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CDT Roundup: Groundhog Calls for More Winter as Deal Blizzard Hits Texas

February 8, 2026 Allen Pusey & Jason Philyaw

Last week began with a Pennsylvania groundhog seeing his shadow, an occurrence that supposedly forewarns a stubborn winter. In Texas, where the temps reached 70 degrees and above, such news is met with little more than a shrug.

Would that Punxsutawney Phil had forewarned us that a $58 billion deal on Monday to create a shale oil giant would be immediately dwarfed on Tuesday by the gobsmacking $1.25 trillion marriage of a satellite delivery system and an AI chatbox with a reputation for snark.

Much has been made of the $1.25 trillion — yes, with a “T” — valuation of the deal cut between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Elon Musk’s xAI. We journalists love our celebrity numbers (“the largest since…”). This was no different. In 2000 AOL acquired Time-Warner in a $182 billion transaction that was, and stayed, the largest M&A transaction ever — until last week. You can read The Lawbook‘s daily coverage here.

But let’s keep our heads about this. First, it’s not a $1.25 trillion dollar deal. That’s the enteprise value — the valuation that Musk is placing on the two merged firms. Musk values SpaceX at $1 trillion. Musk values xAI at $250 billion. It is, in effect, a $250 billion acquisition by SpaceX. Hence, the differing headlines about its value across the web.

But $250 billion is far larger than $182 billion even by journalism’s breathless math. It’s still the biggest M&A deal, ever. Or is it?

Adjusted for inflation, $182 billion in January 2000 would be valued at more than $349.4 billion in today’s dollars, according to the Consumer Price Index. And $349.4 billion is more than $250 billion.

Moreover, the total capitalization of the current U.S. stock markets is about $69 trillion, according to Siblis Research. That would rate the SpaceX-xAI merger at the $1.2 trillion value at about 1.7 percent of the total value listed on U.S. exchanges. The total market capitalization of U.S. exchanges at about the time of the AOL Time Warner merger was about $15.1 trillion. The puts the $350 billion enterprise value of that merger at about 2.3 percent of the total market at the time.

It wouldn’t be fair to compare the wisdom of the two mergers. Musk is prepping for a SpaceX IPO likely sometime this year. xAI needs money and SpaceX is a cash cow. The actual markets and history decide the wisdom of these deals, as they’ve done (repeatedly) for the AOL deal.

But the point here is that when it comes to celebrity numbers, BIGGER is the name of the game. Even when it isn’t. We’re just sayin’.

Still, it’s a big number, even in Texas. This single merger value bests The Texas Lawbook‘s exclusive Corporate Deal Tracker total valuation for all M&A deals in 2025 when the entire overall value of the 1,713 Texas-related deals tallied by the CDT was $1.20 trillion.

There were, after all, other deals reported last week: eight of them valued, thanks to Mr. Musk, at almost $317 billion. There is that $58 billion deal mentioned above, a megamerger between Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, which seemed like a big deal until Musk sucked the air out of the week. Texas Instruments bought an Austin wireless company. A Dutch beverage company acquired a natural food ingredients supplier. And a Dallas investment manager bought another investment firm to round out the week. All of that is below.

Have a deal we should include next week? Have one worth more than a trillion? Maybe $964 billion or maybe just a meager $58 billion?

Please let us know at CDTRoundup@texaslawbook.net by sharing a news release or a short blurb containing the date of the deal, a brief description, a link to any public announcement, the lead lawyers and their offices, as well as any Texas lawyers who advised on the deal.

