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CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 13 Firms, 186 Lawyers, $11.4B

March 19, 2024 Claire Poole & Allen Pusey

Even in what most would describe as a busy M&A market (for some, surprisingly busy), there’s always an elephant on the showroom floor. Meet the wounded elephant: real estate.

Plagued by an actual plague (you do remember Covid, yes?), followed by the slow reset of office hours and followed then by inflation fears and rate hikes, real estate, particularly commercial real estate, has never really recovered — even as other sectors faced with the same series of miseries have begun to thrive.

A just-released study by the folks at PitchBook underscores the pain in their very first sentence: “2023 marked another challenging year for real estate.” No kidding.

How bad was it? Put simply: Real estate fund closings in 2023, even without adjusting for the aforementioned inflation, were the lowest since 2012. Already in Q1 2024 there are emerging problems with several major global banking RE lenders and fears that their ills will spread to smaller banks whose overall RE lending exposure could prove more painful.

Even in Texas, where real estate has often rivaled energy in the world of risks and rewards, surging job growth hasn’t necessarily arrived during office hours.

According to CommercialEdge, January 2024 office vacancy rates in Houston (24.3%) and Austin (22.0%) are among the highest in the nation, with Dallas (19.7%) trailing uncomfortably close behind. Even so, Austin has 4.93 million square feet of office space under construction, fourth most in the nation and the largest pipeline in the South, along with one of top two listing rates ($41/sf) — behind only Boston ($46/sf).

As the PitchBook report notes, the immediate future of commercial real estate is a complicated landscape. Even an apparent lull in interest rate increases cannot overcome the reality of inflated asset values facing a need for correction. Notes PitchBook: “Over the last 15 years, considerable money has been pumped into CRE, which served to inflate asset values along with artificially low borrowing rates.” Downward valuations on debts coming due will require increased borrowing for highly leveraged owners and investors. That could get ugly, even in an economy that otherwise appears to be landing more softly than expected.

That reality is reflected at the fund-raising level. During 2023, as PitchBook notes, just eight core or core-plus real estate vehicles had a final close, with $2.7 billion in commitments — far lower than the previous five-year average of $21.2 billion and the lowest since before the global financial crisis, now more than 15 years in the rearview mirror.

But there’s always a bright spot in M&A: A tumble in value for one is an acquisition opportunity for another. And so it is in CRE, where the top fundraising vehicles included an abundance of those directed as “opportunistic and distressed.” Among the top 10 O&D funds closed in 2023 were three from Texas: Marble Capital Fund IV (Houston) at $816 million; Stonelake Capital Partners VII (Austin) at $746 million and Endeavor Opportunity Partners III (Austin) at $610 million.

Moreover, there are other bright spots, however tiny. Note the $3.5 million item below involving Work & Mother, a Houston-based startup founded in 2019. It’s a company that provides lactation suites for new moms who have returned to work. Like an on-premises gym, the company seeks to provide landlords with that one additional amenity that will attract the working professional back to the office building.

Landlords everywhere are keeping their fingers crossed. Even in Texas.

That Work & Mother deal was one of 21 Texas-related transactions valued at $11.4 billion reported for the week ending March 16. The week prior saw 23 deals valued at $4.7 billion. And last year’s Spring Break week saw only seven deals for $14B. Reasonable numbers.

Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats

A compilation of weekly stats from The Lawbook's CDT Weekly Roundup
(Deal Values in Millions)

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

M&A/FUNDINGS

EQT brings Equitrans back into fold for $5.5B in stock

Deal Description: EQT Corp. and Equitrans Midstream Corp. announced March 11 that they agreed to merge, creating a top vertically integrated Appalachian Basin natural gas business with an initial enterprise value of more than $35 billion. EQT would acquire Equitrans in an all-stock transaction worth about $5.5 billion. Each outstanding share of Equitrans common shares will be exchanged for 0.3504 of a share of EQT common stock, representing a value of $12.50 per share, a 12 percent premium over last week’s close. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter if it clears regulators and shareholders of EQT and Equitrans. Closing is also contingent on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  authorizing the Mountain Valley Pipeline to begin service. EQT tapped Guggenheim Securities and RBC Capital Markets as financial advisors with Kirkland & Ellis as legal counsel. Barclays and Citi were financial advisors to Equitrans while Latham & Watkins served as legal counsel. For more on the story, click here.

