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$61.5 Billion
The week is off to a fast start for Kirkland's Kim Hicks. She co-led two megadeals: the $12.8 billion merger of Civitas and SM Energy and Kimberly-Clark's blockbuster acquisition of Kenvue, valued at $48.7 billion.
CDT DATABASE YEAR-TO-DATE TRANSACTION TOTALS
NOV. 2, 2025
DEAL COUNT
1,021
DEAL VALUE
$770.3B
NOV. 2, 2024
DEAL COUNT
1,264
DEAL VALUE
$676.4B

CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 9 Firms, 81 Lawyers, $8.3B

U.S. buyout and exit deals are seeing double-digit year-over-year declines, fundraising is shrinking and acquisition finance markets have stiffened in the face of interest rate uncertainty, according to Mergermarket. Against that backdrop comes a survey of 100 PE firm executives who are among those searching for places to place an estimated $1.1 trillion in dry-powder cash. In this week’s CDT Roundup, Claire Poole discusses what they see on the investment horizon after 12-18 months of investor caution, along with the names of lawyers involved in last week’s 13 M&A and funding deals.

Claire Poole

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.

Allen Pusey & Christi Trammell

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.

Claire Poole

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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.

Claire Poole & Allen Pusey

CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 16 Firms, 201 Lawyers, $11B

The news last week that publicly traded Civitas Resources was entering the Permian Basin with the purchase of upstream assets for $4.7 billion was interesting beyond its whopping price tag. Both targets were backed by NGP Energy Capital Management, marking another upstream private-to-public consolidation. There are those who think this is a good thing for the industry at the moment, and this week's CDT Roundup explores the reasons. And, as always, The Lawbook's Claire Poole has all the deals reported by Texas lawyers last week.

Claire Poole

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