Ty’Meka M. Reeves-Sobers

Since joining Kirkland, Ty’Meka has been involved in the following matters:

• Tailwater Capital, together with its portfolio company, Producers Midstream II, in its acquisition of Midcoast Energy’s Anadarko gathering and processing (G&P) system and a 35% interest in the Texas Express Gathering (TEG) system
• KKR in its $4.475 billion acquisition of the Atlantic Aviation business of Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.
• Trilantic North America as lead investor in its acquisition of a controlling interest and significant equity funding for Powin Energy, a global leader in the design and manufacture of safe and scalable battery energy storage solutions
• Underwriters in its $110 million follow-on equity offering by Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ: GLNG)
• KKR in its definitive agreements with NextEra Energy Resources (NYSE: NEE) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) to acquire a large portfolio of renewables assets
• EQT Corp. (NYSE: EQT) in its $735 million acquisition of Chevron USA’s upstream and midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin
• LyondellBasell on definitive agreements with Sasol to form a 50/50 polyethylene joint venture through which LyondellBasell acquired 50 percent of select assets in Louisiana for a total consideration of $2 billion
• Blackbuck Resources, a portfolio company of Cresta Fund Management, in its acquisition of Cimarex Energy Co.’s Whites City produced water gathering and disposal infrastructure system in Eddy County, New Mexico and execution of a long-term produced water management agreement with Cimarex that includes a 15-year dedication encompassing more than 40,000 acres
• 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
• BCE-Mach III LLC, an affiliate of Bayou City Energy Management and Mach Resources, in its acquisition of Alta Mesa Holdings, LP and its subsidiaries’ upstream oil and gas assets and Kingfisher Midstream, LLC and its subsidiaries’ midstream assets as part of the 363 sales process of the debtor
• Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. in its decision to acquire the Williston Basin properties of VEN Bakken, LLC for $310 million

Prior to joining Kirkland, Ty’Meka was involved in the following matters:

Mergers & Acquisitions 

• Representation of privately-held software company in connection with its approximately $25 million purchase of information management software assets

• Representation of publicly-held media corporation in its $1.12 billion acquisition of an Alaskan communications provider

Finance

• Representation of hedge fund in connection with $40 million revolving credit facility and $40 million term loan facility that provided working capital for recent acquiree

Environmental Matters

• Advised underwriter on environmental aspects of initial public offering valued at approximately $331 million

• Counseled on federal and state environmental liability risks associated with the divestiture of concrete manufacturing assets

• Evaluated indemnification rights and liability considerations affecting acquisitions and divestitures of a variety of industrial facilities

• Advised on site clean-up issues associated with the acquisition of waste disposal operations

Environmental/Corporate & Securities Associate, Baker Botts LLP, 2015–2018

Law Clerk, University of Texas School of Law Environmental Clinic, 2013

Environmental, Health & Safety Legal Assistant, Eaton Corporation, 2004–2009