Mike’s practice covers general corporate and securities matters with a particular emphasis on companies in the oil and gas industry.

Mike assists clients in U.S. capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. He also regularly advises companies in connection with periodic SEC reporting, corporate governance and compliance matters.

Representative Experience

Mike’s deal experience includes representation of:

• The underwriters in a $1.5 billion senior notes offering by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Aug. 2022)
• The financial advisor to the Conflicts Committee of the board of directors of the general partner of Shell Midstream Partners LP in connection with the purchase of common units by Shell USA, Inc. (July 2022)
• The sales agents in a $100 million equity distribution program by W&T Offshore, Inc. (Mar. 2022)
• The initial purchasers in a $300 million senior notes offering by a pipeline company (Feb. 2022)
• The underwriters in a $765 million secondary offering by CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc. of common units representing limited partner interests in Energy Transfer LP (Dec. 2021)
• The sales agents in a $30 million equity distribution program by Tidewater Inc. (Nov. 2021)
• The underwriters in a $800 million senior notes offering by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Nov. 2021)
• The underwriter in a $10 million preferred equity offering by MIND Technology, Inc. (Nov. 2021)
• The initial purchasers in a $600 million senior notes offering by a pipeline company (Sept. 2021)

• The underwriters in connection with Perpetua Resources Corp.’s $57.5 million offering of common stock (Aug. 2021)
• The underwriters in connection with $34.5 million offering of senior notes by Ramaco Resources, Inc. (July 2021)
• Sunlight Financial LLC in connection with its $1.3 billion business combination with Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, an NYSE-listed special purpose acquisition company (July 2021)
• The underwriters in a $900 million preferred equity offering by Energy Transfer LP (June 2021)
• The sales agent in a $50 million equity distribution program by KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (June 2021)
• The initial purchasers in a $300 million senior notes offering by a pipeline company (Apr. 2021)
• The underwriters in a $12 million equity offering by PHX Minerals Inc. (Apr. 2021)
• The underwriters in a $750 million senior notes offering by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Feb. 2021)
• The sales agent in a $75 million note distribution program for Scorpio Tankers Inc. (Jan. 2021)
• The underwriters in a $300 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Dec. 2020)
• The underwriters in a $1.25 billion senior notes offering by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Aug. 2020)
• The initial purchasers in a $500 million senior notes offering by a pipeline company (June 2020)
• The underwriters in a $28 million senior notes offering by Scorpio Tankers Inc. (May 2020)
• The underwriters in a $500 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (May 2020)
• The initial purchasers in a $1.0 billion senior notes offering by a pipeline company (Feb. 2020)
• The initial purchasers in a $100 million senior notes offering by a pipeline company (Nov. 2019)
• A Dow 30 company in its $1.5 billion registered notes offering (Sept. 2019)
• The underwriters in a $500 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Aug. 2019)
• The initial purchasers in a $120 million convertible senior notes offering by CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (Aug. 2019)
• A Dow 30 company in its $4.0 billion registered notes offering (Apr. 2019)
• The initial purchasers in a $750 million senior notes offering by USA Compression Partners, LP and USA Compression Finance Corp. (Mar. 2019)
• The underwriters in a $500 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Jan. 2019)
• The underwriters in a $4.0 billion senior notes offering by Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. (Jan. 2019)
• The underwriters in a $48 million preferred equity offering by CAI International, Inc. (Aug. 2018)

• A Dow 30 company in its $16 billion registered notes offering (June 2018)

• The underwriter in a $81 million secondary equity offering by a unitholder of USA Compression Partners, LP (June 2018)
• The underwriters in a $3.0 billion senior notes offering by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (June 2018)
• The underwriters in a $93 million equity offering by Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (Apr. 2018)
• The underwriters in a $44 million preferred equity offering by CAI International, Inc. (Mar. 2018)
• The underwriters in the $96 million initial public offering of Quintana Energy Services Inc. (Feb. 2018)
• The sales agent in the commencement of a $120 million equity distribution program by Höegh LNG Partners LP (Jan. 2018)
• The placement agents in a $300 million preferred equity offering by Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (Nov. 2017)
• The underwriters in a $1.5 billion preferred equity offering by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Nov. 2017)
• The underwriters in a $500 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Oct. 2017)
• The underwriters in a $2.25 billion senior notes offering by Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations L.P. (Sept. 2017)
• Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. in its $95 million public offering of preferred stock (Sept. 2017)
• Basic Energy Services, Inc. in the commencement of a $50 million equity distribution program (Aug. 2017)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $100 million equity distribution program by Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (May 2017)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $750 million equity distribution program by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (May 2017)
• Just Energy Group Inc. in the commencement of a $150 million preferred equity distribution program (May 2017)
• The subsidiary of a Japanese oil and gas company in its acquisition of a 30% equity interest in a subsidiary of a global commodities merchant (May 2017)
• Just Energy Group Inc. in a $100 million follow-on preferred equity offering (Feb. 2017)
• The underwriters in a $56 million follow-on equity offering by Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (Oct. 2016)
• The underwriters in a $500 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Sept. 2016)
• The underwriters in a $46 million preferred equity offering by Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (Aug. 2016)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $1.5 billion equity distribution program by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (July 2016)
• Flotek Industries, Inc. in its $30 million private placement of common stock (July 2016)
• The underwriters in a $303 million follow-on equity offering by Genesis Energy, L.P. (July 2016)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $40 million preferred equity distribution program by Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (June 2016)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $400 million equity distribution program by Genesis Energy, L.P. (June 2016)
• The underwriters in a $119 million follow-on equity offering by Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (May 2016)
• The underwriters in a $19 million preferred equity offering by Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (Apr. 2016)
• The underwriters in a $650 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Feb. 2016)
• Shareholders of a Texas corporation in the sale of their integrated packaging and display business for $22 million (Feb. 2016)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $50 million equity distribution program by Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (Feb. 2016)
• Archer Well Company Inc. in the contribution of its well services subsidiaries to Quintana Energy Services LP (Dec. 2015)
• TETRA Technologies, Inc. in its $125 million private placement of senior notes (Nov. 2015)
• The underwriters in a $750 million senior notes offering by Genesis Energy, L.P. and Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (July 2015)
• The underwriters in a $393 million follow-on equity offering by Genesis Energy, L.P. (July 2015)
• The initial purchasers in a $500 million senior notes offering by Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (July 2015)
• The underwriters in a $3 billion senior notes offering by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (June 2015)
• The underwriters in a $50 million follow-on equity offering by Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (May 2015)
• The underwriters in the $427 million initial public offering of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (May 2015)
• The underwriters in a $1 billion senior notes offering by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (May 2015)
• The underwriters in a $2.5 billion senior notes offering by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Mar. 2015)
• The underwriters in a $500 million senior notes offering by Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Mar. 2015)
• Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. in its $111 million public offering of common stock (Feb. 2015)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $1 billion equity distribution program by Regency Energy Partners LP (Jan. 2015)
• A publicly traded insurance company in its $110 million acquisition of a crop insurance business (Jan. 2015)
• The underwriters in the $48 million initial public offering of Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (Dec. 2014)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $1.5 billion equity distribution program by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (Nov. 2014)
• The initial purchasers in a $105 million 144A private placement of senior notes by Natural Resource Partners L.P. and NRP Finance Corporation (Oct. 2014)
• The underwriters in a $102 million follow-on equity offering by Natural Resource Partners L.P. (Oct. 2014)
• A private equity fund in its $125 million acquisition of a horizontal directional drilling company (July 2014)
• The underwriters in a $48 million follow-on equity offering by The Cushing^® Royalty & Income Fund (July 2014)
• Basic Energy Services, Inc. in its $157 million secondary offering of common stock on behalf of selling stockholders (June 2014)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $400 million equity distribution program by Regency Energy Partners LP (May 2014)
• The underwriters in a $350 million senior notes offering by Genesis Energy, L.P. and Genesis Energy Finance Corporation (May 2014)
• The sales agents in the commencement of a $1 billion equity distribution program by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (May 2014)
• The sole underwriter in a $314 million public offering of common stock by Oasis Petroleum Inc. (Dec. 2013)
• The sales agents in the commencement of $75 million equity distribution program by Natural Resource Partners L.P. (Nov. 2013)

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, University of Houston Law Center, cum laude, Order of the Barons, Notes & Comments Editor, Houston Law Review, 2013BA, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008