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The Texas Lawbook

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CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 9 Firms, 76 Lawyers, $9B

April 16, 2024 Claire Poole

Linda Tieh is a force to be reckoned with in the fund formation world.

The partner at Simpson Thacher in Houston has counseled Blackstone in multiple fundraisings, including establishing the $30 billion Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Program; Carlyle on its $6.5 billion Carlyle Asia Partners V; Lexington Partners on its $10.1 billion secondary fund, Lexington Capital Partners VIII; and Palladium Equity Partners on its $1.14 billion Palladium Equity Partners IV. She also counseled Hellman & Friedman in connection with HFCP X, which closed in 2021 at $24.4 billion. 

In addition, Tieh advised Blackstone on its structured secondary transaction and dedicated continuation vehicle fundraising relating to Phoenix Tower International ($1.4 billion) as well as Ferrer Freeman & Co. on its structured secondary transaction with Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners for a Ferrer-managed healthcare focused private equity fund.

Her latest deal was for Centerbridge. She played a major part in setting up a joint venture backed by its funds and global institutional investors to buy more than $1.25 billion in new marinas across the U.S. with Suntex Marina Investors (see top deal below).

Tieh has worked with Centerbridge before, including on its Centerbridge Capital Partners III fund, which raised $6.2 billion, as well as its first dedicated real estate fund.

The Harvard Law-trained lawyer, who received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business, spent her entire legal career at Simpson, starting out as an associate for nine years to being named partner in 2011. A young attorney worth watching.

The week ending April 13 saw a baker’s dozen deals valued at an aggregate $9 billion, but the three capital markets transactions accounted for $7.3 billion of that total. The nine M&A/funding transactions accounted for $1.7 billion of the reported total.

The week prior there were 22 transactions valued at $22.6 billion. This time last year there were also a dozen deals, but they were valued at $24 billion.

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
14-Jun-20259$4788133603$478
07-Jun-202516$26,2101119611$24,7445$1,466
31-May-202519$23,3811116612$18,6657$4,717
24-May-202515$24,0331112113$23,6242$409
17-May-202516$21,7601214511$18,6155$3,145
10-May-202524$33,1751620619$30,7655$2,410
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

M&A/FUNDINGS

Centerbridge, Suntex Marinas establish JV in $1.25B deal

Deal Description: Simpson Thacher said April 9 that it represented Centerbridge Partners in connection with establishing a joint venture backed by Centerbridge-affiliated funds and global institutional investors to buy more than $1.25 billion in new marinas across the U.S. Suntex Marina Investors also contributed funds and will manage the marinas in exchange for a fee. In conjunction with the deal, the joint venture has closed on up to a $600 million revolving credit facility led by Wells Fargo Bank. Suntex engages in the ownership and management of marina properties. The executive officers at Suntex have more than 100 years combined experience investing in, acquiring and managing marinas.

From Simpson: The team included partner Benjamin Schaye and associate David Goodman (M&A); partners Jonathan Karen and Linda Tieh (in Houston) and Jeannette Figg and associates Lawton Salley, Emma Snover and Rebecca Wang (funds); partners Greg Ressa and Danielle Jackson (real estate); partners Marcy Geller and Caroline Phillips and associate Michael Slomovics (tax); partner Brian Steinhardt and associates Kyle Nelson and Emma Li (credit); and associate Kate Mirino (intellectual property). All attorneys are based in New York unless otherwise noted.

Notes: Simpson Thacher previously represented Centerbridge in connection with the recapitalization of Suntex in 2021.

Arcosa buys Ameron from NOV for $180M

Deal Description: Dallas-based Arcosa Inc., a provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions, announced April 9 that it completed the previously announced acquisition of Ameron Pole Products from NOV Inc. for $180 million. Founded in 1970, Ameron is a manufacturer of concrete and steel poles for a range of infrastructure applications, including lighting, traffic, electric distribution and small-cell telecom. With four manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Californiaand Oklahoma, Ameron serves its customers nationally. Last year, Ameron had revenues of $94 million and adjusted EBITDA of $20 million. Arcosa funded the acquisition with cash on-hand and $160 million of borrowings from its revolver. Antonio Carrillo, president and CEO, said Ameron expands its product offerings in traffic and telecom structures and establishes its foothold in the concrete and steel lighting pole market, accelerating the long-term growth profile of its engineered structures segment. Carrillo added the company will continue to seek attractively-priced, complementary acquisitions that strengthen its position in Arcosa’s higher growth end markets.

Arcosa’s Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges with a team led by private equity partner Richard (Rick) Frye in Dallas and including tax partner Jonathan Macke in Dallas and antitrust counsel Alexis Brown-Reilly in Washington, D.C.

Greenbacker invests $100M in Lightshift Energy

Deal Description: Greenbacker Capital Management announced March 28 that an affiliated fund had completed a capital infusion of $100 million in Lightshift Energy, formerly known as Delorean Power. Delorean is involved in utility-scale energy storage deployment in North America. Lightshift will receive the first $20 million tranche for strategic enhancements and the remaining $80 million to invest in sustainable infrastructure assets to support the construction and operational phases of Lightshift’s portfolio.

Greenbacker Outside Counsel: Locke Lord with a team led by Mike Malfettone (New York) and Mike Serra (Providence) with additional assistance provided by Buddy Sanders (Houston), Lori Basilico (Providence) and Heather Stone and Gene Schlack (both of Boston).

Notes: Locke Lord previously advised Greenbacker in its initial partnership with Lightshift in January 2022.

Highmount partners with Dude Perfect with $100M investment

Deal Description: Dude Perfect, a Frisco, Texas-based family-friendly sports and entertainment group, and Highmount Capital, a private investment firm focused on early stage and middle market investments in technology, media and growth-oriented platforms, announced April 9 a strategic partnership to fuel Dude Perfect’s growth and influence on and beyond traditional channels. The partnership includes a 9-figure growth capital investment, which Dude Perfect will use to pursue new opportunities and projects, add to their slate of partnerships and build a management team to lead the group. Dude Perfect, made up of Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert, Tyler Toney, Cory Cotton and Coby Cotton, started with a trickshot video in 2009 and has since amassed a following of 100 million who tune in for family-friendly entertainment, consume the group’s various partnerships spanning retail, food and beverage and more and show up to the group’s live events. Jason Illian, co-founder and general partner at Highmount, said Dude Perfect creates content that garners billions of views every year and trust with families, brands and consumers of all ages and backgrounds.

Dude Perfect’s Financial Advisor: CAA Evolution

Dude Perfect’s Outside Counsel: A non-Texas team from King & Spalding including Zack Davis, John Anderson, Connor Ciepluch, Kristen Landers, John Dean, John Sweet, Andrew Todd, Meredith O’Leary, Karen Shriver, Scott Petty, Laura Huffman, Jesse Pauker, Matthew Krimski and Jack Fontham

Highmount’s Outside Counsel: Stinson

Cariloop of Richardson raises $20M led by ABS Capital

Deal Description: Richardson-based Cariloop, a caregiver support platform, announced April 9 the closure of its Series C funding round, raising $20 million. The funding was led by ABS Capital with participation from existing investors Noro-Moseley Partners, KCRise Fund, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Patterson Thoma Family Office. As part of the financing, ABS partner Jennifer Krusius will join Cariloop’s board and her colleague Cal Wheaton will join as a board observer. Steven Theesfeld, Cariloop’s co-founder, and Colin Patrick, Patterson Thoma Family Office’s chief investment officer, will step down from the board. The investment will primarily fuel the company’s expanding market reach with employers and caregivers and key investments in its digital and concierge-level offerings. Cariloop’s revenue growth has earned the company a spot on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500. The company serves organizations like Procter and Gamble, KPMG, CAE, American Cancer Society, Arthur J. Gallagher, ASPCA and Insperity.

Dallas-based StrikeReady attracts $12M led by 33N Ventures

Deal Description: StrikeReady, a Dallas-based AI cybersecurity platform, raised $12 million in Series A funding. 33N Ventures led and was joined by Hitachi Ventures and Monta Vista Capital. Also participating in the round were industry executives Brian NeSmith, executive chairman and former CEO at Arctic Wolf; and Rod Beckstrom, former CEO of ICANN and founding director of U.S. National Cybersecurity Center (now CISA). 

Wonderbelly of Austin raises $12M led by Loft Growth Partners

Deal Description: Wonderbelly, an Austin-based startup maker of antacids, announced April 9 that it raised $12 million in Series A funding. Loft Growth Partners led the round and was joined by L Catterton, Silas Capital, Jeremy Liew and Andrew Abraham. The company was founded by Noah Kraft and his brother Lucas Kraft to go after the market dominated by Tums and Pepcid AC. Wonderbelly contains calcium carbonate like its competitors but avoids the use of talc, dyes and parabens found in other brands.

Wonderbelly’s Outside Counsel: Orrick partner Anik Guha in California

Alpine launches Guardian Restoration, partners with DryLux, Dry Kings, Midwest

Deal Description: Alpine Investors announced April 8 the launch of Guardian Restoration Partners, a new platform focused on partnering with and building home restoration businesses. In conjunction with the launch, Guardian partnered with DryLux Restoration, Dry Kings and Midwest Restoration, three damage restoration providers serving communities in Arizona, the San Francisco Bay Area and Wisconsin. Terms weren’t disclosed. Bruno Slosse will lead Guardian as CEO and Brian Willis will be president, driving the M&A strategy. Prior to joining Guardian, Slosse was president and CEO of Vendavo, an enterprise software company for global manufacturers and distributors. Willis previously worked at private equity firm GTCR. Alpine has $17 billion in assets under management and offices in San Francisco, New York and Salt Lake City.

Alpine’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis led by corporate partner Brice Lipman and associate Jeff Siwik in Austin with support from tax partner Devin Heckman in the Bay Area, executive compensation partner Jared Whalen in Houston and corporate partner Sean Kramer, also in the Bay Area. 

Houston-based Cart.com buys Amify

Deal Description: Cart.com, a Houston-based e-commerce SaaS startup, announced April 2 it acquired Amify, a Cincinnati-based Amazon optimization and advertising solutions provider. Terms weren’t disclosed. Amify has raised around $17 million from venture capital firms such as Mercury Fund, CincyTech and SaaS Ventures. Cart.com, which enables B2C and B2B companies as well as public sector agencies to sell and fulfill wherever their customers are located, is valued at $1.2 billion by VCs like PayPal Ventures.

Cart.com’s Outside Counsel: Gunderson Dettmer with a team led by Wes Watts and Luke Thomas in Austin and including Lily Kim in Silicon Valley, Ben Cukerbaum in Austin, Jeff Salomon in New York, Emma Anderson in Austin and Erik Ward in Silicon Valley.

Energy Impact partners with OceanSound to buy Message Broadcast from LINK

Deal Description: Ocean Sound announced April 11 its partnership with Energy Impact Partners to acquire Message Broadcast from LINK Mobility. Terms weren’t disclosed. The acquisition enables Message Broadcast, a provider of software for the electric utility industry, to bolster product innovation, increase investment in sales and support resources and deliver value to its customers. Founded in 1998, Message Broadcast develops customer engagement software for utilities and other highly regulated industry sectors, including financial services, telecommunications and healthcare. The Company’s platform automates communication workflows to increase customer satisfaction, decrease operating costs, and ensure regulatory compliance. Message Broadcast annually delivers billions of interactions for the world’s leading companies, including about 50 percent of the top 25 electric utilities in the U.S.

Energy Impact Partners Outside Cousel: Kirkland & Ellis with a team led by corporate partners Adam Larson and Adam Garmezy and associate Jacob Volz.

Energy Impact Partners’ Additional Counsel: Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt

OceanSound’s Outside Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Schjødt

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

Diamondback Energy offers $5.5B in notes

Deal Description: Diamondback Energy Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, announced that it has priced an offering of $850 million in 5.200% senior notes due 2027 at a price to the public of 99.956%, $850 million in 5.150% senior notes due 2030 at a price to the public of 99.830%, $1.3 billion in 5.400% senior notes due 2034 at a price to the public of 99.679%, $1.5 billion in 5.750% senior notes due 2054 at a price to the public of 99.957% and $1 billion in 5.900% senior notes due 2064 at a price to the public of 99.954%. Diamondback intends to use the net proceeds from the offering together with cash on hand and/or borrowings under its subsidiary guarantor’s revolving credit facility and/or term loan facility, for general corporate purposes. That may include paying a portion of the cash consideration for the pending acquisition by Diamondback of 100% of the equity interests in Endeavor, repaying certain debt of Endeavor if the Endeavor merger closes and/or paying related fees, costs and expenses. If the consummation of the $26 billion Endeavor merger occurs late or at all, Diamondback will be required to redeem each series of notes (other than the 2054 notes) at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such series of notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the special mandatory redemption date.

Underwriters’ Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a corporate deal team led by Austin partners David Miller and Michael Chambers and Houston partner Monica White with associates Paul Robe, Connor Adams, Jeff Serfass and Manu Vadlamudi. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Jim Cole with associate Dylan White; and on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Josh Marnitz with associate Nolan Fargo.

Par Pacific announces $1.4B revolver upsize, $550M term loan facility repricing

Deal Description: On March 22, Par Pacific Holdings Inc. entered into an amendment to its asset-based revolving credit facility. The amendment changes the asset-based revolving credit facility to, among other things, increase the revolving commitments from $900 million to $1.4 billion, subject to certain conditions, including the termination of an existing intermediation facility. On April 8, Par Pacific entered into an amendment to its term loan facility, which amends the existing term loan facility to, among other things, decrease the existing pricing for the outstanding term loans. Par Pacific is a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company that owns and operates energy and infrastructure business in logistically complex markets.

Par Pacific‘s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts. On finance​: Clint Culpepper (partner, Austin), Dela Peimani (senior associate, Austin), Morgan Copher (associate, Dallas) and Madeline McCune (associate, Houston). On project finance: John Papaspanos (partner, New York)

Old Republic International offers $400M in senior notes

Deal Description: Locke Lord said April 4 it represented Old Republic International Corp., a Chicago-based insurance holding company engaged in the business of insurance underwriting and related services, on its $400 million public offering of 5.75% senior notes due 2034.

From LL: The team was led by Brett Pritchard and Tom Bohac, both of Chicago, with assistance provided by Joseph Chung and Rob Evans in New York, Bryan Boccelli, Peter Wynacht and Hani Majeed in Chicago and Gislar Donnenberg in Houston

OTHER MATTERS

White & Case said April 11 it advised ConvergeOne, a CVC Capital-backed technology and solutions company now known as C1, on the filing of its prepackaged chapter 11 plan in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The proposed reorganization, intended to cut $1.6 billion in debt, could give ownership to lenders, including Silver Point Capital, Monarch Alternative Capital and Kennedy Lewis Investment Management, according to the Wall Street Journal. The prepackaged plan, which has been agreed upon by a supermajority of C1’s lenders and certain other stakeholders, will support ongoing efforts to invest in the transformation and growth of the Bloomington, Mich.-based company. The agreement, which remains subject to the court’s approval, provides for the reduction of around 80 percent of debt from the company’s balance sheet and $245 million in new equity commitments, resulting in an increase in C1’s available liquidity. Under the terms of the plan, if confirmed by the Court, the company will continue to operate its business and the new financing will be available to support C1 throughout the process and in the future. The White & Case team was led by financial restructuring and insolvency partners Bojan Guzina, Andrew O’Neill and Erin Rosenberg (all in Chicago) and Charles Koster (Houston). Others included associates Blair Warner, Adam Swingle, Drew Magee, Andrew Rudolph, Maria Protic, Reed Rogan, Alonso Aquije and Clint Simkins (Chicago) and Rashad Abdallah (Los Angeles); debt finance partners Justin Wagstaff and Brett Pallin and associates Ben Morrison (New York) and Iris Ma (Silicon Valley); M&A partners Oliver Brahmst, Daniel Kozin and Adam Cieply (New York); and employment, compensation and benefits partner Tal Marnin (New York). 

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Pembina Pipeline Corp. announced April 4 some progress on the proposed Cedar LNG project, including securing long-term commercial offtake support, and Baker Botts was legal counsel to Pembina on the commercial agreements between the project company, Cedar LNG Partners, and offtakers ARC Resources Ltd. and Pembina. The team included, on global projects: partner David Jetter and associate Megan Young (Houston); Jason Bennett (partner, Houston); Rob Butler (partner, London); Louise Stephens (associate, Houston); from corporate: Caitlin Lawrence (partner, Houston) and Lyman Paden (senior counsel, Houston); and on tax: Jon Lobb (partner, Houston). The milestones allow Cedar LNG to initiate the project financing process and the Haisla Nation, Pembina’s partner in Cedar LNG, to begin a process to support its equity contributions in advance of a final investment decision, which is expected by the mid-2024. The commercial offtake secured encompasses a 20-year take-or-pay liquefaction tolling services agreement with a fixed toll with ARC Resources for 1.5 million tonnes per annum. Pembina also has executed an identical bridging agreement with Cedar LNG for 1.5 mpta. Pembina intends to assign its capacity to a third-party following a positive FID, with commercial offtake discussions continuing with multiple other customers.

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Akin said April 11 it advised Excelsior Energy Capital, a renewable energy infrastructure investor, in a multiyear agreement to acquire two gigawatts of photovoltaic modules from Heliene Inc., a manufacturer of solar energy equipment in Ontario, Canada. As part of the long-term supply agreement, the two companies expect to work closely as partners. Excelsior announced the news April 10. The Akin team was led by projects and energy transition partners Dan Lynch and Matt Kapinos and included tax partner Sam Guthrie, projects and energy transition partner Hayden Harms, counsel Taha Qureshi and associate Kam McPike. The photovoltaic modules supplied under the agreement – commonly referred to as solar panels or PV modules – will primarily be produced at an existing Heliene factory in Mountain Iron, Minn., and at a new factory the company plans to build in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Claire Poole

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

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