Tim Samson

Partner

Practices

Industry

Energy & Natural Resources

Tim Samson

+1.713.951.5842

Overview

Tim Samson represents clients in corporate and securities matters, with significant experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, company partnership and fund formations, and private placements and transfers of securities. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in Texas.

Representative Experience

$165 million acquisition of 75% equity interest and control of an oil and gas exploration subsidiary of public oilfield services and equipment company
$235 million acquisition of a private oil and gas company with assets in the Gulf of Mexico
$879 million sale of oil and gas exploration company by its public utility company parent
$1.05 billion sale of oil and gas company by its public company parent, which involved an $800 million 144A equity offering, and the creation of a $425 million debt facility
$850 million sale of Columbian oil and gas assets to a joint venture of two national oil companies
One of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of rotating equipment in numerous acquisitions
Pipeline contractor in connection with its acquisition and combination to form one of the largest U.S.-based pipeline construction companies
Specialty chemical manufacturer in the sale of manufacturing facilities to an international company
Global industry leader for geophysical and geological interpretation software in its $160+ million recapitalization
Subsidiary of a NYSE company in its acquisition of a regional gas merchant company
Merger and sale of a public well servicing company to another public well servicing company
Sale of well servicing assets to a public company
Publicly held gas marketing company in its acquisition by a NYSE diversified energy company, with the operations of acquired company becoming the basis for the nonregulated gas business of acquirer
Sale of four traffic safety equipment companies to a public equipment rental company
Sale of a traffic safety equipment company to a public company
Beer and malt beverage distribution company in several acquisitions of other distributing companies
One of the largest international oil and gas companies in a multibillion-dollar restructuring of its refinery business assets and a related private placement of securities as well as the multibillion-dollar restructuring of its deepwater oil and gas property entities

$2.4+ billion private equity commitments to a Gulf of Mexico deepwater oil and gas company
$600 million private equity commitment to a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas company
$500 million private equity commitment to a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas company
$500 million private equity commitment to a Brazilian offshore oil and gas company
$400 million private equity commitment to a U.S. onshore oil and gas company
$400 million private equity commitment to a midstream company
$300 million private equity commitment to a U.S. onshore oil and gas company
$300 million private equity commitment to a midstream company
$150 million private equity commitment to a crude by rail development company
$160+ million recapitalization of a global industry leader in geophysical and geological interpretation software through a private equity investment

Credentials

Education

University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude
Texas A&M University, B.B.A.

Bar Admissions/Licenses

Texas

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Memberships

American Bar Association, Member; Business Law Section
Houston Bar Association, Member; Merger and Acquisition Section, Member; Corporate Counsel Section, Member
Association for Corporate Growth
Houston Producers Forum
Small Steps Nurturing Center, Board of Directors

Honors & Awards

The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Law, 2013-2025
Texas Super Lawyers magazine, 2019-2024
Notable Practitioner, M&A, Private Equity, IFLR1000, 2023
Influencer in Retail Real Estate - Holland & Knight's Retail Development and Leasing Team, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, 2023
The Legal 500 USA, Energy: Transactions, M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A – Middle-Market (Sub-$500m)), 2015, 2019; Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas