Mergermarket Sizes Up Q1 in Texas With Fewer Deals at Higher Values
The deal count may have fallen between Q1 2020 and 2021, but values are climbing. Here's a look at the latest quarter's transaction sizes from Mergermarket.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 8 Firms, 102 Lawyers, $6.27B
Texas E&P and oilfield services executives see activity rising as cautious optimism returns. That's according to the Dallas Fed's quarterly energy survey. The Texas Lawbook dives into the report, in addition to the latest transactions, in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker.
Texas Tech Sector Hot in M&A for Q1
The latest Mergermarket data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook reveals dealmaking in the Lone Star State is in-sync with broader global and U.S. M&A trends.
Q1 Mergermarket Breakdown: No Surprises as Texas M&A Continues to Rage
Deal count is down and values are up as the M&A rally continues in the Lone Star State. Here are some of the key takeaways from Mergermarket's latest report on Texas provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook.
Cadence and BancorpSouth to Merge with Aid from Counsel in Dallas, Houston
Texas lawyers are playing a role in the all-stock merger of Houston's Cadence Bancorp. and Tupelo, Mississippi's BancorpSouth Bank valued at more than $6 billion.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 13 Firms, 122 Lawyers, $8.94B
In what comes as no surprise, global M&A activity continued to surge in the first quarter of 2021 – and SPACs and private equity buyouts are some of the key talking points. A little closer to home, Texas dealmakers had a slower week this time around in the latest installment of the Corporate Deal Tracker roundup.
Energy Reports: Producers to Eye More Debt; Hedging, Optimism Increase
Things may be looking up – if only slightly – as producers, lenders, private equity firms and others chime in on the state of borrowing bases and more as part of Haynes and Boone's semi-annual energy reports.
CDT: 18 Deals, 10 Firms, 151 Lawyers, $19.5B
Consolidation is taking over legacy energy transactions. That's not only expected, but maybe necessary given the restructuring that's taking place in the industry itself. But however inevitable, it also has to be profitable; stockholders demand it. And that's becoming the crux of the problem in energy deals. The CDT explains the dilemma, along with the usual inventory of last week's deals.