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V&E and Baker Botts Advise in Columbia Pipeline Partners’ $1.1 Billion IPO

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By Natalie Posgate

(Feb. 12) – Houston-based Columbia Pipeline Partners announced Wednesday that it closed its initial public offering. The 46.8 million offered shares, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 6, sold at $23 per share and raised $1.1 billion for the company.

Vinson & Elkins represented Columbia Pipeline Partners, which is an MLP of NiSource Inc. Houston corporate partners Gillian Hobson and David Oelman and New York corporate partner Mike Rosenwasser led the V&E team. They received assistance from Houston associates Michael Blankenship, Gabe Nwuli, Aaron Schleicher and Victoria Bagot.

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