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CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 12 Firms, 178 Lawyers, $26.7B

November 16, 2021 Claire Poole & Allen Pusey

Whether fueled by politics or economics, there is a move afoot to break up big companies.

Take long suffering General Electric, which announced plans last week to split into three publicly traded companies: aviation, healthcare and energy. Or consider Johnson & Johnson, which aims to spin off its consumer division (Baker McKenzie associate Sarah Rosales in Houston was part of the Latin America team representing the firm’s longtime client). Shell is being pressured by activist investor Dan Loeb to do the same to improve its performance.

Who’s next among Texas’ largest companies, like ExxonMobil? Activist firm Engine No. 1  has a seat on the oil giant’s board, so it could push for more change. Dell already broke off its 81% stake in VMware earlier this month, a positive step in addressing its nearly $49 billion debt load. And AT&T spun off DirecTV and WarnerMedia earlier this year. It may be that big and bad is not always good.

Meanwhile, on the oil and gas front, Haynes and Boone came out last week with its energy bank price deck survey indicating a sunny outlook for the industry, the firm’s PR handlers say. 

According to the survey, on average and over the near term, banks have increased their oil price expectations by almost 20% over what they reported in Haynes and Boone’s spring 2021 survey.

When projecting ahead from 2025 to 2030, the average prices for oil were almost 10% higher in the fall 2021 survey compared with the price decks for the last three surveys conducted by the firm between spring 2020 through spring 2021.

The banks’ natural gas base case mean in the fall 2021 survey also increased by 28% from spring 2021. And similar to the banks’ oil price decks, out years for gas prices — between 2025 and 2030 — trend closer to past years’ natural gas price decks.

“According to our survey, borrowing bases should be increasing,” said Haynes and Boone partner Buddy Clark, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice group. “This is positive news for producers and reinforces the findings from our fall 2021 borrowing base redeterminations survey in which most respondents predicted borrowing bases to increase by 10% to 20% in the upcoming redetermination season.”

Clark compares price decks with weather forecasts: Typically they are more accurate in the near term. He noted that the latest price deck survey also shows a wide variation among the participating banks on future oil and natural gas prices.

“Producers should consider shopping around for debt capital with the caveat that the price deck alone does not determine the borrowing base banks will be willing to lend,” he said.

There seemed to be more buying than shopping this week with 21 deals valued at $26.3 billion. Moreover, both deal count and deal value were spread nicely between M&A (13 deals at $11.8 billion) and Capital Markets transactions (8 deals at $14.9 billion). That’s the best week by value since August and the fourth best week by value this year.

For contrast, last week we reported 12 deals at $8.3 billion. For shock value, this time last year we reported 14 deals valued at $864 million. For those who struggle with the math, this week’s deal value was nearly 31 times the deal value for the same week in 2020.

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
24-May-202515$24,0331112113$23,6242$409
17-May-202516$21,7601214511$18,6155$3,145
10-May-202524$33,1751620619$30,7655$2,410
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/FINANCINGS

Noble, Maersk Drilling agree to merge in $3.4B deal

Deal Description: Denmark’s Maersk Drilling and U.S. rival Noble Corp. agreed to merge in a $3.4 billion deal to form one of the world’s largest offshore oil drilling rig companies. The combination is expected to book annual cost savings of $125 million. It will take the Noble name and be headquartered in Houston with ownership split roughly 50:50 between the two companies’ shareholders. Maersk Drilling shareholders may elect to receive cash instead of shares for up to $1,000 each subject to an aggregate cap of $50 million.

Noble’s Financial Advisors: Ducera Partners and DNB Bank

Noble’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis, Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab and Travers Smith; Kirkland’s team was led by Sean Wheeler, Debbie Yee, Doug Bacon and Cephas Sekhar, antitrust partners Chuck Boyars and Michael Engel, tax partners David Wheat, William Dong and Mike Carew, executive compensation partner Rob Fowler and debt finance partners Rachel Lichman and Chad Davis. 

Maersk’s Financial Advisor: J.P. Morgan Securities

Maersk Drilling’s Outside Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell London and Gorrissen Federspiel Advokatpartnerselskab

Notes: Kirkland’s Wheeler advised Noble on its acquisition of Pacific Drilling Co. for all stock in March.

FirstEnergy sheds 19.9% in FET to Brookfield for $2.4B, sells $1B in equity to Blackstone

Deal Description: Akron-based FirstEnergy on Nov. 7 announced a definitive agreement with Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners to sell a 19.9% stake in FirstEnergy Transmission for $2.4 billion in cash as part of $3.4 billion in equity financings. The systems include American Transmission, Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission and Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. FirstEnergy said the deal represents an attractive electric utility valuation of 40 times price-to-earnings ratio for the last 12 months, a 50% premium to the median for utility sector transactions. The transaction must approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States. FirstEnergy also agreed to issue $1 billion of common equity to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners at $39.08 per share to support FirstEnergy’s smart grid and clean energy transition initiatives. Blackstone will place a director on FirstEnergy’s board.

Brookfield’s Outside Counsel: Skadden led by M&A partner Eric Otness, among other attorneys in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Palo Alto and New York.

Blackstone’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins led in part by Houston partner Ravi Purohit 

FirstEnergy’s Financial Advisors: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities to the company, Moelis to the board

FirstEnergy’s Outside Counsel: Jones Day

Notes: Skadden’s Otness has advised Brookfield on other investments in the energy sector, including Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ acquisition of co-controlling interests in two natural gas pipelines in Mexico from affiliates of BlackRock in 2019 for $550 million. Latham’s Purohit counseled Blackstone Infra on its $10 billion take-private acquisition of QTS Realty Trust, among other matters. He used to be in-house at Blackstone Infra as well as Alinda Capital, another client, and practiced at Skadden and Simpson Thacher.

CooperCompanies acquires fertility products provider for $1.6B

Deal Description: The CooperCompanies, a California-headquartered medical device company, said Nov. 12 that it agreed to acquire Generate Life Sciences, a provider of eggs and sperm for fertility treatments as well as cryopreservation and storage of blood and tissue for stem cell procedures. The cost to CooperCompanies was reported at $1.6 billion.

In-House Counsel: GC Margaret Howell led the transaction for Generate Life Sciences.

Seller Outside Legal Counsel: Generate Life Sciences, based in Los Angeles, was advised by Morgan Lewis with a team led from Houston by corporate partner Sameer Mohan and healthcare partner Banee Pachuca. The rest of the ML team included healthcare, employment, litigation and regulatory lawyers from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.

Buyer Outside Legal Counsel:  Latham & Watkins advised CooperCompanies.

Allegiance Bank, CommunityBank join forces in Houston

Deal Description: In what was termed a “merger of equals” the parent companies of Allegiance Bank and CommunityBank of Texas have agreed to combine. Shareholders of Allegiance Bancshares are to receive 1.4184 shares of CBTX Inc. resulting in a combined bank holding company that represents the 17th largest share of deposits in Texas. At closing, the new company is expected to report a tangible common equity ratio of more than 9.5%. Allegiance shareholders will own about 54% of the new company. Both are based in Houston. The combination will have $11 billion in assets and a market capitalization of about $1.5 billion.

Financial Advisors: Matt Paramore at Raymond James advised Allegiance; Kade Machen at Stephens Inc. advised CBTX.

CBTX Outside Legal Counsel: Chet Fenimore and Jeremy Lemmon of Fenimore Kay Harrison advised CBTX. Also advising CBTX was a team from Norton Rose Fulbright led by Mike Keeley.

Allegiance Outside Legal Counsel: Bracewell advised Allegiance with a team led from Dallas by Josh McNulty and from Houston by Jason Jean. The Texas team also included Will Anderson (Houston), Rebecca Baker (Houston), Matthew Grunert (Houston) and Timothy Wilkins (Austin). Also assisting were associates Shannon Baldwin, Kate Barrington McGregor, Jay N. Larry, Margo McEntire, Meredith Grant, Kathy Witty Medford, Claire E. Cahoon, all in Houston, with Daniel Pope in Austin.

Zix Corp. to be acquired by OpenText for $860M

Deal Description: Dallas-based Zix Corp. — a developer of email encryption software for businesses — announced Nov. 8 that it has agreed to be acquired by OpenText, a Canadian business software company, for $860 million. OpenText said the acquisition is part of its plan to create a “powerhouse SMB platform” of software services and technologies for small to medium businesses.

Financial Advisor to Target: A Citi team advised Zix. Niall Cannon and David Locala led the effort.

Seller Outside Legal Counsel: Zix is advised by Baker Botts with a team led by Dallas partners Don McDermett and Grant Everett. They were assisted on the corporate side by partner Justin Hoffman in Houston and Dallas corporate associates Rusty Shellhorn, Trevor Borg and Will Brown. On tax matters partners Steve Marcus and associate Snow Rui advised from Dallas. Partner Steve Mann advised on data privacy issues and partner Jennifer Trulock advised on labor and employment matters, both from Dallas.

