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CDT Roundup: 28 Deals, 8 Firms, 228 Lawyers, $16.8B

June 22, 2021 Anna Butler

In Texas, many private equity firms that have long built their portfolios by way of the buyout are shifting their focus further upstream.

By no means is this a shift toward seed investing or pre-revenue concepts. But for proven models with momentum and a clear vision for growth, the folks that hold the purse strings are willing to take on the risk.

The shift to early-stage investing is simple: No one wants to pay 20 times EBITDA. A handful also cite a combination of inflated valuations alongside the unknowns tied to tax changes and capital gains in addition to hesitation around an unsettled market that might see further upheaval.

Some firms that once looked to real estate as sturdy spot to park cash are feeling skittish around certain asset classes as well, as certain favorable tax structures could also shift with a new federal administration.

Most dealmakers, especially those in the core middle market to upper middle market, began the shift to early-stage concepts ahead of the pandemic and the resulting deal flood, according to sources. The reason for the move? It’s simply a question of finding the vehicle with the most advantageous and attractive promote.

Last week was massive on the securities front with nearly $15 billion in senior notes, initial public offerings and more across 19 transactions. The M&A and funding space saw 9 deals totaling more than $1.8 billion for those that disclosed value. Eight firms and 228 Texas-based lawyers participated in the deals.

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

Week over week, deal count is up from 26, though reported transaction value is down by about $10 billion. You can read last week’s roundup that featured 204 Texas-based lawyers from 15 firms by clicking here. During the same week last year, 115 lawyers from nine firms took part in 12 transactions valued at a reported $4.44 billion.

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

M&A/FUNDING

Assets Changing Hands Between Tenet, Steward 

Dallas-based healthcare giants Tenet Healthcare and Steward Health Care entered into a definitive agreement for Steward to purchase five of Tenet’s five hospitals and related hospital operations in the Miami-Dade and Southern Broward counties.

For a purchase price of about $1.1 billion, Steward will acquire the hospitals and associated practices, although Tenet will continue to provide revenue cycle management services through its Conifer Health Solutions arm once the transaction closes.

Alston & Bird and Gibson Dunn advised Tenet Health on legal matters. 

Steven Schaefer, Tenet’s vice president and assistant general counsel, led the in-house efforts.

Sidley Austin represented Steward with a team that included Dallas partners Angela Fontana, Tara Lancaster, Eric Winwood and Margaret Allen; Houston partner Heather Palmer; Dallas associates Robert Uhl, Ellen Heighten and Marian Fielding; Houston associates Matt Walker and Dane Rupley; and Dallas counsel Lauren Grau.

Herb Holtz is executive vice president and general counsel at Steward.

For Steward, which moved its headquarters from Boston to Dallas a few years ago, this is its first acquisition since finalizing full physician control and leadership of the organization last summer.

Solid Power to Go Public in De-SPAC Merger

Special purpose acquisition company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. III selected a target: Solid Power, an all-solid-state battery producer backed by BMW and Ford.

With the transaction, Solid Power will have $600 million in cash on-hand, including $165 million through a fully committed private investment in public equity funding from a round that included investors such as Strategic Platforms and Riverstone Energy.

Vinson & Elkins represented DCRC with a team led by New York partner Dan Komarek, New York senior associate Stancell Haigwood and Houston partner Ramey Layne, along with Houston associate Will White, Houston and New York partner Devika Kornbacher and Austin senior associate Ben Cukerbaum. 

Citigroup Global Markets and J.P. Morgan Securities advised DCRC, which is the third blank check company sponsored by an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings.

Managing director Sandip Sen of New York, director Arash Nazhad of Houston and managing director Serge Tismen of New York led the transaction for Citigroup.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. acted as financial advisor to Solid Power while Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised on legal matters.  

J.P. Morgan Securities, Citigroup Global Markets and Stifel also acted as PIPE placement agents to DCRC. Mayer Brown counseled the placement agents on legal matters.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton acted as the legal advisor to the M&A advisors.

Northern Oil Plans Bolt-on Buys

Northern Oil and Gas Inc. announced three definitive agreements to acquire non-operated interests in a series of bolt-on acquisitions in Reeves County, Texas, and Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico.

The acquisitions total about $102.2 million and about 2,900 net acres.

Financing for the acquisition will come from a common offering, covered below, and potentially cash on-hand or borrowings under the company’s senior secured credit facility.

