The Deal

Read David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on Ovintiv's $3.3 billion purchase of assets from Paramount Resources and $2 billion sale of Uinta Basin assets to FourPoint Energy, LLC, Quantum Capital Group and Kayne Anderson. Kirkland & Ellis' David Castro Jr. represents Ovintiv on the sale, Gibson Dunn's Cynthia Mabry is financing counsel and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP's Jeff Bakker reps Ovintiv on the Paramount acquisition. #PrivateEquity https://lnkd.in/ei7-A_KP

See David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on NXMH's $1.45 billion sale of Whitebridge Pet Brands' North American premium cat food and pet treats business to General Mills. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Adam Turteltaub represents NXMH, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP's Laura Turano is counsel to General Mills. https://lnkd.in/eBHmKTQq

Check out David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on Spectrum's $14 billion stock deal for Liberty Broadband Corporation. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz's Steven Cohen is counsel to Charter, and O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Brophy Christensen represents Liberty. https://lnkd.in/e-C6_zkK

Find all the advisers on Coterra Energy's agreements to buy $3.95 billion in energy assets from Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC and Avant Natural Resources in David Marcus' Deal Diary. Gibson Dunn's Rahul Vashi represents Coterra, and Kirkland & Ellis' Chris Heasley and John Kaercher are counsel to the sellers. https://lnkd.in/e57RFe9N

Splitero co-founder and CEO Michael Gifford recently discussed with Chris Nolter the value of home equity investments in the current housing market. #PrivateEquity https://lnkd.in/eK_TiAQk

Read David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on Wonder's $650 million acquisition of Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com. Fenwick & West's Patrick Grilli is counsel to Wonder, and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP's G.J. Ligelis Jr. represents Just Eat Takeaway. https://lnkd.in/dN4yfzES

See David Marcus' Deal Diary for all the advisers on Cardinal Health's acquisition of GI Alliance from Apollo Global Management, Inc. and Advanced Diabetes Supply from Court Square Capital Partners. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates' Richard Witzel represents Cardinal, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP's Louis Glaser is counsel to GI Alliance, and Winston & Strawn LLP's Craig Godshall represents Court Square. #PrivateEquity https://lnkd.in/epckCY_b

Big tech and cross-border deals may face trouble under a Trump administration, while trade wars could complicate U.S. #activist campaigns abroad, Ronald Orol says. #activism https://lnkd.in/eCqbV8Af

Trump's return to the White House may change whether retirement plan fiduciaries can consider climate and social factors as material risks, and it could create a more restrictive environment for ESG-themed shareholder proposals, Jean Haggerty reports. #ESG #activism https://lnkd.in/ejQG3ahv

Trump's immigration and tariff policies may further hurt some already-stressed sectors such as restaurants, agriculture, flooring, auto parts and discount retail, Conner Searfoss writes. #restructuring https://lnkd.in/e_hSrbVx