Eric Larson

Eric Larson assists clients by providing tax and structure analysis for business transactions involving partnerships, limited liability companies, corporation and tax-exempt entities, including formations, mergers, conversions, taxable asset and stock acquisitions, and liquidations, from both a federal and a state tax perspective. Eric has extensive experience in drafting limited liability company agreements and partnership agreements containing complex tax allocation provisions, buy/sell rights and detailed management provisions.

Eric’s experience includes the tax work in connection with the representation of:

• Refuel Operating Company, LLC, in its acquisition of the convenience retailing, petroleum marketing and quick-service restaurant assets of Double Quick, Inc.
• EnCap Flatrock Midstream in an initial capital commitment of $500 million to Tatanka Midstream, LLC
• Main Street Capital Corporation in a completed new portfolio investment to facilitate the recapitalization of J&J Services, Inc., a leading provider of roll-off dumpster and portable toilet rental services
• Tailwater Capital LLC, an energy private equity firm, in a $500 million capital investment and incremental commitment to Goodnight Midstream, a leading produced water midstream infrastructure company
• NextEra Energy Partners LP in its acquisition of Meade Pipeline Co LLC, and its interest in the Central Penn Line, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.37 billion
• NewBridge Resources, LLC, in the acquisition of Pacific Coast Energy Holdings LLC from Metalmark Breitburn Holdings LLC and Greenhill Capital Partners II, LP
• National Oilwell Varco in connection with the purchase of all of the equity interests in Denali Inc., a manufacturer of industrial storage tanks, from affiliates of Patriarch Partners and the Zohar Funds and others
• Allied Power Group, LLC (APG), a Fund III portfolio company of OFS Energy Fund, in the sale of APG to an affiliate of AEA Investors LP
• Pinnacle Midstream II, LLC, in a significant equity capital commitment from management and Energy Spectrum Partners VIII LP
• EnCap Flatrock Midstream in an initial $300 million venture capital commitment in Clear Creek Midstream, LLC
• Investor for equity investment of $500 million in exploration and production partnership
• Various joint venture arrangements between exploration and midstream companies
• Public pension fund in negotiation of various investments in private equity funds
• Developer in the structuring of joint venture for acquisition, construction, development and leasing of senior living communities across Texas and the Southwest
• Private equity firm for over $100 million investment in project finance project for midstream venture
• Private equity firm for over $150 million investment in chemical processing venture
• Investors in numerous other equity investments in various energy companies ranging from $50 million to $1 billion
• Numerous portfolio companies and management groups in equity raising transactions ranging from $3 million to $650 million
• Numerous portfolio companies in asset and equity sales ranging from $10 million to $500 million
  Private equity firms for restructuring of existing portfolio companies, including corporate and tax analysis of transactions