Kyle M. Watson

I Squared Capital in its acquisition of VLS Environmental Solutions, a sustainability solutions and ESG-friendly waste services company.

KKR and Atlantic Aviation in the merger of Atlantic Aviation and Ross Aviation.

Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, in its acquisition of Black Bear Energy, a technology-enabled, commercial buyer’s representative specializing in onsite renewable energy and cleantech services.

Vecino Energy Partners LLC in its $200 million equity commitment from EnCap Flatrock Midstream.

Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) in its $815 million all-cash acquisition of Uinta Basin assets from Verdun Oil Company II LLC. 

APR Operating LLC in its sale of oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin to Petro-Hunt LLC. 

Resource Environmental Solutions LLC (RES), the largest ecological restoration company in the U.S., and KKR in connection to investments into RES by affiliates of Onex Partners and KKR.

Blackstone in the formation of a next generation media company led by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs.

I Squared Capital in its investment, alongside its partner Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS), into HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation, a Canadian-based company that designs, builds and operates hydrogen infrastructure solutions, including hydrogen fueling stations.

The Blackstone Group and its portfolio companies, Swallowtail Royalties and Swallowtail Royalties II, on the definitive purchase and sale agreement with Viper Energy Partners LP, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., to acquire certain mineral and royalty interests from Swallowtail 

Therma Holdings, a Blackstone portfolio company, in its acquisitions of CMTA and Building Systems Holdings  

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

KKR in its $4.475 billion acquisition of the Atlantic Aviation business of Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

Waterfield Midstream LLC, a provider of water midstream infrastructure solutions in the Permian Basin, in the sale of all of its assets to Stonehill Environmental Partners 

Vine Energy Inc. (NYSE: VEI), in its initial public offering, resulting in an aggregate net proceeds received by Vine of $324 million

Guidon Operating LLC, a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners, in the divestiture of all its leasehold and related assets to Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) for a mixture of cash and shares of Diamondback common stock 

FourPoint Energy LLC in its merger with Maverick Natural Resources to create Unbridled Resources LLC 

Stan’s Home Services Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Treaty Oak Equity, in its acquisition of Wagner Mechanical, Inc., a New Mexico-based heating, plumbing and electrical services company

Blackstone Energy Partners on its acquisitions of Therma Holdings LLC, a leading specialty mechanical, electrical and controls services company, and of RE Tech Advisors, Inc., a leading energy and sustainability consulting firm, to form a single combined company that will offer customers a comprehensive suite of sustainability, carbon reduction, and energy management services 

Nexus Water Holdings, a global strategic wastewater treatment platform established by KKR and XPV Water Partners, in its add-on acquisition of Environmental Dynamics International, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of diffused aeration systems

KKR, in partnership with XPV Water Partners, in the formation of a wastewater treatment platform that provides end-to-end nutrient management solutions for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities

KKR, as part of its Global Impact strategy, in its acquisition of a majority equity stake in Burning Glass Technologies, the world’s leading real-time labor market data source

KKR in connection with Spur Energy Partners LLC’s $925 million acquisition of assets in the New Mexico Shelf from Concho Resources Inc.

Atlas Technical Consultants, a construction engineering firm owned by Bernhard Capital Partners, in its $700 million combination with Boxwood Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company

Treaty Oak Equity LLC in its acquisitions of Stan’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. and subsequent add-on acquisition of Texas AC & Plumbing Specialist, Inc.

Gastar Exploration LLC, an affiliate of Ares Management Corporation, in its merger with Chisholm Oil and Gas LLC

Private oil and gas company in connection with its entrance into a 50/50 joint venture with an unrelated private equity investor for the continued ownership and operation of oil and gas properties primarily located in the Barnett Shale

Blackstone Energy Partners in its investment of up to $500 million in Waterfield Midstream, a full-cycle water management and infrastructure services provider focused in the Permian Basin

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners in connection with its investment of up to $500 million in Lagoon Water Solutions Holdings, LLC, a produced water management company focused primarily in the Anadarko Basin, including the SCOOP and STACK plays

Private equity investor in connection with the formation of a new oil and gas royalty interests acquisition platform and the simultaneous acquisition of certain oil and gas royalty interests in the Midland Basin

