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CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 7 Firms, 200 Lawyers, $10.1B

February 3, 2025 Nick Peck

The great thing about M&A is that you always have something to worry about — even when you don’t.

So, when The Texas Lawbook‘s Corporate Deal Tracker told us that M&A deal count was down in the fourth quarter in Texas, we could also tell you it was the best fourth-quarter deal count in years. It’s a mixed message, to be sure.

But according to Pitchbook’s 2024 Global Annual Report, the fourth quarter was apparently down everywhere. Deal value for the year eclipsed $3.7 trillion over an estimated 45,191 deals. In North America, we eclipsed $2 trillion across 17,509 deals — a 16.4 percent rise year-over-year in value and a 9.4 percent bump YoY in count.

It was a good year. But that was then. Does that fourth quarter dip bode ill for 2025?

“The markets are flashing the all-clear sign after the most severe boom-bust cycle since the global financial crisis, suggesting the trade winds are poised to carry M&A on a prosperous course in the coming year,” notes Pitchbook’s PE senior analyst Garrett Hinds.

After years of worrying about valuations and inflation, says Pitchbook, dealmakers have begun to let go of the halcyon days of 2021: days of limitless, low-cost financing, pent-up demand and low-price expectations following a year on the pandemic sidelines.

But particularly notable in the Pitchbook analysis is an apparent rebound of the sponsor-backed deal, not only in deal count, but in valuation as quality investors digest the market on its own terms.

Evaluating that can be particularly difficult since a large number of such deals, being private, are not fully or publicly disclosed. And that is significant, says Hinds, when we consider that approximately 95% of all M&A acquirees are private companies, and roughly 70% of all fully disclosed M&A deals are below $100 million in size.

This comes as no surprise to Vinson & Elkins, which has been shifting its areas of practice to become more PE-focused, a process that began several years ago.

“While public company representations are still central to many of our practices, we believe it was the right decision then, and continues to be now, to be seen as a go-to firm for leading private equity sponsors,” Michael P. Gibson, an Austin-based M&A and venture capital-focused partner at V&E said. “Private equity firms are sophisticated clients that are particularly nimble in their deployment of capital.”

Dallas partner Crosby Scofield says Texas is particularly suited to PE investment.

“The same tailwinds leading to growth in Texas — a pro-business regulatory environment, robust energy supply, a talented workforce, and cities with broad cultural and lifestyle appeal — will likewise attract and compel private equity firms to invest from and in Texas,” Scofield said. 

The firm also expects the growing demand for domestic energy and transmissions, fueled by the uptick in the development of data centers and the reshoring of manufacturing, to present PE firms with many high-growth opportunities, another reason attracting them to invest in Texas.

Dealing with PE investors often requires a “uniquely holistic and team-based approach” to working with and advising firms in the sector, says Abby Branigan, another V&E partner in Dallas.

“Private equity has already shown it is here to stay and will continue to drive deal activity,” she said.

The week ending Feb. 1 saw 16 deals valued at $10.1 billion, a particularly solid week with 11 of the reported transactions coming in $7.5 billion in M&A and fundings. This compares to the 14 deals valued at $10.3 billion the week prior. This time last year, we saw 12 deals for $8.4 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
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/Funding

Viper Energy Acquires Diamondback’s Upstream Assets for $4.45B

Viper Energy announced on Jan. 30 that it has agreed to acquire mineral and royalty interests from Diamondback Energy Inc., its Midland-based parent, in exchange for units of its operating subsidiary and $1 billion in cash in a transaction valued at $4.45 billion. Additionally, Diamondback will gain 69.6 million tax-advantaged units of Viper’s operating subsidiary. The OpCo units, to be issued with equal shares of Class B common shares of Viper, will also be available to exchange for Class A common shares of Viper. The shares will be valued at $44.95 per share, with the pricing coming from the volume-weighted 30-day price of Viper’s common stock for the period ending Jan. 24. Viper plans to fund the deal with cash on hand, borrowings from its existing credit facility and proceeds from additional capital market transactions. Kirkland & Ellis advised Diamondback while Hunton AK counseled Viper’s audit committee in the deal. For more information, see our daily coverage here.

Diversified Energy Acquires Houston’s Maverick Natural Resources for Nearly $1.3B

Diversified Energy, a Birmingham-based acquirer and manager of natural gas and oil-focused assets, announced on Jan. 27 that it acquired a private Houston-based oil and gas company, Maverick Natural Resources, for $1.275 billion. The Houston-based firm has been a portfolio company of EIG Global Energy Partners since 2015. Diversified will pay out the nearly $1.3 billion acquisition figure by assuming $700 million of Maverick’s debt, issuing 21.2 million new shares worth $345 million and paying $207 million in cash. Additionally, a new $1.5 billion credit facility, including Diversified and Maverick’s RBL assets, will aid in financing the deal and refinancing Maverick’s RBL. Additionally, as a part of the initial transaction details, EIG will still own nearly 20 percent of the Houston-based firm’s shares, and a break fee of $50 million will be applied if Diversified breaks the terms of the deal. Maverick Natural Resources in-house counsel, Roy Mitchell (Houston), tapped Kirkland & Ellis to represent Maverick and EIG Global Energy Partners in the agreement. Diversified Energy’s Pittsburgh-based Chief Legal and Risk Officer, Ben Sullivan, tapped Latham & Watkins’ London branch and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as its outside counsel on the deal. For more information, see our daily coverage here.

Blue Sage Capital closes $618M fund

Deal Description: Blue Sage Capital, an Austin-based private equity firm primarily investing in the lower-middle markets, announced the final close of its Blue Sage Capital IV fund at $618 million on Jan. 29. The fund received a substantial investment from its GP and overall was oversubscribed, closing above the Austin-based firm’s initial target of $400 million and its hard cap of $550 million. Furthermore, the firm did so without a placement agent for the fund. In addition, the final amount of $618 million is more than double the size of its prior fund, which closed in 2020, worth $300 million. Outside of the GP’s considerable investment, the fund also included a global group of LPs that included pension funds, large family offices, college and university endowments, charitable foundations, insurance companies and other entrepreneurial firms, many of whom have contributed to its prior funds. The firm also had to limit the fund size to maintain its lower-middle market focus and couldn’t include a handful of other LPs interested in contributing to the fund because of this. Blue Sage will look to be the first intuitional investor in a new batch of environmental solutions, manufacturing, and specialty service-focused businesses in Texas, the Southwest and the Midwest using the new funding acquired through its recently announced Blue Sage Capital IV fund. 

Blue Sage Capital Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis advised Blue Sage Capital in the deal with a team of investment funds lawyers, Laura Stake (Austin), Reed Schuster (Austin/Chicago), and Rachel Chung (Austin), as well as tax lawyers Stephen Butler (Austin/Houston) and Grant Michael Newman (Houston).

Viper Energy acquires $325M in assets from Morita Ranches Minerals

Deal Description: In conjunction with the deal listed above, Viper Energy, a subsidiary of Midland’s Diamondback Energy Inc., also announced on Jan. 30 that it had acquired additional mineral and royalty interests from EnCap Investments-backed and Midland-based mineral, oil, gas and hydrocarbons-focused firm, Morita Ranches Minerals, for $211 million and 2.4 million OpCo shares. Viper plans to fund the transaction through cash and borrowings from its credit facility.

Diamondback Energy In-House Counsel: Matt Zmigrosky (Midland)

Viper Energy Outside Legal Counsel: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Morita Ranches Minerals Outside Legal Counsel: Vinson & Elkins advised Morita Ranches Minerals on the deal with a team that included partner Bryan Loocke (Houston), partner Michael Marek (Houston), senior associate Theodore Belden (Dallas) and associate Rivers Stephens (Houston). Additionally, partner Megan James (Dallas), associate Sarah Coe (Houston), partner Jackson O’Maley (Houston) and associate Walt Baker (Houston) contributed to the deal.

