Joshua Davidson

Partner

Joshua Davidson

Houston

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Mergers & Acquisitions (including MLP Simplifications)

  • Shell USA, Inc. – acquisition of Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
  • BP plc – acquisition of BP Midstream Partners LP
  • Ergon, Inc. – acquisition of BlueKnight Energy Partners, LP
  • Crestwood Equity Partners LP – acquisition of Oasis Midstream Partners LP
  • Intrepid Partners, LLC – financial advisor to conflicts committee of Hess Midstream LP in connection with several transactions between Hess Midstream and its sponsors
  • Conflicts Committee of CNX Midstream Partners LP – acquisition by CNX Resources Corporation
  • Summit Midstream Partners – acquisition of its general partner and common units from Energy Capital Partners
  • Conflicts Committee of Noble Midstream Partners LP – acquisition of the incentive distribution rights by Noble Midstream
  • AmeriGas Partners – acquisition by UGI Corporation
  • Equitrans Midstream – Equitrans' acquisition of EQGP Holdings
  • Valero Energy Corporation – Valero Energy Corporation's acquisition of Valero Energy Partners
  • EnLink Midstream LLC – EnLink Midstream's acquisition of EnLink Midstream Partners
  • Kimbell Royalty Partners – conversion to a corporation for tax purposes
  • Conflicts Committee of PennTex Midstream – acquisition by Energy Transfer
  • Lazard Freres – financial advisor to Western Gas Partners in acquisition by Western Gas Equity Partners
  • Jefferies Inc. – financial advisor to MPLX in its simplification
  • Kimbell Royalty Partners – acquisition of Haymaker Minerals & Royalties, LLC and Haymaker Resources, LP
  • Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners, LP – merger of Williams partners into a subsidiary of The Williams Companies, Inc.
  • EQT Corporation – merger of Rice Midstream Partners LP into EQT Midstream Partners, LP and related transactions
  • Tallgrass Energy GP, LP – merger of a subsidiary of Tallgrass Energy GP into Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
  • 8point3 Energy Partners and SunPower Corporation – merger of 8point3 into a subsidiary of Capital Dynamics
  • Conflicts committee of CNX Midstream Partners – several transactions with CNX Resources
  • Conflicts Committee of Arc Logistics Partners LP – $406.5 million acquisition by Zenith Energy
  • Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners, L.P. – $11.4 billion financial repositioning transaction with The Williams Companies, Inc.
  • Board of Directors of Plains GP Holdings, L.P. – $7.2 billion simplification transaction with Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
  • Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners L.P. – proposed $13.8 billion acquisition by The Williams Companies, Inc.
  • Conflicts Committee of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) and Special Committee of Kinder Morgan Management (KMR) – $70 billion purchase of KMP, KMR and El Paso Pipeline Partners by Kinder Morgan, Inc.
  • Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners, L.P. – $50 billion merger of Williams Partners with Access Midstream Partners, L.P.
  • Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners, L.P. – numerous asset dropdowns from The Williams Companies, Inc., totaling over $15 billion
  • Conflicts Committee of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners – dropdown of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas from Kinder Morgan Inc. for $6.2 billion
  • Conflicts Committee of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners – dropdown of 50% of El Paso Natural Gas and 50% of El Paso Midstream Investment Company from Kinder Morgan Inc. for $1.7 billion
  • Special Committee of Western Gas Equity Partners – partial financing for the $750 million acquisition by Western Gas Partners of oil and gas gathering pipelines from Anadarko Corporation
  • SunPower Corporation – formation of 8point3 Energy Partners joint venture with First Solar, Inc. and various dropdowns of assets to 8point3 Energy Partners
  • Westmoreland Coal Company – acquisition of the general partner of Oxford Resource Partners and recapitalization of Oxford Resource Partners
  • Bowie Resources, LLC – acquisition of Canyon Fuel Company, LLC from Arch Coal, Inc.
  • Lazard – financial advisor to Furmanite Corporation in its $335 million merger with Team, Inc.
  • Regency Energy Partners – acquisition by merger of PVR Partners
  • TEPPCO Partners, L.P. – $3.3 billion going private merger with Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Capital Markets

  • Issuer side IPOs: Sunnova Energy Corporation, Kimbell Royalty Partners, 8point3 Energy Partners, Transocean Partners, Shell Midstream Partners, Tallgrass Energy GP, EQT Midstream Partners, EQT GP Holdings
  • Underwriter side IPOs: Liberty Oilfield Services, BP Midstream Partners LP, Forterra, Inc., Columbia Pipeline Partners, Höegh LNG Partners, Foresight Energy, NextEra Energy Partners, LP (the first "YieldCo" to be structured as an MLP), Cypress Energy Partners, Midcoast Energy Partners, Sprague Resources, Plains GP Holdings, OCI Resources, Western Refining Logistics, World Point Terminals, Summit Midstream Partners, Rose Rock Midstream, Inergy Midstream Partners, Niska Gas Storage Partners, PAA Natural Gas Storage, Chesapeake Midstream Partners, Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners, Quest Energy Partners, Spectra Energy Partners, Cheniere Energy Partners, Duncan Energy Partners, Targa Resources Partners, Universal Compression Partners, Breitburn Energy Partners, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, DCP Midstream Partners, Global Partners, Teekay LNG Partners, Hiland Partners, Copano Energy, Holly Energy Partners, MarkWest Energy Partners, Sunoco Logistics Partners, Natural Resource Partners, Penn Virginia Resource Partners, Inergy, NuStar Energy, Alliance Resource Partners, Plains All American Pipeline and Enterprise Products Partners
  • Underwriter side royalty trust IPOs: Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust, Enduro Royalty Trust, VOC Energy Trust and ECA Marcellus Trust