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CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 12 Firms, 118 Lawyers, $5.2B

The M&A stats are in the bag for the first half of 2023 (see our story here) and we asked five of the more active deal lawyers in the period to weigh in with their predictions of deal flow in the second half and beyond.

After a muted environment for deals involving energy at the beginning of the year (but a rebound in mid to late April), Kirkland & Ellis partner Sean Wheeler in Houston believes the second half promises to be more active. 

Claire Poole

Claire Poole is a senior writer at The Texas Lawbook, where she covers corporate transactions.

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