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Mergers & Acquisitions - February, 2016

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• IRS Had Right To Adjust Guidant's Income, Court Rules
• Appaloosa Seeks Fast Trial Over Pact Tied To $2B Solar Deal
• Sumner Redstone Can't Escape Competency Suit
• Hospitals Told In-House Counsel Can't See Competitors' Docs
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals Faces New Investigation By SEC
• W.Va. Bill Targeting FTC Hospital Merger Row Gains Strength
• Chancery Says Ex-Patriot Rail CEO Entitled To Legal Fees
• Altice, Cablevision Tout Proposed Merger Benefits At FCC
• Sidley Nabs 2 Baker Botts Transaction Pros In Dallas
• Trump Taj Mahal Casino Now Icahn's After Exiting Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: GO Scale Capital, Toshiba, Chevron
• US-Listed Chinese Cos. Not Wavering In Push To Head Home
• India Makes Offer To Vodafone, Others In Offshore Tax Row
• An Undeterred Vivendi Sweetens Bid After Gameloft Snub
• Yodle Yanks $75M IPO Ahead Of $342M Web.com Acquisition
• High Court Rejects Harman's Appeal In Securities Suit
• LKQ Inks $635M Buy Of PE-Backed Automotive Glass Maker
• Icahn Makes Offer Valuing Federal-Mogul At $1.2B
• Takeaways From The 2016 BlackRock Letter To CEOs
• Dell's $67B EMC Buyout Clinches EU Approval
• Consol Energy Offloads 400M Tons Of Coal In $420M Deal
• Chancery OKs $10M GFI Settlement But Slashes Atty Fees
• Buchanan Sues Accounting Firm In Fight Over AFL Team Buy
• Caterpillar Hit With Derivative Suit Over $2.4B Tax Evasion
• Staples Wins Bid For Amazon Docs In $6.3B Merger Fight
• United Technologies Rebuffs $90.3B Honeywell Buyout Offer
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, MoFo, Sidley
• Fried Frank, Latham Guide $641M Tie-Up Of 2 Apollo REITs
• FTC Sets Conditions For $2.2B Hikma, Boehringer Deal
• EU Regulators Open Probe Into Planned Launch Co. Merger
• Delaware Forum Selection Bylaws After Trulia
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ausgrid, Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, Alibaba
• DC Regulators Block 2nd Try To Seal $6.8B Exelon-Pepco Deal
• Vivendi Pays $775M To End Suit Over USA Networks Deal
• RBS Tries To Dodge Suit Over Sale Of Liverpool Soccer Club
• SunEdison Beats Bid To Block Deal Tied To $2B Merger
• DLA Piper Picks Up Ex-Proskauer Private Equity Pro
• AnchorBank Lied To SEC On $461M Sale, Investor Claims
• K&L Gates Lands Corporate Team From Sparke Helmore
• Morgan Stanley Ties Marred $1.3B Affymetrix Deal, Suit Says
• Dem Senators Send FCC Concerns Over Charter TWC Deal
• Canada Securities Regulators Revamp Hostile Takeover Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Energy Transfer, Petrobras, Sharp
• Ill. Advocates Want Rate Cuts In $8B Southern Co. Merger
• CFIUS Report Underscores Growing Chinese Investment In US
• Reed Smith Guides Vista Outdoor In $400M Action Sports Buy
• Brazilian Telecom Merger Off The Table, British Firm Says
• Charter $55B Time Warner Deal Clears Hurdle With NJ OK
• EU Greenlights $5.5B Dental Biz Merger With Tweaks
• Pfizer Said To Save $35B In Taxes With Move To Ireland
• McKesson Drops $1.2B On Oncology Businesses
• La. Utility Regulators Nix $4.7B Cleco Sale To Investor Bloc
• Weil Guides Brookfield In $2.8B Rouse Properties Buyout
• PE Firm That Backed Shake Shack Nabs $210M For Latest Fund
• Dynegy, PE Firm Partner To Pay $3.3B For Engie US Plants
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• Western Gas Pays $750M For Big Chunk Of Texas Pipeline
• Ex-Stiefel Exec Tells 11th Circ. Jury Instructions Fell Short
• Privilege Log Challenge Denied In $53M Railroad Merger Row
• Bankrupt GTAT Eyes $3.6M Sale Of Solar Business
• Pabst Can't Crush Snoop Dogg's Suit For Sip Of $700M Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Honeywell, Terex, London City Airport
• Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Editorial Advisory Board
• Bracewell Adds Experienced Tax Partner To New York Office
• House Dems' Bill Would Limit Inversion Earnings Stripping
• DOJ Doesn't Fear Trial Losses, Litigation Chief Says
• CVC Capital Partners Closes $1B Tech-Focused Fund
• Warburg Agrees To Plug Up To $500M Into New Oil, Gas Co.
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• Chancery Keeps Fraud Claims In $200M Trucking Sale Row
• Railroad's Parent Cos. Denied Discovery In $53M Merger Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Bank of Nova Scotia, Shutterfly
• Dell's $67B EMC Buyout Wins FTC Approval
• Covisint Shareholders Get Class Cert. In Suit Over IPO
• Lucid Oil And Gas Endeavor Gets $350M EnCap Infusion
• Cisco, EBay, Magellan Price $8.4B In Bond Offerings
• Nokia Growth Nabs $350M For Internet Of Things Fund
• London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Boerse In Merger Talks
• CFIUS Concerns Halt Unisplendour's $4B Western Digital Play
• Merger Claims Off Limits In Antitrust Row, Live Nation Says
• ResMed Pays $800M For Health Care Software Co. Brightree
• BMC Software's Lessons For Expert Witnesses
• 3 Takeaways From CFIUS' Latest Report
• Supermarkets To Divest Belgian Stores In $29B Megamerger
• PE Sets Sights On Glut Of Energy Assets In Americas
• BigLaw Equity Partner Risks Have Some Saying 'No Thanks'
• Verizon Bolsters Fiber Network With $1.8B XO Buy
• MoFo Snags Real Estate Partner From Paul Hastings
• Litigating M&A Lawsuits In New York Courts
• FCC Told To Demand Network Investment In Charter-TWC Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: ZTO Express, Yahoo, Sharp Corp.
• Canadian PE, VC Enjoyed Prosperous 2015, Report Says
• EFG International To Pay $1.3B For BTG's Swiss Banking Unit
• Dallas Boutique Adds Ex-Brewer Attorneys Litigation Partner
• Sysco Tries Another Blockbuster With $3.1B Brakes Group Buy
• Parallel Energy Seeks Structured Dismissal Of Ch. 11 Case
• FTC Hits Back At Hospitals' Bid To Compel Atty Testimony
• FTC Orders Hikma To Divest Generics Rights In $5M Deal
• Former Del. Vice Chancellor Parsons Rejoins Morris Nichols
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Staffing Co. Never Paid For Deals Advice, Law Firm Says
• Kirkland Guides PE Group In $350M Engineering Co. Stake Buy
• Rimon Scores Foley & Lardner Transactions Wiz In Fla.
• Teva Offers Antitrust Concessions For $40.5B Generics Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, MBK Partners, Mayborn Group
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Private Wealth Pro In Chicago
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• How ITV's GC Used Emotional IQ To Win Over M&A Targets
• Yahoo Forms Cravath-Guided Review Panel Amid Alibaba Plan
• Feds Slam Ex-Bryan Cave Atty's Bid For New Wire Fraud Trial
• 5 Ways To Keep Cybersecurity Risk From Derailing A Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Schulte, Skadden, Kirkland
• 4 Ways To Ensure Positive Law Dept. Integration In M&A
• Cooley Brings Back Life Sciences Pro From Hogan Lovells
• Price Hikes Not Sole Basis For Merger Fight, FTC Official Says
• Chancery OKs Shareholder Deal On $5.2B NPS-Shire Sale
• China's US Deal Surge Spells Busy Year Ahead For CFIUS
• Shareholders Contest $2B Astoria-NYCB Merger In Chancery
• Liberal Groups Ask FCC To Block Charter-Time Warner Merger
• IBM Drops $2.6B On PE-Backed Health Data Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zhong An, Starboard, Affinity Equity
• BTU Investors Settle Merger Challenge In Del. Chancery
• KKR Buys 10% Stake In India's 4th-Largest Life Insurance Co.
