Updated: Locke Lord, V&E and DLA Piper Advise in $565M Permian Basin Deal

© 2017 The Texas Lawbook.By Natalie Posgate (Jan. 25) – Houston-based Targa Resources Corp. said Monday that its subsidiary, Targa Resources Partners, will acquire assets in the Delaware and Midland regions of the Permian Basin for $565 million in cash. Lawyers from Locke Lord and Vinson & Elkins advised on the deal, which entails Targa acquiring 100 percent of the membership interests of Outrigger Delaware Operating, Outrigger Southern Delaware Operating and Outrigger Midland Operating from Denver-based Outrigger Energy. Targa General Counsel Paul Chung hired Houston partners Bill Swanstrom and Philip Lau and senior counsel Ann Williams to lead its end of the deal. The Houston and Dallas-based Locke Lord deal team also includes John Arnold (regulatory), Van Jolas (Dallas), Ryan Morgan and Michelle Gutirrez-Begin (real estate), Hanna Norvell (labor and employment), Gerry Pels (environmental), Ed Razim (ERISA), Buddy Sanders (tax), Jeannie Diep (corporate) and Tom Hillebrand (energy). The firm’s New York office also assisted in the deal. The Outrigger entities turned to Houston corporate partner Creighton Smith of V&E to lead their end of the transaction. The V&E corporate team also included associates Atma Kabad, Mary Sprouse, Ali Choate and Daniel McEntee. Also assisting were partner David Peck and associate…