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Latham Represents Iron Oak Energy Solutions on Acquisition Financing of Signal Peak

June 4, 2026
A Houston-based team advised the oilfield services company on the acquisition financing of the sand and gravel supplier.

Iron Oak Energy Solutions LLC has announced the acquisition of all of the operating assets of Signal Peak Silica LLC. The Signal Peak acquisition increases Iron Oak's exposure to the Anadarko and Eagle Ford basins. On a combined basis, Iron Oak sells nearly 40 million tons per year of proppant to oil and gas producers from 15 active mining facilities.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Iron Oak Energy on the transaction with a finance deal team led by New York partner Joshua Tinkelman, with associates Max Fin, Jenny Lyubomudrova, Josh Haberl, and Peter Shen, with assistance from Lily Law. Advice was also provided on corporate matters by Houston partners Ryan Maierson, Nick Dhesi, and Clayton Heery, with associates Ana Leycegui,* Braydon Jones, and Josh Horn, with assistance from Emma Bennett; on property matters by New York partner Dara Denberg, with associate Thomas Ficchi; on sanctions matters by Washington, D.C. partner Andrew Galdes; on intellectual property matters by associate Andrew Abokhair; on tax matters by Houston partner Bryant Lee, with associate Christopher Garza; and on regulations matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Meghan Carey, with associate Katherine Ryan. 

*Admitted to practice in Massachusetts only. 

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