Roger Royse Q&A: ESG, PE and IPO Prospects for Agtech in 2023 December 28, 2022 Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Roger Royse was featured in an AgFunderNews Q&A about environmental, social & governance (ESG), private equity, and initial public offering prospects for agtech in 2023. Below is an excerpt: AFN: Tell us a few really noteworthy investment trends you saw in 2022. RR: One was the dominance of ESG [environmental, social & governance] in agtech...
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ESG Decision-Making —What are the alternatives?
ESG—environmental, social, and [corporate] governance—is the focus of socially responsible investing, reflecting the notion that corporations should serve the interests of not only their shareholders, but of all their stakeholders. This paper suggests NEPA’s EIS process provides a possible go-by for corporate decision-makers to use in ensuring that their ESG policies consider the big picture--the cons as well as the pros of their ESG policies. The NEPA process begins when an agency proposes to take action...
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Haynes Boone Advises Goosehead Insurance on $375 Million Financing
Haynes Boone advised Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSHD) on its $300 million term loan B and $75 million revolving credit facility.The new financing allows Goosehead to retire its existing $93 million term loan, fund a special dividend and support general corporate purposes. The new term loan, maturing Jan. 8, 2032, carries an interest rate of SOFR plus 3.50%.The transaction supports Goosehead's recently announced special distribution of $175 million to holders of LLC Units and a special cash dividend of $5.91 per share of Class A common stock...
Haynes Boone Advises Construction Partners, Inc. on Pending Acquisition of Lone Star Paving
Haynes Boone represented Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (“CPI”) in its pending acquisition of Asphalt Inc., LLC, d/b/a Lone Star Paving, a prominent Austin, Texas-based asphalt manufacturing and paving company.The deal is valued at approximately $950 million, including $654 million in cash, 3 million shares of CPI Class A common stock, reimbursement of working capital and a future purchase commitment.CPI is a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction, repair and maintenance of surface infrastructure across six southeastern states...
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