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)
(Deal Values in Millions)
| Deal Count | Amount | Firms | Lawyers | M&A Count | M&A Value $M | CapM Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-24 | 12 | $52,788 | 11 | 107 | 11 | $52,738 | 1 | $50 |
| 26-Oct-24 | 8 | $3,160 | 8 | 65 | 7 | $3,065 | 1 | $75 |
| 19-Oct-24 | 12 | $5,304 | 11 | 136 | 11 | $4,554 | 1 | $750 |
| 12-Oct-24 | 17 | $8,438 | 12 | 150 | 15 | $8,116 | 2 | $322 |
| 05-Oct-24 | 22 | $23,181 | 12 | 189 | 15 | $19,980 | 7 | $3,201 |
| 28-Sep-24 | 11 | $2,356 | 7 | 144 | 7 | $53 | 4 | $2,303 |
| 21-Sep-24 | 12 | $9,568 | 10 | 169 | 5 | $4,101 | 7 | $5,467 |
| 14-Sep-24 | 24 | $10,988 | 12 | 235 | 16 | $7,175 | 8 | $3,813 |
| 7-Sep-24 | 12 | $20,420 | 16 | 168 | 11 | $20,307 | 1 | $112.9 |
| 31-Aug-24 | 13 | $20,631 | 9 | 134 | 12 | $14,775 | 1 | $5,856 |
| 24-Aug-24 | 19 | $8,452 | 21 | 325 | 16 | $7,102 | 3 | $1,350 |
| 17-Aug-24 | 25 | $49,196 | 16 | 304 | 11 | $39,386 | 14 | $9,810 |
| 10-Aug-24 | 20 | $12,264 | 15 | 312 | 16 | $9,794 | 4 | $2,470 |
| 03-Aug-24 | 26 | $16,498 | 16 | 334 | 18 | $8,137 | 8 | $8,361 |
| 27-Jul-24 | 19 | $16,442 | 21 | 271 | 15 | $13,838 | 4 | $2,604 |
| 20-Jul-24 | 15 | $16,016 | 14 | 184 | 10 | $14,232 | 5 | $1,784 |
| 13-Jul-24 | 20 | $17,220 | 14 | 265 | 18 | $7,146 | 2 | $10,074 |
| 6-Jul-24 | 11 | $3,941 | 11 | 95 | 8 | $2,650 | 3 | $1,291 |
| 29-Jun-24 | 14 | $6,296 | 15 | 224 | 8 | $6,296 | 6 | $1,927 |
| 22-Jun-24 | 12 | $5,679 | 8 | 137 | 5 | $210 | 7 | $5,469 |
| 15-Jun-24 | 13 | $9,895 | 16 | 214 | 10 | $5,280 | 3 | $4,615 |
| 8-Jun-24 | 19 | $23,859 | 13 | 239 | 12 | $19,436 | 7 | $4,423 |
| 1-Jun-24 | 12 | $34,510 | 11 | 147 | 9 | $26,110 | 3 | $8,400 |
| 25-May-24 | 13 | $9,684 | 15 | 171 | 10 | $4,434 | 3 | $5,250 |
| 18-May-24 | 11 | $5,490 | 11 | 173 | 8 | $3,129 | 3 | $2,361 |
| 11-May-24 | 22 | $14,855 | 14 | 227 | 16 | $11,105 | 6 | $3,750 |
| 4-May-24 | 13 | $3,139 | 9 | 87 | 10 | $1,297 | 3 | $1,842 |
| 27-Apr-24 | 10 | $6,684 | 6 | 28 | 10 | $6,684 | 0 | 0 |
| 20-Apr-24 | 19 | $15,989 | 11 | 147 | 9 | $5,208 | 10 | $10,781 |
| 13-Apr-24 | 13 | $8,952 | 9 | 76 | 10 | $1,652 | 3 | $7,300 |
| 6-Apr-24 | 22 | $22,616 | 14 | 222 | 14 | $13,501 | 8 | $13,116 |
| 30-Mar-24 | 12 | $9,286 | 8 | 136 | 8 | $4,299 | 4 | $4,987 |
| 23-Mar-24 | 18 | $5,451 | 17 | 266 | 16 | $4,759 | 2 | $692 |
| 16-Mar-24 | 21 | $11,437 | 13 | 186 | 14 | $9,316 | 6 | $2,070 |
| 9-Mar-24 | 23 | $4,695 | 21 | 218 | 19 | $2,723 | 4 | $1,972 |
| 2-Mar-24 | 20 | $9,108 | 19 | 372 | 14 | $4,558 | 6 | $4,550 |
| 24-Feb-24 | 19 | $16,382 | 12 | 248 | 15 | $9,507 | 4 | $6,875 |
| 17-Feb-24 | 16 | $29,932 | 15 | 157 | 12 | $29,216 | 4 | $716 |
| 10-Feb-24 | 25 | $10,750 | 17 | 196 | 19 | $5,372 | 6 | $5,379 |
| 3-Feb-24 | 12 | $8,416 | 18 | 125 | 9 | $3,416 | 3 | $5,000 |
| 27-Jan-24 | 9 | $8,165 | 9 | 87 | 8 | $7,815 | 1 | $800 |
| 20-Jan-24 | 14 | $4,084 | 12 | 109 | 12 | $3,219 | 2 | $865 |
| 13-Jan-24 | 17 | $33,588 | 12 | 256 | 12 | $26,765 | 5 | $6,823 |
| 6-Jan-24 | 8 | $7,915 | 8 | 84 | 6 | $7,265 | 2 | $650 |
| 30-Dec-23 | 17 | $14,599 | 12 | 99 | 15 | $2,714 | 2 | $11,885 |
| 23-Dec-23 | 23 | $4,182 | 13 | 219 | 16 | $1,813 | 7 | $2,370 |
| 16-Dec-23 | 13 | $16,436 | 13 | 280 | 7 | $15,150 | 5 | $1,286 |
| 9-Dec-23 | 26 | $14,633.90 | 17 | 244 | 16 | $8,095 | 10 | $6,538.90 |
| 2-Dec-23 | 13 | $6,720 | 9 | 57 | 12 | $6,630 | 1 | $90 |
| 25-Nov-23 | 9 | $4,835 | 9 | 131 | 6 | $1,785 | 3 | $3,050 |
| 18-Nov-23 | 22 | $6,568.70 | 17 | 184 | 14 | $4,709.20 | 8 | $1,859.50 |
| 11-Nov-23 | 15 | $9,825 | 13 | 179 | 12 | $6,581 | 3 | $3,244 |
| 4-Nov-23 | 15 | $20,582.50 | 14 | 193 | 12 | $19,417.50 | 3 | $1,165 |
| 28-Oct-23 | 18 | $68,419.10 | 18 | 152 | 15 | $66,646 | 3 | $1,773.10 |
| 21-Oct-23 | 16 | $6,755.90 | 16 | 165 | 15 | $6,755.90 | 1 | $3 |
| 14-Oct-23 | 14 | $67,851.20 | 13 | 125 | 9 | $61,998.50 | 5 | $5,852.70 |
| 7-Oct-23 | 17 | $6,595.50 | 13 | 228 | 16 | $5,995.50 | 1 | $600 |
| 30-Sep-23 | 17 | $1,896.45 | 13 | 189 | 14 | $806.45 | 3 | $1,090 |
| 23-Sep-23 | 23 | $6,432.70 | 17 | 230 | 16 | $1,402.80 | 7 | $5,029.90 |
| 16-Sep-23 | 25 | $23,226.70 | 23 | 353 | 16 | $17,239 | 9 | $5,987.70 |
| 9-Sep-23 | 12 | $6,369 | 8 | 102 | 7 | $4,311 | 5 | $2,058 |
| 2-Sep-23 | 14 | $2,522 | 6 | 92 | 13 | $1,322 | 1 | $1,200 |
| 26-Aug-23 | 17 | $12,160.25 | 13 | 202 | 15 | $6,573.25 | 2 | $5,587.00 |
| 19-Aug-23 | 19 | $11,505 | 13 | 213 | 15 | $11,255 | 4 | $250 |
| 12-Aug-23 | 19 | $9,698.80 | 13 | 184 | 7 | $3,270 | 12 | $6,428.80 |
| 5-Aug-23 | 13 | $5,201 | 12 | 118 | 12 | $5,051 | 1 | $150 |
| 29-Jul-23 | 15 | $21,031.60 | 13 | 196 | 11 | $18,292.00 | 4 | $2,739.60 |
| 22-Jul-23 | 18 | $3,992 | 12 | 130 | 13 | $2,808 | 5 | $1,184 |
| 15-Jul-23 | 13 | $8,254.95 | 13 | 81 | 13 | $8,254.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 8-Jul-23 | 16 | $5,441.45 | 12 | 172 | 11 | $2,443 | 5 | $2,998.45 |
| 1-Jul-23 | 16 | $6,872 | 10 | 105 | 12 | $5,474 | 4 | $1,398 |
| 24-Jun-23 | 13 | $10,914 | 16 | 201 | 10 | $7,874 | 3 | $3,040 |
| 17-Jun-23 | 17 | $5,880.70 | 15 | 151 | 15 | $4,705.70 | 2 | $1,175 |
| 10-Jun-23 | 19 | $8,516.10 | 13 | 111 | 16 | $6,252.40 | 3 | $2,263.70 |
| June 3 2023 | 12 | $6,104.42 | 12 | 138 | 8 | $4,256.92 | 4 | $1,847.50 |
| 27-May-23 | 17 | $12,200 | 10 | 67 | 11 | $6,165 | 6 | $6,035 |
| 20-May-23 | 11 | $22,458.10 | 8 | 103 | 4 | $19,455 | 7 | $3,003 |
| 13-May-23 | 12 | $7,034 | 10 | 101 | 8 | $5,460 | 4 | $1,574 |
| 6-May-23 | 20 | $3,297.60 | 18 | 196 | 17 | $2,985.60 | 3 | $312 |
| 29-Apr-23 | 23 | $3,691.20 | 18 | 135 | 17 | $1,969.70 | 6 | $1,721.50 |
| 22-Apr-23 | 16 | $5,570 | 14 | 104 | 14 | $4,750 | 2 | $1,000 |
| 15-Apr-23 | 12 | $23,818.10 | 9 | 59 | 10 | $21,618.10 | 2 | $2,200 |
| 8-Apr-23 | 16 | $7,949 | 9 | 173 | 9 | $5,472 | 7 | $3,477 |
| 1-Apr-23 | 21 | $18,676.70 | 12 | 175 | 11 | $10,926.70 | 10 | $7,750 |
| 25-Mar-23 | 15 | $8,779.50 | 10 | 141 | 5 | $2,362 | 10 | $6,416.50 |
| 18-Mar-23 | 7 | $14,048.80 | 6 | 69 | 5 | $13,345 | 2 | $703.80 |
| 11-Mar-23 | 21 | $11,576 | 16 | 165 | 16 | $8,131 | 5 | $3,445 |
| 4-Mar-23 | 20 | $9,668 | 11 | 228 | 16 | $8,209 | 4 | $1,459 |
| 25-Feb-23 | 13 | $5,335 | 13 | 130 | 12 | $4,235 | 1 | $1,200 |
| 18-Feb-23 | 14 | $5,743.70 | 13 | 158 | 8 | $898.70 | 6 | $4,845 |
| 11-Feb-23 | 16 | $12,088 | 12 | 137 | 12 | $9,965 | 4 | $2,123 |
| 4-Feb-23 | 17 | $8,066 | 15 | 140 | 13 | $5,614 | 4 | $2,452 |
| 28-Jan-23 | 7 | $2,180 | 7 | 75 | 5 | $1,692.75 | 2 | $488 |
| 21-Jan-23 | 17 | $5,768 | 16 | 174 | 12 | $1,918 | 5 | $3,850 |
| 14-Jan-23 | 11 | $2, 800 | 10 | 102 | 8 | $421 | 3 | $2,400 |
| 7-Jan-23 | 18 | $8,296 | 11 | 167 | 14 | $6,461 | 3 | $1,835 |
| 31-Dec-22 | 14 | $2,732 | 11 | 99 | 12 | $2,092 | 2 | $640 |
| 17-Dec | 14 | $7,919 | 13 | 115 | 12 | $7,419 | 1 | $500 |
| 10-Dec-22 | 14 | $10,093 | 12 | 88 | 11 | $7,093 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 3-Dec-22 | 26 | $12,800.90 | 11 | 172 | 20 | $4,141 | 6 | $8,659.90 |
| 26-Nov-22 | 8 | $2,266.70 | 8 | 5 | 3 | $76 | 5 | $2,190.70 |
| 19-Nov-22 | 21 | $2,886 | 15 | 212 | 19 | $2,550 | 2 | $336 |
| 12-Nov-22 | 13 | $15,093.70 | 9 | 81 | 9 | $14,200 | 4 | $893.70 |
| 5-Nov-22 | 25 | 19,337.20 | 16 | 509 | 22 | $8,267.20 | 3 | $11,070 |
| 29-Oct-22 | 15 | $7,805.30 | 9 | 116 | 14 | $7,180.30 | 1 | $625 |
| 22-Oct-22 | 20 | $8,193.50 | 13 | 253 | 13 | $5,442 | 7 | $2,751.50 |
| 15-Oct-22 | 9 | $3,046.10 | 9 | 139 | 7 | $2,588.30 | 2 | $457.80 |
| 8-Oct-22 | 19 | $2,011.80 | 12 | 114 | 16 | $833.80 | 3 | $1,178 |
| 1-Oct-22 | 23 | $5,532.90 | 16 | 156 | 18 | $4,952.30 | 5 | $580.60 |
| 24-Sep-22 | 18 | $5,194 | 14 | 216 | 15 | $4,050 | 3 | $1,144 |
| 17-Sep-22 | 21 | $8,352.30 | 12 | 320 | 15 | $4,759.60 | 6 | $3,592.70 |
| 10-Sep-22 | 15 | $19,853.50 | 10 | 126 | 13 | $19,403.60 | 2 | $450 |
| 3-Sep-22 | 9 | $2,312 | 9 | 62 | 9 | $2,312 | 0 | 0 |
| 27-Aug-22 | 16 | $30,891.70 | 10 | 135 | 15 | $30,666.40 | 1 | 227.7 |
| 20-Aug-22 | 12 | $1,977 | 8 | 152 | 9 | 925 | 3 | $1,052 |
| 13-Aug-22 | 18 | $8,004.70 | 11 | 242 | 11 | $2,844.70 | 7 | $5,160 |
| 6-Aug-22 | 24 | $7,948.90 | 12 | 240 | 17 | $3,577 | 7 | $4,371.90 |
| 30-Jul-22 | 8 | $6,941 | 9 | 78 | 7 | $6,839 | 1 | $102 |
| 23-Jul-22 | 11 | $801 | 11 | 92 | 10 | $801 | 1 | 0 |
| 16-Jul-22 | 14 | $3,650 | 10 | 122 | 14 | $3,650 | 0 | 0 |
| 9-Jul-22 | 10 | $3,557.70 | 7 | 68 | 9 | $3,557.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2-Jul-22 | 18 | $8,609.40 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $2,754.40 | 3 | $5,855 |
| 25-Jun-22 | 15 | $6,142 | 13 | 146 | 9 | $2,017 | 6 | $4,125 |
| 18-Jun-22 | 17 | $11,890.10 | 14 | 228 | 15 | $11,410 | 2 | 479.7 |
| 11-Jun-22 | 17 | $7,600 | 12 | 123 | 10 | $2,300 | 7 | $5,300 |
| 4-Jun-22 | 12 | $2,937 | 10 | 127 | 9 | $692 | 3 | $2,245 |
| 28-May-22 | 9 | $3,197.60 | 11 | 86 | 9 | $3,197.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 21-May-22 | 14 | $7,284.50 | 12 | 185 | 11 | $6,609 | 3 | $675.50 |
| 14-May-22 | 11 | $306.60 | 9 | 80 | 10 | $306.60 | 1 | $225 |
| 7-May-22 | 16 | $10,451.75 | 12 | 108 | 12 | $1,827 | 4 | $8,624.75 |
| 30-Apr-22 | 16 | $2,296.50 | 16 | 157 | 12 | $895.50 | 4 | $1,401 |
| 23-Apr-22 | 10 | $2,241 | 11 | 58 | 8 | $1,641 | 2 | $600 |
| 16-Apr-22 | 11 | $6,643 | 7 | 156 | 8 | $2,359 | 3 | $4,284 |
| 9-Apr-22 | 17 | $4,429 | 14 | 184 | 11 | $1,690 | 6 | $2,739 |
| 2-Apr-22 | 13 | $1,755 | 8 | 84 | 10 | $1,145 | 3 | $610 |
| 26-Mar-22 | 11 | $3,205 | 8 | 65 | 6 | $200 | 5 | $3,005 |
