Baker Botts Advises in Three Deals Totaling $1.2 Billion

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By Natalie Posgate – (August 7) – It’s been a busy week for transactional lawyers at Baker Botts. The firm represented Transocean Partners LLC in its $443 million initial public offering; LINN Energy, LLC in its $340 million acquisition of Hugotin Basin assets from Pioneer Natural Resources; and the underwriters in VTTI Energy Partners LP’s $423 million IPO. The value of the three deals totaled to $1.2 billion.

Houston partners Gene Oshman, Josh Davidson and A.J. Eriksen led the $443 million IPO for Transocean Partners LLC, which is a Marshall Islands limited liability company formed by Transocean Ltd. The corporate team also included Houston associates Jonathan Bobinger, Nathan Tanner and Daniel Gottschalk.