• UPS Appeals Brazil's OK On FedEx Purchase Of TNT Express
• Squire Patton Boggs Adds Antitrust Pro From Proskauer
• From The Book Of Jargon: Deal Creep
• Kirkland Steers GTCR's $500M Purchase Of Driver Safety Co.
• Activist Investor Seeks Change At Redbox Operator Outerwall
• A Closer Look At The Anthem-Cigna Merger
• W.Va. Bill Targets FTC's Opposition To Hospital Merger
• GOP Reps. Push CFIUS To Review Chicago Exchange Sale
• Wilson Elser Adds Atkinson Andelson Corporate Pro In LA
• Kirkland Guides Olympus Growth Fund's Food Service Buy
• Shamrock Capital Raises $700M For Media, Entertainment Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Asciano, Basic-Fit, UrbaCon Trading
• Charter Tells FCC Merger Will Allow Fastest Buildout
• Stockholder Discovery Rights: Nevada Vs. Delaware
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-BakerHostetler M&A Pro In Houston
• PE Staying On Straight And Narrow Despite Friendly Market
• Investors Ask To Block Deal Related To $2B SunEdison Merger
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• India Says It May Seize Vodafone Assets In $2.1B Tax Row
• 'Too Big To Fail' Banks Still A Problem, Fed Official Says
• Apple Turns To Green Bonds In Latest Mega-Debt Deal
• Hospitals Say FTC 'Stonewalling' In Proposed Chicago Merger
• Fla. Insurance Regulator OKs Aetna-Humana Deal
• Morgan Lewis Scores Bracewell Energy Regulatory Pro
• Westlake Puts Up 10 Directors For Axiall After Offer Spurned
• Deals Rumor Mill: HCL Technologies, DoorDash, Sharp Corp.
• FCC Told TWC-Charter Deal Would Hurt Sports Programming
• 3 Details To Consider Before Inking A Take-Private Deal
• Willkie Steers Insight Venture's $624M Software Co. Buy
• Canadian Pacific Asks Regulator To OK Norfolk Bid Structure
• Orrick Adds 7 More Partners To New Houston Office
• Paul Weiss Steers Apollo In $15B ADT Deal
• A Positive Outlook For Investors Stuck In 'Food Court'
• Real Estate JVs With NY Owners Call For Creative Lawyering
• Negotiating Conditions Precedent — A Primer
• Stryker Pays $1.28B For Medical Device Maker Physio-Control
• A Look At Deal Protection Mechanisms In Bermuda
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• DFB Pharma Wants S&N To Cough Up $26.7M In Dispute
• Orloff Lowenbach Stays Clear Of NJ Malpractice Claim
• Waning CEO Confidence Another Drag On M&A Market
• SEC Says Calif. Auditor Was Soft On Chinese Valve Co.
• FCC Told Charter Is Blocking Cable App Access
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davies, DLA Piper
• Pepper Hamilton Adds M&A Partner In Southern California
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intercept Pharma, Barclays, Banco Poplare
• Post & Schell Advises MRP In $110M Philly RE Grab
• Neuberger Berman Nets $462M For Brand Acquisition Fund
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• DraftKings Bets On Combat Sports Competitor
• Leveraged Loan Scrutiny Brings Opportunities For Nonbanks
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• El Paso Shareholders Oppose $142M Bond Cost Shift Proposal
• CEO Only Winner In $416M African Oil Deal, Investors Say
• Blount's $855M Buyout Would Cheat Investors, Suit Says
• First Reserve Buys $350M Texas Wind Project
• 2 Firms Reach $2B In Slow First Month Of Real Estate M&A
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pandora, Saudi Arabian Oil, Takata Corp.
