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The Texas Lawbook

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CDT Roundup: 17 Deals, 13 Law Firms, 87 Texas Lawyers, $2.57B

December 24, 2018 Claire Poole

As 2018 draws to a close, deal data provider PitchBook has some predictions for what 2019 might hold on the private equity front.

The most notable: That take-private deals – which happen when a private equity firm buys a publicly traded company – will increase in prominence.

The reason? Private equity funds are getting larger and larger, resulting in the need for more investments as well as much bigger investments.

It’s a trend that’s already been happening: The median take-private transaction amounted to $977 million as of Nov. 30, according to PitchBook, versus $175 million for non-take-private buyouts.

That’s not all. Over the last two years, there have been more than 70 buyouts of $1 billion or more in the U.S., PitchBook says. And the number of mega-funds closed over the past three years is more than any period on record.

Other PitchBook predictions: That secondaries activity will hit another all-time high; that short-term returns will fall for private equity funds, but performance will improve relative to public equities; that private debt fundraising will rebound but remain below 2017 levels; and that multiples in public and private markets will converge further.

In Texas last week, there was a fair amount of private equity activity as well as straight-up M&A and capital markets deals.

There were 17 transactions worth $2.57 billion handled by 13 Texas law firms and 87 Texas lawyers. That was up compared with the 10 deals the previous week, but down compared with the $2.86 billion handled in the same period last year. Clearly, there was a rush to reach and close deals before the Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations began – and the old year ended.

There were 14 M&A and private equity deals worth $941 million while there were three capital markets transactions worth $1.629 billion. Industries represented included ever-present energy along with financial services, transportation, telecommunications and consumer products.