| 19-Mar-22 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 9 | 106 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-Mar-22 | 18 | $12,016 | 11 | 239 | 15 | $11,965 | 2 | $51.35 |
| 5-Mar-22 | 17 | $6,786 | 13 | 137 | 13 | $5,161 | 4 | $1,625 |
| 26-Feb-22 | 12 | $5,095 | 8 | 149 | 9 | $4,437.50 | 3 | $658 |
| 19-Feb-22 | 17 | $22,229 | 17 | 174 | 14 | $21,354 | 3 | $875 |
| 12-Feb-22 | 12 | $2,344.70 | 10 | 73 | 8 | $641.70 | 4 | $1,703 |
| 5-Feb-22 | 11 | $2,503 | 8 | 99 | 11 | $2,503 | 0 | 0 |
| 29-Jan-22 | 11 | $3,872 | 12 | 101 | 12 | $3,872 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-Jan-22 | 13 | $5,143.50 | 10 | 99 | 12 | $4,842.50 | 1 | $301 |
| 15-Jan-22 | 12 | $7,605 | 9 | 155 | 9 | $6,480 | 3 | $1,025 |
| 8-Jan-22 | 13 | $8,256.20 | 11 | 102 | 13 | $8,256.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1-Jan-22 | 9 | $1,273.80 | 6 | 50 | 9 | $1,273.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 25-Dec-21 | 21 | $4,734.75 | 11 | 176 | 16 | $3,410 | 5 | $1,324.75 |
| 18-Dec-21 | 26 | $7,325.20 | 15 | 193 | 18 | $3,640.20 | 8 | $3,685.20 |
| 11-Dec-21 | 16 | $5,017 | 10 | 109 | 13 | $1,417 | 3 | $3,600 |
| 4-Dec-21 | 14 | $2,310 | 8 | 86 | 8 | $2,310 | 6 | $1,882.05 |
| 27-Nov-21 | 9 | $3.460.1 | 10 | 101 | 6 | $1,758 | 3 | $1,702.60 |
| 20-Nov-21 | 20 | $22,792 | 15 | 157 | 12 | $18,864.50 | 8 | $3,928 |
| 13-Nov-21 | 21 | $26,729 | 12 | 178 | 13 | $11,822 | 8 | $14,907 |
| 6-Nov-21 | 12 | $8,303 | 13 | 157 | 10 | $6,682 | 3 | $1,621 |
| 30-Oct-21 | 21 | $10,368 | 15 | 218 | 15 | $9,24.4 | 6 | $1,103.00 |
| 23-Oct-21 | 21 | $18.783.1 | 15 | 222 | 11 | $12,314 | 10 | $6,468.60 |
| 16-Oct-21 | 15 | $3,868 | 11 | 118 | 15 | $2,293 | 2 | $1,575 |
| 9-Oct-21 | 20 | $8,610 | 16 | 175 | 16 | $7,795 | 4 | $815 |
| 2-Oct-21 | 14 | $6,250 | 11 | 137 | 10 | $5,200 | 4 | $1,050 |
| 25-Sep-21 | 11 | $11,460 | 9 | 93 | 7 | $10,200 | 4 | $1,250 |
| 18-Sep-21 | 11 | $16,603 | 8 | 99 | 8 | $15,084 | 3 | $1,519 |
| 11-Sep-21 | 17 | $10,653 | 11 | 103 | 13 | $8,503 | 4 | $2,150 |
| 4-Sep-21 | 13 | $7,222 | 10 | 89 | 11 | $6,715 | 2 | $507 |
| 28-Aug-21 | 12 | $763 | 9 | 63 | 11 | $663 | 1 | $100 |
| 21-Aug-21 | 12 | $29,659 | 7 | 79 | 11 | $29,579 | 1 | $80 |
| 14-Aug-21 | 22 | $17,845 | 11 | 199 | 12 | $12,805 | 10 | $5,04 |
| 7-Aug-21 | 17 | $13,670 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $11,766 | 2 | $1,904 |
| 31-Jul-21 | 21 | $8,160 | 11 | 134 | 10 | $3,574 | 10 | $4,586 |
| July 24,2021 | 21 | $6,367 | 11 | 139 | 15 | $3,712 | 6 | $2,655 |
| 17-Jul-21 | 14 | $4,009 | 11 | 124 | 12 | $2,015 | 2 | $1,994 |
| 10-Jul-21 | 16 | $3,997 | 13 | 143 | 11 | $1,597 | 4 | $2,4 |
| 3-Jul-21 | 24 | $7,492 | 13 | 94 | 16 | $3,769 | 8 | $3,722 |
| 26-Jun-21 | 10 | $4,995 | 7 | 85 | 8 | $3,847 | 2 | $1,148 |
| 19-Jun-21 | 28 | $16,830 | 8 | 228 | 9 | $1,861 | 19 | $14,968 |
| 12-Jun-21 | 26 | $27,238 | 15 | 209 | 19 | $25,602 | 7 | $1,636 |
| 5-Jun-21 | 15 | $15,539 | 13 | 100 | 13 | $14,709 | 2 | $600 |
| 29-May-21 | 35 | $20,279 | 11 | 145 | 28 | $18,64 | 7 | $1,639 |
| 22-May-21 | 24 | $53,208 | 14 | 174 | 17 | $51,047 | 7 | $2,161 |
| 15-May-21 | 18 | $10,620 | 13 | 220 | 11 | $5,870 | 7 | $4,809 |
| 8-May-21 | 17 | $10,400 | 11 | 156 | 15 | $8,386 | 2 | $2,500 |
