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CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 13 Firms, 165 Lawyers, $6.8B

October 24, 2023 Claire Poole

Highlights from a busy week in Texas-related dealmaking included two take-private deals: Consolidated Communications by Searchlight and British Columbia Investment and Logistec by Blue Wolf and Stonepeak. What’s going on?

Anytime there’s financial turbulence in the market, it creates an attractive environment for take-privates. According to a Bloomberg report in June based on its own data, turmoil across equity capital markets over the past 18 months has resulted in more companies being taken private so far this year than listing via traditional initial public offerings.

There have been 47 proposed or completed deals to take a public company private with a total value of $113 billion, versus 39 U.S.-based companies that have gone public via traditional IPOs on U.S. exchanges, raising a modest $9.3 billion. Bloomberg said the divide continues a trend that started early last year when the market collapsed as the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates.

There were 30 P2Ps in the first quarter worth a combined $70.9 billion, almost triple the $25.6 billion in total value of the 27 take-privates in the previous quarter, according to a White & Case report citing data from Mergermarket. This also represents a 12 percent increase over the first quarter of 2022 and nearly double the volume, the firm said.

Now that IPO’s have seen a slight resurgence this fall, at least among oil companies (check out the introduction to a recent CDT Roundup here), maybe take-privates will run out of gas? Not likely for the right buyer with deep pockets.

For the week ending Oct. 21, there were 16 transactions reported for just a shade under $6.8 billion. There were 15 M&A deals and a single capital markets transaction worth $3 million. That pales in value, of course, next to the $62 billion reported for the week prior — a week that included the ExxonMobil acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources.

The same week a year ago totaled 20 deals for $8.2 billion, but that included seven capital markets transactions worth $2.7 billion.

Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats

A compilation of weekly stats from The Lawbook's CDT Weekly Roundup
(Deal Values in Millions)

Week Ending
Deal CountAmountFirmsLawyersM&A CountM&A Value $MCapM Count
CapM Value $M
03-May-202511$4,249139011$2,226.52$2,022.5
26-Apr-202512$8,78791689$6,0113$2,776
19-Apr-202511$8,09771389$7,9852$112
12-Apr-202513$2,392815210$2,0653$327
05-Apr-202519$27,7621518816$25,4733$2,289
29-Mar-202521$8,1881025816$4,1255$4,064
22-Mar-202519$6,4851423115$4,1284$2,857
15-Mar-202513$13,7371315110$9,9324$3,805
8-Mar-20257$2,2345665$2242$2,100
1-Mar-202511$3,05087510$2,5501$500
24-Feb-2512$16,39771496$6,6356$9,862
17-Feb-2517$12,1361313410$9,4112$2,725
10-Feb-2514$7,15491799$4,9505$2,204
3-Feb-2516 $10,068720011$7,5535$2,515
25-Jan-2514$10,261101259$2,2075$8,054
18-Jan-2519$7,3821531612$2,3007$5,082
11-Jan-2521$33,5601618716$32,5215$1,039
4-Jan-259$6,8279809$6,82700
21-Dec-2411$2,79811928$2,2293$570
14-Dec-2415$5,3231218612$3,8123$1,511
07-Dec-2416$4,7661023111$2,32152,445
30-Nov-2410$10,29191034$8,2906$2.001
23-Nov-2415$4,5531515311$3,3794$1,174
16-Nov-2417$11,4881124513$10,1864$1,303
09-Nov-2414$2,1101213912$1,4102$700
02-Nov-2412 $52,788 1110711$52,7381$50
26-Oct-248$3,1608657$3,0651$75
19-Oct-2412$5,3041113611$4,5541$750
12-Oct-2417$8,4381215015$8,1162$322
05-Oct-2422$23,1811218915$19,9807$3,201
28-Sep-2411$2,35671447$534$2,303
21-Sep-2412$9,568101695$4,1017$5,467
14-Sep-2424$10,9881223516$7,1758$3,813
7-Sep-2412$20,4201616811$20,3071$112.9
31-Aug-2413$20,631913412$14,7751$5,856
24-Aug-2419$8,4522132516$7,1023$1,350
17-Aug-2425$49,1961630411$39,38614$9,810
10-Aug-2420$12,2641531216$9,7944$2,470
03-Aug-2426$16,4981633418$8,1378$8,361
27-Jul-2419$16,4422127115$13,8384$2,604
20-Jul-2415$16,0161418410$14,2325$1,784
13-Jul-2420$17,220 1426518$7,146 2$10,074
6-Jul-2411$3,941 11958$2,650 3$1,291
29-Jun-2414$6,296 152248$6,296 6$1,927
22-Jun-2412$5,679 81375$210 7$5,469
15-Jun-2413$9,895 1621410$5,280 3$4,615
8-Jun-2419$23,859 1323912$19,436 7$4,423
1-Jun-2412$34,510 111479$26,110 3$8,400
25-May-2413$9,684 1517110$4,434 3$5,250
18-May-2411$5,490 111738$3,129 3$2,361
11-May-2422$14,855 1422716$11,105 6$3,750
4-May-2413$3,139 98710$1,297 3$1,842
27-Apr-2410$6,684 62810$6,684 00
20-Apr-2419$15,989 111479$5,208 10$10,781
13-Apr-2413$8,952 97610$1,652 3$7,300
6-Apr-2423$26,616 1422214$13,501 8$13,116
30-Mar-2412$9,286 81368$4,299 4$4,987
23-Mar-2418$5,451 1726616$4,759 2$692
16-Mar-2421$11,437 1318614$9,316 6$2,070
9-Mar-2423$4,695 2121819$2,723 4$1,972
2-Mar-2420$9,108 1937214$4,558 6$4,550
24-Feb-2419$16,382 1224815$9,507 4$6,875
17-Feb-2416$29,932 1515712$29,216 4$716
10-Feb-2425$10,750 1719619$5,372 6$5,379
3-Feb-2412$8,416 181259$3,416 3$5,000
27-Jan-249$8,165 9878$7,815 1$800
20-Jan-2414$4,084 1210912$3,219 2$865
13-Jan-2417$33,588 1225612$26,765 5$6,823
6-Jan-248$7,915 8846$7,265 2$650
30-Dec-2317$14,599 129915$2,714 2$11,885
23-Dec-2323$4,182 1321916$1,813 7$2,370
16-Dec-2313$16,436 132807$15,150 5$1,286
9-Dec-2326$14,633.90 1724416$8,095 10$6,538.90
2-Dec-2313$6,720 95712$6,630 1$90
25-Nov-239$4,835 91316$1,785 3$3,050
18-Nov-2322$6,568.70 1718414$4,709.20 8$1,859.50
11-Nov-2315$9,825 1317912$6,581 3$3,244
4-Nov-2315$20,582.50 1419312$19,417.50 3$1,165
28-Oct-2318$68,419.10 1815215$66,646 3$1,773.10
21-Oct-2316$6,755.90 1616515$6,755.90 1$3
14-Oct-2314$67,851.20 131259$61,998.50 5$5,852.70
7-Oct-2317$6,595.50 1322816$5,995.50 1$600
30-Sep-2317$1,896.45 1318914$806.45 3$1,090
23-Sep-2323$6,432.70 1723016$1,402.80 7$5,029.90
16-Sep-2325$23,226.70 2335316$17,239 9$5,987.70
9-Sep-2312$6,369 81027$4,311 5$2,058
2-Sep-2314$2,522 69213$1,322 1$1,200
26-Aug-2317$12,160.25 1320215$6,573.25 2$5,587.00
19-Aug-2319$11,505 1321315$11,255 4$250
12-Aug-2319$9,698.80 131847$3,270 12$6,428.80
5-Aug-2313$5,201 1211812$5,051 1$150
29-Jul-2315$21,031.60 1319611$18,292.00 4$2,739.60
22-Jul-2318$3,992 1213013$2,808 5$1,184
15-Jul-2313$8,254.95 138113$8,254.95 00
8-Jul-2316$5,441.45 1217211$2,443 5$2,998.45
1-Jul-2316$6,872 1010512$5,474 4$1,398
