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Corporate Deal Tracker M&A 2019

October 18, 2019 Allen Pusey

As of September 30, 2019

2019 Corporate Deal Tracker M&A List (Deals Over $500M)

DealDateValue ($USm)Buyer (HQ)Seller (HQ)Business SectorClientFirmRole(Side)Firm Lead (Office)Firm Co-Lead (Office)
19-May$33,000 Chevron (San Ramon, CA)Anadarko Petroleum (The Woodlands, TX)ENERGY: OIL & GASAnadarko PetroleumVinson & ElkinsLead(S)Mark Kelly (Houston)Lande Spottswood (Houston)
210-May$10,300 IFM Investors (Melbourne, 
Australia)
Buckeye Partners (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Buckeye PartnersVinson & Elkins LLPNonLead(S)Ryan Carney (Houston)
38-May$9,000 MPLX LP (Findlay, Ohio)Andeavor Logistics LP (Findlay, OH)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Marathon OilJones DayLead(S)Jeffrey Schlegel (Houston)
Marathon Petroleum CorporationVinson & Elkins LLPNonLead(S)Ryan Carney (Houston)
Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Tesoro
Logistics GP, LLC
Sidley Austin LLPNonLead(S)David Buck (Houston)
411-Mar$6,900 NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.(Israel)TECHNOLOGY: SOFTWARE & 
STORAGE
NVIDIA CorporationJones DayNonLead(B)
56-May$6,720 3M (Maplewood, MN)Acelity Inc. (San Antonio, TX)HEALTH: TECHNOLOGY: MEDICAL DEVICESAcelity Inc.Jackson WalkerLead(S)Billy McDonough (San Antonio)Jimmy McDonough (San Antonio)
613-May$6,500 IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (Melbourne,  Australia)Buckeye Partners, LP (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)IFM InvestorsBaker Botts LLPLead(B)Ned Crady (Houston)
IFM InvestorsPaul HastingsLead(B)Greg Nelson (Houston)
IFM InvestorsWhite & CaseNonLead(B)
BuckeyeVinson & ElkinsNonLead(B)
727-Aug$5,600 Hilcorp Energy Co. (Houston, TX)BP (Anchorage, AK)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)BPKirkland & EllisLead(B)John Pitts (Houston)Anthony Speier (Houston)
BPBaker BottsLead(S) Dan Mark (Houston)Craig Vogelsang (Houston)
826-Jul$5,400 Phillip 66 Partners (Houston , TX)Phillips 66 (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (DOWNSTREAM)Phillips 66Latham & WatkinsLead(S)Bill Finnegan (Houston)Thomas Brandt (Houston)
Phillips 66 Partners GPVinson & ElkinsLead(B)Alan Bogdanow (Houston)Peter Marshall (Houston)
916-Apr$4,900 Waste Management Inc. (Houston, TX)Advanced Disposal Services Inc. (Ponte Vedra, FL)WASTE MANAGEMENTWaste Management Inc.Simpson Thacher & BartlettLead(B)Chris May
103-Jun$4,300 Infrastructure Investments Fund  (J.P. Morgan Investment Mngmt Inc. El Paso Electric Company (El Paso, TX)ENERGY-POWER & UTILITIESEl Paso Electric CompanyBaker Botts LLPLead(S)Tim Taylor (Houston)
1115-Feb$4,200 Equitrans Midstream Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)EQM Midstream Partners, LP (Pittsburgh, PA)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Equitrans Midstream CorporationBaker Botts LLPNonLead(B) Josh Davidson (Houston)
