Samantha Hale Crispin

Department Chair - Corporate (Firmwide) Partner

Samantha Crispin

Dallas

P: +1.214.953.6497
F: +1.214.661.4497

New York

P: +1.212.408.2503

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • BKV Corporation - $750 million acquisition of natural gas upstream and midstream infrastructure from XTO Energy
  • GCI Liberty - $8.7 billion sale to Liberty Broadband
  • Liberty Media - $1.5 billion reattribution of assets and liabilities among Formula One Group and Liberty SiriusXM Group
  • Qurate - convertible preferred stock investment in comScore
  • Liberty TripAdvisor - $325 million investment by Certares in 8% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred
  • Liberty Expedia Holdings - $2.6 billion sale to Expedia Group
  • Kimberly-Clark - Spin-off of Halyard Health in $1.8 billion transaction
  • Brother Industries - bid to acquire Kodak document scanning solutions business in chapter 11 proceedings
  • Forterra, Inc. - strategic acquisitions and dispositions of pre-cast concrete pipe manufacturing businesses
  • Leading Private Equity Fund - strategic bolt-on acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio companies
  • ASARCO LLC - Auction and disposition of copper mining, smelting and refining company in chapter 11 valued at $3.6 billion
  • AT&T - $1.4 billion sale of Sterling Commerce to IBM
  • Eagle Materials - $466 million acquisition of cement plants and related assets from Lafarge North America
  • Centex - Spin-off of Eagle Materials (f/k/a Centex Construction Products) in $1.2 billion transaction
  • Accenture - Strategic acquisitions of technology companies and international consulting and outsourcing companies; venture capital investments in technology companies; auction and divestiture of venture capital investment portfolio
  • USA Compression Partners - $500 million sale of natural gas compression provider to Riverstone Holdings
  • Centex - $362 million sale of Centex Construction Group to Balfour Beatty; $575 million sale of Centex Home Equity to Fortress; $137 million sale of HomeTeam Services to Rollins; sale of CTX Builders Supply to ProBuild Holdings
  • Energy Spectrum Partners - $512 million sale of Keystone Midstream Partners to MarkWest Energy
  • HM International - Acquisitions of various frozen and prepared food manufacturers

Capital Markets

  • Liberty Media Acquisition Corporation - $575 million IPO of corporate sponsored SPAC
  • GCI Liberty - $1 billion sale of LendingTree common stock
  • Liberty Media - $800 million .50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2050 (LiveNation)
  • Liberty Broadband - $750 million 1.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2050 (Charter Communications)
  • Liberty Media - $750 million rights offering to acquire Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
  • Liberty Media - $600 million 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2049 (Sirius XM Holdings)
  • QVC - 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2068
  • Underwriters for Foundation Building Materials, Inc. - $180 million IPO; $92 million secondary common stock offering
  • Underwriters for Forterra, Inc. - $330 million IPO
  • Underwriters for Continental Building Products - $165 million IPO; $500 million in secondary common stock offerings
  • Kimberly-Clark - $1.8 billion spin off of Halyard Health; $250 million Rule 144A senior notes offering in connection with Halyard Health spin-off
  • Private Equity Fund - $250 million Rule 144A senior notes offering in connection with acquisition of manufacturing portfolio company
  • Qurate (formerly Liberty Interactive) - $400 million Exchangeable Senior Notes (Home Shopping Network)
  • Eagle Materials - $150 million common stock offering in connection with acquisition of assets; $100 million senior notes repurchase tender
  • Motive - $50 million IPO

Strategic Transactions

  • Leading Vehicle Manufacturer - strategic development arrangements supporting innovation in hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and related hydrogen fueling infrastructure
  • Accenture - Consulting, outsourcing, joint venture, strategic alliance and other corporate partnering arrangements
  • Brother Industries - early stage investments and strategic alliances with emerging growth companies
  • Eagle Materials - strategic distribution and supply arrangements