Simpson Thacher, Kirkland Counsel in Blackstone’s Backing of Fort Worth’s Simpli.fi
Blackstone is joining GTCR in backing a Fort Worth company in its next phase of growth. Simpson Thacher and Kirkland provided counsel on the investment.
Irving Subprime Auto-loan Firm Gets New Owner
Private equity continues to circle subprime loans and distressed debt opportunities as an investor group led by Warburg Pincus buys out Blackstone funds in Irving's Exeter Finance.
5 Questions With Hunton AK’s Courtney Cochran Butler: An ESG Overview and Its Relationship to Issuers
Anticipation around forthcoming ESG regulation has left issuers, banks and investors in limbo. Hunton Andrews Kurth's Courtney Cochran Butler breaks down what's front of mind for issuers awaiting guidance and further considerations in this interview with The Texas Lawbook.
CDT Roundup: 28 Deals, 8 Firms, 228 Lawyers, $16.8B
Texas private equity is heading further upstream with its capital as buyout shops look to dodge swollen valuations. And last week, a flood of securities transactions led the Corporate Deal Tracker.
Baker Botts, Alston & Bird Advise in Planned $2.15B Westlake-Boral Acquisition
A Texas-based Baker Botts team counseled Houston's Westlake Chemical Corp. as the publicly traded company looks to bolster its reach in housing-related building products that could help it capitalize on hearty residential construction demand. Alston & Bird's Darren Hauck led the effort for Boral.
CDT Roundup: 26 Deals, 15 Firms, 209 Lawyers, $27.2B
A whopping 204 lawyers based in Texas had a hand in last week's deals covered in the latest Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup. The Texas Lawbook has the details on those 26 transactions – and a brief look at the state of venture capital.
Dallas’ Worldwide Express to Merge in Huge PE-backed Logistics Move
Weil, Kirkland, Dechert and Block & McNeill are playing a role in the combination of two powerhouse logistics providers.
CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 13 Firms, 100 Lawyers, $15.5B
Private equity firms are looking more and more to ESG pushes as a means of value creation – and value protection. The Corporate Deal Tracker explores some ESG trends, in addition to breaking down last week's transactions totaling more than $15.5 billion.
