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CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 10 Firms, 141 Lawyers, $8.8B

March 28, 2023 Claire Poole

There has been a bit of a deal slowdown so far this year. According to figures by Refinitiv, M&A is off 48 percent worldwide year-over-year and 47 percent in the U.S. through March 16. Private equity deals have dropped even further, down 57 percent globally. PE M&A slid 46 percent in the U.S.

Why private equity? Quite simply, money is getting more expensive to borrow in order to finance buyouts, mostly due to higher interest rates. The banking crisis has only exasperated the situation, as traditional lenders begin to withdraw from the market, as per PitchBook.

According to the data and research firm, bank-led leveraged loan volume related to LBO’s fell 80.2 percent from the second half of 2021 to the latter part of 2022.

Instead of financing LBO’s, which typically need multiple loans from different banks, larger PE firms are reaching for deals that require less leverage, buying assets that can be financed through majority equity transactions and avoiding the loan supply issue altogether, PitchBook said. Agriculture and infrastructure are expected to be strong because they have lower risk profiles.

A good example of that is a deal involving Sempra Infrastructure, which brought in KKR to take a 25 percent to 49 percent stake in its LNG facility in Port Arthur. Expected cost: $13 billion. It helps that KKR already owns 20 percent of Sempra Infrastructure, a unit of Sempra Energy. (A Simpson Thacher team in Houston is representing KKR.)

The press release is short on specifics, but a SEC filing reveals that KKR would fund its equity share of pre-closing development costs in excess of $439 million.

Another tactic is PE firms going down market. A good example, also below: Lincoln Road Global Management acquiring Houston landscape and lawn care service provider Zodega for undisclosed sum. The private equity firm, which typically invests in companies with a minimum EBITDA of $3 million, must see untapped growth opportunities in Texas and beyond, including potential acquisitions. (Holland & Knight counseled Lincoln Road and Shane McClelland in Katy, Texas, advised Zodega.)

In many ways the week ending March 25 reflected the trend describes above, both in volume and substance. For the first time since the last week of November 2022 (a holiday-shortened week), capital markets transactions outnumbered merger and acquisition activity with five M&A deals valued at $2.4 billion compared to 10 CapM deals worth $6.4 billion. That follows a week with only seven deals worth $14 billion, six of them M&A. But keep this in mind: during the same week last year there were 11 deals reported with a value of only $3.2 billion.

Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats

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

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

M&A/FUNDINGS

Incitec Pivot sells Louisiana ammonia facility to CF for $1.68B

Deal Description: Australian chemical provider Incitec Pivot Ltd. announced March 20 that it agreed to sell its Waggaman, Louisiana, ammonia manufacturing facility to the world’s major ammonia producer CF Holdings Inc. for $1.675 billion. Latham & Watkins, led by Houston by partners Ryan Maierson and Lauren Anderson, advised Incitec. Goldman Sachs & Co. is financial advisor to CF Industries. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is CF’s legal advisor led by partners Rich Witzel and Ralph Perez in Chicago. For more on the deal, click here.

Braiin combines with SPAC Northern Revival in $215M deal

Deal Description: Winston & Strawn said March 21 it is representing Braiin Ltd. in connection with its announced combination with Northern Revival Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company created by Aeemish Shah of General Global Capital. Braiin is an Australia-based company that provides agriculture solutions and analytics services to farmers and land bureaus that it claims improve farm productivity, crop yields and environmental sustainability. Under the agreement, which was announced March 21, NRAC will acquire all the outstanding shares of Braiin from its existing shareholders in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of NRAC. Braiin shareholders holding all of its outstanding ordinary shares have already signed on to sell their shares to NRAC. The pro forma value of the combined company is expected to be around $215 million. Entities and funds managed by Meteora own equity interests in NRAC’s sponsor. Based on a $10 price, the 2.5 million shares would be valued at about $25 million. Before entering into the agreement, NRAC signed a forward purchase agreement for up to 2.5 million shares with Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master and Meteora Capital Partners. Entities and funds managed by Meteora own equity interests in NRAC’s sponsor. Based on a $10 price, those 2.5 million shares would be valued at about $25 million.

