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Neither global pandemic nor 13-hour time difference nor language barriers stays the ability of Jared Sine to the swift completion of a $1.7.billion deal. As chief legal officer for Match Group, Sine said the biggest challenge in acquiring Seoul-based Hyperconnect was gaining the trust of a thriving business's founders.
Looking to expand its reach into government agencies, Tyler Technologies acquired NIC Inc., a digital government payments provider. Caroline Evans has the names of the lawyers tapped for the deal.
M&A activity may have been down across Texas in 2020, but Gibson Dunn partner Jeff Chapman had the busiest year of his 37-year career. He worked on six billion-dollar-plus transactions and a few smaller deals. But there is much more to Chapman's story than dealmaking.
Recent rig count stats suggest a modest rebound in oil and gas. Crude oil prices hovering around $60 per barrel suggest that optimism isn't just a guess. The question is whether higher commodity prices mean a future for new production, or simply a better return on the O&G already drilled. In the Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup, Caroline Evans looks at the evidence, along with last week's deals.
The maker of "Borderlands" has agreed to a transaction that will make it a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweden's Embracer Group. Brian Womack of the Dallas Business Journal has the details.
SPAC deals have become a phenomenon during the last few months. That's because they offer a path to going public that is easier than traditional routes. That said, there may be a downside to the new tool. Caroline Evans discusses along with last week's deals in the CDT Roundup.
In his third SPAC transactions in a matter of weeks, Houston entertainment entrepreneur Tilman Fertitta is taking his restaurant and gaming assets public. Caroline Evans has the names of those involved in the merger of his $6.6B company with a $200 million special acquisition entity known as FAST.
The Carrollton-based company offers broader visualization of construction projects. Caroline Evans has details of the deal.
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