Houston corporate lawyers Robin Fredrickson and Jeff Muñoz are the dealmaking power couple in the oil patch.
Diamondback Energy To Acquire Energen Corp. for $9.2B
In a much-speculated-about move – pushed along by activist investors – Midland-based Diamondback Energy Inc. said after the markets closed Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire Energen Corp. for $9.2 billion in stock and assumed debt.
CDT Weekly Roundup: 12 Firms, 132 Lawyers, 12 Transactions Worth $19.9B
It was all energy this week, except for a single financial services-related deal involving an affiliate of billionaire David Bonderman’s private equity firm TPG.
H1 2018: Goldman, JP Morgan Sitting Atop Financial Advisor Tables
Investment banking stalwarts Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan were the top financial advisors on deals involving Texas companies in the first half, according to Mergermarket data provided exclusively to The Texas Lawbook.
Energy Deals on the Upswing, with Three Transactions Worth $7.3B Announced involving Eight Texas Law Firms
Three deals totaling $7.3 billion announced within 24 hours of each other show that dealmaking is picking up in the oil and gas sector. Two involved midstream assets and the other involved oil and gas properties in the Midland Basin of West Texas.