Bill Nelson

Bill’s experience includes representing:

Capital Markets Transactions

• A chemical company in a registered direct offering*
• A privately held hospitality company in a US$1.7 billion refinancing that included a Rule 144A offering*
• A privately held hospitality company in a US$250 million senior note Rule 144A tack-on offering*
• A private E&P company in a US$300 million Rule 144A note offering and subsequent US$150 million tack-on offering*
• A public technology company in restructuring its public debt*
• An acquirer in conducting an offer to exchange the target company’s Rule 144A notes for the acquirer’s as part of a US$200 million acquisition*
• An insurance company in a US$300 million public note offering*
• An MJDS issuer in a US$280 million public offering of stock and convertible notes*
• An underwriter in an oilfield services company’s US$75 million equity offering for *
• An upstream master limited partnership in its US$90 million initial public offering*
• Bank of America and SPAC Churchill Capital Corp. IV on a US$2.5 billion PIPE transaction with Lucid Motors, an electric car manufacturer; this PIPE transaction is the largest ever done with a SPAC business combination*
• Barclays on a US$100 million PIPE transaction in connection with the deSPAC combination of Ouster, a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive industries, and Colonnade Acquisition Corp, a SPAC*
• BofA Securities as the sole placement agent on 5E Advanced Materials’ private placement offering of US$60 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% secured convertible notes to BEP Special Situations IV*
• Build Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting software and tech-enabled service companies, on its US$200 million IPO and NYSE listing of the units*
• Credit Suisse as sole book-running manager on the upsized IPO of SilverBox Corp III, a special-purpose acquisition company, of 13.8 million units at an offering price of US$10 per unit, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the company of US$139.38 million*
• Credit Suisse on NavSite Holdings’ deSPAC acquisition of Spire Global, a leading global provider of space-based data and analytics*
• CSW Industrials on a US$360.5 million upsized follow-on equity offering*
• CVR Partners and its wholly owned subsidiary, CVR Nitrogen Finance, on their private placement offering of US$550 million senior secured notes*
• DT Midstream on:
  • A US$600 million senior secured notes offering*
  • A US$421 million follow-on equity offering*
• ESGEN Acquisition Corporation, a US-based SPAC targeting opportunities in the North American energy and infrastructure value chain, on its US$276 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of units*
• ESM Acquisition Corporation, a US-based SPAC targeting businesses in the low carbon economy, on its US$300 million IPO and NYSE listing of units*
• ExcelFin Acquisition Corp. on its US$370 million business combination with Baird Medical Investment Holdings Limited*
• Fin Venture Capital and Grand Fortune Capital, the sponsors of ExcelFin Acquisition Corp. on its US$200 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of units*
• Hudson Structured Capital on its sponsorship of Kairos Acquisition Capital, a SPAC that raised US$276 million in gross proceeds*
• Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I, a Europe-based SPAC targeting consumer and lifestyle, niche manufacturing, and technology sectors, on its US$345 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of units*
• LatAmGrowth SPAC, a Latin American-based SPAC targeting high growth companies in Latin America, mainly Brazil, on its US$130 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of units*
• Microvast Holdings on commencing its at-the-market equity offering program to offer and sell shares of its common stock of up to US$125 million*
• National Energy Services Reunited Corp. on its consent solicitation and exchange offer of 3,413,645 ordinary shares related to its outstanding warrants*
• Private placement agents on the business combination and US$91 million PIPE transaction between European Biotech Acquisition Corp. and Oculis*
• The book-running manager on the US$172.5 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of units of Global Blockchain Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting blockchain related technology, economy, industries, and solutions companies*
• The conflicts committee of the general partner, CSI Compressco GP, on CSI Compressco LP’s (CSI) execution of agreements resulting in a series of transactions that enable CSI to redeem all its outstanding senior unsecured notes due 2022*
• The dealer managers on the abbreviated five-day droppable cash tender offers by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, acting through its Dutch finance subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF), for 19 series of PGF’s global notes in various currencies with an approximate aggregate value of US$2 billion*
• The joint book-running managers on Atmos Energy’s US$200 million re-opening offering of its senior notes*
• The lead book-running managers on the US$150 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of EGH Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting power market and energy transition or sustainability companies*
• The placement agent on a US$300 million PIPE transaction on the business combination of Pacific Biosciences of California and Omniome*
• The placement agents on a US$154 million PIPE transaction in connection with the business combination of Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II and Alvotech Lux Holdings*
• The placement agents on a US$300 million PIPE transaction in connection with the business combination of Cellebrite and TWC Tech Holdings, a SPAC*
• The sales agents and forward purchasers on a US$1 billion at-the-market equity offering by Atmos Energy*
• The selling stockholders on Alkami Technology’s US$155.9 million secondary offering of shares of common stock*
• The sole book-running manager on the US$206 million IPO and NASDAQ listing of units of TRG Latin America Acquisitions Corp., a US-based SPAC*
• The sole book-running manager on the upsized US$276 million IPO and NYSE listing of units of SilverBox Corp V, a US-based SPAC*
• The underwriter on the US$200 million IPO and NYSE listing of the units of Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 Limited, an Israel-based SPAC targeting companies in the mobility-related technology industry*
• The underwriter on the US$200 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of XPAC Acquisition Corp., a SPAC targeting Brazilian companies*
• The underwriters on a US$1.85 billion notes offering by Kinder Morgan*
• The underwriters on a US$1 billion notes offering by Petrobras Global Finance and concurrent tender offer*
• The underwriters on a US$1.25 billion bond offering by Petrobras Global Finance*
• The underwriters on a US$1.5 billion notes offering by Kinder Morgan*
• The underwriters on a US$148 million upsized follow-on equity offering by SilverBow Resources*
• The underwriters on a US$1 billion senior notes offering by Buckeye Partners*
• The underwriters on a US$2.25 billion notes offering by Kinder Morgan*
• The underwriters on a US$2 billion notes offering by Petrobras Global Finance*
• The underwriters on a US$800 million senior notes offering by Atmos Energy*
• The underwriters on Atmos Energy’s US$2.2 billion worth of senior notes offerings*
• The underwriters on the US$115 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of ESH Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting music and entertainment, sports, and hospitality companies*
• The underwriters on the US$138 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of Jupiter Wellness Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting companies in the healthcare industry*
• The underwriters on the US$172.5 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of APx Acquisition Corp. I, a SPAC targeting technology-enabled Latin American companies*
• The underwriters on the US$200 million IPO and NYSE listing of the units of two, a US-based SPAC targeting technology companies*
• The underwriters on the US$230 million IPO and NYSE listing of the units of Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp, a US-based SPAC targeting technology and consumer sectors*
• The underwriters on the US$230 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of Alpha Capital Acquisition Company, a Latin America-based SPAC targeting technology companies*
• The underwriters on the US$230 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II, a US-based SPAC targeting renewable and clean energy companies*
• The underwriters on the US$230 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of the units of Spring Valley Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting renewable and clean energy companies*
• The underwriters on the US$250 million IPO and NYSE listing of the units of Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II, a US-based SPAC targeting companies in the technology industry*
• The underwriters on the US$287 million IPO and NYSE listing of the units of Flame Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting the energy sector*
• The underwriters on the US$530 million IPO and NYSE listing of the units of Elliott Opportunity II Corp., a SPAC targeting technology and technology-enabled services companies*
• Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp., a US-based SPAC targeting a market-leading, differentiated internet company, on its US$200 million IPO and Nasdaq listing of units*

