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Eric Otness

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Houston

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 29.26 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.83 B

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10 Mar 2025|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: GLOBAL CONTAINER INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: TRITON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 773 M

Value

25 Feb 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION (FOOD PROCESSING BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

18 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Dec 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PRONTO MIDSTREAM LLC

Bidder: FIVE POINT ENERGY LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 232 M

Value

19 Nov 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ONEOK (FERC-REGULATED NATURAL GAS PIPELINES)

Bidder: DT MIDSTREAM

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 949 M

Value

09 Jul 2024|United States|Equipment Rental

Target: MOBILE ENERGY RENTALS LLC

Bidder: SOLARIS OILFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 156 M

Value

21 Jun 2024|Mexico|Diversified Financials

Target: JP SOFIEXPRESS

Bidder: DIDI CHUXING INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2024|United States|Water

Target: LAGOON OPERATING – MIDLAND

Bidder: DEEP BLUE MIDLAND BASIN LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

6 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2023|United States|Parking Operation

Target: SP PLUS CORPORATION

Bidder: METROPOLIS TECHNOLOGIES

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Water

Target: DEEP BLUE MIDLAND BASIN LLC

Bidder: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

12 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2023|United States|Transportation Services

Target: TRITON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

25 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 10.71 B

Value

02 Feb 2023|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION LLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 2.84 B

Value

02 Jun 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: LOGOS RESOURCES II

Bidder: NORTH HUDSON RESOURCE PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: BALL METALPACK

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.02 B

Value

07 Nov 2021|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: FIRSTENERGY TRANSMISSION LLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

04 Nov 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: GEP HAYNESVILLE LLC

Bidder: SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

19 Service Providers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

11 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.37 B

Value

02 Jun 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: INDIGO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC

Bidder: SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

16 Target | 27 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.90 B

Value

21 Apr 2021|United States|Household Appliance

Target: WELBILT INC

Bidder: ALI HOLDING SRL

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

21 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 3.44 B

Value

13 Jan 2021|Bermuda|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: HYGO ENERGY TRANSITION

Bidder: NEW FORTRESS ENERGY

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

36 Target | 20 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 2.28 B

Value

12 Aug 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MONTAGE RESOURCES

Bidder: SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

14 Target | 20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 156 M

Value

03 May 2020|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: QUINTANA ENERGY SERVICES INC

Bidder: KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: APPROACH RESOURCES INC

Bidder: ALPINE ENERGY CAPITAL LLC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 149 M

Value

01 May 2018|United States|Plastics

Target: EXXONMOBIL / SABIC JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: EXXONMOBIL

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value