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CDT Roundup: 22 Deals, 11 Firms, 199 Lawyers, $17.84B

August 18, 2021 Anna Butler

Investor engagement experienced a sea-change in 2021 with shareholders more forcefully asserting climate change-related proposals and significant investors more readily backing them.

“When you look at the big three – BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard – their willingness to support these shareholder proposals beyond their regular engagement cycles shows there’s a meaningful difference on the playing field,” said Travis Wofford, who is the chair of Baker Botts’ corporate department in Houston. “It’s not how things were in the past decade or so, which I think is a good thing for companies.”

Wofford points to the multi-year efforts by some companies and management teams that have incorporated climate-change and energy transition strategies. Hand-in-hand with that push comes increased disclosure around what companies are doing and how money is being spent.

That level disclosure underscores the tensions not only experienced by traditional oil and gas players, but all companies working to implement ESG-friendly initiatives: If you get distracted following only ESG goals and don’t hit your numbers, you’re going to get punished for it by all investors, not just the ones focused on return on investment.

In the energy transition space, Wofford sees that investor goals are changing rapidly as the technology moves forward. But that doesn’t mean a company can simply make an immediate pivot into something new.

“What boards of directors are trying to do is evolve their thinking and strategy with the business climate most importantly, and then also – using technology – determine what they can actually do in order to be a profitable, sustainable business that has a positive ESG impact,” Wofford said.

This next proxy season will likely continue the focus on ESG, although it could come along with the risk of utilizing greenwashing and other tactics as a means to make a quick buck. 

“One thing that really has not received a lot of attention yet is that there are going to be investors trying to exploit this for economic gain,” Wofford said. “It’ll be interesting to see how the larger investors handle this. If an investor is greenwashing their campaign, but they’re still saying things that are true, who do you vote with? Whose director nominees do you support? And I think it’s incumbent upon the companies to know in advance and to start addressing these things now, as opposed to later, because they will be held to task for it next year.”

In this week’s Roundup, a few themes stood out among the deals that had involvement from Texas counsel. 

Two deals – Vine’s acquisition by Chesapeake and Swallowtail’s PSA with Viper – have ties to funds related to Blackstone Group’s energy arm. Texas lawyers from Vinson & Elkins also sat opposite Blackstone REIT’s legal advisors, a New York team from Simpson Thacher, on its purchase of outstanding WPT units. 

Digital infrastructure assets had a big week with DigitalBridge’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge. Some sources are eyeing further consolidation among some of the larger players in the space by the end of the year – that is, naturally, with the cautionary caveat tied to the Delta Variant. 

Last week saw 12 M&A and funding deals at more than $12.8 billion and 10 capital markets transactions adding up to more than $5 billion. A reported 199 Texas-based lawyers from 11 firms worked on the transactions.

Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats

A compilation of weekly stats from The Lawbook's CDT Weekly Roundup
(Deal Values in Millions)

Week Ending
Deal CountAmountFirmsLawyersM&A CountM&A Value $MCapM Count
CapM Value $M
03-May-202511$4,249139011$2,226.52$2,022.5
26-Apr-202512$8,78791689$6,0113$2,776
19-Apr-202511$8,09771389$7,9852$112
12-Apr-202513$2,392815210$2,0653$327
05-Apr-202519$27,7621518816$25,4733$2,289
29-Mar-202521$8,1881025816$4,1255$4,064
22-Mar-202519$6,4851423115$4,1284$2,857
15-Mar-202513$13,7371315110$9,9324$3,805
8-Mar-20257$2,2345665$2242$2,100
1-Mar-202511$3,05087510$2,5501$500
24-Feb-2512$16,39771496$6,6356$9,862
17-Feb-2517$12,1361313410$9,4112$2,725
10-Feb-2514$7,15491799$4,9505$2,204
3-Feb-2516 $10,068720011$7,5535$2,515
25-Jan-2514$10,261101259$2,2075$8,054
18-Jan-2519$7,3821531612$2,3007$5,082
11-Jan-2521$33,5601618716$32,5215$1,039
4-Jan-259$6,8279809$6,82700
21-Dec-2411$2,79811928$2,2293$570
14-Dec-2415$5,3231218612$3,8123$1,511
07-Dec-2416$4,7661023111$2,32152,445
30-Nov-2410$10,29191034$8,2906$2.001
23-Nov-2415$4,5531515311$3,3794$1,174
16-Nov-2417$11,4881124513$10,1864$1,303
09-Nov-2414$2,1101213912$1,4102$700
02-Nov-2412 $52,788 1110711$52,7381$50
26-Oct-248$3,1608657$3,0651$75
19-Oct-2412$5,3041113611$4,5541$750
12-Oct-2417$8,4381215015$8,1162$322
05-Oct-2422$23,1811218915$19,9807$3,201
28-Sep-2411$2,35671447$534$2,303
21-Sep-2412$9,568101695$4,1017$5,467
14-Sep-2424$10,9881223516$7,1758$3,813
7-Sep-2412$20,4201616811$20,3071$112.9
31-Aug-2413$20,631913412$14,7751$5,856
24-Aug-2419$8,4522132516$7,1023$1,350
17-Aug-2425$49,1961630411$39,38614$9,810
10-Aug-2420$12,2641531216$9,7944$2,470
03-Aug-2426$16,4981633418$8,1378$8,361
27-Jul-2419$16,4422127115$13,8384$2,604
20-Jul-2415$16,0161418410$14,2325$1,784
13-Jul-2420$17,220 1426518$7,146 2$10,074
6-Jul-2411$3,941 11958$2,650 3$1,291
29-Jun-2414$6,296 152248$6,296 6$1,927
22-Jun-2412$5,679 81375$210 7$5,469
15-Jun-2413$9,895 1621410$5,280 3$4,615
8-Jun-2419$23,859 1323912$19,436 7$4,423
1-Jun-2412$34,510 111479$26,110 3$8,400
25-May-2413$9,684 1517110$4,434 3$5,250
18-May-2411$5,490 111738$3,129 3$2,361
11-May-2422$14,855 1422716$11,105 6$3,750
4-May-2413$3,139 98710$1,297 3$1,842
27-Apr-2410$6,684 62810$6,684 00
20-Apr-2419$15,989 111479$5,208 10$10,781
13-Apr-2413$8,952 97610$1,652 3$7,300
6-Apr-2423$26,616 1422214$13,501 8$13,116
30-Mar-2412$9,286 81368$4,299 4$4,987
23-Mar-2418$5,451 1726616$4,759 2$692
16-Mar-2421$11,437 1318614$9,316 6$2,070
9-Mar-2423$4,695 2121819$2,723 4$1,972
2-Mar-2420$9,108 1937214$4,558 6$4,550
24-Feb-2419$16,382 1224815$9,507 4$6,875
17-Feb-2416$29,932 1515712$29,216 4$716
10-Feb-2425$10,750 1719619$5,372 6$5,379
3-Feb-2412$8,416 181259$3,416 3$5,000
27-Jan-249$8,165 9878$7,815 1$800
20-Jan-2414$4,084 1210912$3,219 2$865
13-Jan-2417$33,588 1225612$26,765 5$6,823
6-Jan-248$7,915 8846$7,265 2$650
30-Dec-2317$14,599 129915$2,714 2$11,885
23-Dec-2323$4,182 1321916$1,813 7$2,370
16-Dec-2313$16,436 132807$15,150 5$1,286
9-Dec-2326$14,633.90 1724416$8,095 10$6,538.90
2-Dec-2313$6,720 95712$6,630 1$90
25-Nov-239$4,835 91316$1,785 3$3,050
18-Nov-2322$6,568.70 1718414$4,709.20 8$1,859.50
11-Nov-2315$9,825 1317912$6,581 3$3,244
4-Nov-2315$20,582.50 1419312$19,417.50 3$1,165
28-Oct-2318$68,419.10 1815215$66,646 3$1,773.10
21-Oct-2316$6,755.90 1616515$6,755.90 1$3
14-Oct-2314$67,851.20 131259$61,998.50 5$5,852.70
7-Oct-2317$6,595.50 1322816$5,995.50 1$600
30-Sep-2317$1,896.45 1318914$806.45 3$1,090
23-Sep-2323$6,432.70 1723016$1,402.80 7$5,029.90
16-Sep-2325$23,226.70 2335316$17,239 9$5,987.70
9-Sep-2312$6,369 81027$4,311 5$2,058
2-Sep-2314$2,522 69213$1,322 1$1,200
26-Aug-2317$12,160.25 1320215$6,573.25 2$5,587.00
19-Aug-2319$11,505 1321315$11,255 4$250
12-Aug-2319$9,698.80 131847$3,270 12$6,428.80
5-Aug-2313$5,201 1211812$5,051 1$150
29-Jul-2315$21,031.60 1319611$18,292.00 4$2,739.60
22-Jul-2318$3,992 1213013$2,808 5$1,184
15-Jul-2313$8,254.95 138113$8,254.95 00
8-Jul-2316$5,441.45 1217211$2,443 5$2,998.45
1-Jul-2316$6,872 1010512$5,474 4$1,398
24-Jun-2313$10,914 1620110$7,874 3$3,040
17-Jun-2317$5,880.70 1515115$4,705.70 2$1,175
10-Jun-2319$8,516.10 1311116$6,252.40 3$2,263.70
June 3 202312$6,104.42 121388$4,256.92 4$1,847.50
27-May-2317$12,200 106711$6,165 6$6,035
20-May-2311$22,458.10 81034$19,455 7$3,003
13-May-2312$7,034 101018$5,460 4$1,574
6-May-2320$3,297.60 1819617$2,985.60 3$312
29-Apr-2323$3,691.20 1813517$1,969.70 6$1,721.50
22-Apr-2316$5,570 1410414$4,750 2$1,000
15-Apr-2312$23,818.10 95910$21,618.10 2$2,200
8-Apr-2316$7,949 91739$5,472 7$3,477
1-Apr-2321$18,676.70 1217511$10,926.70 10$7,750
25-Mar-2315$8,779.50 101415$2,362 10$6,416.50
18-Mar-237$14,048.80 6695$13,345 2$703.80
11-Mar-2321$11,576 1616516$8,131 5$3,445
4-Mar-2320$9,668 1122816$8,209 4$1,459
25-Feb-2313$5,335 1313012$4,235 1$1,200
18-Feb-2314$5,743.70 131588$898.70 6$4,845
11-Feb-2316$12,088 1213712$9,965 4$2,123
4-Feb-2317$8,066 1514013$5,614 4$2,452
28-Jan-237$2,180 7755$1,692.75 2$488
21-Jan-2317$5,768 1617412$1,918 5$3,850
14-Jan-2311$2, 800101028$421 3$2,400
7-Jan-2318$8,296 1116714$6,461 3$1,835
31-Dec-2214$2,732 119912$2,092 2$640
17-Dec14$7,919 1311512$7,419 1$500
10-Dec-2214$10,093 128811$7,093 3$3,000
3-Dec-2226$12,800.90 1117220$4,141 6$8,659.90
26-Nov-228$2,266.70 853$76 5$2,190.70
19-Nov-2221$2,886 1521219$2,550 2$336
12-Nov-2213$15,093.70 9819$14,200 4$893.70
5-Nov-222519,337.201650922$8,267.20 3$11,070
29-Oct-2215$7,805.30 911614$7,180.30 1$625
22-Oct-2220$8,193.50 1325313$5,442 7$2,751.50
15-Oct-229$3,046.10 91397$2,588.30 2$457.80
8-Oct-2219$2,011.80 1211416$833.80 3$1,178
1-Oct-2223$5,532.90 1615618$4,952.30 5$580.60
24-Sep-2218$5,194 1421615$4,050 3$1,144
17-Sep-2221$8,352.30 1232015$4,759.60 6$3,592.70
10-Sep-2215$19,853.50 1012613$19,403.60 2$450
3-Sep-229$2,312 9629$2,312 00
27-Aug-2216$30,891.70 1013515$30,666.40 1227.7
20-Aug-2212$1,977 815299253$1,052
13-Aug-2218$8,004.70 1124211$2,844.70 7$5,160
6-Aug-2224$7,948.90 1224017$3,577 7$4,371.90
30-Jul-228$6,941 9787$6,839 1$102
23-Jul-2211$801 119210$801 10
16-Jul-2214$3,650 1012214$3,650 00
9-Jul-2210$3,557.70 7689$3,557.70 10
2-Jul-2218$8,609.40 1315215$2,754.40 3$5,855
25-Jun-2215$6,142 131469$2,017 6$4,125
18-Jun-2217$11,890.10 1422815$11,410 2479.7
11-Jun-2217$7,600 1212310$2,300 7$5,300
4-Jun-2212$2,937 101279$692 3$2,245
28-May-229$3,197.60 11869$3,197.60 00
21-May-2214$7,284.50 1218511$6,609 3$675.50
14-May-2211$306.60 98010$306.60 1$225
7-May-2216$10,451.75 1210812$1,827 4$8,624.75
30-Apr-2216$2,296.50 1615712$895.50 4$1,401
23-Apr-2210$2,241 11588$1,641 2$600
16-Apr-2211$6,643 71568$2,359 3$4,284
9-Apr-2217$4,429 1418411$1,690 6$2,739
2-Apr-2213$1,755 88410$1,145 3$610
26-Mar-2211$3,205 8656$200 5$3,005
19-Mar-2213$2,239.17 910613$2,239.17 00
12-Mar-2218$12,016 1123915$11,965 2$51.35
5-Mar-2217$6,786 1313713$5,161 4$1,625
26-Feb-2212$5,095 81499$4,437.50 3$658
19-Feb-2217$22,229 1717414$21,354 3$875
12-Feb-2212$2,344.70 10738$641.70 4$1,703
5-Feb-2211$2,503 89911$2,503 00
29-Jan-2211$3,872 1210112$3,872 00
22-Jan-2213$5,143.50 109912$4,842.50 1$301
15-Jan-2212$7,605 91559$6,480 3$1,025
8-Jan-2213$8,256.20 1110213$8,256.20 00
1-Jan-229$1,273.80 6509$1,273.80 00
25-Dec-2121$4,734.75 1117616$3,410 5$1,324.75
18-Dec-2126$7,325.20 1519318$3,640.20 8$3,685.20
11-Dec-2116$5,017 1010913$1,417 3$3,600
4-Dec-2114$2,310 8868$2,310 6$1,882.05
27-Nov-219$3.460.1101016$1,758 3$1,702.60
20-Nov-2120$22,792 1515712$18,864.50 8$3,928
13-Nov-2121$26,729 1217813$11,822 8$14,907
6-Nov-2112$8,303 1315710$6,682 3$1,621
30-Oct-2121$10,368 1521815$9,24.46$1,103.00
23-Oct-2121$18.783.11522211$12,314 10$6,468.60
16-Oct-2115$3,868 1111815$2,293 2$1,575
9-Oct-2120$8,610 1617516$7,795 4$815
2-Oct-2114$6,250 1113710$5,200 4$1,050
25-Sep-2111$11,460 9937$10,200 4$1,250
18-Sep-2111$16,603 8998$15,084 3$1,519
11-Sep-2117$10,653 1110313$8,503 4$2,150
4-Sep-2113$7,222 108911$6,715 2$507
28-Aug-2112$763 96311$663 1$100
21-Aug-2112$29,659 77911$29,579 1$80
14-Aug-2122$17,845 1119912$12,805 10$5,04
7-Aug-2117$13,670 1213915$11,766 2$1,904
31-Jul-2121$8,160 1113410$3,574 10$4,586
July 24,202121$6,367 1113915$3,712 6$2,655
17-Jul-2114$4,009 1112412$2,015 2$1,994
10-Jul-2116$3,997 1314311$1,597 4$2,4
3-Jul-2124$7,492 139416$3,769 8$3,722
26-Jun-2110$4,995 7858$3,847 2$1,148
19-Jun-2128$16,830 82289$1,861 19$14,968
12-Jun-2126$27,238 1520919$25,602 7$1,636
5-Jun-2115$15,539 1310013$14,709 2$600
29-May-2135$20,279 1114528$18,647$1,639
22-May-2124$53,208 1417417$51,047 7$2,161
15-May-2118$10,620 1322011$5,870 7$4,809
8-May-2117$10,400 1115615$8,386 2$2,500
1-May-2121$7,200 1611512$3,808 9$3,392
24-Apr-218$20,200 9318$20,200 00
17-Apr-2114$6,270 810211$40,180 3$2,260
10-Apr-2115$8,940 1312914$7,990 1$950
3-Apr-2118$19,513 1015112$16,923 6$2,590
27-Mar-2127$13,942 1524414$4,300 13$9,633.50
20-Mar-2111$2,046 41023$270 8$1,776
13-Mar-2115$3,270 91096$538 9$2,732
6-Mar-2124$13,617 1019613$10,395 11$3,222
27-Feb-2119$8,105 1213915$4,970 4$3,135
20-Feb-219$8,820 91538$8,520 1$300
13-Feb-2112$4,852.60 78172,7665$2,086.60
6-Feb-2118$9,752 1315314$5,222 4$4,530
30-Jan-2118$9,449 918215$8,753.80 3$695.30
23-Jan-2114$8,150 81186$4,000 8$4,150
16-Jan-2117$6,783 1313811$2,400 6$4,382.90
9-Jan-2122$6,829 1413518$3,139.30 4$3,690
2-Jan-217$1,466 7607$1,466 00
26-Dec-2018$15,900 1216316$5,300 1$600
19-Dec-2018$9,769 1411014$8,426 4$1,343
12-Dec-2010$7,200 91009$3,325 1$3,830
5-Dec-2015$4,261 91229$2,780 6$1,481
28-Nov-2019$7,758 1011013$4,003 6$3,755
14-Nov-2014$864.10 1415712$289.10 2$575
7-Nov-2013$6,332 91299$2,483.50 4$3,849
31-Oct-2010$3,995.80 81036$3,231.10 4$754.70
24-Oct-206$18,100 6585$17,709 1$350
17-Oct-208$351.90 5558$351.90 00
10-Oct-207$5,229 3504$735 3$4,494
3-Oct-2014$21,428 91739$17,535 5$3,893
26-Sep-2010$12,770 8935$10,300 5$2,470
19-Sep-2014$8,365 91016$1,020 8$7,345
12-Sep-206$4,406 8593$1,270 3$3,136
5-Sep-2011$5,191 81179$4,061 2$1,130
29-Aug-2011$2,531 9945$1,130 6$1,401
22-Aug-2018$6,574 121407$1,930 11$4,644
15-Aug-2013$4,991 10977$1,216 6$3,775
8-Aug-2012$32,092 111129$30,457 3$1,635
1-Aug-207$5,287 8765$3,687 2$1,600
25-Jul-209$18,751 6677$18,403 2$348
18-Jul-206$1,982.50 5504$1,407.50 2$575
11-Jul-2011$565.10 127510$65.10 1$500
4-Jul-2010$8,889 8989$8,788 1$100.30
27-Jun-208$6,874 10505$4,972.50 3$2,081.50
20-Jun-2012$4,444 91157$2,829 5$1,615
13-Jun-206$3,582 4372$350 4$3,232
6-Jun-2011$3,213.70 8657$470 4$2,743.70
30-May-208$7,335 7486$4,639 2$2,697
23-May-204$432.40 4343$432.40 10
16-May-206$310 6345$310 10
9-May-2018$5,630 1612414$3,180 4$2,450
