Vinson & Elkins advised QR Energy, LP in its agreement to merge with Breitburn Energy Partners LP for approximately $3 billion, forming the largest oil-weighted upstream MLP.
The V&E transactional team was led by corporate partners Jeff Floyd and Jeff Malonson, with assistance from corporate partner Ramey Layne and associates Shaun Mathew, Atman Shukla, Benji Barron, Matt Wiener and Atma Kabad. Also playing leading roles in the transaction were partner Ryan Carney and associate James Melchers; partner David D’Alessandro and associates Jared Whalen and Missy Spohn; partner Michael Holmes; partner Larry Nettles, counsel Larry Pechacek and associate Matthew Dobbins; partner Tres Cochran; and partner Billy Vigdor and associate Dennis Schmelzer.
