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Mergers & Acquisitions - December, 2015

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• M&A Cases To Watch In 2016
• Merger Reviews To Watch In 2016
• Strategic Dealmaking To Face Headwinds In 2016
• M&A Policy To Watch In 2016
• 7 Trends Pushing Private Equity Toward A New Normal In 2016
• Activism Primed For Busy 2016 As Playing Field Evolves
• Insurer Asks Chancery Court To Nix Options Valuation
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• $1.5B LightSquared Suit Against Dish Network Dropped
• Del. Justices Uphold $195M Award To PharmAthene
• Santa Fe Gold Seeks More Ch. 11 Plan Time As Sale Nears
• Staples Blasts FTC's Blocking Of $6.3B Office Depot Merger
• Casino Owner Settles With Tribal Co. Over Nixed $125M Deal
• Brandywine Sells Landmark Ex-Philly Post Office For $354M
• Charter Touts $2.5B Investment Planned If FCC OKs Merger
• Baring To Buy Singapore Engineering Co. In $320M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nexstar, Qihoo, The Pentagon
• Icahn Enterprises Wins Over Pep Boys With Nearly $1B Bid
• Norfolk Southern Again Spurns Canadian Pacific's Advances
• 10 Associates On The Secret Of Success
• 5 New Year's Resolutions Of Future M&A Powerhouses
• Ex-Acadia CFO Tipped Buddies To Pioneer Buy, SEC Says
• TICC Shareholders Vote Down Investment Adviser Deal
• Bankrupt Parallel Gets OK For Bonus Plan, No New Sale Bids
• Pandora Drops $75M On Rdio Assets In Ch. 11 Sale
• Songkick Claims Live Nation Is Throttling Ticket Market
• Judge Won't Clarify Scope Of Refinery Row Ruling
• Solvay Rights Issue Pulls In $1.6B For Aerospace Buy
• Chopper Parts Maker Hit With Class Action Over $206M Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shire, Caverion, ConocoPhillips
• Advocates Tells FCC To Expand Charter Broadband Offer
• Duke Energy Gets FTC OK For $5B Piedmont Acquisition
• Attys Want Securities Claims Axed In Buyout Malpractice Row
• Chinese Retailer Mecox Lane Inks Latest Go-Private Deal
• Ares Nabs $741M UK-Based Loan Portfolio From Barclays
• Gray TV To Sell Stations In $442M Media Biz Merger
• Investor Suit Slams 'Inadequate' $1B Constant Contact Deal
• NAB Tells FCC Foreign Ownership Process Should Be Eased
• The Year's 5 Largest Megadeals And The Firms That Led Them
• Fertilizer Cos. Amend $8B Merger To Satisfy Inversion Rules
• FTC Rejects Staples' Concession In $6.3B Office Depot Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lyft, Dermapharm, Greybull Capital
• Del., Ill. Judges Asked To Pick Venue For IBM-Merge Suits
• Mexico Antitrust Regulators Nix Sempra-Pemex $1.3B Buyout
• Nomura Inks $1B Deal For American Century Stake
• EU Requires Antitrust Fixes In $5.1B Honeywell-Elster Deal
• Panasonic Drops $1.5B On PE-Backed Refrigeration Co.
• FTAIA May Bar US Cos. From Relief Under US Antitrust Laws
• Fried Frank Guides $540M Times Square Hotel Interest Buy
• 9 Firms Are M&A All-Stars
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Rdio Says Pandora's $75M Bid Is Best Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• Hilcorp, Carlyle Form $1.24B Oil, Gas Partnership
• Deals Rumor Mill: Syngenta, First Quantum, Apollo Global
• Zurich To Pay Up To $1B For Wells Fargo Crop Insurer
• Charter Promises Low-Income Broadband If FCC OKs Merger
• Kaye Scholer Follows Crisis Blueprint After Lawyer's Arrest
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Banking, M&A Pro
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Proskauer, Cravath
• FTC Moves To Stop Merger Of Chicago-Area Hospitals
• Qihoo 360 Latest Chinese Co. Taken Private In $9.3B Deal
• Debevoise Adds Ex-Sullivan Dealmaker In Hong Kong
• O'Melveny, Butler Snow Steer $475M CoreLogic–FNC Tie-Up
• Latham Steers Searchlight Capital In $1.9B Fund Close
• Shkreli, Kaye Scholer Atty Give Gov't Gift Of Shady Emails
• Groups Urge Fla. To Reject Health Insurance Mergers
• S. Africa Wants Conditions For SABMiller-Coke Bottling Tie-Up
• Kaye Scholer Atty, Shkreli May Not Enjoy Privilege For Long
• BMG Columbia House Parent Gets Nod On Asset Sale
• Staples, Office Depot Say They Won't Gouge FTC Tattlers
• BigLaw's Latest Bad Boy Built Colorful Career On Bitcoin
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, ACS, Hon Hai Precision
• GLPI Squashes Beef Over Pa. Casino With New $440M Deal
• AstraZeneca To Pay $4B For Cancer Treatment Developer
• Dutch Court Lifts Capital Requirements For Euronext
• Alibaba, Others Ink $1B Buyout Deal For Chinese Film Co.
• PE Firms To Sell $14B Worth Of NYSE Parent Co.'s Stock
• Penn State Hershey, PinnacleHealth To Fight FTC Merger Suit
• Mayer Brown Snags Clifford Chance Corporate, Securities Trio
• 5th Circ. Backs IRS Over Exec's Income From Google Deal
• Cerberus Takes Over Avon's North American Unit In $605M Deal
• Gatekeepers No More: Del. Defines M&A Adviser Liability
• Pharma Bad Boy Martin Shkreli, Kaye Scholer Partner Arrested
• Forbes Investors Strike Back At Suit Over Botched $415M Deal
• Risks For BigLaw Hide In Laterals' Client Rosters
• Comcast Says Calif. Can't Tax It, QVC As Unitary Business
• AMC Makes Antitrust Concessions For $172M Starplex Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cofco, Airbus, Sharp Corp.
• Canadian Pacific Ups Takeover Bid For Norfolk Southern
• UK Supreme Court Axes SeaFrance Merger
• Skadden Steers Patent Risk Firm's $232M E-Discovery Deal
• DOJ Not Satisfied With Halliburton-Baker Hughes Tie-Up
• Blackstone Buys $170M Stake In Indian Aviation Tech Co.
• Optimism Shifts Despite Record M&A Year
• Yahoo Japan Bids $825M For Travel Booking Site Ikyu
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Saks Fifth Ave., Advance Auto
• Ill. Lawmakers Wary Of Norfolk Southern Takeover
• 3 Things Baby Boomers Can't Stand About Young Lawyers
• CORRECTED: TWC Questions Atty's 'Dishonest' Conduct In Fee Dispute
• U.S. Venture Partners Raises $300M With An Eye On Startups
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• M&A MVP: White & Case's Morton Pierce
• Blank Rome, Proskauer Steer $2.3B DRA-Inland Merger
• Inside Nasdaq's Proposed Shareholder Approval Rules
• Ashford Investor Seeks To Halt $331M Remington Deal
• Foreign Arbitration Award Doesn't Bar RICO Claim: 9th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Halliburton, EDF, Bain Capital
• AB InBev Readies 'Domestic' Johannesburg Stock Listing
• BlueMountain Buys Daughters Of Charity In $260M Deal
• Bridgestone Matches Icahn's $863M Pep Boys Bid
• M&A MVP: Sidley Austin's Brian Fahrney
• Blackstone Closes Latest Global Fund With $18B In Capital
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Convicted Of Fraud Over Maxim Deal
• Alibaba To Pay $266M For HK's South China Morning Post
• Can Competition Produce Less For Creditors?
• $70B Shell-BG Megamerger Clears Last Antitrust Hurdle
• Newell Rubbermaid Inks $13B Deal For Jarden
• Del. Justices Uphold No-Damages Ruling On 'Unfair' Deal
• The Firms Behind The Creation Of A $130B Chemical Giant
• Del. Chancery Court Gets First African-American Judge
• FTC Asks Walgreens, Rite Aid For Info On $17.2B Merger
• Overseas Private Investment Corp. Plugs $200M Into LeapFrog
• DLA Lures Finance Pros From Baker & McKenzie, Slaughter
• M&A MVP: Paul Weiss' Ariel Deckelbaum
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pharmaceutical Product, GoPro, Quartz
• Steris Loss Won't Change FTC Merger Tactic, Ex-Official Says
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Sidley, Cravath
• Brazil OKs $8.2B Ball-Rexam Deal With Antitrust Fixes
• Wharf Holdings Selling Entire Sino-Ocean Stake For $284M
• An Overview Of Bermuda's Flexible M&A Statutory Framework
• Corporate Practice Of Dentistry Prohibitions Have Teeth
• Dow, DuPont To Create $130B Chemical Giant
• Regency Pushes Chancery To Ax Claims Over $11B Buyout Deal
• Baker & McKenzie Snags Corporate Pro From In-House Post
• Pension Funds Sue Dole Over Alleged Merger Fraud
• Quirky Gets Nod On $4.7M Asset Sale
• Hunt's Oncor Buy Would Rip Off Ratepayers, Regulator Hears
• ERG Tells Texas Justices Rival Can't Avoid Texas Courts
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ball Corp., Cosco Group, KKR & Co.
• Davis Polk Reps Visa On $16B Bond To Retake Europe Unit
• Antitrust Agencies' Capabilities On Full Display
• Yum Pledges To Return $6.2B To Shareholders Ahead Of Split
• Time Warner Unit Wants Opposing Atty, Or Testimony, Barred
• M&A MVP: Fried Frank's Philip Richter
• Buffett Unveils 8% Stake In Sears' REIT Seritage Growth
• Pa. AG Joins FTC Bid To Block Penn State Hershey Merger
• From The Book Of Jargon: Bad Actor
• 1 More Step Toward Unified Business Judgment Review
• The Art Of The Mock
• Del. High Court Told Insider Case Is Bad Faith 'Blueprint'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dow, Credit Suisse, General Electric
• Pep Boys-Bridgestone Deal On Rocks Amid $863M Icahn Bid
• Clinton Sets Sights On Halting Corporate Inversions
• Kids' Tablet Maker Fuhu Gets Nod To Tap Cash Collateral
• Proskauer Guides AccorHotels In $2.9B Luxury Chain Deal
• Russian Billionaires Can't Duck Row Over $55B Oil Sale
• Former Top Lawyer At DOD, CIA Rejoins WilmerHale
• Patriot Rail Resists Ex-CEO's Fee Bid In Fight With Sierra
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• M&A MVP: Davis Polk's George Bason
• 5 Energy M&A Trends Amid 2015 Oil Price Slump
• Retaining Neutral Experts In M&A Working Capital Disputes
• Yahoo Nixes Alibaba Spinoff Plan Amid Activist Pressure
• Pa. Judge Sends Mitsubishi Rail Car Venture Fight To NY
• FTC Reprises Winning Strategy In Staples Merger Challenge
• Jones Day Nabs Australian M&A Pro For Sydney Office
• Nasdaq Buys Chi-X Canada To Expand Cross-Border Business
• Texas A&M Says Law Grad Diploma Suit Should Be Tossed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Verizon, Airbus Group
• Lawmakers Probe $100B Beer Merger's Influence On Rivals
• Locke Lord Adds Energy Partner In Hong Kong
• Woodside Nixes $8B Bid For LNG Rival Oil Search
• M&A MVP: Cravath's Scott Barshay
• Pep Boys Considering Icahn Bid Despite Bridgestone Deal
• M&A MVP: Weil Gotshal's Frederick Green
• Rep. Floats Ban On Tax-Free REIT Spinoffs
• FTC Moves To Block Penn State Hershey, PinnacleHealth Deal
• Rival Bid For Fairchild Semiconductor Worth $2.6B
• Norfolk Southern Snubs Revised Bid From Canadian Pacific
• Co-Investment Trends In 2015
• Unlocking Real Estate Value After IRS Spinoff Moratorium
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• GE-Electrolux Merger Failure Offers Cautionary Tale
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Joseph Frumkin
• Vinson & Elkins Guides Devon Through $4B In Energy Deals
• DLA Piper Hires Former Cisco GC For Silicon Valley Office
• Brazil Challenges $34.6B Halliburton-Baker Hughes Tie-Up
• $65B Charter-TWC Deal Will Expand Mobile Choices, FCC Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hellman, Newell Rubbermaid, Hostess
• Dole CEO, Execs Reach Deal In Merger Fraud Class Row
• Rdio Bonuses Challenged By Bankruptcy Watchdog
• Homeinns Hotel Group Going Private In $1.12B Deal
• K&L Gates Adds Agribusiness, Deals Pros In Brisbane
• Foresight Energy Evaded Dues On $606M Notes, Judge Says
• CMA CGM Will Acquire Neptune Orient Lines For $2.4B
• Swedish Hotelier Pandox Drops $433M On German Portfolio
• Icahn Offers $837M For Pep Boys, Topping Bridgestone
• FTC Sues To Block $6.3B Staples-Office Depot Merger
• Visteon Says Korean Firm Won't Hand Over $390M Tax Refund
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• Rep & Warranty Insurance Doesn't Guarantee Purchase Price
• DOJ Antitrust Trial Ends As GE-Electrolux Deal Collapses
• Investor Group To Take Keurig Private In $13.9B Deal
• EFH Judge Sets March Trial Over Oncor Minority Stake
• Haggen Gets OK For Ch. 11 Auction Of Core Stores
• Calif. AG Conditionally OKs Massive Nonprofit Hospital Deal
• GE-Electrolux Expert Grilled At Trial Over Price Data
• Goldman Can't Duck Row Over $4B Tibco Deal, Investors Say
• Restaurant Group Bilked Investor Out Of Visa Funds, Suit Says
• St. Luke's Reaches FTC Deal On Shedding Physician Group
• M&A MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Frank Aquila
• Plastics Co. Broke Pension Pact After Sale, Del. Court Says
• Bankrupt Grocer May Push FTC To Dig Deeper On Divestitures
• Quirky Says Objections To $4.7M Asset Sale Are Meritless
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starboard, KKR, Avon
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Latham
• EU Won't Hand $15B Hutchison-O2 Deal Review To UK
• CVC's New Strategic Fund Makes Second Automotive Play
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Tells Jury Maxim Deal Docs Seemed Legit
• Genstar Capital Buying PDR Network From Lee Equity
• Norfolk Southern Snubs Canadian Pacific's $28B Takeover Bid
• Tips On Drafting, Negotiating Disclosure Schedules In M&A
• Spinning Off? Consider These Top 10 HR Issues First
• Bumble Bee, Thai Co. Drop $1.5B Tuna Tieup Over DOJ Fears
• GSV Left On The Hook For Fraud Claims In Twitter Stock Suit
• Shareholders OK Anthem-Cigna Merger; Antitrust Check Ahead
• Del. Court Closer To Settling $100M NY Fraud Coverage Clash
• DOJ's 'Shifting' GE-Electrolux Claims Blasted At Trial
• Activist Says Bob Evans Packaged Food Biz Can Fetch $950M
• NJ Advances Bill To Thwart Tax-Dodging Businesses
• M&A MVP: Skadden's Stephen Arcano
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Royal Dutch Shell, Teva
• Fiat Chrysler Shareholders OK Ferrari Separation
• 11th Circ. Axes AirTran Pilots, Labor Union Seniority Spat
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Blackstone, Elevated Returns
• Accuser Won't Bow Out Of Outdoor Channel Biz Deal Row
• Unsuccessful Riverbed Settlement Objector Given Atty Fees
• Swedish Court Upholds Flooring Co.'s Arbitration Award
• French Tycoon Loses $1B Battle In High-Stakes Adidas Case
• NexPoint Appeals To 2nd Circ. Over TICC Board Nominees
• Hogan, Hunton Guide $1.5B Single-Family REIT Tie-Up
• AB InBev Weighs Sale Of SABMiller's Grolsch, Peroni Brands
• Lyondell Confirms High Fraudulent-Transfer Claim Standards
• From The Book Of Jargon: YieldCo
• Kinder Morgan Liable For $171M In El Paso Deal Row
• Home Depot Exec Grilled At Trial On GE-Electrolux Ties
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qihoo 360, London City Airport, Yahoo
• BRF Continues Global Push With $500M In Food Co. Purchases
• McGuireWoods Makes Foray Into China With New Alliance
• M&A MVP: Simpson Thacher's Elizabeth Cooper
• AmSurg Seeks $440M Offering To Pay Debt, Fund Acquisitions
• CVC, GIC Team Up In Deal For Roadside Assistance Co. Stake
• American Realty Affiliate To Shut, Pay $3M Over Faked Votes
• Foundry Buyer Says It Lost $30M After Ex-CEO Hid Info
• First Reserve Teams With Mexico Power Group On Wind Farm
• Nokia Shareholders Greenlight $16.6B Alcatel-Lucent Deal
• Dish CEO Warns FCC A Charter-TWC Merger Could Kill Market
• EU OKs Solvay's $5.5B Cytec Buy Subject To Sale Of Unit
• Beer Drinkers Target $100B Anheuser Merger In Antitrust Suit
• Are Seesaw Share Prices Impacting Yieldco Buying Power?
• 2 Firms Score Big As November Welcomes Year's Biggest Deal
• Gagged Hovensa Ch. 11 Sale Info Unveiled At Gov't Briefing
• Electrolux Says It Can't Hike Prices After $3.3B GE Deal
• Kinder Morgan, Brookfield Pay $242M For Pipeline Co. Control
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Mondelez, EcoRodovias
• Pillsbury Adds Deals Pros From Latham, Stikeman Elliott
• Stock Transfer Agent Pleads Not Guilty To Wire Fraud
• Ex-Deutsche Bahn Atty To Head Hausfeld Berlin Office
• Mattress Firm Agrees To Buy Sleepy's For $780M
• A Close Look At The Latest Anti-Inversion Guidance
• Chinese Investors Kick In $400M For Manchester City Stake
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics
• Austrian Railway Immune To US Suits, High Court Says