A cluster of Houston-based lawyers from Baker Botts and Locke Lord said Friday that they closed Quanta Services’ $450 million acquisition of Stronghold Specialty, a La Porte-based services provider for clients in the refining and petrochemical industries.
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KPMG Lures Seven-Member Group from McDermott in Texas
It is the first sizable group from a law firm to join KPMG, according to Henry Yu, associate director of corporate communications.
Coats Rose Opens First Office in Midwest
The launching of the firm’s Cincinnati grows the firm’s affordable housing practice to 18 lawyers nationwide.
Fox Rothschild Adds Dallas Litigation Partner C. Dunham Biles
Biles was most recently at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith.
Houston attorneys from Kirkland, Bracewell Counsel on $5.3B Hydro One-Avista Combo
Several Texas attorneys were involved in the big utility merger announced late Wednesday in which Canada’s Hydro One Ltd. is acquiring Avista Corp. of Spokane, Wash., for $5.3 billion. The Lawbook has the details on legal teams and an analyst’s outlook on the deal going through.
V&E Works on TPG Affiliate’s $220M IPO
New York-based TPG RE Finance Trust, a REIT (real estate investment trust), said Monday evening that it priced its IPO at $220 million. The company is offering 11 million shares of common stock at $20 per share. It began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker, “TRTX.”
Baker Botts, V&E and Gibson Dunn Advise on $1.3B Select-Rockwater Merger
Under the agreement, Select will issue 37.95 million shares of common stock in exchange for all outstanding shares of Rockwater common stock. The Texas Lawbook has the details on the deal teams, the firms’ history with the companies, and info on both GCs here.
Laura Fontaine Laterals from One Dallas Litigation Boutique to Another
Fontaine, an expert on bankruptcy and receivership-related litigation, has joined Hedrick Kring from Gruber Elrod.
Former Houston Health Care GC Returns to Private Practice at Baker Donelson
Matthew Maruca’s tenure with Nobilis Health Corp., a Houston-based publicly-traded health care facilities and management services provider, spanned more than six years.
Updated – Dallas Appeals Court: ‘No partnership between Enterprise and ETP’
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed the 2014 landmark Texas jury verdict that legally established a business version of common law marriage and a $535 million judgment against Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners in favor of Energy Transfer Partners.