Blake X. Longoria

Blake’s recent representations include:

Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity

• Advised Texas Pacific Land Trust on its reorganization into Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL), whose market capitalization was approximately $6.2 billion prior to market opening on the date of the reorganization
• Represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its acquisition of Synagro Technologies, Inc., a North American provider of biosolids and residuals solutions
• Represented Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC in connection with its sale of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway to Canadian Pacific
• Represented seller in an equity sale of PCS Software, Inc., a developer of software for integrated transportation management solutions for the U.S. inland trucking industry, to The CapStreet Group, LLC
• Represented sellers in an equity sale of CLM Matrix, a leading provider of contract lifecycle management (CLM) software, to Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions
• Represented Denham Capital in its capital commitment in Starboard Permian, LLC, an exploration and production company pursuing acquisition and development opportunities in the Permian Basin
• Represented MAP Royalty, Inc. in the sale of a wind energy generation project 
• Represented a client in a $250 million preferred investment in a midstream company
• Represented a client in a $117 million purchase of upstream and midstream assets in Southern Arkansas 

Shareholder Activism, Corporate Governance and ESG Matters

• Represented Gulfport Energy Corporation in its proxy contest defense against Firefly Value Partners
• Represented Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. in its proxy contest defense against Voce Capital 
• Advised a special purpose acquisition company regarding the governance provisions of its organizational documents in connection with its initial public offering
• Routinely advises publicly traded corporations regarding governance best practices, board of directors matters, investor relations, ESG matters and environmental shareholder activism, Rule 14a-8 practice, and shareholder proposals

Other Matters

• Represented Legacy Reserves Inc. in connection with its $350 million DIP financing and $1.5 billion reserve-based exit facility established in connection with its financial restructuring and emergence from Chapter 11