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Kyle M. Watson

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Houston

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 16.89 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.41 B

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13 Aug 2019|United States|Construction Services

Target: ATLAS TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS LLC

Bidder: BOXWOOD MERGER CORP

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 589 M

Value

03 Sep 2019|Mexico|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: CONCHO RESOURCES (NEW MEXICO ASSETS)

Bidder: SPUR ENERGY PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 764 M

Value

11 Sep 2019|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: BURNING GLASS

Bidder: KKR & CO

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2020|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: XPV WATER PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Nov 2020|United States|Energy / Utility Services

Target: THERMA HOLDINGS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: GUIDON OPERATING

Bidder: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

28 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 646 M

Value

07 Jun 2021|United States|Aerospace

Target: ATLANTIC AVIATION

Bidder: KKR & CO

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.18 B

Value

16 Feb 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VERDUN OIL COMPANY II (UINTA BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 602 M

Value

11 Jan 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ADMIRAL PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING LLC

Bidder: PETRO-HUNT

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

13 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VECINO ENERGY

Bidder: ENCAP FLATROCK MIDSTREAM

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

16 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 167 M

Value

20 Jul 2022|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: VLS RECOVERY

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 833 M

Value

03 Apr 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PIEDRA RESOURCES

Bidder: OVINTIV

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 3.47 B

Value

15 Mar 2024|United States|Industrial Distribution

Target: WOW LOGISTICS

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: GRAYSON MILL ENERGY (WILLISTON BASIN BUSINESS)

Bidder: DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

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

14 Nov 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OVINTIV (UINTA BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: QUANTUM CAPITAL GROUP (EX-QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS)

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

44 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.57 B

Value

03 Dec 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: RIDGEMAR ENERGY (EAGLE FORD ASSETS)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 713 M

Value

25 Apr 2025|United States|Transportation Services

Target: MOBICO (NORTH AMERICA SCHOOL BUS BUSINESS)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 457 M

Value

06 May 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MATTERHORN EXPRESS PIPELINE

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value