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Crew Group, Inc. in connection with their leveraged buy-out.{{ FIELD }}Ashland Inc., in connection with their acquisition of International Specialty Products Inc.{{ FIELD }}Ashland Inc., in connection with their disposition of their chemical distribution business.{{ FIELD }}Ecolab, Inc. in connection with its merger with Nalco Holding Company.{{ FIELD }}Terra Industries Inc. in connection with their merger with CF Industries.{{ FIELD }}Kevin Manz is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Capital Markets practice.\nKevin represents public and private companies in a variety of capital markets and corporate matters spanning a broad range of industries. He has extensive experience advising clients on public and private offerings of both equity and debt securities, including IPOs, secondary offerings, liability management transactions and securities issued in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Kevin’s expertise has earned him recognition in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide as a key lawyer. “\nIn addition, Kevin regularly advises clients on Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure requirements, governance issues and other corporate and securities matters, including investments in and divestitures of public company securities. He has also represented public companies in various acquisitions and divestitures from both the seller and buyer perspective.\nKevin also regularly advises clients on Employment and Executive Compensation matters, including compensation regime design, disclosure, tax and governance issues. Partner Offsore Innovation Deal of the Year, 2019 Marine Money Magazine, 2020 Superlawyers Rising Star 2016-2018 Superlawyers Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center Fordham University Fordham University School of Law New York Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd., MODEC, Inc., and other project sponsors in connection with an offering of US$1.1 billion aggregate principle amount of secured project bonds, arranged by Citibank, N.A. for the refinancing of the CERNAMBI SUL MV24 FPSO project offshore Brazil, constituting a first offering in a new asset class for FPSO notes. Recognized as the Offshore Innovation Deal of the Year by Marine Money, 2020. Americold Realty Trust in connection with its $900 million public offering and forward sale. Representing initial purchasers in whole business securitizations of franchise royalties of brands such as Taco Bell, Arby’s, TGI Friday’s, Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Schlotzky’s. New Enterprise Stone and Lime in connection with a $200.0 million high yield notes offering and concurrent tender offer Brandywine Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust, in connection with a $300.0 million investment grade notes offering and concurrent tender offer. Unisys Corporation in connection with a $440.0 million high yield notes offering and concurrent tender offer. Certain shareholders of SITO Mobile, Ltd. in connection with a shareholder activist campaign resulting the in replacement of the entire board of directors of SITO Mobile, Ltd. SITO Mobile, Ltd., in connection with a direct registered offering of common stock. Special Committee of Independent Directors of Hostess Bakeries, Inc., in connection with a registered offering of common stock. 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The transaction is valued at $72,000,000.00 and included purchasing the existing mortgage debt as a bridge loan to refinancing the project with new permanent mortgage debt, an existing historic tax credit structure, the redemption of the sponsor's previous preferred equity and mezzanine investors, and certain internal transfers and conversions required to occur prior to closing for tax purposes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea public REIT\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein acquisition a 20-story office high-rise located in suburban Atlanta via acquisition of 100% of the common stock of \u0026ldquo;baby-REIT\u0026rdquo;, redemption of preferred stock and subsequent liquidation REIT for tax purposes through merger of REIT up into purchaser.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingle-Family Programs:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate domestic sponsor\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with acquisition of two build-to-rent residential portfolios in Florida from publicly traded homebuilder for aggregate purchase price of $48,300,000 and with financing portfolios through life insurance company lender.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresent\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eas investor in connection with negotiation and formation of joint venture to acquire and finance single-family residential properties with equity capital commitments of up to $200,000,000.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresent\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate U.S. based real estate firm\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein the recapitalization of a single-family residential homes portfolio consisting of approximately 4,150 homes in Ohio and Indiana in which its investors transferred their partnership interests in subsidiaries to a new operating partnership owned by private equity investors and a newly 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formation of single-asset or programmatic joint ventures to acquire multifamily and student housing projects, assemble portfolios of industrial assets, and dispose of office and industrial portfolio assets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLos Angeles-based private quity firm\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with formation of single and programmatic joint ventures with local developers of multifamily projects in major metropolitan areas of Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfrastructure:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\"\u003eforeign and domestic renewable energy companies\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;with acquisition, disposition, equity investment and tax equity financing of wind and solar energy generation projects collectively estimated to generate in excess of 1,000 MW of electricity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a 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In addition to being a member of our Real Estate \u0026amp; Funds practice group, Chris is also a member of King \u0026amp; Spalding's Infrastructure and Financial Services Industries of Focus.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris's clients are\u0026nbsp;investors, sponsors, and developers of\u0026nbsp;regional, national and international real estate and infrastructure projects.\u0026nbsp; His representative transactions include structuring\u0026nbsp;single asset, debt, portfolio and programmatic joint ventures as well as fund formation matters. Chris's practice also includes advising on the acquisition, development, debt and equity financing, and disposal of commercial real estate assets, including office, industrial, residential (multifamily and single-family portfolio), healthcare, hospitality, retail and infrastructure projects.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoint Venture and Fund Formation:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eas investor in a master joint venture to redevelop land in North Hollywood, CA pursuant to development agreements with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority comprised of 8 phases (including office, retail and multifamily projects) with a projected redevelopment value nearing $1 billion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresent\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;as sponsor of a separate account joint venture with a foreign life insurance company with the purpose of owning a \"build-to-core\" portfolio of industrial and multifamily real estate properties with initial aggregate capital commitments of up to approximately $409 million, and in turn represented the separate account joint venture as investor in connection with property-level joint venture transactions to acquire and finance numerous development projects, including recent transactions in Savannah, GA (industrial, $250,000,000), Irving, TX (industrial, $75,000,000), and Charlotte, NC (industrial, $122,400,000).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;as sponsor to form joint venture with a foreign pension fund to invest in property-level joint venture with a national developer to acquire and finance development of twelve-story, Class AA office building with 321,307 sq. ft. of rentable space in Denver, CO ($206,000,000).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with negotiation and formation of program advisory agreement with foreign pension fund to establish a platform for investing in commercial real estate assets in the United States with aggregate equity commitments of $312,500,000.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with two-tiered joint venture (the first among the client, a private-equity sponsor and an additional insurance company investor and a second between the upper-tier venture and a developer joint venture) for the purpose of developing two multifamily residential projects, one with 267 market rate units and the other with 347 units (of which 92 are affordable housing units), together with 25,413 square footage of rentable retail space in the former United States Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, collectively having an expected total project cost of approximately $290,000,000.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate equity investor\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;to negotiate and form a programmatic joint venture featuring aggregate equity capital commitments of $120,000,000 to acquire and develop specialized health care facilities in the United States, including inpatient rehabilitation facilities in Youngstown, OH ($43,871,015) and Milwaukee, WI ($46,303,115).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003euniversity endowment fund\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with programmatic joint venture investment (via Delaware series LLC) to redevelop existing multifamily project in Austin, TX to include up to 1,700 multifamily units in mid-rise project within two miles of downtown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003efamily office\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with joint venture with developer to acquire and develop 39 acres located in Charlotte, NC to construct a Class-A industrial development project totaling approximately 448,000 rentable square feet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDebt Funds:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate equity investor\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;to negotiate and form a joint venture with a debt sponsor with initial capital commitments of up to $120,000,000 to finance senior housing assets in the United States, with a particular focus on bridge to permanent mortgage loans and leverage with a repurchase facility.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate equity investor\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;to negotiate and form a joint venture with a debt sponsor with initial aggregate capital commitments of $100,000,000 (with options to expand the fund up to $1,000,000,000) to finance multifamily housing assets in the United States, with a particular focus on small bridge loans and leverage with a repurchase facility. The client also acquired warrants for up to 10% of the debt sponsor\u0026rsquo;s parent company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreferred Equity and Alternative Capital:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with a speculative industrial development project in Central Pennsylvania in which the client and its state pension fund partner made a structured equity investment in a joint venture with a national developer in the form of both a senior equity investment and a preferred equity investment in lieu of a conventional construction loan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with a two-tier joint venture (the first between the client and a state pension fund and the second between the upper tier joint venture and a developer partner) to refinance a retail center in Aurora, CO with a low leverage mortgage loan plus an approximately $28,000,000 preferred equity investment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003efamily office\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with preferred equity investments development or redevelopment of multi-family rental projects located in New Braunfels, TX (capitalization $75,833,106), Atlanta, GA (capitalization $57,800,000) and Atlanta, GA (capitalization $60,610,000).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate U.S. based real estate firm\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in a preferred equity investment in a former textile mill that has been redeveloped into an innovative mixed-use property in Charlotte, NC that includes a food hall, and other retail and office uses. The transaction is valued at $72,000,000.00 and included purchasing the existing mortgage debt as a bridge loan to refinancing the project with new permanent mortgage debt, an existing historic tax credit structure, the redemption of the sponsor's previous preferred equity and mezzanine investors, and certain internal transfers and conversions required to occur prior to closing for tax purposes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea public REIT\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein acquisition a 20-story office high-rise located in suburban Atlanta via acquisition of 100% of the common stock of \u0026ldquo;baby-REIT\u0026rdquo;, redemption of preferred stock and subsequent liquidation REIT for tax purposes through merger of REIT up into purchaser.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingle-Family Programs:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate domestic sponsor\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in connection with acquisition of two build-to-rent residential portfolios in Florida from publicly traded homebuilder for aggregate purchase price of $48,300,000 and with financing portfolios through life insurance company lender.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresent\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003elife insurance company\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eas investor in connection with negotiation and formation of joint venture to acquire and finance single-family residential properties with equity capital commitments of up to $200,000,000.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresent\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate U.S. based real estate firm\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein the recapitalization of a single-family residential homes portfolio consisting of approximately 4,150 homes in Ohio and Indiana in which its investors transferred their partnership interests in subsidiaries to a new operating partnership owned by private equity investors and a newly formed REIT in exchange for cash and roll-over equity in the new operating partnership to be managed by our client, all in transactions valued at approximately $350,000,000 and financed in part by Freddie Mac.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eprivate\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. based equity firm\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with disposition of single-family residential platform to institutional investors in two transactions involving over 1,700 and 4,200 homes each for approximately $150,000,000 and $409,000,000, respectively.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale/Leaseback and CTL Transactions:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea private real estate firm\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in sale/leaseback of urban, mixed-use developments outside of Dallas, Atlanta, and Phoenix consisting of multi-building office projects (including ground floor 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formation of single-asset or programmatic joint ventures to acquire multifamily and student housing projects, assemble portfolios of industrial assets, and dispose of office and industrial portfolio assets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLos Angeles-based private quity firm\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003ein connection with formation of single and programmatic joint ventures with local developers of multifamily projects in major metropolitan areas of Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfrastructure:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\"\u003eforeign and domestic renewable energy companies\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;with acquisition, disposition, equity investment and tax equity financing of wind and solar energy generation projects collectively estimated to generate in excess of 1,000 MW of electricity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a Charlotte-based\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\"\u003eprivate equity firm\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in sale/leaseback transaction involving manufacturing plant located in Concord, North Carolina, consisting of approximately 2,000,000 square feet of usable space and 2,000 acres of land for manufacture of commercial-grade batteries for energy storage.\u003c/p\u003e"],"recognitions":[{"title":"Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® - For exceptional work in Real Estate Law.","detail":"2024-2025"},{"title":"Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, Named a “Rising Star”","detail":"North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2011 and 2012"}]},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":1047}]},"capability_group_id":1},"created_at":"2025-11-05T05:03:20.000Z","updated_at":"2025-11-05T05:03:20.000Z","searchable_text":"McCoy{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® - For exceptional work in Real Estate Law.\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"2024-2025\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, Named a “Rising Star”\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2011 and 2012\"}{{ FIELD }}Joint Venture and Fund Formation:\nRepresented life insurance company as investor in a master joint venture to redevelop land in North Hollywood, CA pursuant to development agreements with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority comprised of 8 phases (including office, retail and multifamily projects) with a projected redevelopment value nearing $1 billion.{{ FIELD }}Represent life insurance company as sponsor of a separate account joint venture with a foreign life insurance company with the purpose of owning a \"build-to-core\" portfolio of industrial and multifamily real estate properties with initial aggregate capital commitments of up to approximately $409 million, and in turn represented the separate account joint venture as investor in connection with property-level joint venture transactions to acquire and finance numerous development projects, including recent transactions in Savannah, GA (industrial, $250,000,000), Irving, TX (industrial, $75,000,000), and Charlotte, NC (industrial, $122,400,000).{{ FIELD }}Represented life insurance company as sponsor to form joint venture with a foreign pension fund to invest in property-level joint venture with a national developer to acquire and finance development of twelve-story, Class AA office building with 321,307 sq. ft. of rentable space in Denver, CO ($206,000,000).{{ FIELD }}Represented life insurance company in connection with negotiation and formation of program advisory agreement with foreign pension fund to establish a platform for investing in commercial real estate assets in the United States with aggregate equity commitments of $312,500,000.{{ FIELD }}Represented life insurance company in connection with two-tiered joint venture (the first among the client, a private-equity sponsor and an additional insurance company investor and a second between the upper-tier venture and a developer joint venture) for the purpose of developing two multifamily residential projects, one with 267 market rate units and the other with 347 units (of which 92 are affordable housing units), together with 25,413 square footage of rentable retail space in the former United States Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, collectively having an expected total project cost of approximately $290,000,000.{{ FIELD }}Represented private equity investor to negotiate and form a programmatic joint venture featuring aggregate equity capital commitments of $120,000,000 to acquire and develop specialized health care facilities in the United States, including inpatient rehabilitation facilities in Youngstown, OH ($43,871,015) and Milwaukee, WI ($46,303,115).{{ FIELD }}Represented university endowment fund in connection with programmatic joint venture investment (via Delaware series LLC) to redevelop existing multifamily project in Austin, TX to include up to 1,700 multifamily units in mid-rise project within two miles of downtown.{{ FIELD }}Represented family office in connection with joint venture with developer to acquire and develop 39 acres located in Charlotte, NC to construct a Class-A industrial development project totaling approximately 448,000 rentable square feet.{{ FIELD }}Debt Funds:\nRepresented private equity investor to negotiate and form a joint venture with a debt sponsor with initial capital commitments of up to $120,000,000 to finance senior housing assets in the United States, with a particular focus on bridge to permanent mortgage loans and leverage with a repurchase facility.{{ FIELD }}Represented private equity investor to negotiate and form a joint venture with a debt sponsor with initial aggregate capital commitments of $100,000,000 (with options to expand the fund up to $1,000,000,000) to finance multifamily housing assets in the United States, with a particular focus on small bridge loans and leverage with a repurchase facility. The client also acquired warrants for up to 10% of the debt sponsor’s parent company.{{ FIELD }}Preferred Equity and Alternative Capital:\nRepresented life insurance company in connection with a speculative industrial development project in Central Pennsylvania in which the client and its state pension fund partner made a structured equity investment in a joint venture with a national developer in the form of both a senior equity investment and a preferred equity investment in lieu of a conventional construction loan.{{ FIELD }}Represented life insurance company in connection with a two-tier joint venture (the first between the client and a state pension fund and the second between the upper tier joint venture and a developer partner) to refinance a retail center in Aurora, CO with a low leverage mortgage loan plus an approximately $28,000,000 preferred equity investment.{{ FIELD }}Represented family office in connection with preferred equity investments development or redevelopment of multi-family rental projects located in New Braunfels, TX (capitalization $75,833,106), Atlanta, GA (capitalization $57,800,000) and Atlanta, GA (capitalization $60,610,000).{{ FIELD }}Represented private U.S. based real estate firm in a preferred equity investment in a former textile mill that has been redeveloped into an innovative mixed-use property in Charlotte, NC that includes a food hall, and other retail and office uses. The transaction is valued at $72,000,000.00 and included purchasing the existing mortgage debt as a bridge loan to refinancing the project with new permanent mortgage debt, an existing historic tax credit structure, the redemption of the sponsor's previous preferred equity and mezzanine investors, and certain internal transfers and conversions required to occur prior to closing for tax purposes.{{ FIELD }}Represented a public REIT in acquisition a 20-story office high-rise located in suburban Atlanta via acquisition of 100% of the common stock of “baby-REIT”, redemption of preferred stock and subsequent liquidation REIT for tax purposes through merger of REIT up into purchaser.{{ FIELD }}Single-Family Programs:\nRepresented private domestic sponsor in connection with acquisition of two build-to-rent residential portfolios in Florida from publicly traded homebuilder for aggregate purchase price of $48,300,000 and with financing portfolios through life insurance company lender.{{ FIELD }}Represent life insurance company as investor in connection with negotiation and formation of joint venture to acquire and finance single-family residential properties with equity capital commitments of up to $200,000,000.{{ FIELD }}Represent private U.S. based real estate firm in the recapitalization of a single-family residential homes portfolio consisting of approximately 4,150 homes in Ohio and Indiana in which its investors transferred their partnership interests in subsidiaries to a new operating partnership owned by private equity investors and a newly formed REIT in exchange for cash and roll-over equity in the new operating partnership to be managed by our client, all in transactions valued at approximately $350,000,000 and financed in part by Freddie Mac.{{ FIELD }}Represented private U.S. based equity firm in connection with disposition of single-family residential platform to institutional investors in two transactions involving over 1,700 and 4,200 homes each for approximately $150,000,000 and $409,000,000, respectively.{{ FIELD }}Sale/Leaseback and CTL Transactions:\nRepresented a private real estate firm in sale/leaseback of urban, mixed-use developments outside of Dallas, Atlanta, and Phoenix consisting of multi-building office projects (including ground floor retail) for purchase prices of $793,000,000, $275,400,000, and $930,000,000 respectively, including leases of over 4.75 million square feet, joint venture investments by foreign pension funds and traditional mortgage financings.{{ FIELD }}Represented a global financial institution in connection with credit tenant lease (CTL) financing involving ground lease/leaseback of land for construction of international headquarters of Fortune 50 company in Michigan.{{ FIELD }}Foreign Investments:\nRepresent Middle Eastern financial services firms in connection with Shari’ah-compliant and traditional investments in the U.S., including formation of single-asset or programmatic joint ventures to acquire multifamily and student housing projects, assemble portfolios of industrial assets, and dispose of office and industrial portfolio assets.{{ FIELD }}Represented a Los Angeles-based private quity firm in connection with formation of single and programmatic joint ventures with local developers of multifamily projects in major metropolitan areas of Brazil.{{ FIELD }}Infrastructure:\nRepresented foreign and domestic renewable energy companies with acquisition, disposition, equity investment and tax equity financing of wind and solar energy generation projects collectively estimated to generate in excess of 1,000 MW of electricity.{{ FIELD }}Represented a Charlotte-based private equity firm in sale/leaseback transaction involving manufacturing plant located in Concord, North Carolina, consisting of approximately 2,000,000 square feet of usable space and 2,000 acres of land for manufacture of commercial-grade batteries for energy storage.{{ FIELD }}Chris McCoy advises institutional and private equity investors along with private sponsors in complex real estate and infrastructure transactions. In addition to being a member of our Real Estate \u0026amp; Funds practice group, Chris is also a member of King \u0026amp; Spalding's Infrastructure and Financial Services Industries of Focus.\nChris's clients are investors, sponsors, and developers of regional, national and international real estate and infrastructure projects.  His representative transactions include structuring single asset, debt, portfolio and programmatic joint ventures as well as fund formation matters. Chris's practice also includes advising on the acquisition, development, debt and equity financing, and disposal of commercial real estate assets, including office, industrial, residential (multifamily and single-family portfolio), healthcare, hospitality, retail and infrastructure projects. Partner Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® - For exceptional work in Real Estate Law. 2024-2025 Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, Named a “Rising Star” North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2011 and 2012 University of North Carolina  University of Richmond University of Richmond School of Law U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina North Carolina Mecklenburg County Bar Association - August 2001 North Carolina Bar Association - (#31851) - August 2001 Joint Venture and Fund Formation:\nRepresented life insurance company as investor in a master joint venture to redevelop land in North Hollywood, CA pursuant to development agreements with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority comprised of 8 phases (including office, retail and multifamily projects) with a projected redevelopment value nearing $1 billion. Represent life insurance company as sponsor of a separate account joint venture with a foreign life insurance company with the purpose of owning a \"build-to-core\" portfolio of industrial and multifamily real estate properties with initial aggregate capital commitments of up to approximately $409 million, and in turn represented the separate account joint venture as investor in connection with property-level joint venture transactions to acquire and finance numerous development projects, including recent transactions in Savannah, GA (industrial, $250,000,000), Irving, TX (industrial, $75,000,000), and Charlotte, NC (industrial, $122,400,000). Represented life insurance company as sponsor to form joint venture with a foreign pension fund to invest in property-level joint venture with a national developer to acquire and finance development of twelve-story, Class AA office building with 321,307 sq. ft. of rentable space in Denver, CO ($206,000,000). Represented life insurance company in connection with negotiation and formation of program advisory agreement with foreign pension fund to establish a platform for investing in commercial real estate assets in the United States with aggregate equity commitments of $312,500,000. Represented life insurance company in connection with two-tiered joint venture (the first among the client, a private-equity sponsor and an additional insurance company investor and a second between the upper-tier venture and a developer joint venture) for the purpose of developing two multifamily residential projects, one with 267 market rate units and the other with 347 units (of which 92 are affordable housing units), together