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W. Robert Shearer

+1 713.220.5812 rshearer@akingump.com

Work Department

Partner; Corporate & Finance

Position

Rob Shearer has 25 years of experiences guiding public and private companies through more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and capital markets transactions. He brings significant experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions to his work for energy, utility, oilfield services, manufacturing and technology companies. His capital markets practice encompasses debt and equity offerings, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and 144A offerings, as well as 1934 Act reporting.

Drawing on his deep knowledge of the energy industry, Rob provides practical and proactive advice to his clients during the course of highly consequential transactions. He efficiently maximizes the deep resources available at a global law firm, passing these advantages on to his clients.

In 2019, among other high-profile transactions, Rob advised CenterPoint Energy in its $6 billion acquisition of Vectren Corporation and counseled a leading oilfield services company in its acquisition of a proppant mining operation in West Texas from a private equity seller.

To learn more about Rob, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/w-robert-shearer.html

Education

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, magna cum laude, 1994

B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin, with high honors, 1991