2-May-201510,40010908$1,900 7$,8,500
25-Apr-208$3,400 9365$1,000 3$2,450
18-Apr-2019$9,500 14928$185.70 11$9,360
11-Apr-2012$6,000 9405$190 7$5,800
4-Apr-2014$8,200 116810$2,200 4$6,000
28-Mar-2016$6,500 139610$3,700 6$2,800
21-Mar-2011$11,910 7337$2,250 4$9,960
14-Mar-207809.86346684.81125
7-Mar-2016$2,500 157013$669 3$1,400
29-Feb-2013$15,260 1312811$11,760 2$3,500
22-Feb-2012$3,700 109210$2,560 2$1,130
15-Feb-2016$1,250 108412$35 4$1,222
8-Feb-2018$6,080 1412314$2,595 4$3,485
1-Feb-2021$20,900 1210114$17,860 7$3,060
25-Jan-2013$7,430 136212$6,430 1$1,000
18-Jan-2023$9,580 1512019$6,580 4$3,000
11-Jan-2021$14,200 1819916$1,020 5$13,200
4-Jan-2022$6,400 1111916$3,204 6$3,245
28-Dec-1922$7,150 1917518$6,800 4$327.40
14-Dec-1924$36,300 2316719$9,500 5$26,800
7-Dec-1911$10,400 11557$1,082 4$9,370
November 30. 201914$2,450 1212612$1,760 2$692.50
23-Nov-1916$1,995 104111$615 5$1,380
16-Nov-1915$3,820 1313511$2,500 4$1,271
9-Nov-1925$12,900 1718223$12,200 2$575
2-Nov-1910$2,470 126192,4503$22
26-Oct-1912$5,560 147011$3,860 1$1,700
19-Oct-198$6,600 81388$6,600 00
12-Oct-1919$4,300 145516$3,800 3$500
5-Oct-1918$14,500 1916615$11,100 3$3,400
28-Sep-1919$8,100 1813218$7,560 1$550
21-Sep-1914$6,300 166611$2,160 3$4,170
14-Sep-1915$23,800 125611$21,250 4$2,570
7-Sep-1917$3,500 159814$1,900 3$1,600
31-Aug-195$8,700 6505$8,700 00
24-Aug-1916$10,000 148215$4,250 1$5,750
16-Aug-1910$1,680 5527$650 3$950
9-Aug-1917$17,700 156814$3,900 3$13,800
2-Aug-1913$5,760 1210813$5,760 NANA
27-Jul-1911$7,300 13768$6,570 3$730
20-Jul-1913$11,800 1312511$5,300 2$6,500
13-Jul-1910$775 7468$542.50 2$233
6-Jul-197$2,500 9857$2,500 00
29-Jun-1923$8,290 1515417$2,300 6$5,970
22-Jun-1917$10,700 1013914$7,700 3$3,000
15-Jun-1911$13,500 1416011$13,500 NANA
8-Jun-1913$2,870 175511$1,570 2$1,300
1-Jun-1910$4,460 11608$4,140 2$315
25-May-1917$4,360 147914$3,700 3$612
18-May-1922$9,000 1715016$3,400 6$5,600
11-May-1918$19,800 1717715$18,300 3$1,500
4-May-1910$7,075 6328$6,900 2$175
27-Apr-1915$3,200 1411714$3,160 1$40
20-Apr-1913$13,500 10909$12,200 4$1,300
13-Apr-1916$38,900 149114$37,800 2$1,100
6-Apr-1912$6,870 119410$6,730 2$50
30-Mar-1915$6,470 128410$7,91.55$5,677
23-Mar-1918$6,450 149114$5,042 4$1,408
16-Mar-1914$10,180 1211511$8,800 3$1,300
9-Mar-199$1,800 6498$1,300 1$500
2-Mar-1920$3,033 1610714$1,817 6$1,262
23-Feb-1912$2,040 8699$614.60 3$1,430
16-Feb-1916$9,970 187716$9,970 00
9-Feb-1914$6,400 1011014$6,400 00
2-Feb-1918$6,740 159916$5,720 2$950
26-Jan-1913$2,770 116711$918.95 2$1,850
19-Jan-1915$3,819 167612$2,594 3$1,225
12-Jan-1918$7,283 149215$1,683 3$5,600
5-Jan-1910$529 125010$529 00
22-Dec-1817$2,570 138714$941 3$1,629
15-Dec-1810$2,860 8268$264 2$2,600
8-Dec-1815$1,819 166512$552 3$1,267
1-Dec-1812$7,500 10909$1,200 3$6,200
28-Nov-1815$4,500 1110714$4,000 1$500
19-Nov-1818$6,137 139813$2,142 5$3,995
14-Nov-1818$9,200 1315215$8,500 3$694
6-Nov-1816$17,300 1618314$16,361 2$950
29-Oct-1814$14,400 1812717$13,800 1$600
24-Oct-1813$6,140 1312611$5,122 2$1,018
17-Oct-1818$18,390 1512514$12,292 4$6,098
10-Oct-1829$3,149 1810420$1,647 9$819
2-Oct-1818$9,300 116714$7,300 4$2,000
25-Sep-1813$7,000 117510$6,000 3$995
18-Sep-189$3,570 7449$3,570 00
11-Sep-1813$5,900 1013213$5,900 00
7-Sep-1814$5,000 158611$4,000 3$1,000
29-Aug-1815$20,700 147913$4,700 2$16,000
20-Aug-1810$12,400 11538$11,380 3$1,057
14-Aug-1812$19,900 121329$18,889 3$1,011
7-Aug-1816$68,600 1110613$67,259 3$1,340
31-Jul-1815$15,100 159511$13,060 4$2,060
23-Jul-1813$2,130 156010$1,804 3$1,100
17-Jul-1814$5,370 17989$4,310 5$1,100
9-Jul-1816$11,200 157410$11,080 6$862
3-Jul-1813$7,000 78112$6,330 1$750
25-Jun-1815$8,800 13979$4,970 6$3,930
18-Jun-1813$14,200 14807$221 6$14,290
11-Jun-1812$6,300 8968$5,910 4$803
6-Jun-1813$14,500 10888$14,154 5$579
31-May-1811$4,890 10638$3,240 3$1,790
22-May-1815$20,400 11639$19,808 6$885
15-May-1815$4,700 1510610$3,900 5$643
9-May-1811$1,400 13889$1,300 2$560
1-May-188$14,250 7887$13,400 1$450
24-Apr-1812$5,300 66111$4,470 1$800
17-Apr-189$1,800 10447$2,330 2$1,434
11-Apr-1811$2,500 8326$1,690 5$809
3-Apr-1815$13,400 111219$12,020 6$1,090
28-Mar-1810$4,000 10927$3,870 3$215
19-Mar-1817$5,800 135110$590 7$5,165
12-Mar-1815$3,130 114311$2,360 4$788
6-Mar-1819$5,400 1311610$1,530 9$4,860
27-Feb-1820$6,600 136914$5,530 6$1,030
19-Feb-1815$5,500 1411110$3,990 6$1,980
12-Feb-1823$10,900 1715712$7,110 11$3,840
5-Feb-1816$8,600 131007$1,330 9$7,800
30-Jan-1811$12,600 11685$7,300 6$4,982
24-Jan-1819$9,400 151295$2,010 14$7,337
18-Jan-1810$6,280 8492$2,100 8$4,188
9-Jan-1812$16,500 12929$15,890 3$475
3-Jan-1810$2,500 9478$2,350 2$150
27-Dec-1715$9,000 151139$7,568 6$1,784
18-Dec-1715$13,800 161649$13,010 7$1,118
11-Dec-1714$9,700 1012612$2,940 4$8,500
4-Dec-176$1,800 6315$1,510 1$300
28-Nov-177$3,850 8764$3,260 3$285
16-Nov-1710$2,700 10486$1,840 4$856
8-Nov-1715$2,380 179110$1,860 5$516
1-Nov-1712$4,700 17949$3,400 4$1,300
23-Oct-1715$10,500 106710$9,780 4$1,530
18-Oct-176$2,000 373$225 3$1,820
10-Oct-1712$6,570 1009$3,880 3$3,360
2-Oct-178$3,100 11193$1,630 5$1,750
25-Sep-178$4,880 8795$2,660 5$2,070
18-Sep-179$4,770 3$300 6$4,470
12-Sep-1711$4,430 8$2,030 3$2,400
1-Sep-174$1,310 3$317 1$1,000
23-Aug-1711$13,640 98$11,840 3$1,800

One hundred and thirty-nine Texas lawyers from 12 firms took part in last week’s 17 transactions, which totaled more than $13.67 billion. The same period last year saw more than $32 billion – heavily weighted by 7-Eleven’s purchase of Speedway stores – across 12 transactions with 112 Texas lawyers from nine firms taking part.

Note: Texas Lawbook corporate transactions editor Claire Poole contributed to this article.

M&A/FUNDING

Galveston’s American National to Get New Owner

An entity spun out of Canadian giant Brookfield Asset Management Inc. plans to acquire Galveston’s American National Group Inc.

Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners plans to finance the $5.1 billion deal for the insurance and annuities provider through debt and equity.

For more details on the deal, click here.

Brookfield Reinsurance selected Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as legal advisor and RBC Capital Markets as financial advisor.

Partners Todd Freed of New York and Sonia Nijjar of Palo Alto led the Skadden team.

Sidley Austin was lead transaction counsel to American National along with Greer, Herz & Adams, which serves as the Texas company’s general counsel and was led by Galveston partner Greg Garrison.

Houston partners Mark Metts and Katy Lukaszewski and Chicago partner Amanda Todd co-led the transaction for Sidley.

Additional Texas-based counsel came from Houston associates Leonard Wood, Sabina Wahl, Haley L. Cambra, Kevin R. Carson, Aaron J. King and Eric Duncan.

Citi served as financial advisor to American National.

Blackstone REIT to Buy Outstanding WPT Units

Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust announced last week it intends to acquire all outstanding units of Toronto’s WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust.

The all-cash transaction, valued at $3.1 billion, will occur through a series of transactions with unitholders expected to receive a more than 17% premium per unit. 

WPT selected Morgan Stanley & Co. and Desjardins Capital Markets as financial advisors while Blake, Cassels & Graydon and Vinson & Elkins acted as legal counsel.

Partners Chris Mangin of Washington, D.C., and John Kupiec of New York led the V&E team. Providing counsel from Texas were partners Jim Meyer of Dallas and David D’Alessandro of Dallas and Houston; Dallas counsel Dario Mendoza; and Houston associates Maddie Brown and Mary Daniel Morgan.

Blair Franklin Capital Partners provided WPT’s special committee with a fairness opinion while Wildeboer Dellelce represented the committee on legal matters.

For BREIT, Eastdil Secured was financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, along with Goodmans, advised on legal matters.

New York partners Brian Stadler and Matt Rogers led the Simpson Thacher deal team.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Plano’s Vine to Join Chesapeake

Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. will acquire Vine Energy, a Haynesville and Mid-Bossier exploration and production company backed by Blackstone Group and based in Plano.