with 25,413 square footage of rentable retail space in the former United States Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, collectively having an expected total project cost of approximately $290,000,000. Represented private equity investor to negotiate and form a programmatic joint venture featuring aggregate equity capital commitments of $120,000,000 to acquire and develop specialized health care facilities in the United States, including inpatient rehabilitation facilities in Youngstown, OH ($43,871,015) and Milwaukee, WI ($46,303,115). Represented university endowment fund in connection with programmatic joint venture investment (via Delaware series LLC) to redevelop existing multifamily project in Austin, TX to include up to 1,700 multifamily units in mid-rise project within two miles of downtown. Represented family office in connection with joint venture with developer to acquire and develop 39 acres located in Charlotte, NC to construct a Class-A industrial development project totaling approximately 448,000 rentable square feet. Debt Funds:\nRepresented private equity investor to negotiate and form a joint venture with a debt sponsor with initial capital commitments of up to $120,000,000 to finance senior housing assets in the United States, with a particular focus on bridge to permanent mortgage loans and leverage with a repurchase facility. Represented private equity investor to negotiate and form a joint venture with a debt sponsor with initial aggregate capital commitments of $100,000,000 (with options to expand the fund up to $1,000,000,000) to finance multifamily housing assets in the United States, with a particular focus on small bridge loans and leverage with a repurchase facility. The client also acquired warrants for up to 10% of the debt sponsor’s parent company. Preferred Equity and Alternative Capital:\nRepresented life insurance company in connection with a speculative industrial development project in Central Pennsylvania in which the client and its state pension fund partner made a structured equity investment in a joint venture with a national developer in the form of both a senior equity investment and a preferred equity investment in lieu of a conventional construction loan. Represented life insurance company in connection with a two-tier joint venture (the first between the client and a state pension fund and the second between the upper tier joint venture and a developer partner) to refinance a retail center in Aurora, CO with a low leverage mortgage loan plus an approximately $28,000,000 preferred equity investment. Represented family office in connection with preferred equity investments development or redevelopment of multi-family rental projects located in New Braunfels, TX (capitalization $75,833,106), Atlanta, GA (capitalization $57,800,000) and Atlanta, GA (capitalization $60,610,000). Represented private U.S. based real estate firm in a preferred equity investment in a former textile mill that has been redeveloped into an innovative mixed-use property in Charlotte, NC that includes a food hall, and other retail and office uses. The transaction is valued at $72,000,000.00 and included purchasing the existing mortgage debt as a bridge loan to refinancing the project with new permanent mortgage debt, an existing historic tax credit structure, the redemption of the sponsor's previous preferred equity and mezzanine investors, and certain internal transfers and conversions required to occur prior to closing for tax purposes. Represented a public REIT in acquisition a 20-story office high-rise located in suburban Atlanta via acquisition of 100% of the common stock of “baby-REIT”, redemption of preferred stock and subsequent liquidation REIT for tax purposes through merger of REIT up into purchaser. Single-Family Programs:\nRepresented private domestic sponsor in connection with acquisition of two build-to-rent residential portfolios in Florida from publicly traded homebuilder for aggregate purchase price of $48,300,000 and with financing portfolios through life insurance company lender. Represent life insurance company as investor in connection with negotiation and formation of joint venture to acquire and finance single-family residential properties with equity capital commitments of up to $200,000,000. Represent private U.S. based real estate firm in the recapitalization of a single-family residential homes portfolio consisting of approximately 4,150 homes in Ohio and Indiana in which its investors transferred their partnership interests in subsidiaries to a new operating partnership owned by private equity investors and a newly formed REIT in exchange for cash and roll-over equity in the new operating partnership to be managed by our client, all in transactions valued at approximately $350,000,000 and financed in part by Freddie Mac. Represented private U.S. based equity firm in connection with disposition of single-family residential platform to institutional investors in two transactions involving over 1,700 and 4,200 homes each for approximately $150,000,000 and $409,000,000, respectively. Sale/Leaseback and CTL Transactions:\nRepresented a private real estate firm in sale/leaseback of urban, mixed-use developments outside of Dallas, Atlanta, and Phoenix consisting of multi-building office projects (including ground floor retail) for purchase prices of $793,000,000, $275,400,000, and $930,000,000 respectively, including leases of over 4.75 million square feet, joint venture investments by foreign pension funds and traditional mortgage financings. Represented a global financial institution in connection with credit tenant lease (CTL) financing involving ground lease/leaseback of land for construction of international headquarters of Fortune 50 company in Michigan. Foreign Investments:\nRepresent Middle Eastern financial services firms in connection with Shari’ah-compliant and traditional investments in the U.S., including formation of single-asset or programmatic joint ventures to acquire multifamily and student housing projects, assemble portfolios of industrial assets, and dispose of office and industrial portfolio assets. Represented a Los Angeles-based private quity firm in connection with formation of single and programmatic joint ventures with local developers of multifamily projects in major metropolitan areas of Brazil. Infrastructure:\nRepresented foreign and domestic renewable energy companies with acquisition, disposition, equity investment and tax equity financing of wind and solar energy generation projects collectively estimated to generate in excess of 1,000 MW of electricity. Represented a Charlotte-based private equity firm in sale/leaseback transaction involving manufacturing plant located in Concord, North Carolina, consisting of approximately 2,000,000 square feet of usable space and 2,000 acres of land for manufacture of commercial-grade batteries for energy storage.","searchable_name":"Christopher D. McCoy (Chris)","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":426677,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":5427,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eDerek Meilman is the lawyer of choice for complex transatlantic mergers, acquisitions and strategic joint ventures which require a nuanced engagement with government bodies and state actors, whether as regulators, investors, sponsors, legislators or otherwise. 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Qualified as an attorney in New York State and as a solicitor in England \u0026amp; Wales and the Republic of Ireland, Derek’s clients include major multinational companies, private equity groups, governments (including sovereign wealth funds and multilateral organizations) and family offices. Derek has a BA from Brown University and a JD from the Duke University School of Law. In addition to his law practice, Derek serves as a non-executive director on the board of CA Ron Santa Teresa, the Caracas stock exchange-listed producer of the award-winning ‘Santa Teresa 1796’ solera method rum. 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A Partner in our Antitrust practice, Brian represents clients in some of their most complex matters, including global cartel investigations and transactions requiring regulatory approval in multiple jurisdictions. In addition, Brian routinely counsels clients on strategic antitrust issues arising from competitor collaborations, marketing, pricing, distribution practices, and trade association participation. \nBrian was named a “Future Leader” in antitrust law by Global Competition Review in the 2024, 2023, and 2022 publications of Competition Law – Future Leaders. \nBrian appears regularly before the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission, and he coordinates with foreign counsel in dealing with competition authorities in jurisdictions around the globe.\nHe is a member of the Cartel \u0026amp; Criminal Practice Committee, State Enforcement Committee, and the Mergers \u0026amp; Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law.\nRecent Presentations and Publications\nPanelist, “Criminal Antitrust Update: DOJ Announces New Policy Regarding Corporate Compliance Programs,” ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee (July 2019) \nCo-author and editor of the Criminal Enforcement chapter of ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Antitrust Law Developments (8th ed.) (April 2017)\nCo-author and editor of the Criminal Enforcement chapter of ABA Section of Antitrust Law, 2015 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments (March 2016)\nPanelist, “Criminal Antitrust Update,” ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee (November 2014)\n“McWane Dismissal May Impact Future FTC Cases,” Competition Law360 (February 2014)\n“Antitrust Bid-Rigging at Natural Gas Auctions,” Competition Law360 (April 2012) \n“Key Takeaways From US v. AU Optronics,” Competition Law360 (March 2012)\nPanelist, “Dawn Raids, Criminalization of Cartels and Beyond: Are You Ready?” King \u0026amp; Spalding and SAI Law \u0026amp; Economics Client Forum (Mexico City, Mexico, November 2011)\nMemberships\nCartel \u0026amp; Criminal Practice Committee, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association\nState Enforcement Committee, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association\nMergers \u0026amp; Acquisitions Committee, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association\nAmerican Health Lawyers Association Partner Texas Christian University  St. Louis University  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia District of Columbia Missouri Cartel Investigations and Criminal Litigation Experience: Representing a senior executive of an international capacitors manufacturer as lead counsel in connection with a multi-jurisdictional cartel investigation and related civil proceedings. Representing senior executives of multiple international auto parts manufacturers in connection with a multi-jurisdictional cartel investigation in that industry. Represented the chief executive officer of an international TFT-LCD manufacturer in connection with a multi-jurisdictional cartel investigation and related civil proceedings. Represented a senior sales and marketing executive of an international freight consolidator in connection with a multi-jurisdictional cartel investigation and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation.   