Kirk Tucker
Partner, Houston
Practice Areas
Experience
- Corporate Governance
- Energy Acquisition & Disposition
- Investment Funds
- Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
- Pipeline & Midstream
- Produced Water
- Upstream Oil & Gas
Biography
Kirk Tucker is a Corporate & Securities attorney in Jackson Walker’s Houston office with a focus on oil & gas and infrastructure Investment matters. In his expansive transactional practice, Kirk has handled a wide range of matters involving debt and equity capital raising for both public companies and private equity portfolio companies, having represented both issuers and underwriters, as well as private equity firms and management teams; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; venture capital and financings; and corporate governance, including representing boards of directors and related committees. In addition, he has served as outside general counsel to management teams and companies with respect to federal securities laws, including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting; initial public offerings and secondary offerings, preparing annual and periodic reports, proxy statements, and all types of other Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act reports. He has also handled numerous limited partnership, limited liability company, and joint venture agreements.
Kirk primarily serves clients in the oil and gas/energy industry and related sectors.
Education
B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
Bar Admissions
Texas
- Represented a joint venture in negotiating a long-term agreement to serve as the exclusive preferred water services provider for a quasi-governmental managed entity on 167,000 acres located in the Permian (Delaware) Basin.
- Represented a private equity portfolio company in the midstream water logistics business (sourcing, disposal and recycling) in multiple acquisitions and service agreements for its water gathering and disposal operations in the Permian (Midland) Basin.
- Represented the management team in the formation and private equity financing for an upstream oil and gas company focused on the Bakken Formation and the acquisition of the company’s initial assets from a Dallas-based upstream oil and gas company for approximately $50 million.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a private placement of $50 million in perpetual preferred stock to a private equity sponsor.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a private placement of $175 million of convertible senior notes.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a secondary public offering of $80 million in common stock.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a secondary public offering of $85 million in common stock.
- Served as outside general counsel to a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with properties focused in the Williston basin in Montana and North Dakota.
- Represented a Montana-based upstream oil and gas company in connection with its acquisition by a Denver-based upstream company for approximately $50 million.
- Represented a Tulsa-based upstream oil and gas company in the acquisition of oil and gas properties in East Texas for consideration of $450 million.
- Company counsel for a Tulsa-based upstream oil and gas company in connection with the issuance of $365 million senior secured notes.
- Company counsel for a Tulsa-based upstream oil and gas company in connection with the issuance of $135 million in units consisting of subordinated notes and warrants.
- Represented the underwriters in the issuance and sale of approximately 7 million shares of common stock of an integrated midstream energy company, principally focused on developing and owning transloading facilities and transloading crude oil and related products produced from the Williston Basin.
- Represented a Texas-based in the sale of its commercial egg operations, including a feed mill and two production complexes with capacity for approximately 3.5 million laying hens for consideration of approximately $450 million.
- Served as outside general counsel to a Montana-based oil and gas exploration and production company with properties focused in the Williston basin in Montana and North Dakota.
- Represented a Fort Worth-based upstream oil and gas company in raising $250 million in units consisting of high-yield notes and warrants.
- Represented the placement agent in a private placement of $25 million in equity for Permian-based upstream oil and gas company.
- Represented the placement agent in private placement of $15 million equity raise for Canadian-based oil and gas exploration and production company.
- Represented a Houston-based investment services firm with a follow-on public equity offering of $62.5 million in common stock.
- Represented a Houston-based investment services firm acting as placement agent in numerous private placements covering a variety of industries, ranging from life sciences to manufacturing, ranging from $10 million to over $100 million.
- Represented a Houston-based upstream oil and gas company in a merger with and into Argentine oil and gas exploration and production company ($225 million).
- Represented the placement agent in private placement of $50 million equity raise for Montana-based oil and gas exploration and production company.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company in raising $100 million of high yield notes.
- Represented the underwriters in a $75 million primary public offering.
- Represented a Houston-based upstream oil and gas company in its purchase of a Plano-based oil and gas exploration and production company and an affiliated limited partnership in a transaction valued at over $430 million; including the issue of $200 million in convertible preferred stock in a Rule 144A offering; transaction was selected by Oil & Gas Investor Magazine as its “M&A Deal of the Year” for 2004.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company in the acquisition of the domestic oil and gas exploration and production businesses owned by Calpine Corporation for cash consideration of $1.05 billion; including representation in an $800 million Rule 144A equity offering and creation of debt facilities up to $425 million; represented the company in the initial public registration with the SEC of the private equity sold in the Rule 144A offering.
- Represented a Houston-based coalbed methane exploration and production company in a Rule 144A transaction and raised $130 million in equity, and in a new $150 million debt facility.
- Represented a Houston-based coalbed methane exploration and production company in its $57.5 million initial public offering.
- Represented a Denver-based oil and gas exploration and production company in its $148 million sale of common stock in a Rule 144A transaction.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company in its merger with another Houston-based publicly traded exploration and production company in a transaction having a combined value of approximately $1 billion.
- Represented a manufactured homes company in emergence from bankruptcy, including updating all SEC filings and requirements.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company in a public offering of common stock valued at $80.5 million.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company in universal shelf offering of preferred stock, common stock, warrants, and various debt securities valued at $150 million.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company in a $50 million secondary offering of common stock for selling stockholders.
- Represented a Houston-based Software 500 company specializing in state and local property, sales and use tax software in the private placement of convertible and redeemable preferred stock.
