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CDT Roundup: 26 Deals, 16 Firms, 334 Lawyers, $16.5B

August 6, 2024 Claire Poole

We at the Corporate Deal Tracker couldn’t help but notice an uptick in deals involving oil and gas explorers and producers, mostly in the Permian Basin and also outside of it (see several of them below). Enverus M&A Analytics put a number to it.

According to the firm, the second quarter saw $30.2 billion of U.S. upstream deal activity, putting 2024 on track to top last year’s 19 $1 billion-plus deals. The quarter included the $22.5 billion combination of ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil, which Enverus said continued a remarkable wave of E&P consolidation and highlighted the trend’s expansion beyond the Permian core.

While both ConocoPhillips and Marathon are active in the Delaware Basin, the transaction opens considerably more running room for Conoco elsewhere, particularly in the Eagle Ford, Enverus said. The combination also will give the two companies a meaningful position in the Bakken Basin of the Northern Rockies.

There are also more $1 billion-plus deals across sectors as well – 58 to be exact in the first half – as Allen Pusey noted in this story. The performance was the fourth-best of billion-dollar activity since 2020 in volume and value. Add another four $1 billion-plus deals listed below.

Last week we declared this summer a busy one; and busy it remained. With 26 deals valued at $16.5 billion, the week ended Aug. 3 was the fourth week in a row to register $16 billion or more in value. The $16 billion price tags were split between M&A and CapM deals at more than $8 billion each, but the work was heavy on M&A, with 18 of the 26 transactions involving mergers/acquisitions/fundings.

The week prior saw 19 deals for $16.4 billion; this time last year it was much, much slower: 13 transactions for a reported $5.2 billion.

Like we said last week: it appears to be a busy summer.

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
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/FUNDINGS

Brookfield buys thermal management unit of nVent Electric for $1.7B

Deal Description: Brookfield Asset Management announced Aug. 1 the acquisition of the thermal management business of London-based nVent Electric plc in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.7 billion. nVent expects net after-tax proceeds from the transaction to be $1.4 billion, which intends to use for acquisitions and share repurchases. nVent is a global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. Its thermal management business includes the Raychem and Tracer brands, generated 2023 sales of $595 million and has 1,700 employees around the world. Brookfield is an alternative asset manager with a 120-year history and operations across a broad portfolio of real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, private equity and credit assets.

Expected Closing: early 2025 if it clears regulators

Brookfield’s Outside Counsel: Simpson Thacher led by partners Elizabeth Cooper, Keegan Lopez and Matt Rogers in New York but including tax partner Adam Arikat in Houston

nVent’s Financial Advisor: Goldman Sachs & Co.

nVent’s Outside Counsel: Foley & Lardner

Arcosa acquires Stavola for $1.2B; Divests Steel Components Firm

Deal Description: Dallas-based Arcosa Inc. announced Aug. 1 that it agreed to purchase the construction materials business of Stavola Holding Corp. and its affiliated entities for $1.2 billion. The deal, Arcosa’s largest in a string of acquisitions, is backed by a $1.2 billion bridge loan secured by Arcosa, along with a backstop to its existing $600 million revolving credit facility. The company says it intends to tap long-term credit debt capital markets for more permanent financing sometime before a fourth-quarter closing. The announcement also included a separate divestiture of Arcosa’s steel components business to New York-headquartered Stellex Capital Management, signaling a move by Arcosa toward a focus on aggregates and building materials. Kirkland & Ellis counseled Arcosa on the acquisition and Baker Botts advised on the financing. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher advised Arcosa on the steel unit divestiture. Sills Cummis & Gross partners Robert Schiappacasse and Frederic Tudor in Newark, N.J., represented Stavola, which tapped the Orr Group as investment bank/sellside advisor. Arcosa used Evercore and Barclays. For more on the story, click here.

Renasant acquires the First Bancshares for $1.2B

Deal Description: Renasant Corp. and the First Bancshares Inc. announced July 29 that they entered into a definitive agreement in which the First Bancshares will merge with and into Renasant in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.2 billion, based on Renasant’s closing stock price as of July 26. Shareholders of “The First” will receive one share of Renasant common stock for each share of The First common stock. All options of The First will be cashed out at their in-the-money value at closing. The merger has been approved unanimously by each company’s board. Headquartered in Hattiesburg, Miss., The First operates 111 branches across Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. As of June 30, it had $8 billion in assets, $5.3 billion in loans and $6.6 billion in deposits. The merger will create a six-state Southeastern banking franchise with $25 billion in assets, $18 billion in loans and $21 billion in deposits based on financial data as of June 30. M. Ray “Hoppy” Cole, president and CEO of The First, will become a senior executive vice president and join Renasant and Renasant Bank boards. Three more independent directors of The First will be appointed to both the Renasant and Renasant Bank boards and two more independent directors of The First will be appointed to the Renasant Bank board. Excluding one-time transaction costs, the merger is expected to be immediately accretive to Renasant’s estimated earnings per share and have a positive long-term impact on Renasant’s key profitability and operating ratios.

Expected Closing: First half of 2025 if it clears regulators and both sets of shareholders

Renasant’s Financial Advisor: Stephens Inc.

Renasant’s Outside Counsel: Covington & Burling

First Bancshares’ Board’s Financial Advisor: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company

First Bancshares’ Board’s Outside Counsel: Alston & Bird led by Dallas partner Mark Kanaly and including Will Hooper, Janelle Owusu, Nathan Tyre, Zachary Newquist, Cremeithius Riggins, Kerry Wenzel, Meredith Gage and Cliff Stanford.

Silver Hill Energy closes oversubscribed $1.13B fund

Deal Description: Dallas-based Silver Hill Energy Partners announced July 31 the closing of its fourth partnership and second institutional private equity fund, Silver Hill Energy Partners IV. Silver Hill IV was oversubscribed at closing, with capital commitments of $1.13 billion from institutional investors comprised of endowments, pension funds, medical and family foundations and family offices, the majority of which are repeat investors. The formation of Silver Hill IV represents a continuation of the company’s founding focus on the direct ownership, operation and control of onshore oil, natural gas and related infrastructure assets in premier basins across the U.S. Since its inception in 2011, the company has raised $2.875 billion of cumulative capital commitments. Since August 2021, the company has completed seven large-scale upstream transactions, two midstream development projects supporting its upstream operations and dozens of complementary mineral and royalty acquisitions. The company also realized a full-cycle investment of its Eagle Ford assets located in South Texas.

Silver Hill’s Placement Agent: Aviditi Advisors

Silver Hill’s Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher with a team led by partner Sarah McLean

Vital, NOG buy assets owned by Vortus-backed Point Energy for $1.1B

Deal Description: Tulsa, Okla.-based Vital Energy Inc. announced July 28 it agreed with Northern Oil and Gas Inc. to acquire the assets of Vortus Investments-backed Point Energy Partners for $1.1 billion, boosting its operational scale and footprint in the Delaware Basin and adding oil-weighted inventory. Separately, Minnesota-based NOG said its share of the purchase price is $220 million for a 20 percent undivided stake. Vital will own the other 80 percent. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher counseled Vital and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld assisted Point and Vortus. Kirkland & Ellis said it advised NOG. For more on the story, see our daily coverage here. 

Permian Resources acquires Delaware Basin assets from Oxy for $817.5M

Deal Description: Midland-based Permian Resources Corp. announced July 29 that it entered into a definitive agreement with Occidental to purchase around acreage predominantly directly offset the company’s existing position in Reeves County, Texas, for $817.5 million. Permian Resources said the transaction is attractively valued at approximately 3.4 times 2025E EBITDAX. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to all key per share metrics, including cash flow, free cash flow and net asset value per share. The company expects the transaction to deliver accretion to free cash flow per share of more than 5 percent per year during the next two, five and ten-year periods. This is consistent with its disciplined acquisition strategy, pursuing transactions which provide significant accretion to all relevant per share metrics over the long-term. The company intends to fund the acquisition through proceeds from one or more capital markets transactions.

Expected Closing: Q3 2024

Permian’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis wiith a team led by corporate partners Chad Smith and Will Eiland and associates Luke Strother and Lyle Paul; tax partners David Wheat and Joe Tobias and associate Brooke Schafer; and environmental transactions partner Paul Tanaka and associate Max Anderson.

Oxy’s Outside Counsel: White & Case with Houston-based partners Mingda Zhao, Emery Choi, Taylor Pullins and Chad McCormick and associates Anil Tanyildiz, Helen Xiang, Daniel Miller and Neil Clausen leading the team. The group also included Washington, D.C.-based partner Rebecca Farrington and counsel Douglas Jasinski and New York-based partner Victoria Rosamond and associate Peter Shelburne.

BrightNight attracts $440M investment from Goldman Sachs

Deal Description: BrightNight, a renewable power company, announced a $440 million strategic investment from the Infrastructure business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The investment, together with existing capital commitments, is expected to fully fund BrightNight’s five-year business plan and advance execution of its 31-gigawatt renewable power project portfolio enhanced by its proprietary AI software platform, PowerAlpha. The investment further strengthens the company’s balance sheet.

Expected Closing: September 2024

BrightNight’s Financial Advisors: BofA Securities Inc. and PJT Partners

Goldman’s Financial Advisor: Jefferies

Goldman’s Legal Advisor: Weil, Gotshal & Manges led by private equity partner Omar Samji in Houston and including partner Irina Tsveklova (Houston), partner Jacqui Bogucki (Houston) and U.S. private equity co-head Christopher Machera (New York); tax partner Steven Lorch (New York); and executive compensation and benefits partner Amanda Rotkel (New York)

FEMSA buys retail assets from Delek US for $385M

Deal Description: FEMSA and Delek US Holdings Inc. said Aug. 1 they entered into a definitive agreement in which a subsidiary of FEMSA will acquire 100% of the equity interests in the Delek subsidiaries that operate Delek’s retail business for $385 million in cash, including the purchase of inventories. Delek US Retail is a convenience store chain with 249 corporate stores operating primarily in the southwestern U.S., including locations in Texas and New Mexico. Delek operates company stores under the DK brand. FEMSA is one of the largest conglomerates in Mexico with operations in more than 17 countries. It operates OXXO, the largest small-format proximity store operator in the Americas with more than 22,800 stores in five countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Brazil. Avigal Soreq, president, and CEO of Delek, said the sale is an incremental step in our commitment to unlock the sum of the parts value inherent in its system and expect to execute on additional steps to unlock value for its stakeholders.

Anticipated Closing: late in Q3 or Q4 2024

Delek’s Financial Advisor: Raymond James & Associates Inc.

Delek’s Legal Advisor: Baker Botts including, from global projects: Dan Mark (partner, Houston), Carlos Solé (partner, Houston), Kyle Doherty (senior associate, Houston), Gabbi Feldman (associate, Houston) and Louise Stephens (associate, Houston); Intellectual Property: Julie Albert (partner, New York); Employee Benefits: Robin Melman (partner, New York); Antitrust: Jeff Oliver (partner, Washington, D.C.); Employment: Cynthia Washington (special counsel, Dallas); Environmental: Elizabeth Singleton (special counsel, Houston); Tax: Mike Bresson (partner, Houston) and Jared Meier (senior associate, Houston); and Real Estate: Chris Wilson (partner, Houston) and Sarah Hendrix (associate, Dallas)

FEMSA’s Legal Advisor: Morgan Lewis including partners Conor Larkin and Sameer Mohan, along with partners Humberto Padilla Gonzalez, Anita Polott and Stephen Fitzgerald, of counsel Melissa Brown and associates Matt Sherman, Grace Alburger, Laura Williams and Kiran Jassal. 

SandRidge buys assets in Anadarko Basin’s Cherokee play for $144M

Deal Description: Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy Inc. announced July 29 the entry into a definitive agreement to acquire producing assets and leasehold interests in the Cherokee play of the Western Anadarko Basin for $144 million in cash. The seller was not named. SandRidge also entered into a joint development agreement with an undisclosed partner that governs it participation in future development of the acquired leasehold interests. The transaction expands Sandridge’s footprint in the Mid-Continent region and bolsters its production capabilities.

