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CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 13 Firms, 220 Lawyers, $10.6B

May 19, 2021 Anna Butler

The Boomers are back – and ready to get out. 

M&A predictions heading into 2020 were bullish on continued – and escalating – Baby Boomer exits. Then Covid-19 hit, slowing transaction activity and even crippling shops that hadn’t shored up resources to fend off a global pandemic that shuttered some businesses for months.

Yet BMO Harris points to a Boomer-led eagerness to exit in a recent transaction trend note geared toward private equity sponsors in the middle-market space. The bank’s reasoning is three-pronged with burnout, taxes and abounding variety in the ways in which to exit as key factors.

BMO Capital Markets reported that Boomers own about 50% of small and medium-sized businesses – and that 72% of small and medium-sized businesses didn’t have a succession plan heading into the pandemic. 

After weathering the storm, the financial institution said that valuation is less top-of-mind than certainty after the fatigue and stresses brought on by 2020 – an intriguing supposition with many sources reporting to swollen valuations and even overinflated future EBITDA.

Changes to capital gains taxes are the most volatile – and motivating – among sell-side clients, according to sources in the legal and financial advisory space. And BMO Harris concurred in its research as business owners could see their capital gains taxes nearly double from 20% to 39.6% under proposed legislation from the Biden Administration. 

BMO Harris also mentioned the potential of an accelerated removal timeline for qualified business income deductions, which would result in another massive material change to any business’ bottom line. 

Beyond the woes of the pandemic and tax troubles, Boomers face an exit environment rife with different strategies to get out of their businesses – and get out thoughtfully. 

From roll-ups, bolt-ons or buy-outs to private equity firms or family offices to retained equity or a roll-over stakes in a new combined entity, it’s exit du jour for the Boomers in 2021 if folks are willing to get creative. And for the right kinds of targets, it seems like sponsors are ready to put their money to work.

Last week in Texas dealmaking, 11 M&A and funding deals accounted for at least $5.87 billion and seven capital markets transactions accounted for $4.809 billion. Those deals included 220 Texas-based lawyers from 13 firms.

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
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

The previous week’s count saw fewer deals with fewer lawyers and firms involved for a combined $10.4 billion between M&A, funding and capital markets transactions.

Year over year, the pandemic’s impact on deal flow showed. The same period had $310 million in activity – tied solely to M&A – with 34 lawyers from six firms working on five deals.

Note: Texas Lawbook corporate transactions editor Claire Poole contributed to this article.

M&A/FUNDING

Bonanza Creek, Extraction to Merge in $2.6B Deal

Two publicly traded Denver-based companies will combine to create Civitas Resources, a net-zero oil and gas company set to be the largest pure-play energy producer in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin.

Bonanza Creek Energy and Extraction Oil & Gas announced on May 10 a definitive merger agreement with Extraction shareholders set to receive 1.1711 Bonanza shares for each Extraction share, giving the 50-50 transaction an enterprise value of about $2.6 billion. 

For Bonzanza Creek, J.P. Morgan Securities served as financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins served as legal advisor. 

JPMorgan’s team included Jonathan Cox of Houston, Michael Johnson of New York and Alex Greenberg of Houston.

The V&E corporate team was led by partners Steve Gill of Houston and Shelley Barber of New York along with Dallas senior associate Alex Robertson and Houston associates David Lassetter, Andrea Siso and Patrick Nichols and Dallas associate Elizabeth Janicki.

Also advising were partner Katherine Frank and associates Cameron Land, Claire Wenholz and Anne Jensen, all of Dallas; partners James Meyer and Wendy Salinas, senior associate Brian Russell and associate David Gilbert, all of Dallas; partner Shane Tucker, senior associate Missy Spohn and associate Matt Green, all of Dallas; partner Sean Becker and associate Peter Goetschel, both of Houston; partner Brett Santoli and senior associate Maya Bobbitt, both of New York; Houston partner Paul Heath and New York senior associate Lauren Kanzer; Houston partner Larry Nettles; partner Suzanne Clevenger and associate Tray Smith, both of Houston; and partner John Grand and counsel Elena Sauber, both of Dallas.

Extraction selected Petrie Partners Securities as a financial advisor with a deal team led by Jon Hughes, John Fossum and Max Silverman, all of Denver, in addition to Austin Hughes in the Houston office.

Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisor to Extraction with a team led by corporate partners Doug Bacon of Houston and Alex Rose of Dallas and Houston associates Camille Walker and Brittany Scheier; Houston capital markets partners Julian Seiguer and Bryan Flannery; Houston asset partners Anthony Speier and Chris Heasley and associate Alia Heintz; and Houston tax partner Mark Dundon.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.

In an analyst note, Nick Pope of Seaport Global Securities said he likes the combination of these two assets, though it does bring more DJ-Basin exposure to properties with more urban development.

Caris Life Sciences Bring in $830M Equity Round

An Irving-based molecular science and artificial intelligence innovator has raised $830 million in growth equity.

Caris Life Sciences teamed up with Sixth Street Partners to raise the fresh funding as it looks to continue commercial expansion. Sixth Street invested a “significant” amount in the most recent round that it led.

Shearman & Sterling advised Caris in the transaction with a team led by New York partner Robert Masella and Austin partner Russ Denton along with Austin associates Cassandra Cuellar and Kira Richards and Dallas associate Sara Prendergast.

Ropes & Gray served as legal counsel to Sixth Street. 

The round marks the third notable investment from Sixth Street, which previously contributed $150 million in growth debt in 2018 and, last year, participated in a $235 million growth equity round in addition to investing $75 million in growth debt financing. 

Other investors included Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Millennium Management, Neuberger Berman Funds, Dallas-based Highland Capital Management, Rock Springs Capital, OrbiMed, ClearBridge Investments, Tudor Investment Corp., Eaton Vance Equity, Pura Vida Investments and First Light Asset.

Laredo Petroleum Acquires Assets of EnCap Portfolio Company

Tulsa’s Laredo Petroleum announced on May 9 that it entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Sabalo Energy and a non-operating partner in a $715 million deal, including $625 million in cash and 2.5 million common equity shares.

The acquisition of Sabalo, a portfolio company of EnCap Investments, and the non-operating partner provides about 21,000 contiguous net acres in Howard County of the Permian Basin. It also includes 120 operated oil-weighted locations and about 150 non-operated location. 

Laredo plans to partially fund the acquisition through its divestiture in certain assets in Reagan and Glasscock counties through a sale to Sixth Street Partners (see below). The company will also look to borrowings tied to its $725 million senior secured credit facility and the issuance of about 2.5 million shares to EnCap. 

Bracewell advised Sabalo on legal matters with a team led by partners Molly E. Butkus and Charles H. Still Jr. of Houston, Steven J. Lorch of New York, Rebecca L. Baker of Houston, Timothy A. Wilkins of Austin and Daniel E. Hemli of New York; and associates John L. Stavinoha III, Kate Barrington McGregor, Jarrod H. Gamble, Caroline E. Ellis and Colleen N. Sitton of Houston and Michael A. Recchia of New York.

Sabalo selected Jefferies as financial advisor, while Laredo worked with Citigroup and Houlihan Lokey on financial matters.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher served as legal advisors to Laredo. 

Houston partner Michael De Voe Piazza led the Willkie team alongside partners David Aaronson of Houston and Jeffrey Hochman of New York and Houston associates Will Thanheiser and Luke Tanner.

The transaction is expected to close in July.

Hanwen Chang, an analyst at Simmons Energy, said in a note the bolt-on acquisition doubles Laredo’s inventory from two to three years to four to five years and increases the oil mix to 50%.

Sidley Advises Bodega Latina, GCC in Acquisition of Apollo Portfolio Company

Bodega Latina Corp., a grocery store retail marketplace and subsidiary of Grupo Comercial Chedraui, agreed to acquire grocery warehouse story Smart & Final.

Apollo Global Management acquired Smart & Final in 2019 and will sell the unit for about $620 million.

Smart & Final will operate as a unit within GCC.

Sidley Austin represented GCC and Bodega Latina on legal matters in the transaction with a team led by Houston M&A partner Katy Lukaszewski with additional Texas-based assistance from Houston partner Mark Metts, Dallas partner Kelly Dybala and Dallas counsel Karen Goldstein.

Bufete Robles Miaja also advised on legal matters, while RBC Capital Markets counseled the companies on financial.

Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank acted as financial advisors, while Morgan, Lewis & Bockius acted as the legal advisor to Smart & Final and Apollo. 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Galicia Abogado acted as the legal advisors to the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on financing.