In House Counsel: Noah Webster, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, is a former litigation partner at Kirkland. Webster led the $275 million Zix acquisition of AppRiver from Marlin Equity Partners, which closed in February 2019. Baker Botts, longtime outside counsel to Zix, advised on the $100 PIPE funding to help finance the purchase. McDermett also led that effort, along with partner Mollie Duckworth, who recently moved to Latham & Watkins.

ADT expands residential footprint with $825M acquisition of Sunpro Solar

Deal Description: Boca Raton-based home security provider ADT announced Nov. 9 an agreement to acquire Sunpro Solar of Mandeville, La., for $160 million in cash plus approximately 77.8 million shares of ADT common stock, implying an enterprise value of $825 million. ADT will rebrand Sunpro with the name ADT Solar, marking its entry into the rooftop solar business. Founded in 2008, Sunpro is ranked second for residential rooftop solar contractors in the U.S. after Titan Solar, according to Solar Power World.

Expected Closing: Year-end 2021

ADT’s Financial Advisor: Citi

ADT’s Outside Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius out of Boston and New York

Sunpro’s Financial Advisor: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Sunpro’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partners Sarah Morgan and Mike Saslaw and senior associate Michael Gibson with assistance from associates JP Lopez and Christina Wu. Other team members included counsel Julia Petty (executive compensation/benefits); counsel Sarah Mitchell (insurance); and partners John Lynch and Lina Dimachkieh and senior associate Peter Rogers (tax).

New Mexico solar manufacturer to acquire Spanish firm

Deal Description: New Mexico’s Array Technologies — one of the largest manufacturers of utility-grade solar tracking systems — announced Nov. 11 that it has agreed to acquire Soluciones Técnicas Integrales Norland, a Spanish manufacturer of such systems. Terms of the agreement include a price tag of about $649 million, including $407 million in cash and 13.9 million shares of Array common stock. Array expects that the combined business will generate in excess of $200 million of adjusted EBITDA in 2022, before any synergies.

Expected Closing: First quarter of 2022.

Array Financial Advisor: Guggenheim Securities.

Array Outside Legal Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis advised Array with a team led by Houston corporate partners Rhett Van Syoc and London-based partner David Higgins. The team also included  London partner Tom McCarthy and Houston associates Zach Savrick and Michael Bassi, capital markets partners Michael Kim and Michael Rigdon advised from New York and Houston along with Dallas associate Logan Weissler, Houston debt finance partner Andy Veit, and litigation partner Meghan Dolan from Chicago.

Notes: Although headquartered in Pampalona, STI Norland has a significant presence in South America, including the fast-growing market for solar power in Brazil. Solar trackers, as the name suggests, help maximize the efficiency of solar panels by resetting them against the changing direction of sunlight. Array is based in Albuquerque, NM.

Presto merges with SPAC in $223M transaction

Deal Description: Presto, a provider of restaurant efficiency technologies, announced Nov. 10 that it has agreed to merge with Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, in a merger designed to take Presto public. The transaction values the combined company at $1.04 billion pro form equity value, but the transaction involves an injection of about $223.3 million in proceeds derived from the $172.5 million in Ventoux’s trust account and another $70 million in PIPE financing. Based in Redwood City, CA, Presto sells systems that utilize touch screen, camera and voice systems to help restaurants fulfill orders, reduce bottlenecks and use employees more efficiently. The company has offices in Dallas and Toronto.

Seller Financial Advisor: Presto chose Jefferies as financial and capital markets advisor.

Seller Outside Legal Counsel: White & Case advised Presto with a team led from Houston by corporate partners Emery Choi and Lauran Katherine Mann. The Texas team also included Houston associates Stephen Perry, Rachel Collier and John Cupit as well as assistance from lawyers in New York and Silicon Valley.

Buyer Financial Advisor: Chardan and William Blair advised Ventoux.

Buyer Outside Legal Counsel: Woolery & Co. and Dentons US advised Ventoux.

PIPE Financial Advisors: William Blair, Truist Securities and Chardan were placement agents and capital advisors.

PIPE Legal Counsel: Mayer Brown

Notes: Ventoux is sponsored by Ventoux Holdings, whose principals are upper level managers in the hotel and restaurant businesses. The company is based in Greenwich, CT.

