Samantha C. Seley

Sam’s experience at Sidley includes the following representative matters:

• Represented Wren House in its acquisition of a stake in SeaCube Containers. SeaCube Containers leases, finances, buys, sells, and manages intermodal equipment which enables the efficient movement of goods throughout the world via ship, rail, and road.
• Represented Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) in its acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of RailUSA, LLC, an independent U.S. holding company that operates the 430-mile Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad in Florida and the 228-mile Grenada Railroad in Mississippi and Tennessee.
• Represented GIC, OMERS Infrastructure and Wren House in their purchase of Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management and EQT. DCLI is one of the largest chassis lessors in the U.S. with over 151,000 marine and 100,000 domestic chassis in its fleet, DCLI operates out of strategic locations across key port and rail terminals in the U.S.
• Represented Norfolk Southern Railway Company in connection with an agreement with the City of Cincinnati to acquire substantially all of the assets of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, which owns a 337-mile rail line between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chattanooga, Tennessee, for approximately US$1.62 billion. 
• Represented leading global alternative investment firm H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.) in its fall 2022 acquisition of Northern Biogas, LLC (Northern Biogas). Northern Biogas is a leading waste-to-renewable natural gas company, specializing in the development, construction, and operation of renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities that represent sustainable, clean energy solutions for waste generated from dairies, landfills, and other facilities producing organic waste, including food waste.
• Represented Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, as lead negotiator, in the sale by its portfolio company, Casper Crude to Rail Holdings LLC, of all the equity interests in a crude-to-rail loading facility located in Casper, WY, to USD Partners LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership, for aggregate consideration of US$225 million. 
• Represented Elysian Carbon Management in an initial capital commitment of US$350 million from EnCap Flatrock Midstream. Elysian is a provider of integrated end-to-end carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions to owners of industrial and power facilities seeking to transition to low carbon products and address environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals through the reduction of emissions.
• Represented a middle market private equity firm investing in Datagration, a leading developer of software focused on integrating data for the oil and gas industry to allow companies to better manage their businesses and optimize processes and results.
• Represented Stonepeak in its debt and equity financing to Akumin in connection with Akumin’s acquisition of Alliance Healthcare Services.
• Represented Briogeo in its acquisition by Wella Company, a beauty company with a portfolio comprised of brands including Wella Professionals, O·P·I, ghd, Nioxin, Sebastian Professional, and Clairol. Briogeo, founded by Nancy Twine, offers eco-ethical and natural hair care products.

Sam’s experience prior to joining Sidley includes the following:

• Represented Sasol in the sale of a 50% stake in its Lake Charles Chemical Plant for US$2 billion.
• Represented a private equity firm in its recapitalization of Enviva Holdings, LP, the world's largest producer of wood pellets.
• Represented a private equity sponsor in its negotiation of a multi-billion, multi-party crude and y-grade pipeline joint venture.
• Represented an oil and natural gas company in its take-private of Roan Resources.
• Represented a consortium of private equity funds and their portfolio company, in its merger with a leading integrated solutions provider of clinical life science and technology.

• Member, American Bar Association