Mike Peters has over 20 years of corporate and securities law experience. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies and in raising capital in public and private markets. Mr. Peters also has significant experience in private equity transactions, joint ventures, project development, partnership and limited liability company structures and derivative transactions.
Mr. Peters heads the Firm's Mergers & Acquisitions Section.
Education
- J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 1991
- B.B.A., Honors Business and Accounting, with high honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Represented Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) in connection with its acquisition and development program focused on terminal storage and related assets. Closed over 20 transactions involving more than 65 terminal facilities with an aggregate value in excess of $1 billion.
- Represented National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) in its acquisition of Wilson Industries from Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB).
- Represented National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) in its acquisition of Ameron International Corporation (NYSE: AMN) in a transaction valued at approximately $777 million.
- Represented Waste Management (NYSE: WM) in its acquisition of Oakleaf Global Holdings for $425 million.
- Represented Northern Border Partners, L.P. (NYSE: NBP) in the purchase of gas gathering, processing, storage and pipeline assets in exchange for cash and MLP units valued at $3 billion.
- Represented National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) in connection with its IntelliServ joint venture with Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB).
- Represented Synagro Technologies (NASDAQ: SYGR) in its going private auction sale to The Carlyle Group in a transaction valued at over $800 million.
- Represented MLP in connection with its acquisition program focused on midstream and gas storage assets.
- Represented Fortune 200 company in connection with its asset divestiture program closing over $1.5 billion in asset sales.
- Represented privately held company in connection with a private equity recapitalization resulting in over $150 million being distributed to its shareholders.
- Represented several publicly held consolidators in connection with their acquisition programs.
- Represented investment banker in connection with its engagement by a Fortune 500 company in connection with mergers valued at over $4 billion.
- Represented numerous closely held shareholder groups in selling their companies to public and private companies and private equity funds.
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord LLP
- Texas Accountant, Arthur Andersen (1987-1988)
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Houston and American Bar Associations
- Houston Bar Association Mergers and Acquisitions Section (Council Member, 2008-2012; Chair, 2009-2010)
- Member, Texas State Board of Public Accounting - Certified Public Accountant
- Named, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Corporate/M&A (2010-2012)
- UT Mergers and Acquisitions Institute – Planning Committee (2010, 2011)
Community Leadership
- Board Member, Easter Seals of Greater Houston (2011-2012)
- Board Member, United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston (2009-2010)
- WHCSA Soccer Commissioner (2006-2009)
- SBMSA Baseball Coach (2005, 2006, 2009)
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