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Patrick Whelan
Patrick Whelan
Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity
Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

Patrick Whelan

Patrick Whelan
New York

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

Patrick Whelan

Experience Highlights

  • Amateras AEA in connection with its investments in Voyager Trucking Corporation and Visterra Landscape Group

  • Apollo Global Management and its managed funds and portfolio companies in connection with various transactions, including:

    • Acquisition of 11 LNG infrastructure vessels by a venture owned approximately 80% by Apollo-managed funds and 20% by New Fortress Energy in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion
    • Northwoods Energy LLC in the sale of Northwoods Management Company to OneRock Energy Holdings
    • Sale of a 25% equity interest in CPV Fairview Energy Center by Apollo Infrastructure Funds
    • DoublePoint Energy LLC in its sale to Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE: PXD) for $6.4 billion
    • Pegasus Optimization Managers LLC in its sale to EQT Infrastructure portfolio company Kodiak Gas Services
    • Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. in its $1.75 billion business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles
    • Chisholm Oil and Gas, LLC in its strategic combination with Gastar Exploration LLC to create a leading STACK E&P company
    • Double Eagle Energy Holdings III LLC in the formation of DoublePoint Energy LLC with FourPoint Permian LLC and DoublePoint’s subsequent acquisition of assets from undisclosed sellers
    • Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of an approximately $1 billion portfolio from GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services unit
    • Whistler Energy II, LLC (operating in the Central Gulf of Mexico) in connection with its $100 million acquisition by Talos Energy Inc.
    • Caelus Alaska Exploration Company, LLC in the sale of 124 exploration leases (for a total of approximately 350,000 acres) onshore in the Eastern North Slope of Alaska to Eni Petroleum US LLC
    • Northwoods Energy LLC, a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management, in the $500 million acquisition of SM Energy Company’s Powder River Basin assets
    • Double Eagle Energy Permian LLC in its $2.8 billion sale of certain undeveloped acreage and producing oil and gas properties in the core of the Midland Basin to Parsley Energy Inc.
    • Double Eagle Energy Holdings II LLC, a portfolio company of Apollo Natural Resources Partners Funds I and II, in its merger with Veritas Energy LLC, creating one of the largest pure play exploration and production companies focused on the Permian’s Midland Basin
  • BBH Capital Partners and its portfolio company Center Phase Energy LLC in connection with various transactional matters

  • Cedar Park Capital in connection with various investments, including investments in Garrett Leight California Optical, WatchBox, NAADAM, Tu-K Industries, Cotulla Aviation, and Sunrise Education Group

  • Continental Grain Company in connection with various investments, including investments in Refresco, Florida Food Products, Hissho Sushi, and Kinder’s Holdings

  • Garnett Reynolds Holdings, LLC in the founding of Washville Car Wash, a car wash owner and operator focused on the Northeastern United States

  • Garnett Station Partners in its acquisition of Fat Tuesday, a New Orleans based company specializing in to-go frozen drinks with more than 80 corporate and franchised retail locations

  • Lotus Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of Third Coast Midstream, LLC’s Lavaca gas gathering system

  • Madison Energy Infrastructure, a portfolio company of EQT Infrastructure, in connection with the acquisition of NextEra Energy Resources’ distributed generation development platform

  • Macellum Capital Management in its partnership with global asset management firm Brigade Capital Management in the acquisition of the Family Dollar business segment of Dollar Tree, Inc.

  • Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. in connection with its investment in Acrisure

  • Oaktree Capital Management in connection with various investments, including its investment in Northstar Terminals, Northstar Transloading, and various energy investments

  • Old Ironsides Energy, LLC in connection with its sale of 73.50% of Carbon Appalachian Company, LLC to Carbon Energy Corporation

  • Quantum Capital Group and FourPoint Resources, in partnership with Kayne Anderson, in their $2 billion acquisition of Ovintiv’s (NYSE, TSX: OVV) Uinta Basin assets

  • Related Fund Management, LLC in the formation of Related Real Estate Fund II, an approximately $1 billion fund focused on real estate investment opportunities

  • Riverstone Holdings LLC in connection with various investments, including Salt Fork Resources, LLC and Maple Energy Holdings, LLC

  • 4×4 Capital in its controlling interest investment in Yelloh, a pioneer in home frozen food delivery in the U.S.

  • Validus Energy Holdings II LLC, in its acquisition of Citizen Energy Operating, LLC

  • PureWest Energy, a leading Rocky Mountain independent natural gas producer, in the completion of an all-cash merger with a newly formed entity sponsored by a private consortium of family offices and financial institutions, for a total consideration of $1.84 billion

  • Titanium Exploration Partners, LLC in connection with the sale of certain conventional assets in Oklahoma’s SCOOP play to Red Rocks Energy Partners, L.P.

Credentials

  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2015
  • University of Virginia, B.A., History and Economics, 2009
  • Selected to the New York Rising Star list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2023-2025
  • New York