Latham & Watkins Advises Archrock in Completed Acquisition of Natural Gas Compression Systems

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE: AROC) announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Natural Gas Compression Systems, Inc. and NGCSE, Inc. for total consideration of approximately 2.251 million new Archrock common shares and US$299 million in cash.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Archrock in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Houston partners Ryan Maierson and Nick Dhesi, with associates Denny Lee, Sarah Rodrigue, David Lee, Diego Guimaraes-Blandon, and Riann Winget. Advice was provided on tax matters by Houston partners Tim Fenn and Jim Cole, with associate Dominick Constantino; on finance matters by Houston partner Craig Kornreich, with associates Max Fin and Govin Kaggal; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jason Cruise and Peter Todaro, with associate Ivy Ziedrich; on benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner Adam Kestenbaum and Houston counsel Krisa Benskin, with associate Christina Schrantz; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Josh Marnitz, with associate Kate Johnstone; on labor and employment matters by Chicago counsel Laura Waller, with associate Elizabeth Duncan; on real estate matters by Chicago partner Rachel Bates, with associates Ariel Redlich and Moshe Friedland; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Jeffrey Tochner, with associate Matthew Snyder; and on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin and San Diego counsel Hannah Cary, with associate Enrique Covarrubias.