Diamondback Energy, Inc. and Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. to Merge to Create a Premier Permian Independent Oil and Gas Company

Vinson & Elkins advised Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. (“Endeavor”) in its entry into a definitive merger agreement with Diamondback Energy, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $26 billion, inclusive of Endeavor’s net debt.

The Vinson & Elkins team was led by partners Doug McWilliams, Bryan Loocke and Jackson O’Maley, with assistance from senior associate Michael Zarcaro and associates Matt Fiorillo, Josh Rutenberg and Ronnie Braxton. Other key team members were senior associates Alex Lewis and Jordan Fossee; counsel Megan Menniti and associates Sebastian Devora and Vestita Zumot; partners David D’Alessandro and Patricia Adams, counsel Regina Ibarra, senior associate Mary Daniel Morgan and associate Cassandra Zarate; counsel Alex Bluebond and associate Ashley Plunk; partner Matt Dobbins and associate Kelly Rondinelli; and partner Damien Lyster and associate Reagan Lutter.

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