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Michael Donnellan
Michael Donnellan
Associate

Overview

Michael Donnellan advises private and public companies, including private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, in a wide variety of complex business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and fund formations, as well as operational, corporate governance and investment adviser matters.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas

Education

  • J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2021
    with honors
  • Business Administration, Washington and Lee University

Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) –$960 million in its acquisition of an offshore drilling company
  • Sammons Warehouse Solutions, a subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises, Inc., in its acquisition of Precision Warehouse Design L.L.C.
  • Management team of Westwood Professional Services, Inc., in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Westwood by Blackstone Energy Partners from Endurance Partners
  • Peak 10 Energy Holdings and sponsor Legacy Stary Capital Partners in Peak 10’s acquisition of Strawn Petroleum LP from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
  • Deck Prism Sports in its merger with Huddle Gaming and related Series A Financing with Las Vegas Sands
  • Private equity firm in its investment into a terminal facility.
  • Precision Aerospace Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of CIC Partners and Juniper Capital Management, in its acquisition of Owens Machine and Tool Company
  • CIC Partners IV, LP, in its sale of Pogo Resources via to HNR Acquisition Corp.
  • Buyer, in separate transactions, in its acquisition of hydropower electrical generation facilities
  • Ergon, Inc. in its $309 million take-private acquisition of Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P.
  • Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) – formation of joint venture with Siguler Guff to deliver emissions management SaaS solutions to track greenhouse gas emissions
  • Seller in sale of specialty sand and materials business
  • TRIPBAM, a travel software company, its sale to Emburse

Private Equity & Fund Formation

  • Private equity fund focused on emerging energy technologies in the formation of its initial $100 million fund, subsequent investments and platform company, as well as general counseling
  • Legacy Start Capital Partners in the formation and launch of Peak 10 Energy Holdings, an investment platform focused on acquiring long-life oil and gas assets, and general corporate counseling
  • Pan Capital Management LP in the formation of its initial $125 million private equity fund
  • Limited partner in its investment as anchor investor to a $200 million private equity fund focusing on media and technology
  • Counsel and representation to various investors investing in private equity funds
  • Private equity fund focused on renewable energy in the ongoing formation of its initial $100 million fund, warehoused investments, M&A transactions and counseling
  • Private equity fund focused on telecommunications in its $245 million term loan and $55 million credit facility in connection with an acquisition
  • Private equity fund focused on venture investments in AI in the ongoing formation of its initial $20 million fund and counseling
  • Private equity fund focused on AI and SaaS venture investments in the ongoing formation of its initial $25 fund
  • Private equity sponsor in the internal reorganization of its funds
  • Private equity fund focused on venture opportunities in climate, health and equity-tech in its $10 million initial fund formation and provided general corporate counseling

Capital Markets & Securities

  • Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEFF) in its spinoff of Vitesse Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTS)
  • Clean Earth Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: CLINU) in its $200 million SPAC IPO
  • DCP Midstream Partners, LP. (NYSE: DCP) in its $400 million public offering of senior notes
  • SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ: SHUAU) in its $111 million SPAC IPO
  • Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) in its $1.25 billion public offering of senior notes
  • Regional Health Enterprises (NYSE American: RHE) in its exchange offer of its Series A Preferred Stock for Series B Preferred Stock

Public Company & Corporate Counsel

  • Corporate Counsel to Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA), Noble Corporation plc (NASDAQ: NE) and Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) – Exchange Act reporting, proxy statements; NYSE matters; Reg FD issues; Section 16 compliance

General Counseling

  • High net-worth families, individuals and family offices with various business restructuring and acquisition matters.
  • Represented a Saudi brokerage in a revision of its client agreements and agreements with third-party U.S. brokerages.


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