Locke Lord, Orrick Assist on NextEra’s Purchase of Meade Pipeline from Cabot, Others for $1.37B

The transaction – which includes $90 million for expansion – comes as Appalachia's Marcellus Shale continues to lack pipeline capacity to carry natural gas to market.

September 30, 2019 Claire Poole

The Deals, The Law Firms, The Lawyers

Our expert team has examined every transaction recorded by the Corporate Deal Tracker – there were thousands of them handled by Texas lawyers in 2018 and 2019. This article details how The Lawbook plans to unveil the findings.

September 27, 2019 Mark Curriden

CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 16 Firms, 66 Lawyers, $6.3B

Despite rising valuations, investors remain giddy about private equity, with 40% of those surveyed saying they planned to commit more capital to the asset class and 68% looking to target small to mid-market buyout funds. Claire Poole reports on that plus dealmaking involving Texas lawyers last week.

September 24, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 12 Firms, 56 Lawyers, $23.8B

Activist investors hit one of Texas’ largest companies and dealmaking value reached high numbers thanks to one law firm’s advice to a new real estate fund, the largest ever.

September 17, 2019 Claire Poole

King & Spalding Transactional Partner Jeff Malonson Jumping to Weil

The move, which King & Spalding has apparently known for weeks, is part of the planned expansion of Weil's Houston office.

September 16, 2019 Claire Poole

Latham, Kirkland Advise on Energy Transfer’s $5.1B Acquisition of SemGroup

Analysts say the acquisition represents a sharp reversal from Energy Transfer’s recent messaging on portfolio management, capital discipline and accelerated deleveraging.

September 16, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 15 Firms, 98 Lawyers, $3.5B

The public markets are shrinking while private equity is expanding, with investors putting 14% of their assets in private markets, a number that's expected to balloon to 20% over the next 10 years. Private equity deals are increasingly showing up on the Corporate Deal Tracker, making up half of last week’s activity after the Labor Day holiday. Claire Poole reports on the trend.

September 10, 2019 Claire Poole

Kirkland, DLA, Gibson Dunn Counsel on Concho’s $925M Asset Sale to KKR’s Spur

The Midland-based seller plans to use the proceeds to buy back stock and pay down debt in an investor-friendly move.

September 4, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 5 Deals, 6 Firms, 50 Lawyers, $8.7B

Almost 75% of alternative investors think equity markets have hit their peak, up from 61% at the end of last year, according to Preqin, with most believing a correction is coming next year or beyond. Slower-than-usual deal flow – especially this past week – may be reflecting those worries, as Claire Poole reports.

September 3, 2019 Claire Poole

V&E, Baker Botts counseling on $3B Blackstone offer for rest of Tallgrass Energy

Analysts think Blackstone's take-private offer comes at an attractive valuation for Tallgrass’ shareholders given a challenging recontracting environment for its marquee assets.

August 28, 2019 Claire Poole

Baker Botts, Kirkland Advise on BP Alaska Sale to Hilcorp for $5.6B

BP’s sale of its long-owned Alaska assets to Houston billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand will help it achieve its $10 billion divestment target and advance its strategic agenda.

August 27, 2019 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 14 Firms, 82 Lawyers, $10B

Oil and gas dealmaking expo NAPE saw fewer attendees last week, which many observers attribute to low commodity prices – and deal flow – that are hurting the industry. Claire Poole reports on that and what Texas deal lawyers have been working on.

August 27, 2019 Claire Poole