For more specifics on the transaction, click here.

“Strategic rationale of the deal makes sense given acreage footprints,” according to an analyst note from Tudor Pickering Holt.

The combination, which should close in the fourth quarter, is expected to create the largest Haynesville producer.

Chesapeake selected Latham & Watkins and Richards Layton & Finger as legal counsel. JPMorgan Securities acted as financial advisor, led by Michael Johnson and Jonathan Cox.

Latham partners Bill Finnegan and Kevin Richardson led a Houston-based team along with associates Thomas Verity, Bryan Ryan, Jordan Mack, Ben Marek and Austin Johnson. 

Other Texas-based counseled came from Houston partner Michael King, who advised on energy and infrastructure matters; Houston partners Tim Fenn and Jim Cole with associate Christine Mainguy, who advised on tax matters; Houston partner Joel Mack, who counseled on on environmental matters; and Houston partner Craig Kornreich and counsel Natalie McFarland with associate Whitley Johnson, who advised on finance matters.

Chesapeake Energy’s legal team was led by Ben Russ, the company’s executive vice president – general counsel and corporate secretary.

Kirkland & Ellis represented Vine on legal matters. Citi was financial advisor with a team consisting of Steve Trauber, Claudio Sauer and James Jackson.

Partners Andy Calder of Houston, Doug Bacon of Houston and New York and Bill Benitez of Houston led the deal team for Kirkland along with associates Josh Teahen of Houston and Patrick Salvo of Austin. Additional assistance came out of Houston from capital markets partner Michael Rigdon; debt finance partner Andy Veit; tax partner Mark Dundon; executive compensation partner Rob Fowler; and oil & gas partner Rahul Vashi.

Houlihan Lokey provided financial advice to the Vine board of directors with a team that included JP Hanson, Rick Lacher, Rob Teigman, Youmna Salameh, Jerry Eumont and Manny Vedi.

Jonathan Curth serves as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Vine. Before joining the company, Curth practiced at Willkie Farr & Gallagher after gaining experience at Brown & Fortunato, Baker McKenzie, Vanguard Natural Resources and Newfield Exploration Co.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Blackstone on legal matters.

New York partner Raymond Gietz led the Weil corporate team along with Houston partner Jeffery Malonson and associates Scott Bailey of Dallas and Joseph Cho of New York.

DraftKings Bets on Golden Nugget Online Gaming

DraftKings announced last week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Houston-based Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc. The deal is valued at about $1.56 billion.

The Boston i-gaming company also entered into a commercial agreement as part of the transaction with Fertitta Entertainment Inc., the entity led by Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta and parent company of the Houston Rockets, Golden Nugget and Landry’s, among other assets.

For more details about the financial terms and structure of the transaction, click here.

DraftKings selected Raine Group as exclusive financial advisor and Sullivan & Cromwell as legal counsel.

R. Stanton Dodge, DraftKings’ chief legal officer and secretary, led the company’s internal legal team.

Latham & Watkins advised Fertitta and Fertitta Entertainment in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners Ian Schuman and Marc Jaffe and Houston partners Nick Dhesi and Ryan Maierson along with Houston associates Thomas Verity, Bryan Ryan, Ben Marek and Austin Sheehy. Additional Texas assistance came from Houston associate Jared Grimley, who provided counsel on tax matters.

Jefferies acted as lead financial advisor to Golden Nugget Online Gaming.

White & Case represented Golden Nugget’s special committee of the board in legal matters while Spectrum Gaming Capital was financial advisor.

Houston associate Nate Bascom was on the White & Case team.

Vinson & Elkins advised Spectrum on legal matters with a team led by New York partner John Kupiec with assistance from Houston associate Mariam Boxwala. Partner Wally Schwartz of New York also provided counsel on real estate matters.

Viper Enters PSA with Blackstone-backed Swallowtail

Diamondback Energy subsidiary Viper Energy Partners and Blackstone Energy Partners-backed Swallowtail Royalties and Swallowtail Royalties II entered into a purchase and sale agreement by which Viper will acquire certain mineral and royalty interests from Swallowtail.

For a consideration of about $225 million in cash and 15.25 million units of Viper common stock, Viper will pick up a large, contiguous block of primarily undeveloped acreage that already is primarily operated by Diamondback.

Viper selected Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as legal counsel while Swallowtail picked Kirkland & Ellis.

Houston partners Stephen Boone and John Goodgame led the Akin Gump team with additional Texas-based assistance from Houston partner Alison Chen, Dallas senior counsel Irina Maistrenko, Houston senior practice attorney Shane Sullivan and Houston associate Katherine Raymond.

Leading Kirkland’s team were partners Thomas Laughlin of Dallas and Rhett Van Syoc of Houston and New York and associates Danny Nappier of Dallas and Jonathan Strom of Houston.

Texas-based aid also came from Houston partners Kyle Watson, Michael Wayne Rigdon and Mark Dundon; Houston associates Zach Scott, Shelby Brown and Joe Tobias; and Dallas associate Justin Bosworth.

Blackstone is also an investor in Diamondback, becoming a shareholder when the acquisition of Guidon Operating closed.

It’s Electric: Another SPAC Goes EV With Target

A special purpose acquisition company sponsored by private equity firm First Reserve has selected a target: Juuce Ltd., an electric vehicle services company that does business as EO Charging.

First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp. brings $222 million in gross proceeds to the combination, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

For FRSG, Vinson & Elkins served as legal advisor and Barclays as sole financial advisor. 

Barclays also – along with Goldman Sachs & Co. – acted as capital markets advisors to FRSG. 

Houston partner Ramey Layne and Houston senior associate Robert Hughes led the V&E corporate team with assistance from senior associate Bo Shi and associates Jameson Miller, Lawrence Nelson, Layton Suchma, Travis Ewing, Maria Black and Shumaila Dhuka, all of Houston. 

Also advising were Dallas partners Jim Meyer and Randy Jurgensmeyer; Houston partners Jason McIntosh, Sean Becker and Matthew Dobbins; Houston and New York partner Devika Kornbacher; London and Houston counsel Martin Luff; Dallas counsel Sarah Mitchell; Houston associates Briana Falcon, Mary Daniel Morgan and Simon Willis; and Dallas associates David Gilbert and Joe O’Connell. 

EO selected Evercore as financial and capital markets advisor while Weil, Gotshal & Manges, led by New York partner Jackie Cohen, counseled on legal matters.

Austin E-procurement Firm Sells

MDF Commerce Inc. has acquired Austin’s Periscope Holdings Inc.

The acquisition, which is valued at $207 million, positions MDF to become an e-procurement leader in North America.

It is expected to close in the third quarter. 

Jackson Walker represented Periscope with a team led by Austin partners Brandon Janes and Carlos Treviño and Austin associate Jonathan Bryant.

Additional Texas-based counsel came from Austin partners Chuck Campbell, Raman Dewan and Joshua Romero; San Antonio partner Richard Garza; Dallas partner Ronald Kerridge; and Austin associate Alyca Riley Garrison.

Merida’s SPAC Picks Cannabis Target

SPAC Merida Merger Corp. I, sponsored by Merida Capital Holdings, will combine with Leafly, the companies announced on Aug. 9. 

Merida is looking to Leafly’s reach and potential as an online cannabis marketplace as it looks to deploy its $161.5 million in gross proceeds. That sum includes Leafly’s recent $31.5 million capital raise, which Merida also participated in. 

Leafly selected Weil, Gotshal & Manges as legal advisor and Oppenheimer & Co. as exclusive financial advisor.

Private equity partner Kyle Krpata of Silicon Valley led the Weil team. Texas-based assistance came in the form of M&A counsel from partner Jim Griffin and associates Austin Freeman and Neal Monson, all of Dallas.

EarlyBirdCapital Inc. acted as Merida’s financial advisor while Graubard Miller, led by David Alan Miller and Jeffrey M. Gallant, was its legal advisor.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group, JMP Securities and the Benchmark Co. all worked as Merida’s capital markets advisors.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

SilverBow Makes $24M Working Interest Buy

Houston’s SilverBow Resources announced within its second quarter results that it purchased a non-operated working interest in a La Mesa property that it already operates.

The acquisition, which totals $24 million, adds 10 million cubic feet of natural gas per day of net production, 850 net acres and 17 net drilling locations in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk.

Christopher M. Abundis, who joined SilverBow in 2005, is the company’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and general counsel.

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher advised Silverbow with a team led by Houston partner Stephen Olson and including Houston partner Hillary Holmes and Nathan Zhang. Texas-based counsel also came from Houston partner James Chenoweth, who provided tax advice.

SilverBow also announced an at-the-market offering last week, which is included in the capital markets coverage below.

Houston Firm Leads Series A Round for Montucky

Wave 27 Ventures acted as lead investor in a recent Series A round for beer company Montucky Cold Snacks Co.

Wave 27, a Houston-based private equity and early-stage growth firm, provided $5.7 million in preferred equity financing as Montucky looks to grow its geographic reach and product line with the aid of working capital.

Hunton Andrews Kurth represented Wave 27 in the transaction.

Partner Jeff Dodd and counsel Lee Davis, both of Houston, led the Hunton AK team with additional Texas-based aid from Dallas partners L. Scott Austin and Alexander G. McGeoch and Dallas associate Caitlin Scipioni.

DigitalBridge to Pick up Controlling Stake in Vertical Bridge

Funds affiliated with DigitalBridge Investment Management plan to acquire a controlling stake in the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The DigitalBridge funds, which are part of DigitalBridge Group’s investment management platform, plan to continue to scale Vertical Bridge Management as demand for IoT and 5G services continues to rally.

DigitalBridge selected JPMorgan Securities as financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins as legal advisor. 

New York partner Gabriel Silva led the V&E corporate team with Houston senior associate Robert Hughes and associates David Bumgardner of Houston and Gabriela Astolphi. 

Additional Texas-based counsel came from Dallas partners David Peck; Houston partner Sean Becker and Matt Dobbins; Houston and New York partner Devika Kornbacher; Dallas counsel Sarah Mitchell; London and Houston counsel Martin Luff; Houston counsel David Smith; and Dallas senior associate Jared Knight.

Also assisting were Houston senior associates Sean Hill and Caitlin Snelson; Dallas associates Alex Turner, Olivia Sher, Joe O’Connell, Summer Thomas and Will Bell; and Houston associates Brandon Brunet, Chandler Jones, Nina Ramachandran, Chloe Schmergel, Annie Blanc, Maddison Riddick, Simon Willis, Ariel Guerrero-Stewart and Jyra Bickham.

Goldman Sachs & Co. represented Vertical Bridge on financial matters while Greenberg Traurig advised on legal matters.

Bessemer Investors to Back Restoration, Remodeling Company

New York firm Bessemer Investors acquired Legacy Restoration, marking yet another deal tied to the building and construction supply chain.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bessemer plans to invest in Legacy, an exterior restoration and remodeling services provider, as it looks to expand organically and acquisitively.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld advised Bessemer on legal matters while Piper Sandler & Co. served as financial advisor. 

New York partner David D’Urso led the Akin Gump efforts with Texas-based assistance from Dallas and New York partner Fred Lee and Dallas counsel Sarah Withers and Lech Wilkiewicz.

Waller Helms Advisors represented Legacy on financial matters while Hellmuth & Johnson acted as legal counsel.

Acting as capital markets advisor was Capstone Headwaters with Tree Line Capital Partners and Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank, provided debt financing for the transaction.

CAPITAL MARKETS

NRG Prices $1.1B Green Offering

NRG Energy Inc., the Houston-based integrated power giant, priced a round of 3.875% senior notes. The $1.1 billion offering matures on Feb. 15, 2032.

Proceeds from the issue, along with borrowings and cash on-hand, will be used to repurchase $1 billion of its outstanding 7.25% senior notes due 2026 and $355 million of its outstanding 6.625% senior notes due 2027; and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the repurchase of the 2026 and 2027 notes.

This green issuance is tied to NRG’s “Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework,” which targets sustainability targets such as greenhouse gas emissions.

