Jhett R. Nelson, P.C.

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Harvest Midstream on an agreement with Philips 66 to purchase the Belle Chasse Terminal, located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The acquisition is expected to close in the First Quarter of 2023. Read Harvest Midstream’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Chad Smith, Will Eiland and Jhett Nelson and associate Nick McTyre; tax partners David Wheat and Joe Tobias; and environmental transactions partner Jon Kidwell.

Dec 22

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Greenbelt Capital Partners on its strategic investment in CTC Global Corporation. Endeavour Capital was also an investor in the transaction. Based in Irvine, California, CTC specializes in engineering and manufacturing advanced conductor cores for high-voltage transmission cables. The company’s cutting-edge ACCC® Conductors have been successfully installed in over 1,250 projects across 60 countries by more than 250 utilities. Read CTC’s press release here The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Jhett Nelson, Shubi Arora and Zahra Usmani with assistance from corporate associates Michael Goodrich, William Kelly, and Pi Praveen; tax partners Vin Thorn and Liam Murphy and associate Christian Ekins; international trade & national security partners Luci Hague and Mario Mancuso and associate Brandon Ricaurte; and executive compensation partners Stephen Jacobson and Jabir Yusoff and associate Dillon Jones.

Feb 12

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Caturus on a definitive agreement with SM Energy Company to acquire SM’s Galvan Ranch assets for a cash purchase price of $950 million. The acquisition includes approximately 60,000 of high quality net acres in South Texas and approximately 250 MMcfe/d of production from 260 producing wells (as of December 2025), with total pro forma net production of approximately 950 MMcfe/d at the time of closing. With Caturus’ acquisition of the Galvan Ranch assets, the company will hold more than 275,000 net acres across the Gulf Coast, and more than 15 years of premium inventory sitting at the front end of the North American cost curve. The Galvan Ranch transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Chad Smith, Shawn Beloin, Shubi Arora and Jhett Nelson; debt finance lawyers Rachael Lichman and James Kelly; capital markets lawyer Julian Seiguer; and tax lawyer Mark Dundon.

Feb 18

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled global energy storage platform provider Powin LLC on a new partnership with global technology leader Hitachi Energy, which will take majority ownership in eks Energy (EKS), a leading supplier of power electronics and energy management solutions for renewables and energy storage projects, previously purchased by Powin in September 2022. This deal will provide EKS with access to Hitachi Energy’s advanced engineering and control capabilities, expanded market reach, and supply chain optimization and leverage. Read Powin’s press release here The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Shubi Arora, Jhett Nelson, Josh Teahen and Fernanda Langa and associates Jessica Stenglein and Markus Wang; technology & IP transactions partners Matt Lovell and Shellie Freedman and associate Alex Barata; tax partners Vin Thorn and Liam Murphy; and debt finance partners Lucas Spivey and James Bedotto.

Oct 24

1 min

Kirkland & Ellis counseled King Street Capital Management, L.P., a leading global investment firm, on acquiring a majority ownership stake in Colovore, a Silicon Valley-based data center operator that specializes in liquid-cooled, high-density colocation for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. The transaction will leverage King Street’s deep real estate platform to support Colovore’s continued growth to meet increased demand for liquid-cooled data center solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read King Street’s press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Jhett Nelson, Shubi Arora and KJ Pedersen and associates Brittany Scheier, William Kelly, Selin Ozaltun and Tristan Prentice; real estate partners Andrew Small and Roberto Miceli and associate TJ Kuban; tax partners Bruce Gelman and Mike Greenberg and associate Rachelle Stapley; technology & IP transactions partners Matthew Lovell and Shellie Freedman and associate Daniel Shin; investment funds partner Ben Briggs and associates Joshua Morgan, Ariela Rivkin and Justin Frumm; and executive compensation partners Stephen Jacobson and Jabir Yusoff and associates Monica Merino and Lanie Halpern.

May 20

1 min