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The Texas Lawbook

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CDT Roundup: 35 Deals, 11 Firms, 145 Lawyers, $20.27B

June 2, 2021 Anna Butler

While last year marked a strange time for the secondaries market (and just about all others), the space showed only a mild stutter-step in the second quarter followed by a slew of activity for both limited partners and general partners, according to investment banks.

In the Secondaries Investor 2021 Advisory Survey, i-banking intermediaries in 2020 saw more GP-led deals, an increase in preferred equity transactions and an uptick in net asset value-based loan facilities.

To oversimplify it, the secondaries market, at its core, refers to the buying and selling of existing positions, including private equity funds or securities. In times of market stress, more secondary opportunities tend to appear, bearing potentially heightened risk, yes, but also enticing preferred equity allocations and attractive internal rates of return.

For some investment bankers, the volume of activity last year – with many firms seeing double-digit activity increases by value – came as a surprise. That’s mainly due to the hesitancy in the secondaries market following the financial collapse in 2008 during which investors remained leery for close to two years. And those missed opportunities more than 10 years ago bolstered the resolve of GPs in particular to put their resources to work, the bankers believe.

Private equity transactions continue to rule the secondary market, though intermediaries point to increased activity tied to real estate transactions, venture capital and private credit that should continue through 2021.

In Texas, more private transactions, especially tied to the lower and core middle market, hit last week. Only 13 deals reported transaction value. That puts the week at a total of 28 M&A or funding deals at $18.64 billion and seven capital markets transactions at $1.639 billion, involving a combined 145 Texas-based lawyers from 11 firms.

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
16-Aug-2513$26,405121497$3,1806$23,225
09-Aug-2519$16,0661624515$11,3074$4,759
02-Aug-2517$19,4801110413$18,0024$1,478
26-Jul-2515$3,164129612$3,00233$162
19-Jul-2514$6,08014979$4,1655$1,915
12-Jul-2515$13,0121420812$10,9023$2,110
05-Jul-259$15,7788914$7,2805$8,498
28-Jun-2513$7,77781547$2,0316$5,746
21-Jun-2516$5,9841011311$3,0875$2,897
14-Jun-259$4788133603$478
07-Jun-2516$26,2101119611$24,7445$1,466
31-May-2519$23,3811116612$18,6657$4,717
24-May-2515$24,0331112113$23,6242$409
17-May-2516$21,7601214511$18,6155$3,145
10-May-2524$33,1751620619$30,7655$2,410
03-May-2511$4,249139011$2,226.52$2,022.5
26-Apr-2512$8,78791689$6,0113$2,776
19-Apr-2511$8,09771389$7,9852$112
12-Apr-2513$2,392815210$2,0653$327
05-Apr-2519$27,7621518816$25,4733$2,289
29-Mar-2521$8,1881025816$4,1255$4,064
22-Mar-2519$6,4851423115$4,1284$2,857
15-Mar-2513$13,7371315110$9,9324$3,805
8-Mar-257$2,2345665$2242$2,100
1-Mar-2511$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

The previous CDT Roundup saw 174 Texas-based lawyers from 14 law firms involved in 17 M&A or funding transactions with $50.7 billion in activity and seven capital markets transactions valued at $2.16 billion. The previous year saw just over $730 million in activity tied to eight deals, seven firms and 48 lawyers.

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

M&A/FUNDING

Cabot, Cimarex to Merge in $17B Deal

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. entered into a definite merger agreement with Cimarex Energy Corp. last week in an all-stock transaction valued at about $17 billion. 

The combination will pair Cabot’s 173,000 net acres in the Marcellus Shale and Cimarex’s approximately 560,000 net acres in the Permian and Anadarko basins. 

The combined entity will go under a new name with a headquarters in Houston.

You can read more details on the transaction by clicking here.

The in-house team at Houston-based Cabot was led by Deidre L. Shearer, vice president of administration and corporate secretary.