Private equity sponsor in connection with its investment into a joint venture with an undisclosed oil and gas company and the related $533 million acquisition of Devon Energy Corporation’s (NYSE: DVN) oil and gas properties in the Barnett Shale

FourPoint Energy and its investors, Quantum Energy Partners and GSO Capital Partners, in the formation of a new pure-play Midland Basin joint venture with Double Eagle Energy Holdings III LLC named DoublePoint Energy, LLC, with over 70,000 acres in Midland, Glassock, Martin, Howard, Upton and Reagan Counties, Texas

Charah Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of Bernhard Capital Partners, in its $88 million initial public offering

ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC in its joint acquisition with BP Products North America Inc. of Thorntons Inc., an owner and operator of retail gas stations and convenience stores

Ares Management, L.P. in its majority investment into Admiral Permian Resources, LLC, a Texas-based independent oil and gas company and the related acquisition of more than 59,000 net acres from Three Rivers Operating Co. III LLC (3ROC) in the Delaware Basin

EV Energy Partners LP (now known as Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.) and its affiliates in connection with certain corporate matters related to their  Chapter 11 cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

Vine Oil & Gas LP in its exchange with GEP Haynesville, LLC of non-operated working interests in joint venture assets located in Northwest Louisiana

Bernhard Capital Partners in connection with the formation of the Atlas Technical Consultants platform and the subsequent acquisitions of construction and program management firms, Moreland Altobelli Associates, PaveTex Engineering and Engineering Testing Services

Vine Oil & Gas LP and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp., in its private offering of $530 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes

KKR in its agreement to acquire with other purchasers $550 million of Series A convertible preferred units representing limited partner interests in NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP)

Blackstone Energy Partners and Sanchez Energy Corporation in their 50/50 partnership, definitive purchase agreement and related financing to acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s working interest in approximately 318,000 gross operated acres in the Western Eagle Ford for approximately $2.3 billion

GSO Capital Partners in its $500 million capital commitment to Sequel Energy Group, a Denver-based oil and gas exploration and production company focused on structured investments in non-operated assets

The Blackstone Group in connection with the formation of the Guidon Energy joint venture and the subsequent purchase of oil and gas assets in the Midland Basin

The Blackstone Group in connection with the formation of the Beacon Offshore Energy platform and the acquisition of certain offshore oil and gas assets

The Blackstone Group in connection with the formation of the Vine Oil & Gas joint venture

LINN Energy, LLC and its affiliates, a leading independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, in connection with certain corporate matters related to their Chapter 11 cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

KKR in its investment in Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC, a leader in the ecological solutions market

ECP Mezzanine Opportunities Fund in connection with its preferred equity investment in Ramaco Development, a Yorktown-backed metallurgical coal miner

KKR in its agreement with Riverstone Holdings LLC to merge the existing assets held by KKR Natural Resources Funds with the assets of Legend Production Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of Riverstone, to create a new oil and gas company called Trinity River Energy, LLC

Private equity fund in connection with a minority investment into an oil and gas joint venture in the Marcellus Shale

Private equity fund in connection with the formation of a California-based oil and gas joint venture

Arsenal Capital Partners in connection with the formation of the ACP Production Chemicals platform and the subsequent purchase of Kel-Tech Inc. a production chemicals oilfield services company

Peak Rock Capital in connection with the acquisition of Precision Valve Corporation

Olympus Partners in connection with its joint venture with Goldman Sachs and related acquisition of PSAV

Pritzker Group Private Capital in numerous transactions, including:

• acquisition of Milestone AV Technologies, a global provider of AV equipment

• acquisition of Technimark LLC, a global provider of rigid plastic solutions

• acquisition of ENTACT LLC, an environmental and geotechnical construction company

• sale of Impact Products, a cleaning supplies manufacturer, to S.P. Richards Company

• sale of Intersystems, a bulk material handling equipment manufacturer, to AGCO Corporation

• sale of Carter-Waters LLC, a Midwest construction materials distributor

Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP — Chicago, 2013–2014

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP — Chicago, 2012

Summer Associate, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP — Houston, 2011