Overview

Kyle Watson is a leading advisor to private equity firms, institutional investors and corporate clients. His practice focuses on complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and capital transactions across the infrastructure, energy and industrials spectrum. Kyle has extensive experience advising sponsors, infrastructure funds and strategic investors on transactions involving oil and gas, midstream, power, utilities, transportation, digital infrastructure, water and energy transition platforms. His work spans the full investment lifecycle, from greenfield development and asset acquisitions to platform roll-ups, divestitures and structured financing solutions. Kyle also counsels clients on impact and ESG-focused strategies, particularly in clean water, environmental services and sustainable industrial platforms.

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Thought Leadership

Publications 

“Unanimous Texas Court of Appeals Reverses Controversial Jury Verdict — No "Common Law" Business Partnership in Texas,” Anna Rotman, Anthony Speier, Kyle Watson, Kenneth Young, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alert, August 3, 2017.

Recognition

Recognized for Mergers & Acquisitions by IFLR1000, 2020–2024

Recognized for Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas by The Legal 500 United States, 2022 

Recognized for Energy Transactions: Conventional Power by The Legal 500 United States, 2019

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Texas
  • Illinois

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude

    Executive Board Member, Harvard Association of Law and Business

    Vice President, Harvard Law School Texas Club

  • University of OklahomaB.B.A., Finance; Aviation Minorsumma cum laude