The company selected Baker Botts to advise on legal matters and J.P. Morgan Securities on financial matters.

The entirely Houston-based Baker Botts team includes corporate partners Ted Paris and Clint Rancher; special counsel Eileen Boyce and Gerry Morton; and associates Jonathan Kovacs, Rob Cowan and Michael Mazidi.

Also advising were Houston partner Mark Bodron and associates Gabriela Alvarez on benefits; Houston partners Derek Green and Jon Lobb and associate Griffin Peeples on tax matters; and Houston partner Andrew Thomison on finance. 

The J.P. Morgan leads were Paschall Tosch and Jonathan Cox.

Cimarex senior vice president – general counsel Francis B. Barron led the transaction for the Denver-based company. 

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz counseled Cimarex on legal matters, while Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. counseled on financial matters.

Partners Dan Neff and Zach Podolsky led the Wachtell team, and Maynard Holt, Paul Perea (formerly of Baker Botts), Chad Michael and Jeff Knupp led the effort for TPH.

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher advised TPH in the transaction with a team led by partner Tull Florey and associate Justine Robinson, both of Houston.

Blackstone Credit to Back Microgrid Firm

Blackstone Credit portfolio company ClearGen and Green Struxure entered in a strategic partnership, the firms announced last week.

ClearGen plans to commit up to $500 million to back the expansion of Green Struxture into the commercial and industrial markets. Green Struxture, a joint venture between Schneider Electric and Huck Capital, will continue to develop and operate standardized on-site renewable energy microgrid systems with the push.

Blackstone Credit selected Vinson & Elkins as legal counsel.

The V&E corporate team was led by partners Alan Alexander of Houston, Michael Joyce of Los Angeles and Matt Falcone of Houston along with senior associate Yong Eoh and associates Caroline McDonald, Richard McNulty and Carly Goodson, all of Houston.

Partners Todd Way in Dallas and Sean Moran in Austin and counsel Debra Duncan and Mary Alexander of Washington, D.C., provided advice on tax matters; counsel Damien Lyster of Houston and associate Michael Carroll counseled on regulatory matters; and associate Briana Falcon, also in Houston, advised on technology/IP.

Oasis Sells Remaining Permian Assets to Percussion

Oasis Petroleum entered in a purchase and sale agreement on May 20 for Percussion Petroleum Operating II to acquire the Houston company’s remaining upstream assets in the Texas region of the Permian Basin for up to $450 million.

The move positions Oasis exclusively in the Williston Basin.

The assets Percussion plans to purchase consist of 24,000 net acres, which will change hands for $375 million in cash and up to three earn-out payouts of $25 million per year in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The earn-out payouts are contingent upon the WTI average remaining over $60 per barrel.

Nickolas J. Lorentzatos, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, led the deal internally for Oasis.

J.P. Morgan Securities acted as strategic and financial advisor and McDermott Will & Emery acted as legal advisor to Oasis.

The McDermott team was led by Houston partners Jack Langlois and Jibin Luke, both of whom joined the firm in February after long stints at DLA Piper. They had assistance from other Texas-based counsel, including Houston associate Sarah Nabors and Dallas partner Alexander Farr.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher represented Percussion in the transaction with a team led by Houston partners Michael De Voe Piazza and Steven Torello.

The Percussion transaction is expected to close around June 30. Two smaller deals, which account for about $31 million in additional Permian Basin upstream assets per SEC filings, have already closed.

Oasis plans to use proceeds from the sales to fund the acquisition of 95,000 acres in the Williston Basin from Diamondback Energy, a previously announced $745 million transaction. Oasis also recently closed a senior note offering to further fund the transaction, noted below in the capital markets section below.

The Williston Basin acquisition is not conditional upon the completion of the Percussion transaction or the senior note offering.

Fast Charger Developer, Decarbonization Plus to Combine in De-SPAC Merger

Tritium, a Brisbane-based developer and manufacturer of a direct current fast charge product for electric vehicles, has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. II. 

So far, gross proceeds for the transactions have topped $403 million, putting Tritium’s valuation at $1.2 billion.

Latham & Watkins represented Tritium in the transaction with a team led by partners Jason Morelli of Chicago, Ryan Maierson of Houston, Christopher Lueking of Chicago and Roderick Branch of Chicago with assistance from Chicago associates Owen Alexander, Andrew Tremble, Dalton Powell, Jonathan Sarna, Kenneth Sands and Ryan Hudson.

Vinson & Elkins and Clifford Chance advised DCRN on legal matters. JPMorgan and Citigroup acted as financial advisors. The special purpose acquisition company is sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings.

Partners Dan Komarek of New York, Stancell Haigwood of New York, Ramey Layne of Houston and Milam Newby of Austin led the V&E team with assistance from Dallas senior associate Joanna Enns and New York associates Heather Brocksmith, Kelly Reddington and Maram Mahajna. 

Other key team members for V&E included partners David Peck of Dallas, Jason McIntosh of Houston and Devika Kornbacher of Houston and New York and Austin senior associates Allyson Seger and Benjamin Cukerbaum.

Credit Suisse represented a shareholder consortium that owns a substantial majority and control stake in Tritium.

With the transaction, Tritium and DCRN expect to grow Tritium’s operations to three global, full-scale manufacturing facilities, with investment in a new production facility in Europe, expansion in Los Angeles and further development in Brisbane.

PTK Acquisition Selects Semiconductor Target

Special purpose acquisition company PTK Acquisition selected a target: Valens Semiconductor, a provider of high-speed wired connectivity solutions to the autovideo and automotive markets.

The transaction values Valens at $1.16 billion with gross proceeds of $240 million, including $115 million in trust from PTK and a fully subscribed round of private investment in public equity funding of $125 million.

Valens selected BofA Securities exclusive financial advisor and Davis Polk & Wardwell and Meitar Law Offices as legal advisors.

New York partners Michael Kaplan and Brian Wolfe led the Davis Polk team.

Goodwin Procter and Goldfarb Seligman & Co. represented PTK in legal matters.

Goodwin’s Boston partner Jocelyn M. Arel and Silicon Valley partner Daniel J. Espinoza led the transaction for the firm. 

Winston & Strawn represented the joint placement agents on the PIPE  – Citigroup, BofA Securities and Oppenheimer – with Houston-based team led by partner Mike Blankenship along with partner Eric Johnson and associates Ben Smolij and Alexander Tanner.

North Star Leasing Sells Equipment Financing Assets to Peoples

Copley Equity Partners portfolio company North Star Leasing sold assets and certain liabilities tied to its equipment financing to Peoples Bank.

The assets changed hands for $47.5 million with the Peoples Bancorp subsidiary offering a potential earn-out of up to $3.1 million. Peoples Bank will operate the new assets as a division of the bank.

Winston & Strawn’s Matt Stockstill, a partner in the Dallas office, counseled NS Leasing in the transaction.

Culligan Goes Through Ownership Change-up

BDT Capital, along with several strategic family business owners and investors, plans to acquire drinking water company Culligan International through affiliated funds from Advent International and Centerbridge Partners.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. As part of the transaction, Advent will reinvest in Culligan to keep a minority interest in the company.

Culligan selected Morgan Stanley & Co. as lead financial advisor in addition to Citibank.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges represented Advent and Centerbridge on legal matters with a team led by Boston private equity partner Ramona Nee along with Dallas tax partner Jonathan Macke, among others. 

BDT selected Davis Polk & Wardwell as legal counsel. New York corporate partners Marc O. Williams and Evan Rosen led the transaction for the firm. 

With the acquisition, BDT plans to accelerate Culligan’s consumer strategy, international expansion and continued innovation related to products and digital initiatives.

XRI Buys Water Assets From NGP Portfolio Company

XRI Holdings announced May 27 that it has acquired the produced water infrastructure assets of Hibernia Energy III through its wholly owned subsidiary Celtic Disposal. 