Engine No. 1, Chevron and GE Vernova Announce Partnership to Power Data Centers

Deal Description: Infrastructure investors Engine No. 1 and Chevron Corp. announced Jan. 28 a joint venture aimed at fast-tracking the development of a series of micro-grid power centers for co-location with data centers in the nation’s Southeast, Midwest and West. Working with Massachusetts-based GE Vernova under a slot reservation agreement, the newly formed company is securing seven 7HA natural gas turbines for the projects on an accelerated timeline, which would allow initial service for the first data center project to begin in 2027. The turbines are, according to GE Vernova, designed to operate on a broad range of gaseous or liquid fuels — whether shale gas, high ethane, hydrogen, #2 diesel or crude oils — with some featuring ramp-up rates as short as 30 minutes, a vital attribute for the uninterrupted power needs for data storage and AI development.

Chevron In-House Legal Counsel: R. Hewitt Pate (Houston)

Engine No. 1 Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis advised Engine No. 1 on the deal with a team that included Kyle Watson (Houston), Patrick Corrigan (Houston), Gabrielle Sumich (Houston), Alexa Grealis (Dallas) and tax lawyer Mark Dundon (Houston).

Pine Run Gathering acquires Superior Midstream Appalachian for $120M

Deal Description: Pine Run Gathering, a JV owned by Stonehenge Energy Resources and UGI Energy Services, announced on Jan. 27 that it acquired Superior Midstream Appalachian, an owner and operator of three natural gas gathering systems in Pennsylvania, for $120 million. The transaction was financed through a $163 million senior secured term loan and other commitments obtained through the JV. Following the close of the transaction, Stonehenge will own 51% of the systems, and UGI will own 49%. The JV’s newly acquired assets include the Pittsburgh Mills, Snow Shoe and Brookfield gathering systems. Pittsburgh Mills systems are connected to UGI’s current Big Pine gathering system and the tree systems feature an aggregate daily flow of 190 Mcf.

Pine Run Gathering Outside Legal Counsel: Baker Botts with a team that included corporate lawyers Bryan Henderson (Dallas), Michael Donnellan (Houston), Elizabeth Kirkland (Dallas), and tax and employee benefits lawyers Stephen Marcus (Dallas), Jason Ayer Graham (Dallas) and Jason Loden (Dallas). Additionally, real estate-focused lawyers Daniel Kruger (Washington, D.C.), Taylor Gamboa (Dallas) and environmental-focused lawyer Elizabeth Singleton (Houston) contributed to the deal. Additionally,

Pine Run Financing Outside Legal Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a team that included partner Michael Bielby, Jr. (Dallas), associate Natalie Harrison (Dallas), associate Meghan Dobbins (New York), associate Syed Rizvi (Houston), partner Wendy Trahan Salinas (Dallas), associate Patrick Darby (Dallas), and partner John Decker (Washington, D.C.).

Administrative Agent of the Transaction: BOK Financial

Joint Lead Arrangers of the Transaction: Cadence Bank and Citizens Bank

Riverstone Credit Sells Harland & Wolff’s UK-based Shipyard Assets to Navantia UK for $87.1M

Deal Description: Riverstone Credit, a UK-based energy-focused credit investor, announced on Jan. 28 that it has sold Harland & Wolff, a Belfast-based shipbuilding, ship repair and offshore construction-focused firm, and its assets to Navantia UK for £69.9 million ($87.1 million). The deal also includes the waiving of the firm’s debt worth £20 million ($24.9 million). Furthermore, the deal will see Navantia, a UK-based shipbuilder and offshore wind energy-focused firm, acquire four of Harland & Wolf’s shipyards located in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In addition, through the agreement, the trio of companies helped to secure over 1,000 jobs for the communities involved in the acquisition.

