Represented a Middle East-based international airline subsidiary in its first U.S. acquisition of a food services business with operations at multiple U.S. east coast airports.

Represents a start-up company focused on the production of alternative fuels for the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. The Dallas-based company is focused on the production of hydrogen initiated in Texas and The Netherlands for delivery to U.S. and EU off-takers. We have provided all transaction structuring and representation in connection with the initial equity capital raise and plant design. We serve as U.S. legal counsel in cooperation with Clifford Chance on European matters.

Represented a start-up oil and gas exploration and production company in its acquisition of 20,000 gross acres, 1,300 wells and 365 drill sites located in the Permian Basin of West Texas from a public company and a publicly-traded royalty trust in late 2018 and the $35 MM recapitalization of the company in 2021. The company has doubled production and has started a drilling program using the acquired drilling sites during the past year.

Represents a start-up oil exploration company formed to drill for oil on specified leasehold interests located in Northwest Texas. Equity financing is being provided by Indian Nationals investing in the energy business in the U.S. for the first time.

Represents Canadian interests in connection with a Houston-based start-up oil field services company which serves the Permian and Eagle Ford Basins.

Represented a start-up oil field services business focused on the production and supply of pipeline component parts. Representation included the negotiation of supply contracts with Chinese and Indian manufacturers, international shipping contracts, and equity and debt financing facilities. The company was sold to a private equity firm in 2021.

Representing a start-up renewable energy company based in the U.S. that is pursuing the production of blue hydrogen in a joint venture with the largest natural gas transmission company in Romania.

Representing a U.S. company in a joint venture with a major international renewable energy company to develop a 1 GW power facility, including a 700 Mw solar farm, to power a co-located data center to be operated by one of the largest IT companies in the world.

Represented a Dallas-based family office in the recapitalization of a limited partnership formed to acquire royalty and mineral interests. The engagement involved soliciting existing members for additional capital contributions and the repurchase of limited partnership interests from partners wishing to liquidate their investment, as well as the negotiation of a new $7 MM loan consisting of a $3 MM term loan and a $4 MM line of credit.

Represented a Dallas-based publicly-traded master limited partnership on all security reporting matters, acquisitions and the sale of all of the assets of its sole operating company. The operating company was in the business of storing hazardous petrochemical compounds and trans-loading such compounds for transportation by ship, rail and truck from a storage facility located in Virginia.

Represented a Polish company and its affiliates, as U.S. legal counsel, in connection with its participation as a subcontractor to a U.S. entity bidding on the development, design and manufacture of the U.S. Army’s next-generation stationary, ultra-light camouflage netting system. Our engagement involved the drafting and negotiation of a teaming agreement with the U.S. entity and the preparation and negotiation of a Product License and Manufacturing Rights Agreement, allowing the prime contractor to utilize the world-leading camouflage technology developed by the Polish company and its affiliates.

Represented a U.S. national in the formation of a business to design, develop, manufacture and distribute custom-designed microprocessors for radio communication applications. This engagement involved establishing a U.S.-based holding company and addressing legal issues related to its capital structure with investors from the U.S., Netherlands and Taiwan. Initial design and development operations are headquartered in The Netherlands with a design facility in Australia. We acted as company legal counsel and worked with Australian and Dutch legal counsel to establish the appropriate legal entities.

Represented a Houston-based fuels trading business in the acquisition of an oil terminal and storage facility in Barranquilla, Colombia from a London-based private equity firm. We served as legal counsel to the company in connection with the formation of its off-shore entities and the acquisition of the facility in cooperation with local counsel based in Bogota, Colombia.

Represents a Dallas-based investment company in its acquisition of a 13% interest in a publicly-traded Canadian holding company that manufactures diagnostic equipment for use by veterinary clinics based in the U.S. and a follow-on debt financing, as well as related regulatory compliance issues, with support from Canadian legal counsel based in Toronto.

Represents a Dallas-based private investment company in connection with the structuring and formation of the companies needed to identify and acquire residential mortgage loan portfolios from multiple borrowers. Our client will group loans into a portfolio, tier (based on FICO credit scores) the various loans in a particular portfolio and securitize the portfolios through one or more Delaware business trusts.

Represents several real estate companies in financing for the development or acquisition of hotels, mixed-use multi-family properties and large self-storage facilities. Financing has included a mix of first-lien secured mortgages from commercial lenders and equity raised through the private placement of securities using matching platforms operated by CrowdStreet, Inc. and Realty Mogul, LLC.

Represented a Dallas-based company in the formation of a private investment fund focused on the acquisition of general partner interests in real estate operating companies involved in the development of various commercial properties. Our engagement has included the preparation of all offering documents, placement agreements and marketing materials. We have also been involved in joint venture agreements related to identified investments.

Represented a Fort Worth-based specialty lender to the real estate and equipment leasing industries in connection with its recapitalization. The recapitalization included the negotiation of a new $120 MM secured credit facility from the family office that controls the company in connection with a $75 MM secured line of credit from a Texas-based commercial bank. We prepared all documentation in connection with the family office financing and negotiated all credit documents with respect to the line of credit. We currently represent the company in its more complicated lending relationships.

Represented a U.S.-based investment fund in connection with its off-shore portfolio of high-yield debt secured by oil concessions located in Georgia and Madagascar, including the restructuring of such debt. 

Representing a Dallas, Texas-based private investment company in establishing a joint venture to provide consulting services to regulated lenders for the management of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs).

Represented privately-held Texas-based bank holding company in the sale of 70 percent of its common equity valued at US $450 MM to an Oklahoma based bank holding company.

Representing a Dallas, Texas based company in the acquisition of a PRC testing technology being used in veterinary diagnostics and the capitalization of the acquiring company through two simultaneous stock offerings under U.S. securities laws.