Matt Gibson
Associate Transactional
matt.gibson@kirkland.com
Houston +1 713 836 3585
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Matt Gibson is a transactional associate in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE American: NOG) in its acquisition of non-operated Permian Basin assets owned by affiliates of Veritas Energy, LLC for $406.5 million, plus ~ 1.9 million common equity warrants with an exercise price of $28.30 per share.
HG Energy II Appalachia, LLC/Quantum in the $400 million sale of certain oil & gas assets to an affiliate of Wincoram Asset Management.
Pickering Energy Partners in its partnership with a private operator in the Midland Basin.
Indigo Minerals LLC in its $135 million sale of certain Cotton Valley upstream oil and gas assets and related facilities located primarily in the state of Louisiana to Diversified Gas & Oil plc.
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.
IOG Resources, LLC in its acquisition of non-operated horizontal wells in the Utica Shale from Sequel Energy Group.
Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: SOAC), an ESG-focused special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), on a $2.9 billion transaction that will lead to DeepGreen Metals Inc. (which will operate as "The Metals Company"), a developer of lower-impact battery metals from unattached seafloor polymetallic nodules, becoming publicly listed.
Northern Oil and Gas Inc. in its acquisition of certain non-operated natural gas assets in the Appalachian Basin from a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd.
Callon Petroleum Company in capital structure initiatives used to reduce borrowings on Callon's credit facility, including entering into a $140 million cash generating overriding royalty interest ("ORRI") transaction with a private investment vehicle managed by Kimmeridge Energy, and a $300 million issuance of secured second lien notes and warrants.
EQT Corporation on its 15-year gas gathering agreement with EQM Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: EQM) covering Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and the associated buyback of 25.3 million of EQT's shares held in Equitrans Midstream Corporation.
Admissions & Qualifications
2019Texas
South Texas College of Law HoustonJ.D.cum laude2019
Oil & Gas Law Society
Harry L. Reed Oil & Gas Law Institute Energy Newsletter
Henderson State UniversityB.B.A., Marketing2010
Athletic Scholarship
Kirkland Counsels Northern on $406.5 Million Permian Basin Expansion
24 May 2021 Press Release Kirkland Advises Pickering Energy Partners on Midland Basin Investment
19 May 2021 Press Release Kirkland Advises Indigo Minerals on $135 Million Asset Sale to Diversified
16 April 2021 Press Release Kirkland Advises Waterfield Midstream on Sale of All Assets to Stonehill Environmental Partners
01 October 2020 Press Release Kirkland Advises Callon on Strengthening to Capital Structure