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CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 13 Law Firms, 152 Texas Lawyers, $9.2B

Two segments of the mergers and acquisitions game that don’t get a lot of press are the middle market (transactions between $10 million and $250 million) and venture capital. Both are moving along at a reasonably brisk pace.

On the middle market side, valuations remain strong for sellers in the U.S. despite a slight drop in deal volume in the second quarter, with debt availability continuing to drive purchase price and transaction structure, according to a recent report by Houston investment bank the GulfStar Group.

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