Thanks to continuing consolidation of the midstream sector, deals last week hit a high mark for the year at $20.4 billion spread over 15 transactions worked by 63 Texas lawyers.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 13 Firms and 88 TX Lawyers Advise on 11 Deals Worth $1.4B
The first week of May saw asset sales, an initial public offering and joint ventures in the energy industry along with mergers in the coal and banking sectors. There also were joint ventures announced by companies big and small and the formation of a new private equity fund.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 7 Firms and 88 TX Lawyers Advise on 8 Deals Worth $14.25B
There weren’t as many deals this week as last week, but they amounted to a whole lot more and involved a lot more Texas lawyers, with mergers and big asset purchases among the highlights.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: Six Firms and 61 TX Lawyers Advise on 12 Deals Worth $5.3B
Dealmaking picked up for Texas lawyers this past week, with 12 transactions announced worth $5.3 billion, triple the previous week’s activity when there were nine deals worth $1.8 billion.
Akin Gump, Baker Botts Counsel on CenterPoint’s $6B Purchase of Vectren
The power and utilities industry continues to consolidate. And two Texas law firms are benefiting from the billable hours. The Texas Lawbook has all the details and all of the Texas connections to this latest transaction.
‘Who Run The World?’ Beyoncé Notwithstanding, An Austin M&A Lawyer Do
The Texas Lawbook Corporate Deal Tracker results for 2017 are in, and the top spot is held by a woman. In a corner of the profession long dominated by white guys from Houston, this is a big deal. Claire Poole has details about the winner. One more thing: she recently moved.
Mergermarket: Kirkland & Ellis Continues Its M&A Winning Streak in Texas
For the ninth consecutive quarter, Texas businesses turned more to national law firms instead of locally based legal operations to lead their major mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Find out who’s leading the pack in Texas and the latest trends in the market. Mark Curriden has the details in The Texas Lawbook.
Corp. Deal Tracker Weekly Round-Up: 10 Firms and 44 TX Lawyers Advise on 9 Deals Worth $1.8B
Deal activity involving Texas lawyers continued to slide this past week, with only nine transactions worth $1.8 billion announced versus 11 deals worth $2.5 billion the previous week.