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Emery Choi

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Houston

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 14.76 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 984 M

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01 Oct 2020|Colombia|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OCCIDENTAL (COLOMBIA ONSHORE ASSETS)

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 637 M

Value

08 Apr 2021|Israel|Digital Services

Target: CELLEBRITE

Bidder: TWC TECH HOLDINGS II

23 Service Providers

9 Target | 14 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

25 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.32 B

Value

15 Apr 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: VICARIOUS SURGICAL

Bidder: INNOVATION ENDEAVORS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

16 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 798 M

Value

09 May 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: LAREDO (PROVED DEVELOPED PRODUCING ASSETS)

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 287 M

Value

28 Jan 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: SATORI ENERGY

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PIONEER (DELAWARE BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: CONTINENTAL RESOURCES

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 2.38 B

Value

10 Nov 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: PRESTO

Bidder: REMUS CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

25 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 737 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: LANZATECH INC

Bidder: BASF SE

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

34 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.37 B

Value

28 Jun 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER (OIL AND GAS DIVISION)

Bidder: PIPELINE TECHNIQUE LIMITED

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

59 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ENSIGN NATURAL RESOURCES (EAGLE FORD ASSETS)

Bidder: MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 2.61 B

Value

14 Dec 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: NET POWER

Bidder: 8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

9 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

24 Aug 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: BROAD REACH POWER

Bidder: ENGIE SA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 1.26 B

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Pipelines

Target: NDB MIDSTREAM

Bidder: FIVE POINT INFRASTRUCTURE (EX-FIVE POINT ENERGY LLC)

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: APEX CLEAN ENERGY (CLEAN ENERGY ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES)

Bidder: ERG SPA

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 212 M

Value

11 Jun 2024|United States|Diversified Materials

Target: ECHO (PERMIAN AND ANADARKO BASINS ASSETS)

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: SABANA

Bidder: MITSUI E&P USA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OCCIDENTAL (DELAWARE BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: PERMIAN RESOURCES

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 635 M

Value

14 Dec 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CNOOC INTERNATIONAL (GULF OF MEXICO BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM (DENVER-JULESBURG BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: ELK RANGE ROYALTIES

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

11 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 697 M

Value

06 Aug 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OCCIDENTAL (NATURAL GAS GATHERING AFFILIATE)

Bidder: ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 431 M

Value

04 Sep 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: REDTAIL RENEWABLES / PACOLET MILLIKEN JV

Bidder: REDTAIL RENEWABLES

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2025|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: COTTON DRAW MIDSTREAM LLC

Bidder: DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

£ 196 M

Value