J. Drew Neill
BIOGRAPHY
Drew Neill represents a variety of individuals and entities in mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and general corporate matters. He regularly works with publicly-traded and privately-held companies, as well as private equity firms and management companies, on complex mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, and internal restructurings. Mr. Neill has worked with clients in a broad range of industries, including energy, entertainment, manufacturing, and technology. Mr. Neill also advises in connection with compliance issues and statutory required filings, including with respect to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976.
EXPERIENCE AND HIGHLIGHTS
CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS
- Represented owners of an international industrial manufacturer in connection with the sale of their equity interests to a private equity-backed buyer for a purchase price in excess of $200 million, including equity rollover
- Represented a healthcare services provider in connection with its sale to a private equity-backed strategic buyer through a controlled auction process for a purchase price in excess of $200 million, including equity rollover
- Represented a food manufacturer in connection with its sale to a strategic buyer through a controlled auction process for a purchase price in excess of $175 million
- Represented an animation company in a controlled auction process for its sale to a subsidiary of a publicly traded company, valuing the company at approximately $150 million
- Represented an electronic component distributor in connection with numerous strategic acquisitions totaling in excess of $150 million
- Represented owners of a residential services provider in connection with the sale of their equity interests to a private equity-backed buyer for a purchase price in excess of $100 million, including equity rollover
- Represented a pipe manufacturer in its acquisition of the assets of another pipe manufacturer for a purchase price in excess of $60 million
- Represented a healthcare company in connection with its sale to a private equity firm through a controlled auction process for a purchase price in excess of $40 million, including equity rollover
- Represented a Texas-based automotive parts supplier in connection with the sale of its assets to a private equity-backed strategic buyer for an amount in excess of $25 million plus additional equity rollover
ENERGY TRANSACTIONS
- Represented a mineral and royalty acquisition company in connection with a $300 million equity commitment from a private equity fund
- Represented Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP in a $290 million acquisition of certain mineral and royalty interests held by Hatch Royalty, LLC
- Represented a private equity-backed mineral and royalty company in connection with the sale of certain mineral and royalty interests located in Oklahoma for a purchase price in excess of $230 million
- Represented a private equity-backed E&P entity in the purchase of upstream oil and gas leasehold interests and related assets located in the Permian Basin for a purchase price in excess of $200 million
- Represented a private equity-backed E&P entity in the acquisition of upstream oil and gas leasehold interests and related assets located in the Permian Basin for a purchase price in excess of $175 million
- Represented a privately held mineral and royalty company in the sale of mineral and royalty interests located in Texas and New Mexico for a purchase price in excess of $140 million
- Represented a privately held entity in the acquisition of mineral and royalty interests located throughout Texas for a purchase price in excess of $100 million
- Represented a publicly-traded mineral and royalty company in the acquisition of mineral and royalty interest located throughout the United States for a purchase price in excess of $50 million
- Represented a privately held E&P entity in the sale of oil and gas leasehold interests and related upstream assets in the Permian Basin for a purchase price in excess of $50 million
- Represented a frac sand company in connection with an investment in the company in excess of $25 million by a group of Texas based investors
AFFILIATIONS
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
- The Net FW, Board
HONORS
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Best Lawyers®, U.S. News & World Report, 2021-2025
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2021-2024
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine
- Corporate Finance | Mergers & Acquisitions, 2022, 2024
- Oil & Gas Law, 2018, 2020
- Top Attorney, 360 West magazine
- Corporate Finance | Mergers & Acquisitions, 2023, 2024
- Business Law, 2020-2022
- Top Attorney less than five years of practice, 360 West magazine, 2017-2018
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
EDUCATION
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2014
- Order of the Coif
- Texas Tech Law Review: Staff Member, Volume 45; Articles Editor, Volume 46
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
- Baylor University, Master of Accountancy, 2010
- Baylor University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting and Finance, 2010
- Most Outstanding Student in Finance, 2010
- Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of Texas
SPEECHES & PUBLICATIONS
- Speaker and Author, “Sales of LLC Interest,” State Bar of Texas: 20th Annual Choice, Governance & Acquisition of Entities, May 2022, Dallas, Texas
- Speaker, “Important Post-COVID Corporate and Tax Acquisition Considerations,”TexasBarCLE webinar, May 2021
- Speaker, “Choice of Entity & Acquisitions in the Current Environment – What You Need to Know Now,” TexasBarCLE webinar, May 2020