A Texas-based Baker Botts team counseled Houston’s Westlake Chemical Corp. as the publicly traded company looks to bolster its reach in housing-related building products that could help it capitalize on hearty residential construction demand. Alston & Bird’s Darren Hauck led the effort for Boral.
CDT Roundup: 26 Deals, 15 Firms, 209 Lawyers, $27.2B
A whopping 204 lawyers based in Texas had a hand in last week’s deals covered in the latest Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup. The Texas Lawbook has the details on those 26 transactions – and a brief look at the state of venture capital.
Dallas’ Worldwide Express to Merge in Huge PE-backed Logistics Move
Weil, Kirkland, Dechert and Block & McNeill are playing a role in the combination of two powerhouse logistics providers.
CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 13 Firms, 100 Lawyers, $15.5B
Private equity firms are looking more and more to ESG pushes as a means of value creation – and value protection. The Corporate Deal Tracker explores some ESG trends, in addition to breaking down last week’s transactions totaling more than $15.5 billion.
Contango, KKR-backed Independence to Merge in $5.7B Deal
Texas-based counsel from Gibson Dunn and V&E advised the two oil and gas companies as they look to combine into a new publicly traded entity.
U.S. Concrete Enters Into $1.2B Buyout Agreement in Vertical Play
The Texas supplier to the commercial real estate and construction industries will change hands for nearly $1.3 billion with New York-based outside counsel leading much of the transaction.
CDT Roundup: 35 Deals, 11 Firms, 145 Lawyers, $20.27B
Much like M&A in the latter half of 2020, the U.S. secondary market saw active investors keen to get creative with existing funds – and the space should continue to see increased activity as venture capital, private credit and real estate transactions nip at the heels of private equity. Closer to home, 145 Texas-based lawyers from 11 firms took part in 35 deals in this week’s Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup.
Two Texas Energy Companies to Combine in $2.7B Deal
Spring-based Southwestern Energy Co. plans to acquire the third-largest natural gas producer in the country that comes with an impressive roster of financial backers. Texas lawyers from Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Akin Gump also played a role.
CDT Roundup: 24 Deals, 14 Firms, 174 Lawyers, $53.2B
Institutional investors are favoring private placements and direct lending transactions over public securities. That’s according to a new report on capital debt markets, which has been broken down in the latest Corporate Deal Tracker, along with details on $53.2 billion in deals tied to Texas-based counsel.
At ‘Inflection Point,’ Holt Foster Joins Sidley Austin
After 26 years at Thompson & Knight, Holt Foster has joined Sidley Austin’s energy and infrastructure group as a partner in the Dallas office.