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.

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

Bar Qualification

  • Texas

Education

  • JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007
  • MPSA, Texas A&M University, 2001
  • BA (History), Arizona State University, 1999
    summa cum laude