Kirkland, Vinson & Elkins Guide Diamondback’s Double Eagle Buy

Feb. 18, 2025, 4:34 PM UTC

Kirkland & Ellis is guiding Diamondback Energy Inc. in a $4.1 billion purchase of subsidiaries of Double Eagle IV Midco LLC, expanding the acquirer’s footrprint in the Permian Basin.

Vinson & Elkins, led by partners Bryan Loocke, Matt Strock and Mike Marekis, is assisting Double Eagle. The firm has been a long-term adviser of the company.

The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Chris Heasley, Jarrod Gamble, Sean Wheeler, Debbie Yee, Camille Meissner, Lauren Stelck, Mohammad Alkadhem, Bernadette Hayden, Trent Tucker, Rachel Miller, Dakota Priest, Bridget Hamway, Tyler Carrington Ambrose and Pi Praveen.

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