By almost any measure, 2021 ended as a pretty good year. But of all the high spots, the most notable is the return of the IPO. Last year, there were more initial public offerings than from 2016 through 2019 combined. More on that and the final deals of the year in the CDT Roundup.
Q&A with Katten Healthcare Expert Lisa Prather
The non-stop, day-to-day challenges posed by the pandemic and the feverish activity by private equity firms in the healthcare space have kept Lisa Prather exceptionally busy over the past 20 months. In this Q&A, she describes how her practice group became “instantly busier” when the pandemic hit, what trends are here to stay and the kinds of deals she expects to see more of.
CDT Roundup: 9 Deals, 10 Firms, 101 Lawyers, $3.5B
Global M&A is at record levels. Private equity deals, too. And tech is leading the way. Though energy is still king in Texas, technology (and PE investments in technology) are setting the pace for the kind of year people may remember when there’s a new election for king. More on that and all the deals from a three-day work week in the CDT Roundup.
CDT Roundup: 20 Deals, 15 Firms, 157 Lawyers, $23B
Historically, Texas dealmaking has run on energy. But dealmaking, in turn, runs on optimism. And if the new Dykema Survey of M&A dealmakers is any measure, there will be much to celebrate this time next year. The CDT Roundup looks at the survey’s surprising results as well the deals involving Texas lawyers last week. There were plenty of them.
Joel Mack’s Long Flight at Latham
Joel Mack is a rare find in Big Law. He started at Latham & Watkins 35 years ago, and 35 years later, he’s still there. His LinkedIn job list is as short as a 24-year-old associate: college, law school, Latham. But his client list reads like a stock exchange, and his deal résumé like a history of environmental law. Nushin Huq tells his story and reveals the quiet passion for service that keeps him flying high.