John W. Stribling

Since joining Sidley, John has advised on the following representative matters:

• Represented the underwriters in the initial public offering of GoHealth, Inc.
• Represented the initial purchasers in connection with a debut Rule 144A offering by a private midstream company of $600 million of senior notes.
• Represented Legacy Reserves Inc. in connection with its restructuring of $1.4 billion of indebtedness in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and $256 million of new capital from backstopped equity commitments and a rights offering.
• Represented the underwriters in connection with multiple senior notes offerings by Boardwalk Pipelines, LP.
• Represented the initial purchasers in connection with multiple senior notes offerings by BGC Partners, Inc.
• Represented Univision Communications in connection with multiple senior secured notes offerings.
• Represented Legacy Reserves LP in connection with an exchange offer of $130 million of newly-issued convertible senior notes for outstanding senior notes.
• Represented the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Andeavor Logistics LP in connection with MPLX LP’s $9.4 billion acquisition of Andeavor Logistics LP.
• Represented Apergy Corporation in connection with a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A of $300 million of senior notes.
• Represented a private equity fund in connection with multiple investments in an international warehousing and logistics business.
• Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition of its minority partner’s interest in a pipeline and gas gathering company.
• Represented the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Andeavor Logistics LP in connection with Andeavor Logistics LP’s $1.55 billion acquisition of logistics assets from Andeavor.
• Represented Luby’s, Inc. in connection with its proxy contest defense against Bandera Partners.
• Represented an issuer client in connection with the private placement of a total of $40 million of two classes of convertible preferred securities.
• Represented an investment banking client in its capacity as placement agent in connection with the private placement of $500 million of convertible preferred units and $137 million PIPE offering of common units by an MLP issuer.

Prior to joining Sidley, John advised on the following representative matters:

• Advised on numerous debt and equity offerings by Boardwalk Pipelines, Energy Transfer, Florida Gas Transmission Company, Genesis Energy, Laredo Petroleum, Magellan Midstream Partners, Mid-Con Energy Partners and various other issuers. 
• Represented Green Plains Partners LP in its initial public offering.
• Represented an upstream oil and gas company in its debut offering of  $300 million of senior notes.
• Represented Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP in connection with a $25 million private placement of convertible preferred units.
• Represented an issuer in connection with a series of private placements of common stock for an aggregate value of $39 million of a private LNG export company.
• Represented an industrial services company in connection with its equity recapitalization and investment by a private equity firm.
• Represented Green Plains Partners LP in its acquisition of ethanol storage and transportation assets located in two states.
• Represented Crestwood Equity Partners LP in its agreement with Crestwood Midstream Partners LP to merge Crestwood Midstream Partners LP with a newly formed subsidiary of Crestwood Equity Partners LP to simplify Crestwood’s corporate structure into a single publicly traded partnership.
• Represented a private equity fund in connection with the acquisition of a petroleum terminals and logistics business that operates 12 refined products storage terminal facilities in Pennsylvania.