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Mergers & Acquisitions

Jul. 26, 2014

Breitburn Energy taps Latham for $1.6B acquisition

Latham & Watkins represented Los Angeles-based oil and gas producer Breitburn Energy Partners LP in its $1.6 billion acquisition of QR Energy LP, a deal that would create the largest master limited partnership focused on oil production.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Latham & Watkins LLP represented Los Angeles-based oil and gas producer Breitburn Energy Partners LP in its $1.6 billion acquisition of QR Energy LP, a deal that would create the largest master limited partnership focused on oil production, the companies said Thursday.


Master limited partnerships, or MLPs, are publicly traded limited partnerships that distribute quarterly earnings to sharehol...

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