Q&A with Katten’s Ethan Post
The Katten senior associate is in the midst of one of the busiest seasons of his young career. He shared highlights and described what kinds of deals he is seeing so far in 2022 in an interview with The Lawbook.
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The Katten senior associate is in the midst of one of the busiest seasons of his young career. He shared highlights and described what kinds of deals he is seeing so far in 2022 in an interview with The Lawbook.
Online gaming, along with outright gambling, is gaining traction in M&A. As the lines between fantasy sports, sports books, remote gaming and casino-based gambling blur, the deals, whether domestic or international, are getting bigger and more involved, even for Texas lawyers. More on that, along with the weekly roll call of Texas-related deals in the CDT Roundup.
Leading the legal team from Chevron is Siva Barnwell Adams, managing counsel in the major transactions law group at Chevron Upstream in Houston.
Germany announced this week that it is halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia. Germany is Russia's largest European market for their gas, so the move is not insignificant. But the move could have even broader significance for the new Texas alternative to alternative energy: LNG. The CDT Roundup explains, along with its weekly roll call of lawyers involved in what was the year's best week thus far in M&A.
Texas lawyers from Kirkland and Gibson Dunn advised the Dallas buyer on acquiring the business, which represented $3.5 billion of net sales and $800 million in operating earnings last year.
Four oil and gas partners weigh in on whether continued elevated oil prices will lead to more deal activity in the upstream and midstream sectors.
According to a report by Bain, the consulting firm, healthcare M&A was up by 16% in 2021 by volume but also up by 44% in value. The same can be said in Texas where healthcare deals proved both plentiful and interesting. More on that and the transactions reported last week in this latest CDT Roundup.
Vinson & Elkins advised the Dallas company after its $1.2 billion sale to Hong Kong-based Ant Financial in 2018 was blocked by U.S. regulators (the firm counseled on that deal, too).
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