This past week was a busy time for global M&A, with four major deals worth more than $51.6 billion announced over three days. One of those deals, a $6 billion transaction, had a Texas lawyer on the deal team. But although deal activity has achieved some highs in recent quarters, there are signs of global slowing.
Haynes and Boone Survey Predicts Oil Producers’ Borrowing Capacities Will Jump
Oil and gas may be headed for even brighter days, according to the most recent industry survey released Wednesday by Haynes and Boone.
CDT Weekly Roundup: 11 Firms, 75 Lawyers, 13 Transactions Worth $7B
The private equity business is getting more crowded, with more entities – like infrastructure firms and sovereign wealth funds – jumping in and a lot of capital – a high of $1.1 trillion raised – chasing opportunities.
Quantum Energy’s Dheeraj Verma: “It’s a Golden Era for private capital.”
The Lawbook’s Claire Poole had a chance to speak with Quantum president Dheeraj Verma, known as “D,” about the role of private equity in the current marketplace, and much more.
V&E, Bracewell counsel on Enbridge’s $3.5B purchase of affiliates
Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge announced Tuesday it was buying what it didn’t own of Enbridge Energy Partners and Enbridge Energy Management for $3.5 billion in stock. Texas lawyers from three firms were involved.
CDT Weekly Roundup: Seven Firms, 44 Lawyers, 9 Transactions Worth $3.57B
The transactions of the past week were generated in more varied sectors than the usual oil and gas industry. Rental, healthcare, tradeshow, food and real estate deals all made a showing – evidence that Texas is no one-trick pony.
Woodlands-based Nexeo Solutions Agrees to $2 Billion Sale
The Woodlands-based chemicals and plastics distributor Nexeo Solutions announced Monday it had agreed to be purchased by Univar of Illinois for $2 billion, including debt.
V&E, Latham and Baker Botts Dominate Capital Markets Work in H1 2018
Corporate Deal Tracker data also shows that the legal industry in Texas for the CapM practice is quickly evolving as the result of the heated lateral market, and that the rankings could be be vastly different during the second half of 2018.
CDT Weekly Roundup: 10 Firms, 131 Lawyers, 13 Transactions Worth Nearly $5.9B
By Claire Poole (Sept. 11) – Blame the four-day work week. While there were two energy-related transactions this past week above the $1 billion mark, there were only 13 deals
CDT Weekly Roundup: 15 Firms, 86 Lawyers, 14 Transactions Worth $5B
M&A among middle market companies in the U.S. is still booming.