SandRidge’s Outside Counsel: Winston with a team led by partner Mike Blankenship and including Scott Bailey, Ben Smolij, Matthew Regens, Jon Bodle, Steve Taylor and Nnamdi Ezenwa

Haus snares $20M in additional financing from 01 Advisors

Deal Description: Haus announced July 30 $20 million in additional financing led by 01 Advisors, an investor group helmed by former Facebook CRO David Fischer, former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and former Twitter COO Adam Bain. Rahul Mehta, co-founder and managing partner at DST Global, and Gokul Rajaram participated in the raise, alongside existing Haus investor Insight Partners, which furthered its position in the company. Baseline Ventures, Haystack Ventures, Octave, and Mantis Venture Capital also participated. Haus provides access to causal inference tools, empowering businesses to make data-driven decisions rooted in scientific rigor. Its marketing science suite provides brands such as Sonos, Jones Road Beauty and Pernod Ricard USA.

Insight’s Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher with a team led by partner Matthew Haddad in New York and associate Joe Laurel in Houston

Amberjack exits Best Trash

Deal Description: Amberjack Capital Partners, a Houston-based private equity investment firm focused on the industrial, infrastructure and environmental sectors, announced July 18 the exit of its investment in Best Trash for undisclosed terms. The buyer was H.I.G. Capital. Headquartered in Richmond, Texas, Best Trash is a municipal solid waste platform serving the residential waste and recycling collection needs of the greater Houston metro region. Best Trash’s customers include municipal utility districts, homeowner associations, selected cities and individual residences. During the course of Amberjack’s partnership with Best Trash, the company expanded its operating area and customer base and now provides its service to more than 450,000 homes. The transaction marks the second successful exit in the last 12 months from Amberjack’s environmental services and waste strategy, having sold Milestone Environmental Services in 2023. The firm has raised $2.1 billion of committed capital since its inception in 2006 and has invested in more than 50 companies.

Amberjack’s Financial Advisor: Raymond James

Amberjack’s Outside Counsel: White & Case with a team led by M&A partners Steven Tredennick and Taylor Pullins and including associates Alex Lippert, Sam Spiers, Philip Reyneke, Maren Flood and Sam McCombs (all in Houston) and Chris Hebert (Miami). Others included tax partner Chad McCormick (Houston) and associate Nir Fishbien (New York); project development and finance partner Fern Han (Houston); debt finance partner Brett Pallin (New York) and associate Ryan Talbott (Houston); employment, compensation and benefits partner Victoria Rosamond and counsel Aaron Feuer (both in New York) and associate Lucee Laursen (Chicago); real estate partner Steven Lutt and associate Julianne Prisco (both in New York); technology transactions partner Arlene Arin Hahn and counsel Ketan Pastakia (both in New York); antitrust partner Rebecca Farrington and associates Allain Andry and Gabriela Baca (all in Washington, D.C.); and data, privacy and cybersecurity partner F. Paul Pittman (Washington, D.C.).

Charles Thayne Capital acquires Bluescape

Deal Description: Winston said July 30 it represented Chicago-based private equity firm Charles Thayne Capital on its acquisition of Bluescape, a provider of virtual collaboration platforms for businesses. Terms weren’t disclosed on the deal, which was announced June 17. CTC said its ownership will accelerate Bluescape’s product development plans, benefiting commercial enterprises, the public sector and federal customers.

From Winston: The team was led by Chicago partner Brian Schafer and included Andrew Betaque (Dallas), Maria Kenny (New York), Becky Troutman (San Francisco), Justin Trapp (Chicago), Paul Huddle (Chicago), Christine Ko (Los Angeles), Ari Levy (Chicago) and Eric Shinabarger (Chicago).

Stonepeak forms JV with American Tower unit CoreSite

Deal Description: Sidley Austin said July 31 it represented Stonepeak on its definitive documentation with American Tower subsidiary CoreSite to form a joint venture to develop, construct and operate a new 18 megawatt data center campus in Denver with CoreSite operating DE3. DE3 is a new, 18 megawatt purpose-built data center to be constructed on a modular basis over three 6 megawatt phases, for a estimated development cost of more than $250 million. Stonepeak is an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with $71.2 billion of assets under management.

From Sidley: Tim Chandler, Samantha Seley, Chanse Barnes, Mark Poole, Angela Richards and David Ryan

American Tower’s Outside Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton with Sullivan & Worcester on REIT and tax matters

SPB Hospitality buys Amada & Village Whiskey

Deal Description: 3BM1, operating as Ideation Hospitality, announced July 31 that its Amada and Village Whiskey brands have been acquired by SPB Hospitality, a company owned by Fortress Investment Group that operates and franchises casual and upscale restaurants. Amada and Village Whiskey will add to SPB’s portfolio of more than 500 restaurants across 37 states. SPB gains ownership of Amada’s three locations in Philadelphia, Radnor and Atlantic City and Village Whiskey’s location in Philadelphia. Chef Jose Garces will continue to serve as the face of the brands and Scott Campanella, COO of Ideation Hospitality, will become SVP at SPB. SPB plans to open two to three Amada restaurants per year with a focus on the Sun Belt region of the U.S.

SBC’s Counsel: Hunton Andrews Kurth with a team led by Demitrianna Grekos in Miami, Steven Haas in Richmond, Va., and John Schneider in Atlanta but including Anthony Eppert in Austin and Will Freeman and Caitlin Scipioni in Dallas

Counsel to the Other Parties: Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Recile & Hayes

Liberty Latin America combines Costa Rica operations with Millicom’s

Deal description: Liberty Latin America Ltd. and Millicom International Cellular announced Aug. 1 that the parties agreed to combine the companies’ respective operations in Costa Rica. Under the terms of the all-stock agreement, Liberty Latin America and its minority partner in Costa Rica will hold an 86 percent interest and Millicom 14 percent in the joint operations, with the final ownership percentage confirmed at closing. As of Dec. 31, the combined operations had s operating income before depreciation and amortization of $255 million, more than 440,000 broadband subscribers and net debt of $533 million.

Liberty Latin America’s Financial Advisor: JP Morgan

Millicom’s Financial Advisor: Aldo J. Polak and FTI Consulting

Liberty Latin America’s Outside Counsel: Baker Botts including, from corporate, Jonathan Gordon, James Marshall, Jamie Yarbrough, Carlos Marquez, Nikolai Gryzunov, Henry Klimowicz, Charlie Gili and Peter Frintzilas; on tax Jon Lobb; and on antitrust Matt Adler.

Stanley Capital invests in environmental restoration company SePRO

Deal description: Sidley Austin said Aug. 1 it represented Stanley Capital Partners, the specialist healthcare and resource efficiency private equity investor, on its majority investment in SePRO Corp., a environmental restoration company. Terms weren’t disclosed on the deal, which was announced July 29. The investment, made with Goldman Sachs Alternatives as a minority co-investor, will further accelerate SePRO’s ability to provide the best-in-class solutions, emerging technologies and technical support to customers in water management

From Sidley: The team led by private equity partners Brittany J. Harrison in New York and Paul Dunbar in London and included Sam Hulsey and Kyle Patel, also in NYC (M&A and Private Equity), supported by Steven Rutkovsky/New York, Shayona Schiely/Century City, Caroline Roberts/Dallas and James Blanchard/Dallas (Global Finance); Lauren A. Gallagher/Chicago and Gregory Matisoff/Washington, D.C. (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Rachel Kleinberg/Palo Alto and Andy Lau/New York (Tax); Heather Palmer/Houston (Environmental); Kara McCall/Chicago (Products Liability); Cathryn Le Regulski/Washington, D.C. (Labor and Employment); Glenn Nash/Palo Alto and Valerie Truong/Palo Alto (Intellectual Property), Vadim Brusser/Washington, D.C., and Edward Sharon/Washington, D.C. (Antitrust).