24-Jun-2313$10,914 1620110$7,874 3$3,040
17-Jun-2317$5,880.70 1515115$4,705.70 2$1,175
10-Jun-2319$8,516.10 1311116$6,252.40 3$2,263.70
June 3 202312$6,104.42 121388$4,256.92 4$1,847.50
27-May-2317$12,200 106711$6,165 6$6,035
20-May-2311$22,458.10 81034$19,455 7$3,003
13-May-2312$7,034 101018$5,460 4$1,574
6-May-2320$3,297.60 1819617$2,985.60 3$312
29-Apr-2323$3,691.20 1813517$1,969.70 6$1,721.50
22-Apr-2316$5,570 1410414$4,750 2$1,000
15-Apr-2312$23,818.10 95910$21,618.10 2$2,200
8-Apr-2316$7,949 91739$5,472 7$3,477
1-Apr-2321$18,676.70 1217511$10,926.70 10$7,750
25-Mar-2315$8,779.50 101415$2,362 10$6,416.50
18-Mar-237$14,048.80 6695$13,345 2$703.80
11-Mar-2321$11,576 1616516$8,131 5$3,445
4-Mar-2320$9,668 1122816$8,209 4$1,459
25-Feb-2313$5,335 1313012$4,235 1$1,200
18-Feb-2314$5,743.70 131588$898.70 6$4,845
11-Feb-2316$12,088 1213712$9,965 4$2,123
4-Feb-2317$8,066 1514013$5,614 4$2,452
28-Jan-237$2,180 7755$1,692.75 2$488
21-Jan-2317$5,768 1617412$1,918 5$3,850
14-Jan-2311$2, 800101028$421 3$2,400
7-Jan-2318$8,296 1116714$6,461 3$1,835
31-Dec-2214$2,732 119912$2,092 2$640
17-Dec14$7,919 1311512$7,419 1$500
10-Dec-2214$10,093 128811$7,093 3$3,000
3-Dec-2226$12,800.90 1117220$4,141 6$8,659.90
26-Nov-228$2,266.70 853$76 5$2,190.70
19-Nov-2221$2,886 1521219$2,550 2$336
12-Nov-2213$15,093.70 9819$14,200 4$893.70
5-Nov-222519,337.201650922$8,267.20 3$11,070
29-Oct-2215$7,805.30 911614$7,180.30 1$625
22-Oct-2220$8,193.50 1325313$5,442 7$2,751.50
15-Oct-229$3,046.10 91397$2,588.30 2$457.80
8-Oct-2219$2,011.80 1211416$833.80 3$1,178
1-Oct-2223$5,532.90 1615618$4,952.30 5$580.60
24-Sep-2218$5,194 1421615$4,050 3$1,144
17-Sep-2221$8,352.30 1232015$4,759.60 6$3,592.70
10-Sep-2215$19,853.50 1012613$19,403.60 2$450
3-Sep-229$2,312 9629$2,312 00
27-Aug-2216$30,891.70 1013515$30,666.40 1227.7
20-Aug-2212$1,977 815299253$1,052
13-Aug-2218$8,004.70 1124211$2,844.70 7$5,160
6-Aug-2224$7,948.90 1224017$3,577 7$4,371.90
30-Jul-228$6,941 9787$6,839 1$102
23-Jul-2211$801 119210$801 10
16-Jul-2214$3,650 1012214$3,650 00
9-Jul-2210$3,557.70 7689$3,557.70 10
2-Jul-2218$8,609.40 1315215$2,754.40 3$5,855
25-Jun-2215$6,142 131469$2,017 6$4,125
18-Jun-2217$11,890.10 1422815$11,410 2479.7
11-Jun-2217$7,600 1212310$2,300 7$5,300
4-Jun-2212$2,937 101279$692 3$2,245
28-May-229$3,197.60 11869$3,197.60 00
21-May-2214$7,284.50 1218511$6,609 3$675.50
14-May-2211$306.60 98010$306.60 1$225
7-May-2216$10,451.75 1210812$1,827 4$8,624.75
30-Apr-2216$2,296.50 1615712$895.50 4$1,401
23-Apr-2210$2,241 11588$1,641 2$600
16-Apr-2211$6,643 71568$2,359 3$4,284
9-Apr-2217$4,429 1418411$1,690 6$2,739
2-Apr-2213$1,755 88410$1,145 3$610
26-Mar-2211$3,205 8656$200 5$3,005
19-Mar-2213$2,239.17 910613$2,239.17 00
12-Mar-2218$12,016 1123915$11,965 2$51.35
5-Mar-2217$6,786 1313713$5,161 4$1,625
26-Feb-2212$5,095 81499$4,437.50 3$658
19-Feb-2217$22,229 1717414$21,354 3$875
12-Feb-2212$2,344.70 10738$641.70 4$1,703
5-Feb-2211$2,503 89911$2,503 00
29-Jan-2211$3,872 1210112$3,872 00
22-Jan-2213$5,143.50 109912$4,842.50 1$301
15-Jan-2212$7,605 91559$6,480 3$1,025
8-Jan-2213$8,256.20 1110213$8,256.20 00
1-Jan-229$1,273.80 6509$1,273.80 00
25-Dec-2121$4,734.75 1117616$3,410 5$1,324.75
18-Dec-2126$7,325.20 1519318$3,640.20 8$3,685.20
11-Dec-2116$5,017 1010913$1,417 3$3,600
4-Dec-2114$2,310 8868$2,310 6$1,882.05
27-Nov-219$3.460.1101016$1,758 3$1,702.60
20-Nov-2120$22,792 1515712$18,864.50 8$3,928
13-Nov-2121$26,729 1217813$11,822 8$14,907
6-Nov-2112$8,303 1315710$6,682 3$1,621
30-Oct-2121$10,368 1521815$9,24.46$1,103.00
23-Oct-2121$18.783.11522211$12,314 10$6,468.60
16-Oct-2115$3,868 1111815$2,293 2$1,575
9-Oct-2120$8,610 1617516$7,795 4$815
2-Oct-2114$6,250 1113710$5,200 4$1,050
25-Sep-2111$11,460 9937$10,200 4$1,250
18-Sep-2111$16,603 8998$15,084 3$1,519
11-Sep-2117$10,653 1110313$8,503 4$2,150
4-Sep-2113$7,222 108911$6,715 2$507
28-Aug-2112$763 96311$663 1$100
