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CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 9 Firms, 116 Lawyers, $7.8B

November 1, 2022 Claire Poole

Special purpose acquisition companies, otherwise known as SPACs, might have hit an inflection point in the third quarter.

According to the latest data from PitchBook, there were only 35 initial public offerings of SPACs in the third quarter and 32 reverse mergers, or deSPAC transactions, closed in the same period worth only $4.7 billion – a steady quarterly decline from the height of SPAC IPOs in the first quarter and deSPAC deals in the third quarter of 2021.

To top it off, nearly 800 of the 1,288 SPACs raised since 2020 remain without a closed deal, although PitchBook expects a handful over the next couple of quarters.

While the data and analysis firm previously had hoped for a steady spate of SPAC issuance and combination activity, “It seems that the turning of the business cycle and the move away from low interest rates has chimed a death knell for the 2020/2021 SPAC renaissance,” PitchBook said.

The return of capital to investors from SPACs that failed to make a deal will be a driving theme of the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, according to the firm.

“This equates to a wash for the SPAC IPO investors [and] a financial loss for many sponsors, which may cause reduced future risk-taking and innovation in capital markets,” PitchBook said.

One lone deSPAC transaction was reported to us last week led in part by Houston White & Case partner Jason Rocha (see below): European Lithium combining with Sizzle Acquisition Corp., creating Critical Metals Corp. The proposed transaction is expected to provide $159 million in capital for the new company, which will use it to build and commission a new lithium mine in Austria.

Among more traditional M&A deals this past week, Locke Lord partner Jennie Simmons worked on two transactions: Advising ArcLight Capital Partners on its sale of Pride Convenience Holdings to Arko unit GPM Investments for $230 million; and Gyrodata on its sale to SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger, for undisclosed terms.

In July, Simmons predicted that the third and fourth quarters would remain strong in terms of deal flow and activity. And at least for her, she was right: According to the Corporate Deal Tracker, she advised on three deals in the third quarter and three so far in the fourth.

The week ending Oct. 29 saw 15 deals reported for a combined value of $7.8 billion. That’s slightly off last week’s 20 deals for $8.2 billion and even further off the 21 deals for $10.4 billion reported for the same week last year.

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
05-Jul-20259$15,7788914$7,2805$8,498
28-Jun-202513$7,77781547$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

M&A/FUNDINGS

Regal Rexnord acquires Altra Industrial Motion for $4.95B

Deal Description: Regal Rexnord Corp. announced Oct. 27 that it agreed to acquire Altra Industrial Motion Corp. for $62 per share in cash, or $4.95 billion. The company secured a commitment letter from J.P. Morgan for $5.5 billion bridge facility. The deal represents 13.6x last 12 months adjusted EBITDA, or 9.5x after factoring estimated run-rate cost synergies. The transaction has to clear regulators and Altra shareholders. With the addition of Altra, Regal Rexnord expects 2022 revenue of $7.2 billion, EBITDA of $1.5 billion and EBITDA margin of 21 percent. After including $160 million in annualized run rate cost synergies, Regal Rexnord targets 2025 revenue of $8.3 billion, EBITDA of $2.1 billion and EBITDA margin of greater than 25 percent. Altra is a designer and manufacturer of a range of motion control, automation and power transmission solutions. Regal Rexnord said the transaction expands its portfolio, customer reach and product diversity.

Expected Closing: H1 2023

Regal Rexnord’s Outside Counsel: Sidley led in part by finance partner Kelly Dybala in Dallas

Regal Rexnord’s Financial Advisors: J.P. Morgan and Incentrum Group

Notes: Sidley also represented Regal Rexnord in 2021 in connection with its reverse Morris Trust transaction in which the company acquired the PMC business of Zurin Elkay Water Solutions.

Solina to acquire Saratoga Food Specialties for $587.5M

Deal Description: Hunton Andrews Kurth said Oct. 27 it counseled Saratoga Foods Specialty, a unit of Smithfield Foods Inc., on its sale to Astorg-backed Solina Group Holding for $587.5 million. With operations in California, Illinois and Nevada and annual sales of $280 million, Saratoga supplies Quick Service Restaurants and food manufacturers with dry seasoning blends and liquid solutions such as sauces, dressings and glazes. Upon closing, the Saratoga leadership team and its 500 employees will join Solina. Acquiring Saratoga accelerates Solina’s footprint into North America by adding liquid solutions to its dry seasonings and doubling its number of facilities in the region. The Saratoga acquisition is the third step in a North America expansion strategy that began in 2020 with the acquisition of Canadian foodservice leader Produits Alimentaires Berthelet. Solina established a presence in the U.S. for the first time in 2021 with the acquisition of Asenzya, a Wisconsin-based provider of custom, dry savory solutions.

