Lakshmi Ramanathan represents public and private companies in a broad range of corporate and securities matters. She represents issuers, investment banking firms and other investors in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings, follow-on and secondary public offerings and Rule 144A offerings. Her practice also includes mergers and acquisitions, debt tender offers, consent solicitations and general corporate matters, including Exchange Act reporting, Section 16 compliance and corporate governance. She has substantial experience in the oil and gas industry and is a member of the Baker Botts Oil and Gas M&A team.
Related Experience
Initial Public Offerings
- Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP – $104 million initial public offering of common units
- Columbia Pipeline Partners LP – $1.2 billion initial public offering of common units
- Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. – $1.1 billion initial public offering of common units
Capital Markets - Issuer Representation
- Bristow Group Inc. – $125 million public offering of convertible senior notes; $350 million Rule 144A offering of senior secured notes; consent solicitation of senior secured notes
- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. – $181 million public offering of common stock
- El Paso Electric Company – $150 million public offering of senior notes
- Noble Holding International Limited – $1.1 billion public offering of senior notes; $750 million Rule 144A offering of senior guaranteed notes and concurrent $750 million tender offer of senior notes; redemption of senior notes; $400 million tender offer of senior notes offer and consent solicitation
- Noble Drilling (U.S.) LLC – Selling stockholder in $540 million offering of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. common stock
- Waste Management, Inc. – $350 million public offering of senior notes
- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. – $198 million public offering of common stock; $300 million private offering of senior notes; $228 million public offering of common stock; $250 million public offering of senior notes; $250 million private placement of redeemable preferred stock; $219 million public offering of common stock; various redemptions of senior notes
- LGI Homes, Inc. – $300 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc. – $487 million private exchange offer of senior notes; $487 million registered exchange offer of senior notes
Capital Markets - Underwriter Representation
- Westlake Chemical Partners LP – $111 million public offering of common units; $50 million at-the-market continuous offering program (ATM); $63 million private placement of common units
- Summit Midstream Partners, LP – $387 million public offering of common units; $300 million public offering of senior notes; $226 million secondary public offering of common units; $222 million public offering of common units; $150 million ATM; $126 million public offering of common units
- Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. – $145 million public offering of common units
- Southeast Supply Header, LLC – $375 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC – $1.5 billion public offering of debt securities; $1 billion public offering of debt securities; $750 million public offering of debt securities; $1.25 billion public offering of debt securities; $750 million public offering of debt securities; $750 million public offering of debt securities; $825 million public offering of debt securities; $575 million public offering of debt securities
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Offshore drilling company – acquisition of another offshore drilling company
- Halliburton Company – proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Champion Energy, LLC – sale of retail electric provider business to Calpine Corporation
- Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. – financial advisor to the conflicts committee of the board of directors of the general partner of Antero Midstream Partners LP in connection with the acquisition by
- Antero Midstream GP LLC; financial advisor to the board of directors of WPX Energy, Inc. in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Felix Energy, an operator in the Delaware Basin backed by EnCap Investments L.P.
- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. – $2.7 billion merger with Callon Petroleum Company
Other Matters
- Noble Corporation plc – spin-off of Paragon Offshore
- Bristow Group Inc. – contested Chapter 11 restructuring
Public Company Corporate Counsel
- Corporate counsel to Bristow Group Inc., Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., Dril-Quip, Inc., Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Noble Corporation plc and LGI Homes, Inc. – Exchange Act reporting, proxy statements, NYSE and NASDAQ matters, board resolutions, corporate governance, committee charters, Reg FD issues and Section 16 compliance
Awards & Community
Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer-Rising Star (Thomson Reuters), 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021
News
CDT: 2024 Capital Markets Transactions
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CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 8 Firms, 84 Lawyers, $7.9B
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Global Partners’ $450 Million Senior Notes Private Offering
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Baker Botts Represents Initial Purchasers in Global Partners LP’s $450 Million Private Offering of Senior Notes
LGI Homes’ $400 Million Private Notes Offering
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CDT Roundup: 26 Deals, 17 Firms, 244 Lawyers, $14.6B
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Baker Botts Represents CVR Energy, Inc. in Private Placement of $600 Million of Senior Notes
Baker Botts Represents LSH Partners Securities in Volato’s Business Combination with PROOF Acquisition Corp.
CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 9 Firms, 131 Lawyers, $4.8B
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Baker Botts Represents LGI Homes, Inc. in $400 Million Private Offering of Unsecured Senior Notes
Oceaneering’s $200 Million Senior Notes Offering
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CDT Roundup: 23 Deals, 17 Firms, 230 Lawyers, $6.4B
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Baker Botts Represents Oceaneering in Senior Notes Offering and Concurrent Cash Tender Offer
CDT: 2023 Capital Markets Transactions
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Baker Botts Advises WM in $2 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Baker Botts Represents Regional Health Properties in Exchange Offer
CDT Roundup: 19 Deals, 13 Firms, 118 Lawyers, $8.5B
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s $1.6 Billion Debentures Offering
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Baker Botts Represents the Underwriters in $1.6 Billion Debentures Offering for Burlington Northern Santa Fe
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals
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Baker Botts Represents CDX Advisors as Financial Advisor to Wireless Telecom Group in Merger with Maury Microwave
Super Lawyers Selects 17 Baker Botts Attorneys to 2023 "Texas Rising Stars" List
CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 12 Firms, 137 Lawyers, $12.1B - The Texas Lawbook
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Baker Botts Advises WM in $1.25 Billion Senior Notes Offering
BKV's Filing of Registration Statement for Proposed IPO
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Baker Botts Represents BKV Corporation in Filing of Registration Statement for Proposed IPO
Staying Busy: Baker Botts, Five Other Firms Top H1 CapM Rankings
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Baker Botts Represents the Underwriters in $1 Billion Debentures Offering for Burlington Northern Santa Fe
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 12 Firms, 185 Lawyers, $7.3B
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Baker Botts Represents Stephens in Combination of Grey Rock Investment Partners and Executive Network Partnering Corporation
CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 16 Firms, 157 Lawyers, $2.3B
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Waste Management’s $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
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Baker Botts Advises Waste Management in $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Baker Botts Represents Tudor Pickering in Whiting Petroleum’s $6 Billion Merger with Oasis Petroleum
Baker Botts Announces Eight New Special Counsel
CDT Roundup: 22 Deals; 17 Firms; 174 Lawyers; $22.2B
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Baker Botts Represents Evercore in Zurn Water Solutions’ Combination with Elkay Manufacturing Company
Burlington Northern Santa Fe's $625 Million Debentures Offering
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Baker Botts Represents the Underwriters in $625 Million Debentures Offering for Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Baker Botts Represents Helmerich & Payne, Inc. in $550 Million Private Offering of Senior Notes
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 139 Lawyers, 12 Firms, $13.67B
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Baker Botts Represents Westlake Chemical Corporation in $1.7 Billion Senior Notes Offering
CDT Roundup: 10 Deals, 7 Firms, 83 Lawyers, $4.99B
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Westlake Chemical Corporation
Global Legal ChronicleGlobal Legal Chronicle
CDT Roundup: 28 Deals, 8 Firms, 215 Lawyers, $16.8B
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Baker Botts Advises Westlake Chemical Corporation in $2.15 Billion Acquisition of Boral’s North American Building Products Businesses
Baker Botts Represents LGI Homes, Inc. in $300 Million Private Offering of Unsecured Senior Notes
CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 16 Firms, 125 Lawyers, $7.2B
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Waste Management's $950 Million Senior Notes Offering
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Baker Botts Advises Waste Management in $950 Million Senior Notes Offering and Concurrent Cash Tender Offer
CDT: 18 Deals, 10 Firms, 151 Lawyers, $19.5B
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Super Lawyers Selects 19 Baker Botts Attorneys To 2021 "Texas Rising Stars" List
Burlington Northern Santa Fe's $925 Million Debentures Offering
Global Legal ChronicleGlobal Legal Chronicle
CDT Roundup: 27 Deals, 15 Firms, 244 Lawyers, $13.9B
Texas Lawbook, TheTexas Lawbook, The
Baker Botts Represents the Underwriters in $925 Million Debentures Offering for Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Baker Botts Represents Underwriters in Preferred Units Offering by Global Partners LP
Bristow Group's $400 Million Private Offering of Senior Secured Notes
Global Legal ChronicleGlobal Legal Chronicle
Baker Botts Represents Bristow Group Inc. in $400 Million Private Offering of Senior Secured Notes
Baker Botts Represents Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. as Financial Advisor to HighPoint Resources in Merger with Bonanza Creek
Baker Botts Represents Bristow in its Completed Merger with Era
Super Lawyers Selects 27 Baker Botts Attorneys To 2020 “Texas Rising Stars” List
Thought Leadership
SEC Issues Guidance on Rule 10b5-1 Amendments and Trading Plan Disclosure Requirements
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SEC Adopts Final Rules to Shorten the Time for Settling Securities Transactions
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rule
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SEC Provides Additional COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance Regarding Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources and SEC's Chief Accountant Issues Statement on COVID-19 Issues
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SEC Extends Conditional Filing Relief to Companies Affected by Coronavirus; Provides COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance
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