Financial terms were not disclosed.

With the transaction, XRI will become the provider of all water-related services to Hibernia, a portfolio company of NGP Natural Resources XII.

Sidley Austin represented XRI, which is an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, with a Houston-based team led by partner Tim Chandler along with senior counsel Glenn Pinkerton and associates Alex Tanton and Brian DiFilippo.

Baker Botts represented Hibernia III with a corporate team led out of Dallas by partners Larry Hall and Jon Platt. 

Houston global projects associates Kyle Doherty and Megan Young also assisted. Dallas partner Steve Marcus and senior associate Jordan Hahn advised on tax matters.

Pickering Energy Partnership Focuses on Midland Basin

Houston-based Pickering Energy Partners has entered into a partnership with a private operator to jointly develop oil and gas wells in the Midland Basin. The formation of the partnership also included the closing of an equity co-investment.

PEP focuses on energy investments across asset classes and the partnership follows along with the asset management and consulting firm’s push to acquire acreage at attractive valuations alongside local operators.

Kirkland & Ellis advised PEP in the partnership with a Texas-based team led by Houston corporate partners Rahul Vashi and R.J. Malenfant and associates Patrick Lingwall and Matt Gibson. 

The Kirkland team also included corporate Houston partners Shubi Arora and Jhett Nelson and associates Randy Santa Ana of Houston and Benjamin Rowe of Dallas; Houston tax partner Mark Dundon; and investment funds partners Matt Nadworny of Dallas and Houston and Ian Jelsma of Houston.

JMH Capital Acquires Denver’s Power Product Technologies

Middle-market private equity firm JMH Capital added Power Product Technologies, a distributor of hoses, couplings and accessories for hydraulic and industrial use, to its portfolio. Terms weren’t disclosed.

Morgan Lewis represented the Boston-based firm in the transaction with a team led by Houston partner Jeff Dinerstein and associates Brittney Wozniak of Pittsburgh and Lauren Hutton-Work of Houston and Boston partner Lisa Barton.

Morgan Lewis Aids Funeral Company in Acquisitive Streak

Park Lawn Corp., a Canadian publicly traded funeral, cremation and cemetery provider, made a slew of acquisitions in the U.S. with assistance from Morgan Lewis.

The fast-growing company acquired five funeral homes, two crematoria and one cremation business in Wisconsin from Wichmann Funeral Home & Crematory and one funeral home, three cemeteries and one monument company from West Funeral Home, West Monument Company and Cemetery and Sky View Memorial Park in North Carolina.

It also purchased all issued and outstanding membership interests of Cremation Society of Tennessee and Family Care Services and issued and outstanding stock of Polk Memorial Gardens Corp. and Williams Funeral Home in addition to two funeral homes, three cemeteries and one cremation business.

Morgan Lewis advised Park Lawn on all of the transactions with a team that included Houston partner Jeff Dinerstein, associates Melissa Brown of Houston, Brittney Wozniak of Pittsburgh, Alexandre Martin of New York, Lauren Hutton-Work of Houston and Tara McElhiney of Houston. 

Houston partner Michael Jones and associate Vanessa Garza also provided assistance along with Philadelphia partner Casey August and associate Benjamin Weiss and Boston partner Lisa Barton.

Dinerstein has worked on past deals for Park Lawn and its predecessor, the Signature Group, including at his former firms Jones Day and Haynes and Boone.

Argenta Partners II Completes 2 Transactions

Dallas private equity sponsor Argenta Partners II acquired Odessa, Texas-based Sonic Connectors.

Winston & Strawn’s David Lange, a Dallas-based partner, advised Argenta on legal matters pertaining to the acquisition. The company provides electrical connectors and spooling services.

Lange also assisted Argenta in connection with an investment by JMI in Timely Telehealth. Argenta is an existing investor in the telemedicine provider.

CSL Renewable Holdings Makes Acquisition, Investment

CSL Capital Management affiliate CSL Renewable Holdings has made an acquisition and an investment. Terms weren’t disclosed.

CSL Renewables has invested in United Renewables, a provider of goods and services related to component replaces for wind turbines, in addition to acquiring an 80% interest in B.T. Omne.

Winston & Strawn’s Matt Stockstill advised CSL Renewables on both transactions.

Like United Renewables, B.T. Omne is also connected to turbines as it provides installation, maintenance and servicing to the product in the renewable energy sector.

Winston & Strawn Advises on Sale of Ferraro, Add-on Acquisitions

New Jersey-based Ferraro Fine Foods Corp. has a new owner, changing hands from Dallas-based Kainos Capital to another private equity firm, Kelso & Co.

Ferraro is a specialty food distributor with a particular emphasis on the Italian restaurant and pizzeria segment of the Eastern U.S. Kainos first acquired Ferraro Foods in May 2018.

Winston & Strawn’s Christina Tate represented Ferraro in legal matters in relation to the ownership swap.

While still under the Kainos umbrella, Tate also advised Ferraro in its add-on acquisition of Cremosa Food Co. and New Crem Flora Inc., both distributors of Italian-focused foodservice products.

CSL Capital Management Portfolio Company Sells Division to New J.V.

PetroStar Services, an oilfield completions services provider owned in part by Houston-based CSL Capital Management, has sold its pressure control division to a new joint venture.

The joint venture, Paloma Pressure Control, consists of PetroStar, Texas Premier Pressure Control and its affiliates and Sullivan Brothers Investments.

Matt Stockstill, a Dallas partner at Winston & Strawn, advised PetroStar in both the division sale and the formation of the joint venture. Winston’s Jeff Cole, a Dallas partner, provided additional assistance in advising on an amendment to the company’s existing credit facility.

Family Office Miramar Makes a Purchase and a Sale

A Dallas-based family office investment firm has made a series of transactions that include an acquisition and portfolio company sale.

Miramar Equity Partners has picked up infusion therapy provider Heartland Infusion while also selling Mosaic Management, a provider of homeowners’ association management systems for the state of Texas.

David Lange, a Dallas-based partner in Winston & Strawn’s corporate practice, advised Miramar on both transactions. He has represented Miramar on several acquisition and equity and debt financing transactions.

Bonderman’s Family Office Combines Portfolio Companies

Wildcat Capital Management, the family office of TPG Capital founding partner David Bonderman, has made a strategic combination between two of its portfolio companies.

The combined business between Express Wash Concepts of Columbus, Ohio, and Green Clean Auto Wash of Norfolk, Virginia, will see an enterprise that operates more than 50 car washes located in Ohio, Virginia and other states.

A Dallas-based team from Winston & Strawn advised Wildcat on the transaction and related financing led by partners Billie Ellis and Chip Gage.

Ellis has done work for Bonderman for years, including while Bonderman was doing deals for the Bass brothers and later split off to form the Texas Pacific Group. (now called simply TPG). “Billie comes across as a country boy, but he gets the best of those New Yorker lawyers,” Bonderman said in an interview with The Texas Lawbook‘s Mark Curriden in 2017.

JLab Audio Equity Interest Goes to Japanese Firm

PEAG, doing business as JLab Audio, has sold its equity interest to AO Wave Tech Co., a subsidiary of Japan’s Noritsu Koki Co.

The sellers were Eagle Fund II, Petra Growth Fund II and Dallas-based PEAG Advisors (Catalyst Holdings). Terms were not disclosed.

PEAG, which is based in Carlsbad, California, is a wired and wireless personal audio products provider that has the leading market share in the U.S. for headphones in the under-$100 category.

Dallas partner David Lange of Winston & Strawn led the transaction on behalf of PEAG. Additional Texas-based counsel from Winston included Dallas partner Andrew Betaque and associates Matthew Olson and Kelsey McKeag.

Axis Acquires Well-Service Assets From Forbes

Longview-based Axis Energy Services entered into an agreement to acquire the well servicing and coiled tubing assets of Forbes Energy Services, based in Alice, as it looks to create more diverse well-service offerings.

The addition of the Forbes assets will bolster Axis’ well servicing and plug and abandonment business lines. 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher represented Axis Energy Services with a team led by Houston partners Michael De Voe Piazza and Jennifer Hardy with assistance from Houston partner Robert Jacobson.

Axis is a data-driven oil and gas well service company geared toward well-life solutions.

Investment Firm Tied to CAC Specialty Launches in Houston

Insurance brokerage business CAC Speciality teamed up with veteran investment bankers to launch a new investment firm called Silvercliff Partners. 

CAC Specialty and the Silvercliff management team will jointly own the new independent advisory, investment and merchant banking platform, which will be based in Houston.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Skadden advised the management team while Maynard, Cooper & Gale represented CAC Specialty. 

Houston partner Michael De Voe Piazza led the Willkie team.

Will Harrison, Jordan Davis and Michael Grabenstein will lead the firm as managing partners. 

The creation of the new firm is in response to the realignment of the natural resources sector, which necessitated the need for an independent advisory team in the space, according to Davis.

Hull Street Energy Makes Solar Bet

Private equity firm Hull Street Energy plans to acquire Foundation Solar Partners’ development pipeline for an undisclosed amount. 

Baker Botts acted as legal counsel to Hull Street Energy with a team led by Washington, D.C., partner Elaine Walsh along with New York special counsel Kyle Hayes and Washington, D.C., associate Megan Chung.

Texas-based counsel for Baker Botts included Dallas partner Jennifer Trulock and Houston partner Mark Bodron advising on labor and employment matters in addition to Dallas partner Matt Larsen working on tax matters. 

Foundation Solar Partners, a renewable development company focused on identifying and developing utility-scale solar projects in the eastern U.S., selected the Law Office of Jon Staley as legal counsel.

Clearlake Exits, Warburg Pincus Invests in Legal-focused NetDocuments

Growth investor Warburg Pincus has entered into a definitive agreement to invest an undisclosed amount in NetDocuments, a cloud-based content services and productivity platform tied to legal services.

Warburg Pincus will acquire the interest of Clearlake Capital Group, based in Santa Monica and Dallas, and will invest along existing investor Cove Hill Partners.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Warburg Pincus on the transaction with a team led by corporate partners Jai Agrawal of New York and Kim Hicks of Austin (who moved from the Houston office to open up the firm’s practice there last month) and New York associate Kurt Lyn.

William Blair & Co. acted as financial advisor to NetDocuments.

The new infusion is expected to aid in NetDocuments’ growth and innovation.

CAPITAL MARKETS

NGPL PipeCo Completes $725M Private Offering

Houston-based NGPL PipeCo completed a private offering of $725 million in senior notes.

Hunton Andrews Kurth represented the issuer with a team led by Houston partner Henry Havre and associates Marshall Heins and Casey Shaw. 

Other Texas-based counsel on the HuntonAK team included Houston partners Tammy Brennig, Robert McNamara, Mike O’Leary and Rob Taylor; counsel Jerry Chandapillai; Austin partners Anthony Eppert and Lisa Shelton; and Houston associates Emma K. Ivory-Ganja, Tim Strother and Alexa Williams. 

Barclays Capital Inc., RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities acted as placement agents in the offering with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett acting as legal counsel.

NGPL Holdings, the parent of NGPL PipeCo, is jointly owned by Kinder Morgan, Brookfield Infrastructure and ArcLight Energy Partners.

Oasis Petroleum Announces $400M Senior Note Offering

Oasis Petroleum, in addition to the sale of its Permian Basin assets in the Texas region, is offering $400 million of 6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2026 partially to fund its acquisition of certain Williston Basin assets from Diamondback Energy. The offering is expected to close on June 9.

