Partner, Houston

Practice Description

Barry Davis' practice focuses in the corporate and commercial arena, with an emphasis on merger and acquisition transactions. This includes acquisitions and dispositions of assets and stock of both public and private companies. His expertise also includes private placements and venture capital financing, commercial lending, secured financing, loan restructuring and workout transactions, acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas properties, and energy-related financings and securities regulation. Mr. Davis also has experience in preparation of proxy materials and related securities filings; preparation of various SEC filings such as Form 3, Form 4, Schedule 13D, and Form 8, various Blue Sky efforts, and Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance work.

Representations

• $130 million senior secured note offering pursuant to Rule 144A used as funding mechanism for a plan of reorganization of an oil and gas company

• $64 million sale of four separately-owned traffic safety companies

• $105 million purchase of stock of a Cayman corporation owning oil and gas concessions in Ecuador

• $102 million acquisition of offshore oil and gas producing companies

• $105 million borrowing-based credit facility for privately held oil and gas company

Distinctions/Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America^® by Woodward/White Inc. (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law); 2010-2011

• Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas; 2006

Press Releases/In the News

• "Newsmakers" section, Texas Lawyer; December 01, 2008
  

• "Eagle Rock Energy Partners acquires Millennium Midstream Partners," Texas Lawyer; November 03, 2008
  

Activities

• Member, American Bar Association

• Member, State Bar of Texas