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Baker Botts L.L.P.

Baker Botts L.L.P.

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United States • M&A/corporate and commercial

5

M&A: large deals ($1bn+)

The M&A practice at Baker Botts L.L.P. operates at the intersection of the technology and energy sectors. The team is particularly active in the renewable energies space, assisting clients with both public and private M&A transactions. The practice is co-led out of Dallas by Samantha Hale Crispin, who possesses significant experience leading complex high-value acquisitions, spin-offs and split-offs and joint ventures. Practice co-head Natasha Khan, based out of Houston, possesses both M&A and capital markets expertise. Jonathan Gordon is recommended for his expertise in cross-border transactions in media and telecoms.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘We use Baker Botts across a broad range of matters including M&A for large deals. They have an excellent and close knit team. Their reputation and quality of work is superb. Very client-friendly and great to work with. Broad range of expertise across sectors. Excellent value for the quality of service provided.’
  • ‘We primarily work with Samantha Crispin, who heads the corporate group at Baker Botts. Samantha is one of the best lawyers I’ve ever worked with across the board. Her reputation, quality of work and client service are second to none.’

Key clients

  • Arcosa, Inc.
  • Argent LNG
  • Avantor, Inc.
  • Banyan Software Holdings, LLC
  • BKV Corporation
  • BP plc
  • Centerpoint Energy
  • CGI Federal, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CGI, Inc.
  • Composite Advanced Technologies, Inc.
  • Coterra Energy Inc.
  • DZS Inc.
  • Electrum
  • EnLink Midstream
  • EQV Resources LLC
  • Fengate Capital Management Ltd.
  • Freedom Fuel LLC
  • Grain Capital
  • Koninklijke Philips N.V.
  • Legacy Star Capital Partners
  • Liberty Latin America LTD.

Work highlights

Advised EnLink Midstream, LLC in the $4.3 billion sale of all of the outstanding publicly held common units of EnLink in ONEOK common stock.
Advised BKV Corporation in its definitive agreement to acquire a majority control position in BKV-BPP Power, LLC, a joint venture with Banpu Power US Corporation.
Advised PepsiCo, Inc. on the $1.95 billion acquisition of poppi, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion.
Practice head

Samantha Crispin; Natasha Khan

Other key lawyers

Jonathan Gordon