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Haynes and Boone Attorneys Widely Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers

DALLAS – Ninety-three Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys were recognized in 2011 by Texas Super Lawyers. >>

Haynes and Boone Leads SweetH20 Asset Sales

DALLAS - Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Water Providers, Ltd., which does business under the name of SweetH2O Transfer Services, in its recent sale of assets to Select Energy Services, LLC, an oilfield service and supply company headquartered in Houston, Texas. >>

Dallas Business Journal Honors Tom Yang Among M&A Dealmakers of the Year

DALLAS – Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Tom Yang has been named among the Dallas Business Journal’s top six most noted and well-respected M&A dealmakers on behalf of North Texas businesses.

The prestigious list is compiled through interviews of highly regarded attorneys, corporations and respected professionals in the D-FW business community. Mr. Yang was selected based on his stellar reputation, recent successes and his contributions to the profession. Mr. Yang was nominated by the Dallas Asian American Bar Association. >>

EXCO CEO Launches $4.4 Billion Takeover Bid

Douglas Miller, chairman and CEO of Exco Resources, has teamed up with T. Boone Pickens and two private equity firms to launch a $4.36 billion takeover bid for Dallas-based Exco. Haynes and Boone partners Scott Wallace and Thomas Yang are advising the company. >>

Firm Assists EXCO Resources In Public Offering

Haynes and Boone, LLP has successfully assisted EXCO Resources, Inc. in the public offering of $750.0 million of 7.500% senior notes due 2018. EXCO Resources, Inc. used the net proceeds to redeem its senior notes due 2011 and to pay a portion of its outstanding indebtedness on its credit agreement. >>



Thomas H. Yang

Partner

Dallas


2323 Victory Avenue
Suite 700
Dallas, Texas 75219
T +1 214.651.5545
F +1 214.200.0641

Areas of Practice

Education

  • J.D., Columbia University in the City of New York, 1994
  • B.A., Columbia University in the City of New York, 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Judicial Clerkships

Honorable Charles S. Haight, Southern District of New York

Languages

  • English
  • Korean

Tom Yang has more than 16 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and securities, including extensive experience in private equity M&A. In 2011, Tom was named a top M&A dealmaker by the Dallas Business Journal based on his reputation, recent successes and his contributions to the Dallas M&A market. He has been recognized by D Magazine as one of the best corporate lawyers in Dallas. Tom is active in the Asian-American community and is a former President of the Dallas Asian-American Bar Association.

Tom focuses his practice on the following areas:

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Representation of both public and private companies on both the buy side and the sell side in merger and acquisition transactions.
  • Familiarity with all types of transactions, including mergers for cash and stock, forward and reverse triangular mergers, sales of assets, sales of stock, joint ventures and combinations of the above.
  • Transactions covering the industrial, financial, energy, retail, software, technology, real estate, restaurant, professional sports, entertainment, airline, trucking and transportation industries.

Private Equity

  • Extensive experience in representation of private equity funds, including the acquisition, ongoing representation and subsequent disposition of public and private portfolio companies.

Securities Offerings

  • Experience in underwritten securities offerings as counsel for issuers and for underwriters, including common stock offerings, debt offerings and initial public offerings covering the energy, industrial, retail, telecom, software and financial industries.
  • Experience in universal shelf offerings and subsequent take-downs, convertible securities, depositary shares, discount notes, Regulation S offerings, Rule 144A private placements and A/B exchange offers.

Securities Counsel

  • Represent as lead securities counsel companies listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq in the retail, energy and renewable energy industries.

Honors

  • "M&A Dealmaker" (Dallas Business Journal, 2011)
  • Ranked as 8th Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas (D Magazine, May 2002)
  • "Best Lawyers Under 40" (National Asian Pacific Bar Association, October 2002)
  • "Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" (D Magazine, May 2004)
  • "Texas Rising Stars" (Law and Politics Magazine and Texas Monthly, July 2004)
  • "Texas Super Lawyer" (Law and Politics Magazine and Texas Monthly, 2005-2011)
  • "Best Lawyers in Dallas" (D Magazine, May 2005, 2011)

Selected Representative Experience


Water Providers
Represented Water Providers, Ltd., a provider of water transfer services in the natural gas industry, in the sale of its assets to Select Energy Services, LLC.

Wingate Partners in its Acquisition of Preferred Compounding Corp.
Represented Wingate Partners in its acquisition of Preferred Compounding Corp., a supplier of proprietary and custom mixed rubber compounds.

Brazos Private Equity Partners in its Acquisition of Duncan Industrial Solutions, Inc.
Represented Brazos Private Equity Partners in its acquisition of Duncan Industrial Solutions, Inc., leading distributor of name-brand industrial MRO supplies and equipment.

