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Stefanie Gitler
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A partner in the Environmental Law Group, Stefanie Gitler has led and negotiated environmental aspects of hundreds of transactions. She conducts environmental due diligence for private equity and industry clients involved in complex transactions concerning the acquisition and divestiture of large businesses and companies. She negotiates contractual language in agreements, including those utilized in purchases and sales, credit transactions for obtaining loans from financing institutions, and leases for owning or occupying real property. Stefanie counsels clients regarding regulatory compliance and exposure to environmental liabilities, including the process of obtaining environmental insurance. She assists in the retention and oversight of environmental consultants. She also plays a key role in the handling of environmental liabilities in bankruptcy matters.

Stefanie has been recognized as a top practitioner by both Chambers USA and The Legal 500, and named a member of the “Green 500” by Lawdragon Leading Environmental Lawyers. She is a member of the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, the DC Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section, the California Bar Environmental Law Section. Stefanie also designed and for three years taught the first environmental transactional law class at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

EXPERIENCE

Prior to joining Paul, Weiss, Stefanie’s experience included the representations of:

  • Danaher Corporation, a global science and technology innovator, in its:
    • acquisition of a significant minority interest in Andelyn Biosciences
    • $21.4 billion acquisition of General Electric’s GE Biopharma business
  • The Jordan Company (TJC) in:
    • the recapitalization of global freight forwarding leader AIT Worldwide Logistics
    • its acquisition of Heartland Home Services
    • its acquisition of Insulation Technology Group
    • its investment in USALCO, LLC, a leading provider of water treatment solutions for municipal and commercial customers
  • Arclin, a portfolio company of TJC, in its acquisition of RG Dispersants from CPS Performance Materials
  • Arsenal Capital Partners in its acquisition of Applied Adhesives acquisition of Poly-Wood, LLC in partnership with BayPine LP
  • Clearlake Capital Group in its:
    • acquisition of PriSo Holding Corporation (PrimeSource)
    • acquisition of the Wellness Pet Food Holdings Company
    • acquisition of Team Technologies Holding Company
    • acquisition of ASP Unifrax Holdings
    • sale of Sage Automotive Interiors
    • sale of Futuris Global Holdings
  • Blackstone Energy Partners in:
    • its acquisitions of Therma Holdings and RE Tech Advisors
    • their 50/50 partnership to acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s working interest in approximately 318,000 gross operated acres in the Western Eagle Ford for approximately $2.3 billion
  • Blackstone Inc. in its over $500 million investment in Lancium, a company constructing over 5 gigawatts of data centers in West Texas to support the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence applications
  • Blackstone Energy Transition Partners in its definitive agreement to acquire Potomac Energy Center, a 774-megawatt natural gas power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia
  • KKR in:
    • its acquisition of CIRCOR International, Inc., a leading provider of mission critical flow control products
    • its acquisition of CoolIT Systems
    • its investment in Resource Environmental Solutions, a leader in the ecological solutions market
  • Lone Star Funds in its acquisition of Titan Acquisition Holdings, a bi-coastal leader in ship repair services and marine and heavy complex fabrication
  • Infinity Natural Resources, Inc., an upstream oil & gas company focused on the acquisition, development and production of hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin, on its initial public offering
  • Vertex Energy, Inc. in its restructuring and Chapter 11 emergence
  • EIG Global Energy Partners in:
    • its $750 million acquisition of equity interests in South Texas Midstream, a newly formed joint venture with NextEra Energy Partners
    • a $400 million preferred equity investment in NGL Energy Partners to finance the acquisition of produced water pipeline transportation and disposal assets from Mesquite Disposals Unlimited
  • Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities Funds in an investment in a partnership with ENGIE North America holding a 2.7 GW portfolio of renewable energy projects
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) in its acquisition of a 49 percent interest in California energy producer Aera Energy (Aera) in partnership with IKAV, which acquired the remaining 51 percent interest in Aera
  • Gulfport Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries in its restructuring process and emergence from chapter 11
  • WHP Global on its decision to acquire a controlling interest in Tru Kids Inc., parent company to the iconic Toys”R”Us® (TRU), Babies”R”Us®, Geoffrey® the Giraffe brands, and more than 20 established related consumer toy and baby brands
  • Incline Equity Partners in its acquisition of Jon-Don
  • Hermetic Solutions Group, a portfolio company of Windjammer Capital, in its acquisition of Cristek Interconnects
  • The conflicts committee of the board of directors of the general partner of TC Pipelines (TCP) in the definitive agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which TC Energy Corporation will acquire all of the outstanding common units of TCP not beneficially owned by TC Energy or its affiliates in exchange for TC Energy common shares
  • Trinseo in its contemplated €1.137 billion acquisition of Arkema’s polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA) and activated methyl methacrylates (MMA) businesses
  • Custom Truck One Source, a Blackstone portfolio company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Nesco Holdings
  • Star Peak Energy Transaction, a special purpose acquisition company, in a business combination with Stem
  • GenOn Energy, Inc. and certain subsidiaries in the sale of multiple power generation facilities as part of its restructuring and emergence from Chapter 11
  • Golden Gate Capital in the sale of 50% of its stake in Angus Chemical Co.
  • Philadelphia Energy Solutions in its sale to Hilco Redevelopment Partners as part of its in-court restructuring
  • Kodiak Gas Services, a portfolio company of EQT Infrastructure, in its acquisition of Pegasus Optimization Managers from affiliates of Apollo Natural Resource Partners
  • SemGroup in its approximately $5.1 billion sale to Energy Transfer
  • Lenders, led by Investec, Nomura, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Merchants Bank, in the $369 million financing for Red Oak Power
  • Lenders, led by Credit Agricole and Investec Bank, in the financing of the 644MW Bayonne Energy Center gas-fired power project in New Jersey
  • Sentinel Capital Partners, LP in its acquisition of the industrial fire business from Carrier Global Corporation for $1.425B
  • Shermco Industries, owned by Oaktree Capital Management LPs Power Opportunities Group, in its sale to Gryphon Investors
  • Savage Companies in its merger with Bartlett and Company and the subsequent Savage Enterprises joint venture, a leading global provider of supply chain and industrial services spanning the agriculture, energy and chemical, and environmental sectors
  • HG Energy II Appalachia in its exchange transaction with CNX Resources and CNX Midstream Partners
  • KKR/Venado Oil & Gas in its $765 million acquisition of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation’s developed and undeveloped oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford Shale
  • Warburg Pincus and Zenith Energy in the approximately $750 million acquisition of Arc Logistics Partners and its general partner, Arc Logistics GP, along with certain related assets held by owners of Arc Logistics Partners
  • A large global investment fund in the formation of drilling participation arrangement with SandRidge Energy to develop up to $200 million of wells in the NW STACK play
  • MidOcean Partners in its $1 billion sale of Water Pik to Church & Dwight
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in its sale of its manufacturing facility in Swords, Ireland, to SK Biotek
  • GFI Energy Group of Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of Trench Plate Rental
  • Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine Opportunities Fund in connection with its preferred equity investment in Ramaco Development, a Yorktown-backed metallurgical coal miner
  • Energy Future Holdings in its $18.7 billion sale of the company and its stake in Oncor

Stefanie also maintains an active pro bono practice. She most recently partnered with Lawyers for Good Government to advise several non-profits in their applications for EPA Community Grants.  She also recently served as a Guardian Ad Litem for children involved in a parental custody hearing, and supervised attorneys and paralegals working with the National Veterans Legal Services Program to handle claims and/or appeals for veterans who experienced Military Sexual Trauma and seek compensation from the VA and regularly volunteers with election protection service organizations.

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