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Mergers & Acquisitions - November, 2010

189 articles

• GrafTech Acquires Ex-Supplier On Heels Of DOJ Deal
• BearingPoint Trustee Says Execs Cost Co. Over $1B
• SEC Felt Pressure To Bring BofA Case: Report
• Barclays Fires Back At SEC In Lehman Asset Dispute
• Ex-Deloitte Partner, Wife Sued For Insider Trading
• Kirkland Represents ABB in $4.2B Baldor Deal
• Latham Advises Mellanox In $218M Voltaire Deal
• BASF Concessions Lead EU To OK €3.1B Cognis Deal
• AXA Sues ING Over $1.5B Sale Of Mexican Insurer
• Alberto Shareholders To Settle $3.7B Unilever Deal
• Sullivan Reps BP In $7B Asset Sale In Wake Of Spill
• Cardinal Health Buys Chinese Drug Importer For $470M
• Husky To Pay $841M For Exxon Oil, Gas Assets
• Wal-Mart Confirms $2.4B Massmart Offer
• American Media Wins OK For $565M Financing In Ch. 11
• Gibson Dunn Reps Coty In OPI Products Purchase
• J.Crew Shareholder Sues To Stop $3B Takeover
• Insurer Partially Beats Land O' Lakes Cleanup Suit
• Skadden Reps Veritas In $525M CPI Deal
• EBG Wins OK For $1.1B Asset Sale To Constellation
• SABMiller Snaps Up Argentine Brewer CASA Isenbeck
• Tribune Creditors Get OK For Unredacted Complaint
• Novell Shareholders Lambast $2.2B Attachmate Bid
• Propelling Offshore Wind Projects In NJ
• McKesson Wins $44M In Iranian Dairy Stake Suit
• Oracle Wins $1.3B Verdict In SAP Copyright Fight
• Barclays, Lehman Make Last Arguments In '08 Sale Row
• Judge OKs Creditors' Bid To Probe Blockbuster Ch. 11
• Revised Aloha, Yucaipa IP Sale Deal Cuts Out Mesa
• Del. High Court Hands Airgas Win In Bylaw Fight
• Cox Agrees To Support $11B Qwest-CenturyLink Merger
• Cravath, Cleary Rep J. Crew in $3B Buyout Deal
• Gibson Dunn Reps Coty In Philosphy Purchase
• Dynegy Shareholders Snub Blackstone's $4.7B Bid
• The Content Marketing Revolution
• Oracle Asks For Up To $3B In SAP Copyright Fight
• BSkyB Says News Corp. Deal Wouldn't Restrict Media
• Franken Asks DOJ To Probe Comcast NBC-Exec Picks
• SEC To Settle Suit Against Wall Street PR Firm
• American Oil Ends Investor Fight Over $445M Hess Deal
• Vinson Reps Energy XXI In $1B Exxon Buy
• Jones Day Reps Attachmate In $2.2B Novell Buy
• SEC Advances Hedge Fund Oversight Proposals
• Vedanta Secures $6B In Financing For Cairn Deal
• Nortel Blasts Genband For Slashing Offer To $143M
• Thompson Publishing Sold To Lenders For $42M
• Comforce Shareholder Sues To Bar $85M ABRY Bid
• UK Steps Up Review Of $7M Chemicals Merger
• The 21st-Century Law Firm
• Simpson Reps Walter Energy In $3B Bid For Coal Co.
• Wells Fargo To Pay Citi $100M To Settle Wachovia Fight
• CFTC Proposes Real-Time Swap Reporting Rule
• 5th Circ. Lets Wausau Off Hook For Keller Defense
• Bucyrus Investor Sues To Block $7.6B Caterpillar Deal
• King Investors Fail To Speed Suit Over $3.6B Pfizer Sale
• Top DOJ Economist Defends Merger Guidelines
• Ropes Gray Reps Genzyme In $265M Diagnostics Sale
• Judge Trims Antitrust Class Action Against Sirius XM
• Wachtell Reps Cardinal Health In $1.3B Kinray Buy
• The Robins Economic Loss Rule And Offshore Wind
• UK Allows $50M Zipcar-Streetcar Deal To Move Forward
• GM Could Raise $23B In Largest IPO Ever
• Canada To Alter Foreign Takeover Rules After BHP Row
• Aussie Regulators Oppose $210M Grocery Store Deal
• Travel Cos. Urge Congress To Fight Google-ITA Deal
• Glazer's Impact On M&A Deals
• Barnes & Noble Investors Approve Poison Pill
• Syngenta's $160M Monsanto Unit Buy Wins EU Approval
• UK's Northern Foods Ties $2.7B Knot With Greencore
• Dynegy Stalls Vote On Blackstone's New Takeover Bid
• EU OKs €1.2B Unilever-Sara Lee Deal With Divestment
• TerreStar Wins Approval For $75M DIP From EchoStar
• BofA Ends Bias Fight Over Merrill Retention Bonuses
• EU, US Report Progress After Open Skies Agreement
• Investor Sues To Block Chevron's $3.2B Atlas Deal
• Puma Energy To Snag BP African Units For $296M
• Vallar To Buy Stake In Indonesian Coal Cos. For $3B
• Are Your Counterparty's Promises Enforceable?
• Blockbuster Creditor Seeks To Probe Icahn Involvement
• Universal Health Agrees To Divest For $3.1B PSI Deal
• Grynberg Hits Total With New Kazakh Oil Profits Suit
• Gov't, Ex-Duane Reade Execs Spar Over Loss Figure
• Clayton Reps AMP In $13B AXA Asia Pacific Deal
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Isilon In $2.25B EMC Acquisition
• DOJ, FCC Approach Decisions On Comcast-NBC Deal
• Wells Fargo Deal Would End QOC's Ch. 11 Case
• BHP Kills $39B Potash Bid Amid Canadian Resistance
• Anglo American Sells 2 Divisions Worth Nearly $1B
• Bankrupt Wolverine Tube To Sell Component Biz
• Mayer Brown Reps Caterpillar In $8.6B Bucyrus Deal
• M&A Risks To Your 'Grandfathered' Health Plan
• Williams To Buy Bakken Oil Properties For $925M
• Kinder Morgan, Investor Class Near $200M Settlement
• Foxhollow Loses Bid To Toss Merger Breach Suit
• MGM Wins $500M Financing Bid, Board Seat For Icahn
• Berman Gets Lead In Online Education IPO Fraud Suit
• Ecolab To Snatch Up OR Solutions For $260M
• Prudential Issues $1B In Stock To Fund AIG Deal
• Allen & Overy Reps Misys In $379M Sophis Deal
• US Sugar Workers Win Initial Deal OK In Buyout Dispute
• Tribune Creditors Want More Leeway To Bring Suits
• Skadden, Williams & Connolly Advise Newsweek Deal
• Simon Property To Sell Ohio Mall In FTC Settlement
• A Path To Safety For Companies Dealing With Iran
• Seneca Launches Proxy Fight For Dynegy
• Air Products Says Airgas Talks Were In Bad Faith
• Beer Drinkers Seek Rehearing In InBev Merger Case
• Ex-Dewey Group Beefs Up Katten Finance Practice
• S. Africa Issues Record Fine For Lack Of Merger Notice
• EU High Court Calls Portugal's Golden Shares Illegal
• Plaintiffs Drop Bare Escentuals Securities Class Action
• CFTC Set To Lay Out Real-Time Reporting Rule
• Pfizer Fights Whistleblower Retaliation Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Your Company May Not Own That Copyright
• BASF Offers EU Antitrust Fixes For €3.1B Cognis Deal
• First Mercury, Fairfax Deal Faces Investor Class Action
• Australia Probes SGX's $8.2B Purchase Of ASX
• VW To Buy Porsche's Austrian Trading Unit For $4.5B
