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Mergers & Acquisitions - September, 2012

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• Obama Bars Chinese Co.'s Wind Farm Buy, Citing Security
• Tribune Wants Examiner To Stay On Records Duty
• Amerigroup To Shed Va. Unit Amid WellPoint Merger Probe
• Private Equity Ramps Up FCPA Due Diligence
• PE Firm Drops $360M On Onex-Backed Tomkins' Axle Biz
• China's Wuhan Iron Picks Up ThyssenKrupp Auto Steel Unit
• Settlement OK'd In Shareholder Suit Over $41M AC Moore Buy
• Spotlight On Global Merger Control
• Sony, Olympus Form $641M Venture To Focus On Med Sector
• Crown Castle Puts Up $2.4B For T-Mobile Cell Tower Rights
• West Penn, Highmark Cancel $475M Deal Amid Antitrust Feud
• Medtronic Goes Wide In China With $816M Device Maker Buy
• $4.4B Heineken Bid Wins F&N Brewer, Ends Duel With Thai Co.
• BofA Strikes Historic $2.43B Settlement Over Merrill Buy
• Bankrupt Vmark Lands $51M Bid For Assets From Printing Co.
• Shipping Co.'s Sales VP Sued For Trade Secrets Theft
• Packaging Co. Sues PE Firms Over Forced Fire Sale
• Prudential Drops $615M For Hartford's Life Insurance Biz
• New York Life Acquires 32% Stake In Asset Manager
• Greenberg Can't Shake Nev. Cab Co.'s Malpractice Claim
• Wells REIT Defeats Shareholder Merger Challenge
• Allocating Acquisition Financing Risk In PE Buyouts
• Olympus Partners Swings $550M Deal For Concessionaire
• Chinese Budget Hotel Chain To Go Private In $634M Cash Deal
• Calif. On Board As Health Care Antitrust Enforcer
• Invesco Buys 49% Stake In Religare Asset Management
• Cerberus To Sell $2.5B Stake In Aozora Bank
• Bingham Guides Struggling Tempur-Pedic In $992M Sealy Buy
• Dean Foods Chews Over Sale Of $1B Morningstar Dairy Biz
• Fiat Asks Court To Set Price On Chrysler Shares
• NYSE, Nasdaq Weigh In On Exec Pay Adviser Independence
• Cosmetic Co. Investor Sues To Halt $65M Takeover Deal
• American Greetings Valued At $580M In CEO's Go-Private Bid
• Woongjin Scuttles $1.1B Coway Unit Sale
• PE Firm Champ Lands $206M Stake In Oil, Gas Service Co.
• Standard Parking Wins OK On $345M Merger By Selling Lots
• Columbia, West Coast Banks To Merge In $506M Deal
• Onex Inks $736M Deal For Machinery Maker KrausMaffei
• Shareholder Sues Life Science Co. Over $118M Merger
• Old-Chrysler Creditors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Daimler Suit
• Easy Refis Buy PE Firms Time As Hold Periods Stretch
• FTC A Stickler Even Sans Antitrust Issues, Biglari Deal Reveals
• Oracle Counsel 1 Of 2 New White & Case M&A Partners
• Entergy, ITC Seek Feds' OK For $1.8B Transmission Spinoff
• NJ Assembly Panel Clears Corporate Regulation Changes
• Hospital Mergers May Help Competition, AHA Tells 6th Circ.
• Perkins Coie Nets Corporate Specialist From Paul Hastings
• Indian Cos. Bid $5B For ConocoPhillips' Canadian Oil Assets
• Arsenal Capital Snaps Up Dutch Chemicals Maker IGM
• MSR Resort Gets OK For $1.5B Stalking Horse Deal
• Sidewinder's $242M Drilling Co. Bid Draws Fire From Firms
• Glencore To Take Smaller, $1.4B Bite Of Kazakh Zinc Mine
• Providence Equity Sells Stakes To Longtime Investors
• King & Spalding Lands IP Deals Pro From Davis Polk
• Interpreting CERT Regulation After 23 Years
• C.H. Robinson To Pay $635M For Logistics Rival Phoenix
• Joint Venture To Pay $37M For 'Titanic' Effects Firm
• Covidien Unit To Buy Specialty Drug Co. For $100M
• UK To Explore National Security Impact Of BAE-EADS Merger
• Lindsay Goldberg Adds To Plastics Portfolio With Dutch Co.
• Smurfit Kappa Pays $340M For Calif. Container Producer
• DOJ Wants More Info On DigitalGlobe's $900M GeoEye Buy
• Shell, Quicksilver Team Up On Colo. Shale Project
• Freshfields Guides Advent In Proposed $1B Mediq Buy
• Making AFAs Work By Leveraging Project Management
• CGGVeritas Spends $1.56B For Fugro Geosciences Unit
• American Realty Investor Calls Foul Over 'Unfair' $3B Merger
• Investor Wants $750M From Failed Uranium Mine Partner
• $304M Attys' Fees In Grupo Mexico Case Survive Challenge
• Private Equity Firms Unlikely To Sweat SEC Payout Scrutiny
• Carlyle-Backed Lighting Co. Pays $60M For Malaysian Peer
• Xstrata Delays Decision On $36B Glencore Merger Offer
• BP Plans Rosneft Investment Using TNK-BP Sale Proceeds
• US, EU Sign Off On Universal's $1.9B EMI Buy
• A Roadmap To Selling Your Business
• 3 States Join Constitutional Challenge to Dodd-Frank Act
• 'Titanic' Effects Firm's Hastened Sale Plan Gets Court OK
• Bain Capital Bows Out Of Billabong Auction
• UK Regulator Voices Concern Over Akzo-Metlac Merger
• Cooley Guides BASF In $1B Purchase Of Agricultural Co.
• LSP Energy's $286M Power Plant Sale To SMEPA Gets Nod
• House Bypasses SEC To Define Muni Bond Advisers
• Freshfields Aids Liberty Global's $2.5B Offer For Telenet
• Tackling Rights Of Trademark Licensees In Bankruptcy
• Predictions For DOJ's Upcoming FCPA Guidance
• Bankrupt Indy Downs Books Rival's $500M Purchase Bid
• Carlyle Pursues Voluntary Takeover Of German Data Provider
• German Court Nixes 2 Investor Suits Over Porsche's VW Deal
• 3rd Circ. Remands Irex Merger Row Following Court Review
• EU Antitrust Head Dampens Hope For Hutchison-Orange Deal
• DOJ Is Committed To Antitrust Fight, Head Promises Attys
• Carlyle Group Sews Up Stake In Turkish Lingerie Leader
• WL Ross Gets OK To Buy Lehman's $110M Stake In Navigator
• Canada's B2Gold Strikes $1B Deal For Aussie Gold Miner
• Latham Guides Boston Scientific's Heart Catheter Maker Buy
• Franklin Templeton Buys Majority Stake In $9B Fund Manager
• Anschutz To Sell Unit Behind $1.5B NFL Stadium Project
• Ropes & Gray Aids Empire Investment In CSS Studios Buy
• Heineken Closes In On $4.5B Brewer Buy After ThaiBev Nod
• Prescriptions For Life Science Investing
• Virgin Atlantic Appeals $280M IAG-Lufthansa Deal In EU Court
• Simpson Thacher Guides Blackstone's $2B Home Security Buy
• New Concepts Under FTC Rule For Pharma Patent Deals
• Sealing The Deal: Paul Hastings Lets Target Speak For Itself
• KSW Investor Sues To Block $32M Sale To NY Real Estate Co.
• PE Firms Key As Alibaba Secures $8B Yahoo Share Buyback
• Gibson Dunn Snags Former DOJ Antitrust Prosecutor
• US Court Extends Oversight Of Micron's $2.5B Elpida Buy
• Health REIT Pays $1B To Buy Out Sunrise Majority Partners
• Dem Urges DOI To Block CNOOC-Nexen Oil Lease Transfer
• McKenna Long Lands Ex-Alston & Bird Real Estate Partner
• Judge OKs $40M BofA Deal With Ex-Advisers Amid Objections
• United Retail Group's Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed After Sale
• Lenovo Buys Another Tech Co. To Grow Cloud Offerings
• ConAgra Must Face $20M Contract Suit In Potato Co. Row
• MoFo Boosts Beijing Practice With Ex-Orrick FCPA Pro
• Coverage For M&A Losses Surges In Popularity, Accessibility
• Dole To Reap $2B For Packaged Foods, Asia Produce Units
• Failed $2B Lowe's Bid Shows Timing Is Key In Canadian Deals
• Capital City Seeks Quick Win In Kelley Drye Malpractice Case
• Carlyle Reports $2.9B Raised For US Buyout Fund
• Failed Ch. 7 Sparks $4.4M Malpractice Suit Against Porzio
• Coventry Investor Looks To Derail $7B Aetna Buyout
• BP, Others Freed From $500M Norex Suit Over Takeover
• Centaur Gaming Bids $500M For Indy Downs Racino
• O'Melveny Reps Chinese Co. In $118M Complete Genomics Deal
• Pryor Cashman Adds Securities Offerings Pro From Pillsbury
• Carlyle Buys Back Landmark Aviation From Private Equity Pair
• Waste Connections To Pay $1.3B For Oil Field Disposal Co.
• Licensure And Certification In Health Care Acquisitions
• BAE-EADS Merger Would Test Toughened CFIUS Laws
• Bain, Others Must Show Harm To Shield Docs In Antitrust Case
• Apollo, Spectrum Lead Bids For Stanley Black & Decker Assets
• Summit Midstream Snags Pipeline Co. In $207M Deal With ETP
• Wyndham Worldwide Shells Out $102M For Resort Owner
• Lending Duo Leaves Greenberg For Edwards Wildman
• Pentair Shareholders Stand Behind $4.6B Tyco Unit Merger
• UK Regulators Push Back Carlyle Deadline For Chemring Bid
• PE Group Pays $130M For Health Care REIT's Sunrise Manager
• Sony, Olympus Close To $640M Tie-Up Agreement
• BWT CEO Takes Control With $371M Mandatory Bid
• Calling Tax Credit Structures Into Question
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• Bayer Snaps Up Teva Animal Health Unit In $145M Deal
• Texas Agencies Grapple With Dodd-Frank Preemption Concerns
• Lloyd's Deal Axed BP Unit's Policies, Calif. Court Says
• McGuireWoods Dodges Bankrupt Hospital's Malpractice Suit
• Morgan Lewis Helps Perrigo Fetch Pet Care Co. For $285M
• Milbank Hires Ex-Chadbourne Latin American M&A Pro In NY
• Itochu Eyes Dole Units In Possible $1.7B Deal
• DOJ Eyes MacDonald Dettwiler's $875M Loral Unit Purchase
• ThaiBev's $10B F&N Bid Threatens Heineken's Brewer Buy
• Vero To Go Private In $150M Deal With Canadian Energy Co.
• Breakup Fees — Picking Your Number
• Barclays Sells $1.4B Student Housing Stake To Dutch Co.
• Aussie Regulator Says Media Merger Poses Antitrust Risks
• Carlyle Gains Controlling Stake In Brazil Furniture Co.
• Jones Day Reps FirstMerit In $912M Bank Buy
• Wexford Subsidiary Sues Over $630M Sale Of Well Servicer
• Santander Owes BNY Mellon $308M In Bond Row, Judge Says
• TPG's $2B Par Pharma Buyout Bid Harms Investors, Suit Says
• To Ride Chinese M&A Wave, Firms Need More Than An Office
• Canadian Antitrust Watchdog Hits Waste Co. Over M&A Breach
• Blackstone Can't Claim $4M For Sun Pharma Deal, Taro Says
• Ex-Troutman Atty Can Appeal Ruling On Nursing Home Deals
• Medicis Investor Sues To Halt $2.6B Valeant Buyout
• M&A: A Team And Goal-Focused Perspective
• Bain, Others Bow To Pressure Over Sealed Docs In LBO Case
• 3SBio Priced At $331M In Go-Private Buyout Offer
• Bryan Cave Upsets $11M Malpractice Award On Appeal
• EADS Mulling BAE Merger To Form Aerospace, Defense Titan
• Grupo Mexico Tries Again To Trim $304M Attys' Fee Award
• Kirkland Guides Thoma Bravo In $195M Mediware Buy
• 'Strange' Jury Verdict Raises Questions In Vivendi ADR Suit
• Morgan Stanley To Buy Remaining Stake In $13.5B-Valued MSSB
• White & Case Adds Swedish Transaction Atty From Linklaters
• Infosys Snaps Up Marsh & McLennan's Life Insurance Arm
• China Hydroelectric Sues Shareholders Over Takeover Plot
• Shareholder Opts Out Of BofA-Merrill MDL, Sues For $10M
• Goodwin Procter Adds Kirkland M&A, PE Partner In Calif.
• Pharmacies Renew Challenge To Express Scripts, Medco Tie-Up
• 'Titanic' Effects Firm Enters Ch. 11, Plans Sale
• Merger Standard Frees Insurers From Popcorn Lung Suits
• FCPA Liability In M&A: Lessons From Pfizer Settlements
• ThaiBev Partner Mulls F&N Buyout As Heineken Bid Looms
• PE-Backed Drilling Co. Pays $1B For 38 Transocean Rigs
• Wexford Capital Sued Over $674M Sale Of Failing Well Servicer
• Emerging Markets Shine Despite Sluggish Global M&A Activity
• CFTC Publishes Final Rule On Swaps Registration
• Glencore Vows To Stick To $36B Sweetened Xstrata Offer
• Ex-Booz Allen Exec's $23M Suit Over Carlyle Deal Tossed
• TPC Group Urges Investors To OK $850M Go-Private Deal
• Linklaters Guides Infosys In $349M Lodestone Buy
• El Paso Pays $110M To End Investor Suit Over Kinder Buy
• Bradley Arant Picks Up Ex-Johnston Barton Deals Specialist
• Montreal Security Co. Goes Private With Apax In $1B Deal
• Blackstone Buys Majority Stake In Cell Tower Leasing Co.
• Ex-Troutman Atty's $120M Claim Can't Stop Nursing Home Deal
• Mayer Brown Lures Financing Partner From Haynes And Boone
• Sinopec, ENN Extend Deadline For $2.2B China Gas Bid
• Glencore Boosts Offer To $36B To Save Xstrata Merger
• Vinson Guides Carlyle's Purchase Of Goldman Energy Unit
• How Physician Acquisitions Attract Antitrust Scrutiny
• 3-D Printer Co. Resolves Investor Suits Over $1.4B Merger
• Baird Capital Makes PE Deal For Computer Help Co.
• Bondholders Can Depose Elpida Rep In $2.5B Micron Sale Feud
• Sunrise Investor Challenges $845M Health Care REIT Deal
• Bain Matches TPG Offer With $711M Billabong Buyout Bid
• Debevoise Reps AIG In $2B Offer Of Asian Unit Shares
• Cleary Gottlieb Opens Office In Abu Dhabi
• Manatt Adds Ex-Dewey Banking, M&A Partner In NY
• Implications Of Rocker V. Centex
• PE Firms Reap $369M From Fueling Co. Sale
• Latham Reps Realty Income In $2.95B American Realty Deal
• Verso Paper Ends Talks To Acquire NewPage
• Lenovo Inks $147M Deal To Buy Brazilian Electronics Co.
• TPC Shareholder Sues To Stop $850M Take-Private Deal
• Polycom Hid Customer Losses, Voided $110M Deal: Sun Capital
• Nixon Peabody Adds China-US M&A Partner From Foley
• EU Gives Go-Ahead To Vodafone's UK Mobile Wallet Venture
• Choate Takes On Life Sciences Co-Chair From Infinity Pharma
• Burleson Hires Ex-Cox Smith Atty To Run San Antonio Office
• Skadden Adds Ex-WilmerHale Global Corporate Head In Boston
• ING Stands To Reap $3B From Capital One Stake Sale
• Grant Thornton Settles Refco Trustee's Fraud Claims
• Tech Data Spends $350M To Build Growing European Biz
• 3M, Avery Dennison Stick To Label Deal Despite DOJ Threat
• SAIC Says Spinoff Will Help To Quash Conflicts Of Interest
• NextWave Investor Says AT&T's $600M Buyout Bid Falls Short
• 3M Drops $550M Avery Deal After DOJ Threatens To Sue
• GE Capital, Other Lenders To Pay $145M For Paper Recycler
• Heckmann Expands With $370M Deal For Bakken Services Co.
• Skadden Reps MassMutual In Hartford Retirement Plans Buy
• Chinese Auto Seller Pays $305M For PE Firms' Luxury Car Lots
• Santander Takes 90% Stake In $256M Aussie Wind Project
• HP Beats Securities Suit Over $1.3B Palm Acquisition
• Attys' Fees Slashed By A 3rd In $29M B&N-Riggio Settlement
• Thoma Bravo's $1B Deltek Buyout Cheats Investors, Suit Says
• Guggenheim, Partners To Buy Dick Clark Productions
• CVC-Owned Entertainment Co. Sheds Mag Division For $511M
• Fried Frank Aids Onex On $813M Graphics Services Co. Buy
• Sullivan, Skadden Rep Valeant In $2.6B Skin Care Co. Buy