Wilson Sonsini’s New Austin Partner Bolsters Emerging Growth Companies Offering
The Palo Alto firm's new Texas teammate previously helped lead Shearman & Sterling's entrance into the market in 2018.
Brittany Scheier – Dealmaker, Stroke Survivor and ‘A Real Woman’
Brittany Scheier was weeks away from graduating from UT Law and starting a career in Big Law three years ago when she suffered two severe strokes, causing brutal pain, a 30% loss of vision and paralysis on her right side. Quit? Scheier worked on last month's Noble Corp.'s acquisition of Pacific Drilling and five other M&A deals valued $1 billion or more. The story of what happened between March 4, 2018 and today is extraordinary. The American Heart Association thinks so, too.
The (Approximate) Weeklong Whirlwind Behind Pioneer’s Plan to Purchase DoublePoint Energy
A publicly traded company, some of the most in-demand assets in the Permian Basin, and a little more than a week to move from an indication of interest to a purchase agreement: Those are just some of the variables in Pioneer's $6.4 billion plans to purchase DoublePoint Energy. Gibson Dunn's Mike Darden, who advised Pioneer, detailed the timeline and more in an interview with The Texas Lawbook.
Pioneer to Purchase DoublePoint Energy in Bolt-on Play
Pioneer Natural Resources is once again strengthening its hold in the Permian Basin with the $6.4 billion acquisition of a Fort Worth-based company.
CDT Roundup: 27 Deals, 15 Firms, 244 Lawyers, $13.9B
Last week the CDT Roundup predicted an uptick in deals. The week provided far more than a tick, however, recording the most deals in a single week since 2018 and the most lawyers involved — well, ever. CDT Roundup has the details.
CDT Roundup: 11 Deals, 4 Firms, 102 Lawyers, $2.1B
An informal survey of Texas dealmakers has revealed lots of optimism about the next 12 months. And they mostly depend on a single factor: dry powder. There is lots of it. Record amounts of it: VC money. PE money. Family money. All dressed up and looking for places to go. That combined with potential policy changes in Washington. CDT Roundup has that and last week's transactions.
CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 9 Firms, 109 Lawyers, $3.2B
Sidley and Mergermarket have released the results of a survey testing the optimism of 150 executives from the PE and corporate dealmaking worlds. Considering the survey questions were answered in November, the optimism meter was running at low RPMs. Still, there are some interesting contrasts. Those and a review of the week's deals by the CDT Roundup's new addition, Anna Butler.
Houston Energy Dealmaker A.J. Ericksen Laterals to White & Case
Ericksen had become a go-to deal lawyer at Baker Botts, where he started his career and made partner in 2014. The new White & Case partner had an active 2020.