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An iconic Texas landowner with origins as the developer of an uncompleted transcontinental railroad has reorganized as a Delaware corporation. The move settles a longstanding proxy fight over governance of one of the largest land holdings in Texas. Caroline Evans has the names of the lawyers involved.
Maybe other kinds of legal work lagged in 2020, but the municipal bond market in Texas prospered as bond entities took advantage of favorable market conditions to push new projects or refinance old ones. The Lawbook's Nushin Huq has the names of the firms that benefitted from a very good, very strange year.
The holidays are over, but hopefully the string of dealmaking that preceded late night Zoom visits with relatives will continue into the new year. The numbers were good. Better than expected. And the CDT Roundup has the details.
The DFW funding and investment scene was active in December, which included one of the largest funding rounds of the year. NTX Inno staff writer Kevin Cummings has the details.
We all know 2020 was an ugly year, even in Texas. In fact, the Lone Star State's energy sector was hit tougher than most. But there were a number of bright spots for M&A in spite of all that, and we've picked 10 of them. They're not necessarily the biggest, but they carried weight over some very tough terrain.
As we stumble toward the end of a ridiculously complicated year, our gift to you this holiday is to keep it as short and sweet; at least as short and sweet as last week's 18 transactions will allow.
Even after closing the Dallas-based company will continue to run under the current management, but as a privately-held company and no longer listed on NASDAQ.
Together the transactions will increase the Midland-based company's holdings in the Permian by 81,500 acres. The Lawbook's Caroline Evans has the names of the lawyers and the other firms involved.
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