K. Stancell Haigwood
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036
Stancell focuses her practice on advising private equity funds and their portfolio companies in all aspects of their business and investments, with a particular focus on large and complex corporate transactions (including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, strategic investments, SPACs and initial public offerings) and general corporate needs (including advising on securities law, corporate governance and other general corporate matters).
In addition, Stancell represents both buyers and sellers on public and private acquisitions, unsolicited bids, joint ventures and other transactions spanning a variety of industry sectors. Stancell also has extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters on securities offerings (including IPOs and debt and equity financings), ’34 Act filings and related matters, listing exchange requirements and corporate governance and board of directors matters.
Experience Highlights
Ellington Financial Inc. in its $154 million acquisition of Arlington Asset Investment Corp. for a combination of stock and cash consideration
Focus Financial Partners, a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, in its $7 billion acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, a SPAC, in its $1.39 billion business combination with Hammerhead Resources, a Calgary-based energy company
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation III, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings, in its $1.2 billion business combination with Solid Power, an all-solid-state electric vehicle battery producer
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings, in its $1.2 billion business combination with Tritium, a Brisbane-based developer and manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles
Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II in its $1.4 billion business combination with Volta Industries, an industry leader in commerce-centric electric vehicle charging networks
Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings, in its $2.1 billion business combination with Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles
Comscore, a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, in its recapitalization involving investments from Charter Communications Holding Company, Qurate Retail and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management
The Lion Electric Company, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, in its $1.9 billion combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a SPAC
Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. in its $1.75 billion business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles
Tortoise Acquisition Corp. in the $1 billion business combination with Hyliion Inc., a developer and manufacturer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles that significantly reduce emissions
Arc Logistics Partners and Lightfoot Capital Partners in the $422 million sale of the general partner of, and all of the outstanding common units in, Arc Logistics to Zenith Energy Management
Focus Financial Partners Inc. in its $615 million initial public offering of common stock
Black Stone Minerals, L.P. in its $428 million initial public offering of common units
Natural Resources Partners L.P. in its $250 million private placement of Class A convertible preferred units to funds affiliated with Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and GoldenTree Asset Management
Double Eagle Energy Permian in its $2.8 billion sale of certain undeveloped acreage and producing oil and gas properties in the core of the Midland Basin to Parsley Energy
Riverstone Holdings in its capacity as second lien lender and private equity sponsor in connection with Fieldwood Energy’s restructuring, including the conversion of more than $1.6 billion in funded debt to equity, its $525 million new money rights offering, and the acquisition of Noble Energy’s deepwater assets in the Gulf of Mexico, all as effectuated through prepackaged chapter 11 cases
Focus Financial Partners in an investment by Stone Point Capital and KKR that values Focus at approximately $2 billion
Credentials
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2014
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Economics with distinction, 2011
- Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings, 2024; M&A/Corporate & Commerical: Private Equity Buyouts, 2024
- New York
- Deals & CasesAugust 29, 2024
- Deals & CasesAugust 19, 2024
- Rankings & AwardsJune 12, 2024
- Deals & CasesMarch 6, 2024
- InsightJanuary 25, 2024
V&E SEC Update
- Deals & CasesNovember 14, 2023
- Deals & CasesNovember 6, 2023
- Deals & CasesSeptember 14, 2023
- Deals & CasesJuly 3, 2023
- Deals & CasesMay 30, 2023
- Deals & CasesMay 19, 2023
- Deals & CasesMarch 2, 2023
- Deals & CasesFebruary 27, 2023
- Deals & CasesFebruary 14, 2023
- Deals & CasesJanuary 4, 2023
- InsightDecember 9, 2022
Published by University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Winter 2022, Vol. 45, Issue 2
- Deals & CasesDecember 8, 2022
- Deals & CasesOctober 21, 2022
- Deals & CasesOctober 17, 2022
- Deals & CasesSeptember 26, 2022
- Deals & CasesJune 28, 2022
- Deals & CasesJune 27, 2022
- Deals & CasesJune 17, 2022
- InsightJune 14, 2022
V&E SEC Update
- InsightMay 6, 2022
V&E SEC Update
- InsightMarch 30, 2022
V&E SPAC Update
- Deals & CasesJanuary 22, 2021
- “SPAC Regulation – Past, Present and Future,” University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Winter 2022, Vol. 45, Issue 2 (co-author)