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CDT SNAPSHOT
37.8%
In 2025, deal count for billion-dollar-plus deals increased by 37.8 percent versus 2024, and the aggregate valuations as a result soared between 2024 and 2025 by 41.7 percent.
CDT DATABASE YEAR-TO-DATE TRANSACTION TOTALS
FEB. 1, 2026
DEAL COUNT
44
DEAL VALUE
$22.4B
FEB. 1, 2025
DEAL COUNT
169
DEAL VALUE
$150.7B

CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 12 Firms, 139 Lawyers, $2.1B

Elections mean change, and change is good, right? Maybe so, but there are concerns that a new administration might be inclined to make dramatic changes in policies regarding energy and manufacturing that have been the basis for billions in equity investments. Comments made by the president-elect shortly before the election have some worried that the seemingly uncontroversial CHIPS and Science Act could be in the crosshairs. The CDT Roundup looks at that concern and what the CHIPS Act has meant already to Texas. That and the usual roll call of last week's transactions.

Allen Pusey

Joint Ventures Demystified — A Practitioner’s Guide to Structuring Successful Partnerships

In today’s global business environment, market participants continuously seek innovative ways to grow their businesses, obtain capital to execute their business plans and leverage shared resources. One popular strategy is forming a joint venture, which is a business arrangement where two or more parties pool resources to achieve a common commercial goal. Structuring a JV is complex, and success hinges on careful planning, negotiation and management, as poorly structured JVs can lead to conflicts, inefficiencies and ultimately failed outcomes.

This article explores several key issues to be addressed when forming a joint venture and provides a roadmap for avoiding some common pitfalls that derail many partnerships. By carefully defining a JV’s scope, negotiating for appropriate consent rights, protecting against leakage from affiliate agreements, addressing fiduciary duties and establishing clear transfer provisions, parties can create a JV structure that helps to ensure alignment and maximizes the likelihood of success for all involved.

Robert Little & Jonathan Sapp

CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 11 Firms, 107 Lawyers, $52.8B

A $50 billion data center joint venture is nothing to ignore. Neither are the footnotes that occasionally accompany a monumental deal. The CDT Roundup this week looks at the big numbers that are building up around AI-driven data centers, and a few tiny cautions about what to expect of them. FYI, we didn't ignore our usual roster of last week's deals — even those under $50 billion.

Allen Pusey

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CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 8 Firms, 65 Lawyers, $3.2B

Data from Pitchbook for the first three quarters of 2024 shows that global M&A has rebounded both in volume and value over the same period last year. The CDT Roundup parses their report and looks at how those global numbers compare with North America in general and Texas in particular. The numbers, extracted from the Corporate Deal Tracker database, surprise. That, and the usual summary of deal traffic during what proved to be an ironically light week.

Allen Pusey

Keurig Dr Pepper to Acquire Ghost Brand for $990M

Under the deal KDP will pay $990 million in cash for a 60 percent stake in Ghost Lifestyle and Ghost Beverages, with purchase of the remaining 40 percent to follow in 2028. Ghost will operate as part of KDP but will continue to be run by Ghost co-founders, Dan Lourenco and Ryan Hughes.

Allen Pusey

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