Jonathan B. Platt

• Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S., 2021 - 2024
• Recognized for Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) in Chambers USA, 2021 - 2024
• Recognized as “Best Lawyers in Dallas (Mergers & Acquisitions)” by D Magazine, 2023, 2024
• Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer-Rising Star (Thomson Reuters), 2018
• Recognized in "Best Lawyers Under 40" by D Magazine, 2020
  
   

• Member, Dallas Bar Association

• Speaker, Hart Energy A&D Strategies and Opportunities Conference 2021, September 29, 2021

Mergers and Acquisitions and Divestitures

•  Rimrock Energy Partners, LLC, an Energy Spectrum portfolio company, in the sale of its gathering and processing system in the DJ Basin to The Williams Companies, Inc. for $325 million
• Affiliates of Hibernia Energy III, LLC, an NGP portfolio company, in connection with its sale of Permian Basin upstream assets to Civitas Resources, Inc. for $2.25 billion
• Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) in a definitive agreement to acquire a subsidiary of Ameredey II Parent, LLC for $1.905 billion
• Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) in a definitive agreement to acquire Advance Energy Partners Holdings, LLC for approximately $1.6 billion
• Fundare Resources Company Holdco, LLC in connection with the sale of its midstream affiliate, Moonrise Midstream, LLC (with DJ Basin midstream assets), to Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC for $90 million
• Hyphen Solutions, LLC in connection with acquisition by affiliates of Perella Weinberg (now known as GreyLion Capital)
• Hyphen Solutions, LLC, a portfolio company of GreyLion Capital and Stone Point Capital, in connection with numerous bolt-on acquisitions and general corporate matters
• Private equity-backed E&P company in connection with sale of Midcon upstream and midstream oil and gas assets to private buyer for $2.1 billion
• Private equity-backed E&P company in connection with sale of Midcon upstream and midstream oil and gas assets to private buyer for $850 million 
• Trailblazer Energy Resources LLC in connection with multiple acquisitions and dispositions of producing oil and gas properties and related infrastructure in South Texas
• Private equity-backed E&P company in connection with multiple acquisitions of producing properties and leasehold in the Midland Basin valued in excess of $250 million
• Privately-held oil field services company in connection with its ~$300 million sale to private equity buyer, including partial equity rollover
• Pegasus Optimization Managers in connection with its sale to Kodiak Gas Services, an affiliate of EQT Infrastructure
• G2 Secure Staff, LLC in connection with its sale to an affiliate of Tenex Capital Partners II, including significant management equity rollover
• Matador Resources Company in connection with its merger with Harvey E. Yates Company  for cash and stock consideration 
• Pegasus Optimization Managers, LLC (Apollo-backed compression services company) in connection with its acquisition of natural gas compression assets in the Powder River Basin and negotiation of related long-term compression services agreement
• Family-owned E&P company in connection with its $600 million sale of all U.S. oil and gas assets to energy focused private equity fund
• Public E&P company in connection with a $135 million sale of producing oil and gas properties in the Eagle Ford Shale to non-U.S. buyer
• Private equity-backed E&P company in connection with a $33.5 million acquisition of producing properties and leasehold in the Fort Worth Basin
• Private equity-backed E&P Company in connection with $50 million acquisition of producing properties in the Permian Basin and related infrastructure and salt water disposal assets
• Matador Resources Company in connection with its $165 million sale of gas gathering and processing assets to a subsidiary of EnLink Midstream LP
• Private oilfield services firm in connection with the ~$125 million acquisition of salt water disposal wells in Texas
• Public natural gas compression services company in connection with $1 billion sale to affiliates of large private equity fund
• Kimberly Clark Corp. in connection with its $1.8 billion spin-off of healthcare business, Halyard Health, Inc.
• Multinational telecommunications provider in connection with its $1.4 billion sale of Sterling Software to IBM

Private Equity and other Financing Arrangements

•  Phoenix Service Partners LLC in connection with control investment and growth equity commitment from funds affiliated with SCF Partners
• Westwood Professional Services, Inc. in connection with majority equity investment from private equity funds affiliated with large alternative asset manager
• Tivoli Midstream LLC in connection with an equity financing arrangement with certain funds managed by Intrepid Investment Management, LLC, the investing arm of Intrepid Financial Partners, L.L.C.
• Service Compression, LLC in connection with refinancing senior investment from Crestline Investors, Inc., preferred equity investment from affiliates of Warburg Pincus
• Service Compression, LLC in connection with minority friends and family investment in excess of $25 million
• Service Compression, LLC in connection with a $215 million investment from Crestline Investors, Inc.
• Private equity-backed E&P company in Permian Basin drilling joint venture with publicly held company
• E&P company in multi-year well drilling program in the Permian Basin with private operator, coupled with acquisition of working interests from an affiliate of the operator
• E&P company in multi-year drilling program in the Permian Basin with publicly held operator
• E&P company in multi-year drilling program in Permian Basin with private company
• Private equity-backed E&P Company in wellbore ABS transaction
• Hyphen Solutions, LLC in connection with equity recapitalization and significant equity investment from affiliates of GreyLion Capital and Stone Point Capital
• Matador Resources Company in connection with a $300 million joint venture with affiliates of Five Point Energy LLC to form San Mateo Midstream II, LLC
• E&P private equity fund in connection with investments in over 14 portfolio companies by four related private equity funds focusing on investments in U.S. oil and gas exploration and development projects with total equity commitments in excess of $250 million
• Midstream private equity fund in connection with investments in over 12 portfolio companies by funds focusing on investments in oil and gas midstream projects and infrastructure, with total equity commitments in excess of $2 billion
• Private-equity backed software company in connection with a leveraged distribution recapitalization transaction, valued in excess of $250 million
• Management of Non-op E&P company in connection $100 million equity commitment from energy private equity fund
• Management of E&P company in connection with $250 million equity commitment from E&P focused private equity fund
• Public E&P company in connection with $200 million joint venture and equity commitment from infrastructure focused private equity fund for development of infrastructure and produced water disposal assets in the Delaware Basin
• Management of privately held E&P company in connection with recapitalization and equity commitment from private equity fund for acquisition of assets in East Texas
• Private equity-backed midstream oil and gas company in connection with a $200 million joint venture with E&P producer to anchor development of gas gathering and processing facility in the DJ Basin
• Private equity-backed E&P Company in connection with $75 million joint venture with private-equity backed water services company to consolidate and provide growth capital for produced water infrastructure and disposal assets
• Family office in connection with the formation of multiple investment partnerships for real property, private equity and hedge fund assets
• Management of oilfield services company in connection with the recapitalization and rollover of existing equity into new company formed in connection with leveraged acquisition by energy focused private equity fund
• Real Estate private equity fund in connection with preferred equity investment in bathroom tile and surfacing solution provider

Capital Markets

• $250 million initial public offering for Liberty Oilfield Services Inc.
• $500 million initial public offering for Foundation Building Materials, Inc.
• Matador Resources Company in multiple high-yield debt offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S
• Matador Resources Company in multiple public-equity offerings
• NYSE-listed MLP in multiple debt and equity offerings
• Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. in multiple public debt offerings and tender offers
• Initial purchasers in multiple high-yield debt offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S

_{*Jon advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.}