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The Texas Lawbook

Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury

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CDT Roundup: 24 Deals, 14 Firms, 174 Lawyers, $53.2B

May 25, 2021 Anna Butler

C-level executives and others from institutional investors, asset managers, family offices and investment banks from around the world continue to have faith in capital debt markets – even in a more turbulent landscape. And those looking for high yield opportunities are readying for a potential debt default cycle.

According to the respondents of a recent report from SS&C Intralinks in association with Institutional Asset Manager, an average of 16% of institutional portfolios are tied to CDM – and will continue to be through the year and into next.

That spirit may be due in part to investors reporting that the debt portion of institutional portfolios were least negatively impacted during the downturn brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, respondents said.

The majority of investors polled report increased cash allocations this year tied to the anticipation of swaying and unpredictable macro events. 

Yet for some, any turmoil expected in 2021 could also mean opportunities in debt markets. Tightened or even lacking liquidity reserves for local governments and among other entities could mean a lot of debt will be up for grabs, such as corporate bonds, tradable bank loans, private loans and more. And that’s without taking inflation into account, which could bring on many other opportunities for the bold.

Beyond strategies tied to riskier defaults, investors continue to eye “plain vanilla” bonds, asset-backed securities and private debt. Of note: About 60% of institutional investors said they are participating more in private placements and direct lending transactions rather than public securities. 

Last week, 174 Texas-based lawyers from 14 law firms saw 17 M&A or funding transactions with $50.7 billion in activity and seven capital markets transactions valued at $2.16 billion.

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
14-Jun-20259$4788133603$478
07-Jun-202516$26,2101119611$24,7445$1,466
31-May-202519$23,3811116612$18,6657$4,717
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

AT&T’s planned spin-off heavily weighted this week’s overall deal value over the previous Corporate Deal Tracker, which saw 17 deals tied to 12 firms and 216 lawyers at $10 billion. Year-over-year, 34 lawyers from four firms accounted for four deals with $434.4 million in overall value.

Note: Texas Lawbook corporate transactions editor Claire Poole contributed to this article.

M&A/FUNDING

WarnerMedia to Combine With Discovery as AT&T Spins Off Unit

In last week’s blockbuster deal, Dallas-based AT&T announced plans to spin off its WarnerMedia unit and combine it with Discovery in a new publicly traded company. 

The move comes as the telecommunications and media giant, which stands to rake in $43 billion in the Reverse Morris Trust transaction, looks to alleviate a debt load estimated at more than $150 billion.

You can read more about the details of the transaction by clicking here.

AT&T’s in-house attorneys were the only Texas-based legal counsel advising on the deal. The team was led by Troy Hatch, senior vice president and assistant general counsel; Michael Pratt, vice president and associate general counsel; Terry Velesiotis, assistant vice president and senior legal counsel; Brandon Satterwhite, assistant vice president and senior legal counsel; and David McAtee, senior executive vice president and general counsel.

For outside counsel, AT&T relied on New York-based Sullivan & Cromwell as legal advisor and LionTree and Goldman Sachs & Co. as financial advisors.

The Sullivan & Cromwell team was led by a corporate team including Los Angeles partner Eric M. Krautheimer, New York partner Melissa Sawyer and Los Angeles special counsel Matthew C. Barnett.

Debevoise & Plimpton, also headquartered in New York, served as legal counsel to Discovery while Allen & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities acted as financial advisors.

M&A partners Jonathan Levitsky, Sue Meng and Jeffrey Rosen led the Debevoise team.

Discovery’s independent directors tapped Perella Weinberg Partners and Wachtell Lipton, Rosen & Katz for advice. 

Wachtell Lipton corporate lawyers Andrew J. Nussbaum, Theodore N. Mirvis and Karessa L. Cain, all of New York, led the transaction for the firm.

The $43 billion price tag for AT&T’s WarnerMedia – a portfolio of thousands of hours of content tied to entertainment, news and sports brands such as HBO, CNN and Warner Bros. – comes from a combination of cash, debt securities and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt.

JPMorgan Chase Bank and affiliates of Goldman Sachs & Co. will provide the secured, fully committed financing for WarnerMedia to fund the distributions.

PFG to Pick Up Core-Mark to Create Convenience Store Distribution Giant

Core-Mark, one of the world’s largest wholesale distributors to the convenience industry that shifted its headquarters to Westlake, Texas, from San Francisco in the past few years, announced on May 18 plans to merge with Performance Food Group. 

PFG will pay $2.5 billion for Core-Mark as it looks to expand its convenience store distribution arm, which will go by the Core-Mark name upon close of the transaction.  

For further details on the transaction, click here.

Core-Mark worked with Weil, Gotshal & Manges on legal matters and Barclays on financial matters for the transaction. 

Silicon Valley partner Craig Adas led the Weil M&A team that included partner James Griffin of Dallas, counsel Nicholas Doloresco of Silicon Valley and associates Claudia Lai of Dallas and Kevin Thomas, Nathaniel Moore and Joseph Shui of Silicon Valley. 

The Weil team also included tax partner Joseph Pari of Washington, D.C., benefits partner Paul Wessel of New York, antitrust partner Jeff Perry of Washington, D.C., banking partner Gabe Gregson of Silicon Valley and technology and IP transactions partner Karen Ballack of Silicon Valley.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom acted as legal counsel to PFG while BMO Capital Markets Corp. acted as financial advisor. J.P. Morgan Securities provided PFG’s board of directors with a fairness opinion.

The Skadden team is led by M&A partner Jeremy London, counsel Micah Kegley and associate Paul Bolaji, all of Washington, D.C., in addition to antitrust/competition partner David Wales of Washington, D.C.; executive compensation and benefits counsel Page Griffin of New York; banking partner Stephanie Teicher of New York; capital markets partners Laura Kaufmann Belkhayat of New York and Michael Hong of New York and Toronto; tax partner Jessica Hough of Washington, D.C.; labor and employment partner David Schwartz of New York; intellectual property and technology Ken Kumayama of Palo Alto; and litigation partner Robert Saunders of Wilmington.

Ginkgo Bioworks to Go Public in Merger With a SPAC

Special purpose acquisition company Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. selected a target: Ginkgo Bioworks.

The deal values Ginkgo at $15 billion based on its $150 million revenue projection for 2021 – a figure that would reflect a 96% year-over-year growth rate.

The transaction is expected to provide up to $2.5 billion in gross proceeds, including $1.75 billion of Soaring Eagle’s cash in trust and $775 million in private investment in public equity funding related to Soaring Eagle Class A common stock to be funded immediately before closing.

Ginkgo selected Allen & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. as financial advisors and Latham & Watkins as legal advisor. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz also provided legal advice on corporate governance matters. 

Vinson & Elkins represented certain stockholders of Ginkgo, including Viking Global Investors, with a corporate team led by partners John Kupiec of New York and Ramey Layne of Houston and senior associate Stancell Haigwood of New York. 

New York counsel Julia Petty advised on executive compensation/benefits; partners Jason McIntosh of Houston and David Peck of Dallas and associate Curt Wimberly of Houston on tax matters; and partner Hill Wellford and senior associate Ryan Will, both of Washington, D.C., on antitrust.

Goldman Sachs & Co. represented Soaring Eagle on financial matters and White & Case provided legal counsel.

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Allen also acted as PIPE placement agents for Soaring Eagle.

Eagle Equity Partners and Bellco Capital co-sponsored the transaction with both investing in the PIPE.

Leading the PIPE are Baillie Gifford, Putnam Investments and funds and accounts managed by Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley Investment Management) and with additional participation from new and existing investors, including accounts advised by ARK Investment Management, ArrowMark Partners, Bain Capital Public Equity, Berkshire Partners, Cascade Investment, Casdin Capital, Franklin Advisers, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. and Viking Global Investors.

Digital Colony to Acquire LandMark Dividend

Affiliates of investment firm Digital Colony Management will acquire LandMark Dividend, a real estate and infrastructure acquisition and development company.

The acquisition, which is expected to close within several weeks, is valued at about $972 million with the proposed payment of $13 per common unit in cash.  

LD owns all of the membership interests in the general partner of publicly traded Landmark Infrastructure Partners and 13.2% of the common units representing limited partner interests in LMRK. Digital Colony plans to submit a proposal to the GP to acquire substantially all of the assets, pending the acquisition of the sponsor.

Simpson Thacher counseled Digital Colony on legal matters with a team led by Houston M&A partner David Lieberman. TAP Advisors provided financial advice.

LD selected RBC Capital Markets as financial advisor and Latham & Watkins as legal counsel with a corporate team led by Houston partners John Greer, Kevin Richardson and Bill Finnegan and Orange County partner David Meckler with Houston associates Jacob Johnson and Z Barghouthy. 

Advice was also provided on tax matters by Century City partner Pardis Zomorodi with Houston associate Jared Grimley; on benefit and compensation matters by Washington, D.C., partner Adam Kestenbaum; on environmental matters by Houston partner Joel Mack and Los Angeles counsel Joshua Marnitz; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C., partner Jason Cruise and counsel Peter Todaro; on compliance matters by Washington, D.C., partner Les Carnegie; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Steven Betensky; and on finance matters by Los Angeles of counsel Glen Collyer with New York associate Kendra Kocovsky.

Regions Securities also played a role in the deal as the existing financing bank that’s supporting the transaction.

Stonepeak Commits $750M to Sustainable Infrastructure JV

Private equity firm Stonepeak Partners will team up with Nuvve Holding Corp. for a new joint venture aimed at accelerating the deployment of electric fleets.

Levo Mobility, as the JV has been dubbed, will combine Nuvve’s V2G technology and Stonepeak’s backing to a sustainable infrastructure push that’s expected to include thousands of zero-emission electric school buses for school districts through “V2G Hubs” and transportation-as-a-service.

Stonepeak, along with its portfolio company Evolve Transition Infrastructure, has committed $750 million to the venture through preferred equity in Levo to fund acquisition and development costs.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Stonepeak in the transaction with a team lead by Houston corporate partners John Pitts and Andy Calder and associates Stephen Noh and Tyler Dunphy; capital markets partner Julian Seiguer and associate Atma Kabad, both of Houston; technology and IP transactional partner Seth Traxler and associate Matt Darch, both of Chicago; and tax partners David Wheat of Dallas and Houston and William Dong of Houston.

Additionally, Stonepeak selected Strategies and Emergent Strategic Partners to provide commercial diligence and strategic planning, DNV to serve as technical advisor and KPMG to provide financial diligence support.

Houston-based Hunton Andrews Kurth partner Phil Haines and Houston Sidley Austin partners Cliff Vrielink and George Vlahakos, also based in Houston, represented Evolve in the transaction.

Both Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky and Popeo and Graubard Miller served as legal counsel to Nuvve.

Milestone Brings in $750M in Latest Fund

The Milestone Group has closed its Milestone Real Estate Investors V fund with $750 million in capital commitments. 

Milestone, real estate private equity firm based in Dallas and Boca Raton, Florida, plans to use the latest raise to invest in more than $2 billion in Class A and B multifamily assets in growth markets in the Sunbelt and Mid-Atlantic regions.

The V&E team was led by Dallas partner Mark Early, senior associate Carson Dimick and associate Elizabeth Janicki. Also assisting were Dallas partner Jim Meyer and senior associate Megan James on tax matters; Dallas partner Shane Tucker on executive compensation/benefits; Houston partner Ramey Lane and associate Sydney Verner on corporate matters; and Dallas partner Randy Jurgensmeyer on real estate.

Backers included U.S. and foreign institutional investors, such as public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and other financial institutions.

Jackson Walker Aids in Design Space’s Sale to McGrath RentCorp

In a transaction that closed on May 17,  McGrath RentCorp acquired California-based modular building and portable storage provider Design Space Modular Buildings PNW for $260 million.

McGrath RentCorp plans to integrate Design Space’s 15 branches and more than 100 employees into its current offerings as it looks to expand into the Western U.S. and eyes long-term revenue growth.

Jackson Walker acted as legal advisor and Oppenheimer & Co. acted as financial advisor to Design Space.

The Jackson Walker team was led by Dallas partner Kevin A. Jones with assistance from Dallas partners Pete Hyndman, Nathan Smithson, Peter Wahl and Greta Cowart; San Antonio partners Ann Leafstedt and Shari Mao; Dallas senior counsel Dana Murphy; and Dallas associate Adrian Allen.

Kirkland & Ellis represented McGrath RentCorp in legal matters.

Blackbeard Operating Sells Assets to Diversified

Blackbeard Operating plans to sell certain upstream assets and related infrastructure in a transaction with United Kingdom-based Diversified Energy Co., formerly Diversified Gas & Oil. 

Diversified plans to fundraise an undisclosed amount to compensate Midland-based Blackbeard – at least partially – about $180 million for the assets, according to one report.

Further details on the transaction, which is expected to close in late June, were not available.

The Texas Lawbook recently profiled Blackbeard general counsel Ricky Torlincasi, who is a finalist for the 2020 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel’s Rookie of the Year Award.

Vinson & Elkins advised Blackbeard in the transaction with a Houston-based corporate team led by partner Bryan Loocke, counsel Tan Lu and associate Michael Zarcaro with assistance from associates Will White and Rob Vezina. 

Partner Todd Way of Dallas and Houston and associate David Gilbert of Dallas provided counsel on tax matters; Dallas partner Matt Moran and counsel Jordan Leu on litigation matters; Houston partner Sean Becker on labor/employment; Houston senior associate Kristy Fields on executive compensation/benefits; Houston partner Matthew Dobbins on environmental matters; and Houston counsel John Slaybaugh on corporate matters.

Diversified Purchases Certain Cotton Valley Assets from Indigo Minerals

As part of a $135 million transaction, Diversified Energy Co. completed the acquisition of certain Cotton Valley assets and related infrastructure from Indigo Minerals, a Houston company that used to be backed by Trilantic Capital Management, the Martin Companies, Yorktown Partners and Ridgemont Equity. 

Kirkland & Ellis advised Indigo Minerals in the transaction with a team led by Houston corporate partners David Castro Jr. and R.J. Malenfant and associates Fraser Wayne, Matt Gibson and James Murphy.

Also pitching in were labor and employment partners Richard Kidd of New York and Adria Crowe of Chicago; environmental transactions partner Paul Tanaka of San Francisco and Houston and associate Madison McMurray of Houston; Houston tax partner Mark Dundon and associate Joe Tobias; and derivatives partner Jaime Madell of New York.

Baker Botts counseled Diversified in the transaction.

NWN Corp. Buys Carousel With Help From Locke Lord

NWN Corp. acquired Carousel Industries of North America as it looks to grow its cloud communications and infrastructure platform.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but NWN, which is backed by New State Capital Partners, will make the purchase through cash and equity. 

The combined entity is expected to have about $1 billion in run-rate revenue this year.

A Locke Lord team led by Providence partner Chris Graham and associate Mike Serra represented Carousel with assistance from Dallas partners Paul Nason and Susan Rainey and senior counsel Robin Shaughnessy.

Morgan Lewis acted as legal advisor to NWN.

White Deer Sells Portfolio Company to Ranger Energy

Houston private equity firm White Deer Energy sold its portfolio company, Patriot Completion Solutions, to Ranger Energy Services in an all-stock transaction that closed on May 14.

Deal terms were not disclosed. 

The transaction is set to expand Houston-based Ranger’s wireline business thanks to Patriot’s reach in the Permian, Bakken, Denver-Julesburg and Powder River basins.

Houston Locke Lord partners Joe Perillo and Jennie Simmons represented White Deer Energy in the sale along with Houston partners Gislar Donnenberg, Jerry Higdon, Ed Razim, Brandon Renken, Mike Rose and Buddy Sanders and associate Zac Horne.

National Grid, RWE Renewables Form Wind-focused JV

National Grid teamed up with RWE Renewables in a new joint venture as the companies eye the New York Bight seabed lease auction for offshore wind opportunities.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

National Grid selected Norton Rose Fulbright as legal counsel with a team led by New York partner Ben Koenigsberg and Austin partner Becky Diffen in addition to Houston and Austin associate Megan Savage, Houston associate Geetika Jerath and Los Angeles partner Amanda Rosenberg.

Sheppard Mullin represented RWE, which hosts its Americas headquarters in Austin, with a team led by Chicago partner Laurette Peterson.

Regional Texas Bank Closes on Acquisition

VeraBank Inc. and its subsidiary VeraBank completed the acquisition of Panola National Bancshares last week. The banks first announced the deal in December.

VeraBank, which is based in Henderson, Texas, reported $2.89 billion in assets in 2020 while Carthage, Texas-based Panola reported $125.3 million. 

Stinson represented Panola with Dallas partner Robert Flowers led the transaction.

Panola selected Performance Trust Capital Partners as exclusive financial advisor. Performance Trust also rendered a fairness opinion.

Partner Michael Keeley of Norton Rose Fulbright in Dallas represented VeraBank.

BlackRock Long Term Private Capital Buys Majority Interest in Pharma Services Company

BlackRock Long Term Private Capital acquired a majority interest in Transaction Data Systems for an undisclosed amount.

As BlackRock LTPC looks to grow TDS, the pharmacy software solutions and services company’s previous owner, GTCR, will keep a minority interest. GTCR first acquired TDS in 2015.

BlackRock LTPC selected Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as legal counsel and Keval Health as financial counsel. Houston-based M&A partner Chris May led the Simpson Thacher team.

Harris Williams and William Blair counseled TDS on financial matters while Kirkland & Ellis represented TDS in legal matters. Stifel advised GTCR on financial matters.

The Sterling Group’s Road Safety Platform Makes 6th Acquisition

Houston-based Frontline Road Safety acquired PK Contracting, the companies announced on May 10.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher represented Frontline with a team led by partners Bruce Herzog of Houston and Daniel Mun of New York.

Frontline is a portfolio company of the Sterling Group, a Houston private equity firm with an investment thesis focused on road safety and infrastructure maintenance. The acquisition of PK Contracting marks the sixth acquisition for the Frontline platform since it was established in July 2020.

CoolSys Acquires North Carolina’s TRS-SESCO

CoolSys acquired Thermal Resource Sales and Supermarket Environment Services Co., a commercial and industrial HVAC and energy solutions company.

TRS-SESCO is based in Kernersville, North Carolina, and will help CoolSys broaden its reach in the southeast, among other growth opportunities. 

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vinson & Elkins advised CoolSys on this deal with a team led by Houston partner Brittany Sakowitz along with Austin associates Kelly King and Miles Fortenberry. Houston counsel Christie Alcalá advised on labor/employment; Houston senior associate Kristy Fields on executive compensation/benefits; and Houston partner Lina Dimachkieh and associate Andrew Mandelbaum on tax.

CoolSys Makes Second Acquisition

CoolSys, a parent of refrigeration and HVAC companies, has purchased commercial refrigeration company Duquette Refrigeration for an undisclosed amount.

Terms of the transaction were also not disclosed.

CoolSys stated the acquisition will aid in its growth in the Northeast region and bolster its commercial and industrial division.

Vinson & Elkins advised CoolSys in this deal with a team led by Houston partner Brittany Sakowitz along with Austin associates Kelly King and Miles Fortenberry. Houston counsel Christie Alcalá advised on labor/employment; Houston senior associate Kristy Fields on executive compensation/benefits; and Houston partner Lina Dimachkieh and associate Dan Henderson on tax.

CAPITAL MARKETS

Pioneer Closes $750M Notes Offering, Two Other Transactions

Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources announced the pricing of $750 million of 0.550% senior notes.

Pioneer plans to use proceeds from the notes, which are set to mature May 15, 2023, to finance the redemption of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 issued jointly tied to two former wholly owned subsidiaries of DoublePoint Energy, Double Eagle III Midco 1 and Double Eagle Finance Corp, and for general corporate purposes. 

Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co., TD Securities (USA) and Wells Fargo Securities acted as joint book-running managers.

Pioneer also announced a secondary offering of 6 million shares of common stock with the proceeds going entirely to the selling stockholders. Double Eagle III, which is majority-owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management affiliates, is selling 64.13% of the shares, while Q-FPP Subsidiary, which is majority owned by funds managed by Quantum Energy Partners affiliates, is selling 35.87% of the shares.

Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Securities acted as underwriters for this offering. 

Vinson & Elkins provided legal counsel to Pioneer on all of the transactions with a team led by partners Robert Kimball of Dallas and David Stone of Houston with assistance from Dallas senior associate Joanna Enns and Dallas associates Cameron Land, Grace-Ann Duquette, Luke Strieber and Madison Bertrand. 

Dallas partners Jim Meyer and Wendy Salinas and associate Jeff Slusher advised on tax matters. 

A Houston-based V&E team also advised the selling stockholders. Partner Doug McWilliams and senior associate Jackson O’Maley led the transaction with assistance from associates Billy Vranish, Danny Wicoff and Sydney Verner. 

Sunnova Closes $500M Convertible Notes Offering

Sunnova Energy International on May 17 announced a $500 million offering of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2026. The offering, which was issued in a private placement, closed on May 20. 

Sunnova plans to use the net proceeds to fund the cost of capped call transactions in addition to repaying outstanding debt, to finance or refinance pending or future eligible green projects in the renewable energy or energy efficiency spaces and for general corporate purposes.

The offering included an over-allotment option for up to $75 million that was exercised and closed on May 24.

Advising on the transaction in-house was Walter A. Baker, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of the residential solar and energy storage service provider.

Baker Botts represented Sunnova in the private offering with a Houston-based corporate team led by partners Justin Hoffman, Travis Wofford and Joshua Davidson with assistance from associates Garrett Hughey, Parker Hinman, Malakeh Hijazi, Robert Cowan and Regan Vicknair.