SePRO’s Outside Counsel: Winston & Strawn

SCP’s Financial Advisor: Barclays

SePRO’s Financial Advisor: Raymond James and Piper Sandler

Germany’s OKE buys U.S. automotive plastics maker Global Enterprises

Deal description: Jackson Walker said July 24 it represented Germany-based OKE Group GmbH and its U.S. subsidiary OKE USA Holding Inc. on its acquisition of Polymerica Ltd. Co. (d/b/a Global Enterprises). Terms weren’t disclosed on the deal, which closed July 1. With the transaction, OKE has secured a footprint in North America and more capacities in eastern Europe. Based in Detroit, Global Enterprises operates facilities in El Paso, Ploiesti, Romania, and Juarez, Mexico, where the company makes extruded, die-cut and formed automotive interior parts sold directly to automotive manufacturers throughout North America and Europe.

From JW: The team was led by Kevin Jones (corporate and securities) and Manny Schoenhuber (international) and included Carlos Treviño (corporate and securities, Mexico counsel), Nathan Smithson (tax), David Schlottman (labor and employment), Greta Cowart 
(employee benefits and executive compensation), Dawn Holiday (labor and employment), Sang Shin (business immigration and compliance), Mark McMullen (corporate and securities), Paisley Park (corporate and securities), Yenmi Tang (business immigration and compliance) and Holly Hughes (business immigration and compliance).

Global’s Investment Banking Advisor: Donnelly Penman & Partners (led by Jeremy Lamb)

CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS

Lineage launches $4.4B IPO

Deal Description: Lineage Inc., which claims to be the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, announced the pricing of its underwritten initial public offering of 56.8 million shares at $78 per share. The underwriters were granted a 30-day option to purchase from the company up to 8.5 million more shares at the IPO price minus underwriting discounts and commissions. The company intends to use the net proceeds to repay borrowings outstanding under its delayed draw term loan, repay borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility, fund one-time cash grants to some employees and estimated cash to pay tax withholding obligations associated with stock grants and redeem its Series A preferred stock. The company expects to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of additional borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility. The company’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 25 under the ticker symbol “LINE.” The offering was expected to close on July 26.

Lineage’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a corporate team led by partners Nadia Sager, Lewis Kneib, Julian Kleindorfer and David Meckler with key assistance from counsel and senior lawyers Amber Franklin, Angelee Bouchard and Regina Schlatter and associates Devon MacLaughlin, Lexi Santa Ana (Houston), Grace Garcea, Eric Finkelberg, Tristan Schmoor, Sarah Dunn (Houston), Natasha Kalaouze (Houston), Shreya Patel (Houston), Ryan Kazemaini, Celia Mishra and Steve Hess. Advice was provided on tax matters by partner Pardis Zomorodi and counsel William Kessler; on benefits matters by partner David Taub with associates Jordan Barnes and Morgan Wesner; and on regulatory matters by partners Bob Koenig and Gaily Neely and associate Shira Mendelsohn.

Kinder Morgan offers $1.25B in notes

Deal Description: Bracewell said Aug. 1 it represented Kinder Morgan Inc. on its recent public offering of $500 million of 5.100% senior notes due 2029 and $750 million of 5.950% senior notes due 2054. The offerings closed July 31. The net proceeds are being used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of commercial paper borrowings and refinancing upcoming debt maturities.

Book-Running Managers: BofA Securities, BMO Capital Markets, MUFG and RBC Capital Markets

In-house Counsel: Angela S. Teer, managing counsel of Kinder Morgan, led the transaction.

From Bracewell: Partners Troy L. Harder (Houston), Will Anderson (Houston) and J. Dean Hinderliter (Dallas) and associates Caroline E. Ellis (Houston) and Ben Meredith (Houston)

Underwriters’ Counsel: A&O Shearman led by partners Taylor Landry and Bill Nelson in Houston and including associate Daniel Kim, also in Houston

Group 1 Automotive offers $500M in notes

Deal Description: Vinson & Elkins said July 30 it advised Houston-based Group 1 Automotive Inc., a Fortune 250 automotive retailer, on its private placement of $500 million in 6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2030. The offering priced on July 25 and closed on July 30. The company expects to use the net proceeds of to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

From V&E: The corporate team was led by partners Scott Rubinsky and David Stone with assistance from senior associate Layton Suchma and associates Chase Browndorf, Shelby Shearer and Nick Priebe. Other key team members included partners Niels Jensen and David Wicklund, senior associate Jennifer Bassett and associates David Albano and Hayley Johnson (finance); partner Wendy Salinas and associate Jeff Slusher (tax); partner Shane Tucker, counsels Regina Ibarra and Missy Spohn and associate Cassandra Zarate (executive compensation); counsel Corinne Snow and associate Simon Willis (environmental); counsel Elizabeth McIntyre (trade/sanctions); and counsel Brian Howard (FCPA/anticorruption).

Group 1’s In-House Counsel: Chief Legal Officer Gillian Hobson, a former partner at V&E, a member of the firm’s management committee and Group 1’s primary relationship attorney.

Permian Resources prices $405.4M stock offering, offers $750M in notes

Deal Description: Vinson & Elkins said July 30 it advised Permian Resources Corp. in connection with an underwritten public offering of 26.5 million shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $15.30 per share, or $405.45 million. Goldman Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley were underwriters for the equity offering, which closed on July 30. Concurrently, Permian Resources Operating, a subsidiary of Permian Resources, intended to offer for sale in a private placement $750 million of senior unsecured notes due 2033. 

From V&E: The team was led by partners Doug McWilliams and Jackson O’Maley and senior associate Alex Lewis with assistance from associates Nate Richards, Travis Ewing, John Frey, Cole Leveque, Patience Li and Farzin Khoshravan. Also advising were partner Wendy Salinas and associate Jeff Slusher (tax).

Outside Counsel to Initial Purchasers on Notes/Dealer Manager in the Tender Offer: Latham & Watkins with a corporate team led by Houston partner John Greer, Austin partner David Miller, and Houston counsel Thomas Verity, with associates Sydney Verner, Brian Bruzzo, Caitlyn Fiebrich, Carol Bale and Armaan Bhimani. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Jim Cole, with associate Dylan White; and on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Josh Marnitz, with associate Jacqueline Zhang.

Underwriters’ Outside Counsel on Stock Offering: Latham & Watkins (same team)

Kraken Resources offers inaugural $500M in senior unsecured notes

Deal Description: Vinson & Elkins said July 29 it advised Kraken Resources, an independent oil and natural gas company focused in the Williston Basin, on its inaugural offering of $500 million in 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2029. The offering closed on July 26.

From V&E: The corporate team was led by partners Jackson O’Maley, David Stone and Doug McWilliams, with assistance from senior associate Layton Suchma and associates Nick Wetzeler, Lauren Perillo, and Ronnie Braxton (corporate). Other key team members included partner Wendy Salinas and associate Steve Campbell (tax); partner Dario Mendoza and associate Morgan Whittlesey (benefits); partner Matt Dobbins and associates Kelly Rondinelli and Alyssa Sieja (environmental); partner Tzvi Werzberger and counsel Zach Rider (finance); counsel Elizabeth McIntyre (trade/sanctions); and counsel Brian Howard (FCPA/anti-corruption).

SPAC AA Mission Acquisition raises $300M in IPO

Deal Description: Winston & Strawn said Aug. 1 it represented AA Mission Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, on its initial public offering. The company raised $300 million by offering 30 million units at $10 per unit. Each unit comprises one share of common stock and one-half of a warrant. Although the SPAC has not yet identified a specific target industry, it intends to focus on companies within Asia with enterprise values ranging between $500 million and $3 billion. The units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AAMU.

Bookrunner: Clear Street

From W&S: The team was led by Mike Blankenship and included Ben Smolij, Jon Bodle, Robbie Oakes, Matthew Regens and Alexandra Santana

Archrock offers common stock expected to net $256M

Deal Description: Archrock Inc. announced July 23 the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 12.65 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $21 per share. The total estimated net proceeds of the offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses, are about $256 million. The offering was expected to close on July 24. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.65 million shares of common stock from Archrock. Archrock intends to use the net proceeds to fund a portion of the cash purchase price for the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Total Operations and Production Services, along with cash on hand, borrowings under Archrock’s revolving credit facility and, opportunistically to the extent market conditions warrant, other debt financings.

Underwriters/Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan, Evercore ISI, Wells Fargo Securities and Citigroup

Passive Bookrunners: Raymond James, RBC Capital Markets, Regions Securities, Scotiabank, First Citizens Capital Securities and Stifel

Archrock’s Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a team led by Houston partners Ryan Maierson and Nick Dhesi with associates Paul Robe, Sydney Verner and Tasbiha Batool. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Jim Cole with associate Dominick Constantino; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Joshua Marnitz with associate Brandon Kerns and on employee benefits matters by Washington, D.C., partner Adam Kestenbaum and Houston counsel Krisa Benskin with associate Christina Schrantz.

OTHER MATTERS

Kirkland & Ellis said July 30 it counseled Aypa Power I, a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners, on a $650 million senior secured multi-tranche hybrid credit facility, the largest in the energy storage industry. The transaction closed on July 19. The Kirkland team was led by debt finance partners Tatiana Monastyrskaya and Linda Zang and associates Christopher Hargett and Cem Albayrak with support from corporate associate Dan Dyring; tax partners Sophia Han and Michael Masri; derivatives partner Drue Santora; and energy regulatory partner Drew Stuyvenberg and associate Chad Richards. The new corporate facility consists of a $350 million letter of credit facility, a $200 million term loan facility and a $100 million revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the new senior secured facility will be used to finance the development of Aypa’s renewable energy portfolio in the U.S. and Canada, refinance obligations of Aypa and provide additional liquidity and credit support for Aypa’s renewable energy assets. Aypa has more than 22 gigawatts in development across North America.

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Akin said July 31 the firm advised Minnesota-based Excelsior Energy Capital on its multiyear agreement with Fluence Energy Inc. of Arlington, Va., to develop 2.2 gigawatt hours of battery energy storage system infrastructure in strategic markets across the U.S. The team was led by partner Hayden Harms and included partners Sam Guthrie and Dan Lynch; and associates Alison Rondon and Kam McPike. Anne Marie Denman, co-Founder and partner of Excelsior, said the Akin team stood “arm-in-arm” with the firm as it tackled the complex agreement with efficiency. Excelsior said July 30 that the projects will begin in 2025 and promote American grid stability and sustainable energy development while supporting domestic manufacturing. Siemens and AES launched Fluence in 2018 to deploy and operate energy storage. In 2021 it closed its initial public offering raising nearly $1 billion.

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Kirkland & Ellis said July 31 it advised I Squared Capital, owner of WhiteWater’s stake in the Whistler Pipeline, on WhiteWater, MPLX LP and Enbridge Inc.’s partnership with Targa Resources Corp. through the WPC joint venture, which that owns the Whistler Pipeline, to reach final investment decision to move forward with the construction of the Blackcomb Pipeline after having secured sufficient firm transportation agreements with predominantly investment grade shippers, including Devon Energy Corp., Diamondback Energy Inc., Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Targa Resources Corp. The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Kyle Watson and Josh Teahen and associates Colleen Haile and Alexa Grealis. Morgan Lewis said Aug. 1 it counseled MPLX, an affiliate of Marathon Petroleum Corp. including partner Sameer Mohan and associate Tara McElhiney along with partner Conor Larkin and associate Matt Oakley. Morgan Lewis previously advised MPLX in other matters, including this and this. Vinson & Elkins assisted Targa with a team led by partners Benji Barron and Mike Telle, counsel Caroline Kuehn and senior associate Charlie Fitzpatrick with assistance from associates Tushar Parashar and Nick Ashipa. Also advising were partner Mark Brasher, counsel Megan Menniti, senior associate Ryan Logan and associates Jake Silver and Joseph Balhoff (corporate). Simpson Thacher said Aug. 2 it advising WhiteWater led by corporate partners Katy Lukaszewski, Shamus Crosby and Breen Haire and associates Andrew Kingsbury and Jack Davis; and tax partner Adam Arikat and associates Andrew Mandelbaum and Elizabeth Trask.

Claire Poole

Claire Poole is a senior writer at The Texas Lawbook, where she covers corporate transactions.

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