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$61.5 Billion
The week got off to a fast start for Kirkland's Kim Hicks. She co-led two megadeals: the $12.8 billion merger of Civitas and SM Energy and Kimberly-Clark's blockbuster acquisition of Kenvue, valued at $48.7 billion.
CDT DATABASE YEAR-TO-DATE TRANSACTION TOTALS
NOV. 3, 2025
DEAL COUNT
1,023
DEAL VALUE
$831.8B
NOV. 3, 2024
DEAL COUNT
1,265
DEAL VALUE
$676.6B

H1 2021 M&A Rankings = Record Dealmaking for Several Law Firms

White & Case septupled its M&A deal count in Texas so far this year. Skadden Arps, Alston & Bird and Shearman & Sterling at least tripled its Texas M&A activity during the first six months of 2021. But one law firm broke Mergermarket's record for most transactions for H1 in Texas history. The Texas Lawbook has exclusive details.

Mark Curriden

CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 13 Firms, 143 Lawyers, $3.99B

The first half comparison between 2020 and 2021 isn't pretty (if you're 2020). Efforts to bolster corporate practices in the past year are on-display in The Texas Lawbook's first swipe at the exclusive data provided by Mergermarket. And reported M&A and capital markets activity cooled slightly during the holiday week in this week's Roundup.

Anna Butler

The Buzzword in Oil and Gas? ‘Scale’

Transaction volume in oil and gas is expected to continue at a consistent clip through the rest of the year. The Texas Lawbook has more on the outlook in the space – with Skadden partner Eric Otness of Houston adding perspective to the midyear update.

Anna Butler

CDT Roundup: 24 Deals, 13 Firms, 94 Lawyers, $7.49B

The adoption and development of battery storage systems could mean big things for the energy transition and middle-market private equity firms are taking note. Kirkland's Shubi Arora touches on the potential of backing the technology in this week's edition of the Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup.

Anna Butler

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CDT Roundup: 10 Deals, 7 Firms, 85 Lawyers, $4.99B

Capital spending, oil and gas production and costs are front of mind for energy executives as uncertainty continues to slip away for firms. And in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker roundup, a handful of Texas-based brands made big moves.

Anna Butler

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