Alex Tanton

Alex’s recent representations include:

• West Street Infrastructure Partners III, an investment fund managed by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, in its acquisition of Synagro Technologies, Inc., a provider of wastewater biosolids solutions, from EQT Infrastructure
• Partners Group in connection with its investment in the Superior Pipeline Company joint venture with OPTrust and Unit Corporation
• Birdseye Renewable Energy in its sale to Dominion Energy
• XRI Blue, a water supply and pipeline transportation company, in the acquisition of Fountain Quail Water Treatment
• Morgan Stanley Energy Partners and its portfolio company, Presidio Investment Holdings LLC, in its acquisition from Midstates Petroleum Company LLC of oil and natural gas properties in the western Anadarko Basin of Texas and Oklahoma
• XRI in its acquisition of the produced water infrastructure assets of Hibernia Energy III, LLC
• A privately held refining company in its complex refinancing transactions involving secured tax-exempt bond issuance, senior secured revolving credit facility, and secured inventory monetization and intermediation facility
• MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as DIP administrative agent and exit facility administrative agent for Chesapeake Energy Corporation, including its US$925.0 million DIP Credit Facility, and its US$2.5 billion committed exit financing consisting of a US$1.75 billion reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility and a US$750 million first-lien last-out term loan
• Partners Group in connection with its investment in the construction of a midstream processing facility located in Baytown, Texas
• Admiral Permian Resources, LLC, a Midland, Texas-based independent oil and gas company, in its joint venture with Ares Management
• Rockland Capital in the US$200 million acquisition financing for six power generation facilities from AES
• Rockland Capital on financings for their Lee Generation and PHR Bacliff facilities
• Rockland Capital in its investment-grade secured-debt private placement for its Gridflex Generation portfolio
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent in a US$2.0 billion reserve-based senior-secured revolving credit facility for Southwestern Energy Company
• Adelphia Gateway, LLC, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources Corporation, in its acquisition of Interstate Energy Company LLC for US$165 million
• A leading operator and supplier of North American travel centers in its acquisition of fuel pipeline and terminal assets
• A leading operator and supplier of North American travel centers in its formation of a three-way joint venture owning certain midstream and refining assets in central Texas
• Morgan Stanley Energy Partners in a majority equity investment in XRI Blue, a water supply and pipeline transportation company providing logistic solutions to upstream oil and gas producers
• A privately held Barnett Shale E&P company in the recapitalization of the company through the placement of preferred membership interests to institutional investors
• Denham Capital in its equity commitment to Live Oak Resource Partners II, LLC
• An energy-focused private equity firm in its equity commitment with a management team pursuing midstream services investment opportunities
• A provider of oilfield completion services in its acquisition of an oilfield services business located in Texas and New Mexico
• Bodega Latina Corporation in its acquisition of Smart & Final Holdings, Inc. from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. for approximately US$620 million.
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in connection with a US$960 million equity financing for three joint ventures with Targa Resources that own interests in the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline, the Grand Prix NGL Pipeline and a new fractionation train located in Mont Belvieu, Texas.