Claire Poole

Apache GC Lannie, Bracewell’s Rafte Put Together Complex M&A

When Apache Corp. and Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. set up a joint venture to develop West Texas assets, that turned out to be the easy part. But add Apache's desire to contribute options for long-haul pipelines to the Texas Gulf Coast and things got complicated. Apache's GC and outside counsel Bracewell solved a trunkful of structural difficulties, leading them to become finalists for the M&A Transaction of the Year in the 2019 Corporate Counsel Awards. Claire Poole explains why.

April 16, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 14 Law Firms, 91 Texas Lawyers, $38.9B

Early last week, M&A activity for the year was lagging. Then came the $33 billion sale of Anadarko to Chevron. With that deal, everything changed – at least statistically. The equity and debt markets continue to be stingy, so what do companies do for new capital? Claire Poole has the answer, along with her weekly roundup of deals involving Texas lawyers.

April 16, 2019 Claire Poole

V&E Advises Anadarko on $33B Sale to Chevron in Biggest Shale Deal Ever

Chevron Corp. of San Ramon, California, announced Friday that it agreed to buy Anadarko Petroleum Corp. of The Woodlands for $33 billion in cash and shares. Claire Poole has details and analyst reactions.

April 12, 2019 Claire Poole

Q&A: Ryan Maierson’s Big Month and What It Says About the M&A Market

Latham & Watkins partner Ryan Maierson has been very, very busy, leading three billion-dollar deals in the last month. The Lawbook's Claire Poole had a chance to talk to him about those deals and what they say about dealmaking right now.

April 11, 2019 Claire Poole

Tagtow, Phillips Lead the “Small and Mighty” Legal Team on BMC Sale to KKR

When its private equity owner Bain Capital decided it was time to exit BMC, Pat Tagtow and his colleague, Robin Phillips, knew they had a lot of work ahead of them. By the time they were finished, PE giant KKR had purchased BMC for a reported $8.3 billion. Now they are finalists for the Houston Corporate Counsel Awards M&A transaction of the year. Claire Poole profiles them.

April 11, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 11 Law Firms, 94 Texas Lawyers, $6.87B

M&A is down in the first quarter of 2019. That is a fact. But in the energy sector, according to Drillinginfo, it was worse than you think. Claire Poole has the startling numbers, along with her weekly roundup of Texas transactions.

April 10, 2019 Claire Poole

Jimmy Vallee Leaves Paul Hastings for Winston & Strawn

Jimmy Vallee, a top energy-focused M&A expert, has moved to Winston & Strawn in Houston with the avowed purpose of quadrupling the firm's practice there. Vallee says others are already planning to join him. Claire Poole has him on the record.

April 4, 2019 Claire Poole

Stonepeak Acquires Oryx, UGI Buys AmeriGas in Deals Worth $9.6B

Two deals in the energy sector were announced Tuesday. They involved 58 Texas lawyers at six different firms and an enterprise value of nearly $10 billion. Claire Poole has the names and numbers.

April 2, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 12 Law Firms, 84 Texas Lawyers, $6.47B

Sure deals were down in Texas for the first quarter of 2019. It's not your imagination. Apparently, they were pretty much down across the globe, according to the data provider Refinitiv. But remember, the first quarter of 2018 was a particularly good one, so comparisons are relative. Moreover, there are a couple of sectors worth watching as the year progresses. Claire Poole has the numbers, as well as this week's CDT Roundup.

April 2, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 14 Law firms, 91 Texas Lawyers, $6.45B

Baker Botts called 2018 "the year of the special situation." It was certainly that, with activists everywhere, especially in the O&G and the power and utilities markets. So what does that mean for 2019? More activist-incited M&A? Maybe. Claire Poole has the scoop along with her weekly Roundup of Texas deals.

March 26, 2019 Claire Poole