Andros invests in Quantum’s $1.6B continuation fund to support HG II

Deal Description: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher said March 11 it advised an affiliate of Andros Capital Partners as the co-lead investor on a $1.6 billion continuation fund sponsored by Quantum Capital Group with respect to its investment in HG Energy II, an independent producer of natural gas and oil in the Appalachian Basin. The Wall Street Journal reported that investor Elliott Investment Management has committed more than $500 million to the fund set up by Quantum to extend its ownership of natural gas producer HG Energy betting that its value will rise once prices for the fuel rebound, according to its sources. Quantum aims to raise $1.6 billion for the fund to buy HG Energy out of previous vehicles that backed the company, including its $4.45 billion Quantum Energy Partners VI flagship fund, with private-equity firm Andros and Quantum executives investing alongside Elliott, according to the newspaper. The deal gives HG Energy an enterprise value of $1.9 billion, two people told the WSJ.

From Gibson Dunn: The corporate team included partners Michael Piazza and Jesse Myers, of counsel Tyler Cox and associate Houston Morgan. Partner Edward Sopher and associate Kevin Lafferty advised on investment funds aspects, partner Daniel Zygielbaum and associate Kate Long on tax and partner Rahul Vashi and associate Zain Hassan advised on oil and gas matters.

XCF merges with SPAC Focus Impact BH3 in $1.5B Deal

Deal Description: XCF Global Capital Inc., which aims to expand the market for SAF and other clean-burning biofuels, and Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition Co., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced March 12 that they entered into a definitive merger. The deal values XCF at a pre-transaction equity value of about $1.5 billion and reflects an expected pro forma enterprise value for the combined company of $1.8 billion. The newly formed holding company of XCF is expected to become a publicly listed company on NYSE or Nasdaq and XCF shareholders are anticipated to roll over their equity ownership and will own a pro forma equity ownership of approximately 91.4 percent in the newly combined entity. XCF Global aims to be a leading producer of SAF with an initial annualized production capacity of 38 million gallons after the close this year of its acquisition of New Rise Renewables, which owns a plant and adjacent site in Reno, Nev. XCF expects to rapidly scale by acquiring more strategically located, smaller-footprint sites and quickly converting them into SAF production facilities. XCF recently acquired two locations in Wilson, N.C., and Ft. Myers, Floa., which should further increase the combined company’s capacity to more than 150 million gallons per year of pure SAF within the next five years.

Expected Close: H2 2024

XCF’s Financial/Capital Markets Advisor: Cohen & Co. Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group

XCF’s Other Financial Advisor: Height Capital Markets

XCF’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis with a team led by corporate partners Lauren Colasacco and Michael Chung, capital markets partners Peter Seligson and Allison Bell, energy & infrastructure partner Pat Corrigan and tax partners Jared Rusman and Sehj Vather.

Focus‘ Capital Markets Advisor: BTIG

Focus‘ Outside Counsel: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young

Rigel Resource combines with Aurous in $362M deal

Deal Description: Sidley Austin said March 11 it represented Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp., a blank check company sponsored by a fund managed by mining-focused alternative investment firm Orion Resource Partners, on its business combination agreement with Aurous, a cash-generating South African gold mining company operating the Blyvoor Mine on Johannesburg’s West Rand. Upon completion of the proposed combination, Aurous will become a publicly traded group and ultimately be listed on NASDAQ. The deal was announced March 11 and the deal value was $362 million.

From Sidley: Partners Joshua DuClos in Century City, Calif., and George Vlahakos in Houston as well as senior managing associates Zachary Shub Essig (Century City) and John Stribling (Houston).

Rigel’s Other Outside Counsel: Bowmans

Aurous’ Outside Counsel: Milbank and ENS

Citi and Hannam’s Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell

Ørsted divests share of four U.S. onshore wind farms to Stonepeak

Deal Description: Ørsted announced March 13 it agreed to divest to infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak an equity ownership stake in a portfolio consisting of four U.S. onshore wind farms with a capacity of 957 megawatts for $300 million. The transaction represents Ørsted’s first partnership with Stonepeak and the second major farm-down of multiple assets in the U.S. Ørsted previously raised about $700 million in tax equity proceeds for this portfolio, bringing the total $1 billion. Going forward, Stonepeak will receive 80 percent of the cash distributions associated with the projects while Ørsted will continue to operate the portfolio of assets. Ørsted retains a unilateral call option for Stonepeak’s interests that can be exercised under certain circumstances after the closing. While structured differently, the transaction broadly corresponds to Ørsted’s historical farm-down approach, in which ownership shares of existing operating assets are divested to recycle and redeploy capital for future value-creating projects.

