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CDT Roundup: 2 Weeks, 10 Deals, 8 Firms, 68 Lawyers, $742.4M

May 26, 2020 Allen Pusey

When the biggest deal news of the last two weeks is the deal that fell through, it’s generally not a sign that things are going well. And so it is with the word that Texas Capital Bancshares and the Independent Bank Group have called off their $5.5 billion merger agreement.

In terminating the agreement directors from both sides came to the mutual belief that the economic benefits of the coupling would be hard to realize in the current pandemic environment. Put simply, the rapid advance of COVID-19 and its crushing economic consequences has created an uncertain investment environment that just didn’t exist when the deal was first announced on December 9.

Their concerns are widely shared across the financial industry. In a PwC survey published in late April, finance leaders in the U.S. and Mexico were asked their top three concerns with respect to the COVID-19 outbreak. At the top (71%) was the potential financial impact on operations, liquidity and capital markets. The second (64%) was the prospect of global recession. No other concerns, including effects on the workforce, reached the 50% threshold.

Editor’s Note: Lawbook Senior Editor Allen Pusey is filling in for Claire Poole on The CDT Roundup while she is on medical leave. In her absence, the weekly report will likely be missing a lot of the historical perspective and behind-the-scenes detail that only Claire can bring to her weekly reports. But be assured that Claire will be returning as soon as possible.

To be sure, those fears were exacerbated by the uncertainties of how responses to the fast-moving virus might play out. Typical business continuity plans, PwC noted, aren’t generally tooled to the effects of a 100-year plague.

But whether or not the failure of the Texas Capital/Independent merger proves a harbinger for the year’s transactional markets, the PwC survey — as well as Texas activity reports for the past two weeks — suggests that a deep sense of caution is already the mood and the mode of the markets.

There were only 10 transactions reported, eight of them M&A, private equity or venture capital funding deals with a total reported value of $742.4 million. They involved eight different firms and 68 lawyers. The only two capital markets deals reported below were a market upgrade and a previously covered closing.

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-Jun-202513$7,77781387$2,0316$5,746
21-Jun-202516$5,9841011311$3,0875$2,897
14-Jun-20259$4788133603$478
07-Jun-202516$26,2101119611$24,7445$1,466
31-May-202519$23,3811116612$18,6657$4,717
24-May-202515$24,0331112113$23,6242$409
17-May-202516$21,7601214511$18,6155$3,145
10-May-202524$33,1751620619$30,7655$2,410
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

Scary is the fact that this represents a two-week total for the weeks ending May 16 and May 23. Scarier is the fact that the same two-week period last year yielded 38 deals worth a total $13.36 billion in work done by a whopping 229 lawyers.

M&A/PRIVATE EQUITY/VENTURE CAPITAL

Norton Advises on Houston-based Flotek’s $34.4m Acquisition of JP3

Houston-based Flotek announced May 18 that it has acquired 100% ownership of privately held data and analytics company, JP3 Measurement, LLC.

The deal was a cash-and-stock transaction, valued at approximately $34.4 million, comprised of $25 million in cash and 11.5 million shares in Flotek common stock, with the assumption of $1.3MM of debt and an additional $5 million earn-out based on appreciation of Flotek’s share price.

A mostly Houston-based Norton Rose Fulbright team advised Flotek, but it was led by Dallas partner Brandon Byrne. The team included partners Robert Morris, Steve Kuntz, and Jamila Mensah, all of Houston, as well as New York partner Mara Rogers. They were assisted by senior counsel Robert Mashburn and associate Carolyn Webb, both of Houston; counsel Bob Greenslade, who splits time between Denver and Houston; associate Madison Keeble, who splits time between Austin and Dallas; senior counsel Mike Stimson of Austin and San Antonio and Dallas associate Cassidy Tennyson.

Founded in 2005, Austin-based JP3 is an energy analytics firm that analyzes and evaluates hydrocarbon inventories, including liquid and natural gas. Flotek, a publicly traded company on the NYSE is an energy industry processing research firm aimed at improving efficiencies in hydrocarbon flows and transmissions.

In acquiring JP3, Flotek acquires the company’s real-time data platforms, including the industry’s only field-deployable, inline optical analyzer. The company’s proprietary cloud visualization and analytics increase the processing efficiencies and valuations of natural gas, crude oil and refined fuels.

Flotek CEO and chairman John W. Gibson, Jr., said the acquisition will help the company endure the current difficult market cycle. “This market has created such chaos and uncertainty that numerous growth opportunities – both organic and inorganic – have emerged. We have been disciplined in vetting those opportunities with a desire to reduce our dependence on rig count and the US unconventional market, while establishing an offering in the digital transformation market.”

“With the acquisition of JP3, we are able to diversify our revenue stream and better serve our customers amidst accelerating digital transformation in the energy industry. The estimated $1 billion addressable market in the US alone provides significant revenue growth opportunities.”

“The automation of real-time analysis of flowing products brings tremendous value to the midstream energy sector and in the delivery of refined fuels. The more we know about our hydrocarbons, the more efficient, clean, safe and profitable we become as an industry,” Gibson said.

As part of the transaction, Flotek will create a new Analysis & Data division, which will be led by JP3 president Matt Thomas as a Flotek executive vice president, in addition to his continuing role as president of JP3. JP3 will continue to be headquartered in Austin.

As a part of the transaction, the sellers of JP3 have the right to nominate one member to Flotek’s Board of Directors.

V&E Advises Homeward in $20m Equity Funding

Austin-based Homeward, a home equity lending venture, announced May 14 that it had arranged $20 million in equity funding from Adam Street Partners, along with Javelin Venture Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners.

Homeward was advised by a Vinson & Elkins Austin-based team led by corporate partner Paul Tobias with associates Luke Thomas and Chris Kirby. Senior associate Ben Cukerbaum, also of Austin, advised on technology and intellectual property terms of the deal.

Homeward was founded by Texas A&M grad Tim Heyl, an Austin-based real estate entrepreneur who has specialized in leveraging technology into the home sales market. Homeward, in essence, tries to eliminate the pressures of contingency sales for homebuyers by offering presale credit for existing home equity.

In addition to the $20 million equity-based funding, Homeward also announced that it had secured an addition $85 million in debt.

In a company statement Heyl, the company’s CEO, said the new funding will allow Homeward to purchase more homes for its customers, and expand its agent partnerships.

“Despite COVID-related volatility, we’ve continued to see strong customer and agent demand for our offering. Housing inventory is low right now, but demand remains high and customers are using our non-contingent cash offers to beat out other bidders.” Heyl said.

Under terms of the deal, Jeffrey Diehl, the managing partner of Chicago-based Adam Street will join the Homeward board. Diehl led an early investment in the real estate software firm BoomTown, and he said the investment in Homeward is consistent with Adam Street’s efforts to target resilient companies that need capital to fuel growth.

“We are a selective investor, particularly in the current environment, but Homeward stood out,” said Jeffrey Diehl. “The company is growing rapidly, has strong leaders with deep industry experience, and has impressive traction with agent partners.”

“Homeward solves a long-term pain point for Realtors and their clients by making offers more competitive and home sales more certain,” said Jed Katz, of Javelin Venture Partners, headquartered in San Francisco. Katz is a founder of Move.com and Rent.Net.

“We think they have an A+ team and a solid model that’s well positioned to scale in a way the industry and the capital markets will embrace,” Katz said.

Homeward provides equity lending to homeowners intent on buying a new home. By furnishing the funding for a purchase upfront, buyers can present their offers on a new home as a cash bid. By guaranteeing a base bid from Homeward for the old property, homeowners can “rent” their new home for up to six months while their old home is listed for sale.

Conversely, Homeward customers can also stay in their old home while making improvements to their new property. They only move once and can control the timing of their move.

Homeward is currently operating in Texas, Georgia and Colorado, with plans to expand its lending and agent network nationwide.

DartPoints Receives Investment from Astra Capital Management

Dallas-based DartPoints announced May 6 that Astra Capital Management had acquired a majority interest in the edge data firm.

The company also announced that veteran telecommunications manager, Scott Willis, will become the company’s new president and CEO. The value of the private equity transaction was not disclosed.

DartPoints was represented by lawyers from the Dallas office of Barnes & Thornburg. The names of those lawyers were not available. Sheppard Mullin represented Astra Capital, which is based in Washington, D.C.

Astra Capital Management specializes in growth businesses in the communications and technology services sectors, targeting highly scalable companies with proven business models that have positive free cash flow and significant growth potential.

Founded in 2012, DartPoints is a leader in the development of edge colocation data centers, computer data centers that provide access to sophisticated data infrastructures outside Tier 1 cities. In anticipation of the investment, DartPoints announced in early April that it had achieved a positive cash flow.

Company founder Hugh Carspecken said the investment by Astra Capital will allow DartPoints to accelerate a buy-and-build strategy nation-wide. “Astra’s expertise, capital and global network combined with Scott’s leadership and vision will fuel our growth and help us meet the increasing need for edge colocation data centers.”

In addition to Willis, Astra Capital will provide three new members to the DataPoints board: Kevin Beebe, Brian Kirschbaum and Scott Bergs.

The Stanford-trained Willis most recently served for three years as president and CEO of Zinwave a developer of in-building cellular, wireless and IP services. He’s also worked at BellSouth, Ericsson and Nokia in various executive roles.

“The growth of locally consumed and generated content, the shift in use of cloud computing and the increase in application performance requirements have exposed inefficiencies in our network infrastructure,” Willis said in a statement. “DartPoints is well positioned to support the growth in edge colocation data centers across North America as digital businesses seek to move closer to their users.”

Edge colocation data centers are designed are designed to localize and intersect content from cloud providers, commercial data users and large data platforms in population centers beyond the largest cities and outside the data center cloud.

Locke Lord advises on sale by Burk Royalty of East Texas assets to ETX Energy

ETX Energy LLC announced the company had acquired East Texas oil and gas assets from Burk Royalty Co Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.

ETX Energy said it was represented by Baker Botts. Lawyers involved in the transaction were not identified, but the firm has been representing the company, formerly known as New Gulf Resources, since its emergence from bankruptcy as ETX Energy in 2016.

Burk Royalty Co was represented by a Locke Lord team led by Jason Schumacher of Dallas. Partner Will Becker and associate Joe Carmical, both of Dallas, assisted, along with Chicago-based partner Julie Dziobak.

Burk Royalty is a partnership involved in the acquisition of production properties. It was formed in 1929 in Burkburnett and moved to Wichita Falls in 1935. The company concentrates its activities in East Texas and the Permian Basin although the Company operates properties in South Texas, Panhandle of Texas, North Texas and the Ft. Worth Basin.

The properties sold consist of approximately 1,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day and 57,000 net acres of operated and non-operated leasehold interests in the Texas counties of Houston, Madison and Trinity, along with the associated gathering, processing and saltwater disposal infrastructure.

According to the company these acquisitions represent a 96% increase in ETX’s leasehold acreage position, a 71% increase in Proved Developed Reserves, and adds significant development potential from multiple producing formations. ETX now has approximately 117,000 net acres.

The company is run by David Kimbell Jr. whose father was one of the company’s founding partners. The Kimbell family remains heavily active in the firm.

ETX Energy is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and owns, manages and operates upstream and midstream energy projects in Southeast Texas, with its activity primarily focused in the Eastern Eagle Ford. ETX is highly experienced in the application of advanced technologies such as horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracture stimulation to maximize the value of U.S. oil and natural gas reserves.

The company’s CEO, Ralph Hill is a veteran in the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas industry. He previously served as president of WPX Energy where he led the 2011 WPX spin out from The Williams Companies as a pure play exploration and production company. The company’s general counsel is Kim Fink, who worked in the energy prior to gaining a law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law.

