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CDT ANNUAL DATA SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Jan. 7 (5 p.m.)
Firms and lawyers who wish to be considered for the year-end CDT leaderboard rankings for M&A and CapM must submit their deals for the fourth quarter by Jan. 7, 2026, at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Christi Trammell at christi.trammell@texaslawbook.net.
CDT DATABASE YEAR-TO-DATE TRANSACTION TOTALS
DEC. 28, 2025
DEAL COUNT
1,232
DEAL VALUE
$954.4B
DEC. 28, 2024
DEAL COUNT
1,442
DEAL VALUE
$828.2B

CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 12 Firms, 140 Lawyers, $6.6B

Is the business of law business getting back to normal? Maybe. If the numbers over the last few weeks mean anything, things are both more and less normal. Willkie Farr's Michael De Voe Piazza thinks it's a trend worth noting. The CDT Roundup has the deals.

Allen Pusey

Preparing a Midstream Company for a Successful Post-Pandemic Exit

The recent decline in M&A activity in energy and especially in the previously redhot midstream sector has limited the viable exit opportunities for most sponsor-backed midstream oil, gas or water portfolio companies in the near term. But this temporary period creates an ideal environment for sponsors and management to take an introspective look at their portfolio companies and begin preparing for their eventual sale, once the oil and gas industry has recovered and the M&A market has stabilized.

Kevin Crews & Abbey Zuech

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Akin Gump Helps 7-Eleven Take Speedway for $21B

So much for low-cost M&A pickups at the bankruptcy court. Japanese-owned 7-Eleven bought 3,900 Speedway locations from Marathon Petroleum on Sunday for $21 billion. The Lawbook has the lawyers who made the deal happen.

Allen Pusey

Post-COVID M&A – A Braver, Newer World

The coronavirus is not only changing the way we live, it is having a noticeable impact on the way deals are getting done. BoyarMiller shareholder Larry Wilson and GulfStar managing director Colt Luedde take a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the buying and selling of businesses and how it could continue to shape M&A in the future.

Larry Wilson & Colt Luedde

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