Latham, V&E Advise on Gastar’s $425M Capital Financing
Houston E&P company Gastar Exploration said Friday that it has secured $425 million in new financing from funds managed by affiliates of Ares Management, a Los Angeles-based investment firm.
Latham, V&E Advise on Gastar’s $425M Capital Financing
Houston E&P company Gastar Exploration said Friday that it has secured $425 million in new financing from funds managed by affiliates of Ares Management, a Los Angeles-based investment firm.
SEC Accuses Patrick Howard & Two Dallas Investment Funds of Fraud
The SEC has charged Dallas venture capitalist Patrick O. Howard, Howard Capital Holdings and Optimal Economics Capital Partners with operating a $13 million Ponzi scheme and providing false or misleading information to investors. A federal judge has frozen all assets and ordered employees of the investment firms to cease nearly all of its business operations. The Texas Lawbook has complete details.
SEC Accuses Patrick Howard & Two Dallas Investment Funds of Fraud
The SEC has charged Dallas venture capitalist Patrick O. Howard, Howard Capital Holdings and Optimal Economics Capital Partners with operating a $13 million Ponzi scheme and providing false or misleading information to investors. A federal judge has frozen all assets and ordered employees of the investment firms to cease nearly all of its business operations. The Texas Lawbook has complete details.
Gibson Dunn and Baker Botts Handle FBM’s $179M IPO
© 2017 The Texas Lawbook. By Natalie Posgate (Feb. 14) – A group of Dallas lawyers from Baker Botts and Gibson Dunn are working on an initial public offering expected
Latham, V&E Work on Offerings Tied to Parsley’s Midland Basin Acquisition
Latham & Watkins and Vinson & Elkins are involved in the $1.6 billion worth of stock that Parsley Energy is issuing in order to fund its $2.8 billion acquisition of Midland Basin assets that it announced Tuesday.
Latham, V&E Work on Offerings Tied to Parsley’s Midland Basin Acquisition
Latham & Watkins and Vinson & Elkins are involved in the $1.6 billion worth of stock that Parsley Energy is issuing in order to fund its $2.8 billion acquisition of Midland Basin assets that it announced Tuesday.
Updated: Baker Botts and Latham Close First MLP IPO of 2017
Lawyers from Baker Botts and Latham & Watkins are expected today to close a $103.5 million initial public offering for Kimbell Royalty Partners, the first master limited partnership to announce an IPO this year. The IPO could indicate brighter times ahead for MLPs, which have been slow to recover from the low oil prices that hit the market in late 2014. Based in Fort Worth, Kimbell owns oil and gas mineral and royalty interests across 20 states.
Bracewell and V&E Advise in $2.8B Midland Basin Asset Deal
(Feb. 8) – Austin-based Parsley Energy and Fort Worth-based Double Eagle Energy Permian have entered a deal that will expand Parsley's net acreage in the Permian Basin to 227,000 acres. The price tag: $2.8 billion. Lawyers from Houston, Dallas, New York and Washington, D.C. are involved.
Bracewell and V&E Advise in $2.8B Midland Basin Asset Deal
(Feb. 8) – Austin-based Parsley Energy and Fort Worth-based Double Eagle Energy Permian have entered a deal that will expand Parsley's net acreage in the Permian Basin to 227,000 acres. The price tag: $2.8 billion. Lawyers from Houston, Dallas, New York and Washington, D.C. are involved.
Jury Rules for Homeowners Damaged by I-635 Express Lane Construction
In 2014, Farmer’s Branch homeowners Felipe and Aurora Rodriguez noticed huge cracks developing in their foundations, floors and walls. Big cracks. The value of their property plummeted. They blamed Trinity Infrastructure, the general contractor that handled construction of the LBJ Express Project, for causing the damage. On Tuesday, a Dallas jury agreed and awarded $248,723 in damages. Now, 230 homeowners with even more damage want their day in court.
What to Expect from the Texas Legislature in 2017
The Texas Legislature's 85th Regular Session poses new and old challenges. The Texas House has 22 freshman members. The Senate has three fresh faces. The House also has eight vacant committee chairmanships, including House Appropriations, House Public Education and House Natural Resources. The state’s biennial revenue estimate showing the state’s financial condition is about $105 billion for 2018-18, which is down $8 billion. What des it all mean? This article has the details.