We know you’re worried that oil is still hovering stubbornly around $40bbl. But as the weekly CDT Roundup explains, it could be worse: you could be in retail.
CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 7 Firms, 48 Lawyers, $7.34B
In weeks when good news looks good by simply not being apocalyptic — slower coronavirus death rates, modest reopening of public spaces, oil prices above zero — you’re just going to have to lower your standards. Keep that in mind when you’re hunting for good news in this week’s CDT Roundup.
CDT Roundup: 2 Weeks, 10 Deals, 8 Firms, 68 Lawyers, $742.4M
Word this week that a $5.5 billion bank merger was scrubbed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic may only be the beginning of the bad news from the Corporate Deal Tracker. ‘Buckle up’ is the lesson gleaned from this week’s belated report. Be sure to see a note about that and the absence — for the moment — of our friend and colleague, Claire Poole.
Willkie Farr Adds Pair of Corporate Energy Lawyers in Houston
Willkie Farr announced Tuesday that it has added two experienced corporate M&A lawyers – former McGuire Woods partner Jay Hughes and former Grizzly Energy General Counsel Jonathan Curth – to its Houston office.