From Hunton: The team was led out of Richmond, Va., but included Anthony Eppert, Allison Mantor, Ali Qamar, Gregory Schmitt and Tim Strother in Austin and Houston.

Counsel to the Other Parties: Sweeney, Scharkey & Blanchard and Latham & Watkins

Stonepeak invests $570M more in American Tower’s data center business

Deal Description: CoreSite, a hybrid IT solutions provider and unit of American Tower Corp., and Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, announced Oct. 27 that Stonepeak invested an additional $570 million. Together with its initial $2.5 billion investment in August 2022, it represents around a 36 percent interest in American Tower’s U.S. data center business. The conversion is expected to occur four years from the date of the initial closing in August 2022. The upsize transaction was completed on Oct. 20 and is made up of common equity and mandatorily convertible preferred equity on the same terms and valuation as the initial investment. Stonepeak’s investment is part of its core infrastructure strategy.

American Tower’s Financial Advisors: J.P. Morgan and CDX Advisors

American Tower’s Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Sullivan & Worcester (on REIT and tax matters).

Stonepeak’s Financial Advisor: MUFG Bank Ltd.

Stonepeak’s Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin including partners Tim Chandler, Cliff Vrielink and Tommer Yoked, senior managing associate John Stribling and managing associate Chanse Barnes, all in Houston

EnergyX secures $450M commitment from Global Emerging Markets 

Deal Description: EnergyX, an Austin-based lithium extraction tech company, secured a $450 million equity commitment from Global Emerging Markets in conjunction with its plans to go public by 2024, online funding portal Netcapital said Oct. 20. Founded in 2017, EnergyX is a developer of next generation battery technology and direct lithium extraction technology to help enable the global transition to renewable energy.

EnergyX’s In-House Counsel: Kevin Shin

EnergyX’s Outside Counsel: none

ArcLight sells Pride Convenience Holdings to Arko for $230M

Deal Description: Locke Lord represented ArcLight Capital Partners on its sale of Pride Convenience Holdings, which operates 31 convenience stores in the Northeast, to GPM Investments, a unit of Arko, one of the largest operators of convenience stores and wholesalers of fuel in the U.S. The $230 million sale was announced Oct. 24. Arko plans to finance from its own sources $28 million of the cash consideration plus the value of inventory and other closing adjustments. The remaining $202 million is expected to be funded by Oak Street Real Estate Capital, a division of Blue Owl Capital, as part of the $1.15 billion agreement with Arko that Oak Street would acquire the real estate assets of Pride as part of the transaction. The company would lease the real estate assets from Oak Street.

ArcLight’s Financial Advisor: BMO Capital Markets Corp. 

From LL: The team was led by Bill Swanstrom and Jennie Simmons, both of Houston, with assistance by Shumaila Dhuka, Shannon Schroeder and Eric Larson (Houston), Van Jolas, Elizabeth Mack, Geoffrey Polma, Brad Weber and Richard Franchek (Dallas), Christine McCay, Michael Harrison, George Ticknor and Brandon Curtin (Boston) and Charles Rogers (Providence).

Nightpeak forms with $200M from Energy Spectrum

Deal Description:  Nightpeak Energy, an Oakland, Calif.-based energy company, announced Oct. 24 its formation and equity funding of up to $200 million from Energy Spectrum Capital, a Dallas-based investment firm. The funding comes from Energy Spectrum Partners Fund VIII, its eighth fund with capital commitments of nearly $1 billion. Nightpeak also secured a letter of credit facility from a major-yet-unnamed U.S.-based lender. The equity funding and letter of credit facility will allow Nightpeak to execute on its strategy of developing, owning and operating flexible generation resources, such as utility-scale batteries, across the U.S. Nightpeak is led by Paris Hays, Michael Laubenthal, Lucas Möller and Benjamin Snieckus, former executives at Recurrent Energy, which commercialized and executed some of the largest stand-alone battery storage plants and utility-scale hybrid solar plus storage projects in the U.S.

Energy Spectrum’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts including corporate partner Jon Platt and associate Derek Gabriel and tax partner Steve Marcus and senior associate Jordan Hahn, all of Dallas

Nightpeak’s Outside Counsel: Foley out of California

Critical Metals to go public via $159M merger with SPAC Sizzle

Deal Description: European Lithium AT (Investments) Ltd., a unit of European Lithium Ltd., and Sizzle Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced Oct. 25 that they agreed to combine that will result in the formation of Critical Metals Corp. The proposed transaction values the combined entity at an implied pro forma enterprise value of $838 million and market capitalization of $972 million, with pre-money equity value at $750 million. The transaction is expected to provide $159 million in capital before transaction expenses and the impact of redemptions by the public stockholders of Sizzle. If the deal clears European Lithium and Sizzle stockholders, Critical Metals plans to be listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “CRML.” Critical Metals will own European Lithium’s Wolfsberg Lithium Project in Wolfsberg, Austria, and a 20 percent interest in additional Austrian projects. Transaction proceeds are expected to be used for the project’s construction and commissioning. The mine is anticipated to supply 10,500 metric tons of lithium concentrate annually starting in 2025, enough material to power 200,000 EVs per year. European Lithium already signed a MOU with BMW. The project is expected to become the region’s first major source of battery-grade lithium concentrate, filling a gap in the European EV battery supply chain, Critical Metals said. European Lithium will be the largest shareholder of Critical Metals and plans to continue trading on the Australian Securities Exchange. Critical Metals’ board will consists of four members nominated by European Lithium and one by Sizzle, with chairman Tony Sage and CEO Dietrich Wanke leading the company.

Expected Closing: H1 2023

European Lithium’s Outside Counsel: White & Case led by partners James Hu in New York, Jason Rocha in Houston and Oliver Wright in New York. Team members from Texas included capital markets associates Stephen Perry, Bryson Manning and Steven Amrein; employment, compensation & benefits associate Sadi Moradi; and trade associate Joyce Adetutu.

European Lithium’s Financial Advisor: Jett Capital Advisors

Sizzle’s Outside Counsel: Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole

Sizzle’s Financial Advisor: Cohen & Co. Capital Markets, a unit of JVB Financial Group

Prairie Operating merges with Creek Road, buys assets from Exok for $28.8M

Deal Description: Prairie Operating Co. announced Oct. 25 it was merging with Creek Road Miners Inc. and agreed to purchase from Exok Inc. 37,030 gross acres of undeveloped oil and gas leasehold acreage in Weld County, Colorado, for $28.2 million. The merger deal is contingent on the closing of a private placement of Creek Road securities for at least $30 million. The outstanding shares of the company’s common stock after the merger is expected to be owned 58.5 percent by Creek Road stockholders, 29.3 percent by members of Prairie and 12.2 percent by Exok. At the closing of the merger, Ed Kovalik will be CEO, Gary Hanna president and Craig Owen CFO.

Expected Closing: Q4 2022

Creek Road’s Financial Advisor: Roth Capital Partners

Creek Road’s Outside Counsel: Baker McKenzie including partners Roger W. Bivans in Dallas and Jeremy Moore in Houston

Prairie’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partners Mark Kelly and Crosby Scofield and senior associates Andrew Schulte and KJ Pederson with assistance from associates Ted Belden, Elisie Lee, Madison Bertrand, John Sasso and Jake Lubenow. Other team members included partner David D’Alessandro, counsel Regina Ibarra, senior associate Missy Spohn and associates Matt Green, Mary Daniel Morgan, Keira Kuntz and Brian DeShannon (executive compensation/benefits); partner Bryan Loocke (energy transactions/projects); partners Jim Meyer and Ryan Carney, associates Katie Dillard and Tyler Underwood (tax); partner Sean Becker, counsel Martin Luff and associates Peter Goetschel and Andrew Cox (employment/labor); partner Sarah Mitchell (insurance); partner Craig Zieminski (litigation); counsel Rajesh Patel (technology transactions/IP); and partner Matt Dobbins (environmental).

StoryFit raises $5.5M in funding led by Refinery Ventures

Deal Description: StoryFit, an Austin-based AI technology company providing machine learning and audience insights for the entertainment industry, announced Oct. 20 a $5.5 million in Series A funding led by Refinery Ventures. Additional existing and new investors in the round include Techstars, European-based Elkstone Partners, Collective Capital Ventures and Alumni Ventures. StoryFit will use the financing to expand client solutions and hire in the areas of machine learning, marketing and sales. StoryFit, led by founder and CEO Monica Landers, uses language processing and machine learning to deliver audience and content insights pre-production.

