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The scoreboard for the top Texas M&A deal-makers in 2016 is final. From Akin Gump, Andrews Kurth Kenyon and Baker Botts to Latham, V&E and Weil, all the usual suspects are there. Several newcomers have broken into the top 30. Kirkland’s investment in Houston is paying off.
But The Texas Lawbook does more than just name names. We paint a biographical portrait of Texas deal-makers. FYI: Most are from Houston – not Dallas. Very few are women and even less are ethnic minorities.
For most Texas-based M&A lawyers, 2016 was not in line with one of Charles Dickens’ most famous lines: it was neither the best of times nor the worst of times for corporate transactional work. But some changes occurred among the law firm leaderboard.
New data from The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker reveals which firms stayed at the very top for handling the most M&A work in 2016 and which firms got booted out of the top by others. This report provides a full analysis on the new rankings and insights from firm leaders for how deal flow is looking in 2017.
Texas-based M&A lawyers worked on 24 percent more deals last year than they did in 2015, new data from The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker shows.
This article highlights everything you need to know about the data – from the percentage increase and reasons behind energy deals doing better, to which other sectors saw a significant increase in deals, to what is anticipated for deal flow in 2017.
The Houston-based law firm has dominated M&A charts for law firms representing Texas-based businesses for as long as such accounting as taken place, thanks to its strength in advising clients in the energy sector.
In the world of mergers and acquisitions, 2014 and 2015 couldn’t have been more different in Texas. What’s more, legal and financial experts have no idea what is in store
Oil and gas companies – many of them financially distressed – rushed to the capital markets during the first six months of this year. New data compiled by The Texas Lawbook’s Corporate Deal Tracker and Bloomberg News shows that Texas and Oklahoma companies raised an astounding $127 billion through 179 securities and debt offerings.
Then suddenly, it all stopped. The number of debt offerings since July 1 plummeted. This artcle explains why and the impact it will have.
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