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CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 10 Firms, 231 Lawyers, $4.8B

In the year that will soon be past, the sheer volume of energy-related, or energy-adjacent transactions are worth noting. Whether in O&G per se, data center energy demands or the more mundane multitude of PE acquisitions in HVAC manufacturing and service companies, the sides seem okay with the value. So, we weren’t that surprised by the November findings of the semi-annual Haynes Boone Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey. The CDT Roundup takes a look at the details, along with the usual run-down of the week’s M&A deals and the lawyers behind them.

CDT Roundup: 10 Deals, 9 Firms, 103 Lawyers, $10.3B

As we approach the end of 2024, it’s crucial to ensure that your submissions to the Corporate Deal Tracker are fully credited. The Texas Lawbook’s M&A team is committed to identifying all relevant submissions for deals involving Texas-based lawyers, and we want to make sure that no qualified deal from your firm goes unaccounted for. That and more, including last week’s deals, in this edition of the CDT Roundup.

Arizona Case Heightens ESOP Oversight Responsibilities of Company Directors

A recent decision in Arizona federal court shows that the directors of ESOP companies need to recognize that their interests and fiduciary duties are not always aligned with those of the ESOP investment banker (who is providing them guidance), the ESOP trustee and the ESOP advisors. This article highlights the key takeaways from a closely-watched case by the industry, Su v. Bensen.

CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 15 Firms, 153 Lawyers, $4.6B

For some, it may be too soon to talk about it, but business leaders are already weighing in on how their industries might be impacted by the election results. In one of the first survey’s we’ve seen, Endeavor Business Intelligence deployed a short questionnaire to U.S. business leaders on their perceptions of the upcoming change in administrations. There were 160 respondents, not bad for a one-week project; and the answers proved more complex than one might expect. That and the usual review of last week’s reported transactions.

Blackstone Buys Into JV with EQT for $3.5B

Kirkland & Ellis and Milbank are advising the two of the joint venture, which will involve three midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin including the Hammerhead Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline systems.

CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 11 Firms, 245 Lawyers, $11.5B

Methane emissions are a sticky business in Texas, especially in the Permian where the colorless, odorless substance is simply a by-product of exploration and production for oil and gas on a massive scale. An $88 million satellite set into orbit in March, however, has begun to visualize and quantify the problem. The picture isn’t pretty. But situation is complicated, as the CDT Roundup reports this week — along with its usual survey of transactions.

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