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Paul Robe Baker Botts Houston
Paul S. Robe
Special Counsel

Overview

Paul S. Robe represents a wide variety of clients in complex capital markets transactions.

Paul combines his versatility and fluency in securities regulations to guide clients, ranging from early-stage growth entities to mature public companies and financial institutions, on:

  • Initial public offerings
  • Follow-on equity offerings
  • Secured and unsecured high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings
  • De-SPAC transactions
  • Liability management transactions, including tender offers and exchange offers

He also advises public and private companies with respect to general corporate matters, securities laws, stock exchange rules, and governance issues.

Paul maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing clients in asylum matters.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas

Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School 2017
  • B.S., Accounting, Brigham Young University 2014

Experience

Debt Capital Markets

  • Archrock, Inc. in a US$700 million offering of senior notes
  • The initial purchasers in Superior Energy Services' US$600 million offering of senior notes
  • The initial purchasers and underwriters in multiple offerings totaling US$7.2 billion by Antero Resources Corporation, Antero Midstream Corporation, and Antero Midstream Partners LP
  • WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC in a US$1.425 billion offering of senior notes
  • The initial purchasers in Aris Water Solutions' US$500 million offering of senior notes
  • The initial purchasers in Kimmeridge Texas Gas' US$500 million offering of senior notes
  • CNX Resources Corporation in a US$200 million offering of senior notes
  • The initial purchasers in Methanex Corporation's US$600 million offering of senior notes Archrock, Inc. in a US$700 million offering of senior notes and US$200 million tender offer
  • The initial purchasers in Saturn Oil & Gas Inc.'s US$650 million offering of senior notes
  • Equitrans Midstream in a US$600 million offering of senior notes
  • The underwriters in multiple registered notes offerings by Diamondback Energy, totaling US $2billion
  • Eco Material Technologies Inc. in a US$125 million offering of senior notes
  • The initial purchasers in Colgate Energy Partners III's US$200 million offering of senior notes
  • The initial purchasers in Rockcliff Energy II's US$700 million offering of senior notes
  • The underwriters in multiple registered notes offerings by Helix Energy Solutions Group, totaling US$325 million
  • Lonestar Resources America in a US$250 million offering of senior notes

Equity Capital Markets

  • Merlin, Inc. in its US$80.0 million PIPE
  • The underwriters in Flowco Holdings Inc.'s US$197.3 million secondary offering
  • Diamondback Energy, Inc. in a US$1.9 billion secondary offering
  • Viper Energy, Inc. and Diamondback Energy, Inc. in a US$836 million secondary offering
  • The underwriters in Standard Lithium Ltd.’s US$150 million follow-on offering
  • The sales agents in Standard Lithium Ltd.’s US$50 million at-the-market program
  • The underwriters in Flowco Holdings Inc.'s US$427 million IPO
  • The underwriters in multiple secondary offerings, totaling over US$1.3 billion, for Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.
  • Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. in its US$50 million at-the-market program
  • Archrock, Inc. in a US$231 million follow-on offering of common stock

SPACs

  • Merlin Labs, Inc. in its merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV to create a combined company valued at US$800 million
  • Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corporation in its proposed merger with Unifund Financial Technologies, Inc.
  • FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. in its merger with Fold Inc.
  • 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II in its merger with African Agriculture, Inc.
  • GoGreen Investments Corporation in its merger with Lifezone Metals Limited
  • Sable Offshore Corp. in its merger with Flame Acquisition Corp.
  • Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. in its merger with Rigetti Holdings to create a combined company valued at approximately US$1.5 billion
  • Evolv Technologies Holdings in its merger with NewHold Investment Corp. to create a combined company valued at US$1.7 billion
  • The placement agents in connection with a US$300 million private placement as part of the US$3.1 billion merger between REE Automotive and 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp.
  • Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. in its merger with FF Intelligent Mobility Global Holdings Ltd. to create Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, a combined company with a value exceeding US$3.3 billion
  • RMG Acquisition Corp. in its merger with Romeo Power Technology to create a combined company with a value exceeding US$1.33 billion
  • RMG Acquisition Corp. III in its US$483 million IPO
  • The underwriters in Switchback II Corporation’s US$316 million IPO
  • Lux Health Tech Acquisition Corp. in its US$396 million IPO
  • Supernova Partners Acquisition Company, Inc.; Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd.; and Supernova Partners Acquisition Company III, Ltd.; in their respective IPOs, which raised a total of US$900 million

Public M&A

  • Chesapeake Energy in its US$24 billion merger with Southwestern Energy to create Expand Energy Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the United States
  • Hess Midstream Partners in its US$6.2 billion acquisition of Hess Infrastructure Partners and conversion into an Up-C organizational structure
  • Midstates Petroleum Company in its US$729 million merger with Amplify Energy

Liability Management and Restructuring

  • Superior Energy Services in a US$635 million exchange offer of senior notes
  • Pacific Drilling on its chapter 11 bankruptcy
  • Calfrac Well Services on its Chapter 15 bankruptcy
  • OCI N.V. in its US$118 million take-private via tender offer of OCI Partners LP