Riverstone Credit Outside Legal Counsel: Bracewell and Stephenson Harwood represented Riverstone in the deal with a Bracewell team that included partners Kate Day (Houston), Jason Fox (London), and François Feuillat (London) and associates Alan Stewart (Houston), Jessica Hastings (London), Sameer Ahuja (London) and Rebecca Williamson(London).

The Stephenson Harwood team included partner Ian Benjamin (London) and associate Fiona Siddall (London).

Riverstone Credit Advisors: Teneo and Rothschild & Co

Smart Wires Announces $65M Raise Led by Dallas’ BP Energy Partners

Deal Description: Smart Wires, a Durham-based grid-enhancing technology developer and provider, announced on Jan. 29 that it obtained $65 million in growth capital to further expand its commercial operations in 2025 to meet the rising energy needs fueled by AI and data centers. The new investment came primarily from BP Energy Partners, a Dallas-based PE firm formed with support from T. Boone Pickens. The firm invests in companies focused on energy transition. Fort Worth’s Keystone Group was also involved in the investment. Smart Wires is an energy consulting firm that utilizes software to identify and reroute energy transmissions for greater efficiency.

BP Energy Partners In-House Legal Counsel: Warren Garden (Dallas)

Smart Wires Outside Legal Counsel: Morgan Lewis with a team led by partners Janice Davis (Dallas) and Patricia Brennan (New York) and associate Christopher Ronne (Seattle).

Ancala-backed Phoenix Rail to acquire Lehigh Valley Rail Management

Deal Description: Ancala, a London-headquartered infrastructure manager and investor, announced Jan. 28 its purchase of Lehigh Valley Rail Management, which operates 61 miles of short-line freight rail operations in Johnstown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The acquisition was made by Phoenix Rail, a railroad investment platform based in Denver recently created by Ancala in association with Arkadia Rail Partners (formerly Brookhaven Infrastructure). The Lehigh Valley acquisition is its first. LVRM and its intermodal terminals connect a broad number of industries with Class 1 lines that service Philadelphia, New York and other major cities. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed.

Financial Advisor: Northborne Partners

Ancala Outside Legal Counsel: Sidley Austin represented Ancala in the deal with a team that included partners Brien Wassner (New York) and Samantha Seley (Houston). The team also included Dallas associate Chase Roland.

Note: The recent acquisition is Ancala’s second investment in North America. The firm invested in a Canadian-based decarbonized heating and cooling solutions provider, Noventa Energy, in 2023.

Thoma Bravo Makes Majority Investment Into Opexus and Casepoint in Conjunction With Recent Merger

Deal Description: Thoma Bravo announced Jan. 27 its acquisition of of OPEXUS+Casepoint, a newly merged combination of Casepoint, a legal data provider, and OPEXUS, a data processing provider for government agencies. Although controlled by Thoma Bravo, the new entity includes minority interests retained by Gemspring Capital, the primary investor in OPEXUS and surviving shareholders of Casepoint. Based in Virginia, Casepoint is a provider of data and discovery technology for litigation, investigations and compliance. OPEXUS is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Thoma Bravo said it intends to integrate the platforms of the two companies to provide fully functional process management and discovery data services. OPEXUS+Casepoint will be headquartered in Washington and led by OPEXUS CEO Howard Langsa.

Thoma Bravo Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis

On the OPEXUX transaction: A team led by corporate lawyers John Kaercher (Austin), Brett Nelson(Chicago), Corey Fox (Chicago), Zoe Quick (Chicago), Dominic Adduci (Chicago), Lucy Li (Austin), debt finance lawyers Fred Lim (San Francisco), Alexander Straka (Chicago), Emily Barber (San Francisco), Chris Glenn (San Francisco), tax lawyers Adam Kool (New York) and Steven Cantor (Washington, D.C.) and technology and IP transactions lawyer Aaron Lorber (Chicago).

On the Casepoint segment: George Boden (Chicago), Zackary Theo (Chicago), Amanda Van Auken (Chicago) and Charlie Hu (Chicago). Kaercher, Fox, Lim, Glenn, Kool, Cantor, Lorber, Straka and Barber also contributed to this side of the deal.

Casepoint Outside Legal Counsel: Cooley

OPEXUS Outside Legal Counsel: McDermott Will & Emery

Casepoint Financial Advisor: Baird

Debt Financer: Comvest Credit Partners and HarbourVest Partners

Atlas Energy Solutions acquires Hilltop’s Moser Energy Systems for $220M

Deal Description: Atlas Energy Solutions, a fracking services company based in Austin, announced Jan. 27 that it is buying Moser Energy Systems, a Wyoming provider of natural gas-powered portable oilfield generators and a portfolio company of Hilltop Opportunity Partners. The $220 million deal includes $180 million in cash and $40 million in the form of 1.7 million shares of Atlas common stock. Atlas has the option to determine at closing whether it wants to pay Dallas-based Hilltop the entire $220 million in cash, depending on the market for its common stock. The company says the combination adds Moser’s distributed power platform to its proppant and fracking logistics services, as well as a new cache of potential clients both within and outside of their Permian Basin base.

Atlas Energy Solutions In-House Counsel: Dathan Voelter (Austin)

Atlas Energy Solutions Outside Legal Counsel: Vinson & Elkins represented Atlas in the deal with a team that included Matthew Falcone (Houston), senior associate Charles Fitzpatrick (Houston), with assistance from associates Jacob Lubenow (Houston), Chris Chiavaroli (Houston), Ronnie Braxton (Houston) and Jake Whelen (Houston). In addition, partner Thomas Zentner III (Austin/Houston), senior associate Layton Suchma (Houston), partner Sarah Mitchell (Dallas), counsel Alexander Baker (Dallas), partner David D’Alessandro (Houston/Dallas) and counsel Melissa Jester Spohn (Houston/Dallas) contributed to the deal. Furthermore, partner Kara Kuritz (Washington, D.C.), counsel Ryan Will(Washington, D.C.), partner Matthew Dobbins (Houston), counsel Rajesh Patel (Houston), senior associate Alexa Chally (Austin), counsel Kenneth Adler (Dallas), partner David Peck (Dallas) and counsel Allyson Seger (Austin) contributed to the deal. In addition, partner Ephraim Fry Wernick (Washington, D.C./Dallas), counsel Brian L. Howard II (Washington, D.C.), partner Jamie Tabb (Washington, D.C.), counsel Tyler Robinson (Washington, D.C.), partner Mark Holmes (Houston), senior associate Jennifer Bassett (New York), partner Randall Johnston (Washington, D.C.), partner Sean Becker (Houston) and partner John Decker (Washington, D.C.) also worked on the deal.

Moser Energy Systems Outside Legal Counsel: Katten Muchin Rosenman represented Moser in the deal with a team that included corporate partners Mark Solomon (Dallas), Peter Bogdanow (Dallas), Ethan Post (Dallas), capital markets partner Mark Wood (Chicago) and transactional tax planning partner Todd Hatcher (New York). In addition, the deal also included corporate partner Michelle Gyves (New York), associates Kelsey McKeag (Dallas), Yaesul Park (Chicago), Miriam Wang (Dallas), employee benefits and executive compensation partner Andrew Skowronski (New York), associate Neal Patel (New York), intellectual property partner Sean Wooden (Washington, DC), litigation partner Jonathan Rotenberg (New York) and transactional tax planning associate Jeffrey Ng (New York).

Atlas Energy Solutions Financial Advisor: Piper Sandler & Co.

Moser Energy Systems Financial Advisor: TPH&Co.

