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CDT Roundup: 9 Deals, 9 Firms, 153 Lawyers, $8.8B

February 26, 2021 Allen Pusey

And we thought working conditions couldn’t get worse. But if you’re inclined to feel sorry for yourself, first consider the plight of poor Michael Fallquist.

Fallquist is the CEO of Griddy Energy, a company that has an app that allows its member/users to take advantage of wholesale energy prices fresh off the Texas grid.

The problem with all that is widely publicized. The unregulated nature of their market has exposed its users to emergency level pricing that, in some cases, had the company drawing thousands of dollars from their credit cards and bank accounts.

The result is that Griddy’s misery has become a focus of the Big Freeze through no real fault of its own. Wholesale electricity set at a $9,000 per MWh will do that to your wholesale app.

Lost in all this is the fact that Fallquist is new to Griddy, which, in effect, changed hands in December following a major infusion of cash from the Macquarie Group, the global investment company from Australia.

As part of the deal, Macquarie moved aside the company’s founders in favor of new management, which turned out to be Fallquist.

But the change in management came after an earlier incident that is instructive. 

Seems that in August of 2019 it was particularly hot in Texas, placing energy demands on the grid. ERCOT responded with an emergency cap on wholesale electricity at $3,000 per MWh, resulting in outraged Griddy customers who were facing $600 electric bills that used to be $60.

As a result Griddy lost 20% of its customer base. The long-term effect led to the Macquarie investment and the shakeup at the top. Hence, the arrival of Fallquist.

Fallquist and his team came from Crius Energy Trust, a highly success alternative energy retailer traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange until it was sold to Vistra Energy in July 2019.

Now, two months after their arrival, comes this.

Griddy and Fallquist have been essentially transparent about their problems, a quality that has kept a shaky customer base loyal, for the most part. The company, which had its own problems paying ERCOT, has vowed to fight ERCOT over what they saw as a destructive price cap kept in place unnecessarily long after the need had subsided — particularly destructive to their business.

There are, it should be safe to say, many Texans who are wishing them well.

For the frigid week ending February 20, there were nine deals valued at a total of $8.8 billion: eight M&A deals worth $8.520 billion and a single capital markets deal (a SPAC, of course), valued at $300 million. In all, it meant work in Texas for 153 lawyers at nine different firms.

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

Thanks to the $7.2 billion Energy Transfer/Enable Midstream deal, the week’s value (not to mention lawyer count) was well over the 12 deal, $4.9 billion tally the week prior. And it compares favorably, overall to the same week last year when there were 12 deals valued at $3.7 billion.

M&A/PE FUNDING

Kirkland Advises SPAC on $615M Li-Cycle Transition

In a $615 million transaction aimed at taking the company public, Li-Cycle Corp. announced Feb. 16 that it is merging with Peridot Acquisition Corp, a SPAC backed by Carnelian Energy Capital. The Toronto-based company, which has specialized in the recycling of lithium batteries, plans to take advantage of the surge in electrical vehicles and the growing shortage of critical materials for energy storage.

The new company, with a pro forma value of $1.67 billion, will be named Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. and will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LICY.

Carnelian GC Jeffrey Gilbert, a UT law and Bracewell alum, tapped Kirkland & Ellis to advise Peridot in the deal. The Kirkland team was led by Houston corporate partners Debbie Yee, John Pitts and Allan Kirk. The team also included transactional associates Zach Savrick, Maggie Hoffman, Abbey Zuech and Dominic Manser; capital markets associates Atma Kabad and Erin Eberle; tax partners David Wheat and Steve Butler and associates Joe Tobias and Nicole Dressler; executive compensation partners Stephen Jacobson and Stephanie Jeane and associate Karsten Busby; technology & IP transactions partners Frank Wei and Aaron Lorber and associate Seth Pritchard; and environmental transactions partner Alex Farmer and associate James Dolphin.

UBS Investment Bank and Barclays are also serving as financial and capital markets advisors to Peridot UBS.

McCarthy Tétrault and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are serving as legal advisors to Li-Cycle with Citi as sole financial advisor. Cowen is serving as capital markets advisor. UBS Investment Bank is serving as lead placement agent and Barclays and Citi are serving as placement agents for the PIPE.

The combined company will be led by co-founders Ajay Kochhar, as CEO, and Tim Johnston, as Executive Chairman.

Founded in Toronto in 2016, Li-Cycle is the largest battery recycler in North America. Li-Cycle utilizes proprietary process for recovering high-grade materials from battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries, creating a closed-loop, domestically sourced lithium-ion battery supply chain. Li-Cycle says its technology eschews thermal recycling technologies, which result in toxic emissions and less-than-optimal recovery rates.

The $615 million proceeds of the merger include a fully-committed PIPE of $315 million funded by Neuberger Berman Funds, Franklin Templeton and Mubadala Capital, as well as Peridot sponsor Carnelian Energy Capital, existing Li-Cycle investor Moore Strategic Ventures and global marketing and strategic off-take partner Traxys S.A.

Energy Transfer to Acquire Enable Midstream in $7.2B Deal; Latham, V&E Advise

As previously reported by The Lawbook, Oklahoma headquartered Enable Midstream announced Feb. 17, that it has agreed to merge with Dallas-based Energy Transfer in a $7.2 billion all-equity deal. The deal marks a major move toward the kind of asset consolidation that has characterized the upstream and downstream O&G markets in the disruptive Covid era.

Latham and Watkins advised Energy Transfer and Vinson & Elkins counseled Enable with teams based mostly in Texas. Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn also had clients in the deal.

Under terms of the agreement Enable unitholders will receive 0.8595 units of Energy Transfer for each of their common units. Enable Series A preferred units will be exchanged for Energy Transfer Series G preferred units at a rate of O.0265 for each. The terms also include a payment of $10 million in cash to Enable’s General Partner.

At closing, former Enable unitholders will hold about 12% of Energy Transfer. About 79.2% of Enable is owned by OGE Energy and CenterPoint Energy.

Latham & Watkins advised Energy Transfer in the transaction with a 24-lawyer team led by Houston partners Bill Finnegan and Kevin Richardson, with associates Thomas Verity, Daniel Harrist, Madeleine Neet, Luke Strother, Austin Johnson and Michael Basist.

Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partners Tim Fenn and Bryant Lee and Los Angeles partner Larry Stein, with associates Michael Rowe and Dominick Constantino; on finance matters by Houston partners Craig Kornreich and Pamela Kellet, with associate Matthew Snodgrass; on antitrust matters with Washington, D.C. partner Jason Cruise and Washington, D.C. counsel Peter Todaro; on environmental matters by Houston partner Joel Mack and Los Angeles counsel Joshua Marnitz; on regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Eugene Elrod, with associate Christopher Randall; and on benefits and compensation matters by Washington, D.C. partner Adam Kestenbaum, with associate Courtney Thomson.

Citi and RBC Capital Markets were financial advisors to Energy Transfer.

The 34-lawyer V&E team advising Enable was led by partners David Oelman, Steve Gill and Scott Rubinsky with assistance from associates Mariam Boxwala, Farah Chranya, Danny Wicoff, Matt Fiorillo and Natalie Stanley.

Also advising were partners Ryan Carney and Debra Duncan and associate Andrew Mandelbaum (tax); partner Shane Tucker, senior associate Heather Johnson and associate Matt Green (executive compensation/benefits); partner Sean Becker and associate Peter Goetschel (labor/employment); partner Hill Wellford, counsel David Smith and senior associate Ryan Will (antitrust); partner Darin Schultz, senior associate Alex Cross and associate Weston Kowert (finance); counsel Dan Spelkin (corporate); partner Jay Seegers, counsel Andrew Beach and senior associate Michael Malenfant (energy regulatory); partner Matthew Dobbins, counsel Brandon Tuck and associates Simon Willis and Austin Pierce (environmental); partner Palmina Fava, senior associate Carla Jordan-Detamore and associate Laura Muse (FCPA); counsel Elizabeth McIntyre (government contracts); partner Devika Kornbacher and senior associate Sean Hill (technology transactions/IP); and partner Julia Sanabria and senior associate Naheem Harris (real estate).

Intrepid Partners acted as financial advisor and Richards, Layton & Finger as legal advisor to Enable’s conflicts committee.

Intrepid, in turn, was advised by partner Hillary Holmes of Gibson Dunn with assistance from associates Justine Robinson and JP Lopez with James Chenoweth advising on tax.

Baker Botts represented CenterPoint Energy, one of the two main shareholders in Enable Midstream. Timothy Taylor, Josh Davidson, Clint Rancher, Laura Katherine Mann, Josh Gonzales and Shumaila Dhuka. Richard Husseini, Mike Bresson and Jared Meier advised on tax matters and Tom Fina on antitrust issues.

In addition, Jones Day said it represented OGE Energy Corp., owners of a 25.5% limited partner interest and a 50% general partner interest in Enable. Jones Day lawyers Jeff Schlegel and Lyle Ganske, both of Houston, led in that representation.

Aside from the benefits of the asset consolidation, Energy Transfer said the all equity basis of the transaction will have an immediate, positive effect on its deleveraging efforts by both adding cash flow from fixed-fee contracts and the overall impact on its current credit metrics.

The Enable assets include 14,000 miles of natural gas, crude oil, condensate and produced water gathering pipelines, primarily in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The company holds a significant presence in the Anadarko, Arklatex and Arkoma basins.

Jones Day’s O’Bannon Advises on Acquisition by BenefitsMall

BenefitMall, a Dallas-headquartered benefits broker, announced Jan. 12 that it had acquired Savin Sales Associates, a benefits agency based in Cleveland.

No terms were disclosed.

Jim O’Bannon of the Dallas offices of Jones Day represented BenefitMall.

BenefitMall is the largest general benefits agency, reporting a network of 20,000 brokers with a base of more than 140,000 small and medium-sized businesses. The company owned by its management and The Carlyle Group. The company also owns HealthCareExchange.com, an online healthcare compliance platform.

Winston Advises on VMG Stake in [solid core]

VMG Partners, a California PE firm, announced that it had made a significant investment in [solid core], a fitness boutique chain founded in Washington, D.C. six years ago.

Winston & Strawn represented VMG Partners with a team that included Houston partner Jeff Smith and Dallas associate Richard Sparr. [solid core] was represented by Lowenstein Sandler.

VMG joins Peterson Partners, who will continue to hold a stake in the company in which it first invested in 2017. Company CEO Anne Mahlum, who founded [solid core] in 2013, maintains control.

The amount of the minority investment was undisclosed. But Mahlum has raised more than $70 million, growing the company’s studio locations from one to 70. The studios feature a 50-minute low-impact, high-intensity pilates-based workout. The new funds will be used to increase the company’s brick-and-mortar operations.

In reference to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the company, Mahlum said in a statement: “2021 is going to be a year of rebuilding, reconnecting and re-energizing our community. We will focus on stabilizing our current studios in the first several months of the year, and we have big plan to get back to studio growth starting in the latter half of 2021.”

Antero Resources Announces Drilling Partnership with Quantum Energy

Denver-based Antero Resources announced a $500-$550 million drilling partnership with QL Capital Partners, an affiliate of Quantum Energy Partners, aimed at reducing company debt.

The deal, announced with the company’s fourth quarter results, is aimed at stemming a decline in unutilized firm transportation expenses and capturing midstream fee rebates. Under the terms of the agreement, QL will fund 20% of total development capital spending in 2021 and between 15% and 20% of total development capital spending on an annual basis from 2022 through 2024 in exchange for a proportionate working interest percentage in each well spud. The investment includes any spudding as of Jan. 1, 2021.

Kirkland & Ellis was tapped by Quantum Energy Partners to advise QL Capital on the deal. Kirkland’s Houston-baed team was led by transactional partners David Castro Jr. and Chris Heasley, along with associate Lindsey Jacquillard; and included corporate partner John Pitts, and associates Morgan Moore and Caleb Martin; tax partner David Wheat and associate Joe Tobias; environmental partner Paul Tanaka and associate Zack Tavlin; and debt finance partner Will Bos and associate Osaro Aifuwa. 

Vinson & Elkins advised Antero Resources on the deal with a team led by John B. Connally, with counsel Tan Lu and associates Michael Zarcaro, Helen Xiang and Carly Goodson. Also advising were partners Todd Way and Lina Dimachkieh and associate David Gilbert (tax); partner Scott Rubinsky, counsel Dan Spelkin and senior associate Austin March (corporate); partner Guy Gribov, senior associate Alex Kamel and associate Joe Higdon (finance); and partner Matt Dobbins and senior associate Jennifer Cornejo (environmental).

In a statement, Glen Warren, President, and Chief Financial Officer of Antero Resources said, “Through a combination of asset sales and discounted debt repurchases, we reduced absolute debt by over $800 million since the start of our deleveraging program.  Assuming strip pricing, we are in position to achieve our leverage target of below 2-times this year.  Longer term, we will remain focused on maintaining a low leverage profile, while maximizing free cash flow.  Finally, as we approach our leverage targets, we can begin to consider further return of capital to our shareholders.”

Baker Botts, Winston Advise on PennEnergy/Pine Run Gathering Deal

Pine Run Gathering announced on February 16 that it is acquiring Pine Run Midstream from an affiliate of PennEnergy Resources and their minority partners for $205 million.

Pine Run Gathering is a joint venture owned by Stonehenge Energy Resources III and a subsidiary of UGI Energy Services. Stonehenge Energy Resources III is an affiliate of Dallas-based Energy Spectrum Capital and UGI Energy Services is a subsidiary of UGI Corporation.

Pine Run Midstream operates 43-miles of dry gas gathering pipeline and compression assets located in Butler and Armstrong counties in western Pennsylvania. The Pine Run Midstream system has been in operation since 2014 and will be operated by Colorado-based Stonehenge. Stonehenge and UGI expect the investment to be immediately accretive to earnings.

Baker Botts advised Pine Run Gathering on the acquisition with a team led from Dallas by corporate partner Bryan Henderson. The team also included Dallas corporate associate Derek Gabriel as well as special counsel Gerry Morton and associate Kyle Doherty of the firm’s Houston-based global projects section. Dallas partner Steve Marcus advised on taxes. From Washington D.C. partner Jeff Oliver and special counsel Michael Brodsky weighed in on antitrust issues.

Winston & Strawn counseled Pittsburgh-based independent PennEnergy with a team led from Houston by corporate partner Isaac Griesbaum. The team included associates Anna Gryska and John Niedzwiecki, also of Houston; partner Andrew Betaque and associate Danielle Marr, both of Dallas, and Conor Reidy, a partner in Chicago.

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. served as financial advisor for PennEnergy.

PennEnergy is a leading Appalachian producer and anchor customer on the Pine Run system. Stonehenge III is the third partnership between Energy Spectrum Capital and Stonehenge management. The transaction will be financed with equity capital from both Stonehenge III (51%) and UGI Energy Services (49%).

Pine Run Gathering is Stonehenge’s fourth venture in the Appalachian basin. “The Pine Run Midstream system is a high-quality asset that has been well managed and operated by the PennEnergy team,” said Patrick Redalen CEO of Stonehenge.

This is the second recent investment in Appalachian basin natural gas gathering systems by UGI Energy Services, which operates gathering assets in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. served as financial advisor for PennEnergy.

Morgan Lewis Advises Sigga Technologies on Strategic PE Investment

Morgan Lewis disclosed last week that lawyers from its Houston office were involved in the strategic investment announced Jan. 5 by Gemspring Capital in Sigga Technologies.

Morgan Lewis partners Felipe Alice and John Crespo represented Sigga in the private equity transaction the details of which were undisclosed.

The deal team included Houston corporate associate Tara McElhiney, Houston employment partner Cullen Wallace and Houston employment associate John Bramble, along with MLB tax and employee benefits attorneys from the Silicon Valley, Philadelphia and Washington DC offices.

Headquartered in Sugar Land, TX, Sigga offers a comprehensive suite of Enterprise Asset Management solutions that fully integrates with the popular SAP plant management software for more flexible operations oversight.

Sigga was founded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 2001 and has since expanded its footprint to five offices across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Gemspring’s investment will enable Sigga to accelerate geographic expansion and new product development.

Connecticut-headquartered Gemspring is a PE firm that targets firms in the $500 million range, offering expertise in market development.

Morgan Lewis Advises Wakefern on ShopRite Pharmacy Closings

Morgan Lewis also revealed its involvement in a major shakeup at Wakefern Foods Corp announced Jan. 25 and the closure of 62 pharmacies at ShopRite Supermarkets in the northeastern U.S.

 A M&A deal team led by Houston corporate partner Sameer Mohan and Houston healthcare associate Banee Pachuca represented Wakefern Foods and 21 of its cooperative members in connection with the sale to a division of CVS Health the pharmacy assets from the affected stores located in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.

Terms of the sale were undisclosed. But after completion, Wakefern says it will continue to operate pharmacies with its cooperative members at 147 other ShopRite locations. 

CAPITAL MARKETS

Kirkland Advises on $300M Power & Digital SPAC IPO

Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp., a blank check company sponsored by Chicago-based XPDI Sponsor LLC, priced its IPO of 30,000,000 units at $300 million with the help of Texas lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis.

As of Feb. 10, the company and its upsized offering is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Its description of targets is non-specific, citing only the intent to effect “a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination.”

The registered owners of XPDI Sponsor are Chicago-based executives of XMS Capital Partners, a private equity firm with offices in Chicago, Boston and London.

Kirkland & Ellis was tapped for the IPO with a team led from Houston by partners Debbie Yee and Lance Hancock, along with associates Austin Elliott and Charles Inclan. The team also included transactional partners Rick Campbell (Chicago) and Ben Adelson (Dallas), as well as associates Randy Santa Ana and Christian Mahre, both of Houston. Tax advice was provided from New York by partners Mike Beinus and Scott Fryman.

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