Energy
With ‘deep experience’ in the M&A practice, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP works in coordination with its capital markets and data security departments to advise on M&A due diligence, regulatory matters, and corporate restructurings. Counting mortgage and utilities companies amongst its client roster, the team’s scope of work also includes REIT M&A, energy M&A, and public and private transactions. The group is co-led by Richmond lawyer Steven Haas, who covers strategic acquisitions and divestitures, shareholder activism, and public company sales, and Washington DC-based Steven Patterson, a key contact for public and private securities offerings. In Houston, Michael O’Leary is skilled in private equity, joint ventures, and spin-offs, while Miami-based Fernando Alonso handles M&A in the finance sector, often representing foreign clients in their US acquisitions.
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Capital Markets
Position
Special Counsel and head of the firm's Business Practice Group
Career
Mike has an extensive corporate securities and mergers and acquisitions practice that is focused on the energy industry. Mike represents public and private companies and investment banking firms in corporate finance and M&A transactions, including: mergers, acquisitions, de-SPAC transactions, dispositions, IPOs and other public offerings, private placements; partnerships/joint venture formation; public company spin-offs; redemptions and consent solicitations; royalty trusts and VPP financings; upstream, midstream and interstate pipeline transactions; energy transition transactions and financings (including CCUS and clean hydrogen and ammonia production facilities); private equity and infrastructure investments in energy and portfolio company representation; counsels Boards of Directors and special committees on governance, fiduciary duties and conflict of interest transactions; joint bidding arrangements and corporate governance counseling. He has expertise in upstream and midstream energy, intrastate/interstate pipeline, oilfield service company, MLP, royalty trusts and securities matters; M&A transactions and energy transition matters.
Memberships
- Houston Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
Education
- JD, 1980, with honors, University of Houston Law Center
- BS, 1977, cum laude, Finance, The University of Alabama
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Testimonials
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'They quickly catch on to the industry and what's necessary for proper engagement.'
- 'Efficient - we are happy with the outcome.’
‘Down-to-earth, responsive, and easy to work with.'
‘Very substantial and deep experience in the US midstream sector.'
‘The partners are excellent advisors, with very solid industry knowledge and always with a business approach, proposing alternatives to solve problems and mitigating risks.’
- 'Very thorough and effective diligence capabilities.’
Key clients
- Paragon Medical
- Flagstar Bank, N.A.
- Hersha Hospitality Trust
- Armanino LLP
- Darden Restaurants, Inc.
- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
- Bain Capital Credit L.P.
- Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
- AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
- Chimera Investment Corporation
- Divcon EMS Austin, LLC
- Tredegar Corporation
Work highlights
Represented Paragon Medical in its $1.9bn sale to AMETEK, Inc.
Represented Flagstar Bank, N.A. in a definitive agreement to sell its residential mortgage servicing business, including mortgage servicing rights and the third-party origination platform, to Mr. Cooper, for approximately $1.4bn.
Represented Hersha Hospitality Trust in its $1.4bn acquisition by KSL Capital Partners, where KSL acquired all outstanding common shares of the client at $10 per share.