to Acquire SilverBow Resources for $2.1 Billion, Creating a Leading Growth Through Acquisition Company with a Premier Eagle Ford Position

Vinson & Elkins advised Crescent Energy Company in connection with its $2.1 billion acquisition of SilverBow Resources, Inc.

May 16, 2024

May 16, 2024 • 1-minute read

Crescent Energy 5.16

Deals & Cases

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. to Acquire CSI Compressco LP in an $854 Million All-Equity Transaction

Vinson & Elkins advised CSI Compressco LP, a provider of compression services and equipment for natural gas and oil production, gathering, artificial lift, transmission, processing, and storage, in its entry into a definitive agreement under which Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. will acquire CSI Compressco in an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $854 million.

December 19, 2023

December 19, 2023 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Targa Resources Corp. Announces $2.0 Billion Offering of Senior Notes

Vinson & Elkins advised Targa Resources Corp. in connection with an underwritten public offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 6.150% Senior Notes due 2029 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 6.500% Senior Notes due 2034.

November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023 • 1-minute read