Accelerate Real Asset Management Launches Renewable Energy JV

With a sizable capital commitment of $500 million, Dallas’ Accelerate Real Asset Management has launched a new joint venture with an undisclosed institutional investor focused on investing in renewable energy infrastructure. 

Activate, the name of the new JV, will acquire real property interests directly from landowners in addition to providing capital for developers looking for low-cost financing. The assets will likely be associated with utility-scale solar, wind and energy storage facilities.

Vinson & Elkins provided legal counsel to Accelerate with a team led by senior associates Crosby Scofield of Houston and Brian Russell of Dallas.

V&E partner Danielle Patterson of Houston, counsel Scot Dixon of Houston, partner Todd Way of Dallas and Houston and senior associate Nettie Downs of Houston also advised on the matter.

Laredo Petroleum Sells PDP Reserves to Sixth Street Partners to Fund Sabalo Deal

Concurrently with its acquisition of Sabalo Energy’s assets (see above), Laredo Petroleum also announced the sale of 37.5% of its operated proved developed producing reserves in its leasehold in Reagan and Glasscock counties of the Permian Basin.

An affiliate of Sixth Street Partners will pick up the assets, which included reserves of around 94 million barrels of oil equivalent – 18% oil – with associated production of about 25,000 BOE per day at the close of the deal.

Laredo will retain all undeveloped locations in the transaction, which is expected to close in July.

Akin Gump served as Laredo’s legal advisors.

For Akin Gump, corporate partners David Sweeney, Stephen Boone and Chris Centrich led the all-Houston team with corporate practice co-head John Goodgame and partners William Morris and Eric Muñoz; tax partners Alison Chen and Jocelyn Tau; and corporate counsel Kevin Schott and Paul Monsour, associate Katherine Raymond and senior practice attorney Shane Sullivan.

Houlihan Lokey acted as financial advisor to Sixth Street while White & Case served a legal counsel.

The White & Case team was led by a Houston-based team including partners Mingda Zhao and Emery Choi and associates Nate Bascom, Leslie Vaughn and Yuxi Wang. The team also included Houston partners Mark Holmes, Chad McCormick and Taylor Pullins and associates Forrest Brown and Neil Clausen; New York partners Thomas MacWright and Jonathan Michels; Chicago partner Will Guerrieri; and Washington, D.C., partner Rebecca Farrington.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher advised Houlihan Lokey on legal matters with a team led by Houston partner Hillary Holmes and including Houston associates Justine Robinson and Brian Downs. 

Bird to Go Public in SPAC Merger

Electric vehicle transportation company Bird will hit the public markets thanks to a merger with NGP Switchback II, a private investment fund advised by Dallas’ NGP Energy Capital Management and Switchback management.

The combined company will go by the name of Bird Global and trade on the New York Stock Exchange upon close of the merger between Bird and the special purpose acquisition company.

As part of the transaction valuing Bird at $2.3 billion, the company’s current shareholders will roll over to the new company, retaining their existing equity stake and putting the shareholders at 82% ownership of the new company.

Latham & Watkins represented Bird in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partner Justin Hamill, Washington, D.C., partner Rachel Sheridan and New York counsel Michael Anastasio.

Vinson & Elkins advised Switchback on legal matters with a team that included partners Doug McWilliams of Houston, Ramey Layne of Houston, David Peck of Dallas, Lina Dimachkieh of Houston, Sean Becker of Houston, Shane Tucker of Dallas, Devika Kornbacher of Houston and New York, Margaret Peloso of Washington, D.C., and New York, Hill Wellford of Washington, D.C., and Matthew Stammel of Dallas.

Also pitching in counsel Sarah Mitchell of Dallas and Martin Luff of Houston and London; senior associates Mike Marek of Houston, Andrew Schulte of Houston, Brian Russell of Dallas, Kristy Fields of Houston, Ben Cukerbaum of Austin and Ryan Will of Washington, D.C.; and associates Todd Hartis of Houston, Jordan Fossee of Houston and Elisie Lee of New York.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) acted as financial and capital markets advisor to Bird and Goldman Sachs & Co. as exclusive financial advisor to Switchback.

Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs also will co-lead placement agents on the private placement.

In addition to $316 million cash-in-trust, Switchback has raised $200 million in committed financing for the deal, including $160 million in private investment in a public entity financing from Fidelity Management & Research Co. and other investors and a $40 million vehicle financing credit facility through Apollo Investment Corp. and MidCap Financial Trust.

Pending the close of the transaction in the third quarter, the combined entity will retain net proceeds of up to $428 million in cash.

Pioneer to Combine With Denver Bank in All-Stock Deal

The holding companies behind Pioneer Bank and Sunflower Bank plan to merge, Austin’s Pioneer Bancshares and Denver’s FirstSun Capital Bancorp announced on May 11.

In the all-stock deal, Pioneer Bank and Pioneer Bancshares will merge in Sunflower Bank and FirstSun in a transaction expected to close in October.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined bank will have more than $7 billion in total assets across 60 locations in the U.S.

FirstSun selected Stephens as financial advisor to FirstSun and Columbia, South Carolina-based Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as legal counsel.

Partners Maurice Holloway, Ann Murray and Brennan Ryan and of counsels Aileen Nagy and John Willis led the Nelson Mullins team.

Pioneer tapped Piper Sandler & Co. as financial advisor and Bracewell as legal counsel.

The Bracewell team included partners Joshua T. McNulty of Dallas, Don J. Lonczak of Washington, D.C., Scott C. Sanders and Rebecca L. Baker of Houston, Timothy A. Wilkins of Austin and Jason M. Jean, Will Anderson and Troy L. Harder of Houston; and associates Kate Barrington McGregor and Kathy Witty Medford of Houston, Michael A. Recchia of New York and Caroline E. Ellis of Houston.

Astound Commerce Receives Investment From RLH, Salesforce Ventures

Private equity firm RLH Partners and Salesforce Ventures, Salesforce’s corporate investment arm, invested an undisclosed sum in Astound Commerce in a transaction that closed on May 6. 

The infusion is expected to aid Astound, a digital commerce company, in its North Star Plan, an initiative launched in 2020 to make the firm a global leader in the space.

Astound selected Piper Sandler & Co. as financial advisor while Latham & Watkins acted as legal counsel with a team led by Bay Area partner Luke Bergstrom and associate Bret Stancil.

Vinson & Elkins advised RLH Equity on legal matters with a team led by partners Milam Newby of Austin and Emily Stephens of Los Angeles and counsel Daniel McEntee of Houston with assistance from senior associate Kate Rainey Willson of Austin and associates Jimmy Chalk of Austin and Houston, Alan Albrecht of Austin and Freddie Wright of London.

V&E partners partners David Wicklund of New York and Lucy Jenkins of London, senior associates Caitlin Snelson Houston and Nicole Hamill of London and associates Arthur Muñoz of Dallas and Taylor Daily of Houston advised on finance matters; partner Jason McIntosh of Houston, senior associate Allyson Seger of Austin and associates Lauren Nieman Houston and Byul Han of London advised on tax matters; partner Thomas Wilson of Houston, counsel Martin Luff of London and Houston and senior associate Alex Bluebond of Houston advised on labor and employment; and senior associate Ben Cukerbaum of Austin advised on technology transactions/IP.

Also lending a hand were partner David D’Alessandro of Houston and Dallas, counsel Julia Petty of New York and associate Mary Daniel Morgan of Houston, who advised on executive compensation and benefits; Sarah Mitchell of Dallas, who weighed in on insurance; partner Fry Wernick, counsel Elizabeth Krabill McIntyre, senior associates Brian Howard and Ryan Stalnaker and associate Alison Harmes, all of Washington, D.C., who worked on litigation matters; and counsel David Smith of Washington, D.C., who was tapped on antitrust matters.

Investment Firm Acquires Fast-Growing Woodlands Fiber Provider

Private investment firm Grain Management plans to acquire fiber-to-home provider Tachus from Crosstimbers Capital Group.

Tachus, based in The Woodlands, is a fast-growing fiber optic network provider in the Houston area, aligning with Grain’s push to invest in the broadband space. The acquisition is expected to fuel further growth for Tachus. 

The transaction for Tachus, a deal that is expected to close in the second quarter, marks the inaugural investment drawing on Grain Communications Opportunity Fund III. 

Alston & Bird served as legal counsel to Grain. 

Bank Street Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Tachus, while Vinson & Elkins and Willkie Farr & Gallagher served as legal counsel. 

The Bank Street team included James Henry, Peter Beckett, Tim Murphy and Alex Kozak.

Partners Michael De Voe Piazza of Houston, Robert Jacobson of Houston and Michael Katz of New York led the transaction for Willkie along with Houston associates Will Thanheiser and Yaniv Maman. 

The V&E team was led by Houston senior associate Robert Hughes with assistance from Dallas associate KJ Pedersen and Houston associates David Lassetter and Nina Bhatia. 

Partners Todd Way of Dallas and Houston and Glen Rosenbaum of Houston, Dallas senior associate Brian Russell and Dallas associates Miron Klimkowski and David Gilbert; Houston senior associate Caitlin Snelson and Dallas associate Frank George; Houston counsel Christie Alcala; and New York counsel Julia Petty also assisted.

The V&E team also included partner Devika Kornbacher of Houston and New York, Houston senior associate Sean Hill and Houston associate Sean Belding; Houston partner Matthew Dobbins; Dallas partner Prentiss Cutshaw and Houston counsel Scot Dixon; Dallas counsel Sarah Mitchell; partners Darren Tucker and Hill Wellford and senior associate Ryan Will, all of Washington, D.C.; partner Mike Dry and senior associate Brian Howard, both of Washington, D.C.; and partner Christopher Popov and senior associate Matthew Hoffman, both of Houston.

North America’s Largest Exterior Building Products Manufacturer Adds Company With 300 Employees

In a move expected to create synergies through purchasing, manufacturing and revenue growth opportunities, publicly traded Cornerstone Building Brands announced on May 3 plans to purchase Prime Window Systems.

Cary, North Carolina’s Cornerstone is the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America while Prime Windows serves the with energy-efficient vinyl window and door products. 

Although terms of the transaction were not disclosed, Prime Windows employs about 300 at manufacturing locations in Colorado and Washington and generated about $60 million in sales last year.

Bracewell represented Cornerstone in legal matters with a team led by partners Derek A. B. Speck of Houston, Rebecca L. Baker of Houston, Matthew B. Grunert of Houston, Daniel E. Hemli of New York, Steven J. Lorch of New York, David A. Shargel of New York, Timothy A. Wilkins of Austin and Tony L. Visage of Houston; counsel Jacqueline R. Java of Washington, D.C.;  and associates W. Jared Berg, Caroline E. Ellis and Jay N. Larry of Houston, Christie L. Latimer of Dallas, Michael A. Recchia of New York and Kevin R. Tamm and Emily A. Banse of Houston.

CAPITAL MARKETS

CenterPoint Closes $1.7B Senior Note Offering

Houston-based CenterPoint Energy closed on a $1.7 billion senior notes offering on May 13 as it looks to repay borrowings tied to a term loan agreement that matures in June, senior notes due this year and a portion of outstanding paper.

The offering included a $700 million principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2024, $500 million aggregate principal amount of 1.45% senior notes due 2026 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.65% senior notes due 2031.

BofA Securities, Mizuho Securities, MUFG, PNC Capital Markets and US Bancorp served as representatives and joint bookrunners while Scotiabank served as a passive joint book-running manager. R. Seelaus & Co. also served as co-manager. 

CenterPoint worked with Baker Botts, as usual, on legal matters, while Hunton Andrews Kurth represented the underwriters. 

Corporate partners Tim Taylor and Clint Rancher led the Houston-based Baker Botts team along with associates Josh Gonzales, Parker Hinman and Rob Cowan. The team also included New York finance partner Robert Wann in addition to tax partner Michael Bresson and senior associate Jared Meier, both of Houston.

The Hunton AK team included New York partners Pete O’Brien and Adam O’Brian and associates Brendan Harney, S. Ashley Jaber and Matthew Hayes. Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother provided tax advice.

Southern Closes $1B Offering in Junior Subordinated Debt

The Southern Co., a massive Atlanta-based gas and electric utility holding company, completed a junior subordinated notes offering worth $1 billion. 

On May 4, the publicly traded company closed the offering that consisted of Series 2021A 3.75% fixed-to-fixed reset rate notes due September 15, 2051.

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders acted as legal counsel to the Southern Co.

Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co., Mizuho Securities USA, MUFG Securities Americas, Scotia Capital (USA) and Truist Securities acted as joint booking-running representatives in the transaction. 

HuntonAK represented the underwriters. New York partners Steven Friend and Peter O’Brien led the transaction, along with Houston partner Robert McNamara, Richmond partner Eric J. Nedell, New York associate Michelle Chan, New York associate Patrick C. Jamieson and Houston associate Tim Strother.

