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Akin Gump Represents Evercore as Financial Advisor to Conflicts Committee of Williams Partners in $10.5 Billion Going-Private Deal

May 17, 2018

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(Houston) – Williams and Williams Partners L.P. have announced an agreement under which Williams will acquire all of the outstanding public common units of Williams Partners in an all stock-for-unit transaction at a 1.494 ratio of Williams common shares per unit of Williams Partners.

The transaction is valued at $10.5 billion, which represents a premium to the public unitholders of 6.4 percent based on closing prices on May 16.

Akin Gump, led by oil and gas partners John Goodgame and Lisa Hearn, represented Evercore as financial advisor to the conflicts committee of Williams Partners.

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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