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Capital spending, oil and gas production and costs are front of mind for energy executives as uncertainty continues to slip away for firms. And in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker roundup, a handful of Texas-based brands made big moves.
Texas private equity is heading further upstream with its capital as buyout shops look to dodge swollen valuations. And last week, a flood of securities transactions led the Corporate Deal Tracker.
A whopping 204 lawyers based in Texas had a hand in last week's deals covered in the latest Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup. The Texas Lawbook has the details on those 26 transactions – and a brief look at the state of venture capital.
Private equity firms are looking more and more to ESG pushes as a means of value creation – and value protection. The Corporate Deal Tracker explores some ESG trends, in addition to breaking down last week's transactions totaling more than $15.5 billion.
Much like M&A in the latter half of 2020, the U.S. secondary market saw active investors keen to get creative with existing funds – and the space should continue to see increased activity as venture capital, private credit and real estate transactions nip at the heels of private equity. Closer to home, 145 Texas-based lawyers from 11 firms took part in 35 deals in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup.
Institutional investors are favoring private placements and direct lending transactions over public securities. That's according to a new report on capital debt markets, which has been broken down in the latest Corporate Deal Tracker, along with details on $53.2 billion in deals tied to Texas-based counsel.
There's renewed vigor behind the Baby Boomer exit thanks to option value, pandemic fatigue and the looming threats of shifting capital gains and QBI treatments. The Texas Lawbook has that take on the sell-side environment and more in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker installment.
SPACs are finding their targets faster, according to a new PitchBook analysis. But that could slow again. The CDT Roundup explains all that along with its usual review of last week's transactions.
As businesses small and large angle for growth in the post-pandemic future, decision makers are eyeing the best means to raise capital, rebound to pre-Covid levels and stave off worries of a 2021 recession, according to Truist. In this week's CDT, more than 120 lawyers took part in 21 deals.
Private equity exits have been morphing in recent years, according to PitchBook. As sponsor-to-sponsor exits lagged, slack was gobbled up by corporate acquisitions and public listings; or rather, public listings by way of corporate acquisitions by SPACs. Texas, however, might just be bucking the national trend to some extent. The CDT Roundup explains, along with its usual review of last week's transactions.
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