Captona acquires three Texas battery storage systems

Deal Description: esVolta, a Newport Beach, California, developer of Battery Energy Storage Systems, announced Jan. 27 a preferred equity transaction with Captona, an investor in alternative energy projects. The investment, which involves three Texas BESS projects currently under construction, was valued by esVolta, after ITC transfers, at $243 million. The newly acquired systems — ANOLE in Seagoville, Desert William in Midlothian and Burksol in Afton (Dickson County) — are expected to be completed early this year. Based in New York, Captona claims $3 billion in 34 different energy transition projects across North America. Captona says it structures its investments and acquisitions through preferred equity transactions in order to capitalize ongoing target projects nearing completion. The arrangement gives developers the capital they need to complete promising projects and monetize associated tax incentives without having to create elaborate tax equity partnerships.

Captona Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis advised Captona on the deal with a team that included corporate lawyers Allan Kirk (Houston) and Marrisa Kinsey (Houston), tax lawyer Sam Kamyans (Washington, D.C.) and debt finance lawyer Robert Eberhardt (New York).

esVolta Outside Legal Counsel: Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Capital Markets/Credit

Viper Energy Announces $1.1B Underwritten Public Offering

Deal Description: Viper Energy, a subsidiary of Midland’s Diamondback Energy Inc., announced on Jan. 30 that it is offering an upsized underwritten public offering of 24,640,000 shares of its Class A common stock for $44.50 per share, worth a total of $1.1 billion. In addition, it has given the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 3,696,000 shares, which would move the total proceeds from the offering up to $1.2 billion. Viper will use the proceeds from the offering to aid in paying the cash consideration element for its Jan. 30 announced acquisition of mineral and royalty interests from its Midland-based parent company. However, if the deal does not close, the firm will use the proceeds for other general corporate purposes.

Underwriters Outside Legal Counsel: Latham & Watkins represented the underwriters in the offering with a team that included partner Michael Chambers (Houston/Austin), partner David Miller (Austin/Houston), partner Monica White(Houston), and associates Caitlyn Fiebrich (Houston) and Caroline (Carol) Bale (Austin). In addition, partner Timothy Fenn (Houston), associate Dominick Constantino (Houston), partner Joshua Marnitz (Houston/Los Angeles) and associate Nolan Fargo (San Diego) contributed to the deal.

Joint Book-Running Managers of the Offering: JP Morgan, Citigroup, Mizuho and Morgan Stanley

Select Water Solutions Announces New $550M Senior Secured Credit Facility

Deal Description: Select Water Solutions, a Gainesville-based sustainable water and technology solutions provider primarily serving the energy industry, announced on Jan. 28 that it has closed on a new five-year senior secured credit facility worth $550 million. The $550 million will comprise $300 million in revolving credit commitments and $250 million in term loan commitments. In addition, the new credit facility will be able to expand over four successive years by adding $200 million from either new or existing lenders, which will include $150 million for revolver commitments and $50 million worth of term loan commitments. The newly announced credit facility will also have a pair of sustainability-linked targets, and the facility can reward the firm with reduced borrowing costs for achieving them. However, it can also penalize the firm for not reaching them as well. The firm’s targets include reaching a specific undisclosed amount of produced water recycling volumes and maintaining safety standards. Furthermore, now that it has obtained this new credit facility, it has repaid and terminated its Mar. 2022 credit facility. The firm plans to use the facility to develop its water infrastructure business further, aid in paying off previous debts and enhance its financial strength to fund future projects.

Select Water Solutions In-House Counsel: Christina Ibrahim (Houston)

Select Water Solutions Outside Legal Counsel: Vinson & Elkins represented Select Water Solutions in the deal with a team that included partner Caitlin Turner (New York), counsel Maya Bobbitt (Austin/New York), senior associate David Albano (Houston) and associates James Caleb Payne II (Houston), Sydni Daniels (Houston) and Poonam Agrawal(Houston).

Bank of America and lender group’s Outside Legal Counsel: Winston & Strawn

Lead Arranger and Agent: Bank of America

Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners: JP Morgan Chase Bank, Bank OZK and MUFG Bank

Joint Sustainability Structuring Agents: BofA and JP Morgan Securities

Additional Lender: Cadence Bank 

Vermilion Energy Announces New Offering of $400M Senior Unsecured Notes

Deal Description: Vermilion Energy, a Calgary-based global oil and natural gas developer and producer, announced on Jan. 28 its intentions to issue a private offering of new senior unsecured notes worth $400 million at 7.250 percent due in Feb. 2033. The new notes will be offered to a group of what the firm referred to in a recent release as “qualified institutional buyers.” The Calgary-based company plans to use the proceeds from the offering to pay off the outstanding amount on its existing senior notes, which are due in 2025 at 5.625 percent. The firm will also use the proceeds to aid in paying for the purchase price of its Dec. 2024 acquisition of Westbrick Energy for $1.075 billion. Furthermore, the firm will also use it to pay off any other costs associated with its existing notes and the Westbrick acquisition and repay borrowings under its current credit facilities.

Initial Purchasers Outside Legal Counsel: Latham & Watkins represented the initial purchasers in the offering, with a team that included partners David Miller (Austin/Houston), Mollie Duckworth (Austin), and Michael Chambers (Austin/Houston), and associates Sarah Rodrigue (Houston), Tristan Schmoor (Century City), Caroline (Carol) Bale (Austin) and Samantha Cioppa (Austin). Tax-focused partner Jim Cole (Houston), associate Dylan White (Houston), environmental-focused partner Joshua Marnitz (Los Angeles/Houston) and associate Nolan Fargo (San Diego) also contributed to the deal.

Atlas Energy Solutions Announces $264.5M Underwritten Public Offering

Deal Description: Atlas Energy Solutions, an Austin-based proppant producer and logistics services provider within the oil and gas industry, announced on Jan. 30 that it is offering an upsized underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 shares of its common stock for $23.00 per share for a total of $264.5 million. In addition, it has given the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 1,725,000 shares of its common stock. The Austin-based firm will use the proceeds from the offering to pay off its debt, including its secured PIK toggle seller note and other outstanding debt from its credit facility and term loan credit facility. In addition, it will use the proceeds to aid in paying off its Jan. 27 announced acquisition of Moser Energy Systems, a Wyoming-based distributed power solutions provider. Following its use of the proceeds to pay off its debt and recent acquisition, the firm will use the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, including expanding its power-related resources after officially closing its acquisition of Moser.

Atlas Energy Solutions In-House Counsel: Dathan Voelter (Austin)

Underwriters Outside Legal Counsel: Latham & Watkins represented the underwriters in the offering with a team that included David Miller (Austin/Houston), partner Monica White (Houston), and associates Caitlyn Fiebrich (Houston), Caroline (Carol) Bale (Austin) and Lewis Pablo Ntolla (Houston). In addition, partner Bryant Lee (Houston), associate Dylan White (Houston), partner Joshua Marnitz (Houston/Los Angeles) and associate Jacqueline Zhang (Washington, D.C.) also contributed to the deal.

Lead Book-Running Managers of the Offering: Goldman Sachs and Piper Sandler

Book-Running Managers of the Offering: Barclays Capital, BofA Securities, and Johnson Rice & Company 

Co-Managers of the Offering: Capital One Securities, Drexel Hamilton, PEP Advisory, Perella Weinberg Partners, Raymond James & Associates, Stephens and The Benchmark Company

Infinity Natural Resources Announces $238.6M Initial Public Offering

Deal Description: Infinity Natural Resources, a West Virginia-based energy-focused company that acquires and develops hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin, announced on Jan. 30 that it will price its initial public offering of 13,250,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $20.00 per share. The shares will be listed on the NYSE and traded under the ticker symbol “INR.” In addition, Infinity has given the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up an additional 1,987,500 shares of its common stock. The West Virginia-based firm expects the total proceeds from the offering to be $238.6 million after expenses. It will use the net proceeds from the offering to pay off outstanding debt and other general corporate purposes.

Infinity Natural Resources In-House Legal Counsel: Raleigh Wolfe (Houston)

Infinity Natural Resources Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis advised Infinity Natural Resources in the deal with a team that included Matthew Pacey (Houston), Michael Rigdon (Houston), Sara Lampert (Houston), Robbie Dillard (Houston), Analynn Gabler (Dallas), Vannevar Taylor (Houston), William Eiland (Dallas), Thomas Laughlin(Dallas), Kjarom Pedersen (Dallas) and Aburiyeba Ibiye Amaso (Houston). In addition, David Wheat (Dallas/Houston), Joe Tobias (Dallas), Nicole Dressler Martin (Houston), Stephen Jacobson (Houston/New York), Stephanie Jeane(Houston) and Monica Merino (Austin) contributed to the deal.

Underwriters Outside Legal Counsel: Latham & Watkins represented the underwriters in the offering with a team that included David Miller (Austin/Houston), partner Monica White (Houston), associates Connor Adams (New York), Caroline (Carol) Bale (Austin) and Mary Kline (Austin). In addition, partner Bryant Lee (Houston), associate Andrea Herman (Austin), partner Adam Kestenbaum (Washington, D.C.), associate Mary Daniel Morgan(Houston), partner Joshua Marnitz (Houston/Los Angeles) and associate Phil Goldberg (Century City) contributed to thedeal.

Joint Book-running Managers of the Offering: Citigroup, Raymond James, RBC Capital Markets, BofA Securities, Capital One Securities and Truist Securities

Senior Co-Managers of the Offering: KeyBanc Capital Markets and Stephens Inc.

Co-Managers of the Offering: Comerica Securities, Fifth Third Securities, First Citizens Capital Securities and BTIG

Junior Co-Managers of the Offering: BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and Zions Capital Markets

Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp announces $200M IPO

Deal Description: Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corporation, a Fort Lauderdale-based pharmaceutical-focused SPAC, announced on Jan. 29 that it will price its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10 per unit for a total gross proceed of $200 million. According to its SEC filing, the SPAC sponsor, Drugs Made In America Acquisition, already owns 22,361,111 shares purchased for $35,000. Chair of the company is Lynn Stockwell, listed as founder of Bright Green Corporation, the first plant-touching marijuana cultivator to be publicly listed on an American stock exchange. On Jan. 21, that company announced its entry into an Restructuring Support Agreement in anticipation of a bankruptcy filing.

DMAAC Outside Legal Counsel: Loeb & Loeb

Book-Running Manager Outside Legal Counsel: Winston & Strawn represented Clear Street in the offering with a team that included lead partner Michael Blankenship (Houston), partner David Sakowitz (New York/London), partner Ben Smolij (Houston) and associates Robert Allan Oakes (Houston) and Pete Staviski (Houston).

Book-Running Manager: Clear Street 

Other Matters…

Container Store Re-Emerges Following Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The Container Store, a Coppell-based seller of storage and organization-styled products, announced on Jan. 28 that it has re-emerged following its Dec. 2024 Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Through this process, the company eliminated $88 million in debt and obtained an additional $40 million in new financing. The firm also modified its asset-backed lending facility to add the $40 million in an upsized capacity. Additionally, as a part of this reemergence, the company will become a private company through a debt-for-equity swap with its prepetition term loan lenders. Container Store Chief Legal Officer Tasha Grinnell chose Latham & Watkins and Hunton Andrews Kurth to serve as the firm’s legal counsel on the reorganization with a Hunton team that included Timothy A. (Tad) Davidson II (Houston), Ashley Harper (Houston), Brian Clarke (New York) and Joseph Rovira (Houston), with associates Philip Guffy (Houston), Kaleb Bailey (Houston), Brandon Bell (Houston), Ross Rubin (New York) and Catherine Rankin (Houston). Furthermore, Houlihan Lokey served as its investment banker, FTI Consulting as its financial and communications advisor and A&G Realty as its real estate advisor during the reorganization. In addition, the ad hoc group of its term loan lenders received legal advice from Paul Hastings, who used Greenhill & Co. as an investment banker and AlixPartners as financial advisors.

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