Stella Tang advises private equity firms, private and public companies, and management teams on a full spectrum of complex corporate transactions, with a focus on the energy and infrastructure, as well as healthcare and life sciences, sectors.

Stella draws on extensive transactional knowledge to guide clients through high-stakes matters involving:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures
  • Divestitures
  • Private equity investments
  • Corporate governance

A trusted strategic advisor, Stella leverages her experience in major M&A and private equity transactions to serve clients through sophisticated deals.

Outside of her practice, Stella has demonstrated leadership through her service with the Asian American Bar Association of Houston, where she has served as Co-Chair of the External Relations Committee, the Gala Committee, the Mentorship Committee, and the Corporate Counsel Committee.

Before joining Latham, Stella was of counsel in the M&A / Private Equity department of another global law firm.

Stella’s experience includes advising:

Energy & Infrastructure

  • Aurora Capital Partners on the acquisition of GenServe, a market-leading provider of backup power solutions for commercial, industrial, and critical infrastructure applications*
  • Berkshire Hathaway Energy on:
    • The acquisition of the majority of Dominion Energy’s gas transmission and storage business for a total consideration of US$8 billion*
    • The completion of a two-part offering of senior notes totaling US$2 billion*
  • BVP Forge on its investment in Technical Toolboxes, a leading provider of advanced engineering and maintenance software for energy infrastructure*
  • Crestone Peak Resources on its all-stock merger with Civitas Resources, resulting in an estimated enterprise value of US$4.5 billion*
  • Energy Future Holdings on its US$18.1 billion sale to Berkshire Hathaway Energy*
  • General Electric Company on its US$7 billion debt tender offer in June 2021*
  • GenOn Energy and its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, NRG Wholesale Generation, on the US$314 million sale of the Choctaw facility, a combined cycle, natural gas-fueled electrical generation plant, to Entergy Mississippi*
  • GenOn Energy on its approximately US$520 million sale of the Hunterstown CCGT power generation facility to Platinum Equity*
  • GIC on its acquisition of a minority stake in WaterBridge Resources from funds affiliated with Five Point Energy and WaterBridge management*
  • GSO Capital Partners and its affiliates in a US$250 million preferred equity investment in Carrizo Oil & Gas, including warrants exercisable for approximately 4% of Carrizo’s common stock*
  • Huntington Ingalls Industries on its US$1 billion senior notes offering*
  • Mesquite Energy on the sale of:
    • Western Eagle Ford assets to Crescent Energy Company for US$600 million*
    • Eagle Ford Catarina Ranch assets to Black Mountain Oil and Gas*
  • PAR Technology on concurrent offerings of US$55 million common stock and US$265 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes*
  • Piedmont Lithium, a leading North American supplier of lithium products, on an approximately 50/50 merger with Sayona Mining Limited*
  • Plains All American Pipeline in its US$1.215 billion acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in Alpha Holdings Co., which indirectly owns the Alpha Crude Connector*
  • Sole Source Capital on its joint venture with York Capital Management to acquire Chevron’s Bay Marchand and Main Pass Gulf of Mexico assets*
  • USD Group (USDG) on the sale of Hardisty South terminal by USDG to USD Partners (USDP) and the elimination of incentive distribution rights and general partner economic interest of USDP*
  • Warburg Pincus on its US$500 million equity commitment to Tall City Exploration III, a Midland-based exploration and production company focused on the Permian Basin*

Healthcare & Life Sciences

  • BVP Forge on its investment in:
    • BetterRX, a leading hospice pharmacy platform*
    • The strategic combination of Sunwave Health and Lightning Step to form a unified behavioral health technology platform*
  • Edwards Lifesciences on the acquisition of JenaValve Technology, a pioneer in the transcatheter treatment of aortic regurgitation, for a purchase price of up to US$945 million*
  • A US-based medical technology company on a series of acquisitions of operating companies and investments in new product lines*

Special Committee Representation

  • The Conflict Committee of the general partner of BP Midstream Partners LP on its take-private acquisition by BP*
  • The Conflict Committee of the general partner of Delek Logistics Partners on:
    • The elimination of all of the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) and the conversion of 2.0% economic general partner interest into non-economic general partner interest, for a total consideration of approximately US$484 million*
    • The sale of certain trucking assets from Delek US Holdings to DKL for a total consideration of US$48 million in cash*
    • The sale of the Big Spring Gathering system from Delek US Holdings to DKL for US$100 million in cash and 5 million DKL common units*
    • The acquisition of Wink to Webster pipeline joint venture interest from its sponsor, for approximately US$500 million, and other intercompany agreements, amendments, and assignments*
  • The Conflict Committee of the general partner of Holly Energy Partners on its take-private acquisition by HF Sinclair Corporation*
  • The Conflict Committee of the general partner of Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP in its 13e-3 take-private transaction*
  • The Conflict Committee of the general partner of Rattler Midstream on its take-private acquisition by Diamondback Energy*
  • The Conflict Committee of the general partner of Shell Midstream Partners on its take-private acquisition by Shell USA*
  • The Conflict Committee of the Hess Midstream LP on multiple rounds of repurchase of Class B Units from its sponsors*
  • The Conflicts Committee of the general partner of Green Plains Partners on its take-private acquisition by Green Plains*
  • Special Committee of the Board of Atlas Corp. on the US$10.9 billion acquisition by Poseidon Acquisition Corp.*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Texas

Education

  • JD, University of Texas School of Law, 2015
    with High Honors
  • Master's Degree in Middle East Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2009