| 1-May-21 | 21 | $7,200 | 16 | 115 | 12 | $3,808 | 9 | $3,392 |
| 24-Apr-21 | 8 | $20,200 | 9 | 31 | 8 | $20,200 | 0 | 0 |
| 17-Apr-21 | 14 | $6,270 | 8 | 102 | 11 | $40,180 | 3 | $2,260 |
| 10-Apr-21 | 15 | $8,940 | 13 | 129 | 14 | $7,990 | 1 | $950 |
| 3-Apr-21 | 18 | $19,513 | 10 | 151 | 12 | $16,923 | 6 | $2,590 |
| 27-Mar-21 | 27 | $13,942 | 15 | 244 | 14 | $4,300 | 13 | $9,633.50 |
| 20-Mar-21 | 11 | $2,046 | 4 | 102 | 3 | $270 | 8 | $1,776 |
| 13-Mar-21 | 15 | $3,270 | 9 | 109 | 6 | $538 | 9 | $2,732 |
| 6-Mar-21 | 24 | $13,617 | 10 | 196 | 13 | $10,395 | 11 | $3,222 |
| 27-Feb-21 | 19 | $8,105 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $4,970 | 4 | $3,135 |
| 20-Feb-21 | 9 | $8,820 | 9 | 153 | 8 | $8,520 | 1 | $300 |
| 13-Feb-21 | 12 | $4,852.60 | 7 | 81 | 7 | 2,766 | 5 | $2,086.60 |
| 6-Feb-21 | 18 | $9,752 | 13 | 153 | 14 | $5,222 | 4 | $4,530 |
| 30-Jan-21 | 18 | $9,449 | 9 | 182 | 15 | $8,753.80 | 3 | $695.30 |
| 23-Jan-21 | 14 | $8,150 | 8 | 118 | 6 | $4,000 | 8 | $4,150 |
| 16-Jan-21 | 17 | $6,783 | 13 | 138 | 11 | $2,400 | 6 | $4,382.90 |
| 9-Jan-21 | 22 | $6,829 | 14 | 135 | 18 | $3,139.30 | 4 | $3,690 |
| 2-Jan-21 | 7 | $1,466 | 7 | 60 | 7 | $1,466 | 0 | 0 |
| 26-Dec-20 | 18 | $15,900 | 12 | 163 | 16 | $5,300 | 1 | $600 |
| 19-Dec-20 | 18 | $9,769 | 14 | 110 | 14 | $8,426 | 4 | $1,343 |
| 12-Dec-20 | 10 | $7,200 | 9 | 100 | 9 | $3,325 | 1 | $3,830 |
| 5-Dec-20 | 15 | $4,261 | 9 | 122 | 9 | $2,780 | 6 | $1,481 |
| 28-Nov-20 | 19 | $7,758 | 10 | 110 | 13 | $4,003 | 6 | $3,755 |
| 14-Nov-20 | 14 | $864.10 | 14 | 157 | 12 | $289.10 | 2 | $575 |
| 7-Nov-20 | 13 | $6,332 | 9 | 129 | 9 | $2,483.50 | 4 | $3,849 |
| 31-Oct-20 | 10 | $3,995.80 | 8 | 103 | 6 | $3,231.10 | 4 | $754.70 |
| 24-Oct-20 | 6 | $18,100 | 6 | 58 | 5 | $17,709 | 1 | $350 |
| 17-Oct-20 | 8 | $351.90 | 5 | 55 | 8 | $351.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-Oct-20 | 7 | $5,229 | 3 | 50 | 4 | $735 | 3 | $4,494 |
| 3-Oct-20 | 14 | $21,428 | 9 | 173 | 9 | $17,535 | 5 | $3,893 |
| 26-Sep-20 | 10 | $12,770 | 8 | 93 | 5 | $10,300 | 5 | $2,470 |
| 19-Sep-20 | 14 | $8,365 | 9 | 101 | 6 | $1,020 | 8 | $7,345 |
| 12-Sep-20 | 6 | $4,406 | 8 | 59 | 3 | $1,270 | 3 | $3,136 |
| 5-Sep-20 | 11 | $5,191 | 8 | 117 | 9 | $4,061 | 2 | $1,130 |
| 29-Aug-20 | 11 | $2,531 | 9 | 94 | 5 | $1,130 | 6 | $1,401 |
| 22-Aug-20 | 18 | $6,574 | 12 | 140 | 7 | $1,930 | 11 | $4,644 |
| 15-Aug-20 | 13 | $4,991 | 10 | 97 | 7 | $1,216 | 6 | $3,775 |
| 8-Aug-20 | 12 | $32,092 | 11 | 112 | 9 | $30,457 | 3 | $1,635 |
| 1-Aug-20 | 7 | $5,287 | 8 | 76 | 5 | $3,687 | 2 | $1,600 |
| 25-Jul-20 | 9 | $18,751 | 6 | 67 | 7 | $18,403 | 2 | $348 |
| 18-Jul-20 | 6 | $1,982.50 | 5 | 50 | 4 | $1,407.50 | 2 | $575 |
| 11-Jul-20 | 11 | $565.10 | 12 | 75 | 10 | $65.10 | 1 | $500 |
| 4-Jul-20 | 10 | $8,889 | 8 | 98 | 9 | $8,788 | 1 | $100.30 |
| 27-Jun-20 | 8 | $6,874 | 10 | 50 | 5 | $4,972.50 | 3 | $2,081.50 |
| 20-Jun-20 | 12 | $4,444 | 9 | 115 | 7 | $2,829 | 5 | $1,615 |
| 13-Jun-20 | 6 | $3,582 | 4 | 37 | 2 | $350 | 4 | $3,232 |
| 6-Jun-20 | 11 | $3,213.70 | 8 | 65 | 7 | $470 | 4 | $2,743.70 |
| 30-May-20 | 8 | $7,335 | 7 | 48 | 6 | $4,639 | 2 | $2,697 |
