Calgary-based Baytex Energy announced last week that it agreed to acquire Ranger Oil, a pure play in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale, for $2.5 billion. The deal followed media reports late last year that Ranger had launched a strategic alternatives process, including exploring a sale of the company.
The agreement is the first merger between public companies in almost a year since the merger of Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Petroleum, according to Andrew Dittmar, director at Enverus Intelligence Research.
Broadly speaking, Dittmar said there is room for more consolidation in the industry and a need to get fewer but larger E&Ps in the market.
“After seeing an active market for public-public deals in late 2020, that process had stalled as most buyer attention turned to inventory-rich PE-sponsored companies,” he said. “While this one deal may not presage a rush of public company deals, it is positive that there are still SMID [small-to-medium] caps open to sale and buyers willing to look at them.”
Given the relative lack of inventory that some SMID-cap companies hold and the challenges of buying more at their current stock valuations, Dittmar thinks that more of them should explore an exit. But so far, only Ranger and HighPeak Energy, a Midland producer, have confirmed exploring a sale.
One of the outstanding questions, according to Dittmar, is how much premium buyers would have to offer to tempt sellers given the industry is in far healthier financial shape than prior rounds of corporate consolidation.
“In previous rounds, buyers were able to make acquisitions at little to no premium to the seller’s stock price,” he said. “This deal at least partly answers that question with Ranger taking a modest premium of less than 10 percent.”
However, Ranger also traded at what appears to solely the value of its production at about $47,200 per barrel per day and 2.9 times enterprise value-to-EBITDA, which is in line with other deals that have similar quality inventory to Ranger with most locations breaking even at $50 per barrel. “A company with more or higher quality inventory might look to command a larger premium,” Dittmar said.
For Baytex, the purchase adds a large, operated Eagle Ford position to its existing non-operating interests in the play. But while the price looks reasonable, there are limited synergies give the company hasn’t previously operated assets in the Eagle Ford, Dittmar noted.
“The deal is also likely to raise questions about the quality of their existing Canadian asset portfolio as well as how the company will allocate capital between its Canadian assets and the new Eagle Ford position,” he said. “Those are questions that are likely driving the selloff in Baytex’s stock follow announcement of the deal.”
There were 20 deals valued at $9.7 billion reported for the week ending Mar. 4, including 16 M&A transactions valued at $8.2 billion and four Capital Markets deals worth $1.5 billion. That’s better than the week previous, which saw 13 deals worth $5.3 billion. The same week last year saw 17 deals valued at $6.8 billion.
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)
| Week Ending | Deal Count | Amount | Firms | Lawyers | M&A Count | M&A Value $M | CapM Count | CapM Value $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2023 | 7 | $14,048.8 | 6 | 69 | 5 | $13,345 | 2 | $703.8 |
| March 11, 2023 | 21 | $11,576 | 16 | 165 | 16 | $8,131 | 5 | $3,445 |
| March 4, 2023 | 20 | $9,668 | 11 | 228 | 16 | $8,209 | 4 | $1,459 |
| February 25, 2023 | 13 | $5,335 | 13 | 130 | 12 | $4,235 | 1 | $1,200 |
| February 18, 2023 | 14 | $5,743.7 | 13 | 158 | 8 | $898.7 | 6 | $4,845 |
| February 11, 2023 | 16 | $12,088 | 12 | 137 | 12 | $9,965 | 4 | $2,123 |
| February 4, 2023 | 17 | $8,066 | 15 | 140 | 13 | $5,614 | 4 | $2,452 |
| January 28, 2023 | 7 | $2,180 | 7 | 75 | 5 | $1,692.75 | 2 | $488 |
| January 21, 2023 | 17 | $5,768 | 16 | 174 | 12 | $1,918 | 5 | $3,850 |
| January 14, 2023 | 11 | $2, 800 | 10 | 102 | 8 | $421 | 3 | $2,400 |
| January 7, 2023 | 18 | $8,296 | 11 | 167 | 14 | $6,461 | 3 | $1,835 |
| December 31, 2022 | 14 | $2,732 | 11 | 99 | 12 | $2,092 | 2 | $640 |
| December 17 | 14 | $7,919 | 13 | 115 | 12 | $7,419 | 1 | $500 |
| December 10, 2022 | 14 | $10,093 | 12 | 88 | 11 | $7,093 | 3 | $3,000 |
| December 3, 2022 | 26 | $12,800.9 | 11 | 172 | 20 | $4,141 | 6 | $8,659.9 |
| November 26, 2022 | 8 | $2,266.7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | $76 | 5 | $2,190.7 |
| November 19, 2022 | 21 | $2,886 | 15 | 212 | 19 | $2,550 | 2 | $336 |
| November 12, 2022 | 13 | $15,093.7 | 9 | 81 | 9 | $14,200 | 4 | $893.7 |
| November 5, 2022 | 25 | 19,337.2 | 16 | 509 | 22 | $8,267.2 | 3 | $11,070 |
| October 29, 2022 | 15 | $7,805.3 | 9 | 116 | 14 | $7,180.3 | 1 | $625 |
| October 22, 2022 | 20 | $8,193.5 | 13 | 253 | 13 | $5,442 | 7 | $2,751.5 |
| October 15, 2022 | 9 | $3,046.1 | 9 | 139 | 7 | $2,588.3 | 2 | $457.8 |
| October 8, 2022 | 19 | $2,011.8 | 12 | 114 | 16 | $833.8 | 3 | $1,178 |
