Energy transactional work M&A among Texas lawyers remains flat while other areas are up. Deal value is down more than 50 percent. Law firm competition remains stiff. Three lawyers from Weil, Andrews Kurth Kenyon and Kirkland & Ellis rank at the top for leading deals. The Q3 results of The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker are out, with a full analysis in this article.
M&A Deal Count by Quarter – 2015 vs 2016
Corporate Deal Tracker: Jones Day and V&E Fight for Top M&A Honors
Corporate Deal Tracker: Jones Day and V&E Fight for Top M&A Honors
Energy transactional work M&A among Texas lawyers remains flat while other areas are up. Deal value is down more than 50 percent. Law firm competition remains stiff. Three lawyers from Weil, Andrews Kurth Kenyon and Kirkland & Ellis rank at the top for leading deals. The Q3 results of The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker are out, with a full analysis in this article.
V&E Advises in $400M Giddings Area Asset Sale
A team from Vinson & Elkins is representing Clayton Williams Energy in its agreement to sell substantially all of the company’s assets in the Giddings Area of East Central Texas to an undisclosed buyer for $400 million.
V&E Advises in $400M Giddings Area Asset Sale
A team from Vinson & Elkins is representing Clayton Williams Energy in its agreement to sell substantially all of the company’s assets in the Giddings Area of East Central Texas to an undisclosed buyer for $400 million.
Baker Botts Handles Two Deals in the Eagle Ford, Marcellus Shales
Baker Botts on Tuesday announced its involvement in two acquisitions of assets in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale and the Northeast’s Marcellus Shale. Lawyers from Akin Gump and Carrington Coleman were also involved in the transactions.
Latham Leads One Merger, One Sale and One Acquisition in 48 Hrs
Ryan Maierson could probably use a nap. The Houston-based corporate partner at Latham & Watkins led three deals in the past two days that total nearly $4 billion – and they were just as complex as they were valuable. Andrews Kurth’s Mike O’Leary led the other side for two of the three deals. Attorneys from Locke Lord, Thompson & Knight and V&E were involved as well.
The Texas Lawbook has all the details on the deals, which Maierson said are reflective of some optimism in energy sector deal flow.
Southlake Resources & Execs Pay $5.4 million in Securities Fraud Case
The SEC’s Fort Worth office announced Tuesday that it has charged a North Texas oil and gas company and two of its senior officials with violating federal securities laws. Southlake Resources Group, the company’s founder and its vice president agreed to pay the SEC $5.4 million for their role in a dozen fraudulent oil and gas schemes that impacted more than 70 investors.
Southlake Resources & Execs Pay $5.4 million in Securities Fraud Case
The SEC’s Fort Worth office announced Tuesday that it has charged a North Texas oil and gas company and two of its senior officials with violating federal securities laws. Southlake Resources Group, the company’s founder and its vice president agreed to pay the SEC $5.4 million for their role in a dozen fraudulent oil and gas schemes that impacted more than 70 investors.