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Abby Joens-Witherow

Abby
Joens-Witherow

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

ajoens-witherow@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 346.718.6626

FAX:+1 346.718.6942

Houston

811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117 USA

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BIOGRAPHY

Abby Joens-Witherow is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She currently practices in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions, Global Finance, Capital Markets and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups.  Ms. Joens-Witherow’s practice focuses on advising public and private companies and private equity sponsors in both acquisition and financing transactions.

Representative Experience:

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Representation of the Conflicts Committee of the general partner of Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. in its take-private acquisition by Shell USA Inc.
  • Representation of Gryphon Investors in its acquisition of Rootstock Software
  • Representation of Primoris Services Corporation in its acquisition of PLH Group
  • Representation of the Conflicts Committee of the general partner of Rattler Midstream LP in its take-private acquisition by Diamondback Energy, Inc.
  • Representation of FTV Capital in its growth equity investment in SingleOps
  • Representation of the Conflicts Committee of Hess Midstream GP LLC in the repurchase of $400 million Class B Units by Hess Midstream LP

Financing Transactions

  • Representation of Seawall Capital in its investment into Sports Endeavors, Inc.
  • Representation of Liberty Hall Capital Partners and Accurus Aerospace Corporation in Accurus’ Acquisition of Ferra Holdings Limited

Capital Markets

  • Representation of the initial purchasers in Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited’s $750 million senior notes offering
  • Representation of Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: COGT) in its $172.6 million offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants
  • Representation of the underwriters in Waste Management, Inc.’s (NYSE: WM) $950 million senior notes offering
  • Representation of Peloton Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: PTON) in its $1.07 billion public offering of Class A common stock

Ms. Joens-Witherow graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University Law School in 2021 where she was a managing editor for the Tulane Law Review and a student attorney in the Domestic Violence Clinic.  She received her B.A. magna cum laude from DePauw University in 2018 where she majored in Political Science and Psychology.

EDUCATION

Tulane University - 2021 Juris Doctor

DePauw University - 2018 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

Texas Bar

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