Public Mergers and Acquisitions

• A privately held hospitality company on its US$180 million acquisition of a company operating high-end steakhouse restaurants*
• A private oil and gas company on the US$150 million acquisition of a public company and associated financing*
• A public oil and gas company on a US$1.1 billion public company merger*
• A Texas-based automotive industry service provider and its subsidiary on selling 100 percent of their outstanding stock to a leading New York City-based insurance provider*
• Alta Mesa Holdings, an oil and gas company, on its US$3.8 billion merger with a SPAC and a midstream company*
• An NYSE-listed company on a US$1.2 billion management-led buyout*
• Bigtincan Holdings Limited on its business combination with Investcorp AI Acquisition Corp*
• Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I on its pending US$426 million business combination with Orca Holdings Limited*
• J.F. Lehman & Company on its US$1.2 billion acquisition of Heritage-Crystal Clean*
• KMG Chemicals on its US$1.6 billion acquisition by Cabot Microelectronics*
• Private equity funds on the US$700 million acquisition of a public E&P company*
• TV Ammo (True Velocity) on its pending US$1.21 billion business combination with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp*
• Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp. on its US$650 million merger with Aark Singapore Pte Ltd, and its subsidiary Aeries Technology, a global professional services and consulting partner for business leadership teams, private equity sponsors, and their portfolio companies*

Private Mergers and Acquisitions

• A private biotech developer on selling its business to a large public company*
• A private equity fund on acquiring US$750 million of oil and gas properties from a private E&P company*
• A public chemical company on multiple acquisitions of chemical plants, including in the US, the UK, France, Italy, Singapore, and Malaysia*
• A public hospitality company on selling more than 120 restaurants to a venture fund*
• American Automotive & Financial Services on its US$180 million sale to Assurant*
• An NYSE-listed E&P company on acquiring the subsidiary of a Malaysian national oil company operating offshore in Equatorial Guinea*
• Build Group on its US$175 million acquisition of an interest in Amelia*
• Energy and Minerals Group, Denham Capital, and Vision Blue Resources on an investment into Serra Verde Group*
• Landry’s on its US$56 million acquisition of Restaurants Unlimited from RUI Holding Corp*
• NESR Limited, a subsidiary of National Energy Services Reunited Corp., on its minority stake investment into Salttech Holding*
• The Energy and Mineral Group and Vision Blue on the US$150 million acquisition of mining assets in Brazil from Serra Verde Pesquisa e Mineração*

Shareholder Activism

• Bonterra Energy on its successful hostile takeover defense by Obsidian Energy*
• Callon Petroleum on defending against multiple proxy fights*
• InterOil on successfully defending against a proxy contest by the company’s founder and former CEO*
• National Western Insurance Group on defending against a shareholder activist campaign*
• Ultra Petroleum on defending against an activist campaign*
• VAALCO Energy on successfully defending against a proxy contest by insurgent shareholders to unseat a majority of the board*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham