Q3 M&A was a middling experience for dealmakers — in almost every respect. There were highlights, but not enough of them. Allen Pusey has the numbers. The good news: it could have been worse. In fact, it has been.
Diamondback Expands in Midland Basin with $1.6B Acquisition from FireBird
With the deal for cash and stock, Midland-based Diamondback expects to increase productive assets by 68,000 acres and 17 million barrels per day in their “backyard.” The Lawbook has details, including the firms and many of the lawyers involved.
Texas Southern University Sued by Former Law Dean
Joan Bullock, the first woman dean of the historically Black university’s law school, says her abrupt dismissal in June was unexplained, undeserved and lacked due process. She is asking the court to enjoin the school from revoking her tenured teaching position until the facts surrounding the dismissal are heard by a faculty committee.
Talos Energy Acquires EnVen Energy for $1.1B
The cash-and-stock deal doubles the Talos presence in the Gulf of Mexico, adding 40% in production and substantial deepwater infrastructure in its current operational areas. Vinson & Elkins was involved, along with Gibson Dunn. The Lawbook has the names of the lawyers who advised.
Kirkland, VE, Akin Gump Advise on $5.2B EQT/Quantum Energy Bolt-On Deal
The deal marks yet another consolidation in the sourcing, transportation and processing of LNG, this time in the Marcellus and Utica Shales. The Lawbook has the names of the Texas lawyers involved.
Corporate Deal Tracker: 2022 M&A Transactions (Premium Searchable Master List)
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CDT: 2022 Capital Markets Transactions (Premium Searchable Master List)
Below is a list of qualified capital markets transactions reported to The Texas Lawbook for 2022. The list, for PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS ONLY, is organic and searchable. It is designed to grow as
CDT: 2022 Capital Markets Transactions
Below is a list of qualified capital markets transactions reported to The Texas Lawbook for 2022. The list is organic, designed to grow as deals are reported. So if you
Shell USA acquires Shell Midstream Partners for $1.96B
Shell USA announced Monday that it is paying $1.96 billion to acquire all outstanding stock of its subsidiary Shell Midstream Partners, which has assets involved in crude oil and refined products pipelines and terminals that serve as key infrastructure to transport onshore and offshore crude oil production to U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest refining markets. The entities chose Houston lawyers from Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn as its legal advisors. The Lawbook has lawyer names and other details.
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 10 Firms, 127 Lawyers, $2.9B
There have been a few big energy deals this year, but none quite as big as one that closed last week. The merger between Woodside Petroleum and BHP was announced last August. But that was long before the Ukraine war and $120 oil. Vinson & Elkins partner Kaam Sahely was in the thick of it all that time. He shed some light on what it took to get the deal done. That, and the weekly roll call of Texas dealmakers are in the CDT Roundup.