Nathan’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, particularly acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas assets and companies and private equity funding arrangements.
Nathan also represents publicly and privately held companies and private equity funds across various industries in connection with joint ventures, portfolio company investments, contract matters and corporate governance.
Experience
Representative matters
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestures
Atlas Holdings, LLC in the acquisition of USF Holdings, LLC, a leading solutions partner to the global automotive industry, from The Gores Group.
Cardinal Midstream Partners in its acquisition of Medallion Midstream Services’ natural gas gathering and processing business located in the Delaware Basin in West Texas.
Citizen Energy in its acquisition of Blue Mountain Midstream LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riviera Resources, Inc. (OTCQX: RVRA), for approximately $111 million.
Hannathon Petroleum in its $373 million sale of oil & gas assets in the Midland basin to HighPeak Energy, Inc.
Southland Royalty Company, a private-equity sponsored oil and gas company with interests in Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Morningstar and Williams pursuant to a Section 363 sale process.
Citizen Energy in its acquisition of gas-rich upstream assets in the Mid-Continent from an undisclosed seller.
Stryten Energy, a battery manufacturing company, in connection with its acquisition of the assets of Galvion Vehicle Power, a division of Galvion Inc., a developer of advanced power management and data solutions for military and tactical clients.
EnCap Flatrock Midstream, Tall Oak Midstream II and Tall Oak Midstream III in the sale of Tall Oak Midstream II and Tall Oak Midstream III to Tailwater Capital LLC.
A private equity-backed midstream services company in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of its joint venture with a Pennsylvania midstream company to a subsidiary of a publicly traded Fortune 500 natural gas and propane company for $310 million and potential earnout payments of $110 million.
A private equity-backed exploration and production company in its $52 million sale of oil and gas properties to a foreign buyer.
Old Ironsides Energy in the sale of Discovery DJ Services LLC, a joint venture of Old Ironsides Energy and Ward Energy Partners, to TPG Capital.
Cardinal Midstream II, LLC, a portfolio company of EnCap Flatrock Midstream, in the negotiation of the option to sell all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Cardinal NE Holdings, LLC to a subsidiary of Eclipse Resources Corporation for $18.3 million.
EnCap Flatrock Midstream in the $2 billion sale of EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC, the largest privately held midstream operator in the Delaware Basin, to Blackstone Energy Partners.
A privately held exploration and production company in its acquisition of oil and gas producing properties in the Eagle Ford Shale from a public company for a purchase price of approximately $310 million.
A private equity portfolio company in its acquisition of oil and gas producing properties in the DJ Basin from a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company for a purchase price of approximately $110 million.
A private equity-backed exploration and production company in its acquisition of oil and gas producing properties in the San Juan Basin from a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company for a purchase price of approximately $77.5 million.
Titanium Exploration Partners LLC, a joint venture backed by Castlelake, L.P., in its acquisition from Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids assets in the SCOOP/STACK for approximately $280 million.
A private equity-backed exploration, production, and development company focused on unconventional reserves in South Texas and the Midland Basin in its sale of oil and gas properties to affiliates of one of the largest oil and gas companies in the U.S. for approximately $500 million.
A North Texas-based distribution company specializing in party supplies in its sale of 13 stores throughout Texas to a publicly traded party supply store chain and all of its remaining assets to a Chinese buyer.
Hill Country Bakery, a leading manufacturer of baked goods based in San Antonio, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to FGF Brands.
A management team in the sale and reorganization of its nutritional supplements business with a national healthy living private equity firm.
A private equity fund in its acquisition of equity interests in the general partner of another private equity fund for a purchase price of approximately $240 million.
A privately held provider of marketing communications tools for the automotive industry in its sale to a private equity-backed software company.
A leading mattress manufacturer in the sale of its spring manufacturing division to a major manufacturer and supplier of bedding innersprings for a purchase price of approximately $48 million.
A consortium of private equity firms in their acquisition of the U.S. division of a U.K.-based homebuilder for a purchase price of approximately $1.2 billion.
A Texas-based agricultural company listed on the NASDAQ in its sale to an international agricultural conglomerate for a purchase price of approximately $200 million.
A private equity fund in its acquisition of the operating subsidiaries of a specialty plastic packaging company for a purchase price of approximately $165 million.
A consortium of Japanese private companies in their acquisition of a Pennsylvania-based steel company from a private equity fund for a purchase price of approximately $340 million.
A private equity-backed distributor of insulation products and related construction materials in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a competitor for a purchase price of approximately $30 million.
Private Equity Investments and Joint Ventures
Caldwell Automotive Partners, a leading vehicle upfitter servicing government-related entities, in its partnership with Skylark Private Equity Partners to form USA Automotive Partners.
Greenidge Generations Holdings Inc., in a restructuring of a material portion of its debt and its business.
A private equity-backed midstream services company in connection with its joint venture with two private equity-backed exploration and production companies to fund a midstream system in Oklahoma’s SCOOP, STACK, and Merge plays.
A private equity fund in connection with its investment in a joint venture with another private equity fund with aggregate capital commitments in excess of $100 million to fund the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin.
A private equity-backed midstream services company in connection with its joint venture with a private equity-backed exploration and production company with aggregate capital commitments in excess of $40 million to fund the development of a midstream system.
Private equity funds and management teams in connection with more than 10 private equity funding transactions with aggregate capital commitments in excess of $2 billion.
Atlas Holdings, LLC in the acquisition of USF Holdings, LLC, a leading solutions partner to the global automotive industry, from The Gores Group.
