Mergers & Acquisitions

  • September 19, 2024

    Furth Wilensky, Raz Dlugin Guide $1.95B Mobile Gaming Deal

    Playtika Holding Corp. has agreed to acquire SuperPlay, a fellow mobile gaming company founded by former Playtika employees, for up to $1.95 billion, in a deal guided by Furth Wilensky Mizrachi Knaani – Law Offices and Raz Dlugin & Co., respectively. 

  • September 19, 2024

    Touchstone Criticizes UK Rules After Failed Trinity Bid

    Touchstone Exploration Inc. criticized the U.K. takeover rules on Thursday and said that it will not enforce its takeover of Trinity after the London-listed rival disclosed Wednesday that it will legally walk away from the Canadian petroleum company's offer.

  • September 19, 2024

    Close Brothers To Sell Wealth Manager To Oaktree For £200M

    Close Brothers said Thursday that it has agreed to offload its wealth management business to Oaktree Capital Management for up to £200 million ($265 million) in a bid to boost its capital position and "navigate the current uncertain environment."

  • September 18, 2024

    PureCycle Investors Seek Final OK Of $12M Settlement

    Investors in plastic recycling company PureCycle have asked a Florida federal judge to grant final approval to a $12 million deal to end a proposed class action alleging the company misled shareholders about its technology, financial projections and access to raw materials, roughly two years after the court temporarily tossed it for being imprecise.

  • September 18, 2024

    First Horizon To Pay SEC $325K Over Reg BI Violations

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that First Horizon Advisors Inc. will pay a $325,000 penalty to settle claims the broker-dealer violated Regulation Best Interest in the wake of its parent company's 2020 merger with IberiaBank Corp.

  • September 18, 2024

    $24.5M Fee Sought In Del. For $125M Discovery Suit Deal

    Class attorneys who secured a proposed $125 million settlement in a Delaware Court of Chancery suit filed by former Discovery Inc. stockholders challenging the company's $43 billion merger with AT&T in April 2022 proposed a $24.5 million fee for their efforts Wednesday.

  • September 18, 2024

    Gov't Lifeline Gives Nippon A Fighting Chance On US Steel

    The Biden administration has indicated it's poised to block Nippon Steel from proceeding with a controversial $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, but the government is reportedly giving the Japanese steelmaker an additional 90 days to prove its case, a development that should give Nippon hope it can get the deal done, attorneys say.

  • September 18, 2024

    Vista Rejects MNC's Latest Offer, Recommends Czech Co. Bid

    Vista Outdoor Inc. on Wednesday again rejected Dallas-based private equity firm MNC Capital Partners LP's bid to take over the company and instead recommended that its shareholders approve its already-inked deal with Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group AS.

  • September 18, 2024

    SEC Settles Latest Covington Info Theft Case For $33K

    A New Jersey man will pay a $33,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for insider trading on confidential merger tips that his cousin stole from a Covington & Burling LLP lawyer, according to a settlement filed in New York federal court on Wednesday.

  • September 18, 2024

    Disney Star Seeks $940M From Zee In Cricket Broadcast Spat

    The Walt Disney Co.-owned Star India is seeking $940 million in damages stemming from a broadcasting dispute with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., and wants to have the agreement validly terminated, according to a Wednesday letter filed to India's stock exchange.

  • September 18, 2024

    EU Drops Microsoft-Inflection Probe After Illumina Ruling

    European enforcers said Wednesday they will not review Microsoft's acquisition of key personnel from Inflection AI after member states withdrew their referrals in the wake of a recent high court ruling in the Illumina-Grail merger challenge.

  • September 18, 2024

    Rogers Pays $3.45B For Control Of Toronto Pro Sports Teams

    Rogers Communications Inc. will purchase Bell Media's 37.5% ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for CA$4.7 billion (US$3.45 billion), owner of pro sports teams including the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, making it majority owner of the company, Rogers announced Wednesday.

  • September 18, 2024

    No Excess Coverage For Atos' Trade Secrets Suit, Judge Says

    A Liberty Mutual unit doesn't owe coverage to a subsidiary of French information technology giant Atos for an underlying trade secrets suit, a New York federal court ruled, saying the company failed to provide timely notice of the claim as required by its $10 million errors and omissions policy.

  • September 18, 2024

    Parent Of UK's TGI Fridays Falls Into Administration

    The British restaurant group that operates TGI Fridays' UK stores has collapsed into administration on Wednesday, along with its plans to sell its 87 restaurants in the UK, the company said after it nixed a deal to acquire U.S. stores earlier this month.

  • September 18, 2024

    WillScot, McGrath RentCorp Nix $3.8B Deal Over FTC Scrutiny

    Temporary space solutions provider WillScot Holdings Corp. and business-to-business rental company McGrath RentCorp on Wednesday unveiled that they have agreed to nix their $3.8 billion merger because there was "no commercially reasonable path" to clear the regulatory hurdles the deal has bumped into since it was announced.

  • September 18, 2024

    Norton Rose Adds Family Office Ace From Sidley In Dallas

    Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Dallas shop with the addition of a former Sidley Austin LLP attorney to its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities practice who boasts substantial expertise in the family office industry.

  • September 18, 2024

    HR Software Provider Workday Buys Contract Platform Evisort

    Human resources and finance software provider Workday Inc. is acquiring contract management platform Evisort, the company's second acquisition this year.

  • September 18, 2024

    Organon To Buy Psoriasis Treatment Biz For Up To $1.2B

    Women's healthcare-focused company Organon, advised by Covington & Burling LLP, on Wednesday announced it will purchase Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP-led Dermavant, a subsidiary of Roivant that develops and commercializes therapies in immuno-dermatology.

  • September 18, 2024

    Trinity To Drop Touchstone Bid After Rival Offer Approved

    Trinity said Wednesday that it intends to walk away from an inferior offer by Canadian rival Touchstone, after the oil and gas exploration company received a nod from Trinidad and Tobago authorities for its £26.4 million ($35 million) sale to Lease Operators.

  • September 18, 2024

    Campari Buys Stake In Whisky Brands Owner For £69.6M

    Italian drinks maker Campari Group said it has bought a 14.6% stake in Capevin Holdings Proprietary Ltd., the South African owner of a whisky producer, for £69.6 million ($92 million) in cash.

  • September 18, 2024

    British Packaging Co. To Buy US Conveyor Biz For $17M

    British packaging business Mpac Group PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire U.S.-based Boston Conveyor & Automation Inc. for $17 million in a cash-and-stock deal from its sole owner, Jim Laverdiere, expanding Mpac's footprint in North America.

  • September 18, 2024

    Travers Smith, Simpson Thacher-Led PEs In £1.4B Builder Buy

    U.S. investors Sixth Street and Patron Capital said Wednesday that they have agreed to buy U.K. house builder Cala from Legal & General Group PLC for £1.35 billion ($1.78 billion), as the nation's construction sector rebounds from a bruising downturn.

  • September 17, 2024

    Chancery Sides With Truth Social Backer In SPAC Deal Payout

    A Delaware Chancery judge sided Tuesday with the investment sponsor of the entity that took former President Donald Trump's Truth Social media company public, on claims it was shortchanged in the deal, ordering a larger share of the stock be handed over from the transaction.

  • September 17, 2024

    FDIC, OCC Cement New Bank-Merger Policy Guidelines

    Federal banking regulators on Tuesday approved plans to tighten their oversight of bank mergers, scoping out heightened scrutiny for deals that result in banks with $100 billion in assets among other things.

  • September 17, 2024

    Wheel Pros Floats $30M Ch. 11 Sale Of Its 4WP Unit

    Bankrupt automotive wheel company Wheel Pros LLC asked a Delaware bankruptcy court to bless a private $30 million sale of its recently acquired 4WP retail unit to a subsidiary of Australia's ARB Corp., a move that would bypass the usual Chapter 11 auction.

Expert Analysis

  • Del. Dispatch: Drafting Lessons For Earnout Provisions

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Medal v. Beckett Collectibles provides guidance for avoiding ambiguity in provisions relating to the acceleration of earnout payments under specified circumstances, and provisions mandating good faith negotiations before bringing earnout litigation, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Tax Traps In Acquisitions Of Financially Distressed Targets

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    Parties to the acquisition of an insolvent or bankrupt company face myriad tax considerations, including limitations on using the distressed company's tax benefits, cancellation of indebtedness income, tax lien issues and potential tax reorganizations.

  • New Lessons On Managing Earnout Provision Risks

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    Earnout provisions can be a useful tool for bridging valuation gaps in M&A, particularly in developmental-stage pharmaceutical transactions, but the Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Shareholder Representative Services v. Alexion sheds new light on the inherent risks and best practices for managing them, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • SBA Proposal Materially Alters Contractor Recertification

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    The Small Business Administration's new proposed rule on recertification affects eligibility for set-aside contracts, significantly alters the landscape for mergers and acquisitions in the government contracts industry, and could have other unintended downstream consequences, says Sam Finnerty at PilieroMazza.

  • Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls

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    Despite the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's continued release of guidance for complying with the Corporate Transparency Act, its interpretation remains in flux, making it important for companies to understand potentially problematic areas of ambiguity in the practical application of the law, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling

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    The recent European Court of Justice judgment in Illumina-Grail is a welcome check on the commission's power to review low-threshold transactions, but with uncertainty persisting under existing laws and discretion left to national regulators, many pitfalls in European Union merger control remain, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • Increased IPOs In '24 Shows Importance Of Strategic Planning

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    Initial public offerings, debt issuances and M&A activity so far in 2024 have shown substantial increases over comparable periods in 2023, highlighting why counsel should educate clients on market trends and financing alternatives to proactively prepare them to be ready to take advantage of opportunities, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Increased Scrutiny Raises Int'l Real Estate Transaction Risks

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    Recently proposed regulations expanding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' oversight, a White House divestment order and state-level legislative efforts signal increasing scrutiny of real estate transactions that may trigger national security concerns, say Luciano Racco and Aleksis Fernández Caballero at Foley Hoag.

  • FTC Focus: What Access To Patent Settlements Would Mean

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    Settling parties should adopt a series of practice tips, including specifying rationales to support specific terms, as the Federal Trade Commission seeks to expand its access to settlements before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, say Shannon McGowan and David Munkittrick at Proskauer.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • 9 Liability Management Tips As Debt Maturity Cliff Looms

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    As the debt maturity cliff swiftly approaches in this challenging environment, attorneys at Winston & Strawn highlight the top considerations for boards of directors and finance professionals to think about when structuring and executing liability management transactions, including reviewing capital structure, evaluating debt covenants, and more.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

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