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
28-Feb-2611$7,312111025$4,7756$2,537
21-Feb-2610$7,08771807$6,1873$899
14-Feb-2614$20,46091519$16,4405$4,020
7-Feb-268$316,505112038$316,50500
31-Jan-2611$3,9858727$1354$3,850
24-Jan-268$1,34051207$9851$355
17-Jan-2619$18,4401020313$12,9636$5,477
10-Jan-2618$8,9581218217$8,3581$600
03-Jan-262$1,5192171$18.81$1,500
27-Dec-252$3,2002152$3,20000
20-Dec-2511$10,1678967$7,4114$2,756
13-Dec-2515$9,9521021111$6,2674$3,686
06-Dec-2516$9,947119413$8,0913$1,856
29-Nov-256$4,0755602$1754$3,900
22-Nov-2520$5,5461416614$3,3096$2,238
15-Nov-2516$16,373111368$4,7908$11,583
08-Nov-2521$75,9191519115$70,6306$5,289
01-Nov-2520$25,9271215214$21,4556$4,472
25-Oct-2519$61,4701426218$60,8941$576
18-Oct-2514$47,7921213013$46,5921$1,200
11-Oct-2514$17,36191047$14,4447$2,917
04-Oct-2521$20,8431523610$15,37611$5,467
27-Sept-2516$22,7741221910$19,1036$3,671
20-Sept-2524$11,3051323816$6,2098$5,096
13-Sept-2520$26,575 1122512$20,9718$5,604
06-Sept-2519$8,6221219013$2,8806$8,622
30-Aug-2510$6,56991097$3,5193$3,050
23-Aug-2523$15,2071012918$14,5005$707
16-Aug-2513$26,405121497$3,1806$23,225
09-Aug-2519$16,0661624515$11,3074$4,759
02-Aug-2517$19,4801110413$18,0024$1,478
26-Jul-2515$3,164129612$3,00233$162
19-Jul-2514$6,08014979$4,1655$1,915
12-Jul-2515$13,0121420812$10,9023$2,110
05-Jul-259$15,7788914$7,2805$8,498
28-Jun-2513$7,77781547$2,0316$5,746
21-Jun-2516$5,9841011311$3,0875$2,897
14-Jun-259$4788133603$478
07-Jun-2516$26,2101119611$24,7445$1,466
31-May-2519$23,3811116612$18,6657$4,717
24-May-2515$24,0331112113$23,6242$409
17-May-2516$21,7601214511$18,6155$3,145
10-May-2524$33,1751620619$30,7655$2,410
03-May-2511$4,249139011$2,226.52$2,022.5
26-Apr-2512$8,78791689$6,0113$2,776
19-Apr-2511$8,09771389$7,9852$112
12-Apr-2513$2,392815210$2,0653$327
05-Apr-2519$27,7621518816$25,4733$2,289
29-Mar-2521$8,1881025816$4,1255$4,064
22-Mar-2519$6,4851423115$4,1284$2,857
15-Mar-2513$13,7371315110$9,9324$3,805
8-Mar-257$2,2345665$2242$2,100
1-Mar-2511$3,05087510$2,5501$500
22-Feb-2512$16,39771496$6,6356$9,862
15-Feb-2517$12,1361313410$9,4112$2,725
8-Feb-2514$7,15491799$4,9505$2,204
1-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/Funding

SpaceX merges with xAI in deal valued at $1.25 trillion with a ‘T’

Deal Description: On Feb. 2, Elon Musk published a blog post that said he is combining two of his companies: Texas-based SpaceX and California-based xAI in a deal that Musk said values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion. The companies plan to scale combined operations “to make a sentient sun to understand the universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars.” Specifics of the transaction, such as they are, remain coded within Musk’s florid announcement, but SpaceX was counseled by a Gibson Dunn team in Texas and New York, and The Lawbook spoke with the Dallas lawyer who co-led the deal.

Coterra Energy, Devon Energy merge to form $58B shale giant

Deal Description: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy announced on Feb. 2 an all-stock merger that “implies a combined enterprise value of approximately $58 billion.” Skadden is repping Devon while Gibson Dunn is advising Coterra in the transaction that is expected to close by June 30. Click here for more on this deal from The Lawbook, including the more than two dozen lawyers who advised on the merger.

Texas Instruments buys Silicon Labs for $7.5B

Deal Description: Texas Instruments announced on Feb. 4 that it is acquiring Silicon Labs, an Austin semiconductor manufacturer and wireless technology company, for $231 a share cash, or about $7.5 billion, representing a significant premium to Silicon Labs’ stock price. A&O Shearman is representing TI, with a team led by Dallas partners. DLA Piper is serving as outside legal counsel to Silicon Labs. Please click here to read more and see the lawyers involved in this merger of two Texas companies.

Refresco to acquire SunOpta in $755M deal

Deal Description: On Feb. 6, Netherlands-based beverage provider Refresco announced that it is acquiring SunOpta, a supplier of non-GMO and organic ingredients for foods and beverages. The Minneapolis company, which is traded on the Nasdaq and Toronto Exchange is being acquired for $6.50 per share. It’s current market capitalization is listed at $755.3 million. In announcing the deal, Refresco said the addition of SunOpta advances both its presence in the North American market along with a continuing expansion of its portfolio of beverage-adjacent products.

SunOpta Financial Advisors: Lazard, Scotia Bank (special committee)

SunOpta Outside Legal Counsel: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg.

