Over the past couple of decades Becky Diffen has managed to fashion a student passion into a formidable career guiding M&A transactions for renewable energy projects. She’s not only seen the energy business change, she’s literally been an agent of that change. Nushin Huq profiles her personal transition for The Texas Lawbook.
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 9 Firms, 155 Lawyers, $7.6B
2021 was a record year for private equity in the U.S. According to PitchBook stats there were 8,600 PE deals worth more than $1.2 trillion, waaay higher than even the previous record. The Roundup has more on the banner year, as well as last week’s reported transactions.
Locke Lord Corporate Team in Dallas Departs for O’Melveny
The five-partner team — highlighted by Whit Roberts and Jack Jacobsen, two Locke Lord lifers — includes three who have held firm or department-wide leadership roles. This latest move brings O’Melveny’s Texas partner total to 15, with more lateral poaching expected by the Los Angeles-headquartered firm.
A Renaissance Lawyer: Glenn West
Glenn West considers himself a private equity lawyer. But over his 43-year career, he’s advised on everything from real estate and oil and gas to sports deals to acquisition finance to restructuring.
Desert Peak, Falcon to Combine in $1.9B Merger
Four law firms in Texas advised the various parties on the deal, which is expected to create a top mineral and royalty company with low leverage, an emphasis on shareholder returns and a big footprint in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford.
CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 11 Firms, 102 Lawyers, $8.3B
The oil & gas sector may have lost cachet, but its importance to Texas is enduring. And projections for investment in O&G and LNG show that 2022 isn’t going to change that. That and the lawyers who moved last week’s deals in the CDT Roundup.
Capital Markets Will Power the Energy Evolution
The world is embarking on what may be one of the greatest transformations since the Industrial Revolution, and it is a good bet Texas will have a role to play.
Enterprise buys Warburg-backed Navitas for $3.25B
The transaction, which surprised analysts, continues a wave of consolidation in the midstream industry. The Lawbook’s Claire Poole has all the lawyers involved in the deal.
Blackstone Plows $3B into Invenergy
Blackstone Infrastructure said Friday that it is investing $3 billion into Invenergy Renewables Holdings. Blackstone says the price tag represents one of the largest investments into renewables in North American history. Claire Poole has the names of the Texas lawyers involved.
Skadden’s Bayouth Moves to PE Firm
Frank Bayouth, a 30-year deal partner at Skadden in Houston, has joined a longtime client as general counsel.
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