Inspiration secures $200M from ArcLight

Deal Description: Inspiration, a solutions company to finance electric vehicles and build, own and operate the charging infrastructure enabling the EV transition, announced its launch securing an initial $200 million capital commitment from ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII. In connection with ArcLight’s investment, Inspiration entered into an EV fleet lease partnership with ridehail innovator Revel.

Inspiration’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins led by Houston partner Justin Stolte with assistance from New York partners on fleet leasing matters, a Washington, D.C., partner on employment matters and Houston partner Jim Cole and a New York partner on tax matters. Houston associates Katie Walker and Marianne Standley also played roles on the transactional team.

ArcLight’s In-House Counsel: Associate General Counsel Christine Miller in Boston

ArcLight’s Outside Counsel: Orrick, including partner Blake Winburne in Houston

Notes: Since returning to Latham from Gibson Dunn last year, Stolte has made a name for himself advising on energy transition matters, counseling Alder Fuels on its multimillion-dollar backing by United and Honeywell and Quanta Services Inc. on its $2.7 billion acquisition of renewable energy provider Blattner Holding Co. in September.

San Joaquin Renewables snags $165M from Cresta, Silverpeak

Deal Description: Sidley said Nov. 8 it is representing Dallas-based Cresta Fund Management and Silverpeak Energy Partners on its agreement with San Joaquin Renewables to invest up to $165 million to develop and construct a biomass-to-renewable natural gas project near McFarland, California. Frontline BioEnergy is developing the project, which will take orchard residuals and shells from San Joaquin Valley farms and convert them into RNG to be sold as transportation fuel. When completed, the facility will replace open burning of agricultural waste that will produce a non-fossil form of natural gas, capture and store carbon dioxide and serve as a substitute to diesel.

Cresta’s In-House Counsel: General Counsel Benjamin Nelson, a Duke law grad and former general counsel for the Ray L. Hunt family.

Cresta’s Outside Counsel: Sidley was led by Dallas partners Holt Foster and Marc Rose and Dallas associate Jeremy Pettit with support from partners Zack Pullin in Houston and Eric Winwood in Dallas, counsel Lauren Grau in Dallas and Dallas associates Bekah Maloney and Robert Uhl. Texas-based team members also included partners Dallas partner Bill Howell, Houston partners Irv Rotter and Robert Stephens and Dallas associate Marian Fielding and Houston partner Heather Palmer and and associate Allen Braddock.

Notes: Holt has previously worked with Nelson on other matters but it was his and Rose’s first time to represent Cresta.

Ensign purchases Eagle Ford shale acreage from Reliance 

Deal Description: Warburg Pincus- and Kayne Anderson-backed Ensign Natural Resources announced Nov. 8 the purchase of assets in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas from Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition includes about 62,000 net acres in Bee, DeWitt, Karnes and Live Oak Counties and net production of around 18,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The deal increases Ensign’s ownership to 100% in the leases and wells it acquired from Pioneer Natural Resources in 2019 and Newpek in 2020. With the acquisition, Ensign owns and operates 130,000 acres in the core of the Eagle Ford with production approaching 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, making the company one of the top private operators in the basin. 

Buyer’s Outside Counsel: Sidley led by Houston partner Tim Chandler; others on the team are Houston partners Jim Rice, Daniel Allison and Zackary Pullin, Houston associates Quan Lu, Jeff Kinney and Haley Cambra and Dallas associates John Brannan III and Alejandro Ruiz.  

Buyer’s Financial Advisor: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., including Cliff Vaz in Houston 

Seller’s Outside Counsel: Gibson Dunn led by partner Michael P. Darden and included partner Jonathan Whalen and associates Graham Valenta, Zain Hassan and Adri Langemeier.

Notes: Sidley’s Chandler also represented Ensign on its acquisition of Eagle Ford assets from Pioneer in 2019 and from Newpek in 2020. Gibson Dunn’s Darden advised Reliance on the sale of its Marcellus shale position in Pennsylvania to Northern Oil and Gas earlier in the year for $250 million.

CPV acquires solar projects from Belltown Power

Deal Description: Competitive Power Ventures said Nov. 8 it completed the acquisition of two solar photovoltaic projects under development from Belltown Power USA Development for an undisclosed sum. The transaction includes the 360 megawatt Prairie Dock Solar project in Illinois and the 100 megawatt Stonecrop Solar project in Kentucky. Once operational, the two solar projects are expected to generate enough clean electricity to power around 87,000 homes. Construction will begin in the second half of 2023.