122-Apr$3,600 Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners (Houston, TX)Oryx Delaware Oil Transport et al ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Stonepeak Infrastructure PartnersSidley Austin LLPLead(B)Tim Chandler (Houston)
Stonepeak Infrastructure PartnersHunton Andrews Kurth LLPLead(B)Mike O'Leary (Houston)
OryxShearman & SterlingLead(S)Sarah McLean (Houston, Austin)
Quantum Energy Partners, Post Oak CapitalVinson & ElkinsLead(S)Keith Fullenwider (Houston)
1331-Jan$3,300 Blackstone Infrastructure Partner (New York, NY)Tallgrass Energy Holdings, LLC (Leawood, KS)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Tallgrass Energy Holdings, LLCBaker Botts L.L.P.Lead(S)Mollie Duckworth (Austin)
Blackstone Infrastructure PartnersVinson & Elkins LLPLead(B)Keith Fullenweider (Houston)Alan  Beck (Houston)
1421-Aug$3,300 Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Calgary, Alberta Canada)Kinder Morgan Inc. (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Pembina Pipeline Corp.Latham & WatkinsLead(B) Jesse Myers (Houston)
Kinder MorganBracewellLead(S)Cle Dade (Houston)Lytch Gutman (Houston)
1515-Jul$3,200 Callon Petroleum Company (Houston, TX)Carrizo Oil & Gas (Houston, TX)ENERGY: OIL&GASCarrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.Baker Botts LLPLead(S)Gene Oshman (Houston)Jim Marshall (Houston)
Callon Petroleum Co. Kirkland & EllisNonLead(B)  
LazardGibson DunnNonLead(S)Hillary Holmes (Houston)Tull Florey (Houston)
1627-Aug$3,000 Blackstone Infrastructure Partners  (New York, NY)Tallgrass Energy (Leawood, Kansas)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Blackstone Infrastructure PartnersVinson & ElkinsLead(B)Lande Spottswood (Houston)
1729-May$2,800 Canadian Natural Resources (Calgary, Alberta Canada)Devon Energy (Oklahoma City, OK)ENERGY: UPSTREAMDevon EnergySkadden Arps Meagher & FlomLead(S)Frank Bayouth (Houston)
1829-Mar$2,800 Undisclosed New York Community Bank (New York, NY)FINANCIAL SERVICESNew York Community BankBaker Botts LLPNonLead(S)
198-Apr$2,675 Chrysaor (London, UK)ConocoPhillips (Houston, TX)ENERGY: UPSTREAMConocoPhillipsConocoPhillipsIH(S)Kelly Rose
2025-Mar$2,500 W/S Packaging Holdings, Inc. (Chicago, IL)Multi-Color Corporation (Cincinnati, OH)MANUFACTURINGMulti-Color CorporationSidley Austin LLPNonLead(S)
212-Apr$2,440 UGI Corporation (King of Prussia, PA)AmeriGas (King of Prussia, PA)ENERGY: DOWNSTREAMUGI CorporationLatham & WatkinsLead(S)Ryan Maierson (Houston)John Greer (Houston)
UGI CorporationGibson Dunn & CrutcherNonLead(S)Tull Florey (Houston)
2210-Jun2,200 Comstock Resources Inc. (Frisco, TX)Covey Park Energy (Dallas, TX)ENERGYComstock Resources Inc.Locke LordLead(B)Jack Jacobsen (Dallas)Michael Blankenship (Dallas)
Covey Park Vinson & ElkinsLead(S)Doug McWilliams (Houston)Shamus Crosby (Houston)
Jerry JonesGibson Dunn & CrutcherNonLead(B)Douglass  Rayburn (Dallas)
237-Aug$2,000  Indorama Ventures
(Bangkok,  Thailand)
Huntsman Corp. (Houston, TX)CHEMICALSHuntsman Corp.Kirkland & EllisLead(S) Doug Bacon (Houston)
