Markus Wang is a corporate associate in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Corporate/M&A
Blackstone in its acquisition of Power Grid Components, Inc.
Powin, a global leader in energy storage solutions, in its partnership with Hitachi Energy in eks Energy
Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, in its acquisition of A.O. Reed & Co., a leading specialty mechanical contractor focused on decarbonizing the built environment
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE: REPX) in its joint venture with Conduit Power, LLC to use gas from oilfield production in the Permian Basin to generate electrical power
Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC in its merger of equals with Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDEV) to form Permian Resources Corporation (NYSE: PR), a $7.0 billion company
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP in its $4.475 billion acquisition of Atlantic Aviation, a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE: MIC)
Archaea Energy Inc. (NYSE: LFG) in its $1.15 billion business combination with Aria Energy LLC and Archaea Energy LLC and subsequent $4.1 billion acquisition by BP p.l.c. (NYSE: BP)
The Special Committee of ProFrac Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PFHC) in its acquisition of U.S. Well Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: USWS) in a stock-for-stock transaction at an exchange ratio of 0.0561
The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of interests in an energy infrastructure company
Covia Holdings Corporation (NYSE: CVIA) in its corporate reorganization in connection with its Chapter 11 restructuring
Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: STPK), a special purpose acquisition company, in 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
Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE: GPOR) in its Chapter 11 restructuring
Vine Energy Inc. (NYSE: VEI), in its initial public offering, resulting in an aggregate net proceeds received by Vine of $324 million