Civil Antitrust Litigation: Obtained dismissal for a leading national pharmaceutical company in multi-district class action antitrust litigation in In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation. Obtained dismissal in class action antitrust litigation for the United States Postal Service in TOG, Inc. v. United States Postal Service. Obtained dismissal for RLI Insurance Company in multi-district class action antitrust litigation in In re Insurance Brokers Antitrust Litigation. Successfully defended Trelleborg AB in an international arbitration involving antitrust and fraud claims arising from a stock purchase agreement. Energy: \nRepresented Transocean Ltd. in connection with its $2.7 billion acquisition of Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. in the offshore oil and gas drilling sector and successfully obtained antitrust clearances in several jurisdictions around the world.  Successfully defended Mirant Corporation in a DOJ Second Request investigation of its merger with RRI Energy, creating one of the largest independent power producers in the United States. Successfully defended Varel International Energy Services, Inc. in an investigation by the DOJ Antitrust Division and several foreign competition agencies in connection with its acquisition by Sandvik AB. Successfully defended Weatherford International Ltd. in an investigation by the DOJ Antitrust Division and several foreign competition agencies in connection with the acquisition of its pipeline and specialty services business by Baker Hughes Incorporated. Successfully defended Edison Chouest Offshore in a DOJ Antitrust Division investigation of its acquisition of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. in the petroleum offshore services industry. Represented a global energy and petroleum company in an international arbitration involving antitrust and breach of contract claims related to LNG production and distribution. Represented Haddington Ventures, L.L.C. in the acquisition of its gas storage assets. Healthcare/Life Sciences: Successfully defended Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. in a FTC merger investigation of Piedmont’s acquisition of a rival hospital system. Defended a physician member network in a FTC price-fixing investigation. Defended a major pharmaceutical company in a jury trial in United States District Court for the District of Columbia involving antitrust claims arising from exclusive pharmaceutical supply agreements. Represented a leading global branded pharmaceutical company in a DOJ criminal antitrust investigation of a proposed patent settlement with a generic drug company and the use of authorized generics.  Antitrust Counseling: Advises clients on antitrust issues arising from everyday business practices, including compliance and audits, competitor collaborations, exclusivity and foreclosure, resale price maintenance, refusals to deal, and tying/bundling issues. Obtained HSR clearances for hundreds of transactions. Pro Bono Litigation Service:Served as co-lead counsel in a federal habeas death penalty proceeding challenging a pro bono client's Virginia capital murder conviction .  The proceeding culminated in a multi-day evidentiary hearing in federal district court and received national media coverage due to allegations involving extensive drug dealing by Northern Virginia youths, an alleged murder plot, and the Commonwealth's most experienced prosecutors seeking the death penalty.  After federal appellate and district court habeas proceedings, the federal district court issued an opinion vacating our client’s conviction and death sentence, finding violations of fundamental constitutional obligations.","searchable_name":"Brian R. 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Mit mehr als 25 Jahren Erfahrung vertritt er Private-Equity-Fonds, Family Offices und Unternehmen aus diversen Branchen bei inl\u0026auml;ndischen und grenz\u0026uuml;berschreitenden Fusionen und \u0026Uuml;bernahmen,\u0026nbsp;Transaktionen im Energiesektor sowie bei komplexen Umstrukturierungen, Insolvenzen und ESG-Themen und vertritt sie in damit verbundenen Rechtsstreitigkeiten. Er ber\u0026auml;t auch in Fragen der Corporate Governance und zu Haftungsthemen von Vorst\u0026auml;nden und leitenden Angestellten.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Peter Memminger hat mehr als 400 Transaktionen mit einem Gesamtwert von mehr als 30 Milliarden Euro abgewickelt. Dar\u0026uuml;ber hinaus verf\u0026uuml;gt er \u0026uuml;ber umfangreiche Erfahrung bei der Vertretung von Mandanten in Rechtsstreitigkeiten, die sich aus seiner T\u0026auml;tigkeit f\u0026uuml;r Unternehmen ergeben, und hat im Auftrag von Mandanten einige der bisher gr\u0026ouml;\u0026szlig;ten gesellschaftsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten in Deutschland gef\u0026uuml;hrt.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt wird Dr. Memminger von f\u0026uuml;hrenden Publikationen wie \u003cem\u003eChambers\u003c/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Legal 500\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJUVE\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIFLR\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHandelsblatt/Best Lawyers\u003c/em\u003e und anderen zu den f\u0026uuml;hrenden Anw\u0026auml;lten f\u0026uuml;r M\u0026amp;A und Private Equity gez\u0026auml;hlt.\u0026nbsp;Er h\u0026auml;lt regelm\u0026auml;\u0026szlig;ig Vortr\u0026auml;ge zu M\u0026amp;A-Themen und ist Dozent f\u0026uuml;r Internationales Recht und M\u0026amp;A an der Hochschule Fresenius. 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Roland Berger on various acquisitions and disposals{{ FIELD }}Alexander Rittweger on the sale of Loyalty Partner and various investments in start-ups in Germany and abroad{{ FIELD }}Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition and sale of the Linimed/Fazmed Group{{ FIELD }}Various other (international) funds, family offices and companies such as Apax, Advent, Carlyle or Tennebaum Capital Partners on various transactions and matters{{ FIELD }}Peter Memminger is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Frankfurt office and heads its M\u0026amp;A/Private Equity practice in Germany. Peter focuses on (public) M\u0026amp;A, corporate, and litigation work on behalf of private equity funds, family offices and large corporates. He helps clients with a broad range of domestic and global transactions including M\u0026amp;A, energy transactions, restructuring, insolvency and ESG matters and represents them in related corporate litigation. Peter also advises on corporate governance and directors' and officers' liability issues.\nWith more than 25 years of experience, Peter represents private equity funds, family offices and leading corporates across various industries in their domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and complex restructuring and insolvency matters. He has handled more than 400 transactions with an aggregate deal value of more than EUR 30 billion. Peter also has extensive experience with representing clients in litigation matters arising out of his corporate work and, on behalf of clients, has handled some of the largest corporate disputes in Germany to date. Clients appraise him for his unique combination of strong legal skills and strategic thinking with a deep economic understanding of the value drivers of transactions and negotiations.\nFor more than a decade, Peter has been ranked among the leading M\u0026amp;A and Private Equity lawyers by leading guides such as Chambers, Legal 500, JUVE, IFLR, Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers and others. He regularly speaks on M\u0026amp;A topics and lectures on international law and M\u0026amp;A at Hochschule Fresenius. Peter is a former Regional Ambassador for INSEAD's International Directors Program (IDP) in Germany and serves as member of various supervisory and advisory boards in Germany and abroad.\nPrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Peter founded his own boutique firm, Memminger LLP, before combining the practice with a Munich-based litigation boutique to form Bub Memminger \u0026amp; Partner LLP. Prior to establishing his own firm, Peter was a partner at Milbank, where he successfully established and expanded the corporate division, back then one of the youngest equity partners worldwide. Before working as a lawyer, Peter worked as an assistant to the board in the M\u0026amp;A department at JPMorgan Chase \u0026amp; Co. He also was a partner at a German restructuring fund and served on its investment committee from 2017 to 2020. 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His almost 30 years of experience spans upstream and downstream oil and gas, LNG, pipelines, chemicals, mining and power as well as energy transition including renewables, battery storage, hydrogen, geothermal, waste-to-energy, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and decommissioning.\u0026nbsp; He has acted on many landmark mergers and acquisitions (M\u0026amp;A) deals, joint ventures, long term offtake arrangements and development projects.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarren has received extensive recognition in \u003cem\u003eChambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eand Best Lawyers\u003c/em\u003e in the areas of energy/projects and corporate/M\u0026amp;A, and has been ranked at different times in Singapore, Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia. 