SunOpta Special Committee Outside Legal Counsel: Wildeboer Dellelce

Refresco Financial Advisors: Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding and KKR Capital Markets (Financing)

Resfresco Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lead Lawyers: Breen Haire (Houston) and Shamus Crosby (Houston)

Texas Lawyers: David Bumgardner (Houston), Tushar Parashar (Houston), Eric Zhi (Houston), Adam Danciu (Houston), Noah Moreano (Houston)

Elsewhere: Catherine Burns (New York), Patrick Wolf (New York), Steven Halpern (New York), Ye Joo Lee (New York), Peter Guryan (New York), Richard Jamgochian (New York), Kelly Karapetyan (New York), Tobu Chun (Washington, D.C.), Caroline Geiger (New York), Margarite Blase (New York), Krista McManus (New York), Nancy Melman (New York), Jenna Al-Malawi (New York), Heesang Yeo (New York), David Rubinsky (New York), Hannah Daniels (New York), Katherine Howard (New York), Vanessa Burrows (Washington, D.C.), Alison Peters (Washington, D.C.), Jacob Madden (New York), Matt Feehily (London), Carina Mitchell (London)

P10 Inc. acquires Stellus Capital Management for $250M

Deal Description: Dallas-based asset manager P10 Inc. said on Feb. 5 that it acquired Houston lower-middle market investment firm and lender Stellus Capital Management for $250 million, including $125 million cash and $125 million P10 units that eventually can be exchanged into common stock. P10, which is rebranding as Ridgepost Capital Inc., effective Feb. 11, said another $60 million may be payable based on fee-related revenue in 2027 and 2029. The Stellus management team will retain control of day-to-day operations, including investment decisions and investment committee processes. Stellus has about $3.8 billion in assets under management and has deployed more than $10.3 billion of capital to more than 375 companies over the past two decades. On Feb. 11, P10’s NYSE-listed shares will start trading under the new ticker symbol of “RPC” to reflect its rebranding.

P10 Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis and Troutman Pepper Locke

Kirkland & Ellis Lead Lawyer: Rami Totari (Dallas)

Kirkland Texas Lawyer: William Mabry (Dallas)

Elsewhere: James Mayne (New York), Joseph Tootle (New York), Robert Blaustein (New York), Amanda Katlowitz Strickler (New York), Jason Monfort (Boston)

Trive Capital invests in predictive analytics firm PavCon

Deal Description: Dallas private equity firm Trive Capital announced on Feb. 3 an investment in PavCon, a Pittsburgh-based company that provides advanced predictive analytics and decision-support services to the Pentagon. Terms weren’t disclosed. Trive Capital said PavCon “combines artificial intelligence, data analytics, and deep domain expertise to transform complex unstructured data into actionable insights on mission-critical supply chain and operational efficiency initiatives.”

PavCon Financial Advisor: Stout Capital

PavCon Outside Legal Counsel: Bean, Kinney & Korman

Trive Capital Outside Legal Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Willkie Lead Lawyers: Brandon McCoy (Dallas) and Omar Shariff (Houston) 

Trinity Hunt portfolio company Averon Group invests in Tennessee HVAC firm

Deal Description: Averon Group, a San Francisco-based HVAC distribution platform backed by Dallas private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners, announced on Feb. 4 its investment in Fenco Supply, an HVAC equipment wholesaler based in Knoxville, Tenn. Terms weren’t disclosed. Averon said this marks its second investment in a regional HVAC supplier and expands its footprint into the Southeast as the company tries to “to build a national network focused on high product availability, on-time delivery excellence, and expert customer service through both traditional branch-based and e-commerce service channels.” The Roundup reported Trinity Hunt Partners’ acquisition of Blackhawk Supply in suburban Chicago in July.

Averon Group Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis Lead Lawyer: Thomas Laughlin (Dallas)

Kirkland Texas Lawyers: Brad Johnson (Dallas), Ben Samway (Dallas), David Wheat (Dallas), Jon Nelsen (Dallas),  Christie Alcala (Houston), Stephen Jacobson (Houston/New York), Vincent Forcinito (Dallas), Natalia Ortiz (Dallas), David Yaka (Austin)

Elsewhere: George Cartveli (New York), Sally Ye (Washington, D.C.), Devin Kern (New York), Matt Lovell (Chicago)

TPG acquires control of Sabre Industries from Blackstone

Deal Description: Fort Worth-based TPG announced Feb. 6 that it has acquired a majority stake in Sabre Industries from Blackstone Energy Transition Partners. Sabre, a Texas-based company located in Alvarado, designs, engineers and manufactures electrical power and communications distribution structures like power mounts, transmission towers and monopoles for utility grids, cellular networks and custom transmissions — all critical for the development of data centers whether in front or behind the meter. Blackstone acquired Sabre in 2021 and will continue as a major stakeholder with Sabre under TPG control. Terms of the agreement were undisclosed.

