Sam Neece is an associate in Willkie's Corporate & Financial Services Department, based in the firm’s Dallas office. Sam advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and corporate clients on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, divestitures, capital raises and other strategic corporate matters. His practice spans multiple industries, with experience in energy and infrastructure, consumer products, and financial services, among others.
Sam has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (2023–2026).
Sam has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (2023–2026).
Experience
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law 2023-2026
- Second Nature Brands, a leading creator of premium snacks and treats, in its acquisition of Tillamook Country Smoker, a leader in protein-rich clean label on-the-go meat snacks.
- Prismic Life Holding Company, LP, a Prudential- and Warburg Pincus-sponsored life and annuity reinsurance platform, in an oversubscribed capital raise that closed with $1.9 billion in total commitments, exceeding its original $1.6 billion target.
- Capstreet in its acquisition of TOPS Field Services, LLC, a nationwide independent multi-OEM provider of turbine and generator maintenance and outage services for IPPs, utilities, LNG and other industrial companies.
- Binswanger Glass, a Memphis-based full-service flat glass company operating across 11 states, in its sale to Los Angeles-based private equity firm Transom Capital Group.
Credentials
Education
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, LL.M. (with honors), 2016 University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2015 Baylor University, B.B.A., 2011