21-Aug-2112$29,659 77911$29,579 1$80
14-Aug-2122$17,845 1119912$12,805 10$5,04
7-Aug-2117$13,670 1213915$11,766 2$1,904
31-Jul-2121$8,160 1113410$3,574 10$4,586
July 24,202121$6,367 1113915$3,712 6$2,655
17-Jul-2114$4,009 1112412$2,015 2$1,994
10-Jul-2116$3,997 1314311$1,597 4$2,4
3-Jul-2124$7,492 139416$3,769 8$3,722
26-Jun-2110$4,995 7858$3,847 2$1,148
19-Jun-2128$16,830 82289$1,861 19$14,968
12-Jun-2126$27,238 1520919$25,602 7$1,636
5-Jun-2115$15,539 1310013$14,709 2$600
29-May-2135$20,279 1114528$18,647$1,639
22-May-2124$53,208 1417417$51,047 7$2,161
15-May-2118$10,620 1322011$5,870 7$4,809
8-May-2117$10,400 1115615$8,386 2$2,500
1-May-2121$7,200 1611512$3,808 9$3,392
24-Apr-218$20,200 9318$20,200 00
17-Apr-2114$6,270 810211$40,180 3$2,260
10-Apr-2115$8,940 1312914$7,990 1$950
3-Apr-2118$19,513 1015112$16,923 6$2,590
27-Mar-2127$13,942 1524414$4,300 13$9,633.50
20-Mar-2111$2,046 41023$270 8$1,776
13-Mar-2115$3,270 91096$538 9$2,732
6-Mar-2124$13,617 1019613$10,395 11$3,222
27-Feb-2119$8,105 1213915$4,970 4$3,135
20-Feb-219$8,820 91538$8,520 1$300
13-Feb-2112$4,852.60 78172,7665$2,086.60
6-Feb-2118$9,752 1315314$5,222 4$4,530
30-Jan-2118$9,449 918215$8,753.80 3$695.30
23-Jan-2114$8,150 81186$4,000 8$4,150
16-Jan-2117$6,783 1313811$2,400 6$4,382.90
9-Jan-2122$6,829 1413518$3,139.30 4$3,690
2-Jan-217$1,466 7607$1,466 00
26-Dec-2018$15,900 1216316$5,300 1$600
19-Dec-2018$9,769 1411014$8,426 4$1,343
12-Dec-2010$7,200 91009$3,325 1$3,830
5-Dec-2015$4,261 91229$2,780 6$1,481
28-Nov-2019$7,758 1011013$4,003 6$3,755
14-Nov-2014$864.10 1415712$289.10 2$575
7-Nov-2013$6,332 91299$2,483.50 4$3,849
31-Oct-2010$3,995.80 81036$3,231.10 4$754.70
24-Oct-206$18,100 6585$17,709 1$350
17-Oct-208$351.90 5558$351.90 00
10-Oct-207$5,229 3504$735 3$4,494
3-Oct-2014$21,428 91739$17,535 5$3,893
26-Sep-2010$12,770 8935$10,300 5$2,470
19-Sep-2014$8,365 91016$1,020 8$7,345
12-Sep-206$4,406 8593$1,270 3$3,136
5-Sep-2011$5,191 81179$4,061 2$1,130
29-Aug-2011$2,531 9945$1,130 6$1,401
22-Aug-2018$6,574 121407$1,930 11$4,644
15-Aug-2013$4,991 10977$1,216 6$3,775
8-Aug-2012$32,092 111129$30,457 3$1,635
1-Aug-207$5,287 8765$3,687 2$1,600
25-Jul-209$18,751 6677$18,403 2$348
18-Jul-206$1,982.50 5504$1,407.50 2$575
11-Jul-2011$565.10 127510$65.10 1$500
4-Jul-2010$8,889 8989$8,788 1$100.30
27-Jun-208$6,874 10505$4,972.50 3$2,081.50
20-Jun-2012$4,444 91157$2,829 5$1,615
13-Jun-206$3,582 4372$350 4$3,232
6-Jun-2011$3,213.70 8657$470 4$2,743.70
30-May-208$7,335 7486$4,639 2$2,697
23-May-204$432.40 4343$432.40 10
16-May-206$310 6345$310 10
9-May-2018$5,630 1612414$3,180 4$2,450
2-May-201510,40010908$1,900 7$,8,500
25-Apr-208$3,400 9365$1,000 3$2,450
18-Apr-2019$9,500 14928$185.70 11$9,360
11-Apr-2012$6,000 9405$190 7$5,800
4-Apr-2014$8,200 116810$2,200 4$6,000
28-Mar-2016$6,500 139610$3,700 6$2,800
21-Mar-2011$11,910 7337$2,250 4$9,960
14-Mar-207809.86346684.81125
7-Mar-2016$2,500 157013$669 3$1,400
29-Feb-2013$15,260 1312811$11,760 2$3,500
22-Feb-2012$3,700 109210$2,560 2$1,130
15-Feb-2016$1,250 108412$35 4$1,222
8-Feb-2018$6,080 1412314$2,595 4$3,485
1-Feb-2021$20,900 1210114$17,860 7$3,060
25-Jan-2013$7,430 136212$6,430 1$1,000
18-Jan-2023$9,580 1512019$6,580 4$3,000
11-Jan-2021$14,200 1819916$1,020 5$13,200
4-Jan-2022$6,400 1111916$3,204 6$3,245
28-Dec-1922$7,150 1917518$6,800 4$327.40
14-Dec-1924$36,300 2316719$9,500 5$26,800
7-Dec-1911$10,400 11557$1,082 4$9,370
November 30. 201914$2,450 1212612$1,760 2$692.50
23-Nov-1916$1,995 104111$615 5$1,380
16-Nov-1915$3,820 1313511$2,500 4$1,271
9-Nov-1925$12,900 1718223$12,200 2$575
2-Nov-1910$2,470 126192,4503$22
26-Oct-1912$5,560 147011$3,860 1$1,700
19-Oct-198$6,600 81388$6,600 00
12-Oct-1919$4,300 145516$3,800 3$500
5-Oct-1918$14,500 1916615$11,100 3$3,400
28-Sep-1919$8,100 1813218$7,560 1$550
21-Sep-1914$6,300 166611$2,160 3$4,170
14-Sep-1915$23,800 125611$21,250 4$2,570
7-Sep-1917$3,500 159814$1,900 3$1,600
