Latham Picks Up Another Willkie Dealmaker in Houston
Just weeks after hiring Bruce Herzog, Latham has announced the addition of Scott Miller.
CDT Roundup: 13 Deals; 8 Firms; 84 Lawyers; $1.8B
An animated bouncing ball may be needed to follow the transactions market these days. M&A for the first quarter is down worldwide 23 percent by volume over last year, while deals over $10 billion are up twice that. More on those trends in the weekly CDT Roundup, along with a relatively slim roster of Texas dealmakers reporting last week.
SEC Proposes Sweeping Rules Applicable to SPAC IPOs and De-SPAC Transactions
The much-anticipated proposed rules cover a wide range of topics and are likely to have substantive impacts on SPACs, SPAC sponsors, underwriters, private companies seeking to go public via a de-SPAC transaction, institutional and retail SPAC investors.
CDT Roundup: 11 Deals, 8 Firms, 65 Lawyers, $3.2B
Following a seeming renaissance in 2021, IPO activity seems to have slowed thus far in 2022, according to several indicators. Still, Texas dealmakers say they expect the IPO markets to stay healthy — particularly in the energy industry. The CDT Roundup has some numbers, as well as last week's deals and the names of lawyers behind them.
CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 9 Firms, 106 Lawyers, $2.3B
In a week of relatively weak M&A traffic, the increased prominence of healthcare deals is, once again, front and center. The deals these days are not just for healthcare technologies or hospital real estate — the M&A market for professional care itself is becoming abundantly clear. That, and the week's dealmakers in the CDT Roundup.
Michael Piazza, Advisor for the Oaks, Jumps to Gibson Dunn
For the second time in less than a week, a top corporate partner in Willkie Farr’s Houston office is joining a competitor.
On Rising Interest Rates: ‘Drivers of Deals are Still Present’
The Texas Lawbook asked a half dozen lawyers how the Fed's move to raise interest rates Wednesday will impact M&A and the capital markets in Texas.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals; 11 Firms; 239 Lawyers; $12B
Something paradoxical happened to Texas energy deals in 2020 and 2021: They increased their share of the overall M&A market. This comes after a pandemic and a couple of notable energy disasters. But numbers aren't always exactly what they seem. The CDT Roundup explores the anomaly along with the weekly roll call of Texas transactions.
