Kirkland & Ellis partner Sean Wheeler led a team of lawyers advising Houston-based Newfield Exploration Co. in its pending acquisition by Canadian company Encana Corp. in a deal valued at approximately $7.7 billion. While starting to work on the deal for Newfield, Wheeler was also wrapping up another large cross-border deal.
He represented Houston-based offshore driller Rowan Cos. in its pending acquisition by London-based Ensco, another big offshore driller, in a $2.4 billion all-stock transaction.