Seller’s Outside Counsel: Norton Rose Fulbright, including partner Becky Diffen, associate Geetika Jerath, partner Caileen Gamache, senior counsel Amy Mitchell, partner Julie Searle, counsel Bob Greenslade and associate Emily Meier.

Buyer’s Outside Counsel: Bracewell with most of the attorneys based in Washington, D.C.

Notes: NRF’s Diffen has represented Belltown on the sales of several solar power projects.

StorageMart acquires Manhattan MiniStorage

Deal Description: StorageMart, the largest privately-owned self-storage company in the country, announced Nov. 12 that it has agreed to acquire Manhattan MiniStorage, owners of 18 self-storage locations in New York City. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Buyer Outside Counsel: StorageMart, based in Columbia, MO, was advised by Kirkland & Ellis led by lawyers from Chicago and New York. Advising from Texas was Dallas real estate partner Camille Bacon-Schulte.

Notes: Bacon-Schulte, a Cornell Law product, came to Kirkland as a real estate associate from Denton’s in May and last month made partner.

CAPITAL MARKETS

Rivian Automotive Prices IPO at $11.9B

Deal Description: In what the Dealbook called “the biggest U.S. stock debut in years,” the EV truck maker Rivian opened its $1.8 billion IPO with gains as high as 23% gain in the first day of trading. The stock closed the week at $129.95 per share and closed today (Tuesday) at nearly $180.

Issuer Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins advised Rivian with a New York team led by Marc Jaffe.

Underwriters Counsel: Skadden

Underwriters: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan are acting as lead book-running managers for the offering. Additional underwriters include Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, Allen & Company, BofA Securities, Mizuho Securities and Wells Fargo Securities. Co-managers include Wolfe | Nomura Strategic Alliance, Piper Sandler, RBC Capital Markets, Baird, Wedbush Securities, Academy Securities, Blaylock Van, Cabrera Capital Markets, C.L. King & Associates, Loop Capital Markets, Ramirez & Co., Siebert Williams Shank and Tigress Financial Partners.

Investors Outside Counsel: Gibson & Dunn advised Global Oryx, the original financial sponsor of Rivian Automotive. The Gibson team was led by Stephen Olson and Hillary Holmes and included associate Stefan Koller. Partner James Chenoweth advised on tax aspects.

Notes: Global Oryx, a subsidiary of the Abdul Latif Jameel Companies, was among the original investors an remain principal stockholders in Rivian. According to its prospectus, Rivian held 48,390 pre-orders for its initial EV models, the R1T pickup and the R1S electric SUV as of the end of September. The company has received major investments by Amazon and Ford in its prototype technologies and is planning a major thrust into the commercial and “last mile” delivery markets.

Phillips 66 completes $1B offering of notes

Deal Description: Phillips 66 completed Nov. 10 a $1 billion offering of 3.30% 30-year notes due March 15, 2052. The company will use the proceeds with cash on hand to redeem $1 billion of 4.30% notes due April 2022, of which $2 billion is outstanding. Phillips 66 last tapped the market in November 2020, when it placed a $1.75 billion, three-part offering across a floating-rate tranche due February 202, according top S&P Global. 

Issuer’s Outside Counsel: Bracewell led in part by partner Will Anderson in Houston with counsel Ian R. Brown and associate Brandon A. Bucio in Dallas.

Notes: Bracewell’s Anderson also represented Phillips 66 when it issued three series of senior notes worth $1.75 billion.

Kinder Morgan issues $800M in senior notes

Deal Description: Kinder Morgan Inc. closed Nov. 9 a public offering of $800 million of 1.750% senior notes due 2026 and 3.600% senior notes due 2051.

Underwriters: Credit Suisse, Mizhuo Securities, PNC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities

In-House Counsel: Angela S. Teer, Kinder Morgan’s assistant general counsel

Issuer’s Outside Counsel: Bracewell including partners Troy L. Harder and Will Anderson with associates Kathy Witty Medford, Jay N. Larry and Caroline E. Ellis

Underwriters’ Outside Counsel: Hunton Andrews Kurth led by partners Mike O’Leary and Taylor Landry with the assistance of associates Mike Hoffman, Erin Jennings, Casey Shaw and Hannah Bradley. Partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother handled tax matters and partner Lisa Shelton handled environmental matters

Notes: Kinder Morgan has been a longtime client of Bracewell’s.

The Southern Co. issues $600M in new bonds

Deal Description: Southern Co., a holding company for operating utility and power companies throughout the southeastern U.S., issued $600 million in a new series of senior bonds on Nov. 11. The bonds were sold at 100%.

