Jack Chadderdon
Overview
Jack Chadderdon is a corporate partner in the Houston office of Golden Flag International Law Firm His practice focuses on representing private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and other public and private companies in strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity investments.
Experience
Representative Matters
Private Equity
- Ichthys Energy Partners, LLC in its equity commitment from Post Oak Energy Capital, L.P.
- A private equity consortium led by EOC Partners and Elda River Capital in its significant preferred equity investment in Brazos Midstream to fund new-build gathering and processing infrastructure in the Midland Basin
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) in its $250 million majority stake investment in Sevana Bioenergy, a developer of large-scale renewable natural gas projects
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in a blue ammonia project in the Gulf Coast
- EIV Capital in its equity commitment to Intensity Infrastructure Partners LLC, a growth-oriented energy infrastructure company focused on acquiring and developing midstream infrastructure
- Pacolet Milliken, a sustainability-focused investment firm, in its joint venture investment with Evensol, a leading developer of renewable biogas assets
- Blue Source Sustainable Forests Co., a joint venture between TPG Rise-backed Anew Climate and various equity investors, in its $1.8 billion acquisition of various entities managed by The Forestland Group and its $1+ billion capital raise
- Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCAP) in its acquisition of First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCRD)
- Palistar Capital LP, and its portfolio company Harmoni Towers, in the acquisition of Parallel Infrastructure, a tower platform and build-to-suit provider, from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management
- TPG Rise Climate and The Rise Fund in its investment in Monolith Materials, a producer of clean hydrogen and carbon black using commercial-scale methane pyrolysis, in connection with a $300 million equity raise by Monolith Materials
- Saur Group in connection with its acquisition of Aqua-Chem Inc., a leading provider of engineered water purification solutions
- The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of a minority interest in an energy infrastructure company
- Magnetar Capital’s Energy & Infrastructure group in connection with a $1.7 billion investment round in Double Eagle Energy Holdings IV and Tumbleweed Royalty IV
- TPG Rise Climate, a global impact investing platform managed by TPG Global, on its 1/3 equity investment in Monarch Bioenergy, a joint venture between Roeslein Alternative Energy and Smithfield Foods that is a leader in capturing agricultural methane emissions and converting them into carbon-negative renewable natural gas
- Riverstone Holdings — formation and funding of White River Renewables with White Summit Capital and acquisition of two solar plants in Mexico from JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS)*
- Riverstone Holdings — formation and funding of Vera Renovables with Opdenergy and acquisition of two solar plants in Mexico from Opdenergy*
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Blackstone in its acquisition of Trystar, a provider of electrical equipment used for backup power solutions for data center and other end markets
- Permian Resources Corporation (NYSE: PR) — in its $4.5 billion all-stock acquisition of Earthstone Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ESTE)
- Civitas Resources — in its $2.25 billion definitive agreement to acquire oil producing assets in the Midland Basin from Hibernia Energy III, a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital Management
- Quantum Energy Partners — partnership with Bison Oil & Gas to form Bison Oil & Gas Partners IV, LLC with more than $500 million in equity capital commitments, and in closing multiple DJ Basin acquisitions
- Ares’s Infrastructure & Power strategy — acquisition of a majority stake in Apex Clean Energy, a leading renewables developer transitioning to an independent power producer, and certain related co-investment arrangements
- HealthCor Catalio Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: HCAQ), a special purpose acquisition company — $580 million combination with Hyperfine, Inc., creator of the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared portable magnetic resonance imaging device, Swoop™, and Liminal Sciences, Inc., a medical device development company dedicated to non-invasive measurement of key vital signs in the brain
- RigNet, Inc. — acquisition by Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) in an all-stock transaction representing an enterprise value of over $200 million*
- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. — $2.7 billion merger with Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE)*
- WorleyParsons Limited (ASX: WOR) — $3.2 billion acquisition of the energy, chemicals and resources division of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEC)*
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) — $4 billion merger with, and acquisition of, WildHorse Resource Development Corporation (NYSE: WRD)*
- Tubal-Cain Holdings, LLC — sale to VLS Recovery Services, LLC, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners*
Capital Markets – Underwriter Representation
- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) — $4.0 billion public offering of senior notes*
- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) — $1.0 billion public offering of senior notes, including its inaugural $500 million "Green Bond"*
- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) — $600 million offering of senior unsecured notes*
- Global Partners LP (NYES: GLP) — $400 million offering of senior unsecured notes and concurrent five-day tender offer for, and subsequent redemption of, $375 million of outstanding senior notes*
- DCP Midstream, LP (NYSE: DCP) — $600.0 million public offering of 5.125% senior notes due 2029*
Capital Markets – Issuer Representation
- Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA) — approximately $300 million primary and secondary offering of common stock*
- Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) — $1.0 billion public offering of senior notes*
- Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA) — $245 million private placement of convertible notes*
- Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) — $4.0 billion public offering of senior notes to fund the acquisition of Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (NYSE: ADSW) and concurrent $257.2 million debt tender offer*
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) — $2.2 billion exchange offer of senior secured second lien notes in exchange for senior notes*
*Matters prior to joining Golden Flag
Prior Experience
Associate, Baker Botts LLP, Houston, 2018–2021
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Memberships & Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- Texas
Education
- University of Texas at Austin School of LawJ.D.2018Director of Development, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Law
- Texas A&M UniversityB.S., Political Science & Economicsmagna cum laude2015
News &
Insights
Golden Flag Advises Ichthys Energy on Equity Commitment from Post Oak Energy Capital