Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) in its announced agreement to acquire Copano Energy, L.L.C. (NASDAQ: CPNO), a midstream natural gas company with operations primarily in Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming. KMP will acquire all of Copano’s outstanding units for a total purchase price of approximately $5 billion, including the assumption of debt. The transaction will be a 100 percent unit for unit transaction with an exchange ratio of 0.4563 KMP units per Copano unit.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013.

Bracewell attorneys involved in thetransaction are:

Partners: Gregory M. Bopp, W. Cleland Dade, Troy L. Harder, Mark K. Lewis, Gary W. Orloff, and Aaron P. Roffwarg

Associates: Elizabeth B. Behncke, Stephen M. Boone, Melissa K. Buce, Lauren Kate Champion, George D. Fatula, Jordan A. Federko, Mona M. Guidry, and Molly E. Tucker

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