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Nick S. Dhesi

Partner
Houston
  • 811 Main Street
  • Suite 3700
  • Houston, TX 77002
  • USA
Profile Experience

Nick Dhesi is a partner in the Houston office of Latham & Watkins. His practice focuses on strategic transactions involving the energy industry, including public and private M&A matters, capital markets transactions, and private equity investments in the upstream and midstream sectors. He has particular experience advising energy corporations and master limited partnerships in connection with public M&A transactions, initial public offerings, and corporate governance matters.

His experience includes:

  • Mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies
  • Representing private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in upstream and midstream transactions
  • Representing issuers and underwriters in IPOs, high-yield debt offerings, and other registered and unregistered offerings
  • Representing public companies in connection with post-transaction integration
  • Corporate governance, shareholder activism, and crisis management

Mr. Dhesi was named to The Deal’s Top 21 New M&A Law Partners of 2019. Mr. Dhesi served as a member of Latham’s Global Associates Committee from 2015-2017 and as a member of the Houston Recruiting Committee from 2013-2015.

Presentations

Mr. Dhesi’s recent speaking engagements include:

  • Co-presenter, “MD&A, Gearing Up for Year-End Reporting,” 35th Annual SEC Reporting & FASB Forum, Dallas, Texas (November 11, 2019) 
  • Moderator, “You Are a Public Company: What Should You Focus On,” 2019 ACC Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (October 29, 2019)
  • Panelist, “Private Equity and Private Credit in the Energy Sector,” CAIA Houston & CFA Society of Houston’s 3rd Annual Current Status & 2020 Outlook, Houston, Texas (October 17, 2019)
  • Panelist, “Are Oil Earnings Reflecting the Arrival of ‘Shalemageddon’?,” Bloomberg Commodities Edge, Houston, Texas (August 1, 2019)
  • Moderator, “Shareholder Engagement and Public Messaging,” Latham & Watkins’ Colorado Executive Energy Summit, Denver, Colorado (June 13, 2019)
  • Moderator, “An In-House Counsel Perspective: Challenges, Improvement and Success,” Institute for Energy Law Young Professionals Energy Conference, Houston, Texas (April 11, 2019)

Core team representative transactions include:

Mergers and Acquisitions
  • EQM Midstream Partners in its US$1.03 billion acquisition of controlling interest in Eureka Midstream and Hornet Midstream
  • Rice Midstream Partners in its US$2.4 billion merger with EQT Midstream Partners
  • Layne Christensen in its US$565 million acquisition by Granite Construction
  • Archrock in its US$607 million take-private of Archrock Partners
  • CNX Resources Corporation in its US$305 million acquisition of Noble Energy’s general partner interest in CNX Midstream Partners
  • Ensco plc in its US$800 million acquisition of Atwood Oceanics
  • Buckeye Partners in its US$1.15 billion acquisition of 50% interest in VTTI
  • PennTex Midstream Partners in its US$640 million acquisition by Energy Transfer Partners
  • Rice Energy in its US$2.7 billion acquisition of Vantage Energy and related financing transactions
  • Howard Energy Partners in connection with its US$500 million investment by Alberta Investment Management Corporation
  • EIG Global Energy Partners in connection with various upstream investment transactions
  • Energy Capital Partners in connection with various midstream investment transactions
  • Kayne Anderson and First Reserve in US$450 million investment in Western Gas Partners
  • USD Partners in US$225 million acquisition of Casper Crude to Rail, a crude oil loading terminal located in Wyoming
  • ArcLight Capital Partners in connection with its investment in American Midstream Partners  
  • Norwest Equity Partners in US$400 million sale of CVI Laser, a laser and optical component maker, to IDEX Corporation
  • Oaktree Capital Management in its US$225 million investment in Diamond Foods, a packaged food company
Equity Capital Markets
  • Antero Midstream GP in US$875 million initial public offering
  • Exterran Holdings in US$1.06 billion spin-off of its international services and global fabrication businesses into a standalone, publicly traded company
  • PennTex Midstream Partners in US$225 million initial public offering
  • USD Partners in US$155 million initial public offering
  • Spirit Realty Capital in US$500 million initial public offering
  • Antero Midstream Partners in US$225 million equity offering
  • QEP Resources in US$380 million equity offering
  • Underwriters in Antero Resource Corporation’s US$1.57 billion initial public offering and US$1.4 billion of additional equity offerings
  • Underwriters in Antero Midstream Partners’ US$1.09 billion initial public offering and US$420 million of additional equity offerings
  • Underwriters in WildHorse Resources’ US$475 million initial public offering
  • Underwriters in Eclipse Resources Corporation’s US$818 million initial public offering
  • Underwriters in American Homes 4 Rent’s US$650 million and US$510 million equity offerings
  • Underwriters in Enable Midstream Partners’ US$500 million initial public offering 
Debt Capital Markets
  • CNX Resources Corporation in US$500 million senior notes offering
  • Archrock Partners in US$500 million senior notes offering
  • CNX Midstream Partners in US$400 million senior notes offering
  • Underwriters of US$1.1 billion registered notes offering by Western Gas Partners
  • Underwriters of US$700 million registered notes offering by Enable Midstream Partners
  • Initial purchasers in US$650 million senior notes offering by Antero Midstream Partners
  • Schlumberger Limited in US$1.2 billion tender offer for the outstanding senior notes of Cameron International Corporation
  • Initial purchasers in US$1.85 billion of senior notes offerings by Antero Resources Corporation
  • Initial purchasers in US$1.65 billion senior notes offering by Enable Midstream Partners
  • Initial purchasers in US$550 million senior notes offering by Eclipse Resources Corporation
  • Initial purchasers in US$360 million senior notes offering by Parker Drilling Company
  • Initial purchasers in US$350 million senior notes offering by American Energy-Woodford
  • Initial purchasers in US$324 million senior notes offering by Gibson Energy
  • Dealer managers in US$350 million senior second-lien exchange by Eclipse Resources Corporation

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