Understandably, a lot of law firms have been doing data dumps as the Corporate Deal Tracker neared the end of the quarter and began the next one. We noticed one name stick out who led a lot of capital markets deals in the period: Justin Hoffman at Winston & Strawn in Houston. The four we received recently:
- as underwriters’ counsel to Goldman Sachs & Co., Scotiabank and US Bancorp as joint book-running managers in connection with the registered public offering of $675 million of First Mortgage Bonds by Potomac Electric Power Co.;
- as underwriters’ counsel to Barclays, Credit Agricole CIB and Mizuho as joint book-running managers in connection with the registered public offering of $900 million of 5.750% Green Senior Notes due 2054 by Constellation Energy Generation;
- as underwriters’ counsel to BofA Securities, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley as joint book-running managers in connection with the registered public offering of $350 million of 5.400% Senior Notes due 2027 by GATX Corp.; and
- as underwriters’ counsel to Barclays, BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley as joint book-running managers in connection with the registered public offering of $1.7 billion of notes by Exelon Corp.
In February, Hoffman also co-led (with partner Keerthika Subramanian in Chicago) the representation of KeHE Distributors in connection with an offering of $750 million in 9.000% senior secured notes due 2029 issued by KeHE Distributors, NextWave Distribution Inc. and KeHE Finance Corp.
And just this past week, we received another one: Hoffman was part of the deal team led by Mike Blankenship representing EF Hutton as underwriters counsel in connection with U-BX Technology Ltd.’s closing of its $10 million initial public offering (see below).
Hoffman, an NYU Law grad, has jumped around firms. He started at Mayer Brown followed by a stint at Simpson Thacher in New York, later joining Kirkland & Ellis and Baker Botts in Houston before landing at Winston in 2022. He appears to be in a groove there.
The Corporate Deal Tracker decided to catch up with Hoffman to get his thoughts on his activity level and the capital markets.
Hoffman says he is busier at Winston for two main reasons: Their clients and deals are situated in the middle market, which means a wide range of deal values — from $10 million up to $1 billion — as well as robust activity.
“And while energy is a core component of our practice in Houston and Texas, we are industry agnostic —we are working on deals in biotech, retail, food & beverage and new media/telecommunications,” he notes.
In terms of the macro drivers and trend lines, Hoffman says that despite global economic uncertainties, U.S. capital markets remain open and resilient when compared to others.
“With the latest Fed announcements, the hope is that debt markets continue to stabilize over the next 12 months,” he says. “We also expect to see more liability management transactions as debt incurred during the height of the pandemic starts to come due.” All of which might lead to a very busy CapM lawyer.
The week ending April 6 saw 23 transactions reported with a value of $22.6 billion. That compares favorably to Easter week’s 12 deals and $9.3 billion and far more muscular than the 16 transactions reported for $7.9 billion this time last year.
Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats
A compilation of weekly stats from The Lawbook's CDT Weekly Roundup
(Deal Values in Millions)
(Deal Values in Millions)
| Deal Count | Amount | Firms | Lawyers | M&A Count | M&A Value $M | CapM Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-24 | 14 | $2,110 | 12 | 139 | 12 | $1,410 | 2 | $700 |
| 02-Nov-24 | 12 | $52,788 | 11 | 107 | 11 | $52,738 | 1 | $50 |
| 26-Oct-24 | 8 | $3,160 | 8 | 65 | 7 | $3,065 | 1 | $75 |
| 19-Oct-24 | 12 | $5,304 | 11 | 136 | 11 | $4,554 | 1 | $750 |
| 12-Oct-24 | 17 | $8,438 | 12 | 150 | 15 | $8,116 | 2 | $322 |
| 05-Oct-24 | 22 | $23,181 | 12 | 189 | 15 | $19,980 | 7 | $3,201 |
| 28-Sep-24 | 11 | $2,356 | 7 | 144 | 7 | $53 | 4 | $2,303 |
| 21-Sep-24 | 12 | $9,568 | 10 | 169 | 5 | $4,101 | 7 | $5,467 |
| 14-Sep-24 | 24 | $10,988 | 12 | 235 | 16 | $7,175 | 8 | $3,813 |
| 7-Sep-24 | 12 | $20,420 | 16 | 168 | 11 | $20,307 | 1 | $112.9 |
| 31-Aug-24 | 13 | $20,631 | 9 | 134 | 12 | $14,775 | 1 | $5,856 |
| 24-Aug-24 | 19 | $8,452 | 21 | 325 | 16 | $7,102 | 3 | $1,350 |
| 17-Aug-24 | 25 | $49,196 | 16 | 304 | 11 | $39,386 | 14 | $9,810 |
| 10-Aug-24 | 20 | $12,264 | 15 | 312 | 16 | $9,794 | 4 | $2,470 |
| 03-Aug-24 | 26 | $16,498 | 16 | 334 | 18 | $8,137 | 8 | $8,361 |
| 27-Jul-24 | 19 | $16,442 | 21 | 271 | 15 | $13,838 | 4 | $2,604 |
| 20-Jul-24 | 15 | $16,016 | 14 | 184 | 10 | $14,232 | 5 | $1,784 |
| 13-Jul-24 | 20 | $17,220 | 14 | 265 | 18 | $7,146 | 2 | $10,074 |
| 6-Jul-24 | 11 | $3,941 | 11 | 95 | 8 | $2,650 | 3 | $1,291 |
| 29-Jun-24 | 14 | $6,296 | 15 | 224 | 8 | $6,296 | 6 | $1,927 |
| 22-Jun-24 | 12 | $5,679 | 8 | 137 | 5 | $210 | 7 | $5,469 |
| 15-Jun-24 | 13 | $9,895 | 16 | 214 | 10 | $5,280 | 3 | $4,615 |
| 8-Jun-24 | 19 | $23,859 | 13 | 239 | 12 | $19,436 | 7 | $4,423 |
| 1-Jun-24 | 12 | $34,510 | 11 | 147 | 9 | $26,110 | 3 | $8,400 |
| 25-May-24 | 13 | $9,684 | 15 | 171 | 10 | $4,434 | 3 | $5,250 |
| 18-May-24 | 11 | $5,490 | 11 | 173 | 8 | $3,129 | 3 | $2,361 |
| 11-May-24 | 22 | $14,855 | 14 | 227 | 16 | $11,105 | 6 | $3,750 |
| 4-May-24 | 13 | $3,139 | 9 | 87 | 10 | $1,297 | 3 | $1,842 |
| 27-Apr-24 | 10 | $6,684 | 6 | 28 | 10 | $6,684 | 0 | 0 |
| 20-Apr-24 | 19 | $15,989 | 11 | 147 | 9 | $5,208 | 10 | $10,781 |
| 13-Apr-24 | 13 | $8,952 | 9 | 76 | 10 | $1,652 | 3 | $7,300 |
| 6-Apr-24 | 22 | $22,616 | 14 | 222 | 14 | $13,501 | 8 | $13,116 |
| 30-Mar-24 | 12 | $9,286 | 8 | 136 | 8 | $4,299 | 4 | $4,987 |
| 23-Mar-24 | 18 | $5,451 | 17 | 266 | 16 | $4,759 | 2 | $692 |
| 16-Mar-24 | 21 | $11,437 | 13 | 186 | 14 | $9,316 | 6 | $2,070 |
| 9-Mar-24 | 23 | $4,695 | 21 | 218 | 19 | $2,723 | 4 | $1,972 |
| 2-Mar-24 | 20 | $9,108 | 19 | 372 | 14 | $4,558 | 6 | $4,550 |
| 24-Feb-24 | 19 | $16,382 | 12 | 248 | 15 | $9,507 | 4 | $6,875 |
| 17-Feb-24 | 16 | $29,932 | 15 | 157 | 12 | $29,216 | 4 | $716 |
| 10-Feb-24 | 25 | $10,750 | 17 | 196 | 19 | $5,372 | 6 | $5,379 |
| 3-Feb-24 | 12 | $8,416 | 18 | 125 | 9 | $3,416 | 3 | $5,000 |
| 27-Jan-24 | 9 | $8,165 | 9 | 87 | 8 | $7,815 | 1 | $800 |
| 20-Jan-24 | 14 | $4,084 | 12 | 109 | 12 | $3,219 | 2 | $865 |
| 13-Jan-24 | 17 | $33,588 | 12 | 256 | 12 | $26,765 | 5 | $6,823 |
| 6-Jan-24 | 8 | $7,915 | 8 | 84 | 6 | $7,265 | 2 | $650 |
| 30-Dec-23 | 17 | $14,599 | 12 | 99 | 15 | $2,714 | 2 | $11,885 |
| 23-Dec-23 | 23 | $4,182 | 13 | 219 | 16 | $1,813 | 7 | $2,370 |
| 16-Dec-23 | 13 | $16,436 | 13 | 280 | 7 | $15,150 | 5 | $1,286 |
| 9-Dec-23 | 26 | $14,633.90 | 17 | 244 | 16 | $8,095 | 10 | $6,538.90 |
| 2-Dec-23 | 13 | $6,720 | 9 | 57 | 12 | $6,630 | 1 | $90 |
| 25-Nov-23 | 9 | $4,835 | 9 | 131 | 6 | $1,785 | 3 | $3,050 |
| 18-Nov-23 | 22 | $6,568.70 | 17 | 184 | 14 | $4,709.20 | 8 | $1,859.50 |
| 11-Nov-23 | 15 | $9,825 | 13 | 179 | 12 | $6,581 | 3 | $3,244 |
| 4-Nov-23 | 15 | $20,582.50 | 14 | 193 | 12 | $19,417.50 | 3 | $1,165 |
| 28-Oct-23 | 18 | $68,419.10 | 18 | 152 | 15 | $66,646 | 3 | $1,773.10 |
| 21-Oct-23 | 16 | $6,755.90 | 16 | 165 | 15 | $6,755.90 | 1 | $3 |
| 14-Oct-23 | 14 | $67,851.20 | 13 | 125 | 9 | $61,998.50 | 5 | $5,852.70 |
| 7-Oct-23 | 17 | $6,595.50 | 13 | 228 | 16 | $5,995.50 | 1 | $600 |
| 30-Sep-23 | 17 | $1,896.45 | 13 | 189 | 14 | $806.45 | 3 | $1,090 |
| 23-Sep-23 | 23 | $6,432.70 | 17 | 230 | 16 | $1,402.80 | 7 | $5,029.90 |
| 16-Sep-23 | 25 | $23,226.70 | 23 | 353 | 16 | $17,239 | 9 | $5,987.70 |
| 9-Sep-23 | 12 | $6,369 | 8 | 102 | 7 | $4,311 | 5 | $2,058 |
| 2-Sep-23 | 14 | $2,522 | 6 | 92 | 13 | $1,322 | 1 | $1,200 |
| 26-Aug-23 | 17 | $12,160.25 | 13 | 202 | 15 | $6,573.25 | 2 | $5,587.00 |
| 19-Aug-23 | 19 | $11,505 | 13 | 213 | 15 | $11,255 | 4 | $250 |
| 12-Aug-23 | 19 | $9,698.80 | 13 | 184 | 7 | $3,270 | 12 | $6,428.80 |
| 5-Aug-23 | 13 | $5,201 | 12 | 118 | 12 | $5,051 | 1 | $150 |
| 29-Jul-23 | 15 | $21,031.60 | 13 | 196 | 11 | $18,292.00 | 4 | $2,739.60 |
| 22-Jul-23 | 18 | $3,992 | 12 | 130 | 13 | $2,808 | 5 | $1,184 |
| 15-Jul-23 | 13 | $8,254.95 | 13 | 81 | 13 | $8,254.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 8-Jul-23 | 16 | $5,441.45 | 12 | 172 | 11 | $2,443 | 5 | $2,998.45 |
| 1-Jul-23 | 16 | $6,872 | 10 | 105 | 12 | $5,474 | 4 | $1,398 |
| 24-Jun-23 | 13 | $10,914 | 16 | 201 | 10 | $7,874 | 3 | $3,040 |
| 17-Jun-23 | 17 | $5,880.70 | 15 | 151 | 15 | $4,705.70 | 2 | $1,175 |
| 10-Jun-23 | 19 | $8,516.10 | 13 | 111 | 16 | $6,252.40 | 3 | $2,263.70 |
| June 3 2023 | 12 | $6,104.42 | 12 | 138 | 8 | $4,256.92 | 4 | $1,847.50 |
| 27-May-23 | 17 | $12,200 | 10 | 67 | 11 | $6,165 | 6 | $6,035 |
| 20-May-23 | 11 | $22,458.10 | 8 | 103 | 4 | $19,455 | 7 | $3,003 |
| 13-May-23 | 12 | $7,034 | 10 | 101 | 8 | $5,460 | 4 | $1,574 |
| 6-May-23 | 20 | $3,297.60 | 18 | 196 | 17 | $2,985.60 | 3 | $312 |
| 29-Apr-23 | 23 | $3,691.20 | 18 | 135 | 17 | $1,969.70 | 6 | $1,721.50 |
| 22-Apr-23 | 16 | $5,570 | 14 | 104 | 14 | $4,750 | 2 | $1,000 |
| 15-Apr-23 | 12 | $23,818.10 | 9 | 59 | 10 | $21,618.10 | 2 | $2,200 |
| 8-Apr-23 | 16 | $7,949 | 9 | 173 | 9 | $5,472 | 7 | $3,477 |
| 1-Apr-23 | 21 | $18,676.70 | 12 | 175 | 11 | $10,926.70 | 10 | $7,750 |
| 25-Mar-23 | 15 | $8,779.50 | 10 | 141 | 5 | $2,362 | 10 | $6,416.50 |
| 18-Mar-23 | 7 | $14,048.80 | 6 | 69 | 5 | $13,345 | 2 | $703.80 |
| 11-Mar-23 | 21 | $11,576 | 16 | 165 | 16 | $8,131 | 5 | $3,445 |
| 4-Mar-23 | 20 | $9,668 | 11 | 228 | 16 | $8,209 | 4 | $1,459 |
| 25-Feb-23 | 13 | $5,335 | 13 | 130 | 12 | $4,235 | 1 | $1,200 |
| 18-Feb-23 | 14 | $5,743.70 | 13 | 158 | 8 | $898.70 | 6 | $4,845 |
| 11-Feb-23 | 16 | $12,088 | 12 | 137 | 12 | $9,965 | 4 | $2,123 |
| 4-Feb-23 | 17 | $8,066 | 15 | 140 | 13 | $5,614 | 4 | $2,452 |
| 28-Jan-23 | 7 | $2,180 | 7 | 75 | 5 | $1,692.75 | 2 | $488 |
| 21-Jan-23 | 17 | $5,768 | 16 | 174 | 12 | $1,918 | 5 | $3,850 |
| 14-Jan-23 | 11 | $2, 800 | 10 | 102 | 8 | $421 | 3 | $2,400 |
| 7-Jan-23 | 18 | $8,296 | 11 | 167 | 14 | $6,461 | 3 | $1,835 |
| 31-Dec-22 | 14 | $2,732 | 11 | 99 | 12 | $2,092 | 2 | $640 |
| 17-Dec | 14 | $7,919 | 13 | 115 | 12 | $7,419 | 1 | $500 |
| 10-Dec-22 | 14 | $10,093 | 12 | 88 | 11 | $7,093 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 3-Dec-22 | 26 | $12,800.90 | 11 | 172 | 20 | $4,141 | 6 | $8,659.90 |
| 26-Nov-22 | 8 | $2,266.70 | 8 | 5 | 3 | $76 | 5 | $2,190.70 |
| 19-Nov-22 | 21 | $2,886 | 15 | 212 | 19 | $2,550 | 2 | $336 |
| 12-Nov-22 | 13 | $15,093.70 | 9 | 81 | 9 | $14,200 | 4 | $893.70 |
| 5-Nov-22 | 25 | 19,337.20 | 16 | 509 | 22 | $8,267.20 | 3 | $11,070 |
| 29-Oct-22 | 15 | $7,805.30 | 9 | 116 | 14 | $7,180.30 | 1 | $625 |
| 22-Oct-22 | 20 | $8,193.50 | 13 | 253 | 13 | $5,442 | 7 | $2,751.50 |
| 15-Oct-22 | 9 | $3,046.10 | 9 | 139 | 7 | $2,588.30 | 2 | $457.80 |
| 8-Oct-22 | 19 | $2,011.80 | 12 | 114 | 16 | $833.80 | 3 | $1,178 |
| 1-Oct-22 | 23 | $5,532.90 | 16 | 156 | 18 | $4,952.30 | 5 | $580.60 |
| 24-Sep-22 | 18 | $5,194 | 14 | 216 | 15 | $4,050 | 3 | $1,144 |
| 17-Sep-22 | 21 | $8,352.30 | 12 | 320 | 15 | $4,759.60 | 6 | $3,592.70 |
| 10-Sep-22 | 15 | $19,853.50 | 10 | 126 | 13 | $19,403.60 | 2 | $450 |
| 3-Sep-22 | 9 | $2,312 | 9 | 62 | 9 | $2,312 | 0 | 0 |
| 27-Aug-22 | 16 | $30,891.70 | 10 | 135 | 15 | $30,666.40 | 1 | 227.7 |
| 20-Aug-22 | 12 | $1,977 | 8 | 152 | 9 | 925 | 3 | $1,052 |
| 13-Aug-22 | 18 | $8,004.70 | 11 | 242 | 11 | $2,844.70 | 7 | $5,160 |
| 6-Aug-22 | 24 | $7,948.90 | 12 | 240 | 17 | $3,577 | 7 | $4,371.90 |
| 30-Jul-22 | 8 | $6,941 | 9 | 78 | 7 | $6,839 | 1 | $102 |
| 23-Jul-22 | 11 | $801 | 11 | 92 | 10 | $801 | 1 | 0 |
| 16-Jul-22 | 14 | $3,650 | 10 | 122 | 14 | $3,650 | 0 | 0 |
| 9-Jul-22 | 10 | $3,557.70 | 7 | 68 | 9 | $3,557.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2-Jul-22 | 18 | $8,609.40 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $2,754.40 | 3 | $5,855 |
| 25-Jun-22 | 15 | $6,142 | 13 | 146 | 9 | $2,017 | 6 | $4,125 |
| 18-Jun-22 | 17 | $11,890.10 | 14 | 228 | 15 | $11,410 | 2 | 479.7 |
| 11-Jun-22 | 17 | $7,600 | 12 | 123 | 10 | $2,300 | 7 | $5,300 |
| 4-Jun-22 | 12 | $2,937 | 10 | 127 | 9 | $692 | 3 | $2,245 |
| 28-May-22 | 9 | $3,197.60 | 11 | 86 | 9 | $3,197.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 21-May-22 | 14 | $7,284.50 | 12 | 185 | 11 | $6,609 | 3 | $675.50 |
| 14-May-22 | 11 | $306.60 | 9 | 80 | 10 | $306.60 | 1 | $225 |
| 7-May-22 | 16 | $10,451.75 | 12 | 108 | 12 | $1,827 | 4 | $8,624.75 |
| 30-Apr-22 | 16 | $2,296.50 | 16 | 157 | 12 | $895.50 | 4 | $1,401 |
| 23-Apr-22 | 10 | $2,241 | 11 | 58 | 8 | $1,641 | 2 | $600 |
| 16-Apr-22 | 11 | $6,643 | 7 | 156 | 8 | $2,359 | 3 | $4,284 |
| 9-Apr-22 | 17 | $4,429 | 14 | 184 | 11 | $1,690 | 6 | $2,739 |
| 2-Apr-22 | 13 | $1,755 | 8 | 84 | 10 | $1,145 | 3 | $610 |
| 26-Mar-22 | 11 | $3,205 | 8 | 65 | 6 | $200 | 5 | $3,005 |
| 19-Mar-22 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 9 | 106 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-Mar-22 | 18 | $12,016 | 11 | 239 | 15 | $11,965 | 2 | $51.35 |
| 5-Mar-22 | 17 | $6,786 | 13 | 137 | 13 | $5,161 | 4 | $1,625 |
| 26-Feb-22 | 12 | $5,095 | 8 | 149 | 9 | $4,437.50 | 3 | $658 |
| 19-Feb-22 | 17 | $22,229 | 17 | 174 | 14 | $21,354 | 3 | $875 |
| 12-Feb-22 | 12 | $2,344.70 | 10 | 73 | 8 | $641.70 | 4 | $1,703 |
| 5-Feb-22 | 11 | $2,503 | 8 | 99 | 11 | $2,503 | 0 | 0 |
| 29-Jan-22 | 11 | $3,872 | 12 | 101 | 12 | $3,872 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-Jan-22 | 13 | $5,143.50 | 10 | 99 | 12 | $4,842.50 | 1 | $301 |
| 15-Jan-22 | 12 | $7,605 | 9 | 155 | 9 | $6,480 | 3 | $1,025 |
| 8-Jan-22 | 13 | $8,256.20 | 11 | 102 | 13 | $8,256.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1-Jan-22 | 9 | $1,273.80 | 6 | 50 | 9 | $1,273.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 25-Dec-21 | 21 | $4,734.75 | 11 | 176 | 16 | $3,410 | 5 | $1,324.75 |
| 18-Dec-21 | 26 | $7,325.20 | 15 | 193 | 18 | $3,640.20 | 8 | $3,685.20 |
| 11-Dec-21 | 16 | $5,017 | 10 | 109 | 13 | $1,417 | 3 | $3,600 |
| 4-Dec-21 | 14 | $2,310 | 8 | 86 | 8 | $2,310 | 6 | $1,882.05 |
| 27-Nov-21 | 9 | $3.460.1 | 10 | 101 | 6 | $1,758 | 3 | $1,702.60 |
| 20-Nov-21 | 20 | $22,792 | 15 | 157 | 12 | $18,864.50 | 8 | $3,928 |
| 13-Nov-21 | 21 | $26,729 | 12 | 178 | 13 | $11,822 | 8 | $14,907 |
| 6-Nov-21 | 12 | $8,303 | 13 | 157 | 10 | $6,682 | 3 | $1,621 |
| 30-Oct-21 | 21 | $10,368 | 15 | 218 | 15 | $9,24.4 | 6 | $1,103.00 |
| 23-Oct-21 | 21 | $18.783.1 | 15 | 222 | 11 | $12,314 | 10 | $6,468.60 |
| 16-Oct-21 | 15 | $3,868 | 11 | 118 | 15 | $2,293 | 2 | $1,575 |
| 9-Oct-21 | 20 | $8,610 | 16 | 175 | 16 | $7,795 | 4 | $815 |
| 2-Oct-21 | 14 | $6,250 | 11 | 137 | 10 | $5,200 | 4 | $1,050 |
| 25-Sep-21 | 11 | $11,460 | 9 | 93 | 7 | $10,200 | 4 | $1,250 |
| 18-Sep-21 | 11 | $16,603 | 8 | 99 | 8 | $15,084 | 3 | $1,519 |
| 11-Sep-21 | 17 | $10,653 | 11 | 103 | 13 | $8,503 | 4 | $2,150 |
| 4-Sep-21 | 13 | $7,222 | 10 | 89 | 11 | $6,715 | 2 | $507 |
| 28-Aug-21 | 12 | $763 | 9 | 63 | 11 | $663 | 1 | $100 |
| 21-Aug-21 | 12 | $29,659 | 7 | 79 | 11 | $29,579 | 1 | $80 |
| 14-Aug-21 | 22 | $17,845 | 11 | 199 | 12 | $12,805 | 10 | $5,04 |
| 7-Aug-21 | 17 | $13,670 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $11,766 | 2 | $1,904 |
| 31-Jul-21 | 21 | $8,160 | 11 | 134 | 10 | $3,574 | 10 | $4,586 |
| July 24,2021 | 21 | $6,367 | 11 | 139 | 15 | $3,712 | 6 | $2,655 |
| 17-Jul-21 | 14 | $4,009 | 11 | 124 | 12 | $2,015 | 2 | $1,994 |
| 10-Jul-21 | 16 | $3,997 | 13 | 143 | 11 | $1,597 | 4 | $2,4 |
| 3-Jul-21 | 24 | $7,492 | 13 | 94 | 16 | $3,769 | 8 | $3,722 |
| 26-Jun-21 | 10 | $4,995 | 7 | 85 | 8 | $3,847 | 2 | $1,148 |
| 19-Jun-21 | 28 | $16,830 | 8 | 228 | 9 | $1,861 | 19 | $14,968 |
| 12-Jun-21 | 26 | $27,238 | 15 | 209 | 19 | $25,602 | 7 | $1,636 |
| 5-Jun-21 | 15 | $15,539 | 13 | 100 | 13 | $14,709 | 2 | $600 |
| 29-May-21 | 35 | $20,279 | 11 | 145 | 28 | $18,64 | 7 | $1,639 |
| 22-May-21 | 24 | $53,208 | 14 | 174 | 17 | $51,047 | 7 | $2,161 |
| 15-May-21 | 18 | $10,620 | 13 | 220 | 11 | $5,870 | 7 | $4,809 |
| 8-May-21 | 17 | $10,400 | 11 | 156 | 15 | $8,386 | 2 | $2,500 |
| 1-May-21 | 21 | $7,200 | 16 | 115 | 12 | $3,808 | 9 | $3,392 |
| 24-Apr-21 | 8 | $20,200 | 9 | 31 | 8 | $20,200 | 0 | 0 |
| 17-Apr-21 | 14 | $6,270 | 8 | 102 | 11 | $40,180 | 3 | $2,260 |
| 10-Apr-21 | 15 | $8,940 | 13 | 129 | 14 | $7,990 | 1 | $950 |
| 3-Apr-21 | 18 | $19,513 | 10 | 151 | 12 | $16,923 | 6 | $2,590 |
| 27-Mar-21 | 27 | $13,942 | 15 | 244 | 14 | $4,300 | 13 | $9,633.50 |
| 20-Mar-21 | 11 | $2,046 | 4 | 102 | 3 | $270 | 8 | $1,776 |
| 13-Mar-21 | 15 | $3,270 | 9 | 109 | 6 | $538 | 9 | $2,732 |
| 6-Mar-21 | 24 | $13,617 | 10 | 196 | 13 | $10,395 | 11 | $3,222 |
| 27-Feb-21 | 19 | $8,105 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $4,970 | 4 | $3,135 |
| 20-Feb-21 | 9 | $8,820 | 9 | 153 | 8 | $8,520 | 1 | $300 |
| 13-Feb-21 | 12 | $4,852.60 | 7 | 81 | 7 | 2,766 | 5 | $2,086.60 |
| 6-Feb-21 | 18 | $9,752 | 13 | 153 | 14 | $5,222 | 4 | $4,530 |
| 30-Jan-21 | 18 | $9,449 | 9 | 182 | 15 | $8,753.80 | 3 | $695.30 |
| 23-Jan-21 | 14 | $8,150 | 8 | 118 | 6 | $4,000 | 8 | $4,150 |
| 16-Jan-21 | 17 | $6,783 | 13 | 138 | 11 | $2,400 | 6 | $4,382.90 |
| 9-Jan-21 | 22 | $6,829 | 14 | 135 | 18 | $3,139.30 | 4 | $3,690 |
| 2-Jan-21 | 7 | $1,466 | 7 | 60 | 7 | $1,466 | 0 | 0 |
| 26-Dec-20 | 18 | $15,900 | 12 | 163 | 16 | $5,300 | 1 | $600 |
| 19-Dec-20 | 18 | $9,769 | 14 | 110 | 14 | $8,426 | 4 | $1,343 |
| 12-Dec-20 | 10 | $7,200 | 9 | 100 | 9 | $3,325 | 1 | $3,830 |
| 5-Dec-20 | 15 | $4,261 | 9 | 122 | 9 | $2,780 | 6 | $1,481 |
| 28-Nov-20 | 19 | $7,758 | 10 | 110 | 13 | $4,003 | 6 | $3,755 |
| 14-Nov-20 | 14 | $864.10 | 14 | 157 | 12 | $289.10 | 2 | $575 |
| 7-Nov-20 | 13 | $6,332 | 9 | 129 | 9 | $2,483.50 | 4 | $3,849 |
| 31-Oct-20 | 10 | $3,995.80 | 8 | 103 | 6 | $3,231.10 | 4 | $754.70 |
| 24-Oct-20 | 6 | $18,100 | 6 | 58 | 5 | $17,709 | 1 | $350 |
| 17-Oct-20 | 8 | $351.90 | 5 | 55 | 8 | $351.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-Oct-20 | 7 | $5,229 | 3 | 50 | 4 | $735 | 3 | $4,494 |
| 3-Oct-20 | 14 | $21,428 | 9 | 173 | 9 | $17,535 | 5 | $3,893 |
| 26-Sep-20 | 10 | $12,770 | 8 | 93 | 5 | $10,300 | 5 | $2,470 |
| 19-Sep-20 | 14 | $8,365 | 9 | 101 | 6 | $1,020 | 8 | $7,345 |
| 12-Sep-20 | 6 | $4,406 | 8 | 59 | 3 | $1,270 | 3 | $3,136 |
| 5-Sep-20 | 11 | $5,191 | 8 | 117 | 9 | $4,061 | 2 | $1,130 |
| 29-Aug-20 | 11 | $2,531 | 9 | 94 | 5 | $1,130 | 6 | $1,401 |
| 22-Aug-20 | 18 | $6,574 | 12 | 140 | 7 | $1,930 | 11 | $4,644 |
| 15-Aug-20 | 13 | $4,991 | 10 | 97 | 7 | $1,216 | 6 | $3,775 |
| 8-Aug-20 | 12 | $32,092 | 11 | 112 | 9 | $30,457 | 3 | $1,635 |
| 1-Aug-20 | 7 | $5,287 | 8 | 76 | 5 | $3,687 | 2 | $1,600 |
| 25-Jul-20 | 9 | $18,751 | 6 | 67 | 7 | $18,403 | 2 | $348 |
| 18-Jul-20 | 6 | $1,982.50 | 5 | 50 | 4 | $1,407.50 | 2 | $575 |
| 11-Jul-20 | 11 | $565.10 | 12 | 75 | 10 | $65.10 | 1 | $500 |
| 4-Jul-20 | 10 | $8,889 | 8 | 98 | 9 | $8,788 | 1 | $100.30 |
| 27-Jun-20 | 8 | $6,874 | 10 | 50 | 5 | $4,972.50 | 3 | $2,081.50 |
| 20-Jun-20 | 12 | $4,444 | 9 | 115 | 7 | $2,829 | 5 | $1,615 |
| 13-Jun-20 | 6 | $3,582 | 4 | 37 | 2 | $350 | 4 | $3,232 |
| 6-Jun-20 | 11 | $3,213.70 | 8 | 65 | 7 | $470 | 4 | $2,743.70 |
| 30-May-20 | 8 | $7,335 | 7 | 48 | 6 | $4,639 | 2 | $2,697 |
| 23-May-20 | 4 | $432.40 | 4 | 34 | 3 | $432.40 | 1 | 0 |
| 16-May-20 | 6 | $310 | 6 | 34 | 5 | $310 | 1 | 0 |
| 9-May-20 | 18 | $5,630 | 16 | 124 | 14 | $3,180 | 4 | $2,450 |
| 2-May-20 | 15 | 10,400 | 10 | 90 | 8 | $1,900 | 7 | $,8,500 |
| 25-Apr-20 | 8 | $3,400 | 9 | 36 | 5 | $1,000 | 3 | $2,450 |
| 18-Apr-20 | 19 | $9,500 | 14 | 92 | 8 | $185.70 | 11 | $9,360 |
| 11-Apr-20 | 12 | $6,000 | 9 | 40 | 5 | $190 | 7 | $5,800 |
| 4-Apr-20 | 14 | $8,200 | 11 | 68 | 10 | $2,200 | 4 | $6,000 |
| 28-Mar-20 | 16 | $6,500 | 13 | 96 | 10 | $3,700 | 6 | $2,800 |
| 21-Mar-20 | 11 | $11,910 | 7 | 33 | 7 | $2,250 | 4 | $9,960 |
| 14-Mar-20 | 7 | 809.8 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 684.8 | 1 | 125 |
| 7-Mar-20 | 16 | $2,500 | 15 | 70 | 13 | $669 | 3 | $1,400 |
| 29-Feb-20 | 13 | $15,260 | 13 | 128 | 11 | $11,760 | 2 | $3,500 |
| 22-Feb-20 | 12 | $3,700 | 10 | 92 | 10 | $2,560 | 2 | $1,130 |
| 15-Feb-20 | 16 | $1,250 | 10 | 84 | 12 | $35 | 4 | $1,222 |
| 8-Feb-20 | 18 | $6,080 | 14 | 123 | 14 | $2,595 | 4 | $3,485 |
| 1-Feb-20 | 21 | $20,900 | 12 | 101 | 14 | $17,860 | 7 | $3,060 |
| 25-Jan-20 | 13 | $7,430 | 13 | 62 | 12 | $6,430 | 1 | $1,000 |
| 18-Jan-20 | 23 | $9,580 | 15 | 120 | 19 | $6,580 | 4 | $3,000 |
| 11-Jan-20 | 21 | $14,200 | 18 | 199 | 16 | $1,020 | 5 | $13,200 |
| 4-Jan-20 | 22 | $6,400 | 11 | 119 | 16 | $3,204 | 6 | $3,245 |
| 28-Dec-19 | 22 | $7,150 | 19 | 175 | 18 | $6,800 | 4 | $327.40 |
| 14-Dec-19 | 24 | $36,300 | 23 | 167 | 19 | $9,500 | 5 | $26,800 |
| 7-Dec-19 | 11 | $10,400 | 11 | 55 | 7 | $1,082 | 4 | $9,370 |
| November 30. 2019 | 14 | $2,450 | 12 | 126 | 12 | $1,760 | 2 | $692.50 |
| 23-Nov-19 | 16 | $1,995 | 10 | 41 | 11 | $615 | 5 | $1,380 |
| 16-Nov-19 | 15 | $3,820 | 13 | 135 | 11 | $2,500 | 4 | $1,271 |
| 9-Nov-19 | 25 | $12,900 | 17 | 182 | 23 | $12,200 | 2 | $575 |
| 2-Nov-19 | 10 | $2,470 | 12 | 61 | 9 | 2,450 | 3 | $22 |
| 26-Oct-19 | 12 | $5,560 | 14 | 70 | 11 | $3,860 | 1 | $1,700 |
| 19-Oct-19 | 8 | $6,600 | 8 | 138 | 8 | $6,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-Oct-19 | 19 | $4,300 | 14 | 55 | 16 | $3,800 | 3 | $500 |
| 5-Oct-19 | 18 | $14,500 | 19 | 166 | 15 | $11,100 | 3 | $3,400 |
| 28-Sep-19 | 19 | $8,100 | 18 | 132 | 18 | $7,560 | 1 | $550 |
| 21-Sep-19 | 14 | $6,300 | 16 | 66 | 11 | $2,160 | 3 | $4,170 |
| 14-Sep-19 | 15 | $23,800 | 12 | 56 | 11 | $21,250 | 4 | $2,570 |
| 7-Sep-19 | 17 | $3,500 | 15 | 98 | 14 | $1,900 | 3 | $1,600 |
| 31-Aug-19 | 5 | $8,700 | 6 | 50 | 5 | $8,700 | 0 | 0 |
| 24-Aug-19 | 16 | $10,000 | 14 | 82 | 15 | $4,250 | 1 | $5,750 |
| 16-Aug-19 | 10 | $1,680 | 5 | 52 | 7 | $650 | 3 | $950 |
| 9-Aug-19 | 17 | $17,700 | 15 | 68 | 14 | $3,900 | 3 | $13,800 |
| 2-Aug-19 | 13 | $5,760 | 12 | 108 | 13 | $5,760 | NA | NA |
| 27-Jul-19 | 11 | $7,300 | 13 | 76 | 8 | $6,570 | 3 | $730 |
| 20-Jul-19 | 13 | $11,800 | 13 | 125 | 11 | $5,300 | 2 | $6,500 |
| 13-Jul-19 | 10 | $775 | 7 | 46 | 8 | $542.50 | 2 | $233 |
| 6-Jul-19 | 7 | $2,500 | 9 | 85 | 7 | $2,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 29-Jun-19 | 23 | $8,290 | 15 | 154 | 17 | $2,300 | 6 | $5,970 |
| 22-Jun-19 | 17 | $10,700 | 10 | 139 | 14 | $7,700 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 15-Jun-19 | 11 | $13,500 | 14 | 160 | 11 | $13,500 | NA | NA |
| 8-Jun-19 | 13 | $2,870 | 17 | 55 | 11 | $1,570 | 2 | $1,300 |
| 1-Jun-19 | 10 | $4,460 | 11 | 60 | 8 | $4,140 | 2 | $315 |
| 25-May-19 | 17 | $4,360 | 14 | 79 | 14 | $3,700 | 3 | $612 |
| 18-May-19 | 22 | $9,000 | 17 | 150 | 16 | $3,400 | 6 | $5,600 |
| 11-May-19 | 18 | $19,800 | 17 | 177 | 15 | $18,300 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 4-May-19 | 10 | $7,075 | 6 | 32 | 8 | $6,900 | 2 | $175 |
| 27-Apr-19 | 15 | $3,200 | 14 | 117 | 14 | $3,160 | 1 | $40 |
| 20-Apr-19 | 13 | $13,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $12,200 | 4 | $1,300 |
| 13-Apr-19 | 16 | $38,900 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $37,800 | 2 | $1,100 |
| 6-Apr-19 | 12 | $6,870 | 11 | 94 | 10 | $6,730 | 2 | $50 |
| 30-Mar-19 | 15 | $6,470 | 12 | 84 | 10 | $7,91.5 | 5 | $5,677 |
| 23-Mar-19 | 18 | $6,450 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $5,042 | 4 | $1,408 |
| 16-Mar-19 | 14 | $10,180 | 12 | 115 | 11 | $8,800 | 3 | $1,300 |
| 9-Mar-19 | 9 | $1,800 | 6 | 49 | 8 | $1,300 | 1 | $500 |
| 2-Mar-19 | 20 | $3,033 | 16 | 107 | 14 | $1,817 | 6 | $1,262 |
| 23-Feb-19 | 12 | $2,040 | 8 | 69 | 9 | $614.60 | 3 | $1,430 |
| 16-Feb-19 | 16 | $9,970 | 18 | 77 | 16 | $9,970 | 0 | 0 |
| 9-Feb-19 | 14 | $6,400 | 10 | 110 | 14 | $6,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-Feb-19 | 18 | $6,740 | 15 | 99 | 16 | $5,720 | 2 | $950 |
| 26-Jan-19 | 13 | $2,770 | 11 | 67 | 11 | $918.95 | 2 | $1,850 |
| 19-Jan-19 | 15 | $3,819 | 16 | 76 | 12 | $2,594 | 3 | $1,225 |
| 12-Jan-19 | 18 | $7,283 | 14 | 92 | 15 | $1,683 | 3 | $5,600 |
| 5-Jan-19 | 10 | $529 | 12 | 50 | 10 | $529 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-Dec-18 | 17 | $2,570 | 13 | 87 | 14 | $941 | 3 | $1,629 |
| 15-Dec-18 | 10 | $2,860 | 8 | 26 | 8 | $264 | 2 | $2,600 |
| 8-Dec-18 | 15 | $1,819 | 16 | 65 | 12 | $552 | 3 | $1,267 |
| 1-Dec-18 | 12 | $7,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $1,200 | 3 | $6,200 |
| 28-Nov-18 | 15 | $4,500 | 11 | 107 | 14 | $4,000 | 1 | $500 |
| 19-Nov-18 | 18 | $6,137 | 13 | 98 | 13 | $2,142 | 5 | $3,995 |
| 14-Nov-18 | 18 | $9,200 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $8,500 | 3 | $694 |
| 6-Nov-18 | 16 | $17,300 | 16 | 183 | 14 | $16,361 | 2 | $950 |
| 29-Oct-18 | 14 | $14,400 | 18 | 127 | 17 | $13,800 | 1 | $600 |
| 24-Oct-18 | 13 | $6,140 | 13 | 126 | 11 | $5,122 | 2 | $1,018 |
| 17-Oct-18 | 18 | $18,390 | 15 | 125 | 14 | $12,292 | 4 | $6,098 |
| 10-Oct-18 | 29 | $3,149 | 18 | 104 | 20 | $1,647 | 9 | $819 |
| 2-Oct-18 | 18 | $9,300 | 11 | 67 | 14 | $7,300 | 4 | $2,000 |
| 25-Sep-18 | 13 | $7,000 | 11 | 75 | 10 | $6,000 | 3 | $995 |
| 18-Sep-18 | 9 | $3,570 | 7 | 44 | 9 | $3,570 | 0 | 0 |
| 11-Sep-18 | 13 | $5,900 | 10 | 132 | 13 | $5,900 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Sep-18 | 14 | $5,000 | 15 | 86 | 11 | $4,000 | 3 | $1,000 |
| 29-Aug-18 | 15 | $20,700 | 14 | 79 | 13 | $4,700 | 2 | $16,000 |
| 20-Aug-18 | 10 | $12,400 | 11 | 53 | 8 | $11,380 | 3 | $1,057 |
| 14-Aug-18 | 12 | $19,900 | 12 | 132 | 9 | $18,889 | 3 | $1,011 |
| 7-Aug-18 | 16 | $68,600 | 11 | 106 | 13 | $67,259 | 3 | $1,340 |
| 31-Jul-18 | 15 | $15,100 | 15 | 95 | 11 | $13,060 | 4 | $2,060 |
| 23-Jul-18 | 13 | $2,130 | 15 | 60 | 10 | $1,804 | 3 | $1,100 |
| 17-Jul-18 | 14 | $5,370 | 17 | 98 | 9 | $4,310 | 5 | $1,100 |
| 9-Jul-18 | 16 | $11,200 | 15 | 74 | 10 | $11,080 | 6 | $862 |
| 3-Jul-18 | 13 | $7,000 | 7 | 81 | 12 | $6,330 | 1 | $750 |
| 25-Jun-18 | 15 | $8,800 | 13 | 97 | 9 | $4,970 | 6 | $3,930 |
| 18-Jun-18 | 13 | $14,200 | 14 | 80 | 7 | $221 | 6 | $14,290 |
| 11-Jun-18 | 12 | $6,300 | 8 | 96 | 8 | $5,910 | 4 | $803 |
| 6-Jun-18 | 13 | $14,500 | 10 | 88 | 8 | $14,154 | 5 | $579 |
| 31-May-18 | 11 | $4,890 | 10 | 63 | 8 | $3,240 | 3 | $1,790 |
| 22-May-18 | 15 | $20,400 | 11 | 63 | 9 | $19,808 | 6 | $885 |
| 15-May-18 | 15 | $4,700 | 15 | 106 | 10 | $3,900 | 5 | $643 |
| 9-May-18 | 11 | $1,400 | 13 | 88 | 9 | $1,300 | 2 | $560 |
| 1-May-18 | 8 | $14,250 | 7 | 88 | 7 | $13,400 | 1 | $450 |
| 24-Apr-18 | 12 | $5,300 | 6 | 61 | 11 | $4,470 | 1 | $800 |
| 17-Apr-18 | 9 | $1,800 | 10 | 44 | 7 | $2,330 | 2 | $1,434 |
| 11-Apr-18 | 11 | $2,500 | 8 | 32 | 6 | $1,690 | 5 | $809 |
| 3-Apr-18 | 15 | $13,400 | 11 | 121 | 9 | $12,020 | 6 | $1,090 |
| 28-Mar-18 | 10 | $4,000 | 10 | 92 | 7 | $3,870 | 3 | $215 |
| 19-Mar-18 | 17 | $5,800 | 13 | 51 | 10 | $590 | 7 | $5,165 |
| 12-Mar-18 | 15 | $3,130 | 11 | 43 | 11 | $2,360 | 4 | $788 |
| 6-Mar-18 | 19 | $5,400 | 13 | 116 | 10 | $1,530 | 9 | $4,860 |
| 27-Feb-18 | 20 | $6,600 | 13 | 69 | 14 | $5,530 | 6 | $1,030 |
| 19-Feb-18 | 15 | $5,500 | 14 | 111 | 10 | $3,990 | 6 | $1,980 |
| 12-Feb-18 | 23 | $10,900 | 17 | 157 | 12 | $7,110 | 11 | $3,840 |
| 5-Feb-18 | 16 | $8,600 | 13 | 100 | 7 | $1,330 | 9 | $7,800 |
| 30-Jan-18 | 11 | $12,600 | 11 | 68 | 5 | $7,300 | 6 | $4,982 |
| 24-Jan-18 | 19 | $9,400 | 15 | 129 | 5 | $2,010 | 14 | $7,337 |
| 18-Jan-18 | 10 | $6,280 | 8 | 49 | 2 | $2,100 | 8 | $4,188 |
| 9-Jan-18 | 12 | $16,500 | 12 | 92 | 9 | $15,890 | 3 | $475 |
| 3-Jan-18 | 10 | $2,500 | 9 | 47 | 8 | $2,350 | 2 | $150 |
| 27-Dec-17 | 15 | $9,000 | 15 | 113 | 9 | $7,568 | 6 | $1,784 |
| 18-Dec-17 | 15 | $13,800 | 16 | 164 | 9 | $13,010 | 7 | $1,118 |
| 11-Dec-17 | 14 | $9,700 | 10 | 126 | 12 | $2,940 | 4 | $8,500 |
| 4-Dec-17 | 6 | $1,800 | 6 | 31 | 5 | $1,510 | 1 | $300 |
| 28-Nov-17 | 7 | $3,850 | 8 | 76 | 4 | $3,260 | 3 | $285 |
| 16-Nov-17 | 10 | $2,700 | 10 | 48 | 6 | $1,840 | 4 | $856 |
| 8-Nov-17 | 15 | $2,380 | 17 | 91 | 10 | $1,860 | 5 | $516 |
| 1-Nov-17 | 12 | $4,700 | 17 | 94 | 9 | $3,400 | 4 | $1,300 |
| 23-Oct-17 | 15 | $10,500 | 10 | 67 | 10 | $9,780 | 4 | $1,530 |
| 18-Oct-17 | 6 | $2,000 | 37 | 3 | $225 | 3 | $1,820 | |
| 10-Oct-17 | 12 | $6,570 | 100 | 9 | $3,880 | 3 | $3,360 | |
| 2-Oct-17 | 8 | $3,100 | 11 | 19 | 3 | $1,630 | 5 | $1,750 |
| 25-Sep-17 | 8 | $4,880 | 8 | 79 | 5 | $2,660 | 5 | $2,070 |
| 18-Sep-17 | 9 | $4,770 | 3 | $300 | 6 | $4,470 | ||
| 12-Sep-17 | 11 | $4,430 | 8 | $2,030 | 3 | $2,400 | ||
| 1-Sep-17 | 4 | $1,310 | 3 | $317 | 1 | $1,000 | ||
| 23-Aug-17 | 11 | $13,640 | 9 | 8 | $11,840 | 3 | $1,800 |
M&A/FUNDINGS
SLB acquires ChampionX for $7.7B
Deal Description: In yet another consolidating move in the energy sector, oil services giant SLB – aka Schlumberger – announced Tuesday it agreed to acquire ChampionX Corp. of The Woodlands in an all-stock transaction valued at $7.7 billion. The combination is expected to expand SLB’s presence in the less cyclical and growing production and recovery space. The transaction is SLB’s largest purchase since Cameron International and second over the last week. Latham & Watkins was the main outside counsel advising SLB while Weil assisted ChampionX. For more, click here.
Arctos closes Arctos Sports Partners Fund II at $4.1B
Deal Description: Dallas-based Arctos, a private investment firm that provides growth and liquidity solutions and value creation services to sports franchises and alternative asset managers, announced April 2 the final close of Arctos Sports Partners Fund II, the latest iteration of its flagship sports fund. Fund II, along with co-investment and parallel affiliated vehicles, closed with more than $4.1 billion in capital commitments from global investors, including some of the world’s leading pension funds, retirement systems, endowments, insurance companies, family offices and global wealth platforms, bringing Arctos’ sports-related assets under management to $7 billion. Fund II and its predecessor fund, Arctos Sports Partners Fund I, represent the world’s largest aggregation of institutional capital dedicated to professional sports franchise investments. Around a third of Fund II’s capital has been deployed across several investments, including Smith Entertainment Group, the holding company that owns the Utah Jazz; Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment, the owner of New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers; Paris Saint-Germain F.C.; and Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team. Arctos is currently the only institutional investor approved to invest in multiple teams by MLB, the NBA, the NHL, MLS, global motor sports organizations and European soccer federations.
Placement Agent: Evercore Private Funds Group
Arctos’ Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis with a non-Texas team led by investment funds partners Patrick Valenti, Nadia Murad, Sam Scarcello and Jeff Kaplan and associates Margaret Waickman, Ross Greenspan and Heaven Chandler, all of Chicago. They had help from investment funds partners John O’Neil and Daniel Lavon-Krein in New York and John Berger in Chicago; regulatory partners Alpa Patel in Washington, D.C., and Chris Pristouris in New York; tax partners Don Rocap in Chicago and Alec Campbell in Boston; and employee benefits partner Sabrina Glaser in NYC.
Blue Owl buys Kuvare Asset Management for $750M
Deal Description: Blue Owl Capital Inc., an alternative asset manager, announced April 3 it agreed to acquire Kuvare Insurance Services, dba Kuvare Asset Management, for $750 million. KAM is a boutique investment management firm focused on providing asset management services to the insurance industry, including Kuvare UK Holdings. Blue Owl will fund the acquisition with $325 million in cash and $425 million in Blue Owl Class A common stock. Upon closing, most KAM employees are expected to join Blue Owl. There is potential for up to a $250 million earnout subject to adjustments and achievements of revenue targets. Separately, Blue Owl made a long-term investment in Kuvare, purchasing $250 million of preferred equity. Founded in 2015, Kuvare is a technology-enabled financial services firm operating several insurance and reinsurance businesses. It has become a top 20 fixed and indexed annuity writer in the U.S. Kuvare’s business segments include retail, institutional reinsurance and specialty insurance advisory services. Blue Owl and Kuvare entered into investment management agreements that will allow Blue Owl to deploy up to $3 billion of assets across its credit, GP strategic capital and real estate platforms. Upon the closing of the acquisition, Blue Owl will be allocated up to $20 billion in assets under management. The transactions are expected to be accretive to Blue Owl this year. Blue Own had $165 billion in assets under management at year-end. Kuvare has $37 billion in assets.
Expected Closing: Q2 or Q3 if it clears regulators and other closing conditions and termination rights
Blue Owl’s Financial Advisors: Ardea Partners and PJT Partners are lead advisors; BofA Securities, BMO Capital Markets Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Mizuho and its affiliate Greenhill & Co, Morgan Stanley & Co. and Truist Securities Inc. are co-advisors.
Blue Owl’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis
KAM’s Financial Advisor: J.P. Morgan Securities is lead and co-placement agent; RBC also advised and is co-placement agent
KAM’s Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin including Aaron J. Rigby and Ryan M. Scofield, partners in private equity and insurance in Dallas, as well as PE/insurance partners Tony Ribaudo and John Grothaus in Chicago
Quinbrook closes $600M alt energy fund
Global investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced April 4 the closing of its $600 million Quinbrook Valley of Fire fund focused on large scale solar energy and storage projects. The fund is a continuation of its Low Carbon Power Fund, which held its final closing in 2019. The Quinbrook Valley of Fire Fund, whose lead investor is Blackstone Strategic Partners, has acquired 51 percent of the Gemini Solar + Storage project and 100 percent of the remaining Valley of Fire project development portfolio from LCPF and other equity holders. Gemini, located outside Las Vegas, is one of the largest such projects in the U.S. Quinbrook Infrastructure is headquartered in London.
Financial Advisor: PJT Partners
Quinbrook Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis advised with a team led from Houston by corporate partner Stephen Noh with support from investment funds partners Damian Jacobs, Mark Boyagi, Laura Stake and Matt Nadworny; and tax partners Steve Butler and Adam Nguyen; with assistance from corporate partner Fernanda Langa and associates Emma Balls and Dallin Miller; investment funds associates Michael Brar, Susan Czaikowski, Emily Hartney, Jordan Redler and Rachel Chung; tax associates Nicole Martin, Grace Bridwell and Lauren Deutsch; executive compensation partners Stephen Jacobson and Jabir Yusoff; project finance partner Rob Eberhardt and associate William Zakhary; and investment funds regulatory partners Alpa Patel and Mac Laban.
Blackstone Outside Counsel: Proskauer Rose
Cadent buys AdTheorent for $324M
Deal Description: Cadent, one of the largest independent solutions providers for converged TV advertising, announced April 1 a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of publicly traded AdTheorent Holding Co. Inc., a machine learning pioneer and industry leader delivering measurable value for programmatic advertisers, for $3.21 per share in cash, or $324 million. The combination will create one of the largest independent omnichannel audience activation platforms for buyers and sellers of advertising. The entity will focus on providing expanded performance advertising solutions that cater to digital and traditional TV markets, powered by advanced machine learning and a unified media and data marketplace. Upon closing, the combined company will serve nearly 1,000 advertisers, and partner with leading holding companies, agency groups, independent agencies and premium publishers. Novacap, the Montreal-based private equity firm which acquired Cadent in August 2023, provided strategic services and funding support to Cadent for the transaction. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review and AdTheorent shareholder approval.
Expected Closing: 90 days if it clears AdTheorent shareholders and regulators
Cadent’s Financial Advisor: Moelis & Co. and RBC Capital Markets
Cadent’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts including: Private Equity/M&A: Neil Torpey, Nicole Perez, Nikolai Gryzunov, Tyler Kendler; Finance: Clint Culpepper, Dela Peimani, Morgan Copher; Employee Benefits: Robin Melman, Jared DaCosta; Antitrust: Michael P. Bodosky; Privacy/Data Security: Matthew Baker, Elizabeth Rogers; Intellectual Property: Luke Pedersen, Andrew Wilson, Tyler Beas; Tax: Steve Marcus, Jordan Hahn; Real Property: Jeff Wutzke, Taylor Gamboa; International Trade & Compliance: Paul T. Luther, Alexander P. Reinert; and Environmental: Aileen M. Hooks.
AdTheorent’s Financial Advisor: Canaccord Genuity
AdTheorent’s Outside Counsel: McDermott Will & Emery
MoeGo gets $24M in funding
Deal Description: Norton Rose Fulbright announced last week that it had advised MoeGo on its Series A funding, which raised $24 million. Based in Los Angeles, MoeGo is a leader in “the pet vertical SaaS industry,” which means to most of us that it has created a platform for businesses in the pet care space. The investment was led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Base10 Partners and included Mars Petcare’s Digitalis Ventures, Conductive Ventures and Uphonest Capital. MoeGo says the funding will support its product development and expansion to a broader range of pet care businesses. MoeGo was founded in 2019 by Ethan Dong.
Outside counsel to MoeGo: The NRF team included partner Kevin Friedmann in Chicago, senior counsel Siyuan An in Los Angeles, associate Juan Felipe Velasquez (Houston) and associate Jason Goolsby in Dallas.
Austin-based Hapax gains $2.6M in funding from hometown investor RHS
Hapax, an Austin-based AI-driven fintec company, announced April 3 that it received $2.6 million in seed funding from crosstown VC investor RHS Investments. The Hapax platform utilizes AI to analyze complex financial decisions enabling smaller financial institutions to compete with their larger competitors. No law firm has acknowledged advising the deal.
NGP-backed Mesa Royalties III acquires mineral, royalty interests in Haynesville
Deal Description: Houston-based Mesa Royalties III Holdings announced April 3 its acquisition of oil and gas mineral and royalty interests in the Haynesville shale play from an undisclosed private seller. Terms weren’t disclosed. The acquisition included about 6,200 net royalty acres across various counties and parishes in the core of the Haynesville. The purchase includes 253 gross and two net producing wells operated by top operators Aethon, Southwestern and Chesapeake. The deal is a continuation of Mesa’s efforts to expand its footprint underlying the prolific Haynesville and Mid-Bossier zones in North Louisiana and East Texas. Mesa funded the acquisition using equity commitments from NGP Energy Capital Management. Mesa will now own more than 11,000 net royalty acres in the Haynesville and plans to continue to aggregate to scale the position, Mesa CEO and president Darin Zanovich said.
Mesa’s Outside Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges including partner Cody Carper and associate Greg Kerr in Houston
Race Rock Infrastructure buys Texas Corrugators – Austin Division
Deal Description: Locke Lord said April 2 a team led by Rachel Fitzgerald, Shumaila Dhuka and Tammi Niven in Houston represented Race Rock Infrastructure on its acquisition of Texas Corrugators – Austin Division, a provider of guardrail, bridge rail, sign posts, corrugated pipe and other highway and construction products. Terms weren’t disclosed on the deal, which was announced March 28. Texas Corrugators, based in Hutto, TX, supplements Race Rock’s existing Texas operations in Fort Worth and Houston as well as its other manufacturing sites in Glastonbury, Conn. and Marion, Ohio. Race Rock is a Houston-based manufacturer of infrastructure products and solutions for the transportation, energy transmission/distribution, telecommunications and other end markets.
Race Rock Outside Counsel: Locke Lord advised with a team led by Rachel Fitzgerald, Shumaila Dhuka and Tammi Niven in Houston. The team also included Laura L. Ferguson, Jerry Higdon, Andrew Reed, Buddy Sanders, Michelle Gutierrez-Begin, Shaylen Jessop, Grace Elliott and Andrew Nelson, all of Houston, and Mark Backofen in Dallas
Debt Financing Provider: A syndicate led by JP Morgan
Seller’s Advisor: Anderson LeNeave
Seller’s Legal Counsel: Husch Blackwell
Riverside’s OutSolve acquires FWLLI
The Riverside Company announced April 3 that its portfolio company OutSolve is acquiring Houston’s Federal Wage & Labor Law Institute, a legal consultant on labor matters. Founded in 1989 by Mark and Lisa Haag, FWLLI advises small businesses on compliance matters with the U.S. Department of Labor. Terms were undisclosed, but Riverside that the acquisition advances their plans for OutSolve to expand its HR-related services in the labor compliance space.
Seal For Life sold by Arsenal Capital to Henkel AG
Arsenal Capital Partners announced April 4 that it has sold Houston-based Seal for Life, its portfolio manufacturer of paints, coatings and adhesives, to to German industrial conglomerate Henkel AG. The company employs more than 650 people and has a global production network. Seal For Life offers innovative coating and sealing products such as heat-shrink sleeves, visco-elastic coatings, epoxy & urethane coatings, fire protection, insulation, and sound dampening coatings.
Seal for Life Financial Advisors: J.P. Morgan Securities
Seal for Life Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis
Vehicle Accessories Inc. buys Maxton Group Inc.
Deal Description: Vehicle Accessories Inc. announced April 3 that it is acquiring Maxton Group, a designer of emblem overlays, badging, LED light products and other automotive accessories. Terms of the acquisition were undisclosed, but it is the eight add-on transaction for Kinderhook-backed VAI.
Financial Support: Twin Brook Capital Partners, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, Alliance Partners, Cliffwater and United Community Bank
Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis and Sidley Austin
The Sidley team was led from New York by private equity partner Elazar Guttman, with support that included senior managing associates Mo Green and Andrew Smith and associate John Torabi in New York, as well as tax partner Tara Lancaster in Dallas
Houston-based DC Partners acquires Design Build
Deal Description: Reaching outside its Texas orbit, Houston real estate developers DC Partners announced April 2 it acquired New York-based Design Build Partners. Once combined, the two firms plan to create a platform for acquisitions, capital investment and asset management, in addition to commercial real estate development and construction. Arsean Maqami, managing partner of Design Build, will become co-president with Roberto Contreras of DC Partners of the combined organizations. Established in 2011, DC Partners claims a portfolio that exceeds $1 billion. Design Build has projects in California, Connecticut and McKinney, Texas.
DC Partners Outside Legal Counsel: BakerHostetler with a team from Houston led by M&A partner Cleve Glenn with corporate associate Tess Wafelbakker
Note: Glenn, a University of Miami Law grad, joined BakerHostetler in October from Frost Brown Todd, where he worked for more than three years.
Vandemoortele buys majority stake in Banneton Bakery
Deal Description: Vandemoortele, a leading European family-owned food group, anounced April 3 a strategic partnership with Banneton, a manufacturer of premium freezer-to-oven croissants, Danishes and pastries based in Swedesboro, N.J. As part of the agreement, Vandemoortele will acquire a majority stake in Banneton and Banneton’s founders will stay invested and continue to lead the day-to-day management of the business after closing.
Vandemoortele Outside Counsel: Baker McKenzie with a team led by M&A partners Dieter Schmitz from Chicago and Koen Vanhaerents in Brussels with partner Kai Kramer of Houston providing advice on tax matters.
CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS
TotalEnergies offers $4.25B in bonds
Deal Description: TotalEnergies, an integrated energy company active in about 120 countries, closed a U.S. public offering of $1.25 billion of 5.150% notes due 2034, $1.75 billion of 5.488% notes due 2054 and $1.25 billion of 5.638% notes due 2064. TotalEnergies Capital issued each bond guaranteed by TotalEnergies SE. The bonds priced on April 2.
TotalEnergies‘ Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a cross-border corporate team led by Paris partner Roberto Reyes Gaskin and Houston partners Ryan Lynch and Ryan Maierson with Paris partner Thomas Vogel supported by associates Bryan Ryan, Brian Bruzzo, Alexandra Cumberland and Madeleine Hahn de Bykhovetz. Advice was also provided on U.S. tax matters by Houston partners Tim Fenn, Bryant Lee and Jared Grimley; and on French tax matters by Paris partner Olivia Rauch-Ravisé with associates Alexis Caminel and Andréa Stapts.
McDermott refinances $2.6B in debt
Deal Description: Bracewell said April 3 it represented Crédit Agricole CIB on the refinancing of about $2.6 billion of letter of credit and term loan facilities for McDermott International Ltd., an engineering and construction business. The refinancing, which closed on March 25, amends and extends the facilities through June 2027. The refinancing was implemented through a cross-border restructuring process, including a transaction support agreement among a steering committee of letter of credit issuers and lenders and an ad hoc group of crossover lenders, participants and shareholders agreed in September 2023. Implementation of the amend and extend, which was contested by several creditor groups, was accomplished through the English Court’s sanctioning of the restructuring plan on Feb. 27 and the Dutch Court’s confirmation of the two wet homologatie onderhands akkoord plans on March 21 and compromised around $1 billion of unsecured litigation claims. The English and Dutch orders received Chapter 15 recognition in the U.S. on March 22.
From Bracewell: Partners Jeris Diana Brunette (New York), Andrew C.J. Bueso (Houston), Olivia Caddy (London), William H. Ebert (Washington, D.C.), Rachel B. Goldman (New York), Thomas M. Tomlinson (Houston), William A. (Trey) Wood III (Houston) and Manuel Vera (Houston); of counsel Robin J. Miles (New York); senior counsel Bagya Nambron (Dubai); and associates June Jhe (New York), Katie J. Jones (New York), Jeonghoon Ha (New York), Sameer K. Ahuja (London), Emily A. Banse (Houston), Dylan W. Benac (Houston), Nour Haikal (Houston), Christie L. Latimer (Dallas), Shruthi N. Prabhu (Houston) and Kenni C. Wilkinson (Houston)
USA Compression Partners offer $1B in notes
Deal Description: USA Compression Partners, together with its wholly owned subsidiary USA Compression Finance Corp., announced it issued $1 billion of 7.125% senior notes due 2029. The deal closed March 18. USA Compression is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of natural gas compression services in terms of total compression fleet horsepower.
Initial Purchasers’ Outside Counsel: Hunton Andrews Kurth led by partners Mike O’Leary and Phil Haines, with assistance from associates Erin Jennings, Kathleen Dill and Davis Neitzschman for corporate matters; partners Robert McNamara and Allison Mantor for tax matters; and counsel David Terry for environmental matters.
USA Compression’s Outside Counsel: Sidley Austin including partners Brian Minyard in Houston, Johnny Skumpija in New York and George Vlahakos in Houston, senior managing sssociates Tanner Groce and John Stribling in Houston and associate Amanda Ibrahim in Houston
Baytex closes $575M offering of notes
Deal Description: Houston-based Baytex Energy Corp. announced April 1 the closing of its private placement offering of $575 million in senior unsecured notes due 2032. The notes bear interest at a rate of 7.375% per year and mature on March 15, 2032. Baytex intends to use the net proceeds to redeem $409.8 million of its outstanding 8.75% notes due April 1, 2027, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding on its credit facilities and for general corporate purposes.
Baytex’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a corporate team was led by partners Mike Telle and David Wicklund and senior associate Layton Suchma with assistance from associates Chandler Jones, Natalie Harrison, Cole Leveque and Rivers Stephens. Also advising were partner Natan Leyva, counsel Allyson Seger and associate Steve Campbell (Tax); partner Joe Lee, senior associate Mary Daniel Morgan and associate Kenneth Strain (executive compensation & benefits); partner Matt Dobbins and associate Alyssa Sieja (environmental); and partner Becky Baker and associate Jordan Peck (labor & employment).
Comstock Resources prices $400M of senior unsecured notes
Deal Description: Frisco, Texas-based Comstock Resources Inc. announced April 2 the pricing of its private placement of new 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2029 totaling $400.0 million, which was increased from the originally proposed $375 million. The offering was expected to close on April 9. The net proceeds are expected to be $365 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and other offering expenses. The company intends to use the proceeds to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under its bank credit facility and pay fees and expenses.
Initial Purchasers’ Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher with a corporate team led by partner Doug Rayburn and includes of counsel Justine Robinson and associates William Bald and Andrew Watson. Partner Michael Cannon and associate Blake Hoerster are advising on tax aspects.
Comstock’s Outside Counsel: Dallas partners Jack Jacobsen and Will Becker led an all-Dallas team at O’Melveny that included counsel Ashley Thurman, as well as associates Sahil Nooruddin and Sarah Nelson and Eleanor Gilbert.
MN8 Energy announces closing of $325M private placement
Deal Description: MN8 Energy announced April 1 the closing of its private placement with gross proceeds of $325 million from the issuance and sale of shares of its convertible preferred stock. The proceeds will be used to fund the company’s expanded operations and growth. The private placement is comprised of a $200 million investment by Mercuria Energy Group, one of the world’s leading independent energy and commodity groups, and $125 million by Ridgewood Infrastructure, a infrastructure investor in the U.S. Stockholders can choose to convert their preferred stock into converted common stock at a future date. As part of the agreement, Mercuria will receive one seat as well as an observer seat on MN8’s board of directors while Ridgewood will get an observer seat. With the closing of the placement, MN8 and Mercuria formed a collaboration supporting the identification of commercial opportunities aimed at advancing more sustainable, affordable and reliable energy systems.
MN8 Energy’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a team led by partners Todd Triller and Crosby Scofield with assistance from senior associate David Lassetter and associates David Smith, Walt Baker, Connor Rabalais and Chris Chiavaroli. Other team members included partner Lina Dimachkieh and associate Keleigh Carver (tax); partner David D’Alessandro, counsel Katherine Mull and associate Hayden Rutledge (executive compensation/benefits); associate David Albano (finance); and partners Doug McWilliams, Sarah Morgan and Jackson O’Maley (corporate).
U-BX Technology closing $10M IPO
Deal Description: U-BX Technology Ltd., a Beijing-based artificial intelligence-driven services and products provider to insurance carriers, announced April 1 the closing of its initial public offering of 2 million ordinary shares at a price of $5 per share for gross proceeds of $10 million before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. The ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq Capital Market on March 28 under the ticker symbol “UBXG”. The company granted underwriter EF Hutton an option to purchase up to an additional 300,000 shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts, to cover any over-allotments within 45 days from the offering’s closing date. The company intends to use the proceeds for research and development (60%), advertising and marketing (30%) and general working capital.
U-BX’s U.S. Counsel: Ortoli Rosenstadt
EF Hutton’s U.S. Counsel: Winston & Strawn with a team led by Mike Blankenship and including Justin Hoffman, Hannah Miller and Robbie Oakes
Massimo Group pricing $5.85M IPO
Deal Description: Garland, Texas-based Massimo Group, a manufacturer and distributor of powersports vehicles and pontoon boats, announced April 2 the pricing of its initial public offering of 1 .3 million shares of its common stock at $4.50 per share. The gross proceeds to Massimo from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by the company, are expected to be $5.85 million. The company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the closing of the offering to purchase up to an additional 195,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering was expected to close on April 4 and the shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 2 under the symbol “MAMO.” The company expects to use the net proceeds for marketing and promotion of its branded products to expand its business; research and development activities, which are expected to include new products and new electric vehicle-related technology; establish new assembly and distribution operations; and expand recruitment of personnel. The company also plans to use a portion of the proceeds as working capital.
Book-Running Manager: Craft Capital Management
Co-Underwriter: R.F. Lafferty & Co. Inc.
Massimo‘s Outside Counsel: Ellenoff Grossman & Schole in New York (Richard Anslow and Vincent McGill)
Underwriters’ Outside Counsel: Pryor Cashman in New York (M. Ali Panjwani)
Pasha attracts term loan from Morgan Stanley
Deal Description: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners announced April 1 it provided an unsecured term loan to the Pasha Group, a family-owned maritime transportation company, to support continued infrastructure investment in the Hawaii trade. Terms weren’t disclosed. The company’s largest segment is Pasha Hawaii, an ocean freight and automobile shipping business operating in the U.S. West Coast-Hawaii shipping market. Pasha Hawaii provides critical transportation infrastructure required to support Hawaii’s population, featuring vessels with over 40-year useful lives. With limited on-island inventory and storage capacity in Hawaii, MSIP believes Pasha has well-established its position in the U.S.-Hawaii trade landscape, securing the timely and delivery of goods to the islands. Daniel Sailors is managing director for MSIP, which has $16 billion in assets under management.
MSIP’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis with a team was led by debt finance partners Jordan Roberts and Layton Bell; corporate partners Kevin Crews and Adam Garmezy; and tax partners David Wheat and Jon Nelsen, with assistance from debt finance associates Christina Godard and Hope Rovner.
Pasha’s Outside Counsel: Nixon Peabody
Pasha’s Capital Markets Advisor: BofA Securities Inc.
OTHER MATTERS
Blank checker StoneBridge Acquisition Corp. announced April 2 that it had finally closed its agreement to merge with Indonesian fintec DigiAsia Bios. The SPAC, listed on Nasdaq, is sponsored by Texas-based M&A advisors StoneBridge. Headquartered in Southlake, StoneBridge specializes in small-to-middle market investments in South Asian and Eastern Mediterranean companies that stand ready to go public. The merger was announced in January 2023, but proved plagued by redemptions — with only $26.5 million remaining from its July 2021 IPO. As reported last year by the Lawbook, Winston & Strawn advised StoneBridge with a team led from Houston by Mike Blankenship.
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Akin said April 1 it represented EQT Corp. on certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission aspects of its $5.5 billion, all-stock acquisition of Equitrans Midstream Corp., a deal announced on March 11. The team included partner Emily Mallen in Washington, D.C., and associates Jameson Calitri in Boston and Brannen Caraway in Houston. The merger creates a large-scale, vertically integrated natural gas company.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, an Austin-based movie theater chain backed by Altamont Capital Partners and Fortress Investment Group, is for sale, according to a report by Deadline. The cinema chains counts 41 locations across 13 states, 17 of which are franchise-owned. Alamo Drafthouse emerged from bankruptcy in June 2021.
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Norton Rose Fulbright said April 3 it was development counsel to CarbonFree in its definitive agreement with U.S. Steel Corp. to capture carbon emissions from blast furnaces at Gary Works, U.S. Steel’s largest manufacturing plant in Gary, Indiana. The firm’s projects team was led by Luke Edney and included Becky Diffen, Mike Stimson and Torie Cadis Berkowitz (Austin), John Young and Kayce Borders (Chicago), Jesse Hollingsworth (Dallas), Bob Greenslade (Denver), Erin Mitchell (Houston) and Bryan Stephan (New York). The agreement sets in motion a project to construct the first commercial-scale carbon capture utilization facility at a North American steel plant using CarbonFree’s patented SkyCycle technology, which converts carbon emissions into a carbon-neutral version of calcium carbonate before they enter the atmosphere. The plant is expected to capture and mineralize up to 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Construction is set to begin this summer with operations starting in 2026. The agreement has a term of 20-year term.