Cheryl Looper is corporate counsel in O’Melveny’s Houston office. Cheryl represents public and private companies and financial, strategic and independent acquirers in strategic transactions, including mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, growth investments, divestitures, carve-out transactions and joint ventures, in the domestic and cross-border contexts. She has extensive experience advising strategic and serial acquirers, private equity sponsors, and institutional funds on transactions covering a broad range of industries, including the manufacturing, logistics, technology, health care, energy, services, consumer products, infrastructure, and hospitality sectors.
Prior to joining the Firm, Cheryl was a Senior Counsel at a private-equity backed pipeline construction company, where she handled acquisitions, divestitures, strategic initiatives and compliance matters.
Cheryl also provides pro bono service to the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, serving as a volunteer attorney representing clients in guardianship cases through the Medical Legal Partnership with Texas Children’s Hospital.
- Represented Liberty Media in its €4.2 billion acquisition of Dorna Sports, S.L., the exclusive commercial rights holder to the MotoGP World Championship, from Bridgepoint and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
- Represented Liberty Media in its US$313 million acquisition of QuintEvents.
- Represented privately-held consumer products company in its US$1B+ sale transaction to a private-equity backed portfolio company.
- Represented Jones Capital and Portabull Storage, a portable cold storage solutions company, in its sale to WillScot.
- Represented entertainment and media focused management team in securing private-equity backing.
- Represented PW Consortium, a private consortium of family offices and financial institutions, in its merger agreement with PureWest Energy, LLC, a leading Rocky Mountain independent natural gas producer, for US$1.84 billion in cash.
- Represented middle-market private-equity fund in its initial acquisition of a banking and finance business services company add in on acquisitions and related equity issuances.
- Represented middle-market private equity fund in its acquisition of an educational software platform.
- Represented middle-market private equity fund in its acquisition of a physical therapy business.
- Represented middle-market private equity fund in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in a food franchise company.
- Represented a pipeline construction services company in corporate governance, acquisitions and divestitures.
- Represented a private company in its acquisition of transportation and logistics business.
- Represented independent sponsor group in its initial acquisition of a roofing and siding company, add on acquisitions and related debt and equity issuances.
- Formation of a lumber distribution joint venture.
- Represented rare earth recycling startup in its sale to a private company.
- Represented a family office in the acquisition of a controlling stake in a solar products company.
- Represented a family office-backed portfolio company in the acquisition of a generator sales business.
- Represented private equity portfolio company in acquisition of construction business.
- Represented private equity backed construction company in carve out of ancillary business lines.
- Represented private global towable equipment manufacturer in its US$2B sale process.
- Represented middle-market private equity fund in its acquisition of a custom engineering and industrial equipment business.
- Represented middle-market private equity fund in its acquisition of an outsourced records retrieval business.
Admissions
Bar Admission
- Texas
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School, J.D.: Hinton Moot Court Competition; 2012 D. Francis Bustin Prize
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government: with Honors; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Honors Thesis Program
Professional Activities
Clerkship
- The Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Board Service
- Lawndale Art Center, Member, Board of Directors
- Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services, Past Chancellor (General Counsel), Past Member, Board of Directors
- Honors
- The Beacon Houston: 2025 Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year