Locke Lord Advises Crestwood Equity in $160m Acquisition from Plains All American

Crestwood Equity Partners announced last week with its first quarter results that it had acquired terminalling and storage assets from Plains All American Pipeline LP across several states.

The assets add approximately 7 million barrels of NGL storage, a multi-year supply agreement with Plains and additional access to transportation capacity from Mont Belvieu. The $160 million deal, which specifically involves natural gas liquid (NGL) storage and rail-to-truck liquid petroleum gas (LPG) terminals, was said to have closed on April 1.

Crestwood was represented by Locke Lord. The team was led by energy partner  Bill Swanstrom and senior counsel Mechelle Smith, both of Houston and included Houston partners Ben Cowan, Laura Ferguson, Sara Longtain, Mark Miller, Kevin Peter, Mitch Tiras and Jeff Wallace, as well as associates Kirby Gilbert and James Haecker , also of Houston. Senior counsel Carrie Collier-Brown of Austin pitched in, along with Dallas partners Van Jolas and Geoff Polma. San Francisco-based partner Jaremi Chilton and associate Mike Conroy of Chicago assisted.

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. is involved in intrastate crude oil pipeline transportation and terminalling storage activities.

Crestwood Equity Partners LP is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream assets located primarily in the Bakken Shale, Delaware Basin, Powder River Basin, Marcellus Shale, Barnett Shale and Fayetteville Shale.

Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts Advise Delek Entities in Dropdown Transaction

Delek US Holdings and Delek Logistics Partners LP last week announced a $48 million dropdown transaction, moving certain of the company’s trucking assets to Delek Logistics. The deal closed on May 1, according to the company.

Gibson Dunn advised the conflicts committee and Baker Botts represented Delek US.

The Gibson Dunn corporate team included Houston partner Gerry Spedale and Houston associates Stella Tang and William Bald.  Houston partner James Chenoweth and Houston associate Collin Metcalf advised on tax aspects and Dallas partner Karl Nelson weighed in on benefits. Baird was financial advisor to the conflicts committee.

The Baker Botts team was led by Houston corporate partner A.J. Ericksen with senior associate Laura Katherine Mann, associate Ieuan List and associate Shumaila Dhuka, all of Houston.

Partner Michael Bresson, also in Houston, pitched in on tax matters, along with Dallas partner Matt Larsen and Houston senior associate Jared Meier. Partner Rachael Lichman and senior associate Chad Davis, advised on finance matters from Houston, along with Dallas associate Taylor Courtade. Environmental partner Aileen Hooks, advised from Austin.

The assets and services involved in the agreement are projected to generate incremental annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of approximately $8 to $9 million. The agreement includes a minimum revenue commitment from Delek US to support approximately 80 – 85% of the EBITDA guidance. Delek Logistics plans to finance the dropdown through cash on hand and borrowings from its revolving credit facility. After closing, Delek Logistics has approximately $107 million available.

In a company statement Uzi Yemin, chair and CEO of Delek US said the acquisition is expected to complement current trucking operations at Delek Logistics, adding “scale and geographic diversity.” The trucking assets are currently part of the company’s refining operations in Tyler, Texas and El Dorado, Arkansas. The trucking assets are comprised of approximately 150 tractors and 150 trailers, which are primarily leased and owned, and currently transport crude oil, asphalt and other refined products.  

Delek Logistics Partners, LP, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, was formed by Delek US Holdings, Inc. to own, operate, acquire and construct crude oil and refined products logistics and marketing assets.

Delek US Holdings, Inc. is a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, asphalt, renewable fuels and convenience store retailing.  The refining assets consist of refineries operated in Tyler and Big Spring, Texas, El Dorado, Arkansas and Krotz Springs, Louisiana with a combined nameplate crude throughput capacity of 302,000 barrels per day. The company also operates 252 convenience stories in central west Texas and New Mexico.

Baker Botts Advises Sunnova on Sale of $130 million Convertible Notes

Baker Botts announced May 13, that it had advised Sunnova Energy International Inc., a leader in residential renewable energy, on a senior unsecured convertible note facility to issue and sell $130 million of 9.75% convertible senior notes due 2025 in a private placement.