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
31-May-202519$23,3811116612$18,6657$4,717
24-May-202515$24,0331112113$23,6242$409
17-May-202516$21,7601214511$18,6155$3,145
10-May-202524$33,1751620619$30,7655$2,410
03-May-202511$4,249139011$2,226.52$2,022.5
26-Apr-202512$8,78791689$6,0113$2,776
19-Apr-202511$8,09771389$7,9852$112
12-Apr-202513$2,392815210$2,0653$327
05-Apr-202519$27,7621518816$25,4733$2,289
29-Mar-202521$8,1881025816$4,1255$4,064
22-Mar-202519$6,4851423115$4,1284$2,857
15-Mar-202513$13,7371315110$9,9324$3,805
8-Mar-20257$2,2345665$2242$2,100
1-Mar-202511$3,05087510$2,5501$500
24-Feb-2512$16,39771496$6,6356$9,862
17-Feb-2517$12,1361313410$9,4112$2,725
10-Feb-2514$7,15491799$4,9505$2,204
3-Feb-2516 $10,068720011$7,5535$2,515
25-Jan-2514$10,261101259$2,2075$8,054
18-Jan-2519$7,3821531612$2,3007$5,082
11-Jan-2521$33,5601618716$32,5215$1,039
4-Jan-259$6,8279809$6,82700
21-Dec-2411$2,79811928$2,2293$570
14-Dec-2415$5,3231218612$3,8123$1,511
07-Dec-2416$4,7661023111$2,32152,445
30-Nov-2410$10,29191034$8,2906$2.001
23-Nov-2415$4,5531515311$3,3794$1,174
16-Nov-2417$11,4881124513$10,1864$1,303
09-Nov-2414$2,1101213912$1,4102$700
02-Nov-2412 $52,788 1110711$52,7381$50
26-Oct-248$3,1608657$3,0651$75
19-Oct-2412$5,3041113611$4,5541$750
12-Oct-2417$8,4381215015$8,1162$322
05-Oct-2422$23,1811218915$19,9807$3,201
28-Sep-2411$2,35671447$534$2,303
21-Sep-2412$9,568101695$4,1017$5,467
14-Sep-2424$10,9881223516$7,1758$3,813
7-Sep-2412$20,4201616811$20,3071$112.9
31-Aug-2413$20,631913412$14,7751$5,856
24-Aug-2419$8,4522132516$7,1023$1,350
17-Aug-2425$49,1961630411$39,38614$9,810
10-Aug-2420$12,2641531216$9,7944$2,470
03-Aug-2426$16,4981633418$8,1378$8,361
27-Jul-2419$16,4422127115$13,8384$2,604
20-Jul-2415$16,0161418410$14,2325$1,784
13-Jul-2420$17,220 1426518$7,146 2$10,074
6-Jul-2411$3,941 11958$2,650 3$1,291
29-Jun-2414$6,296 152248$6,296 6$1,927
22-Jun-2412$5,679 81375$210 7$5,469
15-Jun-2413$9,895 1621410$5,280 3$4,615
8-Jun-2419$23,859 1323912$19,436 7$4,423
1-Jun-2412$34,510 111479$26,110 3$8,400
25-May-2413$9,684 1517110$4,434 3$5,250
18-May-2411$5,490 111738$3,129 3$2,361
11-May-2422$14,855 1422716$11,105 6$3,750
4-May-2413$3,139 98710$1,297 3$1,842
27-Apr-2410$6,684 62810$6,684 00
20-Apr-2419$15,989 111479$5,208 10$10,781
13-Apr-2413$8,952 97610$1,652 3$7,300
6-Apr-2423$26,616 1422214$13,501 8$13,116
30-Mar-2412$9,286 81368$4,299 4$4,987
23-Mar-2418$5,451 1726616$4,759 2$692
16-Mar-2421$11,437 1318614$9,316 6$2,070
9-Mar-2423$4,695 2121819$2,723 4$1,972
2-Mar-2420$9,108 1937214$4,558 6$4,550
24-Feb-2419$16,382 1224815$9,507 4$6,875
17-Feb-2416$29,932 1515712$29,216 4$716
10-Feb-2425$10,750 1719619$5,372 6$5,379
3-Feb-2412$8,416 181259$3,416 3$5,000
27-Jan-249$8,165 9878$7,815 1$800
20-Jan-2414$4,084 1210912$3,219 2$865
13-Jan-2417$33,588 1225612$26,765 5$6,823
6-Jan-248$7,915 8846$7,265 2$650
30-Dec-2317$14,599 129915$2,714 2$11,885
23-Dec-2323$4,182 1321916$1,813 7$2,370
16-Dec-2313$16,436 132807$15,150 5$1,286
9-Dec-2326$14,633.90 1724416$8,095 10$6,538.90
2-Dec-2313$6,720 95712$6,630 1$90
25-Nov-239$4,835 91316$1,785 3$3,050
18-Nov-2322$6,568.70 1718414$4,709.20 8$1,859.50
11-Nov-2315$9,825 1317912$6,581 3$3,244
4-Nov-2315$20,582.50 1419312$19,417.50 3$1,165
28-Oct-2318$68,419.10 1815215$66,646 3$1,773.10
21-Oct-2316$6,755.90 1616515$6,755.90 1$3
14-Oct-2314$67,851.20 131259$61,998.50 5$5,852.70
7-Oct-2317$6,595.50 1322816$5,995.50 1$600
30-Sep-2317$1,896.45 1318914$806.45 3$1,090
23-Sep-2323$6,432.70 1723016$1,402.80 7$5,029.90
16-Sep-2325$23,226.70 2335316$17,239 9$5,987.70
9-Sep-2312$6,369 81027$4,311 5$2,058
2-Sep-2314$2,522 69213$1,322 1$1,200
26-Aug-2317$12,160.25 1320215$6,573.25 2$5,587.00
19-Aug-2319$11,505 1321315$11,255 4$250
12-Aug-2319$9,698.80 131847$3,270 12$6,428.80
5-Aug-2313$5,201 1211812$5,051 1$150
29-Jul-2315$21,031.60 1319611$18,292.00 4$2,739.60
22-Jul-2318$3,992 1213013$2,808 5$1,184
15-Jul-2313$8,254.95 138113$8,254.95 00
8-Jul-2316$5,441.45 1217211$2,443 5$2,998.45
1-Jul-2316$6,872 1010512$5,474 4$1,398
24-Jun-2313$10,914 1620110$7,874 3$3,040
17-Jun-2317$5,880.70 1515115$4,705.70 2$1,175
10-Jun-2319$8,516.10 1311116$6,252.40 3$2,263.70
June 3 202312$6,104.42 121388$4,256.92 4$1,847.50
27-May-2317$12,200 106711$6,165 6$6,035
20-May-2311$22,458.10 81034$19,455 7$3,003
13-May-2312$7,034 101018$5,460 4$1,574
6-May-2320$3,297.60 1819617$2,985.60 3$312
29-Apr-2323$3,691.20 1813517$1,969.70 6$1,721.50
22-Apr-2316$5,570 1410414$4,750 2$1,000
15-Apr-2312$23,818.10 95910$21,618.10 2$2,200
8-Apr-2316$7,949 91739$5,472 7$3,477
1-Apr-2321$18,676.70 1217511$10,926.70 10$7,750
25-Mar-2315$8,779.50 101415$2,362 10$6,416.50
18-Mar-237$14,048.80 6695$13,345 2$703.80
11-Mar-2321$11,576 1616516$8,131 5$3,445
4-Mar-2320$9,668 1122816$8,209 4$1,459
25-Feb-2313$5,335 1313012$4,235 1$1,200
18-Feb-2314$5,743.70 131588$898.70 6$4,845
11-Feb-2316$12,088 1213712$9,965 4$2,123
4-Feb-2317$8,066 1514013$5,614 4$2,452
28-Jan-237$2,180 7755$1,692.75 2$488
21-Jan-2317$5,768 1617412$1,918 5$3,850
14-Jan-2311$2, 800101028$421 3$2,400
7-Jan-2318$8,296 1116714$6,461 3$1,835
31-Dec-2214$2,732 119912$2,092 2$640
17-Dec14$7,919 1311512$7,419 1$500
10-Dec-2214$10,093 128811$7,093 3$3,000
3-Dec-2226$12,800.90 1117220$4,141 6$8,659.90
26-Nov-228$2,266.70 853$76 5$2,190.70
19-Nov-2221$2,886 1521219$2,550 2$336
12-Nov-2213$15,093.70 9819$14,200 4$893.70
5-Nov-222519,337.201650922$8,267.20 3$11,070
29-Oct-2215$7,805.30 911614$7,180.30 1$625
22-Oct-2220$8,193.50 1325313$5,442 7$2,751.50
15-Oct-229$3,046.10 91397$2,588.30 2$457.80
8-Oct-2219$2,011.80 1211416$833.80 3$1,178
1-Oct-2223$5,532.90 1615618$4,952.30 5$580.60
24-Sep-2218$5,194 1421615$4,050 3$1,144
17-Sep-2221$8,352.30 1232015$4,759.60 6$3,592.70
10-Sep-2215$19,853.50 1012613$19,403.60 2$450
3-Sep-229$2,312 9629$2,312 00
27-Aug-2216$30,891.70 1013515$30,666.40 1227.7
20-Aug-2212$1,977 815299253$1,052
13-Aug-2218$8,004.70 1124211$2,844.70 7$5,160
6-Aug-2224$7,948.90 1224017$3,577 7$4,371.90
30-Jul-228$6,941 9787$6,839 1$102
23-Jul-2211$801 119210$801 10
16-Jul-2214$3,650 1012214$3,650 00
9-Jul-2210$3,557.70 7689$3,557.70 10
2-Jul-2218$8,609.40 1315215$2,754.40 3$5,855
25-Jun-2215$6,142 131469$2,017 6$4,125
18-Jun-2217$11,890.10 1422815$11,410 2479.7
11-Jun-2217$7,600 1212310$2,300 7$5,300
4-Jun-2212$2,937 101279$692 3$2,245
28-May-229$3,197.60 11869$3,197.60 00
21-May-2214$7,284.50 1218511$6,609 3$675.50
14-May-2211$306.60 98010$306.60 1$225
7-May-2216$10,451.75 1210812$1,827 4$8,624.75
30-Apr-2216$2,296.50 1615712$895.50 4$1,401
23-Apr-2210$2,241 11588$1,641 2$600
16-Apr-2211$6,643 71568$2,359 3$4,284
9-Apr-2217$4,429 1418411$1,690 6$2,739
2-Apr-2213$1,755 88410$1,145 3$610
26-Mar-2211$3,205 8656$200 5$3,005
19-Mar-2213$2,239.17 910613$2,239.17 00
12-Mar-2218$12,016 1123915$11,965 2$51.35
5-Mar-2217$6,786 1313713$5,161 4$1,625
26-Feb-2212$5,095 81499$4,437.50 3$658
19-Feb-2217$22,229 1717414$21,354 3$875
12-Feb-2212$2,344.70 10738$641.70 4$1,703
5-Feb-2211$2,503 89911$2,503 00
29-Jan-2211$3,872 1210112$3,872 00
22-Jan-2213$5,143.50 109912$4,842.50 1$301
15-Jan-2212$7,605 91559$6,480 3$1,025
8-Jan-2213$8,256.20 1110213$8,256.20 00
1-Jan-229$1,273.80 6509$1,273.80 00
25-Dec-2121$4,734.75 1117616$3,410 5$1,324.75
18-Dec-2126$7,325.20 1519318$3,640.20 8$3,685.20
11-Dec-2116$5,017 1010913$1,417 3$3,600
4-Dec-2114$2,310 8868$2,310 6$1,882.05
27-Nov-219$3.460.1101016$1,758 3$1,702.60
20-Nov-2120$22,792 1515712$18,864.50 8$3,928
13-Nov-2121$26,729 1217813$11,822 8$14,907
6-Nov-2112$8,303 1315710$6,682 3$1,621
30-Oct-2121$10,368 1521815$9,24.46$1,103.00
23-Oct-2121$18.783.11522211$12,314 10$6,468.60
16-Oct-2115$3,868 1111815$2,293 2$1,575
9-Oct-2120$8,610 1617516$7,795 4$815
2-Oct-2114$6,250 1113710$5,200 4$1,050
25-Sep-2111$11,460 9937$10,200 4$1,250
18-Sep-2111$16,603 8998$15,084 3$1,519
11-Sep-2117$10,653 1110313$8,503 4$2,150
4-Sep-2113$7,222 108911$6,715 2$507
28-Aug-2112$763 96311$663 1$100
21-Aug-2112$29,659 77911$29,579 1$80
14-Aug-2122$17,845 1119912$12,805 10$5,04
7-Aug-2117$13,670 1213915$11,766 2$1,904
31-Jul-2121$8,160 1113410$3,574 10$4,586
July 24,202121$6,367 1113915$3,712 6$2,655
17-Jul-2114$4,009 1112412$2,015 2$1,994
10-Jul-2116$3,997 1314311$1,597 4$2,4
3-Jul-2124$7,492 139416$3,769 8$3,722
26-Jun-2110$4,995 7858$3,847 2$1,148
19-Jun-2128$16,830 82289$1,861 19$14,968
12-Jun-2126$27,238 1520919$25,602 7$1,636
5-Jun-2115$15,539 1310013$14,709 2$600
29-May-2135$20,279 1114528$18,647$1,639
22-May-2124$53,208 1417417$51,047 7$2,161
15-May-2118$10,620 1322011$5,870 7$4,809
8-May-2117$10,400 1115615$8,386 2$2,500
1-May-2121$7,200 1611512$3,808 9$3,392
24-Apr-218$20,200 9318$20,200 00
17-Apr-2114$6,270 810211$40,180 3$2,260
10-Apr-2115$8,940 1312914$7,990 1$950
3-Apr-2118$19,513 1015112$16,923 6$2,590
27-Mar-2127$13,942 1524414$4,300 13$9,633.50
20-Mar-2111$2,046 41023$270 8$1,776
13-Mar-2115$3,270 91096$538 9$2,732
6-Mar-2124$13,617 1019613$10,395 11$3,222
27-Feb-2119$8,105 1213915$4,970 4$3,135
20-Feb-219$8,820 91538$8,520 1$300
13-Feb-2112$4,852.60 78172,7665$2,086.60
6-Feb-2118$9,752 1315314$5,222 4$4,530
30-Jan-2118$9,449 918215$8,753.80 3$695.30
23-Jan-2114$8,150 81186$4,000 8$4,150
16-Jan-2117$6,783 1313811$2,400 6$4,382.90
9-Jan-2122$6,829 1413518$3,139.30 4$3,690
2-Jan-217$1,466 7607$1,466 00
26-Dec-2018$15,900 1216316$5,300 1$600
19-Dec-2018$9,769 1411014$8,426 4$1,343
12-Dec-2010$7,200 91009$3,325 1$3,830
5-Dec-2015$4,261 91229$2,780 6$1,481
28-Nov-2019$7,758 1011013$4,003 6$3,755
14-Nov-2014$864.10 1415712$289.10 2$575
7-Nov-2013$6,332 91299$2,483.50 4$3,849
31-Oct-2010$3,995.80 81036$3,231.10 4$754.70
24-Oct-206$18,100 6585$17,709 1$350
17-Oct-208$351.90 5558$351.90 00
10-Oct-207$5,229 3504$735 3$4,494
3-Oct-2014$21,428 91739$17,535 5$3,893
26-Sep-2010$12,770 8935$10,300 5$2,470
19-Sep-2014$8,365 91016$1,020 8$7,345
12-Sep-206$4,406 8593$1,270 3$3,136
5-Sep-2011$5,191 81179$4,061 2$1,130
29-Aug-2011$2,531 9945$1,130 6$1,401
22-Aug-2018$6,574 121407$1,930 11$4,644
15-Aug-2013$4,991 10977$1,216 6$3,775
8-Aug-2012$32,092 111129$30,457 3$1,635
1-Aug-207$5,287 8765$3,687 2$1,600
25-Jul-209$18,751 6677$18,403 2$348
18-Jul-206$1,982.50 5504$1,407.50 2$575
11-Jul-2011$565.10 127510$65.10 1$500
4-Jul-2010$8,889 8989$8,788 1$100.30
27-Jun-208$6,874 10505$4,972.50 3$2,081.50
20-Jun-2012$4,444 91157$2,829 5$1,615
13-Jun-206$3,582 4372$350 4$3,232
6-Jun-2011$3,213.70 8657$470 4$2,743.70
30-May-208$7,335 7486$4,639 2$2,697
23-May-204$432.40 4343$432.40 10
16-May-206$310 6345$310 10
