The good news for foreign investors and manufacturers is that Buy American regulations typically do not apply to investment in privately owned facilities. Opportunities, tax credits and other incentives abound.
CDT Roundup: 20 Deals, 11 Firms, 228 Lawyers, $9.7B
The $2.5 billion acquisition of Ranger Oil by Calgary-based Baytex Energy marked the first merger of public upstream companies in almost a year. If there’s a renewed public-public phase of consolidation among small-to-mid-cap producers in the offing, there may be evidence of such in the Ranger-Baytex deal. The CDT Roundup explores the merger, along with the usual weekly listing of the deals reported by Texas lawyers.
The Corporate Deal Tracker’s 2022 Law Firm M&A Rankings
No two law firms in Texas sat across the table from each other negotiating large mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in 2022 more often than the Texas lawyers at Kirkland and V&E. Latham and Sidley were there several times, too. The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker has its final 2022 law firm rankings for M&A activity by Texas lawyers have been tabulated. Some firms such as Haynes and Boone, McGuireWoods, White & Case, Katten and Munsch Hardt, scored big increases. Others saw large drops in deal count. The Texas Lawbook has the in-depth report with all the data.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 12 Firms, 158 Lawyers, $5.7B
This week the CDT Roundup gives a tip of the hat to Winston & Strawn’s Mike Blankenship, who has begun the first two months of 2023 on fire in what has become a rare form transaction: the traditional IPO. More on that, as well as the week’s roundup of Texas-related transactions.
CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 12 Firms, 137 Lawyers, $12.1B
Are IPOs on their way back? If the first few weeks of 2023 are any indication, the answer depends on your point of reference: Maybe. Or sort of. Or hope so. After a lackluster 2022 when markets were pestered by war, inflation and defensiveness, a new study by Fidelity Investments suggests a modest rebound may be on the horizon. The CDT Roundup looks at the stats, as well as the cast of lawyers and firms behind 16 deals reported last week.
Houston’s Energy-Transition Moment
Long the global energy capital, the city can help lead the world toward a carbon-neutral future. A recent report from the Houston Energy Transition Initiative identifies makes the case the city is poised to do so.
CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 15 Law Firms, 140 Lawyers, $8.1B
Numbers for the week ending Feb. 4 were actually far better than the week prior, or even the same week a year ago. More on that, and a spot-check on what Simpson’s Chris May is up to in this week’s Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup.