Strategic combinations continue to be the theme of energy M&A in 2021 as Cabot and Cimarex announce plans to combine in an all-stock “merger of equals.”
Kirkland Adds Corporate Partner in Austin Office
Kirkland & Ellis has added the former co-chair of Baker Botts’ private equity pillar as a partner in its all-new Austin office.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 13 Firms, 220 Lawyers, $10.6B
There’s renewed vigor behind the Baby Boomer exit thanks to option value, pandemic fatigue and the looming threats of shifting capital gains and QBI treatments. The Texas Lawbook has that take on the sell-side environment and more in this week’s Corporate Deal Tracker installment.
Texas-based Core-Mark Snapped Up in $2.5B Deal
A handful of Dallas-based Weil lawyers aided in the proposed $2.5 billion sale of Core-Mark, a large convenience store distributor headquartered in Westlake, Texas.
Dallas’ AT&T Gets Creative to Alleviate Debt in WarnerMedia Spin-off Agreement With Discovery
AT&T’s Troy Hatch, Michael Pratt, Terry Velesiotis, Brandon Satterwhite and David McAtee led the Dallas company’s internal team in a $43 billion transaction that would see WarnerMedia combine with Discovery Inc. for an all-new, standalone entertainment entity.
Two More Corporate Transactions Partners Leave TK for Akin Gump
Akin Gump has added two new partners to its corporate transactions practice, including the former leader of Thompson & Knight’s Fort Worth office.
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 10 Firms, 156 Lawyers, $10.4B
SPACs are finding their targets faster, according to a new PitchBook analysis. But that could slow again. The CDT Roundup explains all that along with its usual review of last week’s transactions.
Plano’s At Home Group to Go Private in PE Buyout
Funds affiliated with private equity giant Hellman & Friedman plan to purchase Plano home decor retailer At Home in a deal valued at $2.8 billion. Two New York-based firms advised on the transaction.
Country’s Largest Gas Producer to Acquire Assets From Houston’s Alta in $2.925B Deal
Thirty-one Texas lawyers from Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and in-house counsel are playing a role as EQT Corp. enters a purchase agreement for hundreds of thousands of acres in the Marcellus Shale held by Houston’s Alta Resources.
CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 16 Firms, 125 Lawyers, $7.2B
As businesses small and large angle for growth in the post-pandemic future, decision makers are eyeing the best means to raise capital, rebound to pre-Covid levels and stave off worries of a 2021 recession, according to Truist. In this week’s CDT, more than 120 lawyers took part in 21 deals.