9-May-2018$5,630 1612414$3,180 4$2,450
2-May-201510,40010908$1,900 7$,8,500
25-Apr-208$3,400 9365$1,000 3$2,450
18-Apr-2019$9,500 14928$185.70 11$9,360
11-Apr-2012$6,000 9405$190 7$5,800
4-Apr-2014$8,200 116810$2,200 4$6,000
28-Mar-2016$6,500 139610$3,700 6$2,800
21-Mar-2011$11,910 7337$2,250 4$9,960
14-Mar-207809.86346684.81125
7-Mar-2016$2,500 157013$669 3$1,400
29-Feb-2013$15,260 1312811$11,760 2$3,500
22-Feb-2012$3,700 109210$2,560 2$1,130
15-Feb-2016$1,250 108412$35 4$1,222
8-Feb-2018$6,080 1412314$2,595 4$3,485
1-Feb-2021$20,900 1210114$17,860 7$3,060
25-Jan-2013$7,430 136212$6,430 1$1,000
18-Jan-2023$9,580 1512019$6,580 4$3,000
11-Jan-2021$14,200 1819916$1,020 5$13,200
4-Jan-2022$6,400 1111916$3,204 6$3,245
28-Dec-1922$7,150 1917518$6,800 4$327.40
14-Dec-1924$36,300 2316719$9,500 5$26,800
7-Dec-1911$10,400 11557$1,082 4$9,370
November 30. 201914$2,450 1212612$1,760 2$692.50
23-Nov-1916$1,995 104111$615 5$1,380
16-Nov-1915$3,820 1313511$2,500 4$1,271
9-Nov-1925$12,900 1718223$12,200 2$575
2-Nov-1910$2,470 126192,4503$22
26-Oct-1912$5,560 147011$3,860 1$1,700
19-Oct-198$6,600 81388$6,600 00
12-Oct-1919$4,300 145516$3,800 3$500
5-Oct-1918$14,500 1916615$11,100 3$3,400
28-Sep-1919$8,100 1813218$7,560 1$550
21-Sep-1914$6,300 166611$2,160 3$4,170
14-Sep-1915$23,800 125611$21,250 4$2,570
7-Sep-1917$3,500 159814$1,900 3$1,600
31-Aug-195$8,700 6505$8,700 00
24-Aug-1916$10,000 148215$4,250 1$5,750
16-Aug-1910$1,680 5527$650 3$950
9-Aug-1917$17,700 156814$3,900 3$13,800
2-Aug-1913$5,760 1210813$5,760 NANA
27-Jul-1911$7,300 13768$6,570 3$730
20-Jul-1913$11,800 1312511$5,300 2$6,500
13-Jul-1910$775 7468$542.50 2$233
6-Jul-197$2,500 9857$2,500 00
29-Jun-1923$8,290 1515417$2,300 6$5,970
22-Jun-1917$10,700 1013914$7,700 3$3,000
15-Jun-1911$13,500 1416011$13,500 NANA
8-Jun-1913$2,870 175511$1,570 2$1,300
1-Jun-1910$4,460 11608$4,140 2$315
25-May-1917$4,360 147914$3,700 3$612
18-May-1922$9,000 1715016$3,400 6$5,600
11-May-1918$19,800 1717715$18,300 3$1,500
4-May-1910$7,075 6328$6,900 2$175
27-Apr-1915$3,200 1411714$3,160 1$40
20-Apr-1913$13,500 10909$12,200 4$1,300
13-Apr-1916$38,900 149114$37,800 2$1,100
6-Apr-1912$6,870 119410$6,730 2$50
30-Mar-1915$6,470 128410$7,91.55$5,677
23-Mar-1918$6,450 149114$5,042 4$1,408
16-Mar-1914$10,180 1211511$8,800 3$1,300
9-Mar-199$1,800 6498$1,300 1$500
2-Mar-1920$3,033 1610714$1,817 6$1,262
23-Feb-1912$2,040 8699$614.60 3$1,430
16-Feb-1916$9,970 187716$9,970 00
9-Feb-1914$6,400 1011014$6,400 00
2-Feb-1918$6,740 159916$5,720 2$950
26-Jan-1913$2,770 116711$918.95 2$1,850
19-Jan-1915$3,819 167612$2,594 3$1,225
12-Jan-1918$7,283 149215$1,683 3$5,600
5-Jan-1910$529 125010$529 00
22-Dec-1817$2,570 138714$941 3$1,629
15-Dec-1810$2,860 8268$264 2$2,600
8-Dec-1815$1,819 166512$552 3$1,267
1-Dec-1812$7,500 10909$1,200 3$6,200
28-Nov-1815$4,500 1110714$4,000 1$500
19-Nov-1818$6,137 139813$2,142 5$3,995
14-Nov-1818$9,200 1315215$8,500 3$694
6-Nov-1816$17,300 1618314$16,361 2$950
29-Oct-1814$14,400 1812717$13,800 1$600
24-Oct-1813$6,140 1312611$5,122 2$1,018
17-Oct-1818$18,390 1512514$12,292 4$6,098
10-Oct-1829$3,149 1810420$1,647 9$819
2-Oct-1818$9,300 116714$7,300 4$2,000
25-Sep-1813$7,000 117510$6,000 3$995
18-Sep-189$3,570 7449$3,570 00
11-Sep-1813$5,900 1013213$5,900 00
7-Sep-1814$5,000 158611$4,000 3$1,000
29-Aug-1815$20,700 147913$4,700 2$16,000
20-Aug-1810$12,400 11538$11,380 3$1,057
14-Aug-1812$19,900 121329$18,889 3$1,011
7-Aug-1816$68,600 1110613$67,259 3$1,340
31-Jul-1815$15,100 159511$13,060 4$2,060
23-Jul-1813$2,130 156010$1,804 3$1,100
17-Jul-1814$5,370 17989$4,310 5$1,100
9-Jul-1816$11,200 157410$11,080 6$862
3-Jul-1813$7,000 78112$6,330 1$750
25-Jun-1815$8,800 13979$4,970 6$3,930
18-Jun-1813$14,200 14807$221 6$14,290
11-Jun-1812$6,300 8968$5,910 4$803
6-Jun-1813$14,500 10888$14,154 5$579
31-May-1811$4,890 10638$3,240 3$1,790
22-May-1815$20,400 11639$19,808 6$885
15-May-1815$4,700 1510610$3,900 5$643
9-May-1811$1,400 13889$1,300 2$560
1-May-188$14,250 7887$13,400 1$450
24-Apr-1812$5,300 66111$4,470 1$800
17-Apr-189$1,800 10447$2,330 2$1,434
11-Apr-1811$2,500 8326$1,690 5$809
3-Apr-1815$13,400 111219$12,020 6$1,090
28-Mar-1810$4,000 10927$3,870 3$215
19-Mar-1817$5,800 135110$590 7$5,165
12-Mar-1815$3,130 114311$2,360 4$788
6-Mar-1819$5,400 1311610$1,530 9$4,860
27-Feb-1820$6,600 136914$5,530 6$1,030
19-Feb-1815$5,500 1411110$3,990 6$1,980
12-Feb-1823$10,900 1715712$7,110 11$3,840
5-Feb-1816$8,600 131007$1,330 9$7,800
30-Jan-1811$12,600 11685$7,300 6$4,982
24-Jan-1819$9,400 151295$2,010 14$7,337
18-Jan-1810$6,280 8492$2,100 8$4,188
9-Jan-1812$16,500 12929$15,890 3$475
3-Jan-1810$2,500 9478$2,350 2$150
27-Dec-1715$9,000 151139$7,568 6$1,784
18-Dec-1715$13,800 161649$13,010 7$1,118
11-Dec-1714$9,700 1012612$2,940 4$8,500
4-Dec-176$1,800 6315$1,510 1$300
28-Nov-177$3,850 8764$3,260 3$285
16-Nov-1710$2,700 10486$1,840 4$856
8-Nov-1715$2,380 179110$1,860 5$516
1-Nov-1712$4,700 17949$3,400 4$1,300
23-Oct-1715$10,500 106710$9,780 4$1,530
18-Oct-176$2,000 373$225 3$1,820
10-Oct-1712$6,570 1009$3,880 3$3,360
2-Oct-178$3,100 11193$1,630 5$1,750
25-Sep-178$4,880 8795$2,660 5$2,070
18-Sep-179$4,770 3$300 6$4,470
12-Sep-1711$4,430 8$2,030 3$2,400
1-Sep-174$1,310 3$317 1$1,000
23-Aug-1711$13,640 98$11,840 3$1,800

M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS

PH, Bracewell aid on WaterBridge’s $438M in purchases

Five Point Energy-backed WaterBridge Resources acquired two sets of assets for $438 million. Two different law firms in Texas were involved.

Porter Hedges said Dec. 21 that it advised WaterBridge on its purchase of water infrastructure assets from Halcón Resources Corp. for $200 million.

The team included Randy King, Ben Rajabi, Joe Morrel, and David Mann. They were assisted by Geoff Schultz, Matt Lea and Chase Boswell.

Bracewell partner Cle Dade counseled Halcón on the sale.

WaterBridge also bought South Pecos water disposal assets from NGL Energy Partners for $238 million in cash.

Bracewell advised WaterBridge on that transaction, including partners Mark Holmes and Gray Muzzy with associates John Stavinoha, Shannon Rice and Melanie Goebel. Partners Mark Holmes and associates Annemarie Dunleavy and Shannon Lindamood counseled on the debt facilites.

McAfee & Taft in Tulsa counseled NGL, which used Barclays for financial advice.

WaterBridge’s general counsel is Harrison Bolling, who worked at Bracewell early in his legal career. David S. Elkouri is general counsel of Halcón.

The Halcón assets are in Pecos, Reeves, Ward, and Winkler counties in Texas and include water gathering pipelines, disposal wells and permits.

Terms include an additional $25 million per year in each of the next five years based on Halcón’s achievement of certain development thresholds.

NGL plans to use the proceeds of its sale to cut debt and enhance liquidity.

NGL Mike Krimbill said in a statement that the company will continue to have more than 1 million barrels per day of permitted disposal capacity in the Delaware Basin after the transaction.

The transaction has to clear regulators but should close in 45 days.

WaterBridge is thought to be considering an initial public offering in the first half of the year that could value it at $1 billion.

Willkie Farr advises Magseis on $233M Fairfield acquisition

Willkie Farr & Gallagher said Dec. 20 it was U.S. counsel for Magseis on its purchase of Fairfield Geotechnologies’ seismic technologies business for $233 million in cash and shares.

Partner Jon Lyman in Houston led the deal team. Wiersholm was Norwegian counsel to Magseis and Thompson Hine and Schjødt represented Fairfield.

Crowe provided financial due diligence to Fairfield. Arctic Securities and DNB Markets were Magseis’ financial advisors and KWC provided due diligence.

Magseis CEO Christian Grytnes and Fairfield CEO Tony Dowd announced Dec. 18 that they had closed the deal, which creates the newly named Magseis Fairfield. The deal was first announced Nov. 9.

The parties said the transaction creates a top provider of marine seismic solutions, positioning it for accelerated growth.

Magseis Fairfield said the two companies have complementary geographical footprints with a solid backlog and a client base made up of the world’s largest exploration and production companies.

Fairfield Geotechnologies will remain privately held by the Sugahara family through Fairfield-Maxwell and focus on data licensing and data processing as well as imaging, data analytics and data interpretation.

Fairfield-Maxwell also will receive five year warrants and certain rights under an earn-out payment mechanism related to a project in the Middle East.

Houston-based Fairfield Seismic Technologies provides marine ocean bottom nodal seismic systems, having performed 45 such surveys globally since 2005. It has 230 full-time employees and 250 contracted personnel.

Fairfield-Maxwell chairman Byron Sugahara said in a statement that his family has owned and invested in Fairfield Geotechnologies for more than 40 years and will become Magseis Fairfield’s largest shareholder. He plans to reinvest the proceeds in Fairfield Geotechnologies’ remaining data licensing and data processing business.

Magseis chairman Jan Pihl Grimnes said the transaction enables the company to take pole position in the development of the marine seismic industry with critical mass, leading technology, modern crews and financial capabilities to capitalize on growth opportunities.

Charles Davison, chairman, CEO and president of Fairfield, has been proposed as the new chairman of Magseis once the deal is completed. Anthony Dowd, president and CEO of Fairfield-Maxwell, has been proposed as a member of Magseis’ nomination committee.

The new company has 430 full-time employees and operations in Oslo and Houston. Fairfield Geotechnologies will have access to Magseis Fairfield’s equipment and services through a five-year preferred supplier agreement.

V&E counsels Vida on $150M Merion JV with Rewire

Vinson & Elkins said Dec. 20 it advised Austin-based Vida Capital Inc. on the formation of a joint venture called Merion Square Capital with Rewire Holdings.

Partner Milam Newby and associate Michael Gibson led the corporate team with assistance from associates Brittany Smith and Ann Stehling. Partner David Peck and associate Allyson Seger advised on tax.

Merion will initially launch with $150 million in capital through an open-ended hedge fund structure and will continue to raise new capital throughout 2019.

The JV will primarily invest in insurance-linked securities with an emphasis on property and casualty insurance, annuities and mortality-related products. It will leverage Rewire’s reinsurance and insurance-linked securities experience with Vida’s expertise as a dedicated institutional asset manager of insurance-related assets.

Merion will be led and managed by the Rewire managing principals Stefano Sola, Richard Pennay and Markus Schmutz. Vida Capital’s team will be responsible for fundraising, investor relations, finance, compliance and other operational functions.

Sola said in a statement that the insurance-linked securities market is at a critical point in its maturation and Merion will use its collective experience to serve investors and industry stakeholders as principal investors.

Rewire established Rewire Securities in 2015 and has originated, structured and placed more than $2 billion in insurance-linked securities.

Vida Capital was founded in 2009 and is a $3.6 billion-dollar alternative asset management firm specializing in non-correlated investment strategies. William Tice is its senior managing director.

Sidley counsels United on $70M ExpressJet purchase

Sidley Austin said Dec. 18 it represented United Airlines Inc. on its purchase of ExpressJet Airlines Inc. from SkyWest Inc. through joint venture ManaAir and aircraft-related equipment for $70 million.

The team included partner Kevin Lewis and associates Atman Shukla and Sabra Thomas.

Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless in Salt Lake City represented SkyWest.

Sidley’s Lewis previously counseled Continental Airlines and had a close relationship with former United Continental general counsel-turned-CEO Jeff Smisek, who was a partner with him at Vinson & Elkins.

The parties expect the transaction to close in early 2019.

The ExpressJet assets excluded from the transaction will be used or liquidated by SkyWest, which estimated the expected realizable value to approximate the value of the working capital adjustment.

St. George, Utah-based SkyWest will keep ownership of the CRJ aircraft currently in service at ExpressJet.

The transaction also includes certain protections around SkyWest Airlines flying as well as priority position to add 25 new dual-cabin aircraft with United should those opportunities arise. SkyWest also agreed to lease 20 CRJ200s to ExpressJet for up to five years.

SkyWest CEO and president Chip Childs said in a statement that the announcement “provides further clarity and focus for the future.”

Weatherford sells logging unit to Excellence for $50M

Weatherford announced that it had agreed to sell all its surface data logging equipment, technology and associate contracts to Blue Water Energy-backed Excellence Logging for $50 million.

The oilfield services giant’s in-house counsel on the deal were general counsel Christina M. Ibrahim and associate counsel Kyle L. Martin. Its external counsel was Baker & McKenzie partners Jonathan B. Newton and Heath C. Trisdale and associates Kevin Schott and Sarah Rosales.

Excellence used Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Scott L. Miller in Houston along with associates in its U.K. office.

Weatherford expects the deal to close in the first quarter and will use the proceeds to pay down debt.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Kurt Hallead said the sale is another positive development that will help Weatherford reduce leverage and improve its capital structure. The company continues to expect generating free cash flow in the fourth quarter and in 2019.

Hallead said the company’s transformation plan is on pace to deliver $1 billion in annualized EBITDA next year and that land rig sales and other divestments should bring $850 million in cash with Weatherford closing around $215 million this year.

V&E aids TPG’s FleetPride on American Securities sale

Vinson & Elkins said Dec. 19 it advised TPG-backed FleetPride Inc. on its sale to American Securities and management for an undisclosed sum.

Partner Lande Spottswood and senior associate Matt Falcone led the corporate team with partner Keith Fullenweider and associates Yong Eoh, Greg Henson, David Lassetter, Maggie Webber and Charlie Fitzpatrick.

Other members included associate Connor Long (corporate); partner John Lynch and associate Megan James (tax); partner Stephen Jacobson and associate Gina Hancock (executive compensation/benefits); partner Sean Becker and senior associate Christine Alcalá (labor/employment).

Also working on the deal were senior associate Matt Dobbins and associates Jennifer Cornejo and Austin Pierce (environmental); associate Caitlin Snelson (finance); partner Devika Kornbacher and associate Ben Cukerbaum (IP).

Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised American Securities with a team in New York. Barclays provided financial advice to FleetPride.

Irving-based FleetPride is the country’s largest distributor of truck and trailer parts in the independent heavy-duty aftermarket channel. FleetPride operates over 270 locations in 46 states, including 40 service centers with 260 technicians.

The company links 2,150 suppliers to 100,000 customers through a network of 270 branches. It claims to carry the industry’s broadest selection of aftermarket truck parts, offering more than 145,000 SKUs across 490 brands, including its own private label.

FleetPride CEO and president Al Dragone said that the company has built out its leadership team, enhanced its processes and developed capabilities to strengthen its industry-leading market position and that American Securities’ resources and investment expertise will help it accelerate its business plan and growth objectives.

Will Manuel led the deal from American Securities, which invests in market-leading North American companies with annual sales ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and Ebitda of $50 million to $250 million. It has $23 billion under management.

Christopher Yip led the investment from TPG, which has $103 billion in assets under management invested in private equity, growth venture, real estate, credit and public equity.

Jones Day counsels DataBank on LightBound acquisition

Jones Day said Dec. 17 it advised Digital Bridge Holdings-backed DataBank on the acquisition of LightBound, an Indianapolis provider of colocation, Internet, voice, network and cloud services.

The deal was led by an attorney in the firm’s Chicago office, but Dallas M&A and private equity associate Sarah Aboukhair was part of the deal team.

Cowen and Co. was LightBound’s financial advisor and Barnes & Thornburg was its legal advisor. Ernst & Young was DataBank’s accounting advisor.

DataBank said the transaction adds two data centers and a deep customer base in the attractive Midwest market.

The Dallas-based company is a provider of enterprise-class data center, connectivity and managed services.

Founded in 1994, LightBound operates two enterprise-class data centers in the downtown Indy Telecom Center, the most densely interconnected location in Indianapolis.

The deal will add 73,000 gross square feet of colocation space and 9.5 megawatts of installed UPS power to DataBank’s portfolio.

LightBound’s clients are in healthcare, government, finance, manufacturing, cloud and technology.

With LightBound, DataBank will operate 17 data centers in nine U.S. markets, including Minneapolis, Kansas City, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Baltimore and Atlanta.

DataBank CEO Raul K. Martynek said in a statement that the the deal combined LightBound’s colocation, connectivity and managed services with DataBank’s broad product offering and national footprint.

LightBound CEO Jack Carr will continue with DataBank and lead efforts to expand the customer base and data center portfolio in the Indianapolis market.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Digital Bridge was founded in 2013 by Marc C. Ganzi – former CEO of Global Tower Partners – and Ben Jenkins – a onetime senior managing director at the Blackstone Group – to focus on owning, investing in and managing companies in the mobile and internet infrastructure sector.

The firm has raised more than $7.5 billion in debt and equity to acquire and invest in these businesses. They include Vantage Data Centers, ExteNet, Vertical Bridge, Andean Tower Partners and Mexico Tower Partners.

Willkie aids Sterling on Artisan Design purchase

Willkie Farr & Gallagher advised Houston private equity firm the Sterling Group on its purchase of Artisan Design Group, a Westlake-based flooring products and design services provider.

Partner Scott L. Miller led the deal team. Artisan Design was represented by a Kirkland & Ellis attorney in Boston and a Horwood Marcus & Berk attorney in Chicago.

ADG operates 39 distribution, design and service facilities and coordinates installation through 800 independent contractors across 13 states.

The business was formed in 2016 through the combination of Floors Inc. and Malibu. It’s completed eight other acquisitions since then.

ADG Co-CEO’s Larry Barr and Wayne Joseph are staying on.

Sterling partner Kent Wallace said the firm will support the company’s continued expansion organically and through further acquisitions.

Sterling has a history of partnering with entrepreneurs, particularly in the building products sector, including investments in Roofing Supply Group, American Bath Group and Construction Supply Group.

The private equity firm targets controlling interests in basic manufacturing, distribution and industrial services companies with enterprise values ranging from $100 million to $750 million.

