Kyle M. Watson
Overview
Experience
Representative Matters
Guidon Operating LLC in the divestiture of all leasehold interests 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
Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine Opportunities Fund in connection with its preferred equity investment in Ramaco Development, a Yorktown-backed metallurgical coal miner
Bernhard Capital Partners in connection with the formation of the EPIC Piping and Brown & Root Industrial Services platforms and various related transactions, including the joint venture transactions with KBR
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:
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acquisition of Milestone AV Technologies
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acquisition of Technimark LLC
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acquisition of ENTACT LLC
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sale of Impact Products to S.P. Richards Company
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sale of Intersystems to AGCO Corporation
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sale of Carter-Waters LLC
Prior Experience
Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP — Chicago, 2013–2014
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP — Chicago, 2012
Summer Associate, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP — Houston, 2011
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Thought Leadership
Publications
“Unanimous Texas Court of Appeals Reverses Controversial Jury Verdict — No "Common Law" Business Partnership in Texas,” Anna Rotman, Anthony Speier, Kyle Watson, Kenneth Young, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alert, August 3, 2017.
Recognition
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- Texas
- Illinois
Education
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2013
Executive Board Member, Harvard Association of Law and Business
Vice President, Harvard Law School Texas Club
- The University of OklahomaB.B.A., Finance; Aviation Minorsumma cum laude2010
Rath Foundation Scholar