31-Aug-195$8,700 6505$8,700 00
24-Aug-1916$10,000 148215$4,250 1$5,750
16-Aug-1910$1,680 5527$650 3$950
9-Aug-1917$17,700 156814$3,900 3$13,800
2-Aug-1913$5,760 1210813$5,760 NANA
27-Jul-1911$7,300 13768$6,570 3$730
20-Jul-1913$11,800 1312511$5,300 2$6,500
13-Jul-1910$775 7468$542.50 2$233
6-Jul-197$2,500 9857$2,500 00
29-Jun-1923$8,290 1515417$2,300 6$5,970
22-Jun-1917$10,700 1013914$7,700 3$3,000
15-Jun-1911$13,500 1416011$13,500 NANA
8-Jun-1913$2,870 175511$1,570 2$1,300
1-Jun-1910$4,460 11608$4,140 2$315
25-May-1917$4,360 147914$3,700 3$612
18-May-1922$9,000 1715016$3,400 6$5,600
11-May-1918$19,800 1717715$18,300 3$1,500
4-May-1910$7,075 6328$6,900 2$175
27-Apr-1915$3,200 1411714$3,160 1$40
20-Apr-1913$13,500 10909$12,200 4$1,300
13-Apr-1916$38,900 149114$37,800 2$1,100
6-Apr-1912$6,870 119410$6,730 2$50
30-Mar-1915$6,470 128410$7,91.55$5,677
23-Mar-1918$6,450 149114$5,042 4$1,408
16-Mar-1914$10,180 1211511$8,800 3$1,300
9-Mar-199$1,800 6498$1,300 1$500
2-Mar-1920$3,033 1610714$1,817 6$1,262
23-Feb-1912$2,040 8699$614.60 3$1,430
16-Feb-1916$9,970 187716$9,970 00
9-Feb-1914$6,400 1011014$6,400 00
2-Feb-1918$6,740 159916$5,720 2$950
26-Jan-1913$2,770 116711$918.95 2$1,850
19-Jan-1915$3,819 167612$2,594 3$1,225
12-Jan-1918$7,283 149215$1,683 3$5,600
5-Jan-1910$529 125010$529 00
22-Dec-1817$2,570 138714$941 3$1,629
15-Dec-1810$2,860 8268$264 2$2,600
8-Dec-1815$1,819 166512$552 3$1,267
1-Dec-1812$7,500 10909$1,200 3$6,200
28-Nov-1815$4,500 1110714$4,000 1$500
19-Nov-1818$6,137 139813$2,142 5$3,995
14-Nov-1818$9,200 1315215$8,500 3$694
6-Nov-1816$17,300 1618314$16,361 2$950
29-Oct-1814$14,400 1812717$13,800 1$600
24-Oct-1813$6,140 1312611$5,122 2$1,018
17-Oct-1818$18,390 1512514$12,292 4$6,098
10-Oct-1829$3,149 1810420$1,647 9$819
2-Oct-1818$9,300 116714$7,300 4$2,000
25-Sep-1813$7,000 117510$6,000 3$995
18-Sep-189$3,570 7449$3,570 00
11-Sep-1813$5,900 1013213$5,900 00
7-Sep-1814$5,000 158611$4,000 3$1,000
29-Aug-1815$20,700 147913$4,700 2$16,000
20-Aug-1810$12,400 11538$11,380 3$1,057
14-Aug-1812$19,900 121329$18,889 3$1,011
7-Aug-1816$68,600 1110613$67,259 3$1,340
31-Jul-1815$15,100 159511$13,060 4$2,060
23-Jul-1813$2,130 156010$1,804 3$1,100
17-Jul-1814$5,370 17989$4,310 5$1,100
9-Jul-1816$11,200 157410$11,080 6$862
3-Jul-1813$7,000 78112$6,330 1$750
25-Jun-1815$8,800 13979$4,970 6$3,930
18-Jun-1813$14,200 14807$221 6$14,290
11-Jun-1812$6,300 8968$5,910 4$803
6-Jun-1813$14,500 10888$14,154 5$579
31-May-1811$4,890 10638$3,240 3$1,790
22-May-1815$20,400 11639$19,808 6$885
15-May-1815$4,700 1510610$3,900 5$643
9-May-1811$1,400 13889$1,300 2$560
1-May-188$14,250 7887$13,400 1$450
24-Apr-1812$5,300 66111$4,470 1$800
17-Apr-189$1,800 10447$2,330 2$1,434
11-Apr-1811$2,500 8326$1,690 5$809
3-Apr-1815$13,400 111219$12,020 6$1,090
28-Mar-1810$4,000 10927$3,870 3$215
19-Mar-1817$5,800 135110$590 7$5,165
12-Mar-1815$3,130 114311$2,360 4$788
6-Mar-1819$5,400 1311610$1,530 9$4,860
27-Feb-1820$6,600 136914$5,530 6$1,030
19-Feb-1815$5,500 1411110$3,990 6$1,980
12-Feb-1823$10,900 1715712$7,110 11$3,840
5-Feb-1816$8,600 131007$1,330 9$7,800
30-Jan-1811$12,600 11685$7,300 6$4,982
24-Jan-1819$9,400 151295$2,010 14$7,337
18-Jan-1810$6,280 8492$2,100 8$4,188
9-Jan-1812$16,500 12929$15,890 3$475
3-Jan-1810$2,500 9478$2,350 2$150
27-Dec-1715$9,000 151139$7,568 6$1,784
18-Dec-1715$13,800 161649$13,010 7$1,118
11-Dec-1714$9,700 1012612$2,940 4$8,500
4-Dec-176$1,800 6315$1,510 1$300
28-Nov-177$3,850 8764$3,260 3$285
16-Nov-1710$2,700 10486$1,840 4$856
8-Nov-1715$2,380 179110$1,860 5$516
1-Nov-1712$4,700 17949$3,400 4$1,300
23-Oct-1715$10,500 106710$9,780 4$1,530
18-Oct-176$2,000 373$225 3$1,820
10-Oct-1712$6,570 1009$3,880 3$3,360
2-Oct-178$3,100 11193$1,630 5$1,750
25-Sep-178$4,880 8795$2,660 5$2,070
18-Sep-179$4,770 3$300 6$4,470
12-Sep-1711$4,430 8$2,030 3$2,400
1-Sep-174$1,310 3$317 1$1,000
23-Aug-1711$13,640 98$11,840 3$1,800

