CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 9 Firms, 173 Lawyers, $21.4B
The third quarter of 2020 ended last week, not with a bang, but with increased volume of work for Texas lawyers. The CDT Roundup reports that the deals for the week had heft.
CDT Roundup: 10 Deals, 8 Firms, 93 Lawyers, $12.8B
The big deal last week was the $7 billion sale of a 42% stake in Houston's Cheniere Energy. Sure, it was a big deal; but as the CDT Roundup notes, it also marks a major inflection point for U.S. LNG exports which didn't even exist 15 years ago.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 9 Firms, 101 Lawyers, $8.36B
The M&A deals announced last week were as diverse as they can get in a state generally perceived as all energy, all the time — or at least most of the time. But that diversification is part of both a Texas reality and a global trend. The CDT Roundup, with help from a couple of experts, explains.
CDT Roundup: 2 Weeks, 17 Deals, 8 Firms, 176 Lawyers, $9.6B
This week's crop of deals are nothing if not diverse: a gold mining company, diapers, dried foods, luxury cars and RTD cocktails. The CDT Roundup breaks them down.
CDT Roundup: 11 Deals, 9 Firms, 94 Lawyers, $2.53B
Whether they are preparing to file or scrambling so they don't have to, there are two traits that characterize most recent transactions in Texas: bankruptcy or the fear of bankruptcy. This is not hard to imagine in a state where bankruptcies have tripled over this time last year.
CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 12 Firms, 140 Lawyers, $6.6B
Is the business of law business getting back to normal? Maybe. If the numbers over the last few weeks mean anything, things are both more and less normal. Willkie Farr's Michael De Voe Piazza thinks it's a trend worth noting. The CDT Roundup has the deals.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 10 Firms, 97 Lawyers, $4.9B
Hating the term "New Normal"? Get used to it. As S&P Global Market Intelligence reports, it's going to be a long road back. The CDT Roundup explains.
CDT Roundup: 12 Deals, 11 Firms, 112 Lawyers, $32.1B
Two sides to the coin. Two-edged sword. Yin and Yang. Pick your metaphor, but both pessimists and optimists will find succor in this week's transactions. Allen Pusey explains.
CDT Roundup: 7 Deals, 8 Firms, 76 Lawyers, $5.3B
How hard has the coronavirus been on transactional activity from week to week? We decided to check the figures from March through July against the same time period during the two previous years. Here's what we found.
CDT Roundup: 9 Deals, 6 Firms, 67 Lawyers, $18.75B
It wasn't the biggest week of the year, but Chevron's $13 billion blockbuster buy of Noble Energy assured big value. But in the grand scheme of global energy values, the deal may suggest that better times are coming. Allen Pusey explains in this week's Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup.