Bespalova, Vera

Vera Bespalova

Associate

vera.bespalova@lw.com
    Bespalova, Vera

    Vera Bespalova

    Associate

    vera.bespalova@lw.com

    Profile

    Vera Bespalova is an associate in the Houston office of Latham & Watkins.

    Vera represents companies and private equity funds in a range of strategic corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and preferred equity investments.

    Prior to joining Latham full-time, Vera was a summer associate in Latham’s Houston office.

    While attending law school at Emory University School of Law, Vera served as the executive developments issue editor for the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal.

    Experience

    Vera’s experience includes advising:

    • Tiger Infrastructure Partners in its growth capital investment in Raptor Waste Solutions
    • Platform Partners in its acquisition of Champion Contractors & Services
    • Ares Management in its sale of Potomac Energy Center to Blackstone 
    • Five Point Infrastructure in its sale of Northwind Midstream to MPLX 
    • Sterling Partners in its sale of Artisan Design Group to Lowe’s
    • Platform Partners in its investment in Alliance Strategies Inc.
    • Yildirim Group in its acquisition of Elementis’ chromium business
    • Stoller Group in its acquisition by Corteva 
    • Sendero Midstream Partners in its sale to Crestwood Equity Partners
    • EIG Global Energy in its sale of a 49% interest in Elba Liquefaction Company to Blackstone Credit
    • TotalEnergies in the acquisition of SunPower Corporation
    • DJR Energy in its sale of its oil, gas, and water gathering systems in the San Juan Basin Oil Window, to Whiptail Midstream
    • Arch Resources in the merger with CONSOL Energy to create Core Natural Resources

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • Texas

    Education

    • JD, Emory University School of Law, 2021
    • BA in Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 2018

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