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New Mergermarket data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook shows that Kirkland & Ellis widened its lead in advising Texas companies involved in M&A activity during the first three quarters of 2018. V&E and Jones Day rank second and third. The Lawbook has the top 30 law firms by deal count.
Mergers and acquisitions involving Texas companies continue to be upbeat, with third-quarter deal value up almost 70 percent over the second to $131.9 billion, according to Mergermarket data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook.
Texas’ largest electricity transmission and distribution company, Oncor Electric Delivery Co., announced Thursday that it was acquiring InfraREIT Inc. for $1.275 billion and four law firms in Texas helped make the deal go.
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Texas had a decent week for dealmaking last week, both in volume and value. But in the larger market there are signs that things might be slowing down.
According to DrillingInfo, third quarter 2018 surged over the second with some of the highest U.S. gas and oil activity since late 2012. Get more insight and details of last week’s transactional activity in Claire Poole’s Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup in The Texas Lawbook.
Rowan Cos. of Houston and Ensco of London announced they would merge on Monday in an all-stock deal with an enterprise value of $12 billion, creating the largest offshore driller in the industry.
Chicago-based Katten Muchin Rosenman is once again expanding its North Texas presence by launching a healthcare practice and hiring two prominent healthcare partners away from competitors to lead it. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
This past week was a busy time for global M&A, with four major deals worth more than $51.6 billion announced over three days. One of those deals, a $6 billion transaction, had a Texas lawyer on the deal team. But although deal activity has achieved some highs in recent quarters, there are signs of global slowing.
Oil and gas may be headed for even brighter days, according to the most recent industry survey released Wednesday by Haynes and Boone.
The private equity business is getting more crowded, with more entities – like infrastructure firms and sovereign wealth funds – jumping in and a lot of capital – a high of $1.1 trillion raised – chasing opportunities.
The Lawbook’s Claire Poole had a chance to speak with Quantum president Dheeraj Verma, known as “D,” about the role of private equity in the current marketplace, and much more.
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