Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters in connection with the offering of 12,650,000 shares of common stock by Archrock, Inc., representing the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Archrock intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund a portion of the cash purchase price for the previously announced acquisition of Total Operations and Production Services, LLC (“TOPS”). In the event that the acquisition is not completed, the proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.~~Archrock (NYSE: AROC) is an energy infrastructure company with a primary focus on midstream natural gas compression and a commitment to helping its customers produce, compress and transport natural gas in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Archrock is a premier provider of natural gas compression services to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S. and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers that own compression equipment.~~Based in Midland, Texas, TOPS is a leading provider of contract gas compression services for the Permian Basin. TOPS specializes in lower emission, electric driven compression for gas lift and other applications. TOPS’ natural gas compressors feature industry leading technology allowing for complete remote monitoring of all operating conditions. These features ensure industry leading up-time, transparency and a compressor package built to take advantage of the latest in automation enhancements.~~The Simpson Thacher team included Brian Rosenzweig, Sean Dougherty, Julie Ledermann, Ryan Poché, Suzannah Ranzo and Andrew Scattergood (Capital Markets); Jonathan Cantor and Ruoxi Zhang (Tax); Michael Isby (Environmental); Ryan Stott (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); and Jennie Getsin (FINRA). Summer Associate Collin Mitchell also provided valuable assistance.