V&E and Gardere Advise in Commercial Trucking Transaction
Addison-based Daseke Inc. on Friday announced that it is acquiring Fort Worth-based and privately held Lone Star Transportation for an undisclosed amount.
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Addison-based Daseke Inc. on Friday announced that it is acquiring Fort Worth-based and privately held Lone Star Transportation for an undisclosed amount.

Addison-based Daseke Inc. on Friday announced that it is acquiring Fort Worth-based and privately held Lone Star Transportation for an undisclosed amount.

Tulsa, Okla.-based Apco Oil and Gas International Inc. announced Friday that the Argentinian oil and gas company Pluspetrol Resources Corporation will purchase it for $427 million.

WhiteWave Foods Company will now be able to appeal to more lactose-intolerant customers with its recent acquisition announcement of So Delicious Dairy Free for $195 million.

Two teams of Houston lawyers led the transaction -- Andrews Kurth for Enterprise Products and V&E for Oiltanking Holdings Americas, Inc. Both firms have handled previous transactional work for the two companies.

Two teams of Houston lawyers led the transaction -- Andrews Kurth for Enterprise Products and V&E for Oiltanking Holdings Americas, Inc. Both firms have handled previous transactional work for the two companies.

An old business sector is experiencing a quiet but significant amount of attention from investors: trains. “Crude by rail is a hot story,” said Cliff Vrielink, a Houston lawyer and lead advisers for Energy Capital Partners in a potentially $1 billion investment in Houston-based US Development Group (USDG), one of the first companies to develop a hydrocarbon-by-rail concept.

The transaction is between Chevron and EnLink Midstream, a Dallas company that Crosstex Energy and Devon Energy formed together early this year.

Encana Corporation is gaining more of a presence in Texas with its merger agreement to acquire Fort Worth-based Athlon Energy Inc. for $5.93 billion.

Encana Corporation is gaining more of a presence in Texas with its merger agreement to acquire Fort Worth-based Athlon Energy Inc. for $5.93 billion.

Looper, a prominent Houston tax and project finance lawyer, has officially opened the doors to his new law firm: Looper Goodwine & Ballew. The 11-lawyer firm already has its first lateral hires and expansion into other cities.

Jones Day, Baker Botts, Thompson & Knight, V&E, Latham, Simpson Thacher and Norton Rose Fulbright have all completed mid-sized to big dollar deals in the past week.
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