The Texas Lawbook ranked Haynes Boone in the top five firms for both Texas-led and Texas-related deals in its annual Corporate Deal Tracker reviewing mergers and acquisitions in Texas during 2024. The rankings track both M&A transactions handled by Texas lawyers and transactions in the Texas market.
Haynes Boone repeated as a top-five firm in the state for the third straight year. The firm advised on 73 Texas-led deals in 2024, an increase from last year’s 71, and it had a total deal value of $7.6 billion. Haynes Boone also remained in the top five for Texas-related deals with 78 total transactions.
“We're proud to be recognized as a leading M&A firm in Texas while continuing to support clients on deals across the country and globally," said Tom Harris, co-chair of the M&A Practice Group. "Our team is built on a deep bench of experience and exceptional client service, and we’re excited about the momentum we have.”
“Being named again as a top firm in the Texas Lawbook M&A Rankings is proof of the dedication, experience and hard work of our team," M&A Practice Group co-chair Zach Burnett said. "We’re grateful clients trust us to support their most significant and sophisticated transactions, and we’re committed to delivering exceptional service to our clients throughout Texas and beyond.”
Some of the firm’s notable transactions in 2024 include representing:
- Applied Avionics in its $385 million acquisition by Loar Group
- Construction Partners, Inc. on its pending $950 million acquisition of Lone Star Paving
- Ryan in its acquisition of Property Tax Consulting Business of Popp Hutcheson, PLLC
- ONEOK on a $280 million strategic NGL pipeline acquisition
- Diversified Energy on its $410 million acquisition of natural gas assets from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
- Nabors Industries in a $472 million acquisition of Parker Wellbore
- Satcom Direct on its sale to Gogo Inc. for up to $600 million
In addition to the Texas Lawbook rankings, the Haynes Boone M&A Practice Group has received several other recent recognitions, including a top award at the M&A Advisor Awards for the firm’s representation of Avantax on a billion-dollar acquisition, awards from the Global M&A Network for the firm’s work with Valesco, Blucora and Avantax, the Best Corporate Practice Award from The American Lawyer and multiple Deal of the Year awards given by D CEO and ACG Houston.
Haynes Boone’s M&A attorneys also received numerous accolades over the past year. The Global M&A Network named Denver Office Managing Partner Dan Malone a Top 50: Americas M&A Dealmaker and acknowledged Partner Brent Beckert with the Americas Rising Star Dealmakers Award. Partner Kellie Bobo received the Emerging Leader from The M&A Advisor.
Haynes Boone’s M&A Practice Group has comprehensive deal experience, having helped clients close more than 500 transactions in the last five years, with an aggregate value exceeding $50 billion. The firm routinely represents private equity firms, closely held corporations, founders, large financial institutions and Fortune 500 public companies.
