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Mergers & Acquisitions - July, 2012

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• Emmis Investors Resist Alleged Attack On Voting Rights
• Texas Court Kills $1.8M Corilant Verdict Over Failed Merger
• PokerStars Pays $731M, Acquires Full Tilt In DOJ Settlement
• Judge Keeps $50M Malpractice Claim Against Paul Hastings
• Illumina, Investor Drop Fight Over Poison Pill In Roche Bid
• Valero May Reap Up To $4B From Gas Station Biz Spinoff
• Anglo American To Pay $5.1B For Majority De Beers Stake
• Judge To Review Paul Weiss Docs In $1.5B AXA, ING Case
• Dealing With State Antitrust Officials: 5 Considerations
• Verizon's $4B Spectrum Plan Draws Fire From Senators
• Warburg Puts $55M Into Chinese Children's Clothing Co.
• Hardware Retailer Rona Spurns Lowe's $1.8B Takeover Bid
• Markey Presses Geithner To Block China-Nexen Oil Deal
• Apax Sues Endo Over $1.2B Qualitest Deal
• KKR Makes $94M Play For French Unit Of Italian Energy Co.
• ConAgra To Drop $265M On Unilever Frozen Foods Unit
• Sealing The Deal: Weil Reps AMC In $2.6B Sale To Chinese Co.
• Volcano Tentatively Exits Investor Suit Over $27M Payouts
• Mercapital Invests $57M In Rubaiyat Restaurant Chain
• Rio Tinto Adds $935M To Mongolian Mine Investment
• Wachtell Aids Chicago Bridge With $2B-Plus Shaw Buy
• Confidentiality Agreements Matter: 3 Recent Cases
• Roper Industries Pays $1.4B For Lab Software Co. Sunquest
• BP Hit With $3B Penalty Over Russian Arctic Venture
• Ex-Home Diagnostics CEO Says He Didn't Divulge Merger Tips
• Midstream Energy Deals Eclipsed Shale Plays In 2Q: Report
• Petronas Raises Progress Offer To $6B In Bidding War
• Billabong Flips On TPG's $726M Bid, Allows Due Diligence
• Universal Offers EU Antitrust Fixes To $1.9B EMI Deal
• GeoEye Investor Challenges $900M DigitalGlobe Buyout
• Sealing The Deal: Orrick Reps Yammer In $1.2B Microsoft Sale
• Sen. Demands Security Review Of CNOOC's $15B Nexen Buy
• Weil Helps Apple With $357M Buy Of Sensor Maker
• Latham & Watkins Reps Odyssey In L-Com Buy
• RBS Ducks Contract Claim In Liverpool Takeover Case
• GSK's $3B Takeover Of Human Genome Survives 2 Challenges
• TTC Grabs €688M Share Of PPR Unit, Eyes Full Stake
• US, EU Say UTC Must Sell Assets For $18.4B Deal To Clear
• Weil Guides Brookfield In $366M Merger With Texas REIT
• Judge Strikes Breakup Fee From LSP Stalking Horse Deal
• London Appeals Court Says BAA Must Sell Stansted Airport
• Terumo Seeks To Beat Sony With $640M Olympus Tie-Up Offer
• RoundTable Rakes In $400M In Aspen Surgical Sale
• Mid Europa Buys 50 Percent Stake In Czech Nutrition Co.
• Case Study: Polypore V. FTC
• Parlux Says Investor, Attys Should Pay For 'Bad-Faith' Suit
• Linc Energy Unit Faces Contract Suit Over $236M Well Sale
• BC Partners, Carlyle To Pay $3.5B For Industrial Pump Maker
• Par Pharmaceutical Investor Sues To Halt $1.9B TPG Deal
• DVD Co. Cinram Gets US Clearance For $83M Sale To Najafi
• Hong Kong Mogul-Led Group Ponies Up $1B For Gas Co.