| October 1, 2022 | 23 | $5,532.9 | 16 | 156 | 18 | $4,952.3 | 5 | $580.6 |
| September 24, 2022 | 18 | $5,194 | 14 | 216 | 15 | $4,050 | 3 | $1,144 |
| September 17, 2022 | 21 | $8,352.3 | 12 | 320 | 15 | $4,759.6 | 6 | $3,592.7 |
| September 10, 2022 | 15 | $19,853.5 | 10 | 126 | 13 | $19,403.6 | 2 | $450 |
| September 3, 2022 | 9 | $2,312 | 9 | 62 | 9 | $2,312 | 0 | 0 |
| August 27, 2022 | 16 | $30,891.7 | 10 | 135 | 15 | $30,666.4 | 1 | 227.7 |
| August 20, 2022 | 12 | $1,977 | 8 | 152 | 9 | 925 | 3 | $1,052 |
| August 13, 2022 | 18 | $8,004.7 | 11 | 242 | 11 | $2,844.7 | 7 | $5,160 |
| August 6, 2022 | 24 | $7,948.9 | 12 | 240 | 17 | $3,577 | 7 | $4,371.9 |
| July 30, 2022 | 8 | $6,941 | 9 | 78 | 7 | $6,839 | 1 | $102 |
| July 23, 2022 | 11 | $801 | 11 | 92 | 10 | $801 | 1 | 0 |
| July 16, 2022 | 14 | $3,650 | 10 | 122 | 14 | $3,650 | 0 | 0 |
| July 9, 2022 | 10 | $3,557.7 | 7 | 68 | 9 | $3,557.7 | 1 | 0 |
| July 2, 2022 | 18 | $8,609.4 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $2,754.4 | 3 | $5,855 |
| June 25, 2022 | 15 | $6,142 | 13 | 146 | 9 | $2,017 | 6 | $4,125 |
| June 18, 2022 | 17 | $11,890.1 | 14 | 228 | 15 | $11,410 | 2 | 479.7 |
| June 11, 2022 | 17 | $7,600 | 12 | 123 | 10 | $2,300 | 7 | $5,300 |
| June 4, 2022 | 12 | $2,937 | 10 | 127 | 9 | $692 | 3 | $2,245 |
| May 28, 2022 | 9 | $3,197.6 | 11 | 86 | 9 | $3,197.6 | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2022 | 14 | $7,284.5 | 12 | 185 | 11 | $6,609 | 3 | $675.5 |
| May 14, 2022 | 11 | $306.6 | 9 | 80 | 10 | $306.6 | 1 | $225 |
| May 7, 2022 | 16 | $10,451.75 | 12 | 108 | 12 | $1,827 | 4 | $8,624.75 |
| April 30, 2022 | 16 | $2,296.5 | 16 | 157 | 12 | $895.5 | 4 | $1,401 |
| April 23, 2022 | 10 | $2,241 | 11 | 58 | 8 | $1641 | 2 | $600 |
| April 16, 2022 | 11 | $6,643 | 7 | 156 | 8 | $2,359 | 3 | $4,284 |
| April 9, 2022 | 17 | $4,429 | 14 | 184 | 11 | $1,690 | 6 | $2,739 |
| April 2, 2022 | 13 | $1,755 | 8 | 84 | 10 | $1,145 | 3 | $610 |
| March 26, 2022 | 11 | $3,205 | 8 | 65 | 6 | $200 | 5 | $3,005 |
| March 19, 2022 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 9 | 106 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 0 | 0 |
| March 12, 2022 | 18 | $12,016 | 11 | 239 | 15 | $11,965 | 2 | $51.35 |
| March 5, 2022 | 17 | $6,786 | 13 | 137 | 13 | $5,161 | 4 | $1,625 |
| February 26, 2022 | 12 | $5,095 | 8 | 149 | 9 | $4,437.5 | 3 | $658 |
| February 19, 2022 | 17 | $22,229 | 17 | 174 | 14 | $21,354 | 3 | $875 |
| February 12, 2022 | 12 | $2,344.7 | 10 | 73 | 8 | $641.7 | 4 | $1,703 |
| February 5, 2022 | 11 | $2,503 | 8 | 99 | 11 | $2,503 | 0 | 0 |
| January 29, 2022 | 11 | $3,872 | 12 | 101 | 12 | $3,872 | 0 | 0 |
| January 22, 2022 | 13 | $5,143.5 | 10 | 99 | 12 | $4,842.5 | 1 | $301 |
| January 15, 2022 | 12 | $7,605 | 9 | 155 | 9 | $6,480 | 3 | $1,025 |
| January 8, 2022 | 13 | $8,256.2 | 11 | 102 | 13 | $8,256.2 | 0 | 0 |
| January 1, 2022 | 9 | $1,273.8 | 6 | 50 | 9 | $1,273.8 | 0 | 0 |
| December 25, 2021 | 21 | $4,734.75 | 11 | 176 | 16 | $3,410 | 5 | $1,324.75 |
| December 18, 2021 | 26 | $7,325.2 | 15 | 193 | 18 | $3,640.2 | 8 | $3,685.2 |
| December 11, 2021 | 16 | $5,017 | 10 | 109 | 13 | $1,417 | 3 | $3,600 |
| December 4, 2021 | 14 | $2,310 | 8 | 86 | 8 | $2,310 | 6 | $1,882.05 |
| November 27, 2021 | 9 | $3.460.1 | 10 | 101 | 6 | $1,758 | 3 | $1,702.6 |
| November 20, 2021 | 20 | $22,792 | 15 | 157 | 12 | $18,864.5 | 8 | $3,928 |
| November 13, 2021 | 21 | $26,729 | 12 | 178 | 13 | $11,822 | 8 | $14,907 |
| November 6, 2021 | 12 | $8,303 | 13 | 157 | 10 | $6,682 | 3 | $1,621 |
| October 30, 2021 | 21 | $10,368 | 15 | 218 | 15 | $9,24.4 | 6 | $1,103. |
| October 23, 2021 | 21 | $18.783.1 | 15 | 222 | 11 | $12,314 | 10 | $6,468.6 |
| October 16, 2021 | 15 | $3,868 | 11 | 118 | 15 | $2,293 | 2 | $1,575 |
| October 9, 2021 | 20 | $8,610 | 16 | 175 | 16 | $7,795 | 4 | $815 |
| October 2, 2021 | 14 | $6,250 | 11 | 137 | 10 | $5,200 | 4 | $1,050 |
| September 25, 2021 | 11 | $11,460 | 9 | 93 | 7 | $10,200 | 4 | $1,250 |
| September 18, 2021 | 11 | $16,603 | 8 | 99 | 8 | $15,084 | 3 | $1,519 |
| September 11, 2021 | 17 | $10,653 | 11 | 103 | 13 | $8,503 | 4 | $2,150 |
| September 4, 2021 | 13 | $7,222 | 10 | 89 | 11 | $6,715 | 2 | $507 |
| August 28, 2021 | 12 | $763 | 9 | 63 | 11 | $663 | 1 | $100 |
| August 21, 2021 | 12 | $29,659 | 7 | 79 | 11 | $29,579 | 1 | $80 |
| August 14, 2021 | 22 | $17,845 | 11 | 199 | 12 | $12,805 | 10 | $5,04 |
| August 7, 2021 | 17 | $13,670 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $11,766 | 2 | $1,904 |
| July 31, 2021 | 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 |
| July 17, 2021 | 14 | $4,009 | 11 | 124 | 12 | $2,015 | 2 | $1,994 |
| July 10, 2021 | 16 | $3,997 | 13 | 143 | 11 | $1,597 | 4 | $2,4 |
| July 3, 2021 | 24 | $7,492 | 13 | 94 | 16 | $3,769 | 8 | $3,722 |
| June 26, 2021 | 10 | $4,995 | 7 | 85 | 8 | $3,847 | 2 | $1,148 |
| June 19, 2021 | 28 | $16,830 | 8 | 228 | 9 | $1,861 | 19 | $14,968 |
| June 12, 2021 | 26 | $27,238 | 15 | 209 | 19 | $25,602 | 7 | $1,636 |
