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Latest News in Mergers & Acquisitions
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February 18, 2026
Live Nation Antitrust Claims Heading To Trial
A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused a bid from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to avoid a looming trial in a case from the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers accusing it of monopolizing the live entertainment industry.
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February 18, 2026
Eversheds Hires International Arbitration Partner In Bucharest
Eversheds Sutherland has added to its cross‑border disputes capabilities in Europe, saying it has appointed a longtime international arbitration lawyer to work in the firm's Bucharest office.
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February 18, 2026
Judge Rejects FTC's Emergency Bid To Spare Merger Rule
The Federal Trade Commission has just until Thursday to obtain Fifth Circuit intervention after a Texas federal judge refused Wednesday to extend his seven-day pause on the order scrapping the agency's premerger reporting overhaul.
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February 18, 2026
Telecom Joint Venture To Pay $2.7B For UK Fiber Company
Private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners and European telecommunications companies Telefónica and Liberty Global will use their Nexfibre joint venture to pay $2.7 billion for Substantial Group, which is the "second-largest alternative fiber provider" in the United Kingdom, the acquiring companies announced Wednesday.
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February 18, 2026
Ruling Puts Guardrails On FTC Merger Filing Rule Expansion
A Texas federal court recently vacated the Federal Trade Commission's overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification form, in a significant setback for the antitrust agencies, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers and acquisitions valued at $100MM or more
- Company spinoffs and splitups
- Transactions involving stakes of $100MM or more
- Hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts
- Poison pill implementation
- Bankruptcy selloffs
- AGENCIES
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Dodd-Frank Act
- International banking legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Merger reviews
- Second requests
- Challenges and divestitures
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- Shareholder disputes
- Corporate governance fights
- Proxy battles and hostile takeover suits
- Poison pill challenges
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of mergers and acquisitions practices
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals