28 September 2020
Kirkland Counsels WPX Energy on $12 Billion Merger of Equals with Devon Energy
Advising firms
Deal team
22 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Wheeler Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | transactional | Not stated |
| Debbie Yee Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | transactional | Not stated |
| Kevin Crews Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | transactional | Not stated |
| Melissa Kalka Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | transactional | Not stated |
| Cephas Sekhar Lead | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | transactional | Not stated |
| Zach Savrick | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | transactional | Not stated |
| Andrew Lombardo | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | transactional | Not stated |
| Rob Fowler | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | executive compensation | Not stated |
| Stephanie Jeane | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | executive compensation | Not stated |
| David Wheat | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Anthony Speier | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | transactional | Not stated |
| David Castro | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | transactional | Not stated |
| Lindsey Jaquillard | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | transactional | Not stated |
| Michael Rigdon | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | capital markets | Not stated |
| Will Bos | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | debt finance | Not stated |
| Kimberly Perdue | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | debt finance | Not stated |
| Shan Khan | Kirkland & Ellis | Associate | debt finance | Not stated |
| Paul Tanaka | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | environmental transactions | Not stated |
| Carla Hine | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | antitrust and competition | Not stated |
| Melissa Grim | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | employee benefits | Not stated |
| R.D. Kohut | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | labor and employment | Not stated |
| Brooksany Barrowes | Kirkland & Ellis | Partner | energy regulatory | Not stated |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 12bn ($12 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Enterprise value
- Client
- WPX EnergyBuy-side
- Counterparties
- Devon Energy (Sell-side)