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Nic O'Brien
Nic O'Brien
Special Counsel

Overview

Nic O'Brien represents public and private businesses in a variety of industries, including private equity and venture capital funds, private investors, and emerging companies. He advises clients regarding a wide range of corporate issues, including the conduct of private securities offerings, mergers, equity and asset purchases, technology transactions, commercial agreements, corporate governance and other general corporate matters.

Nic 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
  • Dallas Startup Week, Legal Track Captain, 2019

Education

  • J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2016
    with honors
  • B.B.A., Business Management, Texas A&M University 2013
    cum laude

Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • EnLink Midstream, LLC in $4.3 billion merger with ONEOK, Inc.
  • EnLink Midstream, LLC in acquisition of North Texas gathering and processing assets from Crestwood Equity Partners LP for $275 million
  • EnLink Midstream, LLC in acquisition of Amarillo Rattler, LLC from Rattler Midstream and Amarillo Midstream for up to $75 million
  • EnLink Midstream, LLC in acquisition of gathering and processing assets in Oklahoma
  • EnLink Midstream, LLC in sale of its Ohio River Valley operations to Ergon Midstream, LLC
  • Rimrock Energy Partners, LLC, an Energy Spectrum portfolio company, in the sale of its gathering and processing system in the DJ Basin to The Williams Companies, Inc. for $325 million
  • Martin Resource Management Corporation in its merger agreement with Martin Midstream Partners L.P.
  • Acacia Research Corporation in acquisition of Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. for $103.7 million
  • Fundare Resources Company Holdco, LLC in connection with the sale of its midstream affiliate, Moonrise Midstream, LLC (with DJ Basin midstream assets), to Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC for $90 million
  • Leading provider of IP infrastructure and application solutions in divestitures of certain products and associated intellectual property assets
  • Fluor Corporation in sale of AMECO North America to One Equity Partners for $73 million
  • Fluor Corporation in sale of AMECO South America to STRACON S.A.C.
  • Primoris Services Corporation in its internal reorganization and disposition transactions
  • Hyphen Solutions, LLC, a portfolio company of GreyLion Capital and Stone Point Capital, in connection with a bolt-on acquisition
  • SI Group, Inc. in disposition of chemicals plant and related operating units
  • Private REIT in a stock-for-stock merger with a similarly situated private REIT with the surviving company having assets of approximately $325 Million
  • Private real estate investors in their acquisition entities that own an economy railway lodging portfolio consisting of 45 hotels for a combined purchase price of approximately $215 Million
  • A special committee of the board of directors of a global manufacturing company in connection with sale through an auction process to a strategic acquirer
  • Original equipment manufacturer in sale of business to strategic acquirer
  • Many VC and private investor backed software companies in exit transactions

Private Equity & Other Financing Arrangements

  • Novacap in investment in All West Communications
  • Novacap in acquisition of Cadent
  • Middle-market private equity firm in investment in aerospace platform
  • Energywell in $100 Million Capital Commitment and Platform Formation
  • Atlas Credit Partners in connection with Term Loan Facilities
  • T.D. Williamson in an investment made by SCF Partners
  • Renewable energy company in joint ventures and private investments
  • Family offices in connection with private investments
  • Venture capital and private equity fund formation and administration

Venture Capital

  • VC backed technology company in $100 million Series C financing round
  • Represented many technology and life sciences companies in early and late-stage venture capital financings, general corporate and restructuring matters and exit transactions
  • Represented corporate venture capital companies in private investments in startups and related early- and late-stage venture capital financings and exit transactions


Awards and Community

Recognized as "One to Watch" by The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc.), 2025 & 2026