EQT Corporation announced late Tuesday that it had entered an agreement with Olympus Energy Holdings, Hyperion Midstream and Bow & Arrow Land Company to acquire Olympus Energy’s upstream and midstream assets for $1.8 billion. Lawyers from Vinson & Elkins and Kirkland & Ellis are advising on the deal.
Willkie Adds Veteran Duo From Baker Botts
Willkie Farr & Gallagher announced Tuesday that it has hired two Texas-based partners, Jon Platt and Larry Hall, to its Dallas office, which was launched nearly a year ago. The duo joins from Baker Botts after each spent significant time working within the firm’s transactional practices there.
CDT Roundup: Deals Still Lagging Versus Last Year at This Time
For the week ending April 19, there were 11 transactions for $8.1 billion. The deals included nine acquisitions involving a home design group, a portfolio of lifestyle brands, a pair of data center operations, a pair of power stations, a pure-play FPGA chip developer, an IPO and several investments in upstream producers. That and more in this week’s edition of CDT Roundup.
Lowe’s Announces Acquisition of Dallas’ Artisan Design Group for Over $1.3B
Lowe’s announced on April 14 that it had entered an agreement to acquire Artisan Design Group, a Dallas-based designer, distributor and service provider for interior finishes, for $1.325 billion. Lawyers from Latham & Watkins and Covington & Burling are advising on the deal.
CDT Roundup: Deals Dip to 14 From Previous Week
The week ending April 12 saw 14 deals reported with an aggregate value of only $2.7 billion. Don’t let that mislead. It’s both better and worse than the numbers suggest. There were 10 M&A/funding deals. But the bulk of the M&A/funding value was provided by a $1 billion fund closing. That and more in this week’s CDT Roundup, The Texas Lawbook‘s regular feature highlighting the work Texas dealmakers are doing inside and outside the state.
M&A Newsmaker: Term Sheet to Triumph, Pillsbury’s Andy Smetana Fuels Startup Successes
Andy Smetana took what he considers an unconventional path to transactional law. After graduating from Boston University School of Law, he sensed that the conditions weren’t favorable for dealmaking. He patiently worked as a litigator while waiting for corporate and market opportunities to improve. Once they did, Smetana quickly transitioned into the transactional sector and has not looked back since, he told The Texas Lawbook.
CDT Roundup: Final Deadline for Submitting Deals for Lawbook’s 1Q CDT Rankings
In this edition of the CDT Roundup, we take a look at a more robust deal week than we’ve seen recently, while the first-quarter deadline for being included in the rankings is later today. Plus, a helpful guide is now available for all things Corporate Deal Tracker. That and more in this week’s CDT Roundup, our regular feature highlighting the work Texas dealmakers are doing inside and outside the state.
Brookfield Infrastructure Announces Acquisition of Colonial Enterprises for $9B
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, the infrastructure company of New York’s Brookfield Asset Management, and its institutional partners announced on April 3 that it had entered an agreement to acquire 100 percent ownership of Colonial Enterprises and its midstream asset portfolio for $9 billion. Lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher are advising on the deal.
Hooters Files For Chapter 11 Protection in NDTX
Hooters of America announced Monday night that it had entered a restructuring support agreement to sell its remaining company-owned Hooters locations to a specific group of its current franchisees. In conjunction with this move, Hooters of America and 29 other Hooters-affiliated debtors also announced that they had voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas. Lawyers from Ropes & Gray and Foley & Lardner are advising.
Rocket to Buy Texas-Based Home Loan Servicer for $9.4B
Rocket Companies announced Monday that it had agreed to merge and acquire Mr. Cooper Group Inc., a Dallas-based mortgage servicer, for $9.4 billion. Lawyers from Paul Weiss, Wachtell and Bradley Arant are advising the deal.