Breen Haire is Co-Managing Partner of Simpson Thacher’s Houston office and Co-Head of the Firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice. Breen focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions across the infrastructure sector, including in the energy, digital infrastructure and transportation industries. His energy experience includes representing major operating companies and investors in the power, renewables and oil and gas exploration and production, midstream, oilfield services, contract drilling and petrochemicals sectors. A leading practitioner in the region, Breen was named a 2020 “Texas Trailblazer” by Texas Lawyer.
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Work Highlights
- KKR in its acquisition and financing of an interest in the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 Project from Sempra Infrastructure
- ISQ Whistler Holdings in the formation of a strategic natural gas pipeline joint venture with Enbridge Inc. and Marathon Petroleum
- KKR in its agreement with Telefónica Hispanoamérica and Entel Perú to acquire a majority interest in PangeaCo and the existing fiber optic networks of Telefónica del Perú and Entel Perú to build Perú’s first nationwide open access wholesale fiber optics company
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management in connection with its acquisition of ImOn Communications, LLC
- KKR in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Refresco Group B.V. a global independent beverage solutions provider
- Atlantic Aviation in its acquisition of three fixed-base operations at Omaha, Nebraska; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and Hartford, Connecticut
- KKR in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Telefónica Chile’s existing fiber optic network to establish Chile’s first open access wholesale fiber optics company
- KKR in the formation of Global Technical Realty, a build-to-suit and roll-up acquisition data center platform in Europe
- KKR in connection with its commitment to acquire commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair AirFinance
- KKR in its $3.37 billion acquisition of a non-controlling, 20% interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners
- Vistra Energy Corp., the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, in its completed merger with Dynegy Inc.
- KKR in its investment in MetroNet, the nation’s largest independently owned, 100 percent fiber optic network provider
Accolades
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“Texas Trailblazer,” Texas Lawyer, 2020
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“Texas Rising Star,” Texas Monthly, 2007–2012
Education
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New York University School of Law, 1999 J.D.
magna cum laude; Editor, New York University Law Review; Order of the Coif
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Boston University, 1994 B.F.A.
summa cum laude
Breen Haire is Co-Managing Partner of Simpson Thacher’s Houston office and Co-Head of the Firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice.
Breen represents private equity investors and public and privately-held parties in negotiated acquisitions and dispositions, controlled auctions and investments. He works on transactions in the infrastructure sector, including in the energy, digital infrastructure, telecommunications and transportation industries. Breen’s experience in the energy sector includes representing operating companies and investors in the power, renewables and oil and gas exploration and production, midstream, oilfield services, contract drilling and petrochemicals industries.
A leading practitioner in the region, Breen was named a 2020 “Texas Trailblazer” by Texas Lawyer, recognized as a “Rising Star” by Texas Monthly and ranked by Chambers for his corporate transactional work.
Breen's representative transactions include:
- KKR in its agreement with Telefónica Hispanoamérica and Entel Perú to acquire a majority interest in PangeaCo and the existing fiber optic networks of Telefónica del Perú and Entel Perú to build Perú’s first nationwide open access wholesale fiber optics company
- ISQ Whistler Holdings in the formation of a strategic natural gas pipeline joint venture with Enbridge Inc. and Marathon Petroleum
- First Infrastructure Capital, Ridgemont Equity Partners and WhiteWater in the sale of their interests in the Whistler Pipeline
- KKR in its acquisition and financing of an interest in the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 Project from Sempra Infrastructure
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its equity investment in Synthica Energy, LLC
- KKR in its acquisition of Boasso Global, the premier provider of depot, maintenance, cleaning, and transportation services for ISO tank containers in North America
- Boasso Global in its merger with Quala
- KKR in its acquisition of a majority stake in Refresco
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management its acquisition of ImOn Communications, LLC
- Atlantic Aviation in its acquisition of three fixed-base operations at Omaha, Nebraska; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and Hartford, Connecticut
- KKR in its acquisition of a majority stake in Telefónica Chile’s existing fiber optic network to establish Chile’s first open access wholesale fiber optics company
- KKR in the formation of Global Technical Realty, a build-to-suit and roll-up acquisition data center platform in Europe
- KKR in its acquisition of a majority stake in a joint venture with Telefónica Colombia to establish Colombia’s first independent nationwide open access wholesale digital infrastructure company
- A special committee of the board of directors of Keane Group, Inc. in Keane’s definitive agreement with C&J Energy Services, to combine in an all-stock merger of equals
- KKR in its $3.37 billion acquisition of a non-controlling, 20% interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners
- KKR in its commitment to acquire commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair AirFinance
- Vistra Energy Corp., the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, in its completed merger with Dynegy Inc.
- KKR in its investment in MetroNet,the nation’s largest independently owned, 100 percent fiber optic network provider
- KKR in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Discovery Midstream through a newly formed joint venture with Williams
- Marathon Oil Corporation in its Permian basin acquisitions of over 90,000 net mineral acres for $1.8 billion
- KKR in its acquisition of oil and gas infrastructure assets of Pemex
- An affiliate of Investindustrial in the combination of Polynt Group and Reichhold to form a global company in the coating and composite resins industry
- KKR in its joint venture with Monterra Energy to pursue investments in the midstream energy sector in Mexico
- KKR and its preferred equity investment in Genesis Energy, L.P. in Genesis’ acquisition of all of Tronox Limited’s trona business
- PPL Corporation in its Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Riverstone Holdings creating Talen Energy Corporation
Breen received his J.D., magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law where he was an Editor of the New York University Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his B.F.A., summa cum laude, from Boston University. Breen is admitted to practice in Texas.