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Trevor’s practice focuses on representing public companies in their securities, mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions and governance matters.  He serves clients in a range of industries, including renewable energy, oil and natural gas E\u0026amp;P, oilfield services, manufacturing, commercial banking and finance and investment banking. \nTrevor is experienced in domestic and cross-border initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on offerings, public and private M\u0026amp;A (including substantial cross-border experience) and SPAC transactions. He also assists public company clients with annual Exchange Act reporting, beneficial ownership and Section 16 issues and corporate governance.  He also represents certain select private companies with their board-level governance issues, shareholder engagement and investment matters.\nTrevor has been ranked as a Texas Rising Star for securities \u0026amp; corporate finance by Thomas Reuters in 2015 and 2017-2020. Trevor Pinkerton lawyer Partner Capital Markets: Equity Offerings Legal 500 US, 2025 Texas Rising Star, securities \u0026amp; corporate finance Thomson Reuters, 2015 and 2017-2020 Rice University Rice University Emory University Emory University School of Law Emory University Emory University School of Law Texas Texas Bar Foundation – Fellow Houston Bar Association – Campaign for the Homeless Committee; Historical Committee; Literacy Campaign; Member Represented USA Rare Earth, LLC in its de-SPAC transaction with Inflection Point Acquistion Corp. II, which was renamed USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) Represented Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) in an underwritten registered offering of $1.25 billion of its senior notes Represented Chord Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CHRD) on the offer and sale of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.750% notes due 2033 in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Reg. 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Represented a major California utility in a registered debt offering and securitization of approximately $338 million of recovery bonds. Advised a residential solar provider in 144A offerings and securitizations totaling approximately $650 million. Represented underwriters, led by Credit Suisse, in a range of offerings by frac sand company of approximately $600 million of MLP units. Represented an NYSE-listed bank holding company in its acquisition of $3.2 billion asset bank holding company for approximately $550 million. Represented a downstream energy company in its acquisition of NYSE-listed refining entity for approximately $465 million. Represented a Nasdaq-listed E\u0026amp;P company's cross-border equity offering of approximately $50 million. Represented a manufacturing and distribution company listed on Nasdaq in its offering of approximately $150 million in equity in follow-on and ATM offerings. 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Austin focuses his practice on advising public and private companies, including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and family-owned companies with respect to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, project development, other complex commercial transactions, and general corporate and business matters.\nAustin has extensive experience across a wide range of industries, including energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, distribution, industrials services, printing and paper, packaging, food and beverage, engineered materials, renewable energy, oilfield equipment and healthcare.\nBefore joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Austin graduated with High Honors from Emory University School of Law in 2020 and was invited to join the Order of the Coif. While in law school, he was an Executive Managing Editor on the Emory Law Journal. Austin also had his work, Patent Wars: The Attack of Blockchain, published in the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal in 2020. Associate The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas School of Law Emory University Emory University School of Law Texas Represented Quanta Services, Inc. in its acquisition of Cupertino Electric, Inc., a California based electrical infrastructure solutions provider to the technology, renewable energy and data center industries, for $1.54 billion in cash and Quanta common stock. Represented Quantum Capital Group in its $3 billion acquisition of Cogentrix Energy from The Carlyle Group. The Cogentrix platform is comprised of 5.3 gigawatts of efficient and flexible natural gas-fired power plants, located throughout PJM, ERCOT and ISO-NE. 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