M&A/FUNDINGS

Searchlight, BCI take Consolidated Communications private in $3.1B deal

Deal Description: Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc., a top 10 fiber provider in the U.S., announced Oct. 16 that it agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corp. in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $3.1 billion, including the assumption of debt. Closing is expected by the first quarter of 2025 if the transaction clears regulators and shareholders. Latham & Watkins is providing legal counsel to Illinois-based Consolidated with a Texas-led team. Check out the full story here.

Vista Outdoor to sell sporting products business to Czechoslovak Group for $1.91B

Deal Description: Vista Outdoor Inc., the parent company of 41 brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products to consumers globally, announced Oct. 16 a definitive agreement to sell its sporting products business to Czechoslovak Group in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $1.91 billion. The transaction represents the next step in Vista Outdoor’s plan to split the company into separate entities, which was announced in May 2022. The deal is supported by $1.11 billion of fully committed debt financing with the remaining amount funded by CSG. The valuation is 5 times enterprise value to Sporting Products fiscal year 2024 EBITDA, including estimated standalone costs. Vista Outdoor will separate its outdoor products business from its sporting products business, and CSG will merge one of its subsidiaries with Vista Outdoor with current public stockholders of Vista Outdoor receiving shares of the outdoor products unit (recently rebranded as Revelyst) and $750 million in cash. The structure has corporate level tax of $50 million versus $380 million for a divestiture as an asset sale and allows for the tax-efficient return of cash to stockholders, Vista said. CSG operates five segments: defense, aerospace, ammunition, mobility and business and is 100 percent owned and led by Michal Strnad, who has transformed it into a leading Czech industrial group with an international footprint with 10,000 employees.

Expected Closing: 2024 if the deal clears stockholders and regulators

Vista’s Financial Adviser: Morgan Stanley & Co.

Vista’s Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore led by New York partners Aaron Gruber, Craig Arcella, Bethany Pfalzgraf and Stephen Kessing 

Vista Independent Directors’ Financial Adviser: Moelis & Company

Vista Independent Directors’ Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher led by Century City, Calif., partner Jonathan Layne

CSG’s Financial Adviser: J.P. Morgan

CSG’s Outside Counsel: Clifford Chance led by London partner Nigel Wellings but including Houston partners Alexandra Wilde and David Stringer and counsel Kyle Kreshover along with London partner Jill Concannon and Prague partner David Kolacek.

Canada’s Logistec to go private in $1.2B deal with Blue Wolf, Stonepeak

Deal Description: Blue Wolf Capital announced Oct. 16 that it is acquiring, in partnership with Stonepeak, the Canada-based shipping specialists Logistec in an all-cash deal that values the company at $1.2 billion. Under the agreement, Logistec will become a privately held company and will no longer be traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024 subject to regulatory approvals and clearances in Canada and the U.S., Logistec shareholder approval and Court approval. Stonepeak is advised by Sidley Austin with a mostly Texas team. For more, click here.

SurgePE invests in Elite Clinical in deal worth $200M

Deal description: BakerHostetler said Oct. 13 it counseled Dallas-based Surge Private Equity on its new strategic partnership with Elite Clinical Network in a deal valued at around $200 million. The transaction was announced Sept. 8. ECN operates phase I-IV clinical research sites in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, using industry knowledge, practices and technology to move clinical trials efficiently from mandate to completion. It has completed thousands of studies for pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations since launching in 2003. 

From BakerHostetler: From M&A: partner Patrick Rose, counsel Allison Jones and associates Patrick Luthen, Patrick Dean, Nathan Henderson, Reed Leigh and Thomas Paquette; debt: partners Adam Nazette and JR Lanis and associates Jamal Baghlani, David Corrigan and Chang Baek; FDA/healthcare: partners Lee Rosebush, Lance Shea, Elise Barajas and Jenny Givens, counsel Payal Cramer and associates Marc Wagner and Laura Macherelli; IP/data privacy: Partner Craig Carpenter; tax: partner Michelle Hervey and counsel Nicholas Mowbray; benefits: partners Stefan Smith and Ann Caresani; real estate: associates Miranda Owens and Katie Gourley; employment: partner Sabrina Shadi; and antitrust: partner Thomas Hogan and associate Jeffrey Liskov.

Notes: This is the second major deal BakerHostetler helped SurgePE close in as many weeks closely following its client’s acquisition of Tower Legal Solutions at the end of August.

Expro acquires PRT Offshore for $106M

Deal description: Womble Bond Dickinson said Oct. 19 its oil services client Expro acquired PRT Offshore, an offshore services company, in a transaction valued at $106 million. The deal was originally announced in late August. According to a press release on Oct. 3, the price included $62 million in cash and $44 million of newly issued Expro shares. Potential additional consideration will be based on PRT Offshore’s financial performance during the four quarters following closing. Excluding possible cost and revenue synergies, total consideration is expected to be approximately 4 times PRT Offshore’s estimated 2023 and 2024 adjusted EBITDA. Houston-based Expro said the acquisition will enable it to expand its portfolio of services and solutions within the subsea well access sector in the Americas and accelerate the growth of PRT Offshore’s surface equipment offering in the Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific regions. PRT Offshore employs around 90 people in Texas and Louisiana.

From Womble Bond Dickinson: Houston partner Francisco Balduzzi, together with Matt Homan, Shelby Martin and Gerald Ruiz

Expro’s Financial Advisor: RBC Capital Markets

Veritan’s NexTen raises $85M

Deal description: Veriten, an energy research, investing and strategy firm, announced Oct. 18 the closing of its debut fund, NexTen, with $85 million in committed capital. The NexTen fund is complementary to Veriten’s mission of identifying and advancing reliable, sustainable, scalable and economically viable solutions with minimal environmental impact in a constantly evolving and volatile energy landscape. The fund has made five investments to date. Participants in the NexTen fund include energy companies and financial institutions, current and former energy operations and finance professionals, family offices and Veriten team members. The firm’s leadership is comprised of its founder, Maynard Holt, co-founder and former CEO of the energy investment bank Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., along with Jeff Tillery, former head of TPH Research, Arjun Murti, former head of Goldman Sachs Research, Mike Bradley, former head of TPH Capital Markets, and Todd Scruggs, former treasurer and VP of corporate development at WPX Energy.

NexTen’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts led by corporate partner Bryan Henderson in Dallas, special counsel Jay Gould in San Francisco, senior associate Josh Gonzales in Houston and associate Michael Donnellan in Houston. On tax: Steve Marcus (partner, Dallas); and on executive compensation: Jason Loden (partner, Dallas).

