Thomas G. Brandt
Partner
Houston
thomas.brandt@lw.com
+1.713.546.7486
PRACTICES
- Capital Markets
- Master Limited Partnerships
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
- Energy & Infrastructure
EDUCATION
- JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007
- MPSA, Texas A&M University, 2001
- BA (History), Arizona State University, 1999
summa cum laude
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Thomas (Thom) Brandt regularly represents clients in complex corporate matters, particularly capital markets and other securities transactions, and high-value public and private M&A and private equity transactions.
Thom provides sophisticated transactional counsel to a diverse range of clients, including public and private companies, private equity and infrastructure investment funds, and management teams across industries, with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure, energy transition, and technology.
Thom regularly advises clients on:
- M&A transactions and joint ventures
- Capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs) and other private and public securities offerings
- Corporate governance and public company matters
Thom forges long-term relationships to serve as a trusted business advisor to clients with a variety of organizational structures, including corporate and alternative entities such as master limited partnerships (MLPs), umbrella partnership c-corporations (UP-Cs), and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
He helps clients identify, evaluate, and manage transactional risks while executing on their strategic plans.
A recognized leader at the firm, Thom serves on the firm’s Ethics Committee. He also serves on the board of directors of Theatre Under The Stars, a Houston nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching lives through innovative musical theatre, inclusive educational curriculums, and dynamic community engagement.
EXPERIENCE
M&A and Joint Ventures
- Aera Energy and its owners, IKAV and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, in Aera’s US$2.1 billion merger with California Resources Corporation
- Green Plains Inc. in the take-private of its MLP subsidiary Green Plains Partners, a fuel storage and transportation service provider
- Hess Infrastructure Partners in its US$6.2 billion acquisition by Hess Midstream Partners and subsequent conversion of the combined entity into an UP-C organizational structure
- Hess Corporation in its US$2.675 billion Bakken midstream joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners
- Rosetta Resources in its US$3.9 billion merger with Noble Energy
- Access Midstream Partners in its US$50 billion merger with Williams Partners
- The Conflicts Committee of MPLX LP in the US$23.3 billion merger of MPLX LP and Andeavor Logistics LP
- Phillips 66 in:
- The take-private of its MLP, Phillips 66 Partners LP
- Sales of midstream assets to Phillips 66 Partners LP, totaling more than US$5 billion
- Superior Well Services in its US$900 million merger with Nabors Industries
- OCI N.V. in its tender offer to purchase all outstanding public common units of OCI Partners LP
- Matterport, Inc., a spatial data company, in its US$2.9 billion deSPAC merger with Gores Holdings VI
- Science 37 Holdings, a digital healthcare and medical technology company, in its US$1.05 billion deSPAC business combination with LifeSci Acquisition Corp.
- Tempo Automation, a software-accelerated electronics manufacturer, in its deSPAC business combination with ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp.
- Amp Americas, a renewable energy company, in the:
- Acquisition of dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) and electricity assets from Vitol
- Acquisition of dairy RNG assets from an affiliate of Generate Capital
- Solaris Water Midstream in the formation of its produced water management joint venture with Concho Resources, Inc.
- Calumet Specialty Products Partners in its:
- US$475 million acquisition of Murphy Oil’s Superior, Wisconsin, refinery, and associated operating assets and inventories
- US$333 million acquisition of Royal Purple, a manufacturer of high-performance lubricants
Private Equity
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the merger of Crestone Peak Resources with Bonanza Creek Energy and Extraction Oil & Gas, resulting in the formation of Civitas Resources
- Pennybacker Capital Management in connection with its US$200 million equity commitment to Cambrian Innovation, a wastewater treatment, water reuse, and energy recovery company
- TPG Capital in its US$750 million equity investment in connection with EnLink Midstream Partners’ acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream, a provider of oil and gas midstream services
- Trilantic North America in its US$300 million equity investment in Indigo Minerals
- Warburg Pincus in its US$910 million equity investment with Kayne Private Equity Income Fund in connection with Terra Energy Partners’ acquisition of WPX Energy Rocky Mountain
- ArcLight Capital in its US$200 million commitment to Eureka Hunter pipeline, a Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. subsidiary
- EIV Capital in its :
- Equity investment in Amp Americas, a renewable energy company
- Equity investment in Summit Terminaling, a bulk liquids terminaling company
- Trilantic North America and Climate Adaptive Infrastructure in their equity investment in Intersect Power, a clean energy company developing grid-tied clean energy resources
- Trilantic North America in its equity investment in Solaris Water Midstream
- First Reserve in its equity investments in Texas American Resources I and Texas American Resources II
Capital Markets
- Hess Midstream Partners in its US$390 million IPO
- MPLX in its US$437 million IPO
- Andeavor Logistics in its US$273 million IPO
- ProPetro Holding Corp. in its US$401 million IPO
- Phillips 66 Partners in its US$434 million IPO
- Midcoast Energy Partners in its US$383 million IPO
- The underwriters in the US$397 million IPO of Valero Energy Partners
- The underwriters in the US$100 million IPO of Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure
- The underwriters in the US$275 million IPO of Switchback II Corporation
- Hess Corporation and Global Infrastructure Partners in over US$3 billion of Hess Midstream LP equity repurchase transactions and secondary equity offerings
- Hess Midstream Operations, a subsidiary of Hess Midstream LP, in its:
- US$800 million offering of senior notes due 2028
- US$600 million offering of senior notes due 2029
- US$750 million offering of senior notes due 2030
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the:
- US$300 million repurchase of common stock by Civitas Resources
- Approximately US$500 million underwritten secondary equity offering of Civitas Resources common stock