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The transaction will result in PTTEP acquiring an indirect 22.1% interest in the Touat gas production project in Algeria. The remaining interests in the Touat project are held by ENI and the Algerian National Oil Company, Sonatrach.{{ FIELD }}An Indian energy company on various LNG SPAs, both as buyer and seller.{{ FIELD }}IMCD N.V., a global leading distribution partner and formulator of specialty chemicals and ingredients, on its acquisition of ResChem Technologies Australia and New Zealand.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on its participation in a major carbon capture and storage (CCS / CCUS) project in the Asia Pacific, including advising on joint ventures and the structuring of commercial arrangements.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on acquisition of 25 fuel retailing sites in South Australia from Viva Energy. In exchange, Chevron transferred 13 Caltex-branded sites in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia to Viva Energy.{{ FIELD }}Lazard Asset Management in the acquisition by Lazard Global Sustainable Private Infrastructure Fund of a 50% shareholding in Shawton Energy Limited, a solar PV project developer, installer and operator with a portfolio of existing projects that delivers renewable energy directly to commercial and industrial businesses.{{ FIELD }}Risco Energy on the sale of Tap Oil to an independent energy company. Tap Oil engages in oil and gas exploration and production in Australia and South East Asia and has a 30% joint venture interest in the Manora oil field in the Gulf of Thailand.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on a wide range of downstream energy projects and matters throughout Asia Pacific and the Middle East, including asset sales and purchases, crude oil sales, various joint ventures, lubricants supply arrangements and the marketing and branding of retail products, among other matters.{{ FIELD }}An international bidder for rights to develop a major offshore wind project in Victoria, Australia.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on the decommissioning of a significant upstream oil and gas project in Asia, including advising on international law obligations.{{ FIELD }}Macquarie Asset Management (\"MAM\"), via Macquarie Green Investment Group, on its acquisition of shares in Island Green Power Limited, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused primarily on the development of utility-scale solar plants.{{ FIELD }}PTTEP on entering into an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Sultanate of Oman for Block 12, which is a large onshore exploration block in Oman with an acreage of around 10,000 square kilometers.{{ FIELD }}An equipment supplier in respect of multiple wind farm projects in Australia.{{ FIELD }}An aluminum smelter on a range of energy related issues, including gas and power purchases and investments in energy projects.{{ FIELD }}Suntory on its partnering with Anellotech, Inc., a U.S.-based biochemical company, in the development of a plastics recycling technology. The partnership seeks to produce bio-based paraxylene from woodchips allowing 100% plant-derived PET bottles.{{ FIELD }}A bidder for the John Laing wind farm portfolio, comprising interests in assets across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, with a total capacity of 514MW.{{ FIELD }}A multinational energy company on joint venture arrangements to cover the future decommissioning of facilities.{{ FIELD }}A corporate power buyer in negotiating a long term power purchase arrangement with the developer of a greenfields wind farm in Australia. The arrangements involved a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (“VPPA”) with an innovative proxy revenue swap.{{ FIELD }}An Australian energy utility on negotiating gas sales and gas transportation agreements in multiple Australian states.{{ FIELD }}Sapura Upstream on its farm-in to three Australian offshore oil and gas permits and the associated formation of a joint venture with Finder Exploration Pty Ltd.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on an upstream oil and gas bid round in India.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on commercial arrangements for a downstream refinery joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Singapore-based Biomass Ventures in securing an investment from InfraCo Asia for the development of a biomass business in Sri Lanka. The business will create a supply chain for biomass and produce biomass pellets for power generation, both for domestic use and export.{{ FIELD }}Pan Pacific Petroleum NL on the sale of a 5% interest in Block 07/03 in the Nam Con Son Basin offshore Vietnam to Repsol Exploracion SA. Block 07/03 contains the Ca Rong Do $1.1 billion development stage oil and gas project.{{ FIELD }}TonenGeneral on its US$14 billion business integration with JX Group to form the largest oil refiner in Japan. The combined business, now known as ENEOS, conducts exploration, importation and refining of crude oil and the manufacture and sale of lubricants, chemicals and other petroleum products and invests in renewables and other energy businesses.  {{ FIELD }}ENEOS on its investment in Carbon Asset Solutions (“CAS”), a soil carbon sequestration business. CAS issues carbon credits based on the increase in carbon content in soil following sustainable agricultural practices.{{ FIELD }}TotalEnergies on the $3.2 billion sale of specialty chemical affiliate Atotech B.V., a global manufacturer of high technology plating solutions, to The Carlyle Group.{{ FIELD }}An international LNG buyer on the on-sale of cargoes from the Sabine Pass LNG project in Louisiana, USA.{{ FIELD }}Lundin Energy on the sale of certain upstream oil and gas interests in Indonesia to Medco Energy, including Lundin Energy's interests in the Lematang, South Sokang and Cendrawasih VII oil and gas blocks.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on its sale of its upstream oil and gas interests in Vietnam to State-owned energy company Petrovietnam. The interests comprised two Production Sharing Contracts and a transmission pipeline project.{{ FIELD }}TotalEnergies on the €1.74 billion (US$2.2 billion) acquisition by the French group Arkema, one of the world’s major players in specialty chemicals, of its Bostik affiliate, a global adhesives company.{{ FIELD }}A multinational energy company on its rights and potential remedies under a bilateral investment treaty and several production sharing contracts with a Southeast Asian State.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on its sale of its entire issued share capital in Chevron Overseas Petroleum, which held Chevron's interest in Cambodia Block A offshore oil and gas project, to KrisEnergy Ltd.{{ FIELD }}A Singaporean company on its application to the International Seabed Authority for a deep sea mineral exploration license and associated joint venture arrangements.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese utility on its LNG purchase arrangements, including designing a pro forma LNG purchase agreement and conducting a bid 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management business and producer of biomethane transport fuel made from landfill gas.{{ FIELD }}A private Indonesian energy company in relation to the sale of certain shale gas interests in Indonesia, and its investment in an Australian energy company.{{ FIELD }}Kansai Electric on its acquisition of an equity interest in and offtake from Pluto LNG project in Australia, which involved the acquisition of upstream oil and gas interests and facilities as well as long term LNG supply.{{ FIELD }}Chevron and its partners PetroVietnam, PTTEP and MOECO, on the development of the Block B gas project in Vietnam.{{ FIELD }}A confidential bidder for ConocoPhillips' oil and gas interests in Vietnam.{{ FIELD }}A confidential bidder for certain ExxonMobil oil and gas interests in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Pertamina on commercial arrangements for its Central Java floating LNG regas project.{{ FIELD }}Höegh LNG on its proposal to partner with DSME EnR and Petromin on a floating LNG production and export project in Papua New Guinea.{{ FIELD }}A State Owned Enterprise in developing a suite of pro forma energy services contracts for the Indonesian market.{{ FIELD }}Inpex on its engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the Masela Floating LNG Project in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}MedcoEnergi, an Indonesian energy company, in relation to its North Sumatra Block A gas development.{{ FIELD }}ConocoPhillips in relation to its US$9 billion acquisition of an interest in Origin Energy’s Queensland CBM assets, and the consequent formation of the APLNG joint venture.{{ FIELD }}A potential investor into a Bangladesh power project, including review of power purchase agreement and investment agreement with the Government of Bangladesh.{{ FIELD }}Tiger Energy Trading on a range of Indonesian coal sales agreements.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on the negotiation of a new Production Sharing Contract in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}A Singapore power buyer on the negotiation of power 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The combined value of the transactions was in excess of US$10 billion.{{ FIELD }}Darren Murphy acts on major energy transactions across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and Africa. His almost 30 years of experience spans upstream and downstream oil and gas, LNG, pipelines, chemicals, mining and power as well as energy transition including renewables, battery storage, hydrogen, geothermal, waste-to-energy, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and decommissioning.  He has acted on many landmark mergers and acquisitions (M\u0026amp;A) deals, joint ventures, long term offtake arrangements and development projects.\nDarren has received extensive recognition in Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, and Best Lawyers in the areas of energy/projects and corporate/M\u0026amp;A, and has been ranked at different times in Singapore, Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia. He was named the 2024 \"Lawyer of the Year\" Oil and Gas Law (Melbourne) by Best Lawyers. Darren has lived and worked in the United States, Singapore, and Australia, including working in-house for a NYSE-listed energy company in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the Australia-Pacific Chapter Regional Director for the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) and previously served as co-chair of the Energy Committee of AmCham Singapore and on the Singapore AIEN Committee.  