Markus Wang is a transactional associate in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Corporate/M&A
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP in its $4.475 billion acquisition of the Atlantic Aviation, a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE: MIC)
Blackstone, Quantum Energy Partners and FourPoint Energy in the sale of DoublePoint Energy to Pioneer Natural Resources
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 Carlyle Group in its acquisition of a controlling interest in a marine terminal joint venture
Rice Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its $1.15 billion business combination with Aria Energy LLC and Archaea Energy LLC to form Archaea Energy, a publicly-traded renewable natural gas platform
Acosta in its acquisition of The Core Group
Covia Holdings Corporation and certain of its affiliates in connection with Covia’s prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Covia provides diversified mineral-based and material solutions for global energy and industrial markets. As of its Chapter 11 filing, Covia’s funded debt totaled approximately $1.6 billion, including approximately $1.56 billion in secured term loan indebtedness
Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: STPK), a special purpose acquisition company, on its $1.35 billion business combination with Stem, Inc., a global leader in clean energy storage systems
Capital Markets
Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: JWSM), a special purpose acquisition company led by Barry S. Sternlicht and Andrew Klaber, in its $1.035 billion initial public offering
Vine Energy Inc. (NYSE: VEI), in its initial public offering, resulting in an aggregate net proceeds received by Vine of $324 million
Gulfport Energy Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in their prearranged Chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Gulfport is an independent returns-oriented, gas-weighted exploration and development company and one of the largest producers of natural gas in the contiguous United States, with significant acreage positions in Ohio and Oklahoma
Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: SPFR), a special purpose acquisition company led by Barry S. Sternlicht and Matthew Walters, in its $345 million initial public offering
