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Texas Lawyers Lead $1 Billion Shale Pipeline Deal

April 10, 2012 Mark Curriden Leave a Comment

By Mark Curriden

Another billion-dollar deal was announced Tuesday in the Marcellus Shale natural gas region.

This time, Penn Virginia is paying $1 billion to purchase Chief Gathering, an energy pipeline company with roots in Dallas.

Penn Virginia is represented by Vinson & Elkins’ M&A and capital markets partners in New York and Houston, including E. Ramey Layne.

Thompson & Knight energy law partner Arthur Wright represents Chief Gather, which is owned by Dallas-based Chief E&D.

Laura Tyson, a banking and finance partner at Baker Botts in Austin, represents institutional investors Kane Anderson and Magnetar Capital.

The private equity firm Riverstone is represented by Latham & Watkins transactional partners Charles Carpenter and Tim Fenn in Houston.

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Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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