Stonepeak’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a corporate team led by partners Matt Falcone and Eamon Nolan with assistance from senior associate Charlie Fitzpatrick and associates Zach Parker, Rammy Allouche, Hunter Albritton and Cole Leveque. Other key team members include partner Aaron Prince, counsel Trevor Shelton, senior associates Anastasia Arsenio, Rimal Kacem and Maria Rezende Borges and associates Ryan Bullard, Helena Zhang, Brian Broussard and Vestita Zumot (energy transactions/projects); partners David Peck and Lauren Collins, counsel Peter Rogers and associates Viki Vozarova and Katie Dillard (tax); counsel Ken Adler and associates Travis Corbin and Molly Ellisor (real estate); partner Dave Wicklund, counsel Zach Banks and associate Garrett Tidsworth (finance); partner Matt Dobbins and associate Ryan Vanderlip (environmental); partner John Decker, senior associate Andrew DeVore and associate Reagan Lutter (energy regulatory); and partner Hill Wellford, counsel Evan Miller and associate Adam Thomas (antitrust).

Serenity Kids closes $52M partnership deal with Stride Consumer Partners

Deal Description: Serenity Kids, an Austin-based producer of pouched nutritional foods for children, announced Mar. 12 that it has closed a $52 million minority investment by Boston’s Stride Consumer Partners. Serenity specializes in low-sugar toddler food products made without antibiotics, added hormones, GMOs or major recognized allergens. Founded by Joe and Serenity Carr in 2016, the company has found a nationwide following, selling its several lines of its products through more than 18,000 mainstream food chains like Harris Teeter, H-E-B, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts and Walmart, along with online sales. For its part, Stride is a PE firm specializing in consumer products and businesses that focus on food, beauty and active lifestyles. Under their agreement with Stride, the Carrs will continue to own and operate the business, using the influx of capital to broaden their product lines and marketing reach.

In-House for Serenity Kids: Senior VP Kirk Lin

Serenity Kids Outside Legal Advisors: Haynes Boone advised with a team led from Denver by private equity partner Dan Malone and California by VC partner Roger Royse along with Dallas-based FDA practice group Chair Suzie Trigg and capital markets associate Sarah Greibrok in Palo Alto.

Stride Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a Boston-based team led by partner Nate Amory with associates Laki Triantafylidis, Brian Wolgast and Cherrie Wang. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Bay Area partner Grace Lee with associate Rasha Suleiman; on compensation and benefits matters by New York partner Austin Ozawa with associate Jaye Han; on FDA regulatory matters by Washington, D.C., counsel Monica Groat with associate Meryl Bartlett; on data privacy matters by Washington, D.C., partner Clayton Northouse with associate Alex Theuer; on intellectual property matters by Boston partner Sarah Gagan with associates Matthew Snyder and Alex Theuer; and on FTC regulatory matters by Washington, D.C., partner Jennifer Archie.

Artemis Fund raises $36M

Deal Description: The Artemis Fund, based in Houston and New York, closed on its second fund with $36 million in commitments, according to TechCrunch. The fund is backed by Bank of America, Bank of Montreal, TIAA Nuveen’s Churchill Asset Management, Texas Capital Bank, Amazon, the Rockwell Fund and Ballentine Partners. Stephanie Campbell, Diana Murakhovskaya and Leslie Goldman Tepper founded Artemis in 2019, naming the firm after the Greek goddess. Artemis leads seed rounds for diverse founders in fintech, commerce and care. Its portfolio includes more than 20 companies that are all led by female founders with more than 60 percent that have Black, Latinx or immigrant leaders. There have not been any exits so far, TechCrunch reported. Among its investments: senior home health company Naborforce, rideshare startup HopSkipDrive, wig and extensions provider Upgrade and corporate lactation room services startup Work & Mother. Investments from the latest fund include Payverse, an alternative payments processor; Max Retail, an online platform that helps retailers and brands sell their unsold merchandise; and Hello Divorce, an online divorce platform.

Artemis’ Outside Counsel: Christi Niehans Frentz and Jeff Bloom at Gunderson Detmar in Silicon Valley

Notes: The fund uses Jeff Dodd at Hunton Andrews Kurth at Houston for transactional work, including its series seed financing of Builders Patch Inc. on March 7 with Lee Davis and Neimann Gipson.

LS Investor Group raises $14 million for acquisition of Alabama bank

Deal Description: An investor group led by Henry Ford, Hill Womble and Adam Russell announced March 12 the completion of their acquisition of Community Bank & Trust of Union Springs, Ala. The group, LS Investor Group, also announced the bank’s rebranding as LifeSteps Bank & Trust, along with plans to add wealth management and advisory services aimed at small businesses and their owners. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the transactions, LS Investor Group raised $14 million through a Regulation D offering to help finance the stock purchase from Community Bankshares, Inc.

Financial Advisors to LS Investors: DD&F Consulting

Outside Counsel to LS Investors: An Alston & Bird team led from Dallas by Patrick Hanchey, along with J.P. Mahoney and Stephan Harris, both also from Dallas.

Outside Counsel to Community Bank: Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders

Building Ventures leads $3.5M seed round for Work & Mother

Deal Description: Work & Mother, a Houston-based provider of lactation amenities for office locations, announced March 8 a seed funding round of $3.5 million. Announced on International Mother’s Day, the round was led by Building Ventures and included Second Century Ventures, Claritas Capital and Alumni Ventures among its investors. Work & Mother provides private rooms and pumping accessories for working mothers as a real estate tenant benefit for office buildings in six states.

Macquarie buys renewable energy data analytics provider ONYX Insight

Deal Description: Macquarie Capital announced March 11 its acquisition of ONYX Insight, a provider of wind turbine performance analytics and condition-based monitoring to the wind energy industry. Terms weren’t disclosed. Part of BP Launchpad since 2017, ONYX has become the world’s leading wind turbine performance monitoring and optimization platform. It monitors more than 17,000 turbines in over 30 countries providing technology solutions to 7 out of top 10 wind asset owners. Getting two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise and a “Made in the UK, Sold to the World” award from the UK Department for Business and Trade, ONYX is recognized as one of the UK’s innovative technology companies that has achieved substantial international growth. Following the acquisition, ONYX will continue to operate as an independent business providing services to its global base of wind turbine operators, owners and manufacturers. Macquarie’s John Spirtos, Ben Bailey and David Roseman will join ONYX’s board.

Macquarie’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts including, from corporate: Partners David Marshall (London) and Brendan Dignan (Washington, D.C.) and associates Christina Mouktari (London), Meher Kairon Prasad (London) and Tyler Kendler (Washington, D.C.); on antitrust: partner Matthew Levitt (Brussels); on executive compensation: partner Jason Loden (Dallas) and senior associate Gabriela Alvarez (Houston); on tax: special counsel Graham Brough (London); and on intellectual property: partner Neil Coulson (London) and associate Jason Spotts (Dallas)

Group 1 acquires South Carolina dealership

Deal Description: Houston-based automotive retailer Group 1 Automotive Inc. announced March 11 that it acquired a South Carolina dealership, adding to an acquisition the company recently made in Southern California. Terms were not disclosed. The company picked up Modern Classic Motors in Hilton Head, which includes Mercedes-Benz, Sprinter and Honda franchises. The acquired dealerships are expected to generate $140 million in annual revenue for the company. Group 1 said it has now acquired an estimated $1 billion of annual revenues so far this year, which follows $1.1 billion of acquired revenues in 2023.

Group 1’s In-House Counsel: Chief legal officer Gillian Hobson

Group 1’s Outside Counsel: ArentFox based out of Los Angeles

I Squared acquires food logistics firm WOW

Deal Description: I Squared Capital, the Miami-headquartered infrastructure investment manager, announced March 15 its acquisition of WOW Logistics, a Wisconsin-based integrated supply chain provider that specializes in food warehousing and transportation. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed. Founded in 1977 as Warehousing of Wisconsin, WOW operates 25 facilities across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Idaho and Washington.

Financial Advisor to I Squared: RJM & Company

Outside Legal Counsel to WOW: Michael Best & Friedrich

Outside Legal Counsel to I Squared: Kirkland & Ellis team led by corporate partner John Pitts and corporate associate Gabrielle Sumich; debt finance partners Lucas Spivey and Jordan Roberts; and tax partner David Wheat; and included corporate partner Kyle Watson and corporate associate Reese Gwin; executive compensation partner Stephen Jacobson; and employment & labor partner Christie Alcala.

Houston-headquartered IKG acquired by conglomerate partnership

Deal Description: KPS Capital announced March 14 that it agreed to sell its portfolio company IKG to an entity jointly controlled by Meiser International and Dubai Transport Co. Terms of the agreement were not announced. Based in Houston, IKG is a manufacturer of steel gratings and access infrastructure products, including fencing and industrial flooring. The company has five locations in the U.S. and Mexico.

Financial Advisor to KPS/IKG: Jefferies

Outside Legal Counsel to KPS/IKG: Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Notes: KPS acquired IKG in 2020 from Enviri Corp in a carve-out transaction with IKG management.

Canyon Partners sells minority stake to Japanese insurance firm

Deal Description: Canyon Partners, a Dallas-based independent credit firm, announced March 14 that it has agreed to sell a 19.9 percent stake in itself to Dai-ichi Life Holdings, the largest publicly traded life insurance group in Japan. Although specific terms of the deal were undisclosed (reports said Dai-ichi Life paid $255 million), Canyon noted the agreement includes a $1.3 billion capital commitment from Dai-ichi to support several of Canyon’s co-mingled funds. Although co-founders Josh Friedman and Mitch Julius retain their current management of Canyon as co-CEOs, Dai-ichi has the option to acquire up to 51 percent of Canyon in 2027 and 100 percent in 2029.

Canyon Financial Advisors: Goldman Sachs and Ardea Partners

Canyon Outside Legal Advisors: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Dai-ichi Financial Advisor: BofA Securities

Dai-ichi Outside Legal Counsel: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Notes: Founded in 1990 as a real estate investment firm, Canyon Partners now claims $24 billion under management globally across the public and private corporate credit and real estate spaces.

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

Vital Energy places $800M in senior notes for cash tender exchange

Deal Description: Vital Energy Inc., an Oklahoma independent based in Tulsa, announced March 14 announced their $800 million pricing for an upsized private placement of 7.875% senior notes. Proceeds from the offering, set to close March 28, will be used, in part, toward the cash purchase of $475 million in the company’s 10.125% senior notes due 2028 and a $75 million purchase of 9.750% senior notes due 2030.

Outside Counsel for Vital: Vinson & Elkins led by partners Thomas Zentner, Jackson O’Maley and David Stone with assistance from associates Walt Baker, Cole Leveque, Lauren Perillo, Farzin Khoshravan and Maggie Sternberg. Also advising were partner Wendy Salinas and associate Jeff Slusher (tax); partner Darin Schultz and associate Kevin St. George (finance); partner Matt Dobbins and associate John Geilman (environmental); and partner David D’Alessandro, counsels Regina Ibarra and Heather Reynolds Johnson and associate Kenneth Strain (executive compensation/benefits).

Initial Purchasers:  BofA Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets,  Truist Securities, Mizuho Securities, KeyBanc Capital Markets, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Capital One Securities, BOK Financial Securities, Zions Direct, Comerica Securities

Legal Advisors to Initial Purchasers: A Baker Botts team led by partner Doug Getten (Houston), special counsel Andrew Schulte (Houston), senior associate Parker Hinman (Houston), associates Sarah Dyer and Blake Vick (both of Houston); on finance partner Clint Culpepper (Austin) and associate Morgan Copher (Dallas); on tax issues partner Jon Lobb (Houston) and associate Michael Kovacich (Houston); on environmental issues special counsel Elizabeth Singleton (Houston) and senior associate Harrison Reback (Houston) along with global projects senior associate Kyle Doherty (Houston) and associate Brittany Dudley (Dallas)

Baytex offers $575M in notes

Deal Description: Calgary-based Baytex Energy Corp. announced March 14 the pricing of its upsized private offering of $575 million of senior notes due 2032. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 7.375% per annum and mature on March 15, 2032. The notes were priced at 99.266% of par to yield 7.50% per annum. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on April 1.

Outside Counsel to Initial Purchasers:  Latham & Watkins with a corporate deal team led by Austin partners David Miller and Samuel Rettew with associates Michael Pascual, Brian Bruzzo, David Lee, and Mary Kline. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Bryant Lee with associate Dylan White; and on environmental matters by Houston/Los Angeles partner Joshua Marnitz with associate Phil Goldberg.

Lexicon snags $250M PIPE for biopharmaceutical research

Deal Description: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced a $250 million PIPE agreement involving the sale of 2.3 million shares of its Series A convertible preferred stock. Priced at $108.50, the shares are convertible into approximately 115.2 million shares of its common stock, par value $0.001. The private placement closed on March 13. The financing included new and existing shareholders, including Invus, Lexicon’s largest stockholder, along with Braidwell, Great Point Partners, OrbiMed and an entity described only as “a large investment management firm.” Based in The Woodlands, Lexicon, which specializes in biogenomic pharmaceuticals, said it intends to use a portion of the net proceeds to fund the continued research, development and commercialization of its drug programs and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Placement Agent(s): Jefferies, Leerink Partners and Piper Sandler.

Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins advised Lexicon with a team led from Houston by partners David Oelman and Jackson O’Maley along with associates Travis Ewing, John Frey, Connor Rabalais, Alex Riddle and Rylie Goldwait. Other key team members include partners Wendy Salinas and Lina Dimachkieh and associate Keleigh Carver (tax).

Calumet closes $200M private placement

Deal Description: Calumet Specialty Products Partners announced March 12 the closing of $200 million in 9.25% senior secured first lien Notes due 2029 in a private placement.  The Indianapolis-based company used a portion of the net to redeem similarly priced notes due 2024.  Calumet intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the private placement, together with cash on hand, to redeem $50 million in 11.00% senior notes due 2025.

Calumet’s Outside Cousel: Gibson Dunn advised with a team led from Houston by partner Hillary Holmes and of counsel Robbie Hopkins. The team also included associates Caitlyn Fiebrich, Kyle Clendenon, Caroline Bakewell and Stephen Berg. Partners Shalla Prichard and Melissa Barshop and associate Laura Edwards advised on financing. Associate Lauren Traina advised on real estate aspects.

Crescent prices $144.9M share offering

Deal Description: Crescent Energy Co. announced March 6 the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 12 million shares of its Class A common stock at $10.50 per share, or $144.9 million. The common stock is being offered by Independence Energy Aggregator. The company won’t sell any shares of its common stock in the offering and will not receive any proceeds. The selling stockholder also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.8 million shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. Concurrently with the closing of the offering, the company agreed to purchase from the selling stockholder 2 million units of Crescent Energy OpCo at the same price. The offering was expected to close on March 11.

Book-Running Managers: Wells Fargo Securities, Evercore Group and Raymond James & Associates Inc.; Mizuho Securities USA and Truist Securities Inc; Stephens Inc., TPH&Co., the energy business of Perella Weinberg Partners, and Piper Sandler & Co.

Crescent’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a corporate team led by partners Doug McWilliams and Jackson O’Maley and senior associate Alex Lewis with assistance from associates Nate Richards, Chase Browndorf, Autumn Simpson, Kylie Paradowski and Chris Chiavaroli. Also advising were partners Lina Dimachkieh and Wendy Salinas and associate Jeff Slusher (tax); and partners David D’Alessandro and Dario Mendoza and associate Cassandra Zarate (executive compensation/benefits).

Hess Midstream repurchases $100M in sponsor units

Deal Description: Hess Midstream (HESM) announced March 12 the execution of a definitive agreement providing for the $100 million repurchase of Class B units of HESM by its subsidiary, Hess Midstream Operations, from affiliates of Hess Corp. and Global Infrastructure Partners, HESM’s sponsors. The purchase price per Class B unit is $35.50, the closing price of the Class A shares on March 11. As a result of the unit repurchase transaction, public ownership of HESM on a consolidated basis will be about 35.4 percent. The unit repurchase is anticipated to close on March 14. HESM expects to fund the unit repurchase through borrowings under its revolver.

Hess Midstream Conflicts Committee’s Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher including partner Hilary Holmes and associates Stella Tang and To Nhu Huynh

Hess Midstream’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins including Thom Brandt, Denny Lee, Anji Yuan, Morgen Seim and Molly Elkins (all Houston)

Outside Counsel to Conflicts Committee’s Financial Advisor: Baker Botts including partner Josh Davidson and senior associate Catherine Baker Ellis in Houston

OTHERS MATTERS

Morgan Lewis said March 13 it advised TDE Group on its alliance with Parker Wellbore. On March 12, Parker Wellbore and TDE Group announced entering into an exclusive strategic alliance aimed at revolutionizing the drilling process. The partnership will perform pilot projects and commercialize TDE’s proprietary tde powerline downhole power and data highway and will provide tde powerline services globally. The Morgan Lewis team was made up of partner Sameer Mohan and associates Tara McElhiney (Houston), Ben Klaber (Pittsburgh), Kelsey Warren (Houston) and Katherine Gianelli (San Francisco) and tax partners Greg Hartker (San Francisco) and Sarah-Jane Morin (San Francisco) advised TDE Group.

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