In his first in-depth interview since the move, Wheeler talks about why he joined Kirkland, what he aims to accomplish and how he sees the M&A and capital markets landscapes shaking out for the energy industry.
CDT Weekly Roundup: 11 Firms, 106 Lawyers, 16 Transactions Worth 2018 Record-Setting $68.6B
The deal spigot was full-blast this past week, with 16 transactions announced worth $68.6 billion – a weekly record for the year. Eleven law firms and 106 lawyers in Texas were involved.
V&E, Gibson Dunn aid on First Reserve’s Deep Gulf Energy sale to Kosmos for $1.225B
Private equity firm First Reserve said Monday it agreed to sell Deep Gulf Energy Cos. to publicly traded Kosmos Energy for $1.225 billion, signifying the buyer’s entry into the Gulf of Mexico. Claire Poole has the rundown.
Texas IPO Activity 2017-18: The Return of Oilfield Services and the Rise of the SPAC
By Ramey Layne of Vinson & Elkins (Aug. 6) – In 2017 and the first half of 2018, 32 IPOs of Texas headquartered companies were completed, raising approximately $9.7 billion
Mergermarket: Top 30 M&A Deals of H1 2018
(Aug. 3) – In the first half of 2018, the top 30 M&A transactions involving Texas-headquartered companies were pretty big deals. That’s not a big surprise. The surprise is how
ETE To Acquire ETP in Blockbuster $62B Transaction
It is one of the largest simplification transactions in the oil and gas midstream industry.
CDT Weekly Roundup: 13 Firms, 95 Lawyers, 15 Deals Worth $15.1B
Deal activity this past week came close to the 2018 record. Helped along by BHP Billiton’s massive sale of its U.S. shale assets to BP and Merit Energy for $10.8 billion, the deal activity reached $15.1 billion.
Four different law firms advise on two energy-related infrastructure deals worth $2.3B
Texas lawyers from four different law firms were involved in two energy infrastructure-related deals announced Monday that together amounted to nearly $2.3 billion.
M&A H1 Rankings: Shake Outs At The Top
Even for a 2018 characterized by shake-ups – firm mergers, office openings, lateral raids – the changes at the top of the first-half M&A legal advisor charts are remarkable. V&E dropped. Kirkland ascended. And two national firms with no presence in Texas took the top deal value spots.
Oil Patch Busts Out With $12.8B Pair Of Deals Involving Seven Texas Law Firms
Australian mining giant BHP Billiton announced it sold its U.S. shale properties for $10.8 billion in cash.
The buyers were BP, which picked up BHP’s Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Permian properties under unit Petrohawk Energy for $10.5 billion; and Merit Energy, whose unit MMGJ Hugoton III agreed to acquire BHP’s Fayetteville Shale assets for $300 million.
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