• DOJ Inquires Further Into $1.4B Southwest-AirTran Deal
• GGP Exits Ch. 11 After Financial Overhaul
• Icahn Vows To Block Lionsgate Board Member's Vote
• Dickstein Shapiro Adds Edwards Angell M&A Team
• Court To Rule Soon On BHP's $39B PotashCorp Bid
• Polypore To Appeal FTC Divestiture Ruling
• Imperial Capital Creditors Object To Hiring Of KPMG
• Shell Unit Sells Off $3.2B In Woodside Shares
• Wilmington Trust, M&T Deal Faces Shareholder Ire
• NY Comptroller Ends Securities Case Against Merrill
• Cleary Reps Grupo Bimbo In $959M Sara Lee Unit Buy
• AAI Urges FTC To Reconsider CVS Caremark Merger
• The MOU: Not All 1st Dates Lead To Marriage
• Skadden Advises Chevron In $3.2B Atlas Energy Buy
• Software Stolen By SAP Worth $4B, Oracle CEO Says
• No Australian Roadblock For ACS In Bid For Hochtief
• Integra Stops Fighting $11B Qwest-CenturyLink Merger
• Judge OKs 2nd-Lien Lenders' FX Reorganization Plan
• Amazon Adds Diapers.com In $500M Deal
• Macy's ERISA Action Gets The Boot
• Isilon Exec Wins Disclosure Of PwC Docs In SEC Case
• Weil Gotshal Advises Lilly In $800M Avid Deal
• 10 Appellate Tips From A Former Chief Justice
• Publisher Sues Deutsche Bank Over Postbank Deal
• ATG Shareholder Sues To Block $1B Oracle Bid
• Japan Probes Insider Deals At Wal-Mart Unit Seiyu
• Simpson Advises Lion Capital In Bumble Bee Deal
• High Marks For US' Foreign Anti-Bribery Efforts
• Investors Sue RAE Over Battery Ventures Deal
• UK Eyes News Corp.'s $12.6B BSkyB Bid
• Sphere Backs $500M Xstrata Bid Over Chinese Offer
• AmEx To Acquire Accertify Inc. For $150M
• La. Tries To Revive Arbitration Bid In Merrill ARS Suit
• Sea Island Bankruptcy Plan Wins Court Approval
• Oracle Ex-Pres. Says Bilked Software Worth Billions
• HSBC Sells Rail Unit To Investment Funds For $3.3B
• Skadden Reps Travelers In $370M Brazilian Venture
• Valeant Settles Biovail Frivolous Suit Claims For $10M
• Yellowstone Club's Ch. 11 Plan Back On The Table
• Citigroup Defeats Terra Firma Suit Over $6B EMI Deal
• Court OKs Landry's $77M Bid For Claim Jumper Assets
• Tapping Latin America's Lithium Resources
• Jurors Begin Deliberation In Citigroup-Terra Firma Row
• GM Estimates IPO At $13B
• SAP Agrees To Pay $120M To Cover Oracle Legal Fees
• Securities Markets At Stake In Enron Suit: Investors
• Canada Blocks BHP's $39B Bid For PotashCorp
• Tronox Strikes Truce With Equity Committee
• SEC Adopts Rule To Limit Naked Access To Markets
• Icahn Dodges Disclosure On MGM, Lionsgate Plans
• 2nd Requests Take Discovery To Next Level
• EU Probes News Corp.'s $12.6B BSkyB Bid
• Kilpatrick Stockton, Townsend Agree To Merge
• Vinson & Elkins Counsels Dell On Boomi Buy
• Icahn Denies Lionsgate's Claims Over MGM Dealings
• Chem Rx's $70M Sale To PharMerica Gets Green Light
• Ex-Clifford Chance Atty Alleges Widespread Firm Bias
• Spanish Lender Takes $5.9B Stake In Turkish Bank
• Tribune Creditors Sue Zell, Lenders Over Failed LBO
• Terex Sues Bucyrus Over Adjustments To $1.3B Deal
• Oracle, SAP Face Off Over Infringement Damages
• Mayer Brown Lures Another Thompson & Knight Atty
• Voting Rights In Int'l Exchangeable Share Deals
• Davis Polk Reps Oracle In $1B ATG Purchase
• Canadian Court Tosses Icahn's Suit Against Lionsgate
• AIG Scores Another $22B In TARP Funding
• Skadden Reps McKesson In $2B US Oncology Deal
• Skadden Advises Wilmington Trust In $351M M&T Deal
• SEC Freezes Brewer's Assets Amid Fraud Claims
• Vinson & Elkins Reps Exco CEO In $4B Takeover Bid
• How The Biggest Industrial Bankruptcy Will Give Back