Clayton Heery advises clients on strategic transactions in the technology, energy and infrastructure, and automotive industries.

Clayton represents companies, boards of directors, and senior management in high-stakes corporate transactions, including:

  • Mergers and acquisitions involving public and private targets
  • Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) business combinations
  • Initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on equity offerings
  • Debt offerings
  • Post-transaction corporate governance, periodic reporting, and public company compliance

He draws on a sophisticated understanding of global markets to guide long-term clients through every stage of corporate development.

Clayton’s experience includes representing:

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Advanced Micro Devices in its:
    • US$4.9 billion acquisition of ZT Systems
    • Pending US$3.0 billion sale of ZT Manufacturing
  • Andeavor Logistics in its US$1.8 billion acquisition of Western Refining Logistics
  • Citizen Energy Operating in its US$1 billion acquisition of Roan Resources
  • CNX Resources in its US$357 million take-private of CNX Midstream Partners
  • Equitrans Midstream in:
    • Its merger with EQT to create a US$35 billion combined company
    • Transformative actions, including its US$1.8 billion take-private of EQM Midstream Partners and a share buyback from EQT
  • Falcon Minerals in its US$1.9 billion acquisition of Desert Peak Minerals
  • Global Infrastructure Partners in its US$3.3 billion sale of the controlling interest in EnLink Midstream to ONEOK
  • Heramba GmbH in its acquisition of Kiepe Electric
  • Otonomo Technologies in its:
    • Merger with Urgent.ly
    • Acquisitions of Neura and The Floow
  • PAO TMK in its US$1.2 billion sale of IPSCO Tubulars to Tenaris S.A.
  • Rosetta Resources in its US$3.9 billion sale to Noble Energy
  • TransMontaigne Partners in its US$536 million sale to ArcLight Energy Partners

SPAC Business Combinations

  • Heramba GmbH in its US$450 million merger with Project Energy Reimagined Acquisition
  • Innoviz in its US$1.4 billion merger with Collective Growth
  • Latch in its US$1.56 billion merger with TS Innovation Acquisitions
  • Nogin in its US$646 million merger with Software Acquisition Group III
  • Otonomo Technologies in its US$1.4 billion merger with Software Acquisition Group II
  • USHG Acquisition in its pending merger with Panera Brands

Equity Capital Markets

  • ProPetro Holding in its US$401 million IPO and registered follow-on equity offerings
  • Innoviz in its registered follow-on equity offerings
  • Nogin in its registered follow-on equity offering
  • Underwriters in follow-on equity offerings for Patterson-UTI Energy, Extraction Oil & Gas, Matador Resources Company, Kimbell Royalty Partners LP, and Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure

Debt Capital Markets

  • CNX Resources in numerous offerings of senior notes
  • Hess Infrastructure Partners in its US$800 million senior notes offering
  • Quanta Services in numerous registered offerings of senior notes
  • Magellan Midstream Partners in its numerous registered offerings of senior notes
  • Initial purchasers in senior notes offerings by EP Energy, Par Petroleum, SunCoke Energy Partners, Covey Park, Patterson-UTI Energy, Matador Resources Company, Extraction Oil & Gas, Eclipse Resources, Sanchez Energy, and Blue Racer Midstream
  • Dealer managers in exchange offers by EP Energy and Northern Oil & Gas

Bar Qualification

  • Texas

Education

  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2016
  • BBA, Emory University, 2013

Languages Spoken

  • English