Davis Polk advised Kosmos Energy Ltd. and funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus LLC and The Blackstone Group L.P. in connection with an SEC-registered secondary offering of 15,000,000 common shares by such funds as selling shareholders, for an aggregate price to the public of $140 million. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. was the underwriter of the offering.  

Kosmos is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on frontier and emerging areas along the Atlantic Margin. The shares sold are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KOS."  

The Davis Polk capital markets team included partner Byron B. Rooney and associates Ravi P. Ramchandani, Stephanie M. Rohlfs and Jennifer (Yujia) Jiang. Partner Michael Mollerus and associate Ameya V. Bapat provided tax advice. Associate Julia Lapitskaya provided executive compensation advice. Counsel Betty Moy Huber and associate Kevin J. Klesh provided environmental advice. Partner Gregory S. Rowland and associate Vanessa K. Rakel provided Investment Company Act of 1940 advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.