Financial Advisors: Harris Williams, Jefferies, Wells Fargo

TPG Outside Legal Counsel to TPG: Latham & Watkins

Lead Lawyers: Kristen Grannis (Boston), James Garrett (Houston), John Miller (Boston)

Texas Lawyers: Jameson Miller (Houston), Kevin Donovan (Houston), David Lee (Houston), Harrison Little (Houston), James Langlois (Houston), Alec Born (Houston)

Elsewhere: Talia Wyschogrod (Boston), Jennifer Boyd (San Francisco), Katherine Moir (San Francisco), Greg Conyers (San Francisco), Ben Rosemergy (Chicago), Victoria Wolfe (Chicago), Alyssa Dantoin (Chicago), Sandy Benjamin (New York), Sahar Merchant (Chicago), Debbie Hinck (Boston), Susana Santos (Boston), Victoria Allen (New York), Scott Joiner (San Francisco), C.J.Rydberg (Washington, D.C.), Julia Hatcher (Washington, D.C.), Josh Marnitz (Los Angeles), Anna Dykema (Washington, D.C.), Phil Goldberg (Los Angeles), Harrison White (Los Angeles), Amara Banks (Los Angeles), Enrique Covarrubias (Los Angeles), Shira Bressler (New York), Brandon Hemans (New York)

TPG Outside Legal Counsel to TPG (Finance): Kirkland & Ellis

Lead Lawyers: Scott Rolnik (New York) and Lauren Nickoloff (New York)

Sabre/Blackstone Outside Legal Counsel: Vinson & Elkins

Lead Lawyers: Benji Barron (Houston) and Jordan Fossee (Houston)

Texas Lawyers: Zac Horne (Dallas), Rylie Goldwait (Houston), Chet Wynne (Houston), Dominique Richardson (Houston), Jason McIntosh (Houston), Brian Russell (Dallas), Patrick Darby (Dallas), Matt Dobbins (Houston), Becky Baker (Houston), Peter Goetschel (Houston), Shane Tucker (Dallas), Sarah Mitchell (Dallas), Victoria Behrami (Dallas), Jamie Leader (Houston), Kenneth Strain (Houston), Madeline O’Neill (Houston), Courtney Hammond (Dallas), Rajesh Patel (Houston), Haley Titcomb (Austin), Joyce Adetutu (Houston)

Elsewhere: David Wicklund (New York), Megan Hardy (New York), Hill Welford (Washington, D.C.), Kara Kuritz (Washington, D.C.), Ryan Will (Washington, D.C.), Kelly Rondinelli (Washington, D.C.), Fry Wernick (Washington, D.C.), Brian Howard (Washington, D.C.), Randall Johnston (Washington, D.C.), Frankie Velez (Washington, D.C.), Claire Connor (Washington, D.C.)


Late Arrivals and Other Matters …

NRG Energy received antitrust clearance from the Justice Department on Jan. 23 for its acquisition of 18 natural gas-fired electric generation facilities and a virtual power plant platform from LS Power Equity Advisors for about $12 billion in cash and stock. The deal closed Jan. 31. The Lawbook reported in May that the transaction expanded the Houston-based power company’s generation footprint in the Northeast and Texas by 13 gigawatts, nearly doubling NRG’s total capacity to 25 gigawatts. Bracewell lawyers in Houston and New York advised NRG, including Partners Daniel Hemli and Joshua Klein in New York; Senior Counsel Mark Wulfe and Russell Gallaro also in New York; Counsel Jacqueline Java in D.C. and Erick Sandlin in Houston. A handful of Houston associates also advised: Ben Meredith, Joshua Windsor, Haley Bernal, Julia Wyckoff Boyce and Madeline Fogel, as well as New York associate Alexandria Moriarty.  

Also on Jan. 23, Dallas private investment firm Cordatus Capital and its portfolio company Red Dot Buildings announced the acquisition of East Texas Architectural Sheetmetal, which is based in Mineola and makes metal building components, including purlins, roof and wall panels, and trim. Terms weren’t disclosed. Based in Athens, Red Dot designs, fabricates, and installs metal building systems across the southern U.S. Boyar Miller served as legal advisor to East Texas Architectural Sheetmetal. Foley & Lardner advised Cordatus with a team led by Chris Babcock in Dallas with associates Charlie Inclan and Hanita Flora, and additional support from Louis Wahl and Blaine Fix in Milwaukee.

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