Represented EXCO Resources in Public Debt Offering
Represented EXCO Resources, Inc. in its $750 million public offering of notes and the redemption of previously outstanding notes.

Debt Offering - EXCO Resources, Inc.
Represented EXCO Resources, Inc. in its $750 million public offering of notes and the redemption of previously outstanding notes.

Wingate Partners - Western Marketing, Inc.
Represented Wingate Partners in its purchase of Western Marketing Inc.

Insituform Technologies, Inc. Acquisition of Corrpro Companies, Inc.
Represented Corrpro Companies, Inc. in the sale of the company to Insituform Technologies, Inc.

AT&T, Inc. in its $275 Million Acquisition of Wayport, Inc.
Represented AT&T, Inc. in its $275 million acquisition of Wayport, Inc., a network and applications management company that provides back-office management for Wi-Fi hot spots.

Acquisition of USA Environment by Wingate Partners IV, L.P.
Represented Wingate Partners in its purchase of USA Environment L.P.

SMI Dairy Acquisition
Represented Dean Foods in its purchase of assets from Atlanta Dairy LLC.

Petro Capital Group in its Acquisition and Subsequent Sale of Cougar Pressure Control
Represented Petro Capital Group in its acquisition and subsequent sale of Cougar Pressure Control, a leading integrated independent provider of high-pressure coiled tubing, nitrogen, and fluid pumping services in Texas and Louisiana.

Acquisition of Richfood Dairy
Represented Dean Foods in its acquisition of Richfood, Inc.

ClubCorp, Inc. in its $1.8 Billion Sale to KSL Capital Partners, an affiliate of KKR
Represented ClubCorp in its $1.8 billion sale to KSL Capital Partners (an affiliate of KKR). ClubCorp is the leading operator of golf courses and country clubs in the world.

Reverse Merger
Represented Panda Energy International in its acquisition of Ciraccor, Inc.

Wingate Partners in its Acquisition of National Print Group
Represented Wingate Partners in its acquisition of National Print Group, one of the largest providers of large format printed material for the retail point of purchase industry and the outdoor billboard market.

Acquisition of Oil Company from NYSE Energy Company
Acquisition of $700 million of oil and natural gas properties from NYSE energy company.

Buyout of Energy Company
$700 million management led buyout of energy company from private equity investors.

Lead Securities Counsel
Represent, as lead securities counsel, companies listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq GS in the retail, energy and renewable energy industries.

Dean Foods Co. in Numerous Acquisitions of Various Dairy Assets
Represents Dean Foods Co. in numerous acquisitions of various dairy assets.

Initial Public Offering - Energy
$700 million initial public offering of NYSE-listed energy company.

Wingate Partners in its Acquisition of Stein World
Represented Wingate Partners in its acquisition of Stein World, a leading designer, importer, and distributor of decorative home accents including furniture, lamps, occasional tables, accent chairs, and mirrors.

Wingate Partners in its Acquisition of USA Environment, LP
Represented Wingate Partners in its acquisition of USA Environment, a regional leader in the Gulf Coast U.S. in providing environmental remediation and industrial services including demolition, hazardous waste disposal and transportation.

Wingate Partners in its Acquisition of Cal Pacific Specialty Foods
Represented Wingate Partners in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Cal Pacific Specialty Foods, a producer of high-quality value-added strawberry products for the industrial and food service markets.

Convertible Debt Offering - Manufacturer
$450 million convertible debt offering for NYSE-listed manufacturer of transportation, construction and industrial products.

Wingate Partners in its Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in Premier Retail Interiors
Represented Wingate Partners in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Premier Retail Interiors, a market leader in designing and manufacturing high-end custom cosmetics displays for department stores.

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Asian American Bar Association, former President

Online Publications

02/12/2009 - SEC Mandates Interactive Data Financial Reporting
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued rules that will require most public companies to file financial statements with the SEC in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Interactive data in XBRL format permits users of financial information to automatically download financial data directly into documents and analytical tools.

02/03/2009 - Legislation Requiring Investment Fund Registration Introduced in the U.S. Senate
On January 29, 2009, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Carl Levin (D-Michigan) introduced the Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009 (the “Act”) in the United States Senate with the stated purpose of imposing more extensive regulatory oversight of hedge funds. However, the bill is not limited to hedge funds; it generally would apply to, and dramatically impact, all private funds (including private equity and venture capital funds) that rely on an exemption from registration under Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Company Act”).1

07/28/2004 - SEC Proposes Rule Requiring Registration of More Hedge Fund Managers