He is a regular speaker and commentator on energy industry issues. Partner Ranked for Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources: Oil \u0026amp; Gas Chambers Global, 2010-2025 Ranked for Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources: Oil \u0026amp; Gas Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2010-2025 Ranked for Natural Resources (transactions and regulatory) Australia  Legal500 Named \"Lawyer of the Year\" Oil and Gas Law (Melbourne)  Best Lawyers, 2024 The University of Melbourne  The University of Melbourne  New South Wales Victoria Senior Courts of England and Wales Regional Director for the Association of International Energy Negotiators for the Australia Pacific region Williams on its first LNG investment through the US $250 million acquisition of interests in the Louisiana LNG project (a 27.6 Mtpa permitted LNG facility near Lake Charles) and Driftwood Pipeline (developer of the pipeline supporting the project) from Woodside Energy, advancing Williams’ Gulf Coast LNG initiative and strengthening its wellhead-to-water strategy. Chevron New Energies on its agreement with Mitsui Energy Development Co (MOECO) for the pilot testing of advanced geothermal technology, specifically advanced closed loop technology in the Niseko region of Hokkaido, Japan. PTTEP on the acquisition of 34% of the shares of E\u0026amp;E Algeria Touat B.V. from Engie International Corporation B.V. The transaction will result in PTTEP acquiring an indirect 22.1% interest in the Touat gas production project in Algeria. The remaining interests in the Touat project are held by ENI and the Algerian National Oil Company, Sonatrach. An Indian energy company on various LNG SPAs, both as buyer and seller. IMCD N.V., a global leading distribution partner and formulator of specialty chemicals and ingredients, on its acquisition of ResChem Technologies Australia and New Zealand. An international energy company on its participation in a major carbon capture and storage (CCS / CCUS) project in the Asia Pacific, including advising on joint ventures and the structuring of commercial arrangements. Chevron on acquisition of 25 fuel retailing sites in South Australia from Viva Energy. In exchange, Chevron transferred 13 Caltex-branded sites in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia to Viva Energy. Lazard Asset Management in the acquisition by Lazard Global Sustainable Private Infrastructure Fund of a 50% shareholding in Shawton Energy Limited, a solar PV project developer, installer and operator with a portfolio of existing projects that delivers renewable energy directly to commercial and industrial businesses. Risco Energy on the sale of Tap Oil to an independent energy company. Tap Oil engages in oil and gas exploration and production in Australia and South East Asia and has a 30% joint venture interest in the Manora oil field in the Gulf of Thailand. Chevron on a wide range of downstream energy projects and matters throughout Asia Pacific and the Middle East, including asset sales and purchases, crude oil sales, various joint ventures, lubricants supply arrangements and the marketing and branding of retail products, among other matters. An international bidder for rights to develop a major offshore wind project in Victoria, Australia. An international energy company on the decommissioning of a significant upstream oil and gas project in Asia, including advising on international law obligations. Macquarie Asset Management (\"MAM\"), via Macquarie Green Investment Group, on its acquisition of shares in Island Green Power Limited, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused primarily on the development of utility-scale solar plants. PTTEP on entering into an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Sultanate of Oman for Block 12, which is a large onshore exploration block in Oman with an acreage of around 10,000 square kilometers. An equipment supplier in respect of multiple wind farm projects in Australia. An aluminum smelter on a range of energy related issues, including gas and power purchases and investments in energy projects. Suntory on its partnering with Anellotech, Inc., a U.S.-based biochemical company, in the development of a plastics recycling technology. The partnership seeks to produce bio-based paraxylene from woodchips allowing 100% plant-derived PET bottles. A bidder for the John Laing wind farm portfolio, comprising interests in assets across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, with a total capacity of 514MW. A multinational energy company on joint venture arrangements to cover the future decommissioning of facilities. A corporate power buyer in negotiating a long term power purchase arrangement with the developer of a greenfields wind farm in Australia. The arrangements involved a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (“VPPA”) with an innovative proxy revenue swap. An Australian energy utility on negotiating gas sales and gas transportation agreements in multiple Australian states. Sapura Upstream on its farm-in to three Australian offshore oil and gas permits and the associated formation of a joint venture with Finder Exploration Pty Ltd. An international energy company on an upstream oil and gas bid round in India. An international energy company on commercial arrangements for a downstream refinery joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Singapore-based Biomass Ventures in securing an investment from InfraCo Asia for the development of a biomass business in Sri Lanka. The business will create a supply chain for biomass and produce biomass pellets for power generation, both for domestic use and export. Pan Pacific Petroleum NL on the sale of a 5% interest in Block 07/03 in the Nam Con Son Basin offshore Vietnam to Repsol Exploracion SA. Block 07/03 contains the Ca Rong Do $1.1 billion development stage oil and gas project. TonenGeneral on its US$14 billion business integration with JX Group to form the largest oil refiner in Japan. The combined business, now known as ENEOS, conducts exploration, importation and refining of crude oil and the manufacture and sale of lubricants, chemicals and other petroleum products and invests in renewables and other energy businesses.   ENEOS on its investment in Carbon Asset Solutions (“CAS”), a soil carbon sequestration business. CAS issues carbon credits based on the increase in carbon content in soil following sustainable agricultural practices. TotalEnergies on the $3.2 billion sale of specialty chemical affiliate Atotech B.V., a global manufacturer of high technology plating solutions, to The Carlyle Group. An international LNG buyer on the on-sale of cargoes from the Sabine Pass LNG project in Louisiana, USA. Lundin Energy on the sale of certain upstream oil and gas interests in Indonesia to Medco Energy, including Lundin Energy's interests in the Lematang, South Sokang and Cendrawasih VII oil and gas blocks. Chevron on its sale of its upstream oil and gas interests in Vietnam to State-owned energy company Petrovietnam. The interests comprised two Production Sharing Contracts and a transmission pipeline project. TotalEnergies on the €1.74 billion (US$2.2 billion) acquisition by the French group Arkema, one of the world’s major players in specialty chemicals, of its Bostik affiliate, a global adhesives company. A multinational energy company on its rights and potential remedies under a bilateral investment treaty and several production sharing contracts with a Southeast Asian State. Chevron on its sale of its entire issued share capital in Chevron Overseas Petroleum, which held Chevron's interest in Cambodia Block A offshore oil and gas project, to KrisEnergy Ltd. A Singaporean company on its application to the International Seabed Authority for a deep sea mineral exploration license and associated joint venture arrangements. A Japanese utility on its LNG purchase arrangements, including designing a pro forma LNG purchase agreement and conducting a bid round involving LNG producers from around the world. An Indonesian state-owned enterprise on contractual arrangements for a significant on-shore natural gas pipeline. 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Read more.","primary_title_id":75,"translated_fields":{"en":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eMichael is an\u0026nbsp;energy lawyer based in King \u0026amp; Spalding's Tokyo office. He\u0026nbsp;advises Japanese trading\u0026nbsp;houses, Korean utilities, and international oil companies on commercial transactions across the global energy sector, with a focus on oil \u0026amp; gas, LNG, and FPSO project finance.\u0026nbsp;His practice also covers hydrogen, ammonia, solar, and CCS.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael\u0026nbsp;regularly handles\u0026nbsp;EPC, terminal use, vessel charter, and product offtake matters across the conventional and new energy space. 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(MODEC), Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) as sponsors on the USD 205 million sale of the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills operating offshore Ghana to Tullow Oil.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 969 million project financing of the FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 offshore Brazil and related 25-year charter contract with Petrobras.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.35 billion project financing of the FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 offshore Brazil and related 21-year charter contract with Petrobras.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.13 billion project financing of the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 offshore Brazil and related 20-year charter contact with TotalEnergies.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, and MOL as sponsors on the project financing of the FPSO MIAMTE MV34 offshore Mexico and related 15-year charter contract with ENI - the first project financing of an FPSO in Mexico.{{ FIELD }}Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) on a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Woodside Energy.