Lane E. Morgan

Lane has been involved in the following representations:

• Burning Glass Technologies, a KKR Impact Fund portfolio company, in its combination with Emsi to form Emsi Burning Glass, a leading labor market analytics firm
• Star Peak Corp II (NYSE: STPC), a special purpose acquisition company, on its $1.35 billion business combination with Benson Hill, Inc., a sustainable food technology company 
• The Rise Fund, a TPG-managed global impact fund, in its acquisition of Element Markets, the leading independent marketer of renewable natural gas and environmental commodities in North America 
• Vortus Investments on its partnership with Flat Creek Resources LLC to develop existing oil-rich assets in Eddy County, New Mexico in the Delaware Basin through Stateline Operating LLC 
• HPS Investment Partners, LLC (HPS) in C$120 million term loan financing provided to Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. (CGGI), a leading financial services firm based in Canada, in connection with CGGI’s redemption of its convertible debentures and the subsequent acquisition by HPS of preferred shares issued by CGGI’s UK wealth management subsidiary 
• Apax Funds in its acquisition of the software products business of 3i Infotech Limited, an Indian IT solutions company listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited 
• Tailwater Capital in its acquisition of NorTex Midstream, a leading natural gas storage and transmission company serving North Texas 
• ORIX Capital Partners and its portfolio company Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, LLC on its acquisition of Hydroprocessing Associates, LLC 
• Pinnacle Midstream II, a portfolio company of Energy Spectrum, on its new build Dos Picos Gas Gathering and Compression System in the Midland Basin, anchored by a long-term acreage dedication and gas services agreement with DoublePoint Energy 
• Santa Fe Midstream, a portfolio company of Energy Spectrum, on its sale of Permian Basin gas gathering and processing assets to Stakeholder Midstream 
• McDermott International, Ltd on securing approximately $560 million in new capital 
• Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE: ACA) in its acquisition of Strata Materials
• Castleton Resources LLC in its acquisition of Terryville upstream assets in Northern Louisiana from subsidiaries of Range Resources Corporation for $245 million plus contingent payments tied to future commodity prices 
• GPI Capital, a stockholder of Postmates Inc., in the proposed $2.65 billion all-stock acquisition of Postmates by Uber Technologies, Inc.
• NOVA Infrastructure in its investment in Integrated Waste Solutions Group, LLC, an Austin-based waste management company
• McDermott International, Inc. in its $2.725 billion sale of Lummus Technology to The Chatterjee Group and Rhône Group, through a court-supervised auction process as part of McDermott’s prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring
• ORIX Capital Partners in its acquisition of Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, LLC (SWAT), a leading provider of specialty welding and other turnaround services to the oil and gas refinery, petrochemical and industrial markets
• TPG Growth in its acquisition of Denali Water Solutions, a market-leading provider of specialty waste and environmental recycling and disposal services
• TPG in its preferred equity investment of up to $140 million to fund capital contributions to Double E Pipeline LLC, a joint venture between Summit Midstream Partners LP and Exxon Mobil Corporation, to construct a FERC-regulated interstate natural gas pipeline in the Delaware Basin
• Magnetar Capital in its up to $250 million preferred equity investment in WaterBridge Holdings, as part of an equity capital raise involving Five Point Energy, an affiliate of GIC and WaterBridge management to fund strategic acquisitions of water infrastructure from Primexx Energy Partners, Tall City Exploration III and Jetta Permian
• Six Flags in its acquisition of all of the limited partnership interests tendered by third party unitholders of Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Over Georgia in 2019
• BlackRock, GSO Capital Partners and Magnetar Capital as lead purchasers in a $1.2 billion convertible preferred equity investment in EQM Midstream Partners, LP
• Red Wolf Natural Resources in its partnership with Pearl Energy Investments to pursue upstream development and acquisition opportunities focused in the Mid-Continent region and select Rockies basins
• Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in its pending major investment in Allied Universal
• HarbourVest Partners, L.P. in its investment in a fund, managed by Corsair Capital Infrastructure Partners, established for the purpose of acquiring a majority stake in Itinere Infraestructuras S.A., a leading Spanish toll road manager and operator
• Private equity firm in securing co-investments for domestic and international investments from several investors
• Individual investor in organizing real estate fund aimed at commercial and residential investments in historic neighborhoods
• Rowan Companies plc in tax and structuring advice for its $12 billion combination with Ensco plc in an all-stock transaction

Prior to joining Kirkland, Lane was involved in the following representations:

• Lucid Energy Group II in the approximately $1.6 billion sale of Lucid Energy Group II to a joint venture controlled by affiliates of Riverstone and Goldman Sachs
• Representation of issuer of public notes
• American Securities in connection with various acquisitions and divestitures including Presidio and General Chemical
• Snow Phipps Group in its acquisition of the equity interests of HCTec, LLC
• Lindsay Goldberg in its sale of Keystone Foods to Marfrig Alimentos SA
• Oak Hill Capital Partners in its $570 million acquisition of Dave & Buster’s, Inc., and representing Dave & Buster’s, Inc. in its subsequent IPO

KPMG LLP, 2005–2006, 2016–2018

Albemarle Corporation, 2014–2016

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 2010–2014