Robert P. Goodin

Since joining Kirkland, Rob's representative transactions have included: 

• Savage Enterprises, LLC on the formation of Transportation Infrastructure Partners LLC, a joint venture with Ridgewood Infrastructure LLC focused on transportation and logistics infrastructure

• Atlas Technical Consultants, a construction engineering firm owned by Bernhard Capital Partners, in its $700 million combination with Boxwood Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company

• Innovex Downhole Solutions and its sponsor Intervale Capital in the acquisition of Quick Connectors, Inc. and its exclusive Permian distributor, Enerserv

• GIC in its acquisition of a minority stake in WaterBridge Resources LLC from funds affiliated with Five Point Energy LLC and WaterBridge management

• Nesco, an industrial equipment rental business owned by Energy Capital Partners, in its $1.1 billion combination with Capitol Investment Corp. IV, a special purpose acquisition company

• Private equity investor in connection with the formation of a new oil and gas royalty interests acquisition platform and the simultaneous acquisition of certain oil and gas royalty interests in the Midland Basin

• Haymaker Resources and its sponsor KKR in the $404 million sale of oil and gas mineral and royalty interests to Kimbell Royalty Partners

Prior to joining Kirkland, Rob’s representative transactions included:

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Representation of the acquirer in a $2.1 billion acquisition of a public e-commerce and television retail company

• Representation of the seller in a $1.5 billion sale of natural gas utility assets

• Representation of the private sponsor in a $275 million sale to its affiliated master limited partnership of midstream assets and equity interests in two midstream subsidiaries

• Representation of the acquirer in a $100 million acquisition of a public company

• Representation of the seller in a $110 million sale of upstream assets

• Representation of the acquirer in a $400 million acquisition of upstream assets

• Representation of the acquirer in a $320 million acquisition of upstream assets

Private Equity & Venture Capital

• Representation of the seller in a $250 million sale of gas-fired and oil-fired peaker power plants to a private equity fund

• Representation of the private equity investor in a $100 million Registered Direct Offering

• Representation of a payment solutions provider in a $30 million private equity investment

• Representation of the strategic lead investor in a $20 million Series A investment in an open-source SaaS provider

• Representation of the venture capital fund lead investor in a $20 million Series D investment in a clinical and commercial stage dermatology company

• Representation of the venture capital fund lead investor in a $10 million Series A investment in a nanotechnology-enabled biotech company

• Representation of medical device manufacturer in connection with multiple venture financings totaling more than $10 million

• Representation of a developer of online security authentication software in a $1 million venture financing

Capital Markets

• Representation of an e-commerce integration and fulfillment solutions provider to eCommerce merchants in its spin-off

• Representation of an NYSE-listed oil and gas company in a $450 million offering of senior secured first lien notes pursuant to Rule 144A

• Representation of an NYSE-listed oil and gas company in a $140 million financing involving concurrent public offerings of common stock and convertible preferred stock

• Representation of an NYSE-listed oil and gas company in a $50 million secondary offering

• Representation of the initial purchaser investment bank in a $160 million offering of preferred equity pursuant to Rule 144A

Commercial Transactions

• Representation of leading nanopore DNA and single molecule sensing technology growth company in connection with university technology licenses, domestic and international commercialization and supply agreements

• Representation of digital advertising agency in connection with commercial and technology transactions

• Representation of medical device manufacturer in connection with domestic and international commercialization

• Representation of a global provider of enterprise technology solutions in connection with off-shore development outsourcing agreement with global outsourcing service provider