| June 5, 2021 | 15 | $15,539 | 13 | 100 | 13 | $14,709 | 2 | $600 |
| May 29, 2021 | 35 | $20,279 | 11 | 145 | 28 | $18,64 | 7 | $1,639 |
| May 22, 2021 | 24 | $53,208 | 14 | 174 | 17 | $51,047 | 7 | $2,161 |
| May 15, 2021 | 18 | $10,620 | 13 | 220 | 11 | $5,870 | 7 | $4,809 |
| May 8, 2021 | 17 | $10,400 | 11 | 156 | 15 | $8,386 | 2 | $2,500 |
| May 1, 2021 | 21 | $7,200 | 16 | 115 | 12 | $3,808 | 9 | $3,392 |
| April 24, 2021 | 8 | $20,200 | 9 | 31 | 8 | $20,200 | 0 | 0 |
| April 17, 2021 | 14 | $6,270 | 8 | 102 | 11 | $4,0180 | 3 | $2,260 |
| April 10, 2021 | 15 | $8,940 | 13 | 129 | 14 | $7,990 | 1 | $950 |
| April 3, 2021 | 18 | $19,513 | 10 | 151 | 12 | $16,923 | 6 | $2,590 |
| March 27, 2021 | 27 | $13,942 | 15 | 244 | 14 | $4,300 | 13 | $9,633.5 |
| March 20, 2021 | 11 | $2,046 | 4 | 102 | 3 | $270 | 8 | $1,776 |
| March 13, 2021 | 15 | $3,270 | 9 | 109 | 6 | $538 | 9 | $2,732 |
| March 6, 2021 | 24 | $13,617 | 10 | 196 | 13 | $10,395 | 11 | $3,222 |
| February 27, 2021 | 19 | $8,105 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $4,970 | 4 | $3,135 |
| February 20, 2021 | 9 | $8,820 | 9 | 153 | 8 | $8,520 | 1 | $300 |
| February 13, 2021 | 12 | $4,852.6 | 7 | 81 | 7 | 2,766 | 5 | $2,086.6 |
| February 6, 2021 | 18 | $9,752 | 13 | 153 | 14 | $5,222 | 4 | $4,530 |
| January 30, 2021 | 18 | $9,449 | 9 | 182 | 15 | $8753.8 | 3 | $695.3 |
| January 23, 2021 | 14 | $8,150 | 8 | 118 | 6 | $4,000 | 8 | $4,150 |
| January 16, 2021 | 17 | $6,783 | 13 | 138 | 11 | $2,400 | 6 | $4,382.9 |
| January 9, 2021 | 22 | $6,829 | 14 | 135 | 18 | $3,139.3 | 4 | $3,690 |
| January 2, 2021 | 7 | $1,466 | 7 | 60 | 7 | $1,466 | 0 | 0 |
| December 26, 2020 | 18 | $15,900 | 12 | 163 | 16 | $5,300 | 1 | $600 |
| December 19, 2020 | 18 | $9,769 | 14 | 110 | 14 | $8,426 | 4 | $1,343 |
| December 12, 2020 | 10 | $7,200 | 9 | 100 | 9 | $3,325 | 1 | $3,830 |
| December 5, 2020 | 15 | $4,261 | 9 | 122 | 9 | $2,780 | 6 | $1,481 |
| November 28, 2020 | 19 | $7,758 | 10 | 110 | 13 | $4,003 | 6 | $3,755 |
| November 14, 2020 | 14 | $864.1 | 14 | 157 | 12 | $289.1 | 2 | $575 |
| November 7, 2020 | 13 | $6,332 | 9 | 129 | 9 | $2,483.5 | 4 | $3,849 |
| October 31, 2020 | 10 | $3,995.8 | 8 | 103 | 6 | $3,231.1 | 4 | $754.7 |
| October 24, 2020 | 6 | $18,100 | 6 | 58 | 5 | $17,709 | 1 | $350 |
| October 17, 2020 | 8 | $351.9 | 5 | 55 | 8 | $351.9 | 0 | 0 |
| October 10, 2020 | 7 | $5,229 | 3 | 50 | 4 | $735 | 3 | $4,494 |
| October 3, 2020 | 14 | $21,428 | 9 | 173 | 9 | $17,535 | 5 | $3,893 |
| September 26, 2020 | 10 | $12,770 | 8 | 93 | 5 | $10,300 | 5 | $2,470 |
| September 19, 2020 | 14 | $8,365 | 9 | 101 | 6 | $1,020 | 8 | $7,345 |
| September 12, 2020 | 6 | $4,406 | 8 | 59 | 3 | $1,270 | 3 | $3,136 |
| September 5, 2020 | 11 | $5,191 | 8 | 117 | 9 | $4,061 | 2 | $1,130 |
| August 29, 2020 | 11 | $2,531 | 9 | 94 | 5 | $1,130 | 6 | $1,401 |
| August 22, 2020 | 18 | $6,574 | 12 | 140 | 7 | $1,930 | 11 | $4,644 |
| August 15, 2020 | 13 | $4,991 | 10 | 97 | 7 | $1,216 | 6 | $3,775 |
| August 8, 2020 | 12 | $32,092 | 11 | 112 | 9 | $30,457 | 3 | $1,635 |
| August 1, 2020 | 7 | $5,287 | 8 | 76 | 5 | $3,687 | 2 | $1,600 |
| July 25, 2020 | 9 | $18,751 | 6 | 67 | 7 | $18,403 | 2 | $348 |
| July 18, 2020 | 6 | $1,982.5 | 5 | 50 | 4 | $1,407.5 | 2 | $575 |
| July 11, 2020 | 11 | $565.1 | 12 | 75 | 10 | $65.1 | 1 | $500 |
| July 4, 2020 | 10 | $8,889 | 8 | 98 | 9 | $8,788 | 1 | $100.3 |
| June 27, 2020 | 8 | $6,874 | 10 | 50 | 5 | $4,972.5 | 3 | $2,081.5 |
| June 20, 2020 | 12 | $4,444 | 9 | 115 | 7 | $2,829 | 5 | $1,615 |
| June 13, 2020 | 6 | $3,582 | 4 | 37 | 2 | $350 | 4 | $3,232 |
| June 6, 2020 | 11 | $3,213.7 | 8 | 65 | 7 | $470 | 4 | $2,743.7 |
| May 30, 2020 | 8 | $7,335 | 7 | 48 | 6 | $4,639 | 2 | $2,697 |
| May 23, 2020 | 4 | $432.4 | 4 | 34 | 3 | $432.4 | 1 | 0 |
| May 16, 2020 | 6 | $310 | 6 | 34 | 5 | $310 | 1 | 0 |
| May 9, 2020 | 18 | $5,630 | 16 | 124 | 14 | $3,180 | 4 | $2,450 |
| May 2, 2020 | 15 | 10,400 | 10 | 90 | 8 | $1,900 | 7 | $,8,500 |
| April 25, 2020 | 8 | $3,400 | 9 | 36 | 5 | $1,000 | 3 | $2,450 |
| April 18, 2020 | 19 | $9,500 | 14 | 92 | 8 | $185.7 | 11 | $9,360 |
| April 11, 2020 | 12 | $6,000 | 9 | 40 | 5 | $190 | 7 | $5,800 |
| April 4, 2020 | 14 | $8,200 | 11 | 68 | 10 | $2,200 | 4 | $6,000 |
| March 28, 2020 | 16 | $6,500 | 13 | 96 | 10 | $3,700 | 6 | $2,800 |
| March 21, 2020 | 11 | $11,910 | 7 | 33 | 7 | $2,250 | 4 | $9,960 |
| March 14, 2020 | 7 | 809.8 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 684.8 | 1 | 125 |
| March 7, 2020 | 16 | $2,500 | 15 | 70 | 13 | $669 | 3 | $1,400 |
| February 29, 2020 | 13 | $15,260 | 13 | 128 | 11 | $11,760 | 2 | $3,500 |
| February 22, 2020 | 12 | $3,700 | 10 | 92 | 10 | $2,560 | 2 | $1,130 |
| February 15, 2020 | 16 | $1,250 | 10 | 84 | 12 | $35 | 4 | $1,222 |
| February 8, 2020 | 18 | $6,080 | 14 | 123 | 14 | $2,595 | 4 | $3,485 |
| February 1, 2020 | 21 | $20,900 | 12 | 101 | 14 | $17,860 | 7 | $3,060 |
| January 25, 2020 | 13 | $7,430 | 13 | 62 | 12 | $6,430 | 1 | $1,000 |
