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Vinson & Elkins was named a Vault Law 100 firm, an annual assessment of the most prestigious firms in the U.S. as voted on by law firm associates from across the country. The firm received two top spots – as the Best Firm in Texas and the Best Law Firm in Energy, Oil & Gas.

Vinson & Elkins advised Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in its entry into an agreement to purchase up to $1.1 billion of equity interests in Tallgrass Energy, LP from affiliates of Enagas, S.A., representing an approximate 30.2% ownership interest in Tallgrass.

Vinson & Elkins advised Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., an energy infrastructure company providing oilfield products, services, and infrastructure solutions, in its acquisition of Mobile Energy Rentals LLC, a supplier of mobile power source equipment including generators, transformers, and power distribution systems for electric companies and electric cooperatives.

Vinson & Elkins advised Elevation Midstream, LLC (“Elevation”), an energy midstream gathering and processing company based in Denver, Colorado, in its combination with Platte River Holdings (“Platte River”), a subsidiary of ARB Midstream, LLC (“ARB”).

Vinson & Elkins advised Grayson Mill Holdings II, LLC and Grayson Mill Holdings III, LLC (together, “GM”), both private companies backed by EnCap Investments L.P. (“EnCap”), in GM’s sale to WPX Energy Williston, LLC, an affiliate of Devon Energy Corporation (“Devon”), of certain entities affiliated with GM holding oil and gas properties, rights and related assets located in the Williston and Powder River Basins for an unadjusted purchase price of $5.0 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Berhane brings significant experience and deep market knowledge advising private equity sponsors and other private and public companies in a wide range of finance transactions

Heriaud brings broad experience advising clients in various sectors on equity, debt and hybrid finance and M&A transactions and corporate governance.

Vinson & Elkins advised New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) (the “Company”) in connection with an underwritten public offering of $60 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.125% senior notes due 2029 (the “Notes”).

Vinson & Elkins advised LandBridge Company LLC (“LandBridge”) in connection with its initial public offering of 14,500,000 Class A shares at a price to the public of $17.00 per Class A share (the “Offering”).

Vinson & Elkins advised Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NASDAQ: PAA) (“PAA”) in connection with an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of $650 million aggregate principal amount of 5.700% senior notes due 2034 at a price to the public of 99.953%.

Vinson & Elkins advised XCL Resources, LLC (“XCL”), a private company backed by EnCap Investments L.P. (“EnCap”) and Rice Investment Group (“Rice”), in its sale to SM Energy (the “Company”) of Uinta Basin oil and gas assets owned by certain entities affiliated with XCL for an unadjusted purchase price of $2.55 billion.