| 23-May-20 | 4 | $432.40 | 4 | 34 | 3 | $432.40 | 1 | 0 |
| 16-May-20 | 6 | $310 | 6 | 34 | 5 | $310 | 1 | 0 |
| 9-May-20 | 18 | $5,630 | 16 | 124 | 14 | $3,180 | 4 | $2,450 |
| 2-May-20 | 15 | 10,400 | 10 | 90 | 8 | $1,900 | 7 | $,8,500 |
| 25-Apr-20 | 8 | $3,400 | 9 | 36 | 5 | $1,000 | 3 | $2,450 |
| 18-Apr-20 | 19 | $9,500 | 14 | 92 | 8 | $185.70 | 11 | $9,360 |
| 11-Apr-20 | 12 | $6,000 | 9 | 40 | 5 | $190 | 7 | $5,800 |
| 4-Apr-20 | 14 | $8,200 | 11 | 68 | 10 | $2,200 | 4 | $6,000 |
| 28-Mar-20 | 16 | $6,500 | 13 | 96 | 10 | $3,700 | 6 | $2,800 |
| 21-Mar-20 | 11 | $11,910 | 7 | 33 | 7 | $2,250 | 4 | $9,960 |
| 14-Mar-20 | 7 | 809.8 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 684.8 | 1 | 125 |
| 7-Mar-20 | 16 | $2,500 | 15 | 70 | 13 | $669 | 3 | $1,400 |
| 29-Feb-20 | 13 | $15,260 | 13 | 128 | 11 | $11,760 | 2 | $3,500 |
| 22-Feb-20 | 12 | $3,700 | 10 | 92 | 10 | $2,560 | 2 | $1,130 |
| 15-Feb-20 | 16 | $1,250 | 10 | 84 | 12 | $35 | 4 | $1,222 |
| 8-Feb-20 | 18 | $6,080 | 14 | 123 | 14 | $2,595 | 4 | $3,485 |
| 1-Feb-20 | 21 | $20,900 | 12 | 101 | 14 | $17,860 | 7 | $3,060 |
| 25-Jan-20 | 13 | $7,430 | 13 | 62 | 12 | $6,430 | 1 | $1,000 |
| 18-Jan-20 | 23 | $9,580 | 15 | 120 | 19 | $6,580 | 4 | $3,000 |
| 11-Jan-20 | 21 | $14,200 | 18 | 199 | 16 | $1,020 | 5 | $13,200 |
| 4-Jan-20 | 22 | $6,400 | 11 | 119 | 16 | $3,204 | 6 | $3,245 |
| 28-Dec-19 | 22 | $7,150 | 19 | 175 | 18 | $6,800 | 4 | $327.40 |
| 14-Dec-19 | 24 | $36,300 | 23 | 167 | 19 | $9,500 | 5 | $26,800 |
| 7-Dec-19 | 11 | $10,400 | 11 | 55 | 7 | $1,082 | 4 | $9,370 |
| November 30. 2019 | 14 | $2,450 | 12 | 126 | 12 | $1,760 | 2 | $692.50 |
| 23-Nov-19 | 16 | $1,995 | 10 | 41 | 11 | $615 | 5 | $1,380 |
| 16-Nov-19 | 15 | $3,820 | 13 | 135 | 11 | $2,500 | 4 | $1,271 |
| 9-Nov-19 | 25 | $12,900 | 17 | 182 | 23 | $12,200 | 2 | $575 |
| 2-Nov-19 | 10 | $2,470 | 12 | 61 | 9 | 2,450 | 3 | $22 |
| 26-Oct-19 | 12 | $5,560 | 14 | 70 | 11 | $3,860 | 1 | $1,700 |
| 19-Oct-19 | 8 | $6,600 | 8 | 138 | 8 | $6,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-Oct-19 | 19 | $4,300 | 14 | 55 | 16 | $3,800 | 3 | $500 |
| 5-Oct-19 | 18 | $14,500 | 19 | 166 | 15 | $11,100 | 3 | $3,400 |
| 28-Sep-19 | 19 | $8,100 | 18 | 132 | 18 | $7,560 | 1 | $550 |
| 21-Sep-19 | 14 | $6,300 | 16 | 66 | 11 | $2,160 | 3 | $4,170 |
| 14-Sep-19 | 15 | $23,800 | 12 | 56 | 11 | $21,250 | 4 | $2,570 |
| 7-Sep-19 | 17 | $3,500 | 15 | 98 | 14 | $1,900 | 3 | $1,600 |
| 31-Aug-19 | 5 | $8,700 | 6 | 50 | 5 | $8,700 | 0 | 0 |
| 24-Aug-19 | 16 | $10,000 | 14 | 82 | 15 | $4,250 | 1 | $5,750 |
| 16-Aug-19 | 10 | $1,680 | 5 | 52 | 7 | $650 | 3 | $950 |
| 9-Aug-19 | 17 | $17,700 | 15 | 68 | 14 | $3,900 | 3 | $13,800 |
| 2-Aug-19 | 13 | $5,760 | 12 | 108 | 13 | $5,760 | NA | NA |
| 27-Jul-19 | 11 | $7,300 | 13 | 76 | 8 | $6,570 | 3 | $730 |
| 20-Jul-19 | 13 | $11,800 | 13 | 125 | 11 | $5,300 | 2 | $6,500 |
| 13-Jul-19 | 10 | $775 | 7 | 46 | 8 | $542.50 | 2 | $233 |
| 6-Jul-19 | 7 | $2,500 | 9 | 85 | 7 | $2,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 29-Jun-19 | 23 | $8,290 | 15 | 154 | 17 | $2,300 | 6 | $5,970 |
| 22-Jun-19 | 17 | $10,700 | 10 | 139 | 14 | $7,700 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 15-Jun-19 | 11 | $13,500 | 14 | 160 | 11 | $13,500 | NA | NA |
| 8-Jun-19 | 13 | $2,870 | 17 | 55 | 11 | $1,570 | 2 | $1,300 |
| 1-Jun-19 | 10 | $4,460 | 11 | 60 | 8 | $4,140 | 2 | $315 |
| 25-May-19 | 17 | $4,360 | 14 | 79 | 14 | $3,700 | 3 | $612 |
| 18-May-19 | 22 | $9,000 | 17 | 150 | 16 | $3,400 | 6 | $5,600 |
| 11-May-19 | 18 | $19,800 | 17 | 177 | 15 | $18,300 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 4-May-19 | 10 | $7,075 | 6 | 32 | 8 | $6,900 | 2 | $175 |
| 27-Apr-19 | 15 | $3,200 | 14 | 117 | 14 | $3,160 | 1 | $40 |
| 20-Apr-19 | 13 | $13,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $12,200 | 4 | $1,300 |
| 13-Apr-19 | 16 | $38,900 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $37,800 | 2 | $1,100 |
| 6-Apr-19 | 12 | $6,870 | 11 | 94 | 10 | $6,730 | 2 | $50 |
| 30-Mar-19 | 15 | $6,470 | 12 | 84 | 10 | $7,91.5 | 5 | $5,677 |
| 23-Mar-19 | 18 | $6,450 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $5,042 | 4 | $1,408 |
| 16-Mar-19 | 14 | $10,180 | 12 | 115 | 11 | $8,800 | 3 | $1,300 |
| 9-Mar-19 | 9 | $1,800 | 6 | 49 | 8 | $1,300 | 1 | $500 |
| 2-Mar-19 | 20 | $3,033 | 16 | 107 | 14 | $1,817 | 6 | $1,262 |
| 23-Feb-19 | 12 | $2,040 | 8 | 69 | 9 | $614.60 | 3 | $1,430 |
| 16-Feb-19 | 16 | $9,970 | 18 | 77 | 16 | $9,970 | 0 | 0 |
| 9-Feb-19 | 14 | $6,400 | 10 | 110 | 14 | $6,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-Feb-19 | 18 | $6,740 | 15 | 99 | 16 | $5,720 | 2 | $950 |
| 26-Jan-19 | 13 | $2,770 | 11 | 67 | 11 | $918.95 | 2 | $1,850 |
| 19-Jan-19 | 15 | $3,819 | 16 | 76 | 12 | $2,594 | 3 | $1,225 |
| 12-Jan-19 | 18 | $7,283 | 14 | 92 | 15 | $1,683 | 3 | $5,600 |
| 5-Jan-19 | 10 | $529 | 12 | 50 | 10 | $529 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-Dec-18 | 17 | $2,570 | 13 | 87 | 14 | $941 | 3 | $1,629 |
| 15-Dec-18 | 10 | $2,860 | 8 | 26 | 8 | $264 | 2 | $2,600 |
| 8-Dec-18 | 15 | $1,819 | 16 | 65 | 12 | $552 | 3 | $1,267 |
| 1-Dec-18 | 12 | $7,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $1,200 | 3 | $6,200 |
| 28-Nov-18 | 15 | $4,500 | 11 | 107 | 14 | $4,000 | 1 | $500 |
| 19-Nov-18 | 18 | $6,137 | 13 | 98 | 13 | $2,142 | 5 | $3,995 |
| 14-Nov-18 | 18 | $9,200 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $8,500 | 3 | $694 |
| 6-Nov-18 | 16 | $17,300 | 16 | 183 | 14 | $16,361 | 2 | $950 |
| 29-Oct-18 | 14 | $14,400 | 18 | 127 | 17 | $13,800 | 1 | $600 |
| 24-Oct-18 | 13 | $6,140 | 13 | 126 | 11 | $5,122 | 2 | $1,018 |
| 17-Oct-18 | 18 | $18,390 | 15 | 125 | 14 | $12,292 | 4 | $6,098 |
| 10-Oct-18 | 29 | $3,149 | 18 | 104 | 20 | $1,647 | 9 | $819 |
| 2-Oct-18 | 18 | $9,300 | 11 | 67 | 14 | $7,300 | 4 | $2,000 |
| 25-Sep-18 | 13 | $7,000 | 11 | 75 | 10 | $6,000 | 3 | $995 |
| 18-Sep-18 | 9 | $3,570 | 7 | 44 | 9 | $3,570 | 0 | 0 |
| 11-Sep-18 | 13 | $5,900 | 10 | 132 | 13 | $5,900 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Sep-18 | 14 | $5,000 | 15 | 86 | 11 | $4,000 | 3 | $1,000 |
| 29-Aug-18 | 15 | $20,700 | 14 | 79 | 13 | $4,700 | 2 | $16,000 |
| 20-Aug-18 | 10 | $12,400 | 11 | 53 | 8 | $11,380 | 3 | $1,057 |
| 14-Aug-18 | 12 | $19,900 | 12 | 132 | 9 | $18,889 | 3 | $1,011 |
| 7-Aug-18 | 16 | $68,600 | 11 | 106 | 13 | $67,259 | 3 | $1,340 |
