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$61.5 Billion
The week is off to a fast start for Kirkland's Kim Hicks. She co-led two megadeals: the $12.8 billion merger of Civitas and SM Energy and Kimberly-Clark's blockbuster acquisition of Kenvue, valued at $48.7 billion.
CDT DATABASE YEAR-TO-DATE TRANSACTION TOTALS
NOV. 2, 2025
DEAL COUNT
1,021
DEAL VALUE
$770.3B
NOV. 2, 2024
DEAL COUNT
1,264
DEAL VALUE
$676.4B

CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 7 Firms, 48 Lawyers, $7.34B

In weeks when good news looks good by simply not being apocalyptic — slower coronavirus death rates, modest reopening of public spaces, oil prices above zero — you're just going to have to lower your standards. Keep that in mind when you're hunting for good news in this week's CDT Roundup.

Allen Pusey

CDT Roundup: 2 Weeks, 10 Deals, 8 Firms, 68 Lawyers, $742.4M

Word this week that a $5.5 billion bank merger was scrubbed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic may only be the beginning of the bad news from the Corporate Deal Tracker. 'Buckle up' is the lesson gleaned from this week's belated report. Be sure to see a note about that and the absence — for the moment — of our friend and colleague, Claire Poole.

Allen Pusey

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