According to a recent report by PitchBook, private equity deals are a mixed bag of late: deal count up a wisp from Q1; deal value down double-digits. Is that terrible? Maybe not. The Roundup looked at the numbers from PitchBook and there are a few surprises and maybe a little perspective; that, along with the usual run-down of the week’s M&A deals.
Revitalized and Revamped, Energy Still Rules in Texas
Whether upstream or midstream or energy services, the energy sector seems to have adapted to realities of the marketplace to hold its place at the top of the M&A food chain.
V&E Advises on $7.3B Biogen Acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals
Plano-based Reata specializes in the treatment of neurological complications with cellular metabolism and inflammation associated with neurological diseases. The all-cash transaction is being treated as a combination and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.
H1 2023 M&A: ‘Meh’ Numbers Worth More than a Shrug
The Texas deal numbers are in for the first half of 2023, and according to The Texas Lawbook’s exclusive Corporate Deal Tracker they aren’t especially pretty. But beneath the surface lies a sense among Texas dealmakers that the money is still there, that investors are more disciplined and that deals with legs are simply more complicated and creative and, above all, still part of a vibrant economic pipeline.
ExxonMobil Inks Deal to Buy CO2 Pipeline Operator Denbury for $4.9B
The transaction, which has been rumored about since last fall, reflects the oil giant’s push to expand its low-carbon solutions business.
CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 12 Firms, 172 Lawyers, $5.4B
A new report from Refinitiv suggests that bankers are hurting these days. Investment banking fees are down during the first six months of 2023 — off 18 percent from 2022, year-over-year, and the lowest since 2016. Advisory fees from M&A fared even worse. The culprits include U.S. involved M&A, which has been lagging in both volume and value. The Lawbook’s Claire Poole looks at the underlying stats, including a few sectors that have thrived, even during the current lag — and, of course, the usual roll call of deals reported by Texas lawyers last week.
CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 10 Firms, 105 Lawyers, $6.9B
In addition to warmer temperatures, the end of spring brings us the end of Q2/H1, and a good time to check on the mid-year status of dealmaking. This week is our roundup of what the CDT Roundup has been reporting for the past six months. That, and a roster of lawyers involved in the 11 M&A/Funding deals and five CapM transactions reported last week.