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CDT Roundup: 16 Deals, 10 Firms, 92 Lawyers, $1.25B

Oil and gas M&A may be moribund but deals in the digital oilfield are on the rise. Claire Poole covers that plus paltry transactional activity by Texas lawyers leading up to Presidents Day weekend.

February 17, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 14 Firms, 123 Lawyers, $6.08B

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.

February 12, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 13 Firms, 62 Lawyers, $7.43B

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.

January 28, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 23 Deals, 15 Firms, 120 Lawyers, $9.58B

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.

January 21, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 21 Deals, 18 Firms, 199 Lawyers, $14.2B

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.

January 14, 2020 Claire Poole

2019 In Review: The Top 10 Most Important Deals in Texas

The year was dominated by creatively crafted oil and gas deals, given the negative climate around the industry, but also populated with bank combinations and sell-offs of much-loved state brands.

January 8, 2020 Claire Poole

CDT Roundup: 22 Deals, 11 Firms, 119 Lawyers, $6.4B

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.

January 6, 2020 Claire Poole

‘A Herculean Effort’

Despite the malaise in the oilfield services sector, which has put the kibosh on M&A, boutique investment bank PPHB is still managing to eke out deals. Co-founder Joe Hoepfl talked with The Texas Lawbook about the state of the market and his outlook for next year.

December 19, 2019 Claire Poole

Elite National Corporate Firms Dominate Big Dollar M&A in Texas

There have been 11,013 M&A transactions in Texas during the past 13 years with a combined value of $3.4 trillion. Mergermarket and The Texas Lawbook examined which law firms did most of the biggest deals. Only five of the top 30 firms are based in Texas. Four of the top 10 firms do not have an office in the state.

December 11, 2019 Mark Curriden

Texas PE Deals are Down and O&G is the Culprit

Private equity investment is down this year in Texas, and oil and gas have been particularly affected, according to exclusive data provided to The Texas Lawbook by Mergermarket. How low? Claire Poole has an analysis.

December 9, 2019 Claire Poole