Mitchell T. Holliman
Associate
Mitchell (Mitch) Holliman advises public and private companies, as well as private equity investors, on a wide range of transactions, private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, and other complex commercial arrangements. With extensive experience primarily in the upstream, midstream, and renewable energy and infrastructure sectors, Mitch provides strategic counsel on both domestic and international matters.
Mitch advises clients on equity and asset acquisitions and divestitures, complex energy and infrastructure projects, and a variety of commercial agreements including participation agreements, transportation, supply agreements, and other key arrangements related to the development and management of real assets.
Representative Experience
- Represented SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) in its $2.55 billion acquisition of Uinta Basin assets from XCL Resources, LLC, and Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) in its concurrent $510 million acquisition of an undivided 20% stake of the oil and gas assets of XCL Resources, LLC.*
- Represented Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE: REPX) in the expansion of its joint venture with Conduit Power, LLC to build new power generation and storage assets for the sale of energy and ancillary services to ERCOT.*
- Represented Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) in its acquisition of certain non-operated interests across approximately 3,000 net acres located primarily in Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico in the Northern Delaware Basin, from a private seller.*
- Represented Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE: MGY) in its $300 million acquisition of 48,000 net acres in Giddings.*
- Represented Civitas Resources in its $2.25 billion definitive agreement to acquire oil producing assets in the Midland Basin from Hibernia Energy III, a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital Management.*
- Represented Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) in its $162 million acquisition of an undivided stake in certain Delaware Basin oil and gas assets of Forge Energy II Delaware, LLC, in partnership with Vital Energy, Inc.*
- Represented Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE: REPX) in its joint venture with Conduit Power, LLC to use gas from oilfield production in the Permian Basin to generate electrical power.*
- Represented Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE: REPX) in its $330 million acquisition of oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin from Pecos Oil & Gas, LLC*
- Represented EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) in its $5.2 billion acquisition from THQ Appalachia I, LLC and THQ-XcL Holdings I, LLC (affiliates of Quantum Energy Partners and Tug Hill Operating) of their direct and indirect upstream and midstream subsidiaries and associated oil and gas assets, properties, and gathering systems in the Appalachian Basin.*
- Represented Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Validus Energy, an operator of Eagle Ford Shale assets.*
- Represented RimRock Oil & Gas LP, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus LLC, in its $865 million sale of leasehold interest and related assets in the Williston Basin to Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN).*
- Represented Sundance Energy, Inc. in its sale of substantially all the assets of Sundance Energy and certain affiliated entities to SilverBow Resources, Inc. (NYSE: SBOW).*
- Represented Consortium and KKR in the $15 billion all-cash acquisition of CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE).*
*Matters handled prior to joining Foley.
Affiliations
- Member, Young Professionals in Energy, 2019- Present