- Represented a Houston-based company specializing in safety equipment for road construction in the sale and subsequent roll-up with three other similar companies.
- Represented investment banking firms in private equity and debt placements and initial public offerings.
- At-the-Market (ATM) public offering of PHX Minerals Inc. common stock to be sold from time-to-time.
- Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2013
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2005-2007, 2010-2011
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Texas Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Prison Entrepreneurship Program, Outside Pro Bono Counsel
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Kirk Tucker Joins Corporate & Securities Practice in Houston
Kirk joins the Corporate & Securities practice with a focus on helping domestic and international energy clients with matters related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, and general corporate law.
Practice Experience
- Represented a joint venture in negotiating a long-term agreement to serve as the exclusive preferred water services provider for a quasi-governmental managed entity on 167,000 acres located in the Permian (Delaware) Basin.
- Represented a private equity portfolio company in the midstream water logistics business (sourcing, disposal and recycling) in multiple acquisitions and service agreements for its water gathering and disposal operations in the Permian (Midland) Basin.
- Represented the management team in the formation and private equity financing for an upstream oil and gas company focused on the Bakken Formation and the acquisition of the company’s initial assets from a Dallas-based upstream oil and gas company for approximately $50 million.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a private placement of $50 million in perpetual preferred stock to a private equity sponsor.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a private placement of $175 million of convertible senior notes.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a secondary public offering of $80 million in common stock.
- Represented a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with a secondary public offering of $85 million in common stock.
- Served as outside general counsel to a Denver-based upstream oil and gas company with properties focused in the Williston basin in Montana and North Dakota.
- Represented a Montana-based upstream oil and gas company in connection with its acquisition by a Denver-based upstream company for approximately $50 million.
- Represented a Tulsa-based upstream oil and gas company in the acquisition of oil and gas properties in East Texas for consideration of $450 million.
- Company counsel for a Tulsa-based upstream oil and gas company in connection with the issuance of $365 million senior secured notes.
- Company counsel for a Tulsa-based upstream oil and gas company in connection with the issuance of $135 million in units consisting of subordinated notes and warrants.
- Represented the underwriters in the issuance and sale of approximately 7 million shares of common stock of an integrated midstream energy company, principally focused on developing and owning transloading facilities and transloading crude oil and related products produced from the Williston Basin.
- Represented a Texas-based in the sale of its commercial egg operations, including a feed mill and two production complexes with capacity for approximately 3.5 million laying hens for consideration of approximately $450 million.
- Served as outside general counsel to a Montana-based oil and gas exploration and production company with properties focused in the Williston basin in Montana and North Dakota.
- Represented a Fort Worth-based upstream oil and gas company in raising $250 million in units consisting of high-yield notes and warrants.
- Represented the placement agent in a private placement of $25 million in equity for Permian-based upstream oil and gas company.
- Represented the placement agent in private placement of $15 million equity raise for Canadian-based oil and gas exploration and production company.
- Represented a Houston-based investment services firm with a follow-on public equity offering of $62.5 million in common stock.
- Represented a Houston-based investment services firm acting as placement agent in numerous private placements covering a variety of industries, ranging from life sciences to manufacturing, ranging from $10 million to over $100 million.
- Represented a Houston-based upstream oil and gas company in a merger with and into Argentine oil and gas exploration and production company ($225 million).
- Represented the placement agent in private placement of $50 million equity raise for Montana-based oil and gas exploration and production company.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company in raising $100 million of high yield notes.
- Represented the underwriters in a $75 million primary public offering.
- Represented a Houston-based upstream oil and gas company in its purchase of a Plano-based oil and gas exploration and production company and an affiliated limited partnership in a transaction valued at over $430 million; including the issue of $200 million in convertible preferred stock in a Rule 144A offering; transaction was selected by Oil & Gas Investor Magazine as its “M&A Deal of the Year” for 2004.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company in the acquisition of the domestic oil and gas exploration and production businesses owned by Calpine Corporation for cash consideration of $1.05 billion; including representation in an $800 million Rule 144A equity offering and creation of debt facilities up to $425 million; represented the company in the initial public registration with the SEC of the private equity sold in the Rule 144A offering.
- Represented a Houston-based coalbed methane exploration and production company in a Rule 144A transaction and raised $130 million in equity, and in a new $150 million debt facility.
- Represented a Houston-based coalbed methane exploration and production company in its $57.5 million initial public offering.
- Represented a Denver-based oil and gas exploration and production company in its $148 million sale of common stock in a Rule 144A transaction.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company in its merger with another Houston-based publicly traded exploration and production company in a transaction having a combined value of approximately $1 billion.
- Represented a manufactured homes company in emergence from bankruptcy, including updating all SEC filings and requirements.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company in a public offering of common stock valued at $80.5 million.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company in universal shelf offering of preferred stock, common stock, warrants, and various debt securities valued at $150 million.
- Represented a Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company in a $50 million secondary offering of common stock for selling stockholders.
- Represented a Houston-based Software 500 company specializing in state and local property, sales and use tax software in the private placement of convertible and redeemable preferred stock.
- Represented a Houston-based company specializing in safety equipment for road construction in the sale and subsequent roll-up with three other similar companies.
- Represented investment banking firms in private equity and debt placements and initial public offerings.
- At-the-Market (ATM) public offering of PHX Minerals Inc. common stock to be sold from time-to-time.
Recognition & Accolades
- Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2013
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2005-2007, 2010-2011
Community Involvement
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Texas Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Prison Entrepreneurship Program, Outside Pro Bono Counsel