Sameer V. Mohan

Partner

Houston Phone +1.713.890.5737 Fax +1.713.890.5001

1000 Louisiana St., Suite 4000//Houston, TX 77002-5006//United States

Sameer V. Mohan currently serves as deputy leader of the firm’s global corporate and business transactions practice, while concurrently serving as office leader of the Houston and Dallas corporate and business transactions practice. Sameer maintains a broad-based domestic and cross-border corporate and transactional practice across various industries including energy, life sciences and healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and sports. He represents public and private companies, including private equity funds and their portfolio companies, in complex transactions involving major infrastructure projects and joint ventures, with a primary focus on strategic mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Selected Representations

BP Products North America in its joint acquisition with ArcLight Capital Partners LLC of all of the outstanding shares of Thorntons Inc., a gasoline and convenience store chain with more than 190 locations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee
Trillium Flow Technologies, a portfolio company of private equity firm First Reserve, in its acquisition of Termomeccanica Pompe, a supplier of related spare parts as well as the related maintenance and after-sales services
MPLX LP in a joint venture with WhiteWater Midstream, West Texas Gas, and Cheniere Energy regarding the construction, ownership, and operation of a 21.5 mile, 42-inch natural gas pipeline to be known as the ADCC Pipeline
MPLX LP in the joint venture with WhiteWater, EnLink Midstream, LLC and Devon Energy Corp. for the construction of the Matterhorn Express Pipeline which has been designed to transport up to 2.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas through approximately 490 miles of 42-inch pipeline from Waha, Texas, to the Katy area near Houston, Texas
MPLX Delaware Basin NGL LLC, a subsidiary of MPLX LP (MPLX) and Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC), in a joint venture with WhiteWater Midstream LLC to acquire a 30% interest in a 323-mile natural gas liquids pipeline in Texas from EPIC Midstream LLC
Pon Holdings BV and its subsidiary URUS Group LP in connection with URUS’s $170 million acquisition of Trans Ova Genetics, an industry-leading animal reproductive technologies company, from its parent company Precigen Inc.
Pon North America in the sale of a majority stake in The Hiller Companies Inc., a company that specializes in fire detection and suppression systems for commercial and industrial, marine and offshore, and government and military clients and its subsidiaries, to Littlejohn Capital
NBA player James Harden and his company 13 Endeavors LLC in connection with a new majority ownership of the Houston Dynamo Football Club, a Major League Soccer franchise, along with the previous acquisition of his interest in the club along with the Houston Dash, a Women’s Major League Soccer franchise and leasing rights to BBVA Compass Stadium
Sonrava Health and Western Dental Services Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners which operates under the regional and local brands of DentalWorks, Perfect Teeth, and Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners
The management team of SPL LLC, a leader in testing, inspection, and certification services for energy and environmental markets, in its sale to Sentinel Capital Partners
Pyrotek, a global engineering leader and innovator of performance-improving technical solutions, integrated systems design and consulting services for customers in the aluminum industry, in the sale of its battery materials division to Anovion
Pon North America and its subsidiary, Setpoint Integrated Solutions, in the acquisition of Valsource International, a company that specializes in comprehensive control valve and pipeline repair services for maintenance, emergency and scheduled outage requirements
The Hiller Cos., a subsidiary of Pon North America, in its recent acquisitions of A&D Fire Sprinklers, Inc., American Fire Technologies, Systems Management Group, and Carolina Fire Control, Inc.
HMT LLC, a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital, in the acquisition of Dunham Engineering Inc. and Allentech Inc., respectively
Represented Centennial Hospice in its sale to Traditions Health, a portfolio company of Dorilton Capital Advisors
Represented Gastro Care Partners Management, a portfolio company of Varsity Healthcare Partners, in a new practice affiliation with Gastroenterology Associates of Wyoming
UK-based Megger Group Ltd., a portfolio company of TBG AG, a Swiss based conglomerate,in a carve-out acquisition of the Baker Instrument Co. division of SKF USA Inc.
Alpine Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity fund, in the formation and establishment of the Midwest Vision Partners platform and the corresponding investments in various vision care businesses in Ohio and Michigan
Western Dental Services Inc. a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in an acquisition of the dental service organization operations from various affiliates of The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
A publicly traded global industrial engineering and manufacturing company with respect to various strategic acquisitions in the United States
A Texas and Colorado-focused exploration and production company with respect to a $100 million investment from a private equity sponsor
The world’s largest oilfield services company with respect to multiple acquisition and investment transactions ranging from $150 million to $500 million with exploration and production companies
A major offshore midstream joint venture company in an interconnect and construction agreement for a multibillion dollar deepwater crude pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico with an operator of interconnect facilities on behalf of a consortium of oil producers
A major offshore midstream company in a joint venture with another major offshore pipeline company to construct a new natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of a consortium of gas producers
A midstream company in the acquisition of a $200 million natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline and gas conditioning plant in North Dakota
A private equity-sponsored energy midstream company in a construction and processing agreement with respect to an off-gas processing plant project with a major refiner in Louisiana
A publicly held exploration and production company in the divestiture of two major pipeline systems in Mississippi and Louisiana for approximately $250 million in a drop-down transaction to a master limited partnership venture
A US oil field service company in the negotiation of an international joint venture with a Saudi Arabia-based company
A US oil field equipment company in the negotiation of a joint venture company with a Brazil-based partner
A large privately held produce and farming company with respect to several strategic acquisitions of industry peers in the United States and Mexico
A private equity-sponsored specialty healthcare management company in several acquisitions in the United States
A major healthcare system regarding a joint venture with an urgent-care company in Texas
A Georgia-based hospital system with respect to divestiture of dialysis business to large publicly held dialysis services company
A major Texas-based academic healthcare system with respect to various acquisitions of strategic assets