| January 18, 2020 | 23 | $9,580 | 15 | 120 | 19 | $6,580 | 4 | $3,000 |
| January 11, 2020 | 21 | $14,200 | 18 | 199 | 16 | $1,020 | 5 | $13,200 |
| January 4, 2020 | 22 | $6,400 | 11 | 119 | 16 | $3,204 | 6 | $3,245 |
| December 28, 2019 | 22 | $7,150 | 19 | 175 | 18 | $6,800 | 4 | $327.4 |
| December 14, 2019 | 24 | $36,300 | 23 | 167 | 19 | $9,500 | 5 | $26,800 |
| December 7, 2019 | 11 | $10,400 | 11 | 55 | 7 | $1,082 | 4 | $9,370 |
| November 30. 2019 | 14 | $2,450 | 12 | 126 | 12 | $1,760 | 2 | $692.5 |
| November 23, 2019 | 16 | $1,995 | 10 | 41 | 11 | $615 | 5 | $1,380 |
| November 16, 2019 | 15 | $3,820 | 13 | 135 | 11 | $2,500 | 4 | $1,271 |
| November 9, 2019 | 25 | $12,900 | 17 | 182 | 23 | $12,200 | 2 | $575 |
| November 2, 2019 | 10 | $2,470 | 12 | 61 | 9 | 2,450 | 3 | $22 |
| October 26, 2019 | 12 | $5,560 | 14 | 70 | 11 | $3,860 | 1 | $1,700 |
| October 19, 2019 | 8 | $6,600 | 8 | 138 | 8 | $6,600 | 0 | 0 |
| October 12, 2019 | 19 | $4,300 | 14 | 55 | 16 | $3,800 | 3 | $500 |
| October 5, 2019 | 18 | $14,500 | 19 | 166 | 15 | $11,100 | 3 | $3,400 |
| September 28, 2019 | 19 | $8,100 | 18 | 132 | 18 | $7,560 | 1 | $550 |
| September 21, 2019 | 14 | $6,300 | 16 | 66 | 11 | $2,160 | 3 | $4,170 |
| September 14, 2019 | 15 | $23,800 | 12 | 56 | 11 | $21,250 | 4 | $2,570 |
| September 7, 2019 | 17 | $3,500 | 15 | 98 | 14 | $1,900 | 3 | $1,600 |
| August 31, 2019 | 5 | $8,700 | 6 | 50 | 5 | $8,700 | 0 | 0 |
| August 24, 2019 | 16 | $10,000 | 14 | 82 | 15 | $4,250 | 1 | $5,750 |
| August 16, 2019 | 10 | $1,680 | 5 | 52 | 7 | $650 | 3 | $950 |
| August 9, 2019 | 17 | $17,700 | 15 | 68 | 14 | $3,900 | 3 | $13,800 |
| August 2, 2019 | 13 | $5,760 | 12 | 108 | 13 | $5,760 | NA | NA |
| July 27, 2019 | 11 | $7,300 | 13 | 76 | 8 | $6,570 | 3 | $730 |
| July 20, 2019 | 13 | $11,800 | 13 | 125 | 11 | $5,300 | 2 | $6,500 |
| July 13, 2019 | 10 | $775 | 7 | 46 | 8 | $542.5 | 2 | $233 |
| July 6, 2019 | 7 | $2,500 | 9 | 85 | 7 | $2,500 | 0 | 0 |
| June 29, 2019 | 23 | $8,290 | 15 | 154 | 17 | $2,300 | 6 | $5,970 |
| June 22, 2019 | 17 | $10,700 | 10 | 139 | 14 | $7,700 | 3 | $3,000 |
| June 15, 2019 | 11 | $13,500 | 14 | 160 | 11 | $13,500 | NA | NA |
| June 8, 2019 | 13 | $2,870 | 17 | 55 | 11 | $1,570 | 2 | $1,300 |
| June 1, 2019 | 10 | $4,460 | 11 | 60 | 8 | $4,140 | 2 | $315 |
| May 25, 2019 | 17 | $4,360 | 14 | 79 | 14 | $3,700 | 3 | $612 |
| May 18, 2019 | 22 | $9,000 | 17 | 150 | 16 | $3,400 | 6 | $5,600 |
| May 11, 2019 | 18 | $19,800 | 17 | 177 | 15 | $18,300 | 3 | $1,500 |
| May 4, 2019 | 10 | $7,075 | 6 | 32 | 8 | $6,900 | 2 | $175 |
| April 27, 2019 | 15 | $3,200 | 14 | 117 | 14 | $3,160 | 1 | $40 |
| April 20, 2019 | 13 | $13,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $12,200 | 4 | $1,300 |
| April 13, 2019 | 16 | $38,900 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $37,800 | 2 | $1,100 |
| April 6, 2019 | 12 | $6,870 | 11 | 94 | 10 | $6,730 | 2 | $50 |
| March 30, 2019 | 15 | $6,470 | 12 | 84 | 10 | $7,91.5 | 5 | $5,677 |
| March 23, 2019 | 18 | $6,450 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $5,042 | 4 | $1,408 |
| March 16, 2019 | 14 | $10,180 | 12 | 115 | 11 | $8,800 | 3 | $1,300 |
| March 9, 2019 | 9 | $1,800 | 6 | 49 | 8 | $1,300 | 1 | $500 |
| March 2, 2019 | 20 | $3,033 | 16 | 107 | 14 | $1,817 | 6 | $1,262 |
| February 23, 2019 | 12 | $2,040 | 8 | 69 | 9 | $614.6 | 3 | $1,430 |
| February 16, 2019 | 16 | $9,970 | 18 | 77 | 16 | $9,970 | 0 | 0 |
| February 9, 2019 | 14 | $6,400 | 10 | 110 | 14 | $6,400 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2, 2019 | 18 | $6,740 | 15 | 99 | 16 | $5,720 | 2 | $950 |
| January 26, 2019 | 13 | $2,770 | 11 | 67 | 11 | $918.95 | 2 | $1,850 |
| January 19, 2019 | 15 | $3,819 | 16 | 76 | 12 | $2,594 | 3 | $1,225 |
| January 12, 2019 | 18 | $7,283 | 14 | 92 | 15 | $1,683 | 3 | $5,600 |
| January 5, 2019 | 10 | $529 | 12 | 50 | 10 | $529 | 0 | 0 |
| December 22, 2018 | 17 | $2,570 | 13 | 87 | 14 | $941 | 3 | $1,629 |
| December 15, 2018 | 10 | $2,860 | 8 | 26 | 8 | $264 | 2 | $2,600 |
| December 8, 2018 | 15 | $1,819 | 16 | 65 | 12 | $552 | 3 | $1,267 |
| December 1, 2018 | 12 | $7,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $1,200 | 3 | $6,200 |
| November 28, 2018 | 15 | $4,500 | 11 | 107 | 14 | $4,000 | 1 | $500 |
| November 19, 2018 | 18 | $6,137 | 13 | 98 | 13 | $2,142 | 5 | $3,995 |
| November 14, 2018 | 18 | $9,200 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $8,500 | 3 | $694 |
| November 6, 2018 | 16 | $17,300 | 16 | 183 | 14 | $16,361 | 2 | $950 |
| October 29, 2018 | 14 | $14,400 | 18 | 127 | 17 | $13,800 | 1 | $600 |
| October 24, 2018 | 13 | $6,140 | 13 | 126 | 11 | $5,122 | 2 | $1,018 |
| October 17, 2018 | 18 | $18,390 | 15 | 125 | 14 | $12,292 | 4 | $6,098 |
| October 10, 2018 | 29 | $3,149 | 18 | 104 | 20 | $1,647 | 9 | $819 |
| October 2, 2018 | 18 | $9,300 | 11 | 67 | 14 | $7,300 | 4 | $2,000 |
| September 25, 2018 | 13 | $7,000 | 11 | 75 | 10 | $6,000 | 3 | $995 |
| September 18, 2018 | 9 | $3,570 | 7 | 44 | 9 | $3,570 | 0 | 0 |
