Career
Emily Leitch is a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice, recognized for her expertise in navigating multibillion-dollar transactions. With a focus on corporate governance and compliance, Emily provides strategic counsel to clients across a variety of industries, including energy, oil and gas, power, and renewables, ensuring they meet their day-to-day disclosure obligations and adhere to U.S. federal securities laws and stock exchange regulations. Emily also represents Special Committees in connection with related party transactions.
Emily’s practice spans a wide range of capital markets activities, including equity and debt offerings, high-yield transactions, and initial public offerings (IPOs). She regularly represents underwriters, issuers, and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in public and private transactions.
In addition to her capital markets work, Emily advises on mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals, providing pragmatic solutions to address any challenges and achieve her clients’ strategic objectives.
Professional Memberships
University of Virginia Jefferson Scholar Selection Committee
West University Little League Auxiliary Board Member
Helping Hearts Charity League, Founding Member
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Texas General Counsel Forum, Houston Board
Institute for Energy Law, ESG Committee
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Work Highlights
Capital Markets
- A Special Committee of the Board of Directors of OPAL Fuels in a $180 preferred stock financing.
- J.B. Poindexter in a $250 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes.
- Digital Turbine in a $150 ATM offering.
- DT Midstream in a $421 million follow-on equity offering and a $650 million senior secured notes offering.
- The underwriters in a $148 million follow-on equity offering by SilverBow Resources.
- Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I, a Europe-based SPAC targeting consumer and lifestyle, on its $345 million IPO and its proposed $426 million business combination with Orca Holdings Limited.
- DT Midstream in a $600 million offering of senior secured notes.
- LatAmGrowth, a Latin American-based SPAC targeting high growth companies in Latin America, on its $130 million IPO.
- The underwriter on the $200 million IPO of Spree Acquisition Corp, an Israel-based SPAC targeting companies in the mobility-related technology industry.
- The underwriters on the $276 million IPO of ESGEN Acquisition Corporation, a North American-based SPAC targeting energy and infrastructure value train companies.
- FTI Consulting, Inc. in a $316.25 million Rule 144A offering of convertible senior notes offering.
- Global Oryx Company Limited and Rivian Automotive Inc. in a $700 million investment led by Amazon.
M&A and Private Equity
- Westerman Ltd in its $800 million sale of J-W Energy Company, a leading provider of natural gas compression services and equipment solutions, to USA Compression Partners.
- Zippy, Inc., a digital lending platform focused on manufactured housing, in its sale of 15% equity to ETHZilla for approximately $19 million.
- Private-equity backed wound solutions healthcare company in its acquisition of a leader in multi-place hyperbaric medicine and hospital-based outpatient wound center management services.
- Private-equity backed infrastructure solutions provider in its acquisition of a specialized equipment rental and supply company.
- Hannathon Petroleum, LLC in its sale of certain oil and gas properties to HighPeak Energy.
- ExcelFin Acquisition Corp, a SPAC, with its $370 million business combination with Baird Medical.
- A private equity fund in connection with the sale of oil and gas assets to SilverBow Resources.
- Flat River Group, LLC, an eCommerce distributor, marketer, and service provider, in connection with the investment by Guardian Capital Partners.
- Arsenal Capital Partners on the four acquisitions by portfolio company Seal for Life of Flame Control Coatings, Highland International, LifeLast, and US Coatings, manufacturers of protective coating technologies.
- A Special Committee of Southcross Holdings, LP in the attempted sale to American Midstream Partners for approximately $815 million.
