The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, in connection with a registered public offering by Concho Resources Inc. of 5,347,500 shares of common stock, raising $219 million. The offering closed on February 1, 2010.
Concho Resources Inc., headquartered in Midland, Texas, is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploitation and exploration of oil and natural gas properties.
The Simpson Thacher team included Gary Sellers and Jim Doyle (Corporate), Jonathan Cantor and Chang Won Choi (Tax), Jeanne Annarumma and Wonda Joseph Quinn (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits), Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property), Tim Mulvihill (Environmental) and Jennie Getsin (FINRA and Blue Sky). Paralegal Laura Maio-Zimroth also provided valuable assistance.