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Private equity continues to be the king of capital, with fundraising surpassing $500 billion again last year and assets under management crossing the $4 trillion mark. But 2020 may be tricky to navigate given challenging dealmaking, among other things. Claire Poole has that plus last week’s transactions among Texas lawyers.
M&A activity was down, down, down around the world in January, but dealmaking involving Texas lawyers was up, up, up. Claire Poole reports on that plus last week’s M&A and capital markets activity.
Bankruptcies in the oil and gas industry increased last year, especially in the fourth quarter, according to one report, and commodity prices may remain challenged despite recent geopolitical events. Claire Poole reports on that plus last week’s dealmaking slide.
The money continued to roll into private equity firms last year while Austin companies raised the most venture capital since 2000. Claire Poole delves into the data and discusses dealmaking last week among Texas attorneys.
The average value of M&A deals globally last year reached $389 million, the highest since 2015, and take-privates amounted to $158.3 billion, the highest value since 2007. Claire Poole discusses those and other Mergermarket statistics plus the dealmaking week that was among Texas lawyers.
Globally, 2019 came in as the fourth highest dealmaking year ever, thanks to U.S. buyers, but a slight slowdown in deal value and count over 2018 could portend a different-looking 2020.
The year-end rush to ink deals continued before the holidays began, with transactions down on a volume and value basis over the previous week but up on both metrics over the same time last year.
Texas business leaders are bullish on dealmaking for next year, with technology front-of-mind on the diligence front, plus a transaction rush by Texas lawyers before year-end. Claire Poole explains.
Energy service and equipment deals are sagging, much like the rest of the sector, with strategic companies the most active acquirers and private equity buyers remaining focused on transactions with diversified exposure across the value chain. Claire Poole explores that plus the continued slide in deal activity by Texas lawyers.
M&A picked up globally in November, pushing yearly totals close to last year’s, and one forecaster expects more good times ahead. Claire Poole reports on that plus dealmaking among Texas lawyers.
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