| September 11, 2018 | 13 | $5,900 | 10 | 132 | 13 | $5,900 | 0 | 0 |
| September 7, 2018 | 14 | $5,000 | 15 | 86 | 11 | $4,000 | 3 | $1,000 |
| August 29, 2018 | 15 | $20,700 | 14 | 79 | 13 | $4,700 | 2 | $16,000 |
| August 20, 2018 | 10 | $12,400 | 11 | 53 | 8 | $11,380 | 3 | $1,057 |
| August 14, 2018 | 12 | $19,900 | 12 | 132 | 9 | $18,889 | 3 | $1,011 |
| August 7, 2018 | 16 | $68,600 | 11 | 106 | 13 | $67,259 | 3 | $1,340 |
| July 31, 2018 | 15 | $15,100 | 15 | 95 | 11 | $13,060 | 4 | $2,060 |
| July 23, 2018 | 13 | $2,130 | 15 | 60 | 10 | $1,804 | 3 | $1,100 |
| July 17, 2018 | 14 | $5,370 | 17 | 98 | 9 | $4,310 | 5 | $1,100 |
| July 9, 2018 | 16 | $11,200 | 15 | 74 | 10 | $11,080 | 6 | $862 |
| July 3, 2018 | 13 | $7,000 | 7 | 81 | 12 | $6,330 | 1 | $750 |
| June 25, 2018 | 15 | $8,800 | 13 | 97 | 9 | $4,970 | 6 | $3,930 |
| June 18, 2018 | 13 | $14,200 | 14 | 80 | 7 | $221 | 6 | $14,290 |
| June 11, 2018 | 12 | $6,300 | 8 | 96 | 8 | $5,910 | 4 | $803 |
| June 6, 2018 | 13 | $14,500 | 10 | 88 | 8 | $14,154 | 5 | $579 |
| May 31, 2018 | 11 | $4,890 | 10 | 63 | 8 | $3,240 | 3 | $1,790 |
| May 22, 2018 | 15 | $20,400 | 11 | 63 | 9 | $19,808 | 6 | $885 |
| May 15, 2018 | 15 | $4,700 | 15 | 106 | 10 | $3,900 | 5 | $643 |
| May 9, 2018 | 11 | $1,400 | 13 | 88 | 9 | $1,300 | 2 | $560 |
| May 1, 2018 | 8 | $14,250 | 7 | 88 | 7 | $13,400 | 1 | $450 |
| April 24, 2018 | 12 | $5,300 | 6 | 61 | 11 | $4,470 | 1 | $800 |
| April 17, 2018 | 9 | $1,800 | 10 | 44 | 7 | $2,330 | 2 | $1,434 |
| April 11, 2018 | 11 | $2,500 | 8 | 32 | 6 | $1,690 | 5 | $809 |
| April 3, 2018 | 15 | $13,400 | 11 | 121 | 9 | $12,020 | 6 | $1,090 |
| March 28, 2018 | 10 | $4,000 | 10 | 92 | 7 | $3,870 | 3 | $215 |
| March 19, 2018 | 17 | $5,800 | 13 | 51 | 10 | $590 | 7 | $5,165 |
| March 12, 2018 | 15 | $3,130 | 11 | 43 | 11 | $2,360 | 4 | $788 |
| March 6, 2018 | 19 | $5,400 | 13 | 116 | 10 | $1,530 | 9 | $4,860 |
| February 27, 2018 | 20 | $6,600 | 13 | 69 | 14 | $5,530 | 6 | $1,030 |
| February 19, 2018 | 15 | $5,500 | 14 | 111 | 10 | $3,990 | 6 | $1,980 |
| February 12, 2018 | 23 | $10,900 | 17 | 157 | 12 | $7,110 | 11 | $3,840 |
| February 5, 2018 | 16 | $8,600 | 13 | 100 | 7 | $1,330 | 9 | $7,800 |
| January 30, 2018 | 11 | $12,600 | 11 | 68 | 5 | $7,300 | 6 | $4,982 |
| January 24, 2018 | 19 | $9,400 | 15 | 129 | 5 | $2,010 | 14 | $7,337 |
| January 18, 2018 | 10 | $6,280 | 8 | 49 | 2 | $2,100 | 8 | $4,188 |
| January 9, 2018 | 12 | $16,500 | 12 | 92 | 9 | $15,890 | 3 | $475 |
| January 3, 2018 | 10 | $2,500 | 9 | 47 | 8 | $2,350 | 2 | $150 |
| December 27, 2017 | 15 | $9,000 | 15 | 113 | 9 | $7,568 | 6 | $1,784 |
| December 18, 2017 | 15 | $13,800 | 16 | 164 | 9 | $13,010 | 7 | $1,118 |
| December 11, 2017 | 14 | $9,700 | 10 | 126 | 12 | $2,940 | 4 | $8,500 |
| December 4, 2017 | 6 | $1,800 | 6 | 31 | 5 | $1,510 | 1 | $300 |
| November 28, 2017 | 7 | $3,850 | 8 | 76 | 4 | $3,260 | 3 | $285 |
| November 16, 2017 | 10 | $2,700 | 10 | 48 | 6 | $1,840 | 4 | $856 |
| November 8, 2017 | 15 | $2,380 | 17 | 91 | 10 | $1,860 | 5 | $516 |
| November 1, 2017 | 12 | $4,700 | 17 | 94 | 9 | $3,400 | 4 | $1,300 |
| October 23, 2017 | 15 | $10,500 | 10 | 67 | 10 | $9,780 | 4 | $1,530 |
| October 18, 2017 | 6 | $2,000 | 37 | 3 | $225 | 3 | $1,820 | |
| October 10, 2017 | 12 | $6,570 | 100 | 9 | $3,880 | 3 | $3,360 | |
| October 2, 2017 | 8 | $3,100 | 11 | 19 | 3 | $1,630 | 5 | $1,750 |
| September 25, 2017 | 8 | $4,880 | 8 | 79 | 5 | $2,660 | 5 | $2,070 |
| September 18, 2017 | 9 | $4,770 | 3 | $300 | 6 | $4,470 | ||
| September 12, 2017 | 11 | $4,430 | 8 | $2,030 | 3 | $2,400 | ||
| September 1, 2017 | 4 | $1,310 | 3 | $317 | 1 | $1,000 | ||
| August 23, 2017 | 11 | $13,640 | 9 | 8 | $11,840 | 3 | $1,800 |
M&A/FUNDINGS
CD&R, Stone Point acquires Focus for $4.6B
Deal Description: Publicly traded Focus Financial Partners Inc. announced Feb. 27 it agreed to a $4.6 billion purchase by buyout shop Clayton, Dubilier & Rice that would take the company private. The deal has an enterprise value of more than $7 billion. Funds managed by Stone Point Capital agreed to keep a portion of its investment in Focus and provide new equity financing as part of the proposed transaction. Focus’ stockholders will receive $53 in cash per share, representing a 36 percent premium over Focus’ 60-day volume weighted average price as of the close on Feb. 1, the day before a public announcement of the potential transaction. The price also represents a 48 percent premium over the closing price of the company’s Class A common stock on Dec. 28, the day the board’s special committee authorized financial advisors to contact other specified potential bidders regarding interest in a potential transaction. CD&R and Stone Point said they are making the investments because of their conviction in Focus’ competitive positioning in a multi-trillion dollar, global industry, including its entrepreneurial culture, partnership model, targeted acquisition strategy, global reach and value-added services.