2422-May$2,000 NASCAR (Daytona Beach, FL)International Speedway Corporation (Daytona Beach, FL)ENTERTAINMENTNASCARBaker Botts LLPNonLead(B)
2516-Sep$1,950 Lundbeck (Copenhagen, 
Denmark)
Alder BioPharmaceuticals (Bothell, WA)PHARMACEUTICALSLundbeckBaker McKenzieNonLead(B)
2617-Jun$1,800 Keane Group (Houston, TX)C&J Energy (Houston, TX)ENERGY: THIRD PARTY SERVICESC&J EnergyKirkland & EllisLead(S)Adam Larson (Houston)Doug Bacon (Houston)
Lazard Frères & Co. LLCBaker Botts LLPNonLead(S)Josh Davidson (Houston)
2712-Feb$1,747 Cottage Holdco B.V. (Amsterdam,  Netherlands)Coty Inc. (New York, NY)BEAUTY PRODUCTSCoty Special CommitteeSidley Austin LLPNonLead(S)
2815-Apr$1,700 Funds affiliated with Siris Capital Group (New York, NY)Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Fremont, CA)Electronics/Private EquitySiris Capital Group, LLCSidley Austin LLPNonLead(B)
2926-Aug$1,700 PDC Energy (Denver, CO)SRC Energy (Denver, CO)ENERGYSRC EnergyAkin GumpNonLead(S)Christine LaFollette (Houston)
3019-Feb$1,600 Blackstone Group (New York, NY)Targa Resources Corp. (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)Targa Resources Corp. Vinson & Elkins LLPLead(S)Chris Collins (Houston)
Blackstone GroupAkin GumpLead(S)Tom McCaffrey (Houston)Andrew Lehman (Houston)
3110-Jun$1,600 Phillips 66 (Houston, TX)Bridger Pipeline (Casper, Wyoming)ENERGY: MIDSTREAMPhillips 66Locke LordNonLead(B)Eric Larson
3231-Jul$1,500 Ecopetrol SA (Bogota, 
Colombia)
Occidental Petroleum Corp (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)EcopetrolShearman & Sterling LLPLead(B)Hugh Tucker (Houston)Manuel  Orillac (Houston)
 Ecopetrol of ColombiaGibson DunnLead(S)Mike Darden (Houston)
3324-May$1,500 Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners (New York, NY)Oryx Midstream Services (Midland, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Stonepeak Infrastructure PartnersSidley Austin LLPLead(B)Herschel T. Hamner (Houston)Bruce Banks (Houston)
3423-Apr$1,375 Murphy Oil Corporation (El Dorado, AR)LLOG Exploration Offshore, LLC and LLOG Bluewater Holdings, LLC
(Covington, LA)
ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)Murphy Oil CorporationBaker Botts LLPLead(B)Erin Hopkins (Houston)
LLOG Exploration Offshore Kirkland & EllisLead(S)Rhett A. Van Syoc (Houston)Rahul Vashi (Houston)
3530-Jul$1,365 CVC Capital Partners (Luxembourg)BBA Aviation plc (London, England United Kingdom)TRANSPORTATIONBBA Aviation plcJones DayLead(S)Robert Cardone (Dallas)
368-Jul$1,275 UGI Corp. (King of Prussia, PA)TC Energy Corp (Calgary, Alberta Canada)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)UGI Corp.Latham & WatkinsLead(B)Ryan Maierson (Houston)
TC Energy CorpBracewellLead(S)Jason Jean (Houston)Cle Dade (Houston)
376-Aug$1,250 Antin Infrastructure Partners (London, England)Veolia (Paris, France)WATER RESOURCESAntinWhite & CaseNonLead(B)  
 Veolia OrrickNonLead(S)  
3811-Mar$1,155 Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (New York, NY)Tallgrass Energy (Leawood, KS)FINANCIAL SERVICESGIC Pte. Ltd.Sidley Austin LLPNonLead(B)
