Matt Hortenstine
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036
Matt focuses his practice on private equity fund formation and operation, including structuring, negotiation, carry and equity arrangements, governance, and regulatory matters. His experience covers a range of asset classes, including energy, real estate, buyout, and growth equity. Matt also advises private equity funds and their sponsors on business and transactional matters, including co-investments, portfolio company matters, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as general corporate matters.
Experience Highlights
Representation of multiple sponsors in the formation of private equity funds, venture capital funds and other fund matters, including:
- Ridgewood Energy and Ridgewood Infrastructure
- White Deer Energy
- Roots Management Group
- Clovis Point Capital
Apollo Global Management in an equity commitment to affiliates of Momentum Minerals, LLC, a premier mineral and royalty acquisition fund headquartered in Houston, Texas
Takkion Holdings, a subsidiary of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest in Transportation Partners & Logistics, a leading provider of logistics, transportation, and supply chain management solutions serving renewable energy and industrial markets
Apollo Global Management in the acquisition of an approximately $1 billion portfolio from GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services unit
Riata Capital Group in its recapitalization of Greenix Pest Control, a residential pest control platform
Chisholm Oil and Gas in its strategic combination with Gastar Exploration to create a leading STACK E&P company
Salt Fork Resources, a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings, in the sale of natural gas and oil properties to Ascent Resources and cash contribution by Riverstone to Ascent
Double Eagle Energy Holdings III in the formation of DoublePoint Energy with FourPoint Permian and DoublePoint’s subsequent acquisition of assets from undisclosed sellers
Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital, a SPAC, in its $345 million initial public offering of units
Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its initial public offering of units (In Registration)
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., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, in its business combination with Fisker Inc., a developer of eco-friendly electric vehicles
Credentials
- Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2017 (Editor-in-Chief, Law & Business Review of the Americas)
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government, 2014
- Selected to the New York Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2023 and 2024
- New York
- InsightNovember 8, 2024
V&E CTA Update
- Rankings & AwardsNovember 1, 2024
- Deals & CasesOctober 21, 2024
- InsightMarch 12, 2024
V&E CTA Update
- InsightJanuary 31, 2024
- InsightJanuary 30, 2024
V&E CTA Update
- InsightJanuary 11, 2024
V&E CTA Update
- InsightNovember 17, 2023
- Rankings & AwardsSeptember 22, 2023
- Deals & CasesSeptember 5, 2023
- Deals & CasesJune 21, 2023
- Deals & CasesJune 30, 2022