Foley Adds Private Equity Specialist in Houston
The firm said Stephen Olson, who joins from Gibson Dunn, enhances its private capital capabilities and his appointment continues the expansion of its national energy and infrastructure practice.
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Jason compiles the weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup and covers the dealmakers behind the deals.
Jason compiles the weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup and covers the dealmakers behind the deals.
The firm said Stephen Olson, who joins from Gibson Dunn, enhances its private capital capabilities and his appointment continues the expansion of its national energy and infrastructure practice.
Jen Smith has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in the corporate, M&A and securities group in Austin after about five years at Latham & Watkins, where she helped that firm open its office in the Texas capital.
Last week was another light one, all around, with a total of six deals — five of them M&A/Funding — for a total of $3.3 billion. You know the gruel is thin when the main cause for celebration is the first capital markets transaction in three weeks.
Canadian energy infrastructure pipeline company Enbridge said on Sept. 9 that it has acquired the crude oil business of Tallgrass Energy for $2.55 billion cash. Sidley, Sullivan & Cromwell and V&E advised on the deal.
A summer's end dearth of deals seems to have ended last week with 12 M&A transactions valued at $17 billion reported — though no CapM deals for the second week in a row.
Freshfields and Vinson & Elkins advised on the transaction that Flex says will allow its data center development unit to capitalize on the next generation of power architectures required for artificial intelligence. An IPO is likely to follow in Q1 2027, following the deal's close.
Heather Bethancourt has joined the corporate practice group of Sheppard in Dallas after more than 11 years at McDermott Will & Schulte.
Alabama-based Diversified Energy announced Sept. 2 that is has acquired Birch Permian Holdings from Elliott Investment Management for about $1.8 billion. Gibson Dunn and Akin advised on the deal.
Frisco-based Comstock Resources announced Sept. 1 that the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic has acquired one-fifth of its Legacy Haynesville upstream assets, about 15 percent of its Western Haynesville upstream assets and 15 percent of its stake in Pinnacle Gas Services for $1.65 billion cash. Baker Botts and O'Melveny advised on the deal.
ONEOK announced that it received a minority investment of $9 billion from private equity firm Apollo. The Tulsa midstream company also said it has acquired the Permian Basin natural gas assets of private Fort Worth-based Brazos Midstream for $4.4 billion cash. Latham and Akin advised on the deal.
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