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Overview

Jack Hennessy represents public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and general corporate matters. Jack also advises clients on securities compliance issues, including Exchange Act reporting.

Jack advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, in a wide variety of complex business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and joint ventures, as well as operational and corporate governance matters.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas

Education

  • Master of Laws, Business Law, The University of Texas School of Law 2024
    Staff Editor, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
    Staff Editor, Texas International Law Journal

     

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Limerick 2023
    first class honors
    Senior Editor, University of Limerick (Plassey) Law Review

Experience

Capital Markets - Issuer Representation

  • Cleco Power LLC in its $350 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes.
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. in its $500 million cash tender offers to purchase outstanding senior notes issued by it and by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC.
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. in its $700 million registered offering of junior subordinated notes.
  • CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC in its $401.521 million registered offering of system restoration bonds.
  • CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC in its $600 million registered offering of general mortgage bonds.
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. in its $1 billion Rule 144A offering of convertible senior notes.
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. in its $900 million registered offering of common stock issuable in connection with the settlement of forward sale agreements.
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. in its $1 billion cash tender offers to purchase outstanding senior notes issued by it and by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
  • Cleco Corporate Holdings, LLC and operating subsidiaries in its $305 million registered offering of securitized energy transition bonds.
  • CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC in its $500 million registered offering of general mortgage bonds.
  • CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC in its $500 million registered offering of general mortgage bonds.
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. in its $500 million registered offering of junior subordinated notes.

Capital Markets - Underwriter Representation

  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC in its $950 million registered offering of debt securities.
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC in its $900 million registered offering of debt securities.
  • Global Partners in its $450 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes and concurrent cash tender offer.
  • Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. in its $100 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes.
  • Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. in the establishment of its at-the-market program to sell up to $65 million of common stock.

Public Company Counsel

  • Corporate counsel to CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), Oceaneering International, Inc. (NSYE: OII) and Cleco Corporate Holdings, LLC - Exchange Act reporting; proxy statements; board matters; corporate governance.

Private Equity

  • Counsel and representation to various private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, in a wide variety of complex business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and joint ventures, as well as operational and corporate governance matters.