| 31-Jul-18 | 15 | $15,100 | 15 | 95 | 11 | $13,060 | 4 | $2,060 |
| 23-Jul-18 | 13 | $2,130 | 15 | 60 | 10 | $1,804 | 3 | $1,100 |
| 17-Jul-18 | 14 | $5,370 | 17 | 98 | 9 | $4,310 | 5 | $1,100 |
| 9-Jul-18 | 16 | $11,200 | 15 | 74 | 10 | $11,080 | 6 | $862 |
| 3-Jul-18 | 13 | $7,000 | 7 | 81 | 12 | $6,330 | 1 | $750 |
| 25-Jun-18 | 15 | $8,800 | 13 | 97 | 9 | $4,970 | 6 | $3,930 |
| 18-Jun-18 | 13 | $14,200 | 14 | 80 | 7 | $221 | 6 | $14,290 |
| 11-Jun-18 | 12 | $6,300 | 8 | 96 | 8 | $5,910 | 4 | $803 |
| 6-Jun-18 | 13 | $14,500 | 10 | 88 | 8 | $14,154 | 5 | $579 |
| 31-May-18 | 11 | $4,890 | 10 | 63 | 8 | $3,240 | 3 | $1,790 |
| 22-May-18 | 15 | $20,400 | 11 | 63 | 9 | $19,808 | 6 | $885 |
| 15-May-18 | 15 | $4,700 | 15 | 106 | 10 | $3,900 | 5 | $643 |
| 9-May-18 | 11 | $1,400 | 13 | 88 | 9 | $1,300 | 2 | $560 |
| 1-May-18 | 8 | $14,250 | 7 | 88 | 7 | $13,400 | 1 | $450 |
| 24-Apr-18 | 12 | $5,300 | 6 | 61 | 11 | $4,470 | 1 | $800 |
| 17-Apr-18 | 9 | $1,800 | 10 | 44 | 7 | $2,330 | 2 | $1,434 |
| 11-Apr-18 | 11 | $2,500 | 8 | 32 | 6 | $1,690 | 5 | $809 |
| 3-Apr-18 | 15 | $13,400 | 11 | 121 | 9 | $12,020 | 6 | $1,090 |
| 28-Mar-18 | 10 | $4,000 | 10 | 92 | 7 | $3,870 | 3 | $215 |
| 19-Mar-18 | 17 | $5,800 | 13 | 51 | 10 | $590 | 7 | $5,165 |
| 12-Mar-18 | 15 | $3,130 | 11 | 43 | 11 | $2,360 | 4 | $788 |
| 6-Mar-18 | 19 | $5,400 | 13 | 116 | 10 | $1,530 | 9 | $4,860 |
| 27-Feb-18 | 20 | $6,600 | 13 | 69 | 14 | $5,530 | 6 | $1,030 |
| 19-Feb-18 | 15 | $5,500 | 14 | 111 | 10 | $3,990 | 6 | $1,980 |
| 12-Feb-18 | 23 | $10,900 | 17 | 157 | 12 | $7,110 | 11 | $3,840 |
| 5-Feb-18 | 16 | $8,600 | 13 | 100 | 7 | $1,330 | 9 | $7,800 |
| 30-Jan-18 | 11 | $12,600 | 11 | 68 | 5 | $7,300 | 6 | $4,982 |
| 24-Jan-18 | 19 | $9,400 | 15 | 129 | 5 | $2,010 | 14 | $7,337 |
| 18-Jan-18 | 10 | $6,280 | 8 | 49 | 2 | $2,100 | 8 | $4,188 |
| 9-Jan-18 | 12 | $16,500 | 12 | 92 | 9 | $15,890 | 3 | $475 |
| 3-Jan-18 | 10 | $2,500 | 9 | 47 | 8 | $2,350 | 2 | $150 |
| 27-Dec-17 | 15 | $9,000 | 15 | 113 | 9 | $7,568 | 6 | $1,784 |
| 18-Dec-17 | 15 | $13,800 | 16 | 164 | 9 | $13,010 | 7 | $1,118 |
| 11-Dec-17 | 14 | $9,700 | 10 | 126 | 12 | $2,940 | 4 | $8,500 |
| 4-Dec-17 | 6 | $1,800 | 6 | 31 | 5 | $1,510 | 1 | $300 |
| 28-Nov-17 | 7 | $3,850 | 8 | 76 | 4 | $3,260 | 3 | $285 |
| 16-Nov-17 | 10 | $2,700 | 10 | 48 | 6 | $1,840 | 4 | $856 |
| 8-Nov-17 | 15 | $2,380 | 17 | 91 | 10 | $1,860 | 5 | $516 |
| 1-Nov-17 | 12 | $4,700 | 17 | 94 | 9 | $3,400 | 4 | $1,300 |
| 23-Oct-17 | 15 | $10,500 | 10 | 67 | 10 | $9,780 | 4 | $1,530 |
| 18-Oct-17 | 6 | $2,000 | 37 | 3 | $225 | 3 | $1,820 | |
| 10-Oct-17 | 12 | $6,570 | 100 | 9 | $3,880 | 3 | $3,360 | |
| 2-Oct-17 | 8 | $3,100 | 11 | 19 | 3 | $1,630 | 5 | $1,750 |
| 25-Sep-17 | 8 | $4,880 | 8 | 79 | 5 | $2,660 | 5 | $2,070 |
| 18-Sep-17 | 9 | $4,770 | 3 | $300 | 6 | $4,470 | ||
| 12-Sep-17 | 11 | $4,430 | 8 | $2,030 | 3 | $2,400 | ||
| 1-Sep-17 | 4 | $1,310 | 3 | $317 | 1 | $1,000 | ||
| 23-Aug-17 | 11 | $13,640 | 9 | 8 | $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.
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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.