Erik Shoemaker

Since joining Kirkland, Erik's representative matters include:

• Pike Corporation, one of the largest providers of infrastructure solutions to utilities in the United States, in connection with a majority investment by Lindsay Goldberg.
• EQT Corp. (NYSE: EQT) in its $735 million acquisition of Chevron USA’s upstream and midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin.
• Vortus Investments on its partnership with Alchemist Energy, LLC to provide structured capital solutions to the energy market.
• QL Capital Partners, LP in its partnership with Devon Energy Corporation to fund gas gathering and compression assets in the Delaware Basin.
• AVAIO Capital, as the lead investor of a consortium that acquired control of Mexico Pacific Limited LLC, the developer of an LNG export facility in Puerto Libertad in Sonora, Mexico.
• North Hudson Resource Partners in the formation of and $140 million equity commitment to Split Rock Resources.
• Huntsman Corporation in the $2.1 billion sale of its chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses to Indorama Ventures.
• C&J Energy Services in an approximately $1.8 billion merger-of-equals with Keane Group.
• North Hudson Resource Partners in its spin off and equity commitments to TNM Resources, LLC and Winright Resources, LLC.
• FourPoint Energy and its investors, Quantum Energy Partners and GSO Capital Partners, in the formation of a joint venture with Double Eagle Energy Holdings III LLC named DoublePoint Energy.
• An affiliate of a publicly traded alternative investment manager in the acquisition of an entity holding substantial Mid-Continent assets.
• Huntsman International LLC in the $350 million acquisition of Demilec Inc.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Erik's representative matters included:

• a public company in its acquisition of a privately-held business in three stock-for-stock mergers involving an aggregate transaction value in excess of $2 billion.

• a public company in its sale of a minority interest in a midstream joint venture for approximately $825 million.

• an E&P company in the formation of a royalties vehicle and $550 million commitment in private equity capital.

• an alternative investment fund in a $185 million convertible preferred equity investment in an E&P company prior to its initial public offering.

• an E&P company in connection with its $400 million equity and debt recapitalization by a major private equity fund.

• a public company in a drop-down of approximately $2.2 billion in membership interests and retail assets.

• a public company in its acquisition of a crude oil logistics business for approximately $900 million and debt and financing matters related to the acquisition.

• a financial sponsor in its acquisition of a customer experience management company in a cash merger.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Associate)