Latham and V&E Advise in Encana and Athlon’s $5.93 Billion Agreement

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By Natalie Posgate – (September 29) – Canadian energy producer Encana Corporation is gaining more of a presence in Texas with its merger agreement to acquire Fort Worth-based Athlon Energy Inc. for $5.93 billion. When the $1.15 billion of debt is included, the deal value totals to $7.1 billion.

A team of Houston lawyers from Latham & Watkins handled the corporate aspect of the deal for Athlon. Partners Sean Wheeler and Michael Dillard served as the lead attorneys and received assistance from associates Enoch Varner, Kevin Richardson, Alcide King, Ryan Reiffert, Emily Korinek, Sheila Forjuoh, Brock Naeve and Matthew Olson.