Expected Closing: Q3 2023 if it clears stockholder and regulators
Special Committee’s Financial Advisors: Jefferies and Goldman Sachs
Special Committee’s Outside Counsel: Potter Anderson & Corroon
Focus’ Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partners Steve Gill in Houston and Stancell Haigwood in New York. Also advising, from Texas, were David Peck, Lina Dimachkieh, Allyson Seger, David D’Alessandro and Regina Ibarra.
CD&R/Stone Point’s Financial Advisors: Moelis & Company, RBC Capital Markets, Truist Securities, Inc., BofA Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Citizens Capital Markets Inc., Fifth Third Securities and MUFG
CD&R’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis led by lawyers from Chicago and New York, as well as Debevoise & Plimpton
Stone Point’s Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Baytex buys Ranger for $2.5B
Deal Description: Baytex Energy announced Feb. 28 that it is expanding its presence in the Eagle Ford with an agreement to acquire publicly traded Eagle Ford operator Ranger Oil for $2.5 billion. The price includes $650 million in debt. Juniper Capital Advisors is Ranger’s controlling shareholder. The transaction should close late in the second quarter. Texas attorneys from Kirkland, V&E and Latham advised. Katherine Ryan is Ranger’s chief legal counsel and a former Baker Botts associate. For more on the deal, click here.
Crestwood, Brookfield sell Tres Palacios to Enbridge for $335M
Deal Description: Crestwood Equity Partners announced Feb. 21 that it and Brookfield Infrastructure entered into an agreement to sell Tres Palacios Gas Storage to Enbridge (U.S.) Inc. for $335 million. Crestwood will receive about $168 million for its half of the storage facility. Crestwood founder, chairman and CEO Robert Phillips said the sale represents Crestwood’s fourth non-core divestiture over the last two years and largely completes its strategic realignment around oil-weighted resource plays.
Expected Closing: Q2 2023 if the deal clears regulators
Crestwood‘s Outside Counsel: Locke Lord led by Kevin Peter in Houston and including Shumaila Dhuka, Ed Razim and Bill Swanstrom in Houston and Van Jolas in Dallas
Enbridge’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partner Doug Bland and senior associate Michael Zarcaro with assistance from associate Vestita Kuntz. Other key Texas team members were partner Sarah Mitchell and senior associate Alexander Baker (insurance); partners Ryan Carney and John Lynch (tax); counsel Brandon Tuck and associate Audrey Elise Doane (environmental); partner Damien Lyster, senior associate Mike Malenfant and associate Ryan Hoeffner (energy regulatory); counsel Alex Bluebond and associate Ryan Penner (employment/labor); associate Matt Green (executive compensation/benefits); and counsel Scot Dixon (real estate).
Riley Permian buys assets from Cibolo affiliate Pecos for $330M
Deal Description: Riley Exploration Permian Inc. announced Feb. 28 that it entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire oil and gas assets from Pecos Oil & Gas, an affiliate of Cibolo Energy Partners, for $330 million in cash. The acquisition will be funded through borrowings under the company’s revolving credit facility and the proceeds from the issuance of new senior unsecured notes. Along with the signing of the purchase agreement, Riley entered into a commitment letter with EOC Partners Advisors for the issuance of $200 million of senior unsecured notes upon closing of the acquisition.
Riley’s Financial Advisor: Truist Securities
Riley’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis led by corporate partners Rahul Vashi, R.J. Malenfant and Shubi Arora and associates Jonathan Strom and Mitch Holliman; debt finance partners Lucas Spivey and James Bedotto and associates Purun Cheong and Michael Brunetti; capital markets partners Julian Seiguer, Bryan D. Fannery and Anthony Sanderson, along with associates Hunter Richey; tax partner Mark Dundon and associates Nicole Martin and Lauren Deutsch; and environmental transactions partner Jim Dolphin and associate Alex Noll; and Holland & Knight led by partners Kurt Summers and Arthur Lotz
Cibolo’s Financial Advisor: Jefferies
Cibolo’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partner Bryan Loocke, counsel Joclynn Marsh and associate Laura Byrd with assistance from partner Todd Way and associate Jeff Slusher, partner Matt Dobbins and partner Guy Gribov
Expected Closing: Q2 2023
Actis invests $300M in Catalyze
Deal Description: Actis, an investor in sustainable infrastructure, announced Feb. 28 that it will acquire a co-control stake in U.S.-based energy platform Catalyze with EnCap Investments. Catalyze partnered with EnCap in 2019 and has since built a clean energy transition company that develops, owns and operates distributed solar and battery storage infrastructure for commercial and industrial properties operating across 30 U.S. states. Catalyze serves industrial and commercial real estate owners via long-term power purchase agreements and energy-services contracts. Actis committed to provide equity capital up to around $300 million from its Energy Fund 5, which represents $6 billion of investable capital and is focused on investing in energy transition opportunities. Catalyze will benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act, which is set to see a nearly $370 billion investment in clean energy, industry, manufacturing and other climate change mitigation efforts and greenhouse gas emission reduction by more than 40 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels. Actis’ investments include Yellow Door Energy in the Middle East and North Africa, Levanta Renewables in Vietnam and Rezolv Energy in Central and Eastern Europe.
Actis’ Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis including Houston partners Cyril Jones and Houston/Austin Adam Larson, Houston associates John Morgan and Aburiyeba Ibiye Amaso and Austin associates Thalia Claire Wolf, Brett Mele, Mohammad Alkadhem and Zahra Usmani
Actis’ Financial Advisor: Nomura Greentech
EnCap’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins led by Houston partner James Garrett with associates Justin Thekkekara, Josh Blankenship, Zek Zhang, Jordan Armstrong, Kevin Donovan and Jeffrey Romano. Texas counsel was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Jim Cole with associate Mike Rowe; on ESG matters by Austin/Washington, D.C. partner Sarah Fortt with associate Austin Pierce; on benefits and compensation matters by Houston counsel Krisa Benskin; and on finance matters by Houston counsel Bryce Kaufman.
EnCap’s Financial Advisor: RBC Capital Markets
Divert attracts $100M from Enbridge, Ara
Deal Description: Divert Inc. announced March 1 a $1 billion infrastructure development agreement with Enbridge Inc. as part of its efforts to solve the wasted food crisis and deliver on its mission to decarbonize the food value chain and combat climate change. The agreement will support the development of wasted food to renewable natural gas facilities across North America. Divert also secured $80 million in growth equity from Enbridge along with $20 million from current investor Ara Partners.
Divert’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins led by Washington, D.C., partner Paul Hunt with Houston partner Jim Cole, San Diego counsel Achraf Farraj, New York associate Annelise Karreman, Houston associate Andrea Herman and Washington, D.C., associate James Lim. The equity financing was led by Boston partner Spencer Ricks with Boston associates Erik Thompson, Claire Bradford Di Caro and Jake Hummer.
SPAC Mercato combines with software acquirer to create $312M publicly traded Nuvini
Deal Description: Nuvini Group Ltd. and Mercato Partners Acquisition Corp., a publicly listed special purpose acquisition company, announced Feb. 27 that they entered into a business combination agreement. The estimated enterprise value of the combined company is $312 million, including an anticipated $23 million in cash net of Nuvini debt at the time of closing. The transaction must clear both sets of stockholders. Nuvini shareholders will hold around 70 percent of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the combined company. All cash remaining on the balance sheet after the settlement of transaction-related expenses is expected to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The merged company will operate under the “Nuvini” name and its ordinary shares are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “NVNI.” Mercato is led by investor and executive Gregory Warnock and Mercato’s sponsor, Mercato Partners Acquisition Group, is an affiliate of Mercato Management, a private investment firm that provides funding for technology, branded consumer and food and beverage companies. Founded in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2020 by Brazilian entrepreneur and investor Pierre Schurmann, Nuvini is a software business acquirer in Latin America. With seven companies in its portfolio, Nuvini intends to use the expected funding and capital market access to continue furthering its acquisition strategy. Nuvini’s Schurmann will continue as CEO and Luis Busnello as COO.
Expected Closing: Q3 2023
Mercato’s Financial Advisor: Maxim Group
Mercato’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins, Machado Meyer and Maples and Calder. The Latham team was led by Orange County capital markets partner Drew Capurro, Houston M&A partner Ryan Maierson and Houston M&A counsel Thomas Verity with Houston associates Denny Lee, Vera Bespalova, Christina Schrantz and Greg Sorensen. Advice was also provided, from Texas, by benefits and compensation associate Dane Rebkowec in Houston.
Nuvini’s Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown, Tauil & Chequer Advogados, affiliate of Mayer Brown, and Carey Olsen Cayman Ltd.
Trust & Will attracts $15M from Amex, Northwestern Mutual, SEI, USAA
Deal Description: Trust & Will announced Feb. 23 that it raised an additional $15 million in funding from Amex Ventures, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, SEI Ventures and USAA. That brings the San Diego-based company’s total funding to $48 million since its 2017 inception.
USAA’s Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling led by Michelle Kwan, Sarah O’Brien and Haley Cambra in Austin and Austin Grossfeld in New York
Datamart snares $6M from Moonvalley, others
Deal Description: Datamart announced Feb. 22 that it raised $6 million in funding led by new investor Moonvalley Capital. The transaction also included participation from new investors Falabella, Grupo Bicentenario and Banco Santander Perú.
Datamart’s Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling led by Carmelo Gordian and including Ryan Bray, Haley Cambra and Julia Foley
CPP Investments partners with IKAV to buy Aera Energy
Deal Description: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced Feb. 28 it will partner with international asset management group IKAV to acquire California energy producer Aera Energy. Terms weren’t disclosed. In September 2022, IKAV announced plans to acquire Aera. CPP agreed to purchase 49 percent of Aera Energy from IKAV. Created as a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, Aera is California’s second-largest oil and gas producer and accounts for nearly 25 percent of the state’s production. CPP and IKAV intend to help Aera balance its energy transition efforts with the need to continue meeting California’s conventional energy demands by investing in a renewable energy portfolio that will power Aera’s operations. Over time, renewable power will be deployed across Aera’s land holdings while selected legacy oil and gas infrastructure will be repurposed to create carbon capture and storage capability. CPP’s fund totaled $536 billion as of Dec. 31.
CPP’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis led by corporate partners Kevin Crews and Allan Kirk, debt finance partners Lucas Spivey and James Bedotto, tax partners David Wheat and Joe Tobias and real asset partners Thomas Laughlin and Will Eiland. They had assistance from corporate associates David Jean-Baptiste, Oscar Fernando Leija, Chris Boggs and Alexiz Magro-Malo and debt finance associates Steven Keithley and Tristan Prentice.
Daikin Applied buys Alliance Air Products
Deal Description: Daikin Applied announced March 2 that it acquired Alliance Air Products, the San Diego-based provider of custom air-handling equipment design and manufacturing. Terms weren’t disclosed. Alliance Air’s engineering and technology expertise adds to the Daikin portfolio of high-efficiency equipment and services for data center cooling and other mission-critical and custom applications. Daikin said engineers and building owners and operators now have a single supplier for end-to-end HVAC solutions, enhancing time to delivery and productivity while lowering lifecycle costs. Data center construction, in particular, is expected to grow at a high rate through 2028 and beyond, accelerating the demand for cooling solutions with an emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability. In addition to data center cooling, the merged operations will serve applications that require custom designs, such as hospitals, manufacturing facilities and labs.
Daikin Applied’s Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher led by partner Stephen Olson and included associates Jonathan Sapp and Gerald Kimani. Partner Michael Cannon advised on tax aspects and partner Krista Hanvey and associate Gina Hancock advised on benefits.
Conduit Power, Riley Permian ink JV to build new power infrastructure
Deal Description: Riley Exploration Permian Inc. and Conduit Power, a portfolio company of Grey Rock Investment Partners, announced March 2 that they entered into definitive agreements to form a joint venture that will own and operate on-site power generation utilizing captured flared natural gas to power Riley Permian’s operations in Yoakum County, Texas. The project will be completed in phases and will ultimately include 20 megawatts. Phase 1 will provide 10 megawatts of on-site generation and is expected to be operational by June with an additional 10 megawatts in Phase 2 anticipated to be up and running by late 2023 or early 2024. Grey Rock is a private equity firm with more than $1.3 billion in asset value across its PE fund platform.