Expected Closing: Q2 or Q3 2023

Braiin’s Outside Counsel: Winston & Strawn led by Houston partner Mike Blankenship and including partners Chris Ferazzi in Houston and Dean Hinderliter in Dallas and associates Nnamdi Ezenwa in Houston and Tori Sharockman and Aaron Walker in Dallas
NRAC’s Outside Counsel: Loeb & Loeb

KKR commits to Sempra’s $13B LNG project

Deal Description: Simpson Thacher said March 20 that it is advising KKR in connection with the announcement by Sempra that its 70 percent-owned subsidiary, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, reached a positive final investment decision for the development, construction and operation of the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas. Sempra Infrastructure closed its joint venture with an affiliate of ConocoPhillips and announced an agreement to sell a 25 percent to 49 percent indirect, non-controlling interest in the project to a KKR infrastructure fund. Sempra Infrastructure will keep economic and other rights with respect to the interest being transferred while granting KKR minority interest protections. A SEC filing reveals that KKR would fund its equity share of pre-closing development costs in excess of $439 million. KKR is making the investment primarily through its Global Infrastructure Investors IV fund. Sempra estimates capital expenditures for the project will be $13 billion. It closed a $6.8 billion non-recourse debt financing for the project and issued to engineering company Bechtel a notice to proceed with EPC work under a fixed-price contract. KKR owns a 20 percent equity stake in Sempra Infrastructure while Sempra Energy holds 70 percent and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority 10 percent. 

Sempra Infrastructure’s In-House Counsel: Chief Legal Officer Carolyn Benton Aiman 

From Simpson: The team includes M&A partners Breen Haire and Shamus Crosby in Houston and associates Joshua Bernard (Houston) and Jonathan Madorsky (New York); and credit partners Brian Steinhardt (New York) and Eli Isak (New York), senior counsel Amy Beller (New York) and associate Brandon Barton (Houston).

Notes: ConocoPhillips’ outside counsel was Latham & Watkins and Sempra’s outside counsel was Baker Botts, as was noted previously.

USD Partners sells Casper rail terminal to South 49 for $33M

Deal Description: Houston-based USD Partners announced March 23 it agreed to sell the Casper rail terminal to South 49 Holdings Ltd., a unit of Midstream Energy Partners in Canada, for $33 million. The partnership intends to use a majority of the proceeds to repay borrowings outstanding under its revolver and to retain the remaining proceeds to support general partnership purposes.

Expected Closing: Q2 2023

USD Partners’ Financial Advisor: Piper Sandler & Co.

USD Partners’ In-House Counsel: Keith Benson, former longtime Latham & Watkins partner, is general counsel

USD Partners’ Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher including Houston partners Hillary Holmes and Gerry Spedale, Dallas associate Jonathan Sapp and Houston associate Abby Joens-Witherow

South 49’s Outside Counsel: Carscallen led by Stan Carscallen in Calgary

Lincoln Road buys Houston’s Zodega

Deal Description: Lincoln Road Global Management acquired Zodega, a provider of landscaping and lawn care services. The deal was announced on March 20. The Houston-based target offers overall landscape maintenance, lawn care, irrigation system management and ancillary services with locations in Houston and Dallas. Zodega’s customer base includes property management companies, industrial complexes, office buildings and apartment complexes. Headquartered in Miami, Lincoln Road is a private equity firm making control investments in lower middle market buy-and-build opportunities in North America. The firm targets founder-and-family-owned businesses providing services and goods in fragmented industries where it believes there are untapped growth opportunities that would benefit from operational intervention coupled with an acquisition strategy.

Lincoln Road’s Outside Counsel: Holland & Knight led by Miami partners David Barkus, Omari Sealy, Kimberly Thibault and Keith Sambur but including Dallas associate Josh Pelfrey

Zodega’s Outside Counsel: Shane McClelland from Law Office of Shane McClelland in Katy, Texas

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

HAK counsels on 4 utility bond offerings worth $2.5B

Deal Description: Hunton Andrews Kurth said March 24 the firm counseled on four different debt issues with a total value of $2.5 billion. It advised the underwriters on an offering by NiSource Inc. of $750 million in 5.25 percent notes due 2028, which closed March 24. It also counseled Duke Energy Indiana on an offering of $500 million in first mortgage bonds, Series AAAA, 5.4 percent, due April 1, 2053 as well as Duke Energy Ohio Inc. on an offering which consisted of $375 million in first mortgage bonds, 5.25 percent series, due April 1, 2033, and $375 million in first mortgage bonds, 5.65 percent series, due April 1, 2053. The issue by Duke Energy Ohio closed March 22 and the offering by Duke Energy Indiana closed March 23. Finally, HAK represented the underwriters in connection with an offering by Indiana Michigan Power Co. of $500 million in 5.625 percent senior notes, Series P, due 2053, which closed March 23. I&M is a unit of American Electric Power Co. Both Duke entities are units of Duke Energy Corp.

From HAK: All the teams were based out of New York (Peter K. O’Brien on NiSource and Duke issues and Steven Friend on the I&M issue) but included Houston tax partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother on all four.

NiSource’s Outside Counsel: Baker & McKenzie

Underwriters’ Outside Counsel on Duke Issues: Sidley Austin

I&M’s Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Triumph offers $1.2B in first lien notes

Deal Description: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett said March 24 it represented initial purchasers led by J.P. Morgan in connection with Triumph Group Inc.’s $1.2 billion offering of 9 percent senior secured first lien notes due 2028. The issue closed March 14. Triumph Group, headquartered in Berwyn, Pa., designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a portfolio of aerospace and defense systems, subsystems and components and structures. The company serves the global aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers and military and commercial aircraft operators.

From Simpson: The team was led by Brian Rosenzweig in Houston and Lesley Peng in New York and included Matt Hart and Alexandra Speiss in Houston.

V.F. Corp offers $1.08B in notes, bond

Deal Description: Simpson Thacher said March 17 the firm represented the underwriters led by JP Morgan in connection with the offering by Denver-based V.F. Corp. of €1 billion ($1.078 billion) in senior notes made up of €500 million of 4.125 percent senior notes due 2026 and €500 million of 4.25 percent senior notes due 2029. The issue date was March 8. VFC intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying borrowings under its commercial paper program. VFC intends to use an amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the green bond to finance eligible projects designed to contribute to selected sustainable development goals. VFC is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, providing outdoor, active and workwear brands.

From Simpson: The team included David Azarkh in New York and Matt Hart in Houston as well as John Balletta and Jimmy Leyden (capital markets); Jonathan Cantor and Shareef Salfity (tax); Pasco Struhs (executive compensation and employee benefits); Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); Corina McIntyre and Sarika Pandrangi (intellectual property); Michael Isby (environmental); and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky).

CenterPoint offers $900M in general mortgage bonds

Deal Description: CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, an indirect, wholly-owned unit of CenterPoint Energy Inc., announced March 23 the closing of its underwritten public offering of $900 million in general mortgage bonds made up of $600 million in 4.95 percent general mortgage bonds, Series AK, due 2033 and $300 million in 5.30 percent general mortgage bonds, Series AL, due 2053. CEHE intends to use the net proceeds of the Series AK bonds for general limited liability company purposes, including capital expenditures, working capital and the repayment of all or a portion of its borrowings under the CenterPoint Energy money pool. CEHE expects to disburse or allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds of the Series AL bonds to finance or refinance, in part or in full, new or existing projects relating to renewable energy, green buildings or cleaner transportation. CEHE intends that the use of net proceeds of the Series AL bonds will be in alignment with the four core components of the Green Bond Principles 2021 published by the International Capital Market Association. CEHE provides electric transmission service to customers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas region and distribution service to retail electric providers serving 2.7 million metered customers in the Texas Gulf Coast area, including Houston.

Book-Running Managers: BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and RBC Capital Markets. Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. and WR Securities were co-managers.