The Baker Botts Team was led by Houston partners Justin Hoffman and Travis Wofford. Support was provided from the Houston office by associates  Jack Chadderdon and Josh Dunegan, Senior Associate Sarah J. Dodson and partner Josh Davidson. Tax support came from Houston partner Mike Bresson and Partner Jon Nelsen from the firm’s Austin office.

The Facility includes a 30-day option in which the investors may purchase up to $60 million in additional notes. The notes are convertible at the option of the investors at an initial conversion rate equivalent to $13.50 per share of common stock.  The company may convert the notes after May 14, 2023.  

The investors included affiliates of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., who acted as lead investor, as well as Liberty Mutual Group, Newlight Partners LP, and Magnetar Capital. BofA Securities, Inc. acted as sole capital markets advisor on the transaction.

In addition, Sunnova entered into privately negotiated exchanges (the “Exchanges”) with a small number of institutional investors in its 7.75% convertible senior notes due 2027 (the “existing notes”) whereby such investors exchanged all $55.0 million aggregate principal amount of existing notes for an equal principal amount of the new notes.

Houston-based Sunnova specializes in residential solar panels and solar storage. Founded in 2012 by veteran electric utilities executive John Berger, a Texas A&M grad and Harvard Business School alum. Its general counsel is University of Texas law grad Drew Baker whose resume includes legal counsel in a variety of public and private companies.

Kirkland Counsels EIG Global Energy Partners on $350m Closing of $1.1B Fund

Kirkland & Ellis advised EIG Global Energy Partners on its final closing of EIG Global Project Fund V. Funding commitments totaled $1.1 billion, nearly 50% higher than the fund’s original $750 million target in the second closing of the fund.

EIG also raised an additional $1.5 billion of commitments in the form of separately managed accounts that will invest alongside GPF V. In total, since the first closing of GPF V in July 2019, EIG has raised $2.6 billion of commitments for its direct lending strategy.

As of March 31, EIG reports $22.4 billion under management from pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds in Asia and Europe. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Houston and other global markets. It’s portfolio companies include Aethon, ARB Midstream and Cheniere Midship and other companies with assets in Texas.

Partner Stephen Butler in Houston assisted a Kirkland team that consisted mostly of lawyers outside Texas, including Investments Partners Stephanie Berdik of Boston and Michael Chiswick-Patterson of Washington, D.C.

GPF V’s strategy is aimed at direct lending for energy and energy infrastructure operations across the board, whether they were full energy, midstream, power or renewable energy projects. EIG says more than 70% of capital commitments to the fund are from investors outside the U.S., which the company says are “reflective of the global nature of the EIG’s business.”

R. Blair Thomas, the company’s CEO, said, “Our fundraising success in the current environment is a strong testament to our investors’ enduring trust in our ability to identify and execute on attractive opportunities across the global energy and infrastructure value chain.”

EIG President Randy Wade said, “With demand for capital high and many traditional sources of capital retreating, the Fund is seeking opportunities in the global transition away from traditional hydrocarbons toward more sustainable energy production. We believe our specialized approach and disciplined underwriting with a focus on sector diversity should position us to continue to generate strong returns through market cycles.”

UPDATE/OTHER:

Latham & Watkins said it advised West Virginia-based Diversified Gas & Oil in a UK market upgrade. Diversified shares currently trading on the Alternate Independent Market are moving to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, the first new entrant since the outbreak of COVID-19. Although the Latham team was led out of the London office, U.S. matters were handled out of Houston by partners Jeff Muñoz and David Miller, along with New York partner Bora Bozkurt.

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Liberty Media Corporation announced May 18 as the ex-dividend date for the distribution of subscription rights to purchase shares of Liberty’s Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock in connection with its previously announced rights offering. Baker Botts is representing Liberty Media in the transaction, including corporate partner Samantha Crispin and tax partner Josh Mandell, both of Dallas.

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