Florida P&L Looks to Floating Rate Notes

Rate-regulated electric utility Florida Power & Light Co. announced $1 billion in floating rate notes due May 10, 2023.

BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan and PNC Capital Markets acted as joint book-running managers in the transaction with Cowen, DNB Markets and HSBC serving as co-managers and Cabrera Capital Markets and Drexel Hamilton serving as junior co-managers.

Squire Patton Boggs and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius acted as co-legal counsel to FPL.

Hunton AK represented the underwriters in the transaction with a team led by New York partner Steven Friend along with Houston partner Robert McNamara and New York associates Michelle Chan and Patrick C. Jamieson.

Wells Fargo Aids in Exit Financings for Diamond Offshore

In conjunction with Diamond Offshore Drilling’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Wells Fargo acted as administrative agent in two exit financings that share a first lien on virtually all of the offshore drilling company’s assets, including rigs.

One exit financing included a $400 million first-out secured revolving credit facility while the other consisted of a $100 million last-out secured term loan facility.

Bracewell provided legal counsel to the banking giant.

The Bracewell team included partners Kate H. Day of Houston, William A. (Trey) Wood III of Houston, Rebecca Keep of New York, William H. Ebert of Washington, D.C., Mark E. Dendinger of Connecticut and New York, Robert G. Burns of New York, Bradley J. Benoit of Houston, Benjamin J. Martin of Houston, Olivia Caddy of London, Manuel Vera of Houston, Elizabeth L. McGinley of New York and Don J. Lonczak of Washington, D.C.; and New York senior counsel Annemarie E. Dunleavy.

Associates included Lilliana Dealbert of New York, Miles Tonkin of London, Anna K. Miller of Austin, Christie L. Latimer of Dallas, Andrew C.J. Bueso and Emily A. Banse of Houston, Mark Wulfe of New York, Derek Reusche and Jordan E. Crawford of Houston, Sylvia Cherem of New York, Sara Orengo Lytal, Robert Grattan, Eric Lai, Drew Taggart, Dadren Babineaux and Shruthi Prabhu of Houston and Jonathan Lozano of Austin.

AEP Texas Closes on $450M in Senior Notes

AEP Texas, an affiliate of American Electric Power Co., closed a $450 million senior note offering on May 6.

The principal amount deals with 3.45% Series J senior notes due 2051.

General Counsel David C. House led the in-house team for AEP Texas. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised AEP Texas in the transaction.

CIBC World Markets Corp., MUFG Securities America, Scotia Capital (USA) and TD Securities (USA) acted as joint book-running managers. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. acted as trustee, while Academy Securities and Loop Capital Markets acted as co-managers.

Hunton AK advised the underwriters with a team led by New York partner Steven Friend along with Houston partner Robert McNamara and New York associates Michelle Chan, Matthew A. Hayes and Mae Ji.

Another AEP Company Closes on $450M Note Offering

Indiana Michigan Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co., closed on April 29 a $450 million senior notes offering.

The $450 million principal amount was in 3.25% Series O senior notes due 2051.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acted as legal counsel to I&M.

Truist Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Mizuho Securities and RBC Capital Markets acted as joint book-running managers. Fifth Third Securities and Huntington Capital Markets acted as co-managers.

Hunton AK represented the underwriters in the transaction

New York partner Steven Friend led the Hunton AK team along with Houston partner Robert McNamara; New York partner Christina S. Kwon; Richmond partner Eric J. Nedell; New York partner Peter K. O’Brien; New York associates Michelle Chan, Matthew A. Hayes and Mae Ji; and Houston associate Tim Strother.

Houston Lawyers Aid in First Social Bond-Backed Infrastructure Project 

The first social bond-linked infrastructure project in Latin America moved one step closer to development: the Puerta de Hierro Toll Road, a thoroughfare set to connect Colombia’s port cities of Barranquilla and Cartagena with other destinations along the Caribbean coast and further south to Medellín and Bogotá.

This is also the first bond guaranteed by the U.S. International Development Finance Corp.

Part of the proceeds from the $209 million bond issuance will go toward refinancing a loan obtained in 2019.

The bond issuance was made possible, in part, by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. partially insuring the DFC guaranty.

Hogan Lovells represented Assured Guaranty in legal matters with a team led by Houston partner David Locascio along with Houston associate Kyle Hamilton. 

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