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By Natalie Posgate
(Nov. 22) – Houston lawyers from Latham & Watkins and Vinson & Elkins led the largest midstream deal announced this year: Energy Transfer Partners’ $20 billion merger with Sunoco Logistics Partners.
As part of the deal, Sunoco will acquire ETP in a unit-for-unit transaction. The deal is the third largest to be announced this year for The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker.
ETP General Counsel Tom Mason turned to Houston Latham partners Bill Finnegan, Ryan Maierson and Debbie Yee, as well as associates Chad McDonald, Jayne Wabeke, Cassy Romano and Taylor Anthony to lead ETP’s end of the deal. The Latham deal team also included Houston partners Tim Fenn, Craig Kornreich and Joel Mack; Houston associates Bryant Lee, Ryan Gurule and Alicia Handy; and attorneys in the firm’s Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices.
Sunoco turned to Houston V&E corporate associate Lande Spottswood and tax partner Ryan Carney, as well as partners from the firm’s New York and Washington, D.C. offices to lead its end of the deal. The V&E team also included Houston and Dallas partners Sean Becker and David D’Alessandro; Houston associates Brittany Sakowitz, Yong Eoh, Andrew Schulte, Allyson Seger and Elizabeth Snyder; Houston counsel Dan Spelkin; Dallas associate Dario Mendoza; and attorneys from the firm’s New York and Washington, D.C. offices.
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017.
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