• Chancellor OKs Third Change In $4.2B Tibco Sale Lawsuit
• SunEdison Barred From Asset Transfers In $150M Arbitration
• Wipro Pays $460M For Insurance Software Co. HealthPlan
• Bolivian, Mexican Cos.' Talks Stall In Suit Over $36M Award
• Dole Food Gets Nod For $148M Merger Suit Settlement
• Group Slams Charter Cable Merger As Bad for Competition
• Cravath Reps Mylan In $9.9B Deal For Swedish Drugmaker
• Antitrust Enforcers Halted $67B In M&A In 2015, Report Says
• Proposed Hiring Would Give DOJ Extra Enforcement Firepower
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Eni, Autogrill
• Suzuki Settles Arbitration Over Soured Volkswagen Alliance
• Energy Expert Returns To K&L Gates As Partner In DC
• Cuomo Asks Feds To Block KeyCorp-First Niagara Deal
• Carrington Coleman Adds Ex-Fortune 500 Co. GC In Dallas
• Hikma Chops $2.7B Boehringer Generics Offer By 20%
• Mason Wells' Midwest Private Equity Fund Raises $615M
• EU Calls For Divestments In $6.3B Staples-Office Depot Deal
• Japan's Asahi Offers Nearly $3B For 3 SABMiller Brands
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• Chancery Apt Not To Ax Suit Over ServiceMesh's $98M Earnout
• Chancery Denies Partial Deal In Providence Shareholder Suit
• OC Register Owner Floats Exec. Bonus, Severance Plans
• 3 Firms Guide $2.4B Electric Utility Deal
• Del. Claims Over Audio Co. Stock Must Go To NY, Judge Says
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs M&A Pro For Atlanta Office
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Felled By Firm Policy Violations
• Jenner & Block Picks Up M&A Partner From Kirkland & Ellis
• Latham Snags UK Antitrust Official In London
• Deals Rumor Mill: Halliburton, Volkswagen, Siemens
• India Calls For New LafargeHolcim Divestiture Plan
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• UK Watchdog Digs Into Merger Of Aircraft Deicer Cos.
• Kirkland Aids AC Maker Daikin In $430M Air Filter Co. Buy
• Terra Energy Pays $910M For Natural Gas Assets
• CBL-DRA Venture Acquires Raleigh Mall In $174M Deal
• A Better Real Estate Deal Through Enviro Due Diligence
• Fortis To Buy Electric Transmission Co. ITC In $11.3B Deal
• Ex-Standard Register Brass Spared Claims Over Ch. 11
• Kirkland's Impartiality Challenged In Sabine Probe
• Allied Tells 9th Circ. Hospital Owes $8M In FTC Defense Costs
• Asciano Backs Qube's Sweetened $6.4B Buyout Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, HAL Trust, Verizon
• Tahoe Resources Buys Fellow Miner Lake Shore In $679M Deal
• Cliffs To Pay $84M To End Investor Suits Over Troubled Mine
• NYC Comptroller Says Proxy Access Keeps Boards Honest
• Airbus, Safran Offer Antitrust Concessions On Launcher Deal
• SEC Accuses 3 Of Insider Trading Over EBay Acquisition
• NYC Tells State Cablevision-Altice Deal Raises Concerns
• How To Hold On To Foreign Workers After A Merger
• Matrix Partners Raises $500M For 4th Chinese Venture Fund
• Challenging An Arbitrator Ab Initio: A Primer
• Groupe Casino Inks $3.5B Sale Of Big C To Thailand's TCC
• Fried Frank Fortifies M&A, Litigation Groups With New Hires
• Joseph Slights Of Morris James Tapped For Del. Chancery
• Apollo Education Lands $1.1B Take-Private Deal
• GCs Name Favorite M&A Attorneys
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sharp Corp. Honest Co., Flakt Woods
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Greenberg Traurig Adds M&A Pro To Chicago Office
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Convicted Of Insider Trading
• FCC Questions Video Programmers On Charter-TWC Merger
• Europe Poised For Flood Of Iran Deals As US Can Only Watch
• Takeaways From A Recent Application Of Unocal Standard
• Chinese Investor Group To Buy Chicago Stock Exchange
• Hair Extension Co. Loses Injunction Bid In Noncompete Fight
• Merging Hospitals Say Documents Safe With In-House Counsel
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Sullivan, Norton
• BlackRock, Green Investment Buy $613M In UK Wind Farms
• TNT Express Selling Airline Ops To Clear FedEx Merger
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Knew Of Pre-Merger Trading, Jury Told
• EU Orders Telecoms To Shed Customers For $1.5B Deal
• Anheuser Looks To Cut Off Beer Drinkers' $100B Merger Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mattel, Sharp, Ardian
• FTC Says Leucadia Settlement Doesn't Need Extra Review
• Health Care Deal Trends Emerge From JP Morgan 2016
• Charter-TWC Deal Needs To Help Independent TV, FCC Told
• Chinese Firm Drops $1.6B On EQT-Backed Waste Power Biz
• EU Watchdog Greenlights Western Digitals $19B SanDisk Deal
• Cisco Pitches $1.4B Deal For Internet Of Things Platform
• Redstone Done As CBS Chairman Amidst Competency Battle
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs M&A Pro From Greenberg Traurig
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Mercator Solutions, Lions Gate
• The 2 Firms Behind China's Largest-Ever Outbound Deal
• Ex-FCC Commish Warns Against Charter-TWC Deal
• CORRECTION: Akin Gump Renewable Energy Atty Joins Calif. Boutique
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Overheard Merger Chat, Jury Hears
• After Rejection, Lowe's To Buy Canadian Retailer For $2.3B
• Navigating EU's Ownership Unbundling Rules
• Choate Lures Private Equity Trio From Locke Lord
• Aetna, Health Co. Can Seek Document Privacy In Merger Suit
• Europe Activism Boom Calls For Gentler Tack From Investors
• PE Firm Liberty Hall Pays $220M For Aerospace Parts Biz
• BBA To Sell Facilities At 6 Airports To Advance $2B Merger
• ChemChina Inks $43B Deal For Syngenta
• 5 Pitfalls For Purchasers Of Distressed Oil, Gas Assets
• Yahoo Eyes $1B In Noncore Divestitures, Defends Spinoff
• Friedlander, Slights Said To Be Up For Del. Chancery Seat
• Dinsmore & Shohl Nabs 5 Partners In Chicago, San Diego
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Roche Holding, Barracuda
• Chancery Speeds Shareholder Suit Over $13.9B Keurig Deal
• Tourism Co. Kuoni Greenlights EQT's $1.37B Take-Private Bid
• Sainsbury Seeks To Expand Retail With $1.9B Argos Buy
• Goldman Sachs Censured In Hong Kong For Pre-Buyout Trades
• Index Ventures Forms New Life Sciences Investment Firm
• TE Pays $895M For Permira-Backed Medical Device Maker
• Magic Leap Scores $793M In Funding Led By Alibaba
• When Valuations Go South For Unicorns, Other Startups
• Delaware Judges Have Been Heard
• Common Interest Protection In Commercial Transactions
• 2 Law Firms Top January M&A As Deals Slump
• HSBC's $5.2B Brazil Bank Sale Gets Deeper Antitrust Review
• Dechert Lures Back Kirkland Tax Atty Who Focuses On Deals
• Walker Morris Adds Capital Markets, M&A Pro From DWF
• Ardian Gobbles Up Majority Stake In French Seasonings Co.
• Dechert Adds Ex-Norton Rose Antitrust Pro To Paris Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sharp, Lavazza, Blackstone Group
• Canadian Pacific-Norfolk Merger OK By Oil, Shipping Cos.
• Netflix Lobbies FCC In Support Of Charter-TWC Merger
• Kirkland & Ellis Reps Abbott In $5.8B Acquisition Of Alere
• McGuireWoods, Kirkland Guide Dominion $4.4B Questar Buy
• Online Gaming Co. Amaya's CEO Plans $2B Go-Private Offer
• Stryker Pays $2.78B For Medical Device Maker Sage Products
• When Seller Contracts For IT On Behalf Of Acquisition