• Guidant Tells Judge J&J Can't Sue Over Botched $22B Merger
• Human Genome Shareholders Say GSK's $3B Offer Too Low
• BrightPoint Gave Shoddy Info Ahead Of $840M Sale, Suit Says
• E&Y Stalling Case Over $1.5B ING Unit Buy, AXA Says
• Hong Kong Exchange's $2B LME Buy Gets Shareholder Nod
• Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Issues In Leshinsky And Asadi
• Judges OK Private Equity Firm's $70M Northstar Buy
• Kerr-McGee Witness Begins Defense In $25B Tronox Case
• GenOn Shareholders Sue To Block $1.7B NRG Merger
• Adviser's Fee Claims Pared In Fight Over $58M Cleantech Deal
• Insurers Tell Congress Dodd-Frank Will Hurt Industry
• Chicago Hospitals Delaying Antitrust Suit, Patients Say
• Cooley Opens In LA With Ex-Gibson Dunn, DLA Piper Attys
• Distributor Fights Arbitration In Mike's Hard Contract Row
• NY Court Nixes Arizona Tea Co-Founder Bid To Block Buyout
• Blackstone Pours $125M Into NantWorks Biopharmaceutical Arm
• Noncompetition Covenants In The M&A Context
• PE Titans Try Again To Whittle LBO Bid-Rigging Claims
• TPG Rebids For Billabong At $717M As Clothier Struggles
• Ritz Landlords Cry Foul Over Speedy Bidding Process
• VMware Lays Down $1.3B For Computer Networking Firm
• DreamWorks Pays $155M For 'Classic' TV, Movie Characters
• Black & Decker To Pay $850M For Hong Kong Fastener Co.
• Judge Stays Penthouse Publisher's Suit Over $500M Acquisition
• CNOOC's $15B Nexen Buy Continues China's Global Oil Spree
• French Antitrust Cop Conditionally Approves TV Acquisitions
• GenCorp To Pay $550M For United Technologies' Rocketdyne
• DigitalGlobe's $900M Deal Turns Tables On Ex-Suitor GeoEye
• Genesee Eyes $1.4B RailAmerica Buy To Form US Rail Titan
• NRG's $1.7B GenOn Buy Creates Largest US Power Producer
• Peet's Coffee To Go Private In $978M Joh. A. Benckiser Buy
• Inside Italy's New Antitrust And Competition Rules
• American Laser Wants More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Stimulating Bank Investment By Simplifying Review
• Fresenius Scoops Up PE-Owned Blood Collection Co.
• SP Newsprint's Lenders Form $145M Stalking Horse
• Packaging Co. Sues To Enforce $200M Merger's No-Hire Deal
• Afghan Co. Can't Dodge Suit Over Control Of Security Unit
• Aussie TV Network Reaps $150M From Ad Unit Sale
• Savings Groups Must OK Security Issuers Periodically: FDIC
• EDP Sells Spanish Gas Grid For $296M To Meet EU Directive
• SEC Sets Bar To Meet 'Mortgage-Related Security' Definition
• EU Antitrust Unit Eyes UPS's $6.8B TNT Buy
• Heineken Brews Up $4B Deal To Control Asian Beermaker
• SEC's Broad Municipal Adviser Rule Risks Collateral Damage
• Presidential Life Investors Protest $415M Sale To Athene
• P&G Notches $1B Deal To Buy Out Spanish Venture Partner
• Gaylord Defends $210M Marriott Deal After TRT Cries Foul
• Goldman, Others Can't Duck HCA Claim In LBO Antitrust Case
• Drugmaker Taro Rejects Sun Pharma's Latest Buyout Bid
• Providence Sells 22 TV Stations In Deals Worth $1B
• Unfinished Dodd-Frank Rules Leave Banks In The Dark
• Ex-Progress CEO Says Duke Tried To Exit Merger
• Repsol Pulls In $540M From Sale Of Chilean Natural Gas Unit
• PE Firm, Pension Fund Put Up $6.6B In Suddenlink Buy
• Tronox, Kerr-McGee Trial To Resume In Enviro Liabilities Row
• Morgan Lewis Aids Pearson In $116M Self-Publisher Buy
• Jones Day Reps Georgia Gulf In $2B Buy Of PPG Division
• AMR Gets More Time To File Plan, Consider Merger Options
• Winston & Strawn Helps Highstar Unit In $2B Waste Biz Buy
• Nordgold Pitches $1.2B Buyout For High River Gold
• ThaiBev To Pay $2B For Stake In Singapore Beverage Co.
• Cogeco Offers $1.36B For Atlantic Broadband, US Presence
• Seyfarth Adds PE Firm's Ex-GC As Partner In NY
• SAIC To Pay $473M For Health Care IT Consulting Co. MaxIT
• Brazilian Antitrust Official Vows Quick Merger Reviews
• Arctic Glacier's $434M Sale To HIG Gets US Approval
• Ex-SecureNet CEO Lobs $192M Suit At Duane Morris
• Duke CEO To Discuss Progress Merger With Fla. Utility Panel
• Jones Day Reps Steris In $270M US Endoscopy Buy
• Judge Lets Hawker Beechcraft Negotiate With Chinese Bidder
• TiVo Branches Into TV Analytics With $20M Research Co. Buy
• Duke Energy Investors Sue Over Progress CEO's Ouster
• Ardagh To Pay $880M For Anchor Glass Ahead Of IPO Reboot
• State Street To Pay $550M For Goldman Fund Management Unit
• Pa. Court Denies Philly Exchange's Right To Legal Fees
• Key Considerations For The Sale Of A Private Company
• Samsung To Pay $310M For Chipmaker's Mobile Handset Biz
• Loeb & Loeb Lures Capital Markets Pro From Reed Smith
• Tawa, Argonaut Find No Quick End To Suit Over $114M Sale
• $616M Reuters Deal Bilked FX Alliance Investors, Suit Says
• Hawker Sale To China Risks Military Secrets, Union Says
• US Owes Raytheon $60M In Pension Costs, Judge Says
• FTC OKs Novartis' $1.5B Fougera Buy With Divestitures
• Ryanair Fights UK Refusal To Halt Aer Lingus Probe
• US Bancorp Pays $10M To Exit Pension Class Action
• Accor's $275M Hotel Group Buy Boosts Presence In Brazil
• Comcast Pays $300M To Break NBC News JV With Microsoft
• Shell Won't Answer Thai Rival's $1.9B Bid For Cove Energy
• Toll Brothers GC Jumps To Duane Morris Corporate Practice
• WilmerHale Reps Thermo Fisher In $925M Buy Of One Lambda
• GSK Finally Lands Human Genome With Upped $3B Offer
• Ballard Spahr Adds Carlton Fields Banking, PE Partner
• Kirkland Reps PE Firm In Deal For Biometrics Co.
• TPG Offers $1.9B For Generic Drug Co. Par Pharmaceutical
• Sidley Austin Helps Athene In $415M Buy Of Presidential Life
• NC Agency Orders Ousted Progress CEO To Testify On Merger
• Mayer Brown Beefs Up Beijing M&A Practice
• Canadian Pension Fund Buys $326M Stake In Helly Hansen
• Beware Damage Waiver Provisions In M&A Agreements
• Nordic Capital Buys Swedish Insurance, Finance Stakes
• Ace, NY Life Ordered To Arbitrate $75M Sale Price Row
• Aussie Mining Magnate Offers $5.4B For Whitehaven Coal
• Novartis Cancer Unit Escapes Securities Suit
• Hunton & Williams Aids Darden's $585M Yard House Eatery Buy
• Texas Jury Hands Down $118M Verdict In Hospital Investor Suit
• Judge To Tap Mediator In NewPage Ch. 11 Feud
• Sealing The Deal: DLA Piper Speeds Reddy Ice Through Ch. 11
• Dentsu To Pay $5B For Aegis In Bid To Spur Global Growth
• High Court Asked To Weigh Juries' Role In Punitive Damages
• Vodafone To Pay $662M For Telstra's New Zealand Unit
• Centrica Pays $110M For 2 Iberdrola Units
• Valentino Stays Private In $850M Sale To Qatari Investors
• Shell's 4th Push Of $1.8B Cove Offer May Prompt Bid War End
• FTC Seeks More Info On $5.2B Watson, Actavis Merger
• UK Minister To Reconsider Criminal Antitrust Changes
• Australia Acquisition Inks $350M Asset Deal To Join Harbinger
• AMR CEO Says It's Time To Consider Merger Options
• Bondholders Rip NewPage Rejection Of $1.5B Verso Merger
• McGraw-Hill Reveals Debt Plan For Spinoff Of Education Unit
• 11th Circ. Backs FTC Order Undoing Polypore's $78M Deal
• Ex-Aeriform Workers Say PE Buyout Ruined Retirement Funds
• Halliburton Hits KBR With $256M Suit Over Spinoff Tax Pact
• Mondi Group To Pay $781M For Oaktree's Nordenia Stake
• Another Reason To Take HSR Compliance Seriously
• White & Case Adds Dewey Energy M&A Partner In Beijing
• Private Equity In The Crosshairs
• Duke CEO Defends Ousting Of Progress Chief
• $1.8B Chinese Bid For Hawker Stirs Up Security Concerns
• Comcast To Sell A&E Stake For $3B To Disney-Hearst Duo
• Holland & Knight Hires PE Expert From Katten Muchin
• Stagecoach Ditches Merger Plans After UK Seeks Review
• N+1, Mercapital Merger Creates Spain's Biggest PE Firm
• Willkie Farr Aids Aquiline In BI-SAM Buy
• Intel Invests $4B To Boost ASML's Chip Development
• Chinese Aerospace Co. To Pay $1.8B For Hawker Beechcraft
• WellPoint Grows Medicaid Biz With $5B Amerigroup Buy
• $385M Deal For Offshore Unit Boosts Golar's LNG Operations
• Bankrupt Ritz Camera Seeks Stalking Horse Bid
• Sunoco Shareholder Sues To Stop $5.3B ETP Takeover
• Nigerian Court Strikes Down Rusal's $205M Aluminum Co. Buy
• Campbell To Spend $1.6B On PE Firm's Food Retailer
• Middle East-Geared Fund Pays $130M For Jordan Dubai Capital
• Loeb & Loeb Hires Beijing Deals Atty Away From Paul Hastings
• Fried Frank Reps Thomson Reuters In $625M ForEx Buy
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Claims In Arizona Iced Tea Feud
• $1.1B Buyout Undervalues M*Modal, Shareholder Claims
• Dynegy Files For Ch. 11, Will Merge With Subsidiary
• Southwest Plaintiffs Ask 9th Circ. For Clarity On Merger Suits
• ENN, Sinopec's $2.2B China Gas Bid Gets Shareholder Nod
• NuStar Sells $175M Stake In Refineries To Lindsay Goldberg
• Tax Tips For Private Equity Acquisitions
• King & Spalding Adds Mayer Brown PE Partner In London
• KKR Buys $292M Stake In German Coffeemaker Co.
• Himart Takes $1.1B Lotte Offer, Sends MBK Partners Packing
• Portuguese Antitrust, Merger Overhaul Set For Saturday
• GKN Beefs Up Aero Division With $991M Volvo Unit Buy
• UK Insurer Aviva To Narrow Focus, Shed 16 Business Units
• EU Clears SCA's $1.7B Georgia-Pacific Buy, With Conditions
• Glencore-Xstrata Vote Delayed As Aussie Regulator OKs Deal
• Publicis Scoops Up Top Ad Agency BBH
• Carlyle Acquires Controlling Stake In Chinese Hotel Co.
• Providence Takes €265M In Debt To Buy German TV Network
• AXA Private Equity Backs French Web Conferencing Co.
• Jones Day Aids Bayer CropScience In $425M AgraQuest Buy
• Walgreens Inks $438M USA Drug Deal In 2nd Summer Buy
• Facing CFIUS: Better Safe Than Sorry
• Volkswagen Swallowing Porsche For $5.5B Ahead Of Schedule
• Amylin Shareholder Sues Over $7B Sale To Bristol-Myers
• BMC Software, Elliott Funds Strike Deal To End Takeover Battle
• JPMorgan PE Arm Bids $1.1B For Medical Transcription Co.
• SAP, Ariba Send More Info On $4.3B Merger To DOJ
• Wood Mackenzie Valued At $1.7B In Hellman & Friedman Deal
• Shearman, Debevoise Steer Syniverse's $694M MACH Buy
• OMERS To Sell Investment Portfolio To AXA Private Equity
• BlackRock To Buy Swiss Re's $7.5B PE, Fund Of Funds Units
• $1.7B PE Bid For Aussie Retail Co. Draws Regulator's Scrutiny
• Microsoft Posts $6.2B Writedown, Citing 2007 aQuantive Buy
• Naspers Unit Picks Up Netretail Stake From Intel, PE Firm
• West Penn Lambasts UPMC's 'Bogus' Antitrust Claims
• Baker Adds Three PE Partners In Chicago
• Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca Team Up On $7B Amylin Deal
• EverBank To Spend $2.5B For GE Capital Real Estate Loan Biz
• Skadden Aids Dell In $2.4B Quest Software Buy
• Cravath Guides Linde's $4.6B Offer For US Medical Co.
• UK PE Firm Withdraws $1.7B Bid For Australian Retail Co.
• Micron's $2.5B Buyout Covers Bankrupt Elpida's Debts
• So. Florida: Latin America's Int'l Arbitration Destination
• Dewey & LeBoeuf And The 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine