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CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 13 Firms, 19 Lawyers, $21B

August 1, 2023 Claire Poole & Allen Pusey

Like most of us, regardless of profession, PE managers/investors/bankers are trying to figure out where the business stands these days. And, like all of us, perspective depends on where you happen to be standing.

On the one hand, according to a recent report by PitchBook, U.S. PE dealmaking has been a mixed bag of late. Call it, as they do, a “mixed quarter” — deal count up slightly from Q1; value down by 15.8 percent. Since peaking in Q4 2021, PE dealmaking has registered declines in four of the next six quarters with quarterly volumes down 24 percent. Deal value has been even worse, declining by more than 49 percent across those six quarters.

Shocking? Discouraging? Not, really. Once again, it depends on where you stand.

The six quarters mentioned above trailed those of 2021, a record-breaking, historic post-Covid year in both volume and value. They also include 2022, which surpassed all other years in volume and value — except for 2021. And even this year, at the halfway point, despite a seemingly sluggish pace of dealmaking, U.S. H1 PE transactions (ringing in at 4,338 deals valued at $418 billion) are poised to eclipse pre-Covid levels, according to the PitchBook numbers. In volume, the year could even top 2022.

There are the usual problems. Inflation has slowed but is not officially conquered, making deal decisions tougher and more complicated. Banks are still stung by overvalued technology transactions exposed by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Still, deals are getting done with less debt and more equity, making them structurally more complex. Fundraising is down 15 to 25 percent from H1 2022, according to PitchBook, but that’s down from some of the highest numbers over the past decade. Leverage has softened. The average debt-to-enterprise value of LBO transactions has fallen from a five-year average of 52.2 percent to 43.3 percent.

That deals are more and smaller isn’t just a function of circumstance. It’s a survival strategy in a complex market: buying smaller makes deals easier to bankroll and execute, PitchBook notes. Add-ons, for instance have been “off the charts” in 2022 and the first half of 2023, according to PitchBook, composing 78 percent of those buy-outs in the current year. And take-private deals, though down dramatically in value despite a few large-scale transactions, continue to be popular, even in their smaller size.

During H1 2022, the median size of a take-private transaction was $1.7 billion. That has dropped to $482.9 million in the first half of the current year. But that’s a bump up from H2 2022, which saw 32 take-private deals valued at $44.8 billion compared to 43 valued at $89.9 billion in the first half of 2023. That many of the take-private transactions involved European firms, according to PitchBook, is a data point for another time. A deal’s a deal.

For now, if we insist on being glum, we can take a look under the hood of commercial real estate. But for the moment, let’s savor the view. It could be worse.

The week ending July 29 saw 15 deals involving 187 mostly Texas lawyers at 13 different firms. There were four transactions with values at more than $1 billion (and another darn close at $960 million), placing an aggregate value on the week at more than $21 billion.

Compare that with last week’s 18 deals for $3.9 billion, or the eight transactions for $6.9 billion during the same week last year, and its’s not at all bad — any way you look at it.

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
28-Jun-202513$7,77781387$2,0316$5,746
21-Jun-202516$5,9841011311$3,0875$2,897
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

V&E advises on $7.3B Biogen acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals

Deal Description: In one of the largest biopharmaceutical deals in memory, Plano-based Reata Pharmaceuticals agreed July 28 to be acquired by Biogen Inc. in a cash transaction that values Reata at $7.3 billion. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Biogen cited its interest in Reata’s development of therapeutics aimed at regulating cellular metabolism and inflammation related to a variety of neurologic diseases. The two companies expect to close the deal, billed as a combination, in the fourth quarter. Vinson & Elkins advised Reata and Cravath aided Biogen. For The Lawbook‘s earlier coverage see here.

TC Energy sells $3.9B interest in Columbia pipelines to GIP

Deal Description: TC Energy announced July 24 that it decided to sell a 40 percent interest in Columbia Gas Transmission and Columbia Gulf Transmission to Global Infrastructure Partners for $3.9 billion in cash. Calgary-based TC Energy will continue to operate the systems through a newly-created joint venture with GIP, Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. The Columbia Pipeline systems span more than 15,000 miles across the North American natural gas network, including support from northeastern gas fields for about 20 percent of the U.S. LNG export supply chain terminating at the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast.

TC Energy’s Financial Advisors: TD Securities and Citi

TC Energy’s Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown with a team led from Houston by partners Jeff Dobbs and Phil Lau. Partner Marc Sperber and Tom Santora advised from Chicago. Partner Pete Wolf aided from the firm’s northern California office.

Global Infrastructure Partners’ Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a team led from Houston by partner Robert Hughes and from New York by partner Eamon Nolan and senior associate Austin White, with assistance from associates Michelle Fu, Tessa Krieger-Carlisle and Maham Shahzad. Other key team members include partner David Wicklund, counsel Zach Rider and associate Taylor Daily; partner Jason McIntosh and associate Katie Dillard; partner Damien Lyster and associate Ryan Hoeffner; counsel Megan Menniti, senior associate Michael Zarcaro and associate Vestita Kuntz;  partner Sarah Mitchell, senior associate Alexander Baker and associate Victoria Bahrami-Negad; partner Matt Dobbins, counsel Brandon Tuck, senior associate Grant Tolley and associate Kelly Rondinelli; counsel Rajesh Patel and associate Haley Titcomb; partners Hill Wellford and Kara Kuritz and associates Adam Thomas and Alyx Eva; partner Sean Becker and associate Andrew Cox; and partner David D’Alessandro and associate Kenneth Strain.

Engine No. 1, Saudis agree to invest $3.4B in transition metals group Vale

Deal Description: Canadian mining giant Vale announced July 27 that it is selling 13 percent of its transitional energy subsidiary Vale Base Metals Ltd. to Manara Minerals, a Saudi joint venture, and to Engine No. 1, a San Francisco transitional energy investor. The transaction is valued at $3.4 billion, implying an enterprise value of $26 billion for Vale Base Metals. Manara Minerals is a joint venture between the Saudi mining company Ma’aden and the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Manara will own 10 percent of VBM and Engine No. 1 will have a 3 percent stake. VBM is the largest North American supplier of nickel and copper, critical elements in the development of decarbonization and large-battery storage.

Engine No. 1’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis with a mostly Texas team led from Houston by partner Kyle Watson along with associates Gabrielle Sumich and Andrei Bucur; real asset partner Chris Heasley and associate Jonathan Strom; international trade & national security partner Luci Hague; and tax partners Mark Dundon and Alexander Cox and associate Rikesh Gandhi. They had assistance from corporate partners Sara Pickersgill, Victoria Legg, Hayley Hollender and Kamran Bajwa.

Safran Group to acquire Collins Aerospace flight controls business for $1.8B

Deal Description: Safran Group, a global manufacturer of aviation and aerospace products headquartered in Paris, announced July 21 its intention to acquire the actualization and flight controls business of Collins Aerospace for an estimated $1.8 billion. Collins is a unit of RTX Corp., the aerospace giant created by the 2020 merger of United Technologies and Raytheon. Of particular interest, according to Safran, was Collins’ role in aftermarket sales, which constitutes 40 percent of the acquired sales revenue.

Safran’s Outside Counsel: Baker McKenzie with a team led by partners Michael DeFranco in Chicago and Brook Mestre in Dallas. The group also included tax partner Lane Morgan (Dallas), Kai Kramer (Houston), IP partner Jessica Greenwald (Dallas) and lawyers from Paris, Toronto, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.

TopBuild to acquire SPI for $960 million

Deal Description: Incline Equity Partners announced July 27 the $960 million sale of Specialty Products & Insulation, a supplier of building products and spray foam insulation for construction, to TopBuild, a competitor based in Daytona, Fla. Incline purchased the Charlotte-based company in 2021. TopBuild plans to fund the transaction with cash on hand and a new $550 million term loan. As a result of the transaction, TopBuild will benefit from a $90 million tax asset.

Top Build’s Outside Counsel: Jones Day led by Cleveland partner Ben Stulberg.

Outside Counsel for Incline and SPI: Kirkland & Ellis with a team was led by Chicago corporate partners Walt Holzer and Melanie Harmon and Houston associate Mike Bassi; also in Chicago, tax partner Roger Lucas and associate Chris Worek advised.

Giampaolo, Rio Tinto form $700 million JV

Deal Description: Canada’s Giampaolo Group and London-based Rio Tinto announced July 21 the formation of a joint venture to manufacture and market recycled aluminum products. Under the terms of the agreement, Rio Tinto will acquire a 50 percent equity stake in Giampaolo Group’s wholly owned unit Matalco for $700 million, subject to any adjustments. Based in Brampton, Ontario, Matalco is a producer of aluminum slab and billet for the rolling, extrusion and forging industries using re-melting technology. Upon closing, Matalco will oversee product production for the joint venture operations with Rio Tinto responsible for their global marketing.

Giampaolo/Matalco’s Outside Counsel: Morgan Lewis led by Dallas partner Janice Davis. Team members also include partner Andrew Ray and associates Chris Ronne, Andres Paciuc and Linda Wang, partner Stephen Fitzgerald (Dallas), associate Jamie Huffman (Dallas), of counsel Melissa Brown (Houston) and associate Casey Weaver (Houston), among others.

Unifund to combine with SPAC Everest Consolidator

Deal Description: Unifund Financial Technologies, a data and analytics company specializing in consumer debt service, announced July 24 that it is going public through a combination agreement with Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corp., a California blank check company. Under the merger deal, Cincinnati-based Unifund is assumed to have an enterprise value of $232 million. Everest collected $172.5 million at the close of its IPO in November 2021. Facing a May 2023 deadline for dissolution, Everest requalified the trust, enabling it to extend negotiations to Aug. 28. The Unifund transaction assumes that Everest will retain $60 million in trust, which will be supported by a 1.5 million bonus pool. The merger is expected to close during the third quarter.

Everest’s Outside Outside Counsel:  Latham & Watkins with a team led from Houston by partner Ryan Maierson. The team also included associates Denny Lee, Brent Wagner, Morgen Seim, and Christina Schrantz. Advising on capital markets is New York partner Senet Bischoff, with associates Samuel Niles, Paul Robe, and Nick Gonzalez; Houston partners Tim Fenn and Jared Grimley, with associate Dylan White; on benefits matters by Boston partner Josh Friedman, with associate Jocelyn Wexler; on intellectual property and privacy and data security matters by Bay Area partner Michelle Gross, with associates Amy Tosi, Kiara Vaughn, Deborah Hinck, and Dyllan Brown-Bramble; on payment partners Barrie VanBrackle and Parag Patel and New York partner Arthur Long, with associate Mikhail Bushinski; on real estate matters by Chicago partner Rachel Bates, with associate Cristian Kelly; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Josh Marnitz, with associate Olivia Pettingill; and on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Jason Cruise, Brussels counsel Philipp Studt, and Washington, D.C. counsel Patrick English.

Everest’s Financial Advisor: Seaport Global

Seaport’s Legal Advisor: Baker Botts advised Seaport with a team led from Houston by partner Doug Getten, with senior associate Garrett Hughey, associate Parker Hinman and associate Austin Lee, all from Houston.

Unifund’s Outside Counsel: Taft Stettinus & Hollister

New midstream company nails capital commitment from Pearl Energy

Deal Description: Voyager Midstream Holdings, a Texas company founded recently by two former pipeline executives, announced July 25 that it had received a “substantial” but undisclosed capital commitment from Dallas-based Pearl Energy. Voyager aims to acquire and develop transportation infrastructure for crude oil, natural gas and oil field water products in producing basins across North America. Founded earlier this year, Voyager is headquartered in Houston and Midland, which happen to be the cities where Voyager founders Will Harvey and Martin McHale live. Harvey is a former SVP at Aris Water Solutions and McHale COO at Oryx Midstream.

Pearl Energy’s Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin with a team led by partner Holt Foster from Dallas with senior managing associate Jeremy Pettit and associate J.D. Swancoat. Houston tax partner Zackary Pullin also advised.

Voyager Midstream Outside Counsel: Bracewell advised Voyager with a team led from Houston by partners Lytch T. Gutmann and associate W. Jared Berg. Other members of the team were associate Michael J. Muszik (Houston), partner Steven J. Lorch (New York) and partner Amber K. Dodds (San Antonio).

Austin-based Haveli Investments acquires Certinia

Deal Description: Haveli Investments, an Austin-based tech-centric investment firm, announced July 26 that it is acquiring Certinia, a California-headquartered SaaB platform. Formerly known as FinancialForce, Certinia automats electronic payments, professional services automation and other vendor and customer experiences. Sellers include Advent International and Technology Crossover Adventures. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Haveli’s Financial Advisors: Morgan Stanley

Haveli’s Outside Counsel: Ropes & Gray

Certinia’s Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges with a team led from Boston and New York by partners Ramona Nee and Gareth Clark. No Texas lawyers were involved.

Note: Haveli Investments was formed in 2021 by Brian Sheth, former president of Vista Equity Partners. In October 2022 the company announced a strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management that included a $500 capital commitment.

TCW to acquire three ETFs from Engine No. 1

Deal Description: Los Angeles global asset manager TCW Group announced July 25 its acquisition of three exchange-traded funds from Engine No. 1. Terms weren’t disclosed. As part of the deal, TCW acquires the entirety of Engine No. 1’s Transform ETF platform, which includes Transform Climate ETF, Transform Supply Chain ETF and the Transform 500 ETF index fund. Combined, the Transform ETF platform manages more than $600 million in U.S. equity ETFs focused on supply chain onshoring and energy transition. Upon closing Engine No.1’s ETF portfolio managers and staff will be integrated into TCW.

Engine No. 1’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis with a team led by corporate partners Kyle Watson in Houston and Jonathan Benloulou in Dallas. Also advising are associates Gabrielle Sumich and Daly Brower; investment funds partners Nicole Runyan and Pamela Chen; tax partner Anne Kim; technology and IP transactions partner Amber Harezlak; and executive compensation partner Rob Fowler.

ZT Corporate buys Exceptional Emergency Centers

Deal Description: Chamberlain Hrdlicka announced July 26 that it advised ZT Corporate on its acquisition of Exceptional Emergency Center, a deal announced June 16 with terms undisclosed. Exceptional Emergency was acquired by Altus Community Healthcare, a ZT portfolio company. Headquartered in Brownsville, Exception Emergency operates 14 community health center locations across Texas.

ZT’s/Altus‘ Outside Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka with a team led from Houston by shareholders Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim and David Pierson supported by Aly Dossa (intellectual property), Christopher Hydrick (corporate) and Arlin Dawson (corporate).

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

Waste Management issues $2B in notes

Deal Description: Waste Management of Houston announced July 27 two issuances of senior notes. They included $750 million in senior notes due in February 2029 and $1.25 billion in senior notes due in February 2034. Both carry interest rates of 4.875 percent. The issues are expected to close on Aug. 3.

Underwriters: Barclays Capital, BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, Scotia Capital, BNP Paribas Securities, MUFG Securities, RBC Capital Markets, and Truist Securities as joint book-running managers with J.P. Morgan Securities, Mizuho Securities, PNC Capital Markets, SMBC Nikko Securities, CastleOak Securities, CAVU Securities, Loop Capital Markets and Stern Brothers & Co. as co-managers.

Waste Management’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts with a team from Houston by corporate partner Clint Rancher with special counsel Lakshmi Ramanathan and associate Talha Chaudhry. The group also included senior counsel Aileen Hooks and associate Katie Windle on environmental matters from Austin; partner Jennifer Trulock on labor and employment from Dallas; New York partner Robin Melman and Houston senior associate Gabriela Alvarez on benefits; and partner Jon Lobb and associate Phillip Clifton on tax matters from Houston.

Underwriters’ Legal Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher led by partner Hillary Holmes from Houston with partner Cynthia Mabry and associates Malakeh Hijazi, William Bald and Caitlyn Fiebrich.

Seadrill offers $575M in notes

Deal Description: Deepwater drilling company Seadrill announced July 27 that its finance subsidiary had issued two tranches of notes. In the first, the company issued $500 of 8.375 percent senior secured second lien notes due 2030. In the second, Seadrill priced an additional $75 million increment of similarly structured notes at 100.75 percent of par. The company also entered into a five-year revolving credit facility capped at $225 million with an accordion feature adding up to $100 million. Net proceeds are being used to pay Seadrill’s secured debt facilities.

Seadrill’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts with a team led by Dallas partner David Emmons and Houston partner Clint Rancher. They were supported by Lee Davis (special counsel, Washington, D.C.), Michael Mazidi (associate, Houston) and Talha Chaudhry (associate, Houston); Luke Weedon (partner, Dallas), Alex Kamel (senior associate, Houston), Delaram Peimani (associate, Austin), Demi Kampakis (associate, Houston) and Regan Vicknair (associate, Houston) on finance; and Derek Green (partner, Houston) and Katie McEvilly (senior associate, Houston) on tax.

HighPeak closes $155M public offering

Deal Description: HighPeak Energy, Inc. announced the close on July 21 of an underwritten public offering of 14.835 million shares of its common stock. The Fort Worth-headquartered company said it netted $151.2 million in the sale of 12.9 million of those shares offered to the public at $10.50. HighPeak said it plans to use the proceeds for working capital and to enhance its near-term liquidity.

Financial Advisors: Roth Capital Partners was sole manager of the offering and Texas Capital Securities was financial advisor.

High Peak’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a team led by Houston partners Sarah Morgan and Jackson O’Maley and senior associate Ximena Kuri with assistance from associates Chase Browndorf, Taylor Kim and Josh Rutenberg.

Japanese marketing firm Warantee Inc. prices IPO

Deal Description: Warantee Inc., a Japanese market research company, announced the pricing July 25 of its initial public offering of 2.4 million American depository shares priced at $4 per ADS. The offering closed on July 27.

Book Runner/Dealer: Prime Number Capital was the sole book runner for the offering and Spartan Capital Securities was selected dealer.

Warantee’s U.S. Counsel: Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li

Prime Number’s Outside Counsel: Winston & Strawn with a team led by Houston partner Mike Blankenship with partner David Sakowitz in New York and associates John Niedzwiecki and Robbie Oakes in Houston.

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