StoryFit’s Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling including partners Alan Bickerstaff and Cassandra Cuellar and associates Sarah Prendergast and Julia Foley in Austin

Belltown Power sells platform to Engie

Deal Description: Houston-based Engie North America, a unit of the French power giant, announced Oct. 27 it bought Belltown Power U.S.’s platform of more than six gigawatts of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. Terms weren’t disclosed. Located in ERCOT, PJM, MISO and WECC, the portfolio consists of 33 project companies, each developing one or more utility-scale solar and/or energy storage facilities across the U.S. Belltown Power specializes in the greenfield development of solar PV and energy storage projects.

Belltown Power’s Outside Counsel: Norton Rose Fulbright led by Becky Diffen (Austin) and Lindsey Swiger (Houston) and including Emily Meier (Austin), Madison Keeble (Austin), Jared Kaplan (Chicago) and Hilary Lefko (Washington, DC).

Notes: NRF has served as the company’s longtime counsel, representing Belltown Power in the sale of more than three gigawatts of projects before this transaction with Engie.

State Bank of Cross Plains closes merger with Monona Bankshares

Deal Description: Hunton Andrews Kurth said Oct. 27 it advised SBCP Bancorp Inc., the parent of State Bank of Cross Plains, on its all-stock merger with Monona Bankshares. Value terms weren’t disclosed on the deal, which closed Oct. 4. Monona Bank and State Bank of Cross Plains will continue to operate as separate banks until the core processing systems are converted in February 2023. After the conversions, the combined bank will be named Lake Ridge Bank and will be the largest community bank headquartered in Dane County and the eighth largest bank headquartered in the State of Wisconsin, with almost $3 billion in assets. The combined bank will have an expanded footprint of 22 branch locations and employ 400 associates across 16 communities throughout South Central Wisconsin. More than 90 percent of its 1,400 shareholders live in Wisconsin. Lake Ridge’s board consists of 14 members with seven directors from SBCP and seven directors from Monona as well as a joint executive management team.

From Hunton: Led by partners Heather Archer Eastep in Washington, D.C., and Peter Weinstock in Dallas and inluding, from Texas, Inara Bandali, Anthony Eppert, Erin Fonte, Jacque Kruppa, Caitlin Scipioni, Jake Stribling and Taylor Williams

SBCP’s Financial Advisor: The Bank Advisory Group

Monona’s Outside Counsel: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Monona’s Financial Advisor: Piper Sandler & Co.

Wpromote partners with ZMC

Deal Description: Digital marketing agency Wpromote Partners announced Oct. 26 that private equity firm ZMC invested in the company to help accelerate its growth and expand key technology and product offerings. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, Wpromote helps brands accelerate profitable growth through its delivery model and technology-enabled solutions.

Wpromote/Shamrock Capital’s Financial Advisor: Canaccord Genuity

Wpromote’s Outside Legal: Sheppard Mullin

ZMC’s Financial Advisor: Garros Group

ZMC’s Outside Legal: Sidley Austin led out of California but the team included Dallas finance partners Angela Fontana and Banks Bruce

Locke Lord represents Gyrodata‎ on sale to SLB

Deal Description: Locke Lord said Oct. 28 it represented Gyrodata Inc., a global company specializing in gyroscopic wellbore positioning and survey technology, on its sale to SLB, formerly known as Schumberger. Terms were not disclosed on the deal, which was announced Oct. 26. The transaction will combine Gyrodata’s wellbore placement and surveying technologies with SLB’s well construction business.

Expected Closing: Toward the end of 2022

From LL: The team was led by Joe Perillo and Jennie Simmons, both of Houston, with assistance by Michael Bennett (Chicago), Jaremi Chilton (San Francisco), Nick Dickerson, Jerry Higdon, Sara Longtain, Ed Razim, Buddy Sanders, Jordan Rodriguez, Ashley Lopez, Jason McCloskey and Andrew Nelson (all of Houston), Van Jolas, Angela Stockbridge and Brooks Vanlandingham (Dallas) and Stephen Murphy (Washington, D.C.).

Credit Suisse sells securitized products group to Apollo, Pimco

Deal Description: Credit Suisse announced Oct. 27 that it entered into a framework and exclusivity agreement to sell a significant portion of its securitized products group and other related financing businesses to an investor group led by Apollo Global Management and PIMCO. Terms weren’t disclosed. The move forms a key part of the bank’s strategic review, which is designed to reduce risk-weighted assets and leverage exposure as Credit Suisse shifts its investment bank toward a more stable, less capital-intensive and advisory-focused model.

Expected Closing: H1 2023

Credit Suisse’s Financial Advisors: Centerview Partners and CS First Boston

Credit Suisse’s Outside Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell

Apollo’s Financial Advisors: GreensLedge Capital Markets

Apollo’s Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin led in part by partner Ryan Scofield in Dallas and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

CAPITAL MARKETS

Enerflex closes $625M offering of notes to finance Exterran purchase

Deal Description: Enerflex Ltd., a supplier of vertically integrated products and services to the global energy industry, announced that it closed its offering of $625 million in 9 percent senior secured notes due 2027 on Oct. 12. The offering was made in anticipation of a combination with Exterran Corp., a provider of natural gas processing and treatment and compression products and services. That deal closed on Oct. 13. The issuer used the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and other borrowings, to refinance existing debt of the Issuer and Exterran, fund the cash portion of the purchase price of the acquisition and pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offering and acquisition.

Initial Purchasers’ Outside Counsel (led by RBC Capital Markets): Latham & Watkins with an Austin-based corporate team led by partners Michael Chambers, David Miller and Samuel Rettew with Houston associate Michael Pascual, Austin associate Cecilia Turchetti, Austin associate Gabi Hasson and Houston associates Wole Oluborode and Brian Bruzzo. On tax matters: Houston partner Bryant Lee with Houston associate Mike Rowe; and on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston counsel Joshua Marnitz with Los Angeles associate Jennifer Garlock.

OTHER TRANSACTIONS

Porter Hedges said Oct. 24 it represented publicly traded ArcBest Corp. in connection with its $250 million revolver, including partners Bert Viguet and Janine Lundin and associate Amanda Collins in Houston. On Oct. 7, the Fort Smith, Ark.-based logistics services provider entered into its fourth amended and restated revolving credit agreement providing for a revolver with a five-year term, an initial maximum revolving credit amount of $250 million and the right to request additional revolving commitments or incremental term loans up to an aggregate additional amount of $125 million. Changes included increasing the facility’s swingline sub-limit to $40 million from $25 million; replacement of LIBOR-based interest pricing conventions with SOFR-based interest pricing conventions; and release of liens and pledges on certain assets of the company and its units, converting the facility into an unsecured one. The revolver will be used for general corporate purposes and to fund working capital, among other purposes.

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Bracewell said Oct. 28 that the firm is advising Pioneer Natural Resources in connection with its participation in two renewable energy projects, including the development with NextEra Energy Resources of a 140 megawatt wind generation facility on surface acreage owned by Pioneer (the Hutt Wind Farm), which will supply lower-cost, renewable power to the Texas electric grid and Pioneer’s Permian Basin operations. Bracewell also advised Pioneer on arrangements to provide for the use of the renewable energy produced from these projects by natural gas processing infrastructure Pioneer jointly owns with Targa Resources Corp. in the Midland Basin.

Bracewell worked with Pioneer to negotiate a long-term wind lease designed to accommodate NextEra’s construction and operation of the Hutt Wind Farm amid Pioneer’s infrastructure and oil and gas operations on the property as well as a behind-the-meter power purchase arrangement structured to maximize Pioneer’s benefit from the renewable attributes associated with the energy it purchases from the Hutt Wind Farm. Bracewell also provided Pioneer with tax and regulatory counsel from inception of the project and throughout the life of its development in the midst of shifting legislative and regulatory environments. The project is expected to achieve commercial operations in 2024.

Pioneer lawyers involved in the transaction included Mark Kleinman, executive vice president and general counsel; Bryan Clark, associate general counsel; and Jeff Garrett, associate general counsel. Bracewell lawyers included partners G. Alan Rafte, Danielle K. Garbien, Elizabeth L. McGinley, Steven J. Lorch and Catherine P. McCarthy, counsel Tamara L. McKinzie-Ortega and associates: W. Jared Berg, Andrew P. Mintz, Kathryn F. Penry, Christie L. Latimer, Kevin M. Voelkel and Joshua R. Robichaud.

Claire Poole

Claire Poole is a senior writer at The Texas Lawbook, where she covers corporate transactions.

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