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Simpson Thacher Represents First Reserve in $773 Million Acquisition of Controlling Stake in Quicksilver Gas Services LP

07.28.10

Simpson Thacher is representing First Reserve Corp. in connection with the recently announced $773 million acquisition by Crestwood Midstream Partners II, LLC, a First Reserve portfolio company, of a controlling interest in Quicksilver Gas Services LP from Quicksilver Resources Inc. 
 
Quicksilver Gas Services LP is a public limited partnership that engages in the business of gathering and processing natural gas and natural gas liquids from the Barnett Shale formation in the Fort Worth Basin in north Texas.

The Simpson Thacher team included Bill Curbow, Anthony King, John Wang and summer associate Laura Safdie (Corporate); Alden Millard and Andrea Sung (Credit); John Creed, Jonathan Goldstein and Danny Salinas (Tax); Brian Robbins, Aimee Adler and Samantha Shipp (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental); Krista McManus and Brian Ferry (Real Estate); Brian Chisling and Jonathan Lin (Regulatory) and Mindy Lok (Intellectual Property). Paralegal Issis Palomo also provided valuable assistance.