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CDT Roundup: 19 Deals, 14 Firms, 55 Lawyers, $4.3B
Lawyers talked trends at UT Law School’s M&A Institute last week, from reps and warranties insurance to deal flow, while transaction activity kept humming along. Claire Poole reports.
Kirkland, V&E Counsel on Parsley Energy’s $2.27B Purchase of Jagged Peak
Analysts say that the deal is accretive on financial metrics that matter, their acreage positions in the Delaware Basin fit like a glove and the transaction’s synergies are significant.
Texas M&A Dealmakers in 2019: Kirkland & Everyone Else (updated)
In a year when mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in Texas are down significantly, lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis are actually expanding their position as the go-to M&A law firm for businesses in the state. M&A activity declined or was stagnate at 17 of the top 30 corporate law firms during the first nine months of this year, according to Mergermarket. Five firms are down double-digits in deal count from 2018. Kirkland is the only firm in the top 30 up double-digits. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 19 Firms, 166 Lawyers, $14.5B
M&A numbers may be down across the globe, but there is one sector that is holding its own: U.S. oil and gas. In her weekly Roundup Claire Poole explores the data along with last week’s deals involving Texas lawyers.
M&A Down Substantially in Texas in Q3
While the deal count stayed above 200 in the third quarter, it was the lowest level over a 12-year period since the second quarter of 2013. Observers blame trade wars and economic concerns as the culprits.
CDT Roundup: 19 Deals, 18 Firms, 132 Lawyers, $8.1B
Global M&A activity looks pretty sickly so far this year, falling 11% to $2.8 trillion – the slowest pace in more than two years, according to Refinitiv. But conditions may be turning around, with dealmaking among Texas lawyers hopping last week. Claire Poole reports.
Latham, V&E Advise on Roan Resources’ $1B Purchase by Warburg-backed Citizen
The offer represents a 24% premium for Roan, which was born out of the bankruptcy of Linn Energy and will be led by a former Linn executive.