Rhett A. Van Syoc, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone (NYSE: BX) on the acquisition of Alliance Technical Group, a leading provider of environmental testing, monitoring and compliance services, by funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, Blackstone’s strategy for control-oriented equity investments in energy-related businesses and other Blackstone funds. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read Blackstone’s press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Mike Marek, Cy Jones, Rhett Van Syoc, Chandler Spinks, Phil Greenfield, Clare Brast, Miles Matey and Nicole Faria; tax lawyers Mark Dundon and Dylan White; debt finance lawyers Yuli Wang and Raghav Gupta; executive compensation lawyers Stephen Jacobson and Lilibeth Clelo-Garcha; and antitrust & competition lawyers Rebekah Scherr and Sarah Lonvick.

Jan 6

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone on its acquisition of Power Grid Components, Inc. (PGC) from Shorehill Capital LLC. As a supplier of critical components to the grid and partner to many of the nation’s largest electrical utilities, PGC advances the global energy transition by improving the reliability, capacity and safety of the grid, by enabling the deployment of new renewable generation, and by supporting broad electrification trends. Read Blackstone’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Rhett Van Syoc and Zach Savrick; debt finance partner Yuli Wang; and tax partner Mark Dundon; and included corporate associates Mike Bassi, Evan Chavez, Markus Wang, Josh Stout, Kersten Kober and Jordan Martin; executive compensation partners Stephen Jacobson and Jabir Yusoff and associate Dillon Jones; tax partner David Morris and associate Grace Nielsen; and debt finance associates Annie Zhao and Yinan Guo.

Dec 5

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Beacon Offshore Energy LLC on the divestment of its non-operated interests in certain fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in accordance with a previously executed definitive agreement with GOM 1 Holdings Inc., an affiliate of O.G. Oil & Gas Limited. The divestment includes Beacon’s 18.7% interest in the Buckskin producing field, 17% interest in the Leon development, 16.15% interest in the Castile development, 0.5% interest in the Salamanca FPS/lateral infrastructure and 32.83% interest in the Sicily discovery. Read Beacon Offshore’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners R.J. Malenfant, Chad Smith, Rhett Van Syoc, Jonathan Strom and Daniel Cadis; debt finance partner Andy Veit and associate Brittany Taylor; tax partners Mark Dundon and Joe Tobias; and environmental partner Jonathan Kidwell and associate Alex Noll.

Mar 29

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone on a definitive agreement whereby its funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners will acquire Arlington Industries, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of electrical products in the United State whose solutions are used across commercial, industrial and data center facilities. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read Blackstone’s press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Zach Savrick, Evan Chavez, Olga Cosme Toledo, Brittney Fricks, Alfredo Rosales and Rhett Van Syoc; debt finance lawyers Yuli Wang and Raghav Gupta; tax lawyers Mark Dundon and Dylan White; and employee benefits lawyers Alexandra Mihalas and Mackenzie Packard.

Jan 28

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled private equity funds Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners on their agreement to acquire Energy Exemplar, a leading global provider of energy market simulation software. With the backing of Blackstone and Vista, Energy Exemplar gains new resources to help accelerate growth and drive platform innovation in support of grid reliability and the energy transition. Energy market participants worldwide rely on Energy Exemplar’s platform to optimize decision-making across both new asset development and existing operations. Utilities, power producers, grid system operators, and others in the energy transition ecosystem use the software to forecast market operations, drive long-term investments, and optimize ongoing operations across their assets and systems. Read the clients’ press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Allan Kirk, Vlad Kroll and Randy Santa Ana, with assistance from corporate partners Rhett Van Syoc and Ari Levi; tax partners David Wheat and Joe Tobias; and antitrust & competition partners Mark Gardner, Jeff Ayer, Matthew Wheatley, Alasdair Balfour, Scott Scheele and Marin Boney.

Oct 31

1 min