Baker Botts represented NRG in the offering with a team led by Dallas partner Preston Bernhisel along with Austin special counsel Jennifer Wu and Dallas associates Jacqueline Scioli, Derek Gabriel, Victor Ochieng and Rusty Shellhorn.

Additional Texas-based help came from Houston partner Andrew Thomison, who advised on finance matters.

Duke Energy Progress Closes Offering

Duke Energy Progress Inc. closed on an offering of $650 million of 2% series first mortgage bonds and $450 million of 2.9% series first mortgage bonds on August 12.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised Duke in the offering, led by New York partner Peter O’Brien. Texas-based counsel came from Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother.

Acting as joint book-running managers were Piper Jaffray, MUFG Securities Americas, Wells Fargo Securities, TD Securities, Guggenheim Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co., BNP Paribas Securities and Truist Securities.

Sidley Austin represented the underwriters.

PSO Unveils Series J, Series K Offerings

Public Service Company of Oklahoma closed an offering of $400 million of 2.2% Series J senior notes and $400 million of 3.15% Series K senior notes.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented the issuer, which is a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co.

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Keybanc Capital Markets, PNC Capital Markets,

Wells Fargo Securities and SMBC Nikko Securities America acted as underwriters.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised the underwriting team, led by New York partner Steven Friend. Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother counseled on tax matters from Texas.

Western Midstream Operating Commences Tender Offer

Western Midstream Operating, a wholly owned unit of Houston’s Western Midstream Partners, plans to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding notes as part of a tender offer.

The eligible notes include 3.95% senior notes due 2025; 3.1% senior notes due 2025; 4% senior notes due 2022; floating-rate senior notes due 2023; 4.65% senior notes due 2026; 4.65% senior notes due 2028; and 4.75% senior notes due 2028.

The offer expires Sept. 9.

Acting as dealer managers were MUFG Securities Americas Inc., TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities. 

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher represented the dealer managers with a team led by Houston partner Hillary Holmes along with associates Rodrigo Surcan of New York and Brian Downs of Houston.

D.F. King & Co. Inc. served as tender agent and information agent.

Tallgrass Prices Senior Notes, Announces Tender Offer

Tallgrass Energy Partners unveiled a senior notes offering in addition to a cash tender offering. 

The Kansas-based energy and infrastructure company, which priced the offering of $500 million of 6% senior unsecured notes due 2031, plans to use proceeds to fund the cash tender offer.

The proceeds would be combined with borrowings under its existing senior secured revolving credit facility. The company seeks to purchase all its outstanding 5.5% senior notes due 2024 and redeem any that remain outstanding following the tender offer. 

Baker Botts represented TEP in both the notes offering and the tender offer.

Partners Mollie Duckworth of Austin and Justin Hoffman of Houston led the Baker Botts corporate team with assistance from Austin senior associate Grace Matthews and Austin associates Dillon Sebasco, Jenna Kabrich and Brian Golde.

Additional Texas-based advice came from Houston partner Michael Bresson and Houston special counsel Chuck Campbell. 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc. served as exclusive dealer manager for the tender offer.

AEP Transmission Offers Follow-on Opportunity

AEP Transmission Co., a unit of American Electric Power, unveiled a follow-on offering of $450 million of 2.75% senior notes due 2051.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised AEP in the transaction with a team led by New York partner Steven C. Friend. Texas-based counsel came from Houston associate Tim Strother.

Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and BNY Mellon Capital Markets served as underwriters.

Sunnova Announces Green Bond Offering

Sunnova Energy Corp., in conjunction with its parent Sunnova Energy International, entered into a sale agreement with BofA Securities, along with other purchasers, in connection with $400 million of 5.875% senior notes due 2026.

The Houston-based residential solar company plans to use proceeds to finance or refinance existing or new eligible green projects as part of the green bond offering.

Walter A. Baker, who joined the company from Atwood Oceanics in 2018 and attended the University of Texas Law School, acts as Sunnova’s executive vice president, general counsel and secretary.

Baker Botts advised Sunnova with a Houston-based corporate team led by partners Justin Hoffman, Travis Wofford and Joshua Davidson and associates Garrett Hughey, Parker Hinman, Malakeh Hijazi and Regan Vicknair.

Additional Texas-based advice came from Houston partners Michael Bresson and Danny David and Dallas associate Josh Espinosa.

Vinson & Elkins advised the initial purchasers, which, outside of BofA as green structuring agent, included JPMorgan Securities, Credit Suisse Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co., Capital One Securities, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Piper Sandler & Co., Popular Securities and Raymond James & Associates.

Partners David Oelman and David Stone led the Houston-based corporate team that also included counsel Dan Spelkin and Crosby Scofield; senior associate Brett Peace; and associates Houston Morgan, Nina Bhatia, Kathy Phan and Chandler Spinks. 

Additional Texas-based counsel came from Dallas partner Wendy Salinas; Houston partner Matt Dobbins; Houston and Washington, D.C. counsel Damien Lyster; Dallas associate Jeff Slusher; and Houston associates Kevin Moscon and Ryan Hoeffner.

NexPoint Capital Completes Private Placement

On August 11, NexPoint Bank Capital Inc. announced it completed a $150 million private placement of 4% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031. 

Proceeds are expected to be used to refinance existing debt, in addition to general corporate purposes.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised NexPoint Capital on the transaction with a team led by partner Peter Weinstock and counsel Carleton Goss, both of Dallas.

Other Texas-based counsel came from Houston partner Henry Havre and Dallas partner Beth Whitaker.

Serving as placement agent was Piper Sandler & Co. Norton Rose Fulbright acted as legal counsel to Piper Sandler.

SilverBow Unveils ATM Offering

Houston-based SilverBow Resources entered into an agreement with Johnson Rice & Co. and Truist Securities for an at-the-market offering of $40 million. 

Proceeds from the offering – after the deduction of fees for the sales agents – are earmarked for such uses as repayment or refinancing of outstanding debt and financing acquisitions or investments.

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher advised SilverBow on the offering led by Houston partner Hillary Holmes. The team also included Houston associates Justine Robinson and Benjamin Lefler.

Christopher M. Abundis is the company’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and general counsel.

Baker Hostetler represented the sales agents led by Houston partner Mark Jones.

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