Underwriters‘ Outside Counsel: Hunton Andrews Kurth including Peter O’Brien, Adam O’Brian, Brendan Harney, Patrick Jamieson, Reuben Pearlman and Jingyi “Alice” Yao. Robert McNamara and Tim Strother provided tax advice from Houston.

CenterPoint’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts including Houston corporate partners Tim Taylor and Clint Rancher, senior associate Josh Gonzales and associates Rob Cowan and Sarah Dyer; and tax partner Mike Bresson and senior associate Jared Meier

CenterPoint’s In-House Counsel: Monica Karuturi, a former Baker Botts associate, is general counsel

Kentucky Utilities launches $400M first mortgage bonds offering 

Deal Description: Hunton Andrews Kurth said March 20 the firm represented the underwriters in connection with Kentucky Utilities Co.’s $400 million in 5.45 percent first mortgage bonds due 2033. Kentucky Utilities is a wholly owned subsidiary of LG&E and KU Energy, which in turn is a unit of PPL Corp. It is a regulated utility in electricity generation, transmission, distribution and sales in Kentucky and Virginia. The company serves customers in Kentucky under the Kentucky Utilities name and Virginia customers under the Old Dominion Power name. 

Underwriters: MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. and Truist Securities Inc.

Counsel to the Other Parties: Bracewell and Stoll Keenon Ogden. The Bracewell team was led by partner Catherine Hood in New York and included partners Don Lonczak in Washington, D.C., Troy Harder in Houston and Matthew Nielsen in Dallas and associates Caroline Ellis and Shannon Baldwin in Houston and Stephen McNamara in New York

From HAK: The team was led by New York partner Peter O’Brien and included associates Patrick Jamieson and Jingyi “Alice” Yao. Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother provided tax advice.

Louisville Gas & Electric issues $400M first mortgage bonds 

Deal Description: Hunton Andrews Kurth said March 20 the firm represented the underwriters in connection with Louisville Gas & Electric Co.’s $400 million in 5.45 percent first mortgage bonds due 2033. Louisville Gas & Electric is a wholly owned subsidiary of LG&E and KU Energy LLC, which in turn is a unit of PPL Corp. It is a regulated utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and the distribution and sale of natural gas in Kentucky.

Underwriters: Truist Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. and MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

Counsel to the Other Parties: Bracewell and Stoll Keenon Ogden. The Bracewell team was led by partner Catherine Hood in New York and included partners Don Lonczak in Washington, D.C., Troy Harder in Houston and Matthew Nielsen in Dallas and associates Caroline Ellis and Shannon Baldwin in Houston and Stephen McNamara in New York

From HAK: The team was led New York partner Peter O’Brien and included associates Patrick C. Jamieson and Jingyi “Alice” Yao. Houston partner Robert McNamara provided tax advice.

Bumble Completes $313.5M Secondary Offering

Deal Description: Simpson Thacher said March 17 it represented Austin-based Bumble Inc. in connection with a secondary offering of Class A common stock by selling stockholders affiliated with Blackstone Inc. and its founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd. The underwriters were led by Citigroup and the issue date was March 8. The offering of 13.75 million shares of Bumble Inc. Class A common stock raised $313.5 million in gross proceeds, with the selling stockholders receiving all of the proceeds. Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, and Fruitz. The Bumble platform enables people to connect and build equitable and healthy relationships. Founded by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble BFF) and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. Fruitz, founded in 2017, encourages open and honest communication of dating intentions through playful fruit metaphors.

Bumble’s In-House Counsel: Laura Franco, who was previously at Simpson, is chief legal officer in New York

From Simpson: The team included William Golden, Katharine Thompson, Patrick McCamy, Evan Hunt, Samantha Sergent and Brice Stewart (capital markets); Jennifer Nadborny and Bettina Elstroth (public company advisory practice); Mimi Cheng, Christina O’Connell, Sophie Kim and Eszter Boldis (credit); Gregory Grogan, Caitlin Lucey and Megan Arrowsmith (executive compensation and employee benefits); Andrew Purcell and Sophie Staples (tax); Jessica Cohen, Melanie Jolson and Kate Mirino (intellectual property); and Jennie Getsin (FINRA).

Claire Poole

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