The Texas Lawbook ranked Haynes Boone among the leading law firms in Texas for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and capital markets transactions in its 2026 1H Corporate Deal Tracker, which analyzes transactional activity involving Texas lawyers and law firms. The rankings highlight the firm's continued strength advising clients on sophisticated corporate transactions across Texas.
Haynes Boone ranked No. 3 in Texas-led M&A deal count, advising on 46 transactions totaling $8.5 billion in value during the first half of 2026. The firm also ranked No. 4 in Texas-related M&A deal count, advising on 58 transactions totaling more than $10.1 billion in transaction value.
In addition, four Haynes Boone M&A partners ranked among Texas' leading dealmakers on The Texas Lawbook's lawyer leaderboards for both Texas-led and Texas-related transactions: Simin Sun, Larry Shosid, Zach Burnett and Brent Beckert. Sun advised on 10 Texas-led transactions during the first half of the year, while Shosid and Burnett each advised on seven deals and Beckert advised on five.
Haynes Boone also earned recognition in the publication's capital markets rankings, earning top-10 status in both Texas-led and Texas-related deal counts. During the first half of 2026, the firm advised on more than 10 transactions totaling over $3.7 billion.
"These rankings reflect practical deal-completing work by our M&A team, as well as the trust our clients place in us to handle their most important transactions," said Tom Harris, chair of Haynes Boone's M&A Practice Group. "We are pleased to be recognized among Texas' leading transactional firms and grateful for the opportunity to help clients achieve their strategic business objectives."
"Texas remains one of the country's most active and important capital markets centers," said Matt Fry, co-chair of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group. "We are honored to be recognized among the leading firms in the state and proud of the results our team achieved for clients during the first half of 2026."
Notable M&A representations by Haynes Boone during the first half of 2026 included:
- RRC Companies strategic investment from New Mountain Capital
- ASP Isotopes private placement and reverse merger transaction to list Noble Africa on Nasdaq
- Valesco Industries majority investment in NEC Inc.
- Uranium Royalty transformational platform combination
- Oramed Pharmaceuticals in connection with Lifeward's acquisition of Oratech
- Knightscope acquisition to expanded integrated autonomous security platform
- UTXO Management acquisition of bitcoin platform by Nakamoto Inc.
Notable capital markets representations by Haynes Boone during the first half of 2026 included:
Haynes Boone’s M&A Practice Group has extensive experience handling middle-market transactions, having advised on more than 500 deals over the past five years with an aggregate value exceeding $50 billion.
The firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group advises on high-value public offerings, including IPOs, PIPEs, reverse mergers and dual listings. Clients rely on the firm’s cross-border experience and integrated counsel across major U.S., U.K. and global exchanges for securities transactions, compliance and REIT structuring.