3914-Mar$1,030 EQM Midstream Partners (Pittsburgh, PA)Eureka Midstream Holdings/Hornet Midstream Holdings ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)EQM Midstream PartnersLatham & WatkinsLead(B)Ryan Maierson (Houston)Nick Dhesi (Houston)
Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Opportunities FundSidley Austin LLPLead(S)Tim Chandler (Houston)Cliff Vrielink (Houston)
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure PartnersVinson & Elkins LLPLead(S)Peter Marshall (Dallas)
4018-Jul$1,000  Warburg Pincus (New
York, NY)
WildFire Energy(Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)WarburgKirklandLead(B) Adam Larson (Houston)Kim Hicks (Houston)
WildFire EnergyLocke LordLead(S)Mitch Tiras (Houston)Freddy Feldman (Houston)
Kayne Private Equity Income FundsWillkie FarrLead(S)Michael de Voe Piazza (Houston)Steven Torello (Houston)
4118-Jun$1,000 New Residential Investment Corp. (New York, NY)Ditech Holding Corporation (Tampa, FL)REAL ESTATENew Residential Investment Corp.Sidley Austin LLPLead(B)William Howell (Dallas)Aaron Rigby (Dallas)
4224-Jun$966 US Ecology Inc. (Boise, ID) NRC Group Holdings Corp. (Houston,
TX)
FINANCIAL SERVICESNRC Group Holdings Corp.Jones DayLead(S)Alain Dermarkar (Dallas)Kyle  Park (Dallas)
NRC Group Holdings Corp.DechertNonLead(S)
4321-May$965 Equinor (Stavanger, Norway)Royal Dutch Shell (The Hague,Netherlands)ENERGY: UPSTREAMEquinorEquinorIH(B)Unknown 
4411-Mar$930 TPG Capital (Fort Worth, TX)Goodnight Midstream (Dallas, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)TPG CapitalKirkland & EllisLead(B)Adam Larson (Houston) Kevin Crews (Houston)
Goodnight MidstreamVinson & Elkins LLPLead(S)Gillian Hobson (Houston)
453-Sep$925  KKR-backed Spur Energy
Partners (New York, NY)
Concho Resources Inc. (Midland, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)Spur Energy PartnersDLAPiperLead(B) Drew Baldinger (Houston)
 KKRKirkland & EllisLead(B)  
Concho ResourcesGibson DunnLead(S)Michael Darden (Houston)Gerry Spedale (Houston)
4613-May$800 Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. 
(Houston, TX)
Shell ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the General
Partner of Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPLead(B)Mike O'Leary (Houston)
473-Jun$800 Total Gas & Power Asia Private Ltd. (Singapore, )Toshiba America LNG Corp. (Tokyo, Japan)ENERGYTotal unit Total Gas & Power Asia Private Ltd.Jones DayLead(B)Jeff  Schlegel  (Houston)
Toshiba America LNG Corp.Norton RoseLead(S)John Mauel (Houston)
488-Jul$775  Carnelian Energy
Capital Management (Houston, TX)
INVESTORS ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM) Carnelian Energy
Capital Management
Kirkland & EllisLead(S)Laura Stake (Houston)Matt Nadworny (Houston)
496-Aug$750  Vaco (Brentwood, TN)MorganFranklin Consulting (McLean, VA)PROFESSIONAL SERVICESVacoKirklandLead(B)  
MorganFranklin Consulting Winston & StrawnLead(S)  
5015-Feb$700 Amazon.com, Inc. 
(Seattle, WA)
Rivian Automotive, Inc. (Normal, IL)MANUFACTURING: AUTOMOTIVEGlobal Oryx Company Limited; Rivian Automotive, Inc.Jones DayLead(S)Stephen Olson (Houston)
516-Aug$700 Diamondback Energy Inc. (Midland, TX)Viper Energy Partners (Midland, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)Viper Energy Partners Hunton AndrewsLead(B)Mike O'Leary (Houston)
Diamondback Energy IncAkin GumpNonLead(S)Michael Byrd (Houston)Seth Molay (Houston)
525-Feb$700 SunCoke Energy, Inc. (Lisle, IL)SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (Lisle, IL)MANUFACTURINGEvercore Financial AdvisorsBracewell LLPNonLead(B)Will Anderson (Houston)Charlotte Keenan (Houston)
537-Jun$683 Elliott Advisors  (UK)
Limited (UK)
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (New York, NY)RETAILSpecial Committee of Barnes & Noble, Inc.Baker Botts LLPNonLead(S)Mollie Duckworth (Austin)Travis Wofford (Austin)
5419-Jul$634 Unknown Range Resources Corporation (Fort Worth, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)Range Resources CorporationVinson & Elkins LLPLead(S)Bryan Loocke (Houston)
5513-Aug$617 Boxwood Merger Corp. (Austin, TX)Atlas Intermediate Holdings (Austin, TX)ENGINEERING Boxwood Merger Corp.
(SPAC)
Winston & StrawnLead(B)  
Atlas Technical Consultants Kirkland & EllisLead(S)Bill Benitez (Houston)Kyle Watson (Houston)
5629-Jul$610 Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Osaka,  
Japan)
Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)Sabine Oil & Gas Holdings Hunton Andrews KurthLead(S)John  Clutterbuck (Houston)Phil Haines (Houston)
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.Vinson & ElkinsLead(B)Shay Kuperman (Houston)
5719-Jul$600  Franco-Nevada Corp.
(Toronto, Ontario Canada)
Range Resources Corp. (Forth Worth, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM) Franco-Nevada Corp.Porter HedgesLead(B)Jeremy Mouton (Houston)James Thompson (Houston)
Range Resources Corp.Vinson & ElkinsLead(S)Bryan Loocke (Houston)
586-May$600 Brett Pennington/Warburg Pincus/Kayne Anderson (Houston, TX)Ensign Natural Resources LLC (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)D. Brett PenningtonSidley Austin LLPNonLead(S)Tim Chandler (Houston)Cliff Vrielink (Houston)
5919-Feb$560 Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)Demisto, Inc. TECHNOLOGYPalo Alto Networks, Inc.Sidley Austin LLPNonLead(B)Sharon Flanagan (San Francisco, CA)Glenn Nash (San Francisco, CA)
607-Aug$550 Qatar Investment Authority (Doha,  Qatar)Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners (Houston, TX)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)Qatar Investment AuthorityWhite & CaseLead(B)  
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Oryx Midstream
Services 
Sidley AustinLead(S)Tim Chandler (Houston)
6123-Jan$540 Sterling National Bancorp (Montebello, New York)Woodforest National Bank (The Woodlands, TX)FINANCIAL SERVICESWoodforest National BankBracewell LLPLead(S)Josh McNulty (Dallas)Will Anderson (Dallas)
6226-Nov$536 ArcLight Energy Partners (Boston, MA)TransMontaigne Partners, LP (Denver, CO)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (MIDSTREAM)BarclaysBaker Botts LLPNonLead(B)Joshua Davidson (Houston)
6317-Jul$503 Hines (Houston, TX)Fifth Wall Ventures II, LP (Venice, CA)REAL ESTATE: FINANCEHinesBaker Botts LLPNonLead(B)
6423-Jul$500 California Resources Corp. (Santa Clarita, CA)Colony Capital Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)ENERGY-OIL & GAS (UPSTREAM)California Resources Corp.Vinson & ElkinsLead(B)John B. Connally IV (Houston)
Colony Capital Inc.Willkie Farr & Gallagher Lead(S)Cody Carper (Houston)Michael de Voe Piazza (Houston)
6512-Jun$500 Glendale Energy Ventures (Houston, )TPG Sixth Street Partners (New York, NY)ENERGY: UPSTREAMGlendale Energy VenturesWillkie Farr & GallagherLead(B)Michael De Voe Piazza (Houston)
TPG Sixth Street PartnersVinson & ElkinsLead(S)Shamus Crosby (Houston)

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