Since its founding in 1982, Sterling has sponsored the buyout of 54 platform companies and several add-on acquisitions totaling $10 billion. It has $1.8 billion in assets under management.

Drillinginfo to acquire Cortex for undisclosed sum

Austin-based Drillinginfo said Dec. 20 it signed a letter of intent to acquire Cortex, a provider of automated accounts payable and receivable processes for the oil and gas industry. Terms weren’t undisclosed terms.

Drillinginfo said the acquisition expands its presence in Canada and solidifies the company as the top oil and gas financial automation solution provider in North America.

Drillinginfo VP of legal Shawn Shillington turned to Irell & Manella in California and Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Canada for outside counsel. Cortex used DLA Piper in Canada.

Shillington has been at the company since 2014, seeing it through its sale to new private equity owners (GenStar Capital) and several acquisitions, including Oildex three months ago. He previously was an associate and special counsel at Baker Botts in Austin for eight years.

Drillinginfo CEO Jeff Hughes said the networks that Cortex and Drillinginfo bring together will ensure ubiquitous connectivity across the continent. Cortex CEO Joel Leetzow is staying on.

Kirkland counsels Pelican on investment in Axon

Pelican Energy Partners announced Dec. 19 that it invested in Axon Pressure Products, a Houston maker of pressure control equipment.

The transaction was accomplished in partnership with Keith Klopfenstein and Gus Halas.

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Pelican on the investment. The team included partner Brian Schartz, who offices out of Houston and New York, and partners Bill Benitez, Ryan Copeland and Kyle Watson, all of Houston. Axon used internal counsel; its general counsel is Nicholas Geohegan in Houston.

Axon makes and services blow-out preventers and controls and flow control equipment with service facilities in Houston and Houma, La. It was founded in 2009 through several acquisitions of oilfield manufacturing companies.

Klopfenstein, who will be CEO, and Halas, who will be chairman, previously worked at T3 Energy Services, which made and serviced pressure control equipment, hydraulic controls, wellhead systems, downhole equipment, elastomer products and process control valves.

T3 was built through organic growth and several acquisitions and sold in 2011 to Robbins & Myers Inc., which is now part of National Oilwell Varco.

Pelican founder and managing partner Mike Scott said in a statement that the company now has a strong balance sheet and an excellent team.

Founded in 2011, Pelican is focused on making investments in energy services and manufacturing companies. It’s raised $578 million in committed capital and is investing out of its third fund.

K&S aids InstarACF on pipeline deal from Buckeye

King & Spalding said Dec. 19 that it advised InstarAGF Asset Management Inc. on unit JET Infrastructure Holdings’ purchase of jet fuel pipeline and terminal facilities with several of InstarAGF’s co-investors from Buckeye Partners. Terms weren’t disclosed.

The K&S team was based in New York but included project attorney Lisa Smith in the firm’s Houston office. Buckeye’s outside counsel couldn’t be determined at press time.

ING Financial Markets was InstarAGF’s financial advisor.

The assets will continue to be operated and maintained under a long-term contract by Buckeye Development & Logistics.

The infrastructure assets include a jet fuel pipeline from Port Everglades, Fla., to the airports in Fort Lauderdale and Miami; pipelines and terminal facilities serving the airports in Reno, Nev., San Diego and Memphis; and refined petroleum products terminals that serve urban growth centers in Sacramento and Stockton, Calif.

InstarAGF CEO Gregory J. Smith said in a statement that the assets are competitively positioned, underpinned by long-term contracts and poised for growth as its customers expand operations and air travel continues to increase.

Launched in 2014, InstarAGF focuses on mid-sized infrastructure assets in North America’s energy, utilities and civil infrastructure sectors. It owns interests in port operator Amports, the passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Canadian business aviation services provider Skyservice.

InstarAGF is a joint venture between Instar Group Inc., a company owned by Smith, and AGF Management Ltd., one of Canada’s largest independent investment management firms.

Bracewell aids Kinder on pipeline stake sale to Altus

Apache Corp. affiliate Altus Midstream Co. announced Dec. 19 that it exercised and closed its option to acquire 15 percent of the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline from Kinder Morgan for an undisclosed sum.

Bracewell represented Kinder Morgan, including partner Jason Jean and associate Derek Speck. Kinder’s in-house attorneys on the deal were deputy general counsel Bill Wolf and assistant general counsel Steven Kolos.

Altus general counsel Anthony Lannie – who holds the same position at Apache – said assistant general counsel Patrick Whitman and senior counsel Mike Meyers handled the deal in-house.

The $1.75 billion project, known as GCX, is designed to transport up to 1.98 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Waha Hub and other points in the Permian Basin to the Agua Dulce Hub near the Texas Gulf Coast.

The pipeline is under construction and expected to enter service in October 2019 pending regulatory approvals.

Kinder Morgan, which is constructing and operating the pipeline, now owns a 35 percent equity interest in the project. Affiliates of DCP Midstream and Targa Resources Corp. each hold a 25 percent stake.

Altus CEO and president Brian Freed said in a statement that the pipeline is fully subscribed by long-term minimum volume commitments and will serve as a critical transportation outlet for Permian Basin natural gas and the pipeline capacity.

“The access GCX provides to the natural gas hub at Agua Dulce will allow us to participate in the full Permian-to-Gulf Coast midstream value chain,” he said.

Altus holds options to purchase equity ownership in four other planned pipelines, including Salt Creek Midstream’s Salt Creek NGL Line; Enterprise Products Partners’ Shin Oak; Epic Midstream Holdings’ EPIC Crude; and Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway.

Altus owns almost all of the gas gathering, processing and transportation assets servicing Apache’s production in the Alpine High play in the Delaware Basin.

T&K advises Stabilis Energy on merger with AEIT

Thompson & Knight said Dec. 20 it advised privately held Stabilis Energy on its merger with publicly traded American Electric Technologies Inc., or AETI, in a share exchange. Terms weren’t disclosed.

The T&K deal team included counsel Jerry Metcalf, associate Walker Brierre, tax partner Roger Aksamit and associate Stephen Grant, all of Houston

Eric Johnson and Ben Smolij from Locke Lord’s Houston office represented AETI.

Piper Jaffray’s Simmons Energy provided financial advice to Stabilis while Oppenheimer did so for AETI.

The combined business will include Stabilis’ liquefied natural gas production and distribution businesses and AETI’s international businesses. AETI said the deal creates a top North American small-scale liquefied natural gas production and distribution platform.

At closing, Stabilis and its units will become units of AETI. AETI shareholders will own 11 percent of the combination and the former owners of Stabilis will hold 89 percent.

Stabilis CEO and president James Reddinger will have the same roles at the combination. Casey Crenshaw, Stabilis’ controlling shareholder, will be executive chairman.

AEI chairman and CEO Peter Menikoff said the transaction will help it support its fixed overhead expenses, de-leverage its balance sheet and facilitate access to capital.

Stabilis had net revenue of $26.5 million and EBITDA of $1.8 million in the nine months ending Sept. 30. It delivered 26.5 million LNG gallons to its customers over the same period, 75 percent more than in the same period last year.

It owns a 120,000 LNG-gallon per day production plant in George West, Texas, a 30,000 LNG-gallon per day production plant being relocated to West Texas and cryogenic rolling stock equipment capable of servicing customers throughout North America.

The combination will continue to operate AETI’s Brazilian subsidiary and Chinese joint venture.

Art Dauber, former chairman and CEO of AETI, plans to join the combination as president of international operations and board member.

The combination will be renamed Stabilis Energy Inc. and will apply to continue trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol SLNG.

AETI shareholders have to approve the deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter.

Stabilis is owned by LNG Investment Co., which is controlled by Crenshaw. Crenshaw also owns AETI shares through his investment vehicle JCH Crenshaw Holdings.

CAPITAL MARKETS DEALS

Bracewell aids underwriters on $1.354B in New York bonds

Bracewell said Dec. 19 it served as co-underwriters counsel with Hardwick Law Firm on the issuance and remarketing of $1.354 billion worth of general obligations bonds for New York City.

The team was led by a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office but included senior counsel Edward Fierro in Houston.

The issues included $700 million in Series D, Subseries D-1 tax-exempt fixed rate serial bonds; $223.255 million in Series D, Subseries D-2 taxable fixed rate serial bonds; $126.745 million in Series D, Subseries D-3 taxable fixed rate serial bonds; $150 million in Series D, Subseries D-4 tax-exempt adjustable rate term bonds; and $154.530 million in remarketed Fiscal 2008 Series J, Subseries J-3 and J-11 bonds.

Merrill Lynch, Blaylock Van, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Loop Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Samuel A. Ramirez & Co. and Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. were lead managers for the Subseries D-1 bonds. They also were underwriters of the remarketed Fiscal 2008 Series J, Subseries J-3 and J-11 bonds.

Citigroup purchased by competitive bid and reoffered the Subseries D-2 bonds. Merrill Lynch purchased by competitive bid and reoffered the Subseries D-3 bonds and Barclays was the underwriter and remarketing agent for the $150 million Subseries D-4.

Latham advises New York SPAC RMG on $200M IPO

Latham & Watkins is advising New York-based special purpose acquisition company RMG Acquisition on a $200 million initial public offering, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Partners Ryan Maierson and Debbie Yee are leading the deal team. Weil, Gotshal & Manges is counseling the underwriters out of New York.

RMG plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange with Deutsche Bank as sole underwriter.

The company was formed to identify, acquire and operate a business in the diversified resources and industrial materials sectors, including chemicals, energy services, environmental services, metals and power.

RMG’s CEO Robert Mancini previously was co-head of the Carlyle Group’s power investment group. COO and president Philip Kassin is the former head of M&A and financing at Access Industries and M-III Partners.

Calpine chief legal officer W. Thaddeus Miller is on RMG’s advisory board.

Gibson Dunn counsels U.S. Well Services on $75M revolver

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP said Dec. 17 it counseled Houston-based U.S. Well Services, or USWS, on a new $75 million second lien delayed draw credit facility.

The team included Houston partners Hillary Holmes, Shalla Prichard, Tull Florey and James Chenoweth and Houston associates Justine Robinson, Whitney Bosworth and Eric Haitz along with an associate in its New York office.

Paul Weiss represented Piper Jaffray out of New York.

The second lien credit facility and the amended first lien credit facility mature on May 31, 2020 and contain typical financial ratio covenants, USWS said.

The company said it will now have access to up to $140 million of liquidity under its credit facilities, which will help manage the growth associated with its electric frac fleet rollout.

USWS expects to deploy three of its next generation proprietary newbuild electric frac spreads in the first half of 2019 under term contracts. It said contract discussions continue to advance with additional potential and current customers and USWS plans to assemble new fleets as contracts are awarded.

The company recently completed a strategic realignment by relocating several fleets from the northeast to the Permian basin and Eagle Ford trend to better match customer demand.

USWS expects its EBITDA in 2018 to be 10 percent to 15 percent below previous expectations primarily because of the company’s strategic realignment and the slow-down of completion activity in North America.

CFO Kyle O’Neill said in a statement that securing the financing is a key piece of USWS’ strategic plan to maintain sufficient liquidity and financial flexibility as it continues to deploy its contracted newbuild electric fleets to meet rising demand.

The company recently inked a newbuild electric frac fleet contract with Apache in the Permian basin.

USWS said its electric frac technology is one of the first fully electric, mobile well stimulation systems powered by locally supplied natural gas. That includes field gas sourced directly from the wellhead, thus decreasing emissions and sound pollution while delivering fuel cost savings versus conventional diesel fleets.

UPDATE:

Locke Lord counsels Starwood on Dominion power plant purchase

Locke Lord said Dec. 18 that it was local counsel for Starwood Energy Group Global’s purchase of the Manchester Street Power Station in Rhode Island from Dominion Energy unit Dominion Generation as part of a two-plant sale for $1.23 billion. The deal was first announced Sept. 24.

Texas team members included Bill Swanstrom, Mark Miller, Gerry Pels, Jerry Higdon, Ed Razim and Elizabeth Corey in Houston and Paul Nason, Geoff Polma, Robin Shaughnessy and Stephanie McDermott in Dallas. A New York attorney at King & Spalding was Starwood’s outside counsel.

Caliber Collision merges with Abra Auto Body Repair

On Dec. 5, Lewisville-based Caliber Collision announced it would merge with Abra Auto Body Repair of America in Minnesota for undisclosed terms.

The deal creates a top provider in the $47 billion-per-year collision repair industry with more than 1,000 stores in 37 states.

Greg Nichols is Caliber’s chief administrative officer and general counsel.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson provided legal counsel to OMERS Private Equity, which owned most of Caliber, and Latham & Watkins provided legal counsel to Leonard Green & Partners, which held a minority stake.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provided legal counsel to Hellman & Friedman, Abra’s majority shareholder since 2014.

Jefferies provided financial advice to OMERS and Leonard Green and Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. were Hellman’s financial advisors.

Caliber CEO Steve Grimshaw will lead the combination. The parties expect the deal to close in early 2019, when Hellman will become the majority shareholder and OMERS and Leonard Green will be large minority stakeholders.

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