Vinson & Elkins advised the exploration and production company on legal matters pertaining to the financing package, which also included bridge to bond financing.  

Partners David Oelman of Houston and Noel Hughes of New York and London led the V&E team with assistance from Houston senior associates Andrew Schulte and Caitlin Snelson and associates David Lassetter, Matt Fiorillo and Taylor Kim. 

Dallas partner Wendy Salinas and Washington, D.C. counsel Debbie Duncan advised on tax matters; partner David D’Alessandro of Houston and Dallas and Dallas counsel Dario Mendoza on executive compensation/benefits matters; Houston counsel Larry Pechacek on environmental matters; and associate Taylor Daily on finance.

Orion Biotech Opportunities Closes $200M IPO

A special purpose acquisition company focused on a target in a growth-oriented sector, such as technology or media, closed its initial public offering on May 17.

Orion Biotech Opportunities Corp.’s offering, which first started trading as part of the Nasdaq on May 13, resulted in $200 million in gross proceeds. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. acted as sole book-running manager for the offering and Kirkland & Ellis represented Orion Biotech in legal matters.

The Kirkland team was led by capital markets partners Debbie Yee of Houston, Christian Nagler of New York and Enoch Varner of Houston and associate Paul Fife, also of Houston.

They were assisted by New York tax partner Michael Beinus, corporate partners Srinivas Kaushik of New York and Rick Campbell of Chicago and New York associate Adarsh Varghese and Houston associates Camille Walker and Fernanda Langa.

Canadian Solar Unveils $150M ATM Offering

US Tiger Securities will offer and sell $150 million in common shares on behalf of Canadian Solar as part of an at-the-market offering.

Canadian Solar plans to use proceeds from the supplemental shares to invest in or acquire complementary businesses, assets or technologies, including investments that bolster its solar power projects.

Winston & Strawn advised US Tiger Securities as sales placement agent with a team led by Houston partner Mike Blankenship with assistance from Houston associates John Niedzwiecki, Ben Smolij and Alexander Tanner.

Aries I Acquisition Corp. Launches SPAC IPO

Blank check company Aries I Acquisition Corp. has raised $143.75 million through an initial public offering, including 1.875 million units tied to an over-allotment option for the underwriters.

The special purpose acquisition company plans to seek an initial combination tied to aerospace, satellites and space exploration; quantum computing and chemistry; artificial intelligence and machine learning; cybersecurity; or blockchain and digital currencies.

Winston & Strawn represented Aries in the offering with a team led by New York partner David Sakowitz along with Dallas partner Billie Ellis, Dallas associate Emily Semon and Houston associate Ben Smolij.

Wells Fargo Securities and Kingswood Capital Markets, a division of Benchmark Investments, acted as joint book-running managers.

Progressive Growth Completes Notes, Stock Issuance

Progressive Growth Corp., the Minnesota-based holding company for ProGrowth Bank, completed the issuance of $8 million of 10-year fixed to floating rate subordinated notes and $3 million of Series A noncumulative perpetual preferred stock. 

Net proceeds from the combined $11 million will be used for potential future strategic opportunities in addition to general corporate purposes. 

Performance Trust Capital Partners served as the placement agent for the subordinated debt and preferred equity offering.

Ballard Spahr provided legal advice to Progressive Growth. Hunton Andrews Kurth advised the underwriters in the transaction.

Dallas partner Peter Weinstock and San Francisco-based associate Lauren Chase Titolo led the effort for HuntonAK along with Dallas counsel Carleton Goss, Dallas partner Beth A. Whitaker and Washington, D.C., associate Sumaira Shaikh.

First Citizens Announces $10M Subordinated Notes Offering

First Citizens Bancshares Inc. announced a private placement of $10 million worth of 5% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due April 30, 2031. 

Commerce Street Capital acted as placement agent in the Regulation D private offering.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised the issuer with a team led by Dallas partner Brian R. Marek and San Francisco-based associate Lauren Chase Titolo.

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