Looking to expand its reach into government agencies, Tyler Technologies acquired NIC Inc., a digital government payments provider. Caroline Evans has the names of the lawyers tapped for the deal.
Jeff Chapman’s Really Big Year
M&A activity may have been down across Texas in 2020, but Gibson Dunn partner Jeff Chapman had the busiest year of his 37-year career. He worked on six billion-dollar-plus transactions and a few smaller deals. But there is much more to Chapman’s story than dealmaking.
DBJ: Frisco Video Game Company Getting Acquired in Massive Deal Worth Up to $1.3B
The maker of “Borderlands” has agreed to a transaction that will make it a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweden’s Embracer Group. Brian Womack of the Dallas Business Journal has the details.
Like Everything Else, Top Muni Bond Issues of 2020 Were… Complicated
It is no surprise that the pandemic touched everything. But bond counsel and bond issuers found novel ways to beat the pandemic. Nushin Huq describes the problems, the solutions and the Top 10 bond deals of 2020.
Another Fertitta SPAC Deal; This One for $875M
The SPAC market’s hot streak continues with a multibillion-dollar deal involving a blank-check firm helmed by Houston hospitality mogul and NBA team owner Tilman Fertitta. White & Case and Ropes & Gray are advising.
Latham Advises on Two $1B+ SPAC Deals
The two deals, part of a huge spate of SPACs advised by Latham involve business software and solar fintech. Caroline Evans has the names of the lawyers involved.
M&A 2020 Rankings: Mergermarket Names the Top 50 Law Firms
For six of the past seven years, three law firms consistently rank as doing the most M&A deals in Texas. That did not change in 2020 – though all three saw a decline in deal activity. Only eight of the top 50 law firms involved in Texas dealmaking are Texas-based. Overall, M&A work declined for 27 of the top 50 firms and increased for only 19. The Texas Lawbook has the details.