Book-Runner: BofA Securities and RBC Capital Markets were co-book runners.

Issuer Outside Legal Advisor: HuntonAK advised Southern Co. on the issue from their New York office. Advice on tax matters was provided by Houston partner Robert McNamara with tax associate Tim Strother.

ZenBusiness closed Series C funding with $200 million

Deal Description: Austin-based ZenBusiness, a SaaS platform designed to guide emerging businesses — as well as gig workers, consultants, real estate investors, artists and freelancers — through their various points of growth, announced the close of a $200 million Series C funding round that valued the company at $1.7 billion. The company

Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins advised ZenBusiness with a team led by Austin partner Jenifer Smith supported by associates from Chicago and Boston.

Fund Leaders: The funding round was led by Oak HC/FT with backing from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and existing investors Cathay Innovation and Greycroft.

Investor Counsel: Jones Day said it advised GreatPoint Ventures as one of the existing investors in ZenBusiness. The Jones Day effort was led by Silicon Valley partner Tim Curry.

Note: In a $55 million Series B funding last year, ZenBusiness was advised by Vinson & Elkins. Cathay Innovation led that earlier round.

Colgate prices $200M private offering of additional senior notes

Deal Description: Pearl Energy Investments- and NGP.-backed Colgate Energy Partners III announced Nov. 8 the pricing of its private offering to eligible purchasers of $200 million worth of 5.875% senior notes due 2029. The notes mature on July 1, 2029, pay interest at 5.875% per year and were priced at 101.75%, which implies an effective yield to worst of 5.441%. These are additional notes under an indenture Colgate issued on June 30, 2021, worth $500 million. The offered notes have identical terms as the existing notes. Colgate intends to use the net proceeds to fully repay amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility and to fund a portion of the $190 million purchase price for the acquisition of assets in Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico, announced Nov. 7.

Issuer’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partners Doug McWilliams and David Stone with assistance from senior associate Jackson O’Maley and associates Nate Richards and Delery Perret. Also advising were partners Wendy Salinas and Jim Meyer and associate Jeff Slusher (tax); partner Matt Dobbins and associate Austin Pierce (environmental); and associate Erin Webb (finance).

Notes: V&E’s McWilliams and Stone also counseled on the original notes.

Arena Fortify Acquisition Sets IPO at $150M

Deal Description: Arena Fortify Acquisition Corp., a blank check company sponsored by Daniel Zwirn’s Arena Investors, announced pricing of its IPO at $150 million. The company plans to focus on combining with a distressed “natural resources” company emerging from bankruptcy or a promising one or one badly in need of capital investment.

Outside Counsel: Arena Fortify Acquisition Corp. tapped Kirkland with an all-Texas team led by Houston capital markets partner Julian Seiguer, along with associates Billy Vranish, Kristin Kluding and Sam Roberts. Pitching in were corporate partners Shubi Arora and Jhett Nelson and associate Jenna McCord, along with investment funds partners Matthew Nadworny and Ian Jelsma.

Underwriters: Cowen and Intrepid Partners were joint book-running managers for the offering.

Underwriters’ Counsel: Vinson & Elkins advised the underwriters with a team led from Houston by Ramey Layne and Alan Beck, with assistance from associates Markeya Brown and Sydney Verner. Also advising were partner Jason McIntosh, senior associate Paige Anderson and associate Christina McLeod (tax).

CSI Compressco raises $57M in private placements of common units

Deal Description: CSI Compressco announced Nov. 10 the execution of agreements resulting in a series of transactions that enable the partnership to redeem all its outstanding senior unsecured notes due 2022. They include raising $57 million in private placements of common units and CSI’s acquisition of the primary operating business of Spartan Energy Partners in an all equity transaction.

Issuer’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partner Dave Oelman and senior associate Raleigh Wolfe as well as associates Alex Lewis, Stuart Lawson, Zac Horne, Phil Greenfield and Patrick Reintjes. Other key team members included partners Bailey Pham and James Longhofer and associates Arthur Munoz and Ariel Guerrero-Stewart (finance); partners Jim Meyer and Ryan Carney and associate Maddie Brown (tax); and counsel Rajesh Patel and associate Alexa Chally (technology transactions/IP).

Financial Advisor to conflicts committee of CSI Compressco GP’s board: Evercore

Legal advisor to Evercore: Bracewell partner Will Anderson

Legal advisor to conflicts committee of CSI Compressco GP’s board: Shearman & Sterling, including partner Bill Nelson in Houston

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