Riley’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis advised with a team led from Houston and Austin by Cyril Jones, Shubi Arora, R.J. Malenfant, Rahul Vashi and Patrick Moneypenny and corporate associates Markus Wang, Reagan Kapp, Jarrod Gamble and Mitch Holliman; tax partners Mark Dundon and Michael Masri and associates Nicole Martin and Jamie McWilliam; and energy regulatory partner Marcia Hook.
Conduit’s Outside Counsel: Locke Lord led by partners Brandon Lobb and Eric Larson in Houston and including Mark Miller, Bill Swanstrom, Elizabeth Guffy, Case Towslee and Brendan O’Leary in Houston and Carrie Collier-Brown in Austin
Sonata Software acquires Quant Systems
Deal Description: Sonata Software announced Feb. 23 that it agreed to acquire Quant Systems Inc., a Texas-based IT solutions and software company, for undisclosed terms. Sonata said the acquisition is in line with its strategy to expand and build scale. It will accelerate Sonata’s capabilities in enterprise data analytics, cloud modernization, cyber security, salesforce, data privacy, Adobe and digital and mobile app solutions, including differentiated IPs for salesforce and chatbot technologies. It will also expand Sonata’s domain expertise in banking and financial services, healthcare and life sciences, consumer/retail and other industries.
Quant’s Outside Counsel: Gibson Dunn led by Singapore partner Jai Pathak and includes Dallas associate Steve Wright, Singapore associates Maithili Bagaria and Kai Wen Chua and Dallas associates Alexis Levine and Sam Smith. From Texas, Dallas partner Michael Cannon and associate Emily Brooks are advising on tax aspects and Dallas associates Gina Hancock and Lucy Hong are advising on benefits and Dallas partner Doug Rayburn is advising on securities law matters.
Trinity Hunt invests in MarksNelson
Deal Description: Private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners announced Feb. 28 a strategic investment in the advisory business of MarksNelson, a Kansas City-based accounting, tax and advisory firm. MarksNelson will serve as the initial investment of Trinity Hunt’s advisory services platform. Terms were undisclosed. Trinity Hunt said its investment and professional services expertise will support the platform’s growth initiatives, including execution of acquisitions, expansion of strategic service capabilities, investment in talent and technology and acceleration of organic growth. Going forward, the firm will operate in an alternative practice structure in which MarksNelson LLC, a licensed CPA firm, will provide attest and assurance services, and MarksNelson Advisory will provide business advisory, tax and non-attest services.
Trinity Hunt’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis led by partner Thomas Laughlin and associates Bridget Hamway and Dani Blain; tax partner David Wheat; and executive compensation partner Stephen Jacobson; Hunton Andrews Kurth is providing regulatory counsel.
MarksNelson’s Outside Counsel: Lathrop GPM
Trinity Hunt buys Supreme Optimization
Deal Description: Katten said March 1 the firm advised Trinity Hunt Partners on its acquisition of software provider Supreme Optimization. Terms weren’t disclosed on the deal, which closed Feb. 22. San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Supreme helps life science companies expand their business online with smarter and more effective digital marketing strategies.
From Katten: The team was led by Victor Zanetti and included, from Texas, Kylie Sholty, Wade Glover, Ethan Post and Erik Peterson
Ryerson acquires BLP
Deal Description: Publicly traded Ryerson Holding Corp., a processor and distributor of industrial metals, announced March 2 its acquisition of BLP Holdings. Terms weren’t disclosed. BLP is comprised of three divisions based out of Houston: absolute metal products, metal cutting specialists and Houston Water Jet. Serving industries including oil and gas, aerospace, telecommunications and structural fabrication, the three divisions together provide complex fabrication services in addition to toll processing capabilities, such as saw cutting, machining and water jet cutting.
BLP’s Outside Counsel: Hunton Andrews Kurth led by partner Jeff Dodd in Houston and including Andrew Blasio, Lloyd Davis, Kathleen Dill, Anthony Eppert, Joe Holloway, Alexander McGeoch, Chanse McLeod, Jason Reiner, Tyler Richardson and Lisa Shelton
Ryerson’s Outside Counsel: Gray Reed & McGraw led by Brock Niezgoda
CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS
PPL raises $1.35B in debt offering
Deal Description: Hunton Andrews Kurth said March 3 it represented the underwriters in connection with SEC-registered offerings by PPL Electric Utilities Corp. of $600 million in 5 percent first mortgage bonds due 2033 and $750 million in 5.25 percent first mortgage bonds due 2053. The transaction closed on March 2.
Underwriters: UBS Investment Bank, Barclays Capital, Inc., PNC Capital Markets and Scotia Capital
From HAK: The team was led by Peter O’Brien in New York but included Robert McNamara and Tim Strother in Houston
PPL’s Outside Counsel: Bracewell led by partners Catherine Hood in New York and Don J. Lonczak in Washington, D.C., but including associates Alexandra C. Crai and Caroline E. Ellis in Houston
SPAC EBAC raises $91M in PIPE deal related to Oculis combo
Deal Description: Oculis Holding, a biopharmaceutical company aimed at improving eye care, announced March 3 its listing on Nasdaq after closing its combination between European Biotech Acquisition Corp. Oculis’ shares and warrants will trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbols “OCS” and “OCSAW.” At closing, Oculis had a pro-forma enterprise value of $220 million and a cash balance of $109 million. Credit Suisse, BofA Securities, SVB Securities, Van Lanschot Kempen and Arctica Finance were private placements agents for EBAC in connection with the $91 million private investment in public equity, or PIPE, transaction.
Placement Agents’ Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling including partner Bill Nelson, counsel John Menke and associate Catherine Zachry
SPAC SilverBox Corp III closes $18M IPO
Deal Description: SilverBox Corp III announced March 2 the closing of its upsized initial public offering of 13.8 million units at a price of $10 per unit, including 1.8 million units after the exercise of the over-allotment option in full. The units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SBXC.U” on Feb. 28. Each unit consists of one share of the company’s Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant. The company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Book-Running Manager: Credit Suisse Securities
Credit Suisse’s Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling including partner Bill Nelson and counsel John Menke
NewTech inks convertible loan agreement with Orgenesis
Deal Description: Hunton Andrews Kurth said Feb. 28 it represented NewTech Investment Holdings in a transaction with Orgenesis Inc. in which NewTech entered into a convertible loan agreement with Orgenesis and received warrants representing the right to purchase shares of Orgenesis common stock. The firm didn’t disclose terms. Orgenesis is a global biotech company working to unlock the potential of cell and gene therapies in an affordable and accessible format.
From HAK: The team was led by corporate partner Phil Haines in Houston and included assistance, in Texas, from counsel Adam Lyons and associates Lexi Williams, Kaitlyn Thorson and Neimann Gipson. Corporate partner Henry Havre in Houston assisted on matters related to the warrants issuance with Allison Mantor on tax.