Cardinal Midstream Partners in its acquisition of Medallion Midstream Services’ natural gas gathering and processing business located in the Delaware Basin in West Texas.
Citizen Energy in its acquisition of Blue Mountain Midstream LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riviera Resources, Inc. (OTCQX: RVRA), for approximately $111 million.
Hannathon Petroleum in its $373 million sale of oil & gas assets in the Midland basin to HighPeak Energy, Inc.
Southland Royalty Company, a private-equity sponsored oil and gas company with interests in Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Morningstar and Williams pursuant to a Section 363 sale process.
Citizen Energy in its acquisition of gas-rich upstream assets in the Mid-Continent from an undisclosed seller.
Stryten Energy, a battery manufacturing company, in connection with its acquisition of the assets of Galvion Vehicle Power, a division of Galvion Inc., a developer of advanced power management and data solutions for military and tactical clients.
EnCap Flatrock Midstream, Tall Oak Midstream II and Tall Oak Midstream III in the sale of Tall Oak Midstream II and Tall Oak Midstream III to Tailwater Capital LLC.
A private equity-backed midstream services company in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of its joint venture with a Pennsylvania midstream company to a subsidiary of a publicly traded Fortune 500 natural gas and propane company for $310 million and potential earnout payments of $110 million.
A private equity-backed exploration and production company in its $52 million sale of oil and gas properties to a foreign buyer.
Old Ironsides Energy in the sale of Discovery DJ Services LLC, a joint venture of Old Ironsides Energy and Ward Energy Partners, to TPG Capital.
Cardinal Midstream II, LLC, a portfolio company of EnCap Flatrock Midstream, in the negotiation of the option to sell all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Cardinal NE Holdings, LLC to a subsidiary of Eclipse Resources Corporation for $18.3 million.
EnCap Flatrock Midstream in the $2 billion sale of EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC, the largest privately held midstream operator in the Delaware Basin, to Blackstone Energy Partners.
A privately held exploration and production company in its acquisition of oil and gas producing properties in the Eagle Ford Shale from a public company for a purchase price of approximately $310 million.
A private equity portfolio company in its acquisition of oil and gas producing properties in the DJ Basin from a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company for a purchase price of approximately $110 million.
A private equity-backed exploration and production company in its acquisition of oil and gas producing properties in the San Juan Basin from a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company for a purchase price of approximately $77.5 million.
Titanium Exploration Partners LLC, a joint venture backed by Castlelake, L.P., in its acquisition from Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids assets in the SCOOP/STACK for approximately $280 million.
A private equity-backed exploration, production, and development company focused on unconventional reserves in South Texas and the Midland Basin in its sale of oil and gas properties to affiliates of one of the largest oil and gas companies in the U.S. for approximately $500 million.
A North Texas-based distribution company specializing in party supplies in its sale of 13 stores throughout Texas to a publicly traded party supply store chain and all of its remaining assets to a Chinese buyer.
Hill Country Bakery, a leading manufacturer of baked goods based in San Antonio, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to FGF Brands.
A management team in the sale and reorganization of its nutritional supplements business with a national healthy living private equity firm.
A private equity fund in its acquisition of equity interests in the general partner of another private equity fund for a purchase price of approximately $240 million.
A privately held provider of marketing communications tools for the automotive industry in its sale to a private equity-backed software company.
A leading mattress manufacturer in the sale of its spring manufacturing division to a major manufacturer and supplier of bedding innersprings for a purchase price of approximately $48 million.
A consortium of private equity firms in their acquisition of the U.S. division of a U.K.-based homebuilder for a purchase price of approximately $1.2 billion.
A Texas-based agricultural company listed on the NASDAQ in its sale to an international agricultural conglomerate for a purchase price of approximately $200 million.
A private equity fund in its acquisition of the operating subsidiaries of a specialty plastic packaging company for a purchase price of approximately $165 million.
A consortium of Japanese private companies in their acquisition of a Pennsylvania-based steel company from a private equity fund for a purchase price of approximately $340 million.
A private equity-backed distributor of insulation products and related construction materials in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a competitor for a purchase price of approximately $30 million.
Private Equity Investments and Joint Ventures
Caldwell Automotive Partners, a leading vehicle upfitter servicing government-related entities, in its partnership with Skylark Private Equity Partners to form USA Automotive Partners.
Greenidge Generations Holdings Inc., in a restructuring of a material portion of its debt and its business.
A private equity-backed midstream services company in connection with its joint venture with two private equity-backed exploration and production companies to fund a midstream system in Oklahoma’s SCOOP, STACK, and Merge plays.
A private equity fund in connection with its investment in a joint venture with another private equity fund with aggregate capital commitments in excess of $100 million to fund the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin.
A private equity-backed midstream services company in connection with its joint venture with a private equity-backed exploration and production company with aggregate capital commitments in excess of $40 million to fund the development of a midstream system.
Private equity funds and management teams in connection with more than 10 private equity funding transactions with aggregate capital commitments in excess of $2 billion.
Awards
- Texas Rising Stars in Mergers & Acquisitions, Thomson Reuters, 2016-2024
- Recommended Attorney, The Legal500 US by Legalease (Industry Focus: Energy Transactions), 2019
Qualifications
Admissions
Texas, 2013
New York, 2010
New York, 2010
Academic
B.B.A, Finance, University of Oklahoma, 2006
J.D., University of Michigan, 2009
J.D., University of Michigan, 2009
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.