Kirkland advised Northern in the transaction with a team that included Houston corporate partners David Castro and Rahul Vashi and Houston associates Fraser Wayne and Sean Valentine and Dallas associate Skyler Sikes, in addition to Houston tax partners Mark Dundon and Joe Tobias.

Erik J. Romslo is chief legal officer and secretary of the Minnesota-based company.

Double Bottomline, Evan Stone Buy Community Savings

Double Bottomline Corp. and Evan M. Stone reached a definitive agreement to acquire Community Savings Bancorp, the savings and loan holding company for Community Savings, for $9.5 million.

As part of the transaction, Community Savings, which operates a single full-service location in Ohio, has applied to become a community development financial institution.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised Double Bottomline and Stone with a team led by Washington, D.C., partner Heather Archer Eastep and Dallas partner Peter Weinstock along with additional Texas-based assistance from Dallas’ Jeff Blair (retired); Houston partner Emily Cabrera; Austin partner Anthony Eppert; Dallas partners Brian R. Marek and Alexander G. McGeoch; Dallas counsel Carleton Goss; and Dallas associate Caitlin Scipioni.

Luse Gorman served as legal advisor to Community Savings while Boenning & Scattergood provided financial advice.

Stone has deep ties to North Texas as the former chief executive (twice) of Pacific Union Financial and as fund manager of EMS Fund. 

Sixth Street Partners, Dell Invest in the San Antonio Spurs

Sixth Street Partners and Austin billionaire and Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell have joined the San Antonio Spurs investor group in a transaction that’s already been approved by the NBA Board of Governors.

The Holt family, which first joined the investor group in 1996, remains the largest shareholder in the basketball organization. Peter J. Holt became managing partner with the news of the additional investors after serving as chairman since 2019.

Thirteen investors were involved in the transaction, financial terms for which were not disclosed.

Vinson & Elkins advised Sixth Street Partners in the transaction with team led by New York partner John Kupiec and Austin senior associate Michael Gibson with assistance from Austin and Houston partner Kaam Sahely and associates Jordan Fossee, Sean Hill and Ryan Logan and Austin associates Alan Albrecht and Sam Boyer. 

Dallas partner David Peck and Houston senior associate Christine Mainguy advised on tax matters; Houston partner Sean Becker on labor and employment; Houston and Dallas partner David D’Alessandro and Houston senior associate Kristy Fields on executive compensation and benefits; Houston partner Matt Dobbins on environmental matters; Dallas partners Michael Holmes and Matt Stammel and senior associate Jeffrey Crough on litigation matters; and partner Chris Dewar on finance.

Wasserman and the Raine Group served as financial advisors to Sixth Street. Guggenheim Securities assisted the selling investor consortium on financial matters. Allen & Co. advised the Holt family.

Norton Rose Fulbright advised the consortium on legal matters with a team led by Austin and San Antonio partner Daryl Lansdale with assistance from New York partner Charlie Hord and San Antonio senior counsel Bryan Wittman.

KKR to Back Product of Planned Merger

KKR-backed Burning Glass plans to merge with Emsi as the pair look to create a more robust labor analytics firm. 

As part of the transaction, KKR will make a follow-on investment in the combined entity, which will be called Emsi Burning Glass.

Financial terms of the merger and the planned investment by KKR were not disclosed.

Macquarie Capital acted as financial advisor to Burning Glass. 

Kirkland & Ellis represented KKR, Burning Glass’ largest investor, with a Houston-based corporate team led by partners John Pitts and Kyle Watson and associates Fernanda Langa and Ryan McNamara along with Dallas real estate partner Andy Van Noord and Dallas tax partner Lane Morgan.

Piper Sandler represented Emsi in financial matters and Taft counseled on legal matters.

Emsi’s current owner, non-profit social impact organization Strada Education Network, will exit the investment upon close of the merger.

PE-backed Precisely Makes Acquisition

Precisely, a data integrity software backed by growth private equity firm TA and investment firm Clearlake Capital Group, announced plans to acquire Winshuttle.

Winshuttle is a provider of master data management and process automation software that should aid Precisely in expanding its offerings to existing clients and attracting new ones.

Transaction terms were not disclosed.

Sidley Austin represented Precisely with a private equity team led by Century City partner Mehdi Khodadad and Dallas partner Scott Parel with Century City associate Mark Castiglia. 

Dallas associates Rebekah J. Maloney, Amanda M. Patterson, Stacy Gulledge, Jeremy B. Pettit and J.D. Swancoat and counsel Dusan Clark provided additional Texas-based assistance.

Spurrier Capital Partners served as financial advisor to Winshuttle. Symphony Technology Group currently owns Winshuttle.

Houston Industrial Platform Makes Acquisition

Taurus Industrial Group, an industrial platform from Houston’s SCF Partners, acquired Amber LP.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 

Raymond Shrum, whose family held the company, will continue to serve as president of Amber.

The purchase will aid Taurus’ expansion into electrical and instrumentation services, broadening its reach within its existing engineering, electrical testing and construction verticals.

Vinson & Elkins advised Taurus on legal matters with a Houston-based corporate team led by senior associate Mike Marek with assistance from associate Matt Fiorillo. 

Houston partner Lina Dimachkieh, Dallas senior associate Megan James and Dallas associate Jeff Slusher advised on tax matters; Houston counsel Kristy Fields counseled on executive compensation and benefits; and Houston counsel Christie Alcalá advised on labor and employment.

Austin’s Flash Buys Parkonect

Parking garage innovator Flash acquired Parkonect, the company announced last week. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The two companies are focused especially on serving the real estate industry through their cloud-based offerings, helping properties better understand available parking assets.

Vinson & Elkins advised Flash in the transaction with a corporate team led by Austin partner Paul Tobias and Austin senior associate Michael Gibson along with Houston associate Danny Wicoff and Austin associate Miles Fortenberry.

Dallas senior associates Danny Strassman and Collin Groebe and associate Alex Moosariparambil advised on finance matters; Houston counsel Christie Alcalá on labor and employment; partner Shane Tucker, senior associate Heather Johnson and associate Matt Green, all of Dallas, on executive compensation and benefits; and Austin senior associate Ben Cukerbaum and Austin associate Alexa Chally on technology transactions and IP considerations.

CAPITAL MARKETS

Duke Energy Issues Billions in Notes

Duke Energy Corp., the Charlotte, North Carolina-based electric power and natural gas public company, issued and sold $500 million of floating-rate senior notes due 2023, $1 billion of 2.55% notes due 2031, $750 million of 3.3% senior notes due 2041 and $750 million of 3.5% senior notes due 2051.

Hunton Andrews Kurth represented the issue with a team led by New York partners S. Christina Kwon and Peter K. O’Brien and associate Brendan P. Harney, along with Texas-based assistance from Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother.

David S. Maltz serves as Duke Energy’s vice president, legal, chief governance officer and assistant corporate secretary.

Sidley Austin counseled the underwriters, which included Bank of America Securities, PNC Capital Markets, Barclays Capital, RBC Capital Markets, WR Securities and Wells Fargo Securities.

The floating-rate notes were issued pursuant to a June 2008 indenture, which has been previously amended and supplemented, with Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. serving as trustee.

DTE Spinoff Closes Private Offering

The planned spin-off of DTE Energy Co.’s non-utility natural gas pipeline, storage and gathering business – DT Midstream Inc. – closed its debut offering. 

The private offering included $1.1 billion of 4.125% senior notes due 2029 and $1 billion of $4.375% senior notes due 2031.

DT Midstream earmarked the proceeds to repay short-term borrowings due to DTE. 

Bracewell advised DT Midstream in the transaction with a team that included Houston partners William S. Anderson, Heather L. Brown and Troy L. Harder; Houston and Austin partner Timothy A. Wilkins; and Houston associates Jay N. Larry, Alexandra C. Crai, Kate Barrington McGregor, Daniel W. Areshenko, Emily A. Banse and Sarah Orengo Lytal; and Austin associate Anna K. Miller. 

Wendy Ellis serves as general counsel and corporate secretary at DT Midstream.

Barclays Capital represented the initial purchasers.

In addition to the offering, DT Midstream borrowed $750 million as part of a revolving credit facility, in addition to a $1 billion term B loan.

The Bracewell team included Houston partners Heather L. Brown, Will Anderson and Scott C. Sanders, Houston and Austin partner Timothy A. Wilkins, Houston associates Emily A. Banse and Sarah Orengo Lytal, and Austin associate Anna K. Miller.

ConEd Issues Green Bonds, Debentures

Electric provider Consolidated Edison of New York Co. issued an offering that included $750 million of green bond debentures due 2061 and another $750 million in debentures due 2031. 

Proceeds from the green bond offering will be used to pay or reimburse existing and qualifying eligible green expenditures.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised the underwriters, including CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital, Keybanc Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, Barclays Capital, MUFG Securities Americas, BofA Securities and Wells Fargo Securities.

New York partners Michael F. Fitzpatrick and S. Christina Kwon and associates Brendan P. Harney and Matthew A. Hayes led the HuntonAK team with assistance from Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother.

NextEra Capital Offers Green Bonds

NextEra Energy subsidiary NextEra Energy Capital Holdings sold $1.5 billion in debentures due June 15, 2028.

NEE Capital plans to use the proceeds to fund or reimburse capital expenditures of new or re-powered wind power energy generation projects, solar power energy generation projects and/or battery storage projects for renewable energy.

Squire Patton Boggs counseled NEE Capital and NextEra on legal matters tied to Florida while Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, led by New York partner Thomas P. Giblin, Jr., provided the companies with advice pertaining to New York. 

HuntonAK advised the underwriting team led by New York partner Steven C. Friend with assistance from Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother.

The underwriters included Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co. Credit Suisse USA, Credit Agricole Securities USA, J.P. Morgan Securities, Barclays Capital, Scotia Capital USA, Wells Fargo Securities, RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley & Co., BofA Securities, US Bancorp Piper Jaffray and BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Comstock Resources Announces Senior Notes

Frisco-based shale driller Comstock Resources announced a $965 million private placement offering of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2030, an increase from the initially proposed $500 million.

Comstock, which counts Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as its majority shareholder, plans to use the proceeds to redeem 9.75% senior notes due 2026. 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher advised the initial purchasers in the offering with a team that included Dallas partners Doug Rayburn and David Sinak along with Houston associates Justine Robinson and William Bald and Dallas associate Jonathan Sapp.

The offering is expected to close on June 28.

Energy Transfer Offers Preferred Units

Energy Transfer, the Dallas product of the merged Energy Transfer Equity and Energy Transfer Partners, issued 900,000 of 6.5% Series H fixed-rate preferred units at $1,000 per unit tied to limited partner interests.

Latham & Watkins advised Energy Transfer in the transaction with a corporate team led by Houston partners Kevin Richardson and Bill Finnegan, with associates Dan Harrist, Kate Wang and Austin Johnson.

Houston partners Tim Fenn and Bryant Lee, with associates Mike Rowe and Marianne Standley, advised on tax matters, while Houston partner Joel Mack counseled on environmental matters.

J.P. Morgan Securities, Mizuho Securities USA, PNC Capital Markets and Truist Securities acted as placement agents and Hunton Andrews Kurth advised the underwriters. 

The HuntonAK team was led by Houston partner Jordan Hirsch with assistance from Austin partner Lisa Shelton; Houston partners Harve Truskett, Robert McNamara, Mike O’Leary and Rob Taylor; and Houston and Washington, D.C., partner Shemin Proctor.

Emera Issues Senior Notes

As part of a private placement, Emera US Finance closed on an offering that included $300 million of 0.833% senior notes due 2024 and $450 million of 2.639% senior notes due 2031.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell advised Emera US Finance, which is owned indirectly by Emera Inc. through a limited partnership.

New York partner Byron Rooney and associates Jeannette Safi and Jordyn Giannone led the Davis Polk team along with assistance on tax matters from partner Po Sit and associate Eitan Ulmer, both of New York.

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised the underwriters Morgan Stanley & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, MUFG Securities Americas, J.P. Morgan Securities, Scotia Capital USA and RBC Capital Markets.

New York partners Peter K. O’Brien and S. Christina Kwon and associates Matthew A. Hayes, S. Ashley Jaber and Patrick C. Jamieson led the HuntonAK team with assistance from Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother.

Seaspan Unit Completes Exchange, Amendment

Atlas Corp., a unit of independent containership manager and owner Seaspan Corp., completed an exchange and amendment of $600 million of $250 million of 5.5% senior notes due 2025, $250 million of 5.5% senior notes due 2026 and $100 million of 5.5% senior notes due 2027.

The amendment dealt primarily with the terms of outstanding notes, which are held by certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings.

Gibson Dunn advised Atlas in the offering with a team including Dallas partner Doug Rayburn, Houston partner Hillary Holmes and Dallas associate Jonathan Sapp.

NextEra’s FPL Announces Follow-on Offerings

Florida Power and Light Co., an electric utility and principal subsidiary of NextEra Energy, announced a follow-on offering that included more than $142 million in floating-rate qualified replacement property notes. 

The offering from FPL, which is the third-largest utility in the country, constituted the reopening of a series originally issued in March and raised the aggregate principal amount of notes due 2071 to more than $326 million.

Squire Patton Boggs counseled FPL on legal matters tied to Florida while Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, led by New York partner Thomas P. Giblin, Jr., provided the companies with advice pertaining to New York. 

Hunton Andrews Kurth represented the underwriters, which included J.P. Morgan Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets.

New York partner Steven C. Friend led Hunton AK’s team with additional assistance from Houston partner Robert McNamara.

Hunton Andrews Kurth also advised the underwriters – Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley & Co., BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and PNC Capital Markets – in a follow-on senior note offering of $600 million for FPL.

The team was led by New York partners Steven C. Friend and Peter K. O’Brien and assistance from Houston partner Robert McNamara and associate Tim Strother.

FPL selected Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Balch & Bingham to advise on legal matters on the additional offering. 

CVR Partners Prices Notes

CVR Partners, Sugar Land, Texas-based nitrogen fertilizer producer and distributor, announced the pricing of a $550 million private placement of 6.125% senior secured notes due 2028 along with its wholly owned subsidiary, CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.

The parties expect the offering to close on June 23. CVR Partners plans to use the proceeds to partially redeem outstanding 9.25% senior secured notes due 2023.

Latham represented the initial purchasers in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Houston partners Michael Chambers and Trevor Lavelle with associates Erin Lee, Kate Wang, Jessica Sherman and Kirby Swartz. 

Other Texas-based members of the Latham team included Houston partner Pamela Kellet, Jim Cole and Joel Mack and Houston associate Marianne Standley.

Colgate Prices Upsized Offering to Fund Oxy Assets

Colgate Energy Partners III unveiled the pricing of a senior note offering that will be used to fund its recently announced 25,000-acre purchase in the Permian Basin from Occidental Petroleum.

The $500 million private placement consists of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2029, up from an initial $400 million.  

Latham & Watkins advised initial purchasers with a Houston-based team led by Houston partners Michael Chambers, David Miller and Trevor Lavelle with associates Madeleine Neet, Paul Robe, Jacob Weiner and Austin Sheehy. 

Houston partners Bryant Lee and Joel Mack and associate Dominick Constantino also provided counsel from Texas.

Vinson & Elkins advised Colgate with a Texas-based team led by Houston partners Doug McWilliams and David Stone, along with senior associate Jackson O’Maley and associates Will White, Katie Davis and Delery Perret, all of Houston.

Dallas partners Wendy Salinas and Jim Meyer and associate Jeff Slusher advised on tax matters; Houston partner Matt Dobbins and associate Austin Pierce on environmental matters; and senior associate Caitlin Lawrence on finance.

The offering is expected to close on June 30. 

Colgate also recently revealed the all-stock acquisition of Luxe Energy, which is backed by NGP Natural Resources XI.

Will Hickey and James Walter founded Colgate in 2015 with initial equity commitments from Pearl Energy Investments and NGP. 

RLJ Lodging Prices Offering

RLJ Lodging Trust’s operating partnership announced the pricing of an upsized senior secured notes offering.

The $500 million issue involves 3.75% notes due 2026.

Proceeds from the Bethesda-based company’s offering will be used to partially repay near-term indebtedness.

Vinson & Elkins advised the initial purchasers with a team led by partners Chris Green of Washington, D.C., and David Stone of Houston with Richmond senior associate Zach Swartz and associates Tyler Johnson of Richmond and Austin Scieszinski. 

Houston associate Maddie Brown assisted in advising on tax matters.

Sunnova Prices Solar, Storage Securitization

Sunnova Energy International, a residential solar and energy storage service provider based in Houston, announced the pricing of its latest securitization of third party-owned solar and storage assets. 

The $319 million single-tranche offering includes 2.58% notes that mature in 2058, which are backed by a portfolio of more than 20,900 solar rooftop systems.

Sunnova plans to use the proceeds to repay financing arrangements tied to its subsidiaries.  

Baker Botts represented Sunnova on legal matters with a corporate team led by Houston partners Travis Wofford and Natasha Khan and New York partner Martin Toulouse with Houston associates Catherine Ellis, Daniel Jung, Malakeh Hijazi and Princess Rogers and Dallas associate Josh Espinosa.

Also advising from Texas were Houston partners Michael Bresson, Renn Neilson and Danny David; Austin partner Jon Nelsen; Dallas senior associate Bucky Brannen; and Houston special counsel Krisa Benskin. 

Credit Suisse was the sole structuring agent and bookrunner.

SPAC Closes Upsized IPO

Rice Acquisition Corp. II, a blank check company seeking a target in the energy transition or sustainability arena, closed an upsized initial public offering, raising $345 million during its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Kirkland & Ellis advised Rice in the proposed offering with a team led by capital markets partners Matt Pacey of Houston and Lanchi Huynh of Dallas and Houston associates Erin Eberle and Mitch Athey and Austin associate Mikhaila Martin; Houston corporate partner Cy Jones; and investment funds partner Matt Nadworny of Houston and Dallas and Houston associates David Moore and Colin Edwards.

Citigroup and Barclays were joint book-running managers for the offering with AmeriVet Securities and Academy Securities acting as co-managers.

Vinson & Elkins represented the underwriters in the transaction with a team led by Houston partners Ramey Layne and Sarah Morgan and New York senior associate Stancell Haigwood, with assistance from Houston associates Carmen Guidry and Shumaila Dhuka.

This is the second special purpose acquisition company tied to Rice Investment Group, which recently announced an intended combination between Aria Energy and Archaea Energy and Rice Acquisition Corp. set to close in the third quarter.

Homebuilder Unveils Notes Offering

LGI Homes Inc., the 10th-largest homebuilder in the country with its headquarters in the Woodlands, announced the pricing of $300 million of 4% senior unsecured notes due 2029. 

The offering is expected to close June 28 and proceeds will be used to fund the redemption of its outstanding 6.875% senior notes due 2026 along with cash on-hand.

Baker Botts counseled LGI Homes on the offering and redemption with a Houston-based corporate team led by Houston partner Tim Taylor, senior associate Lakshmi Ramanathan and associates Daniel Jung and Regan Vicknair. 

Additional Texas-based assistance included Austin special counsel Clint Culpepper; Houston partners Michael Bresson, Mark Bodron and Scott Janoe; Houston special counsel Chuck Campbell; and Houston associate Laura Williams.

TPG Real Estate Vehicle Announces Offering

TPG Real Estate Finance Trust, the commercial real estate finance arm of TPG’s real estate investment platform, has priced 7 million shares of 6.25% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred stock at $25 per share.

TPG RE Finance Trust plans to use proceeds from the offering to partially redeem outstanding shares of its Series B cumulative redeemable preferred stock.

V&E represented TPG RE Finance Trust with a corporate team led by Richmond senior associate Zach Swartz with assistance from associates Joe Milano of New York, Tyler Johnson of Richmond and Austin Sciezinski. 

Additional Texas-based assistance came from partner Ramey Layne, who advised on Investment Company Act matters.

Raymond James & Associates and TPG Capital BD acted as joint book-running managers in the offering.

Northern Oil and Gas Unveils Offering

Northern Oil and Gas Inc. announced the underwritten offering of 5 million shares of common stock at a price of $17.50.

Proceeds are expected to fund its planned Permian Basin acquisitions – mentioned above – and potentially repay outstanding borrowings under its revolver.

Northern, with Erik J. Romslo serving as chief legal officer and secretary, selected Kirkland & Ellis as legal counsel led by Houston partners Matt Pacey and Bryan Flannery and associate Ieuan List.

Wells Fargo Securities is the lead book-running manager for the offering.

Latham & Watkins advised the underwriters with a Houston-based team led by partners Michael Chambers and John Greer with associates Madeleine Neet, Kate Wang and Anji Yuan. 

Houston partners Tim Fenn and Jim Cole and associate Mike Rowe counseled on tax matters while Houston partner Joel Mack advised on environmental matters.

The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares.

KLX Energy, Piper Sandler Enter Distribution Agreement

Houston oilfield services company KLX Energy Services Holdings entered into an equity distribution agreement with Piper Sandler & Co. to sell the company’s common stock.

Vinson & Elkins represented KLX on legal matters with a team led by Houston partner Sarah Morgan and Dallas partner Katherine Frank with Dallas associates Grace-Ann Duquette and Breanna Kelly and Jennifer Chacon.

HuntonAK represented Piper Sandler & Co. with a Houston-based team led by partners Mike O’Leary and Taylor Landry with associates Marshall Heins, Mike Hoffman and Alexa N. Williams. 

Additional Texas-based assistance  included Houston partners Henry Havre, Robert McNamara and Harve Truskett; Austin partner Lisa Shelton; Houston associates Casey Shaw, Tim Strother and Amanda Thienpont; and Houston law clerk Logan M. Chisholm.

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