SPAC Aimfinity I plans to merge with Taiwanese medical device developer Docter in $60M deal

Deal Description: Aimfinity Investment Corp. I, a Cayman Islands incorporated special purpose acquisition company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, and Docter Inc., a Taiwanese non-invasive blood glucose watch developer, announced Oct. 16 that they entered a definitive merger agreement in which a newly established Aimfinity subsidiary will become a publicly listed company combining Aimfinity and Docter. Upon closing, the combined company expects to list its ordinary shares on Nasdaq. The merger consideration is $60 million payable by newly issued shares of the combined company valued at $10 per share. Additional earnout shares may be issuable to Docter stockholders after closing upon achievement of certain sales targets in 2024 and 2025. Aimfinity shareholders will have 51.92 percent interest in the combined company and Docter stockholders will hold 48.08 percent. Docter recently announced a memorandum of understanding with Harvard Medical School for the purchase of 10,000 Docter watches used in a long Covid research project.

Expected Closing: Q1 2024 if the deal clears Aimfinity and Docter stockholders and regulators

Aimfinity’s M&A/Capital Markets Advisor: US Tiger Securities

Aimfinity’s Outside Counsel: Robinson & Cole

Docter’s Outside Counsel: Winston & Strawn with a team led by Houston partner Mike Blankenship and including Dallas partner Dean Hinderliter, Shanghai counsel Susan Deng and Houston associates Jon Bodle and Nnamdi Ezenwa and Los Angeles associate Christine Ko

GCL Asia to go public via $42.9M merger with SPAC RF Acquisition

Deal Description: Grand Centrex Ltd., an Asian video game distributor and publisher, announced Oct. 18 that it and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies entered into a definitive business combination agreement with RF Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and RF Dynamic that will result in GCL Asia becoming a publicly listed company. Upon closing, the combined company is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the reserved ticker symbol “GCL.” The proposed transaction gives GCL $1.2 billion in pre-transaction equity value. GCL’s existing shareholders will roll over all of the equity and keep a majority of the combined company’s outstanding shares, while GCL will also designate a majority of the combined company’s board. The transaction includes a minimum cash condition of $25 million and is expected to result in GCL receiving gross proceeds of about $42.9 million. RF Acquisition and GCL have agreed to work together to pursue commitments for a private placement of equity, debt or other alternative financings of up to $20 million. GCL expects to use proceeds from the transaction to accelerate its game publishing and IP management business, alongside its marketing reach with AAA/AA PC game titles.

Expected Closing: Q2 2024 if the deal clears shareholders

RF’s Outside Counsel: Winston & Strawn led by partners Mike Blankenship in Houston and Simon Luk in Hong Kong and including partner Dean Hinderliter in Dallas and associates Jon Bodle, Allan Jeanjaquet, Alexandra Santana and Robbie Oaks in Houston

GCL’s U.S. Counsel: Loeb & Loeb

GCL’s Singapore Counsel: Icon Law

RF’s Financial Advisor: Early Bird Capital Inc.

GCL’s Advisor: AMGM

FieldPulse snares $21M series B funding round led by Fulcrum

Deal Description: FieldPulse, a Dallas-based software provider in the field service industry, announced Oct. 19 an $21 million Series B funding round led by Fulcrum Equity Partners of Atlanta. The round also saw continued participation from current investors Capri Ventures and Superseed Ventures. The funding comes at a pivotal time for FieldPulse, which has seen growth and customer satisfaction in the past several years, the company said. The funding will be used to increase product and development, expand the team and bolster marketing initiatives in a multi-billion dollar market.

Fulcrum’s Outside Counsel: Morris, Manning & Martin including Atlanta associate Andy Klemm

FieldPulse’s Outside Counsel: Roberts Zimmerman in Southlake

NovoHydrogen secures $20M equity commitment from Modern Energy

Deal Description: Colorado-based NovoHydrogen Holdings announced Oct. 17 it attracted a $20 million equity commitment from Modern Energy, a clean energy company that invests in, builds and operates energy transition businesses to drive progress toward a zero-carbon economy. The capital will enable NovoHydrogen to continue strengthening its team and bring its development portfolio of green hydrogen projects to final investment decision and into construction.

NovoHydrogen’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a team was led by partner Michael Gibson with assistance from associates Alan Albrecht and Hannah Thai. Other key team members were counsel Allyson Seger and associates Ryan Dolmanet and Lauren Nieman (tax); partner Sean Becker and associate Ashley Plunk (employment/labor); partner Shane Tucker and associate Maddison Riddick (executive compensation/benefits); and partner Michael Kurzer and associate Haley Titcomb (technology transactions/IP).

Scorability lands $11M in funding

Deal Description: Austin-based Scorability, a platform for matching athletes with college athletics programs, announced Oct. 17 it raised $11 million in seed funding. The investment comes from Next Coast Ventures and Silverton Partners alongside Scorability’s co-founders. Led by AlertMedia founder and former CEO Brian Cruver and former AlertMedia chief revenue officer Brett Andrew, Scorability aims to become the new standard platform through which 28,000 college sports programs find, evaluate and engage with millions of prospective student athletes. The funding will be used to build the Scorability team across multiple departments, develop the company’s recruiting tech and user experiences and to bring those products to market by early 2024.

Sterling-backed West Star Aviation to combine with Jet East

Deal Description: West Star Aviation, a portfolio company of the Sterling Group, announced Oct. 17 that it signed a definitive purchase agreement to combine with Jet East in the coming weeks following a shareholder meeting of Jet East’s parent company, Gama Aviation. Terms weren’t disclosed. West Star is a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services to the business aviation industry providing maintenance, modification and other services to aviation customers. Jet East provides MRO services as well and focuses on supporting fractional and managed fleet operators. Founded in 1982, the Sterling Group is a private equity and private credit investment firm that targets investments in basic manufacturing, distribution and industrial services companies. Typical enterprise values of these companies at initial formation range from $100 million to $1 billion. Sterling has sponsored the buyout of 66 platform companies and numerous add-on acquisitions for a total transaction value of over $22.0 billion. Sterling currently has $6.1 billion of assets under management. 

West Star’s Financial Adviser: Jefferies

Sterling/West Star’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a corporate deal team led by Houston partners Bruce Herzog and Nick Dhesi and London partner Douglas Abernethy with associates Brad Guest, Zach Lippman and Alexander Nagorny. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Bay Area partner Katharine Moir, with associate Brian Rogers; on labor matters by Chicago associate Laura Waller; on benefits and compensation matters by New York partner Bradd Williamson and Chicago counsel Leah Segall, with associate Daniel Gocek; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Jason Cruise and counsel Patrick English; on data privacy matters by Houston counsel Robert Brown, with associate Ishita Mattoo; on sanctions matters by Washington, D.C. partner Joe Bargnesi, with associate Ryan Malo; on environmental, health and safety matters by Washington, D.C. partner James Barrett, with associates Thomas Pearce and Anna Dykema; on real estate matters by New York counsel Shira Bressler; on intellectual property matters by Washington, D.C. partner Morgan Brubaker, with associate Ryan Clore; and on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin, with associates Hannah Cary and Ryan Kazemaini.

PDQ receives investment from Berkshire Partners

Deal Description: PDQ, a provider of IT asset management software, announced Oct. 17 a growth investment from Berkshire Partners. Terms weren’t disclosed but PDQ said the sum was “significant.” Berkshire Partners, together with PDQ’s founders and executive management and existing investor TA Associates, will seek to bolster PDQ’s innovation capabilities as the company strategically expands its portfolio of easy-to-use IT asset management and scanning software solutions. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, PDQ provides software application inventory and deployment solutions used by IT professionals across industries and business sizes. The company’s newest product, PDQ Connect, is an agent-based device and patch management software for deploying applications, software patches and running custom remote scripts. Serving more than 25,000 customers, PDQ’s additional primary products are PDQ Deploy, an automated patch management solution, and PDQ Inventory, an endpoint information collection and reporting application for software, hardware and Windows configuration data.

PDQ’s Financial Adviser: William Blair

Berkshire’s Financial Adviser: Guggenheim Securities

TA’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis with a team led by corporate partners Andrew Walker in Austin and Sean Kramer in the Bay Area; tax partner Devin Heckman; debt finance partners Kathryn Leonard and Brian Ford; antitrust partners Andrea Murino and Jack Coles; executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday; and international trade partner Luci Hague.

Berkshire’s Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray

Petra Funds snares strategic investment from Charlesbank

Deal Description: Petra Funds Group, a fund administrator serving private investment firms, announced Oct. 19 that it entered into a definitive agreement to receive a majority growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm based in Boston and New York. Terms weren’t disclosed. The Petra founders and management team remain significant shareholders alongside Charlesbank. Founded in 2021, Petra offers comprehensive fund administration and related middle and back-office services to private equity and private debt managers totaling more than $110 billion of assets under administration. 

Petra’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a corporate deal team led by Houston partner Bruce Herzog and New York partner Caroline Phillips with associates Karen Song, Cody Conwell and Zainab Hashmi. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Tim Fenn with associate Christine Mainguy and on benefits and compensation matters by New York partner Bradd Williamson and Chicago counsel Leah Segall.

Westlawn-backed Ellipsis buys more Delaware Basin assets

Deal Description: Ellipsis U.S. Onshore Holdings, a Dallas portfolio company of Houston-based Westlawn Group, announced Oct. 12 the acquisition of additional assets in the Delaware Basin of Texas and New Mexico.  Ellipsis bought non-operated oil and gas properties consisting of 3,000 net acres, production of more than 3,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and operational upside associated with about 900 gross remaining locations. Including the purchase, Ellipsis anticipates fourth quarter production to average 7,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Westlawn formed Ellipsis to pursue the acquisition and development of large, producing oil and natural gas assets in the U.S.

Westlawn’s Outside Counsel: McDermott Will & Emery with a deal team led by Kevin Brophy, Ming Lei and Jack Langlois and including Sarah Nabors, Alex Farr and Jacob Hollinger.

Invitation Homes buys Las Casas at Windrose

Deal Description: Jones Day said Oct. 20 it represented Invitation Homes in connection with its acquisition of Las Casas at Windrose, an entire subdivision of Build-to-Rent 2-story homes in Litchfield Park, Arizona. The deal closed Aug. 18. According to an industry newsletter, each single-family home offers around 1,940 square feet of living space and each house is renting for $2,500 to $3,000 per month.

From Jones Day: Ryan Girnun and Collin Waring

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

Nxu announces $3M public offering of common stock

Deal Description: Nxu Inc., a Tempe, Ariz.-based technology company developing and making EV charging and energy storage solutions, announced Oct. 19 the pricing of a public offering of 86 million shares of Class A common stock at an offering price of 3.5 cents per share. The gross proceeds, before deducting placement agent fees and commissions and other offering expenses, are expected to be around $3 million. The offering is expected to close on or about Oct. 23.

Placement Agent: Maxim Group

Nxu’s Outside Counsel: Winston & Strawn led by Houston partner Mike Blankenship and including partner Justin Hoffman and associates Carly Ginley and Emily Semon

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