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Much like M&A in the latter half of 2020, the U.S. secondary market saw active investors keen to get creative with existing funds – and the space should continue to see increased activity as venture capital, private credit and real estate transactions nip at the heels of private equity. Closer to home, 145 Texas-based lawyers from 11 firms took part in 35 deals in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup.
Spring-based Southwestern Energy Co. plans to acquire the third-largest natural gas producer in the country that comes with an impressive roster of financial backers. Texas lawyers from Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Akin Gump also played a role.
Institutional investors are favoring private placements and direct lending transactions over public securities. That's according to a new report on capital debt markets, which has been broken down in the latest Corporate Deal Tracker, along with details on $53.2 billion in deals tied to Texas-based counsel.
Strategic combinations continue to be the theme of energy M&A in 2021 as Cabot and Cimarex announce plans to combine in an all-stock "merger of equals."
There's renewed vigor behind the Baby Boomer exit thanks to option value, pandemic fatigue and the looming threats of shifting capital gains and QBI treatments. The Texas Lawbook has that take on the sell-side environment and more in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker installment.
Vista Equity is looking to roll up three of its portfolio companies based in North Texas as Solera Holdings looks to acquire Omnitracs and DealerSocket.
The holding late last year in In re Nine West LBO Securities Litigation set the business bar abuzz. In this article, Crain Caton & James shareholder Adrienne Bond provides key takeaways from a case perceived as a groundbreaker in fiduciary duty case law.
A handful of Dallas-based Weil lawyers aided in the proposed $2.5 billion sale of Core-Mark, a large convenience store distributor headquartered in Westlake, Texas.
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