Houston partner Michael Bresson and Palo Alto special counsel David Morris also advised on tax matters.

Vinson & Elkins advised the initial purchasers with a team led by Houston partners David Oelman and David Stone with assistance from counsel Crosby Scofield, senior associate Brett Peace and associates Audrey Bartosh, Nina Bhatia, Andrea Siso and Kathy Phan. 

Dallas partner Wendy Salinas and Washington, D.C., counsel Debra Duncan advised on tax matters; Houston partner Matt Dobbins and associate Kevin Moscon on environmental; counsel Damien Lyster of Houston and Washington, D.C., and Houston associate Ryan Hoeffner on energy regulatory; and partner Devika Kornbacher of Houston and New York, Austin senior associate Ben Cukerbaum and Houston associate Briana Falcon on technology transactions/IP.

Delek Prices $400M Senior Note Offering

Delek Logistics Partners and Delek Logistics Finance Corp., a subsidiary of Delek Logistics, priced a $400 million offering of 7.125% senior notes due 2028.

The offering from the crude oil and refined products logistics and marketing company is expected to close on May 24 with proceeds slated to repay a portion of outstanding borrowings under its revolver.  

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Delek Logistics Partners and Delek Logistics Finance Corp. with a team that included capital markets partners Michael Rigdon of Houston and Sean Wheeler of Houston and New York and associates Ieuan List of Houston and Logan Weissler of Dallas; Houston debt finance partners Rachael Lichman and Chad Davis; and Dallas and Houston tax partner David Wheat.

Kirkland Advises on SPAC IPO for Skydeck

Skydeck Acquisition Corp. generated $200 million from its recent initial public offering. 

The special purpose acquisition company, which began trading on May 19, plans to focus on media, technology, communications and digital health companies as it seeks one or more business combinations.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Skydeck on its IPO with a team led by capital markets partners Christian Nagler of New York and Sean Wheeler of Houston and New York and transactional Houston associates Stephen Noh, Justin Thekkekara, Jessica Stenglein and Brian Guerinot and Houston tax partner Mark Dundon and associate Victoria Chang.

J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley are serving as book-running managers for this offering. 

CTO Queues Up $150M Offering

Retail- and office-focused real estate investment trust CTO Realty Growth unveiled an at-the-market equity offering program for up to $150 million in common stock with BMO Capital Markets, B. Riley Securities Inc., Robert W. Baird & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, Janney Montgomery Scott, BTIG and Truist Securities acting as sales agents.

Vinson & Elkins counseled CTO Realty Growth while Hunton Andrews Kurth provided legal advice to the underwriters.

Hunton AK Richmond partner James Davidson, Houston associate Casey Shaw and Miami associate Andrew Spector led the team with additional assistance from Houston partner Rob Taylor, Dallas counsel Amee Parekh Narayan and Houston associate Kelli E. Regan.

Dallas’ NexPoint Closes Unsecured Notes Offering

Dallas-based NexPoint Real Estate Finance closed on a $75 million offering of 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2026. 

The publicly traded REIT plans to contribute the proceeds from the offering to its operating partner, NexPoint Real Estate Finance Operating Partnership, in exchange for units. The OP will then contribute the proceeds to its subsidiary, OP IV, which will then use the proceeds to make investments.

Winston & Strawn acted as counsel to NexPoint in the transaction while Hunton Andrews Kurth represented the underwriter, Raymond James & Associates. 

Hunton AK’s partners James Davidson of Richmond and Rob Smith of Washington, D.C., along with associates Matthew Hayes of New York and Casey Shaw of Houston led the team with assistance from Texas-based partner Anthony Eppert of Austin and associate Marshall Heins of Houston.

PHX Minerals Completes $11M Follow-On Offering

Oklahoma City’s PHX Minerals recently completed a follow-on equity offering 6,175,000 shares of Class A common stock valued at $11 million.

The offering from the natural gas and oil mineral company also included 675,000 shares related to the partial exercise by the underwriters of their option.

Baker & Hostetler counsel PHX Minerals on the transaction.

Hunton Andrews Kurth represented the underwriters, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., with a team led by partners Phil Haines of Houston and Richard Kronthal of New York. 

Also providing assistance from Texas were Houston partners Henry Havre, Taylor Landry, Robert McNamara and Harve Truskett; Houston associates Marshall Heins, Mike Hoffman, Kelli E. Regan and Tim Strother; and Austin partner Lisa Shelton.

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