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui on the development of the 1 mtpa TA'ZIZ low-carbon ammonia plant with ADNOC in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its investment in Project Yuri, a solar PV powered renewable hydrogen to ammonia project in Western Australia with ENGIE.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its participation in the 9.6 mmtpa Ruwais LNG Project in Abu Dhabi, the first LNG export facility in the MENA region to run on clean power.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its 20% investment in Xurya Ptd. Ltd., a distributed solar power generation operator in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) as sponsor on the development of the Jafurah cogeneration independent steam and power producer (ISPP) project in Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}POSCO International Corporation, ONGC Videsh Limited, KOGAS, and Gail (India) Limited on the development of the Shwe Gas Project offshore Myanmar.{{ FIELD }}Summit Oil and Shipping Company on commercial agreements with Petrobangla relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh.{{ FIELD }}BW Maritime on commercial agreements with Italy’s Snam Group relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Italy.{{ FIELD }}Chevron in connection with its operations in the Chuandongbei sour gas field in Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, China.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the corporate restructuring of its fuels trading business in the US.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the drafting of its template form Master LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG MSPA).{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on a a long-term LNG SPA with a Korean utility company.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with a Japanese utility company for the sale and purchase of multiple LNG cargoes.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the negotiation and drafting of an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with QatarEnergy.{{ FIELD }}ENI on its acquisition of Chevron's interests, including operatorship, in the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project from Chevron.{{ FIELD }}Kuwait Petroleum, Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan and PetroVietnam in connection with the development of the USD 9 billion Nghi Son Refinery \u0026amp; Petrochemical Project in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, including construction, procurement, and product offtake arrangements relating to the project.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) on the USD 10 billion Block B gas project in Vietnam encompassing the development of an offshore gas field and pipeline linking the field to a gas-fired power plant complex.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy Oil) in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in offshore Block 15-1/05 in Vietnam from PetroVietnam and SK.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the sale of a 30% stake in all of its offshore Malaysia oil and gas assets to PT Pertamina for USD 2 billion.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the acquisition of a 20% participating interest in offshore Block 13/03 PSC in Vietnam from Santos.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in Deepwater Block 2A PSC in Malaysia from BHP.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its farm-in to a 50% participating interest and operatorship in the Deepwater Block 2C PSC in Malaysia from SapuraKencana, Mitsubishi Corporation and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its operations and pre-emption rights in the CA-1 and CA-2 Production Sharing Agreements in Brunei.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the 50% sale of its participating interest in Block 48 offshore oil \u0026amp; gas exploration block in Suriname to PETRONAS Carigali and the corresponding Joint Operating Agreement entered into between Murphy Oil and PETRONAS Carigali.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its divestment of three offshore oil \u0026amp; gas exploration blocks in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil on the negotiation and drafting of two Joint Operating Agreements with Mitsui E\u0026amp;P Australia in connection with two offshore Australia oil and gas exploration permits.{{ FIELD }}Michael is an energy lawyer based in King \u0026amp; Spalding's Tokyo office. He advises Japanese trading houses, Korean utilities, and international oil companies on commercial transactions across the global energy sector, with a focus on oil \u0026amp; gas, LNG, and FPSO project finance. His practice also covers hydrogen, ammonia, solar, and CCS. \nMichael regularly handles EPC, terminal use, vessel charter, and product offtake matters across the conventional and new energy space. He also completed an 18-month secondment to the energy legal department of a major Japanese trading company in Tokyo and, prior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, spent several years working in-house for a US upstream oil \u0026amp; gas company, in Houston and Kuala Lumpur.\nMichael is admitted to practice law in Texas and is qualified as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association). He is fluent in Japanese (JLPT N1). Michael Meade lawyer Senior Associate Randolph-Macon College  Keio University Keio University University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Law Center Texas Japan Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Association of International Energy Negotiators Japan – Gaikokuhojimubengoshi (Admitted 12/25/2025; Reg. #G1387) MODEC, Inc. (MODEC), Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) as sponsors on the USD 205 million sale of the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills operating offshore Ghana to Tullow Oil. MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 969 million project financing of the FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 offshore Brazil and related 25-year charter contract with Petrobras. MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.35 billion project financing of the FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 offshore Brazil and related 21-year charter contract with Petrobras. MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.13 billion project financing of the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 offshore Brazil and related 20-year charter contact with TotalEnergies. MODEC, Mitsui, and MOL as sponsors on the project financing of the FPSO MIAMTE MV34 offshore Mexico and related 15-year charter contract with ENI - the first project financing of an FPSO in Mexico. Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) on a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Woodside Energy. Mitsui on the development of the 1 mtpa TA'ZIZ low-carbon ammonia plant with ADNOC in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. Mitsui in connection with its investment in Project Yuri, a solar PV powered renewable hydrogen to ammonia project in Western Australia with ENGIE. Mitsui in connection with its participation in the 9.6 mmtpa Ruwais LNG Project in Abu Dhabi, the first LNG export facility in the MENA region to run on clean power. Mitsui in connection with its 20% investment in Xurya Ptd. Ltd., a distributed solar power generation operator in Indonesia. Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) as sponsor on the development of the Jafurah cogeneration independent steam and power producer (ISPP) project in Saudi Arabia. POSCO International Corporation, ONGC Videsh Limited, KOGAS, and Gail (India) Limited on the development of the Shwe Gas Project offshore Myanmar. Summit Oil and Shipping Company on commercial agreements with Petrobangla relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh. BW Maritime on commercial agreements with Italy’s Snam Group relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Italy. Chevron in connection with its operations in the Chuandongbei sour gas field in Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, China. A Japanese trading house on the corporate restructuring of its fuels trading business in the US. A Japanese trading house on the drafting of its template form Master LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG MSPA). A Japanese trading house on a a long-term LNG SPA with a Korean utility company. A Japanese trading house on an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with a Japanese utility company for the sale and purchase of multiple LNG cargoes. A Japanese trading house on the negotiation and drafting of an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with QatarEnergy. ENI on its acquisition of Chevron's interests, including operatorship, in the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project from Chevron. Kuwait Petroleum, Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan and PetroVietnam in connection with the development of the USD 9 billion Nghi Son Refinery \u0026amp; Petrochemical Project in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, including construction, procurement, and product offtake arrangements relating to the project. Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) on the USD 10 billion Block B gas project in Vietnam encompassing the development of an offshore gas field and pipeline linking the field to a gas-fired power plant complex. Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy Oil) in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in offshore Block 15-1/05 in Vietnam from PetroVietnam and SK. Murphy Oil in connection with the sale of a 30% stake in all of its offshore Malaysia oil and gas assets to PT Pertamina for USD 2 billion. Murphy Oil in connection with the acquisition of a 20% participating interest in offshore Block 13/03 PSC in Vietnam from Santos. Murphy Oil in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in Deepwater Block 2A PSC in Malaysia from BHP. 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Murphy Oil on the negotiation and drafting of two Joint Operating Agreements with Mitsui E\u0026amp;P Australia in connection with two offshore Australia oil and gas exploration permits.","searchable_name":"Michael Meade","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null}]}}