Mergers & Acquisitions

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Latest News in Mergers & Acquisitions

  • March 17, 2026

    Lawmakers Want More Oversight For Antitrust Settlements

    Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation Tuesday that would give courts more power to review settlements reached in government antitrust cases, after the U.S. Department of Justice recently cut a pair of controversial deals, including with Live Nation last week.

  • March 17, 2026

    Skechers Controllers Accused Of Unfair $9.4B 3G Buyout

    A Detroit pension fund is challenging the $9.4 billion take-private sale of Skechers U.S.A. Inc. to 3G Capital in Delaware Chancery Court, alleging the footwear company's controlling stockholders engineered an unfair deal that favored themselves at the expense of minority investors.

  • March 17, 2026

    Barnes & Thornburg Brings On M&A Pros In Georgia, Illinois

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Tuesday that it has boosted its mergers and acquisitions capabilities with new partners in Atlanta and Chicago.

  • March 17, 2026

    Alcon Drops $430M Lensar Deal Under Pressure From FTC

    Swiss eye care company Alcon Inc. has abandoned its planned purchase of a Florida-based maker of laser treatments for cataracts, Lensar Inc., after the Federal Trade Commission threatened to block the $430 million deal.

  • March 17, 2026

    Drug Developer GNQ To Go Public Via $500M SPAC Deal

    Techbio company GNQ Insilico has announced plans to go public by merging with special-purpose acquisition company IB Acquisition Corp. in a deal that values it at $500 million and was built by four law firms.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

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  • 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
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  • 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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