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CDT Roundup: Cold Front, Hot Government Capital

For the wintry week ended Jan. 31, the CDT Roundup saw 11 deals reported with a total value of nearly $4 billion — and the bulk of that was, in essence, a preferred equity funding deal involving the federal government.

A week earlier, eight deals were reported with only three disclosed values totaling a little more than $1.3 billion. This time last year there were 16 deals worth a little more than $10 billion that passed across our desk. That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup.

Jason Philyaw

AI Wellness and Solar Shine in a Week Dominated by the ‘Private’ in PE

For the week ended Jan. 24, there were just eight deals reported to the CDT Roundup, with only three disclosed values totaling a little more than $1.3 billion. The week prior had 19 deals valued at nearly $18.4 billion, while the year-ago saw nine deals worth about $6.8 billion reported.

The Roundup hasn't seen a cumulative weekly value that low since the week ended June 14 when the nine deals reported had a combined value of $478 million, and that figure is the lowest tallied by the CDT Roundup since May 2020.

As sometimes happens, the week was heavy on private equity deals that the players chose to keep ... well, private. That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup.

Jason Philyaw

Energy Dominates as Deals Hit $18.4B (The Best Week Since November)

The week ending Jan. 17 saw 19 deals reported to the CDT Roundup with a total value of more than $18.4 billion.

The week prior had 18 deals valued at nearly $9 billion, and there were 19 deals worth about $7.4 billion during the same week last year. But last week was the best week by value since an absurd 21-deal, $75 billion week in early November.

That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup.

Jason Philyaw

Mitsubishi Enters U.S. Shale Business with $7.5B Deal

Mitsubishi Corp. said Friday that it has entered the U.S. shale gas business with the acquisition of specific assets from Dallas-based private investment firm Aethon Energy Management for about $7.5 billion. Latham & Watkins advised Aethon and Vinson & Elkins represented Mitsubishi.

Jason Philyaw

Talen Energy Acquires Three Midwestern Power Plants for $3.5B

Houston energy infrastructure company Talen Energy said Thursday that it has acquired two power generating plants in the PJM market from New Jersey-based investment firm Energy Capital Partners for $2.55 billion cash and about $900 million in stock. Talen General Counsel John Wander worked with Kirkland & Ellis and White & Case on the deal.

Jason Philyaw

CDT Roundup: Slow Start, Big Punch: 18 Deals, Nearly $9B

For the first full week of 2026, the CDT Roundup saw 18 transactions with a reported total value of nearly $9 billion (specifically $8.958 billion), the majority of which from just three deals. About a dozen firms circled back in early January with private equity or private investment deals that closed in mid-December.

And since we're closing the books on 2025, let's pause for a brief look at the numbers specific to The Roundup in this week's edition.

Jason Philyaw

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