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If for nothing else, 2021 is going to be remembered as the year business wrenched itself out of the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic, or at least learned to live with it. So regardless of the numbers the simple return to a normal business climate is something to celebrate. Here are 10 M&A deals from the year just passed that the CDT Roundup thinks are significant, regardless of size.
There are fundamental changes taking place in healthcare and biotechnology transactions. As in energy deals, those changes involve more than the sums of their bottom lines. Two of the 21 deals in this week's CDT Roundup help make the point.
As the year nears its end and oil prices begin to settle against the demand-threat posed by Omicron, it's a good time to point up the most obvious change in energy deals: a surge in equity investment in renewables and energy transition technologies. The change is real and, according to a new report from Vinson & Elkins, even O&G giants are acknowledging it. That report, and last week's transactions are all in this week's slightly tardy CDT Roundup.
The non-stop, day-to-day challenges posed by the pandemic and the feverish activity by private equity firms in the healthcare space have kept Lisa Prather exceptionally busy over the past 20 months. In this Q&A, she describes how her practice group became "instantly busier" when the pandemic hit, what trends are here to stay and the kinds of deals she expects to see more of.
Joel Mack is a rare find in Big Law. He started at Latham & Watkins 35 years ago, and 35 years later, he's still there. His LinkedIn job list is as short as a 24-year-old associate: college, law school, Latham. But his client list reads like a stock exchange, and his deal résumé like a history of environmental law. Nushin Huq tells his story and reveals the quiet passion for service that keeps him flying high.
Big and bad is not always good, as evidenced by some of the recent down-sizing, realigning and unloading taking place among the elite corporations: think GE, AT&T, etc. So, who's next in Texas? Meanwhile, a new Haynes and Boone survey suggests that increased oil patch optimism has bankers likely to increase borrowing bases. All that and $26.7 billion in deals are part of this week's Roundup.
Last week the Corporate Deal Tracker posted 2021 M&A law firm rankings for Texas-led deals through Sept. 30. This week CDT ranks firms for their participation in deals whether or not their deals were Texas-led.
More than a few recent deals are highlighting two things: the return of $80 oil and the importance of the Haynesville natural gas play. The Lawbook's Claire Poole takes a look at why the East Texas/northern Louisiana play is so hot of late. And, as always, there's our regular review of last week's M&A and CapM transactions.
The Texas Lawbook visited with Glover about what kinds of deals he is seeing in the middle market, how his practice has evolved since making partner and the future of rep and warranty insurance.
The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook are pleased to announce finalists for the 2021 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards who have done some amazing legal work and demonstrated extraordinary leadership during some definitely unordinary times. Today, we reveal Transaction of the Year finalists.
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