Magnolia O&G Acquires WildFire in $4.1B South Texas Deal
Kirkland & Ellis and Troutman Pepper Locke advised the parties in an all-stock transaction, adding 1.25 million net acres in South Texas for Houston-based Magnolia Oil & Gas.
CDT Roundup: A Week of Data Centers, LNG and Consistency
Constance and consistency remained the nature of dealmaking last week, as Big Money continued to flow into infrastructure, energy projects and everything that supports data center development.
That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup.
Megadeals on Top, Middle Market Grind Below: Inside Texas’ 1H Deal Sheet
With 799 deals in just the first six months of this year, and nearly a trillion dollars in value attached to those transactions, Texas lawyers advised on everything from data centers to drill pads. At the center of it all sits the Texas Triangle of Austin, Dallas and Houston, where energy, software and finance grab the headlines.
Updated:Billion-dollar Bar Box Score: Dallas Star Keeps Houston from Running Away with M&A
The state’s largest cities are locked in their classic M&A arms race and the lawyers in the two cities are playing a different game in the first half of 2026 when it comes to billion-dollar deals.
The Texas Lawbook's exclusive Corporate Deal Tracker breaks down the lawyers who lead the most megadeals for the first six months of the year.
Longtime Houston Energy Partner Laterals to Troutman
Mac Marshall, an energy partner, has joined Troutman Pepper Locke in Houston from Norton Rose Fulbright. He will focus his practice on upstream and midstream energy transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, commercial agreements and energy financings.
Updated: Ampersands in Overdrive: Kirkland, Latham & Gibson Fuel $1B Deals
The Texas Lawbook is kicking off 1H 2026 rankings with a look at billion-plus M&A through our Corporate Deal Tracker rankings, highlighting the firms that have dominated the first six months of the year. And shocker, the ampersands continue to impress.
Y’all Street Rising: Texas Matching Its Economic Muscle With Market Depth
Against the backdrop of SpaceX’s long-awaited public debut last month and a potential reopening of the IPO window in capital markets, Texas is testing whether its economic strength can be matched by financial market depth.
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Carlos Pena of Texas Capital to discuss how extended private lifecycles, the evolving IPO windows and Texas’ legal and governance frameworks are reshaping capital formation.
Not Gonna Lie, Texas Had ’Em in the First Half
We may be only a halfway through 2026, but the megadeal scoreboard is already starting to look like a final season tally.
The Texas Lawbook's exclusive Corporate Deal Tracker breaks down the first half activity for 2026 for deals valued at $1 billion or more.
Ferguson Enterprises Acquires FloWorks in $1.6B Deal
The deal for the Houston-based valve distributor provides both tech and customer-base expansion for Ferguson's push into data center infrastructure air and water services. Orrick, Kirkland and Foley are advising.
CDT Roundup: A Data Center Deal Tops an Eclectic Week
Data centers and the power to run them remained a primary deal-driver in a 14-deal, $4.6 billion week, but the CDT deal targets themselves were global and rather eclectic.
That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup.
Bold Blank Checks: SEC Implies CapM Comeback as SPACs Do Heavy Lifting
A low‑key SEC data dump on July 1 quietly implies a CapM “revival” based on first‑quarter numbers. A closer look shows the comeback is largely powered by SPACs, not new operating companies. So, how much of this recovery is substance, and how much is spin?
V&E, Rising Giants and More: Ranking Texas’ Top Firms Annually for M&A Deals Since 2018
This week, The Texas Lawbook takes another historic look at M&A activity through our annual CDT rankings, highlighting the firms that have shaped the dealmaking landscape year by year. These leaderboards reflect the volume and significance of transactions handled by the firms going back to 2018, offering a clear view of how the competitive field has evolved over time.
