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CDT Roundup: 11 Deals, 7 Firms, 65 Lawyers, $3.2B

June 11, 2020 Allen Pusey

Last week ended on a reasonably decent note as OPEC and Russia (OPEC+) agreed to continue through July the production cuts they signed off on in April.

But oil prices continued to lag anyway as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates announced that they wouldn’t continue the additional 1.18 million barrels per day over the 9.7 million barrels per day agreed upon by OPEC, according to Reuters.

Some analysts are worried that the OPEC+ deal could be short-lived if U.S. shale producers open up too quickly to take advantage of what amounts to a slight uptick in price and demand. The bottom line is that quick additions to already swollen stocks could cause OPEC+ to rethink their own curbs in production. It’s a conundrum.

Editor’s Note: Claire Poole is on medical leave. But be assured that she will be returning as soon as possible.

In a conversation with IHS Markit guru Daniel Yergin, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said the crash in demand caused by COVID-19 likely means that the shale-driven years of growth for growth’s sake are over for the foreseeable future.

“Shale is not broke; shale is not gone; shale will come back,” Lance told Yergin. “But I do think it comes back slower because there’s going to be pressure on companies to confine their capital program, maybe not grow dramatically as they were before, because I don’t think the access to capital in the investor community, at least in the public side of the business, is going to be as robust as it was over the last decade.”

It may be asking too much to make sense of this week’s 11 deals. They were valued at $3.218 billion with 65 Texas lawyers billing from eight different firms. That actually compares favorably with the 13 deals worth $2.87 billion at this time last year.

But there are reasons to view last week’s numbers as less than they seem. Two of the seven M&A/PE funding deals actually took place in March — just before COVID-19 shut everything down. And of those seven, only two had disclosed values totaling only $470 million, and one of those involved a $250 million refinance of a deal made last year.

Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats

A compilation of weekly stats from The Lawbook's CDT Weekly Roundup
(Deal Values in Millions)

Week Ending
Deal CountAmountFirmsLawyersM&A CountM&A Value $MCapM Count
CapM Value $M
03-May-202511$4,249139011$2,226.52$2,022.5
26-Apr-202512$8,78791689$6,0113$2,776
19-Apr-202511$8,09771389$7,9852$112
12-Apr-202513$2,392815210$2,0653$327
05-Apr-202519$27,7621518816$25,4733$2,289
29-Mar-202521$8,1881025816$4,1255$4,064
22-Mar-202519$6,4851423115$4,1284$2,857
15-Mar-202513$13,7371315110$9,9324$3,805
8-Mar-20257$2,2345665$2242$2,100
1-Mar-202511$3,05087510$2,5501$500
24-Feb-2512$16,39771496$6,6356$9,862
17-Feb-2517$12,1361313410$9,4112$2,725
10-Feb-2514$7,15491799$4,9505$2,204
3-Feb-2516 $10,068720011$7,5535$2,515
25-Jan-2514$10,261101259$2,2075$8,054
18-Jan-2519$7,3821531612$2,3007$5,082
11-Jan-2521$33,5601618716$32,5215$1,039
4-Jan-259$6,8279809$6,82700
21-Dec-2411$2,79811928$2,2293$570
14-Dec-2415$5,3231218612$3,8123$1,511
07-Dec-2416$4,7661023111$2,32152,445
30-Nov-2410$10,29191034$8,2906$2.001
23-Nov-2415$4,5531515311$3,3794$1,174
16-Nov-2417$11,4881124513$10,1864$1,303
09-Nov-2414$2,1101213912$1,4102$700
02-Nov-2412 $52,788 1110711$52,7381$50
26-Oct-248$3,1608657$3,0651$75
19-Oct-2412$5,3041113611$4,5541$750
12-Oct-2417$8,4381215015$8,1162$322
05-Oct-2422$23,1811218915$19,9807$3,201
28-Sep-2411$2,35671447$534$2,303
21-Sep-2412$9,568101695$4,1017$5,467
14-Sep-2424$10,9881223516$7,1758$3,813
7-Sep-2412$20,4201616811$20,3071$112.9
31-Aug-2413$20,631913412$14,7751$5,856
24-Aug-2419$8,4522132516$7,1023$1,350
17-Aug-2425$49,1961630411$39,38614$9,810
10-Aug-2420$12,2641531216$9,7944$2,470
03-Aug-2426$16,4981633418$8,1378$8,361
27-Jul-2419$16,4422127115$13,8384$2,604
20-Jul-2415$16,0161418410$14,2325$1,784
13-Jul-2420$17,220 1426518$7,146 2$10,074
6-Jul-2411$3,941 11958$2,650 3$1,291
29-Jun-2414$6,296 152248$6,296 6$1,927
22-Jun-2412$5,679 81375$210 7$5,469
15-Jun-2413$9,895 1621410$5,280 3$4,615
8-Jun-2419$23,859 1323912$19,436 7$4,423
1-Jun-2412$34,510 111479$26,110 3$8,400
25-May-2413$9,684 1517110$4,434 3$5,250
18-May-2411$5,490 111738$3,129 3$2,361
11-May-2422$14,855 1422716$11,105 6$3,750
4-May-2413$3,139 98710$1,297 3$1,842
27-Apr-2410$6,684 62810$6,684 00
20-Apr-2419$15,989 111479$5,208 10$10,781
13-Apr-2413$8,952 97610$1,652 3$7,300
6-Apr-2423$26,616 1422214$13,501 8$13,116
30-Mar-2412$9,286 81368$4,299 4$4,987
23-Mar-2418$5,451 1726616$4,759 2$692
16-Mar-2421$11,437 1318614$9,316 6$2,070
9-Mar-2423$4,695 2121819$2,723 4$1,972
2-Mar-2420$9,108 1937214$4,558 6$4,550
24-Feb-2419$16,382 1224815$9,507 4$6,875
17-Feb-2416$29,932 1515712$29,216 4$716
10-Feb-2425$10,750 1719619$5,372 6$5,379
3-Feb-2412$8,416 181259$3,416 3$5,000
27-Jan-249$8,165 9878$7,815 1$800
20-Jan-2414$4,084 1210912$3,219 2$865
13-Jan-2417$33,588 1225612$26,765 5$6,823
6-Jan-248$7,915 8846$7,265 2$650
30-Dec-2317$14,599 129915$2,714 2$11,885
23-Dec-2323$4,182 1321916$1,813 7$2,370
16-Dec-2313$16,436 132807$15,150 5$1,286
9-Dec-2326$14,633.90 1724416$8,095 10$6,538.90
2-Dec-2313$6,720 95712$6,630 1$90
25-Nov-239$4,835 91316$1,785 3$3,050
18-Nov-2322$6,568.70 1718414$4,709.20 8$1,859.50
11-Nov-2315$9,825 1317912$6,581 3$3,244
4-Nov-2315$20,582.50 1419312$19,417.50 3$1,165
28-Oct-2318$68,419.10 1815215$66,646 3$1,773.10
21-Oct-2316$6,755.90 1616515$6,755.90 1$3
14-Oct-2314$67,851.20 131259$61,998.50 5$5,852.70
7-Oct-2317$6,595.50 1322816$5,995.50 1$600
30-Sep-2317$1,896.45 1318914$806.45 3$1,090
23-Sep-2323$6,432.70 1723016$1,402.80 7$5,029.90
16-Sep-2325$23,226.70 2335316$17,239 9$5,987.70
9-Sep-2312$6,369 81027$4,311 5$2,058
2-Sep-2314$2,522 69213$1,322 1$1,200
26-Aug-2317$12,160.25 1320215$6,573.25 2$5,587.00
19-Aug-2319$11,505 1321315$11,255 4$250
12-Aug-2319$9,698.80 131847$3,270 12$6,428.80
5-Aug-2313$5,201 1211812$5,051 1$150
29-Jul-2315$21,031.60 1319611$18,292.00 4$2,739.60
22-Jul-2318$3,992 1213013$2,808 5$1,184
15-Jul-2313$8,254.95 138113$8,254.95 00
8-Jul-2316$5,441.45 1217211$2,443 5$2,998.45
1-Jul-2316$6,872 1010512$5,474 4$1,398
24-Jun-2313$10,914 1620110$7,874 3$3,040
17-Jun-2317$5,880.70 1515115$4,705.70 2$1,175
10-Jun-2319$8,516.10 1311116$6,252.40 3$2,263.70
June 3 202312$6,104.42 121388$4,256.92 4$1,847.50
27-May-2317$12,200 106711$6,165 6$6,035
20-May-2311$22,458.10 81034$19,455 7$3,003
13-May-2312$7,034 101018$5,460 4$1,574
6-May-2320$3,297.60 1819617$2,985.60 3$312
29-Apr-2323$3,691.20 1813517$1,969.70 6$1,721.50
22-Apr-2316$5,570 1410414$4,750 2$1,000
15-Apr-2312$23,818.10 95910$21,618.10 2$2,200
8-Apr-2316$7,949 91739$5,472 7$3,477
1-Apr-2321$18,676.70 1217511$10,926.70 10$7,750
25-Mar-2315$8,779.50 101415$2,362 10$6,416.50
18-Mar-237$14,048.80 6695$13,345 2$703.80
11-Mar-2321$11,576 1616516$8,131 5$3,445
4-Mar-2320$9,668 1122816$8,209 4$1,459
25-Feb-2313$5,335 1313012$4,235 1$1,200
18-Feb-2314$5,743.70 131588$898.70 6$4,845
11-Feb-2316$12,088 1213712$9,965 4$2,123
4-Feb-2317$8,066 1514013$5,614 4$2,452
28-Jan-237$2,180 7755$1,692.75 2$488
21-Jan-2317$5,768 1617412$1,918 5$3,850
14-Jan-2311$2, 800101028$421 3$2,400
7-Jan-2318$8,296 1116714$6,461 3$1,835
31-Dec-2214$2,732 119912$2,092 2$640
17-Dec14$7,919 1311512$7,419 1$500
10-Dec-2214$10,093 128811$7,093 3$3,000
3-Dec-2226$12,800.90 1117220$4,141 6$8,659.90
26-Nov-228$2,266.70 853$76 5$2,190.70
19-Nov-2221$2,886 1521219$2,550 2$336
12-Nov-2213$15,093.70 9819$14,200 4$893.70
5-Nov-222519,337.201650922$8,267.20 3$11,070
29-Oct-2215$7,805.30 911614$7,180.30 1$625
22-Oct-2220$8,193.50 1325313$5,442 7$2,751.50
15-Oct-229$3,046.10 91397$2,588.30 2$457.80
8-Oct-2219$2,011.80 1211416$833.80 3$1,178
1-Oct-2223$5,532.90 1615618$4,952.30 5$580.60
24-Sep-2218$5,194 1421615$4,050 3$1,144
17-Sep-2221$8,352.30 1232015$4,759.60 6$3,592.70
10-Sep-2215$19,853.50 1012613$19,403.60 2$450
3-Sep-229$2,312 9629$2,312 00
27-Aug-2216$30,891.70 1013515$30,666.40 1227.7
20-Aug-2212$1,977 815299253$1,052
13-Aug-2218$8,004.70 1124211$2,844.70 7$5,160
6-Aug-2224$7,948.90 1224017$3,577 7$4,371.90
30-Jul-228$6,941 9787$6,839 1$102
23-Jul-2211$801 119210$801 10
16-Jul-2214$3,650 1012214$3,650 00
9-Jul-2210$3,557.70 7689$3,557.70 10
2-Jul-2218$8,609.40 1315215$2,754.40 3$5,855
25-Jun-2215$6,142 131469$2,017 6$4,125
18-Jun-2217$11,890.10 1422815$11,410 2479.7
11-Jun-2217$7,600 1212310$2,300 7$5,300
4-Jun-2212$2,937 101279$692 3$2,245
28-May-229$3,197.60 11869$3,197.60 00
21-May-2214$7,284.50 1218511$6,609 3$675.50
14-May-2211$306.60 98010$306.60 1$225
7-May-2216$10,451.75 1210812$1,827 4$8,624.75
30-Apr-2216$2,296.50 1615712$895.50 4$1,401
23-Apr-2210$2,241 11588$1,641 2$600
16-Apr-2211$6,643 71568$2,359 3$4,284
9-Apr-2217$4,429 1418411$1,690 6$2,739
2-Apr-2213$1,755 88410$1,145 3$610
26-Mar-2211$3,205 8656$200 5$3,005
19-Mar-2213$2,239.17 910613$2,239.17 00
12-Mar-2218$12,016 1123915$11,965 2$51.35
5-Mar-2217$6,786 1313713$5,161 4$1,625
26-Feb-2212$5,095 81499$4,437.50 3$658
19-Feb-2217$22,229 1717414$21,354 3$875
12-Feb-2212$2,344.70 10738$641.70 4$1,703
5-Feb-2211$2,503 89911$2,503 00
29-Jan-2211$3,872 1210112$3,872 00
22-Jan-2213$5,143.50 109912$4,842.50 1$301
15-Jan-2212$7,605 91559$6,480 3$1,025
8-Jan-2213$8,256.20 1110213$8,256.20 00
1-Jan-229$1,273.80 6509$1,273.80 00
25-Dec-2121$4,734.75 1117616$3,410 5$1,324.75
18-Dec-2126$7,325.20 1519318$3,640.20 8$3,685.20
11-Dec-2116$5,017 1010913$1,417 3$3,600
4-Dec-2114$2,310 8868$2,310 6$1,882.05
27-Nov-219$3.460.1101016$1,758 3$1,702.60
20-Nov-2120$22,792 1515712$18,864.50 8$3,928
13-Nov-2121$26,729 1217813$11,822 8$14,907
6-Nov-2112$8,303 1315710$6,682 3$1,621
30-Oct-2121$10,368 1521815$9,24.46$1,103.00
23-Oct-2121$18.783.11522211$12,314 10$6,468.60
16-Oct-2115$3,868 1111815$2,293 2$1,575
9-Oct-2120$8,610 1617516$7,795 4$815
2-Oct-2114$6,250 1113710$5,200 4$1,050
25-Sep-2111$11,460 9937$10,200 4$1,250
18-Sep-2111$16,603 8998$15,084 3$1,519
11-Sep-2117$10,653 1110313$8,503 4$2,150
4-Sep-2113$7,222 108911$6,715 2$507
28-Aug-2112$763 96311$663 1$100
21-Aug-2112$29,659 77911$29,579 1$80
14-Aug-2122$17,845 1119912$12,805 10$5,04
7-Aug-2117$13,670 1213915$11,766 2$1,904
31-Jul-2121$8,160 1113410$3,574 10$4,586
July 24,202121$6,367 1113915$3,712 6$2,655
17-Jul-2114$4,009 1112412$2,015 2$1,994
10-Jul-2116$3,997 1314311$1,597 4$2,4
3-Jul-2124$7,492 139416$3,769 8$3,722
26-Jun-2110$4,995 7858$3,847 2$1,148
19-Jun-2128$16,830 82289$1,861 19$14,968
12-Jun-2126$27,238 1520919$25,602 7$1,636
5-Jun-2115$15,539 1310013$14,709 2$600
29-May-2135$20,279 1114528$18,647$1,639
22-May-2124$53,208 1417417$51,047 7$2,161
15-May-2118$10,620 1322011$5,870 7$4,809
8-May-2117$10,400 1115615$8,386 2$2,500
1-May-2121$7,200 1611512$3,808 9$3,392
24-Apr-218$20,200 9318$20,200 00
17-Apr-2114$6,270 810211$40,180 3$2,260
10-Apr-2115$8,940 1312914$7,990 1$950
3-Apr-2118$19,513 1015112$16,923 6$2,590
27-Mar-2127$13,942 1524414$4,300 13$9,633.50
20-Mar-2111$2,046 41023$270 8$1,776
13-Mar-2115$3,270 91096$538 9$2,732
6-Mar-2124$13,617 1019613$10,395 11$3,222
27-Feb-2119$8,105 1213915$4,970 4$3,135
20-Feb-219$8,820 91538$8,520 1$300
13-Feb-2112$4,852.60 78172,7665$2,086.60
6-Feb-2118$9,752 1315314$5,222 4$4,530
30-Jan-2118$9,449 918215$8,753.80 3$695.30
23-Jan-2114$8,150 81186$4,000 8$4,150
16-Jan-2117$6,783 1313811$2,400 6$4,382.90
9-Jan-2122$6,829 1413518$3,139.30 4$3,690
2-Jan-217$1,466 7607$1,466 00
26-Dec-2018$15,900 1216316$5,300 1$600
19-Dec-2018$9,769 1411014$8,426 4$1,343
12-Dec-2010$7,200 91009$3,325 1$3,830
5-Dec-2015$4,261 91229$2,780 6$1,481
28-Nov-2019$7,758 1011013$4,003 6$3,755
14-Nov-2014$864.10 1415712$289.10 2$575
7-Nov-2013$6,332 91299$2,483.50 4$3,849
31-Oct-2010$3,995.80 81036$3,231.10 4$754.70
24-Oct-206$18,100 6585$17,709 1$350
17-Oct-208$351.90 5558$351.90 00
10-Oct-207$5,229 3504$735 3$4,494
3-Oct-2014$21,428 91739$17,535 5$3,893
26-Sep-2010$12,770 8935$10,300 5$2,470
19-Sep-2014$8,365 91016$1,020 8$7,345
12-Sep-206$4,406 8593$1,270 3$3,136
5-Sep-2011$5,191 81179$4,061 2$1,130
29-Aug-2011$2,531 9945$1,130 6$1,401
22-Aug-2018$6,574 121407$1,930 11$4,644
15-Aug-2013$4,991 10977$1,216 6$3,775
8-Aug-2012$32,092 111129$30,457 3$1,635
1-Aug-207$5,287 8765$3,687 2$1,600
25-Jul-209$18,751 6677$18,403 2$348
18-Jul-206$1,982.50 5504$1,407.50 2$575
11-Jul-2011$565.10 127510$65.10 1$500
4-Jul-2010$8,889 8989$8,788 1$100.30
27-Jun-208$6,874 10505$4,972.50 3$2,081.50
20-Jun-2012$4,444 91157$2,829 5$1,615
13-Jun-206$3,582 4372$350 4$3,232
6-Jun-2011$3,213.70 8657$470 4$2,743.70
30-May-208$7,335 7486$4,639 2$2,697
23-May-204$432.40 4343$432.40 10
16-May-206$310 6345$310 10
9-May-2018$5,630 1612414$3,180 4$2,450
2-May-201510,40010908$1,900 7$,8,500
25-Apr-208$3,400 9365$1,000 3$2,450
18-Apr-2019$9,500 14928$185.70 11$9,360
11-Apr-2012$6,000 9405$190 7$5,800
4-Apr-2014$8,200 116810$2,200 4$6,000
28-Mar-2016$6,500 139610$3,700 6$2,800
21-Mar-2011$11,910 7337$2,250 4$9,960
14-Mar-207809.86346684.81125
7-Mar-2016$2,500 157013$669 3$1,400
29-Feb-2013$15,260 1312811$11,760 2$3,500
22-Feb-2012$3,700 109210$2,560 2$1,130
15-Feb-2016$1,250 108412$35 4$1,222
8-Feb-2018$6,080 1412314$2,595 4$3,485
1-Feb-2021$20,900 1210114$17,860 7$3,060
25-Jan-2013$7,430 136212$6,430 1$1,000
18-Jan-2023$9,580 1512019$6,580 4$3,000
11-Jan-2021$14,200 1819916$1,020 5$13,200
4-Jan-2022$6,400 1111916$3,204 6$3,245
28-Dec-1922$7,150 1917518$6,800 4$327.40
14-Dec-1924$36,300 2316719$9,500 5$26,800
7-Dec-1911$10,400 11557$1,082 4$9,370
November 30. 201914$2,450 1212612$1,760 2$692.50
23-Nov-1916$1,995 104111$615 5$1,380
16-Nov-1915$3,820 1313511$2,500 4$1,271
9-Nov-1925$12,900 1718223$12,200 2$575
2-Nov-1910$2,470 126192,4503$22
26-Oct-1912$5,560 147011$3,860 1$1,700
19-Oct-198$6,600 81388$6,600 00
12-Oct-1919$4,300 145516$3,800 3$500
5-Oct-1918$14,500 1916615$11,100 3$3,400
28-Sep-1919$8,100 1813218$7,560 1$550
21-Sep-1914$6,300 166611$2,160 3$4,170
14-Sep-1915$23,800 125611$21,250 4$2,570
7-Sep-1917$3,500 159814$1,900 3$1,600
31-Aug-195$8,700 6505$8,700 00
24-Aug-1916$10,000 148215$4,250 1$5,750
16-Aug-1910$1,680 5527$650 3$950
9-Aug-1917$17,700 156814$3,900 3$13,800
2-Aug-1913$5,760 1210813$5,760 NANA
27-Jul-1911$7,300 13768$6,570 3$730
20-Jul-1913$11,800 1312511$5,300 2$6,500
13-Jul-1910$775 7468$542.50 2$233
6-Jul-197$2,500 9857$2,500 00
29-Jun-1923$8,290 1515417$2,300 6$5,970
22-Jun-1917$10,700 1013914$7,700 3$3,000
15-Jun-1911$13,500 1416011$13,500 NANA
8-Jun-1913$2,870 175511$1,570 2$1,300
1-Jun-1910$4,460 11608$4,140 2$315
25-May-1917$4,360 147914$3,700 3$612
18-May-1922$9,000 1715016$3,400 6$5,600
11-May-1918$19,800 1717715$18,300 3$1,500
4-May-1910$7,075 6328$6,900 2$175
27-Apr-1915$3,200 1411714$3,160 1$40
20-Apr-1913$13,500 10909$12,200 4$1,300
13-Apr-1916$38,900 149114$37,800 2$1,100
6-Apr-1912$6,870 119410$6,730 2$50
30-Mar-1915$6,470 128410$7,91.55$5,677
23-Mar-1918$6,450 149114$5,042 4$1,408
16-Mar-1914$10,180 1211511$8,800 3$1,300
9-Mar-199$1,800 6498$1,300 1$500
2-Mar-1920$3,033 1610714$1,817 6$1,262
23-Feb-1912$2,040 8699$614.60 3$1,430
16-Feb-1916$9,970 187716$9,970 00
9-Feb-1914$6,400 1011014$6,400 00
2-Feb-1918$6,740 159916$5,720 2$950
26-Jan-1913$2,770 116711$918.95 2$1,850
19-Jan-1915$3,819 167612$2,594 3$1,225
12-Jan-1918$7,283 149215$1,683 3$5,600
5-Jan-1910$529 125010$529 00
22-Dec-1817$2,570 138714$941 3$1,629
15-Dec-1810$2,860 8268$264 2$2,600
8-Dec-1815$1,819 166512$552 3$1,267
1-Dec-1812$7,500 10909$1,200 3$6,200
28-Nov-1815$4,500 1110714$4,000 1$500
19-Nov-1818$6,137 139813$2,142 5$3,995
14-Nov-1818$9,200 1315215$8,500 3$694
6-Nov-1816$17,300 1618314$16,361 2$950
29-Oct-1814$14,400 1812717$13,800 1$600
24-Oct-1813$6,140 1312611$5,122 2$1,018
17-Oct-1818$18,390 1512514$12,292 4$6,098
10-Oct-1829$3,149 1810420$1,647 9$819
2-Oct-1818$9,300 116714$7,300 4$2,000
25-Sep-1813$7,000 117510$6,000 3$995
18-Sep-189$3,570 7449$3,570 00
11-Sep-1813$5,900 1013213$5,900 00
7-Sep-1814$5,000 158611$4,000 3$1,000
29-Aug-1815$20,700 147913$4,700 2$16,000
20-Aug-1810$12,400 11538$11,380 3$1,057
14-Aug-1812$19,900 121329$18,889 3$1,011
7-Aug-1816$68,600 1110613$67,259 3$1,340
31-Jul-1815$15,100 159511$13,060 4$2,060
23-Jul-1813$2,130 156010$1,804 3$1,100
17-Jul-1814$5,370 17989$4,310 5$1,100
9-Jul-1816$11,200 157410$11,080 6$862
3-Jul-1813$7,000 78112$6,330 1$750
25-Jun-1815$8,800 13979$4,970 6$3,930
18-Jun-1813$14,200 14807$221 6$14,290
11-Jun-1812$6,300 8968$5,910 4$803
6-Jun-1813$14,500 10888$14,154 5$579
31-May-1811$4,890 10638$3,240 3$1,790
22-May-1815$20,400 11639$19,808 6$885
15-May-1815$4,700 1510610$3,900 5$643
9-May-1811$1,400 13889$1,300 2$560
1-May-188$14,250 7887$13,400 1$450
24-Apr-1812$5,300 66111$4,470 1$800
17-Apr-189$1,800 10447$2,330 2$1,434
11-Apr-1811$2,500 8326$1,690 5$809
3-Apr-1815$13,400 111219$12,020 6$1,090
28-Mar-1810$4,000 10927$3,870 3$215
19-Mar-1817$5,800 135110$590 7$5,165
12-Mar-1815$3,130 114311$2,360 4$788
6-Mar-1819$5,400 1311610$1,530 9$4,860
27-Feb-1820$6,600 136914$5,530 6$1,030
19-Feb-1815$5,500 1411110$3,990 6$1,980
12-Feb-1823$10,900 1715712$7,110 11$3,840
5-Feb-1816$8,600 131007$1,330 9$7,800
30-Jan-1811$12,600 11685$7,300 6$4,982
24-Jan-1819$9,400 151295$2,010 14$7,337
18-Jan-1810$6,280 8492$2,100 8$4,188
9-Jan-1812$16,500 12929$15,890 3$475
3-Jan-1810$2,500 9478$2,350 2$150
27-Dec-1715$9,000 151139$7,568 6$1,784
18-Dec-1715$13,800 161649$13,010 7$1,118
11-Dec-1714$9,700 1012612$2,940 4$8,500
4-Dec-176$1,800 6315$1,510 1$300
28-Nov-177$3,850 8764$3,260 3$285
16-Nov-1710$2,700 10486$1,840 4$856
8-Nov-1715$2,380 179110$1,860 5$516
1-Nov-1712$4,700 17949$3,400 4$1,300
23-Oct-1715$10,500 106710$9,780 4$1,530
18-Oct-176$2,000 373$225 3$1,820
10-Oct-1712$6,570 1009$3,880 3$3,360
2-Oct-178$3,100 11193$1,630 5$1,750
25-Sep-178$4,880 8795$2,660 5$2,070
18-Sep-179$4,770 3$300 6$4,470
12-Sep-1711$4,430 8$2,030 3$2,400
1-Sep-174$1,310 3$317 1$1,000
23-Aug-1711$13,640 98$11,840 3$1,800

On the other hand, the capital markets side, there were four offerings worth $2.75 billion. Three of them were in industries that many predict are headed for major upheaval: aviation (the ever-resilient Southwest Airlines); restaurants (Tex-Mex tabernacle Chuy’s), and energy (Plains All-American Pipeline).

The fourth is in the “pet wellness” business. I’ll let you, Gentle Reader, figure out where that fits.

M&A/PRIVATE EQUITY/VENTURE CAPITAL

Kirkland Advises Transportation Infrastructure Partners in terminal acquisition

Transportation Infrastructure Partners, a joint venture between Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC and Savage Enterprises, LLC, announced June 1 that it was acquiring the Carolina Marine Terminal, a multi-modal marine dry good bulk port facility located in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The Kirkland team, mostly out of the firm’s Houston office, was led by corporate partner Bill Benitez and associate Rob Goodin. They were assisted by debt finance partners Lucas Spivey and Jenelle DeVits; real estate partner John Goldman; tax partner Mark Dundon and environmental transactions partner Alexandra Farmer. DeVits is from Boston-based and Goldman is in New York. All others are from Houston.

The acquisition of CMT — which provides transport, logistics management, and product handling services — is the first for Transportation Infrastructure Partners since formation of the joint venture earlier this year. Ridgewood Infrastructure is a New York-based investment and management firm that specializes in funding and managing diverse middle market infrastructure projects. Savage Enterprises, a subsidiary operation of Savage Companies, is an industrial transportation and services company located in Houston.

Ryan Stewart, managing director of Ridgewood, said the first acquisition of the joint venture is an important one. “CMT’s deep-water port, storage facilities, access to major rail and highway routes, and highly efficient operations combine to provide the company with a sustainable competitive advantage.”

Locke Lord Advises Melody Investment Advisors in Uniti Towers Purchase

New York investment firm Melody Investment Advisors announced June 1, it had closed the acquisition of 90% of Uniti Towers, the wireless tower business of the real estate trust Uniti Group Inc. for $220 million.

A Locke Lord team advised Melody Investment on the transaction, led by partners Rob Mouton and Bob Baute out of New Orleans and Providence, respectively. The team included Dallas-based tax partner Will Becker and real estate associate David Allen, also of the Dallas office.

Melody Investment Advisors will fund the purchase from Melody Communications Infrastructure Fund II and Uniti will retain 10% of Uniti Towers through an investment affiliate of Melody. The deal includes over 500 wireless towers based in the U.S.

The deal was announced May 11.

Willkie Advised Marco Group International on March Acquisition of APE Companies

Willkie Farr & Gallagher revealed last week that it had advised CapStreet-backed Marco Group International in its acquisition of APE Companies earlier this year.

The merged operation, announced March 3, is in the process of changing its name to Allredi, and the combination will become a top North American distributor of surface preparation, abrasives and safety products. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Willkie’s team was led by Houston corporate partners Bruce Herzog and Angela Olivarez.

The same team was involved in the Marco Group’s acquisition last June of Canada’s Manus Abrasive Systems, also for an undisclosed sum.

Founded in 1944, Marco makes and distributes surface preparation equipment and consumables to industrial contractors in the industrial, infrastructure and downstream energy markets throughout the U.S. and internationally. Marco was acquired by Houston-based CapStreet in 2017. CapStreet is a private equity firm that invests in entrepreneur, family or employee-owned, lower middle market companies in the industrial and business services sectors.

John Kaul, CEO of Marco Group, will lead the combined company from its Pasadena, TX headquarters as CEO, while Michael Miller, the CEO of APE Companies, will transition to an advisory role and will also be on the Board of Directors of the new company.

For over twenty years, APE has been a leader in providing abrasive products, including garnet and equipment, to fill the surface preparation needs of its customers. During its history, APE has opened new locations and, through acquisitions, further expanded its branch network and offering to include safety products, industrial supplies, environmental remediation and disaster response.

APE also maintains and rents a large fleet of surface preparation equipment. APE was acquired by Ridgemont Equity Partners in September 2014.

Willie Advises Artisan Design Group in Acquisition of Value Plus Flooring

In another belated deal announcement, Willkie Farr & Gallagher announced last week that they had advised Southlake-based Artisan Design Group in its March 3 acquisition of Value Plus Flooring.

Houston partner Scott Miller led the Willkie team.

Artisan Design Group is a dealer of flooring products and services, providing design, procurement, installation and quality control of flooring and complementary products for homebuilders and multi-family developers.

As a portfolio company of The Sterling Group ADG operates more than 90 distribution, design and service facilities and coordinates installation through over 1,300 independent contractors across 17 states. ADG was formed in 2016 through the combination of Floors Inc. and Malibu Floors.

Value Plus is a leading provider of installation services for flooring and complementary products, primarily serving multi-family new construction and multi-family relay/aftermarket segments. Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, the Company serves the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region and surrounding areas, and has been supplying general contractor, multi-family developer and homebuilder customers since 1996.

Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group is a Houston-headquartered private equity investment firm that targets controlling interests in basic manufacturing, distribution and industrial services companies.

Typical enterprise values of these companies range from $100 million to $750 million. Sterling has sponsored the buyout of 56 platform companies and numerous add-on acquisitions for a total transaction value of over $10.0 billion. Currently, Sterling claims over $2.0 billion of assets under management.

Locke Lord Advises Stewart Information Services on Acquisition of Appraisal Company

In a move to broaden its real estate footprint, title insurance giant Stewart Information Services Corporation announced June 4 its acquisition of Kansas City-based United States Appraisals.

Locke Lord Houston partners Christopher Martin and Stuart Larson advised Stewart on the transaction. Terms were not disclosed. Berkery Noyes served as exclusive financial advisor to United States Appraisals.

Houston-based Stewart says the move expands its existing title insurance, settlement services, appraisal/valuation, and other real estate transaction services for lenders, consumer banks and investors on a national basis.

“At Stewart, our vision is to become the premier title services company. This acquisition shows our commitment to investing in Stewart by expanding our existing valuation service offerings, allowing us to serve our entire customer base better, propel additional growth and enable appraisal process innovation and modernization,” said Fred Eppinger, Stewart CEO.

The acquisition comes just weeks after Stewart announced that the COVID-19 pandemic had forced the company to begin staff reductions and other cost-cutting measures that would save the company about $60 million annually across its various business lines.

The United States Appraisals portfolio not only includes clients and a respected national expertise in residential appraisal services, but also technology-driven services like the Valuguard Home Inspection mobile application.

V&E Advises Apollo Global in $250M Funding for NGL Energy Partners

Vinson & Elkins announced June 4 that they advised affiliates of Apollo Global Management in their $250 million term loan to NGL Energy Partners.

According to NGL, the money will be used to refinance an existing $250 million bridge loan established last July with TD Securities and the New York branch of Toronto Dominion Bank toward the acquisition of Mesquite Disposals Unlimited.

The primarily Houston-based V&E team was led by partners Guy Gribov and senior associate Zach Rider with assistance from partners James Longhofer and Brian Moss and associates Joe Higdon and Ariel Guerrero-Stewart. Also advising were partner Wendy Salinas and associate Liz Snyder (tax); partner Jim Fox (New York), senior associate Megan Menniti and associate Jack Moxon (corporate); partner Steve Abramowitz, Dallas senior associate Katie Grissel and Dallas associate Kristie Duchesne (restructuring/reorganization); counsel Scot Dixon (real estate); and Dallas associate Devin Kerns (commercial litigation).

The new term loan has a three-year maturity and is callable after two years at par. It bears interest at LIBOR plus 8.00%, subject to a 1.50% LIBOR floor and includes similar financial covenants as the Partnership’s existing revolving credit facility, among other terms. The loan is secured by a first lien interest in the Partnership’s assets.

NGL Partners acquired New Mexico-based Mesquite Disposals in July 2019, along with its fully interconnected produced water pipeline transportation and disposal system in the Texas-New Mexico border region.

Morgan Lewis Advises Tailwind-backed HMT in Dunham Engineering Acquisition

HMT LLC, a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital, based in The Woodlands, announced the acquisition of Dunham Engineering, Inc. a structural and corrosion engineering firm specializing in tanks and towers.

Morgan Lewis advised HMT, a global leader in aboveground storage tank solutions including design, construction, maintenance, inspection, and repairs of tanks. Dunham provides storage tank and corrosion engineering and inspection services primarily in the Southwest.

The HMT deal team was led by M&A partner Sameer Mohan, with Tara McElhiney and Clara Betancourt as the M&A associates from Texas on the deal. The team included tax and employee benefits lawyers from Philadelphia and Boston. Tailwind was represented by Davis Polk out of New York. 

The internal legal team at HMT was led by General Counsel Wendy Knight, who is also based in The Woodlands. 

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

Vinson & Elkins, Sidley Advise on Southwest Airlines $1.8B Senior Notes

Vinson & Elkins announced June 3 that it had advised Southwest Airlines in the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $1.8 billion in senior notes.

The V&E corporate team was led by Dallas corporate partner Robert Kimball, along with capital markets partners Brenda Lenahan in New York and David Stone out of Houston. They were assisted by senior associate Katherine Frank and associates Cameron Land, Elizabeth Janicki and Claire Wenholz, all of Dallas.  Advising on tax matters were partner Wendy Salinas and associate Lauren Meyers, also from Dallas.

Sidley Austin represented the underwriters, which included Citigroup  Global Markets, BofA Securities, BNP Paribas Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

Houston partners Kevin Lewis and Jon Daly co-led the Sidley team, which included associates Kayleigh McNelis, Leslie Slaughter and Sabina Wahl, also of Houston. Lawyers from New York pitched in.

The issue consists of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Notes due 2023 and $1.3 billion of 5.125% Notes due 2027. The 2023 notes will be issued at 102.725% of par and the 2027 notes will be issued at par.

The $500 million in 2023 notes are being offered as an add-on to a May 4 issue of $750 million in senior notes issued on May 4 are part of the same class as the initial notes of that series and have identical terms, other than the issue date and issue price, as the initial notes of that series.

Despite the uncertainties facing the air transportation industry as the coronavirus pandemic wears on, Southwest has been on a refinancing tear of late, and V&E’s Kimbell has been front and center. Since February, Kimball has served as the lead counsel on seven fundraising transactions for the airline — including funding received from the Payroll Support Program under the newly adopted CARES Act — that collectively raised a total of $15.1 billion.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under its Amended and Restated 364-Day Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes. The Company also intends to terminate the Amended and Restated 364-Day Credit Agreement upon repayment. The offering closed June 8.

Winston & Strawn Advise Chuy’s On $50M ATM

Winston & Strawn announced June 1 that it advised Austin-based Chuy’s on an at-the-market agreement with Jefferies for the sale of $50 million in common stock.

The Winston team was headed by capital markets partner Charlie Haag, along with partner Justin Reinus (corporate governance) and associates Steven Franklin and Emily Semon. All are in Winston’s Dallas office.

The popular Tex-Mex chain said they are slowly emerging from COVID-19 restrictions in relatively good health. While the company was forced to close more than 100 dining rooms for the duration of the various shelter-in-place orders, the company said it more than tripled its pre-coronavirus off-premise sales.

During the eight weeks of restrictive conditions in the 19 states where it operates, the company said it had converted to an off-premises model, with a limited menu, reduced operating expenses and cancellation of all planned non-essential capital expenditures. As of last week, 74 of those restaurants had been opened at various levels of capacity, 18 still offered take-out only and nine remained temporarily closed.

The company said it had also deferred its lease obligations as allowed under the CARES Act. As a result, the company said that as of May 24, it had on hand approximately $32 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $28 million eight weeks before.

Although the restaurant chain says it will experience higher expense levels as its restaurants move toward capacity, it also expects an increase in its currently positive EBITDA from $43,000 to $54,000 in earnings from average weekly sales.

V&E, Baker Botts Advise in $750M Plains All American Pipeline Public Notes Offering

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. opened and priced a public offering of $750 million in 3.80% senior notes.

PAA intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to partially repay the principal amounts of its $600 million 5.00% senior notes due 2021 on or prior to their maturity date in February 2021, as well as acquisitions, capital expenditures and additions to working capital.

Vinson & Elkins represented the company. The V&E team was led by Houston partners David Oelman and Alan Beck with assistance from counsel Chris Mathiesen, senior associate Austin March and associate Madison Guidry.

The underwriters were advised by a Houston-only Baker Botts team led by corporate partners Josh Davidson and Jeremy Moore. They were assisted by associates Jennifer Gasser and Parker Hinman. Tax advice was handled by special counsel T. Chuck Campbell.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book running managers in connection with the offering of the Notes, which is expected to close June 11, 2020. 

Houston-headquartered Plains All American is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy pipeline and logistics services for crude oil, natural gas and NGL. The company owns an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key crude oil and NGL producing basins handling more than 7 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL in its transportation segment alone.

Winston Represents PetIQ in $143.7M Convertible Senior Notes Issue

PetIQ, an Idaho-based pet medication and wellness company, announced the issuance of senior $143.7 million in 4% senior notes due 2026 in a private offering to institutional buyers. The issue closed May 19.

The proceeds of the offering will be used in part to fund the acquisition, announced in January, of the portfolio for an over-the- counter flea treatment, Capstar, from Elanco Animal Health.

The company was represented by a Winston & Strawn team composed primarily by lawyers from New York and Chicago, but it included Houston corporate associates Ben Smolij and John Niedzweicki.

In connection with the pricing of the notes, the firm represented PetIQ in privately negotiated capped call transactions with two financial institutions. The transactions were designed both to reduce potential dilution of PetIQ’s Class A common stock upon conversion of the notes and to offset any cash payments PetIQ might be required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes.

Allen Pusey

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