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Mergers & Acquisitions - June, 2016

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• Del. Court Tosses $1.2B Philips-Volcano Merger Suit
• News Corp Inks $293M Deal For UK's Top Sports Radio Outlet
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Koch Case That Could Spur Oxbow Sale
• Sen. Warren Calls On Gov't To Step Up Antitrust Action
• The 5 Largest PE Funds In The 1st Half Of 2016
• Deals Rumor Mill: London Stock Exchange, Safran, BMW
• Mylan Offers Antitrust Fixes To EU For $10B Meda Buy
• Companies Return To Bond Markets With Big Post-Brexit Deals
• AOL Dropped From $238M Millennial Merger Class Challenge
• EU Probes Possible AB InBev Belgian Trade Restriction
• Hershey Spurns $23B Mondelez Buyout Offer
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Caisse Invests $222.9M In Products Testing Firm Eurofins
• Affymetrix Investor Settles Suit Over $1.3B Thermo Fisher Sale
• Lions Gate, Starz To Combine In $4.4B Cash, Stock Deal
• Dell, T. Rowe Price Settle Ineligible Appraisal Shares Spat
• FTC Beefs Up Fines For Premerger Violations, Deceptive Acts
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qatar Airways, China Logistics, Kuka AG
• DOJ Merger Probes More Likely To Spell Trouble Than FTC
• Takeaways From Delaware's Energy Transfer Ruling
• ConocoPhillips Rips Venezuela Over $10M Award In 2nd Circ.
• Apollo Global To Acquire Diamond Resorts For $2.2B
• Monsanto Still In Talks With Bayer After Rejecting $62B Bid
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Krispy Kreme Investors Want $1.35B Buyout Paused
• ETE Terminates $38B Williams Deal After Delaware Ruling
• SEC To Push Companies For Info About Boards' Diversity
• Telefonica, Portugal Telecom Can't Beat EU Antitrust Case
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Cable Group Blasts Charter-TWC Overbuild Merger Condition
• New York REIT Investors Ready Proxy Fight To Halt JBG Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Apax Partners, GIC
• GE Continues Sell-Off, Shedding Most US Restaurant Assets
• Celator Investor Looks To Block $1.5B Jazz Pharma Deal
• British Lawyers Urge UK To Ensure They Can Still Work In EU
• FTC Accepts Divestitures For Ball's $7.2B Rexam Deal
• Canadian Regulator OKs $982M Superior Plus, Canexus Deal
• SolarCity Mulling Tesla's $2.8B Buyout Offer
• Kinder Morgan Selling Stake In $500M Pipeline To Riverstone
• Get Ready For Disputes As US-China Deals Multiply
• Ill. Insurance Dept. Greenlights Aetna's $37B Humana Buy
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• DreamWorks Investor Sues Katzenberg In $3.8B Comcast Row
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Skadden Guides Gannett In $156M ReachLocal Deal
• Viacom Board Is Frozen Until Del. Rules On Redstone Moves
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Resources Pharma, Apax, Kuka
• Williams Appeals ETE Merger Escape After Investors OK Deal
• FTC Says Ill. Merger Case Shouldn't Sway 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Pacific Sunwear Gets OK On Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Settlement Paves Way For $6.6B Australian Freight Takeover
• Verizon & XO Urge FCC To Ignore Dish Protest To $1.8B Deal
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Atmel Fraud Suit Over French Plant Closure
• UK Constitution Could Hold The Key To Reversing Brexit
• Simpson Thacher Guides People's In $402M Suffolk Deal
• American Financial Boosts National Interstate Takeover Bid
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• Marriott's $13.6B Starwood Buy Gets EC Approval
• Second Skullcandy Suitor Puts $177M Incipio Deal In Doubt
• FTC Challenges $982M Merger Of Chemical Suppliers
• K&L Gates Adds M&A Partner From Stoel Rives
• Ropes Advises Medtronic's $1.1B Heart Tech Firm Purchase
• Brexit Vote Creates Conundrums For Competition Attorneys
• FTC Approves ProMedica's Divestiture Of Ohio Hospital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fresenius, Sports Authority, EQT
• Brexit To Cause Pause For M&A, But The Gridlock Won't Last
• Latham & Watkins Guides Skullcandy In $177M Sale To Incipio
• Attys React To UK's Historic Decision To Leave EU
• ETE Cleared To Ditch $38B Williams Deal In Win For Latham
• Taxation With Representation: Covington, Davis Polk, Gibson
• FCC OKs Team Telecom Review Process Reform Proposal
• Tata Ordered To Pay $1.17B To Japanese Telecom
• Post-Brexit Uncertainty May Yield Mixed Bag For UK Courts
• Henkel Pays €3.2B For PE-Backed Laundry Co. Sun Products
• EFH Ch. 11 Could Stretch Into 2017 Or Beyond, Experts Say
• Bloomberry To Sell S. Korea Casino In $100M Deal
• A Proxy Season For The Record Books
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• Brexit Vote Casts UK Into Regulatory Wilderness
• How Britain Could Challenge The Brexit Results
• The EU Regulations To Watch Post-Brexit
• UK Votes To Leave EU In Historic Decision
• Williams Says ETE Stand Weaponizes Merger Closing Terms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Royal Bank of Scotland, Lionsgate, Okta
• Clerical Error Spurs $24M Deal To End Caris Merger Suit
• Fox Rothschild Attys Accused Of Meritless Litigation
• Shareholders Challenge $207M C-III, Resource America Tie-Up
• Calif. Official Urges DOJ To Block Aetna's $37B Humana Buy
• China's Qunar Cayman Islands Receives Buyout Offer
• Alarm.com Inks $140M Deal For 2 Icontrol Units
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Securities Litigation Pro In Dallas
• Dems Warn Treasury Of Anti-Inversion Regs' Ill Effects
• Ex-Reed Smith Atty Rebuts DQ Attempt In Copyright Case
• GE To Sell $4.6B French Consumer Credit Unit To Cerberus
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• Financial Firms Fined $238K In Mass. Over Fake Proxy Votes
• Ill. Hospitals Request Expiration Date On Merger Injunction
• Dem Senators Ask DOJ To Stop 2 Health Care Mergers
• White House Decries Antitrust Funding Level In House Bill
• Del. Appraisal Legislation Is A Step In Right Direction
• New Team Telecom Rules May Be Cause For Industry Optimism
• GE Says Arbitrators, Not Deloitte, Should Settle Alstom Row
• Baxter Wins Chancery OK On New Board Terms, Voting Rules
• 7 Things US Attorneys Should Know As Brexit Voting Begins
• Deals Rumor Mill: McDonald's, Starwood, Post Holdings
• Proxy Firms Get Behind $30B LSE, Deutsche Boerse Merger
• Philippines Cos. Want Dialogue With Regulator Over $1B Deal
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Charter Says Zoom's Merger Objections Are Same Old Issues
• Tesla Seeks To Buy SolarCity In Deal Worth Up To $2.8B
• FTC Hospital Merger Loss Tees Up Fight Over Market Test
• Latham's Good Faith Pivotal In Williams-ETE Merger Trial
• Bryan Cave Bankruptcy Group Adds Ex-Bracewell Defense Pro
• Dickinson Wright Enters Hot South Florida Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Duke, McKesson, China Development Bank
• Investcorp Buys $100M Stake In Luxury Italian Clothing Co.
• 2nd Circ. Denies Harvey Newkirk's Motion For Bail
• Forklift Maker Kion Group To Buy Dematic In $2.1B Deal
• Thompson Coburn Scoops Former Seyfarth Corporate Partner
• Skadden Adds Corporate Partner From Morrison & Foerster
• Tencent Grabs 'Clash Of Clans' Maker In $8.6B Deal
• Dell Appraisal Fallout Impossible In Nevada
• ETE's CEO Feared 'Implosion' With $38B Williams Merger
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• FTC Failed To Define Market In Hospital Merger Case: Judge
• Charter Running Smear Campaign Against Frontier, Suit Says
• India Eases Foreign Direct Investment Rules
• New Philippine Watchdog To Review $1.48B Telecom Deal
• McDermott Nabs Patent Transactions Partner From Foley
• Alpha's Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Enviro Protections, Feds Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Anthem, Deutsche Borse
• Elliott, Francisco Partners Teaming Up For Dell Software Buy
• Calif. Regulator Backs $37B Aetna-Humana Merger
• Bankrupt Vestis Gets Nod For Private Sale To Versa
• Is Your Board Prepared For An Activist Challenge?
• Hospital Merger Ruling Missed The Boat, FTC Tells 3rd Circ.
• EU's Antitrust Agency OKs Ardagh's Ball Corp., Rexam Buy
• Marathon Oil Pays $888M For PE-Backed Okla. Producer
• Icahn Ups Bid To Acquire Remaining Shares In Federal-Mogul
• Davis Polk, Hanson Bridgett Steer $230M Telecom Tie-Up
• An Important Tip For Academic, Nonprofit Hospital Mergers
• ETE Says Williams Failed To Disclose Merger Vote Pressures
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson, Fenwick, Gibson
• PacSun Axes Ch. 11 Auction For $88M Debt-Equity Swap
• Union Scores 'Major Victory' As Judge Trims Airline Pilots Row
• FTC Orders Divestitures For $4.2B Cement Merger
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Greenspoon's Cost Bid In $1.8M Stiefel ERISA Suit Too High
• Foreign Cos. Can Escape ERG Suit, Texas High Court Says
• Chicago Hospital Merger Put On Ice While FTC Appeals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vale SA, Apax Partners, Suncor Energy
• Repsol Hit With $5.5B Claim Over North Sea JV
• Albemarle To Sell Coatings Biz In $3.2B Deal With BASF
• The Biggest Moments Of 2016's Proxy Season
• Comparing Appraisal Rights In Light Of Dell: US Vs. Canada
• PE Fund Must Face Texas Suit Alleging It Poached $45M Deal
• PE Duo Pays £217M To Buy Tesco's Dobbies Garden Centres
• Revlon Inks $870M Elizabeth Arden Deal
• Williams, ETE Battle Over Briefs As Del. Merger Trial Looms
• Block Anthem-Cigna Deal, Calif. Insurance Head Tells DOJ
• Battle Over Viacom's Board Erupts In Del. Chancery Court
• Quirky Says Payroll Records Refute IRS Claim
• Merger Remedies Key To Enforcement, DOJ Official Says
• AmTrust Director Can't Escape Suit Over Dropped Acquisition
• Divorce, Wall Street Style
• Deals Rumor Mill: First Gulf Bank, ACS, Deutsche Telekom
• Shareholders Lose Class Status Again In Statoil Fight
• Shake-Up In Hotel Competition Standards: Key Takeaways
• Cavium To Buy Networking-Products Company QLogic For $1.36B
• Newbury's $170M Building-Sale Plan Gets Rush Of Objections
• FTC, Ill. AG Hope To Stop Hospital Merger At 7th Circ.
• ASML Latest Chip Co. To Consolidate With $3.1B Taiwan Play
• Providence Equity Invests $130M In LogicMonitor
• FTC's Hospital Merger Enforcement Hangs In The Balance
• Envision, AmSurg To Create $10B Combo In Merger
• Covisint's $8M Investor Deal Notice Deficient, Judge Rules
• 1st Circ. Won't Revisit $70M Biolitec Sanctions Cap
• Reed Smith Adds PE, M&A Pro From Winston & Strawn In NY
• Hogan Lovells Boosts Corporate Team With Ex-Jones Day Atty
• Alstom, GE Agree To Pause Arbitration, Consider Accountant
• A. Schulman Sues For Fraud In $800M Citadel Plastics Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Tencent Holdings, Hotel Lotte
• Cablevision-Altice Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle In NY
• 4 Practice Areas Where Philly Firms Are Hiring
• For M&A Attys, A Warning On Inadvertent Disclosure
• Grassley Urges DOJ To 'Analyze' $130B Dow-DuPont Merger
• Rumored DraftKings, FanDuel Merger Would Be Uphill Battle
• ETE Wants 'Disturbing' Details Out On $38B Williams Merger
• Hospital Merger Losses Could Prod FTC To Rethink Markets
• Fortress Says Suit Over $1B Mortgage Co. Deal Falls Short
• Ex-Jones Day Partners Launch Transactions Firm
• Cowen Wants Firm DQ'd In Oil Trade Publisher Copyright Fight
• Brexit Fears Weighing Down UK M&A, Study Finds
• Sharing Is Saving: Towercos Take Off In Telecom Market
• Why Post-Dell Appraisal Fears Are Unfounded
• Pa. Hospitals Urge 3rd Circ. Not To Freeze Their Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Marriott, Midea Group
• Activist Says Vote Shows REIT's 'Disregard' For Investors
• Erickson Shareholder Suit Resolved With $18.5M Deal
• Yahoo Fires Back At Securities Suit Over Alibaba Investment
• Old Mutual Unit Pays $240M For 60% Landmark Partners Stake
• Benesch Growth Continues With Addition Of 6 New Attorneys
• Carmike Investors Can't Halt Vote On $1B AMC Buyout
• European PE Firm Glide Healthcare Closes $285M Fund
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Chinese Investors Pay $2.75B For Dutch Chipmaker Unit
• FTC Can't Block Chicago Hospital Merger
• Datwyler Inks $1B Deal For UK Electronic Components Co.
• Ex-EBay General Counsel Returns To Cooley After 17 Years
• CSC Urges Court To Hold Ex-Servicemesh Exec In Contempt
• Blame Canada, Egyptian Phone Co. Tells ICSID On Cell Sale
• Krispy Kreme Faces Investor Suit Over $1.35B Buyout Deal
• DOJ's Big Merger Wins Good For Competition, Gelfand Says
• Microsoft's LinkedIn Buy Stands As Year's Largest Tech Deal
• Broadcaster Wins $15M IRS Row On 9th Circ. Remand
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Hotel Lotte, Wharf Holdings
• Orrick Adds Corporate Pro From DLA Piper In Rome
• The Bayer-Monsanto Deal Through An Antitrust Lens
• Schaeffler, IRS End $25M Dispute Over Stake Sale Loss
• MedData Buys PE-Backed Cardon Outreach In $400M Deal
• TPG Unit Sinks $400M Into Texas JV With Hunt Oil
• Aircraft De-Icer Merger Cracks Under UK Antitrust Scrutiny
• Jones Day Opens In Minn., Adds 3 Barnes & Thornburg Attys
• Medivation Slams Sanofi's $9.3B Hostile Takeover Play
• Sabine Oil Begins Defense Of Restructuring Plan
• Platinum Equity Exits BWAY In $2.4B Sale To Stone Canyon
• Tata Power Inks $1.4B Deal For Renewable Energy Co.
• Simpson Thacher Steers Microsoft In $26.2B LinkedIn Buy
• Symantec Inks $4.65B Blue Coat Buy
• GTCR Gets DOJ Approval To Buy PR Newswire
• Williams, ETE Talks Narrow Ahead of Trial On $38B Merger
• Al Jazeera Claims Current Directors At Risk On $65M Escrow
• Troutman Steers Southern's $8.5B Bond To Fund AGL Deal
• EFH Warns Of $4B Tax Bill For Creditors
• FCC Urged To Nix Overbuild Condition In Charter-TWC Deal
• BP's Norway Arm Combines With Det Norske In $1.3B Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, White, Sheppard
• Merck To Pay Up To $1.25B For Neurogenic Biotech Afferent
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Oaktree Capital, Valeant
• Time Warner Fails To Kick Atty Off Sale Interference Suit
• German Court Calls For Another Audit Of Cable Co. Brass
• Common M&A Writing Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them
• Westlake's Hostile Campaign Pays Off With $3.8B Axiall Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Lands 2 New Hires From Cravath, Simpson
• Australian Mall Operator Selling New Zealand Biz For $189M
• Lessons From SEC Sanctions Against Blackstreet
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Fried Frank Tech, IP Transaction Pro
• Top NY Court Won't Expand Attorney-Client Privilege
• Fed Circ. Won't Revive Ex-CEO's $4M Tax Refund Suit
• Blank Rome's Pittsburgh Corp. Team Snags Reed Smith Atty
• O'Melveny Nabs Capital Markets Pro From Paul Hastings
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Envision Healthcare, Kite Realty
• Debevoise Advises Dover In $780M Wayne Fueling Acquisition
• Charter Must 'Clean Up' TWC's Sluggish Net Speeds: NY AG
• Weisman Lobs $1.5B Bid For Ashford Prime's Assets
• Jenner & Block Adds M&A Partner From Kirkland & Ellis
• Vodafone New Zealand Unit, Sky Network Ink $2.4B Merger
• $794M Morgan Hotels-SBEEG Merger Hit With Class Challenge
• Williams-ETE To Divest Unit For FTC In $38B Merger
• Judge Missed Pa. Hospital Merger Downsides, 3rd Circ. Told
• EU Competition Watchdog OKs Sysco's $3.1B Brakes Buy
• Proprietary Deal Flow Is Dead — What To Do About It
• Top DOJ Antitrust Litigator Stepping Down
• Flub In 47-Step Tax Dodge Could Cost National Grid $1.6M
• Phoenix Brands Gets OK On Reworked DIP Loan, Bid Process
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Acrisure, Schoen
• HSBC's $5.2B Bank Sale Gets Brazil Antitrust Watchdog's OK
• Russian Billionaires Say $55B Oil Deal Suit Is Too Late
• Micron Delays Closing Of $3.2B Inotera Deal
• FCC Wants More Info On Nexstar-Media General Merger
• Brazil's Health Care Sector Prime Target For M&A
• DOJ, FTC Get Tougher On Remedies: Can Your Deal Be Fixed?
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• DOJ Atty Offers Advice On Econ Evidence In Merger Review
• Polycom Gets Revised Buyout Offer From Unnamed PE Firm
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Scott Nader
• $38B Williams-ETE Merger Fight Heading Toward Trial
• Ex-CEO Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Bid For $4M Tax Refund
• Blackstone, Centerbridge Dissect PE Lodging Deals
• Legal Issues Arise As Young Hotel Industry Consolidates
• Verizon Coy About $1.8B XO Deal's Harms, Dish Says
• Pension Fund Rips Tribune Over $864M Gannett Bidding Brawl
• Anatomy Of A Merger: Grit Helps Shire Seal $32B Baxalta Buy
• Appraisal Risk Back In The Spotlight After Dell
• White & Case Guides Zimmer Biomet In $1B Deal For LDR
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Synaptics, Shanghai Pengxin
• FCC Urged To Allow Local Media Combos, Given Megamergers
• 3 Firms Guide Cott Corp.'s $525M Water Cooler Co. Buy
• Ex-JV Partner Slams Boeing's Bid To Chase $515M Award
• Rit Dye Maker Creditors Say Ch. 11 Sale Plan Won't Wash
• T. Rowe To Pay $194M To Investors For Dell Voting Blunder
• Bankrupt Emerald Oil Sues Over Midstream Contracts
• Chinese Investors Will Keep Driving Hotel Sales, Experts Say
• SFX To Sell Ticketing Website For $4M In Ch. 11 Case
• Del. Justices Uphold $16M Caris Judgment In Split Decision
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Tax Partner From Venable
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Constellis Holdings, Kuka
• Chinese Retailer Suning Buying Soccer Club Inter Milan
• Nix 'Outdated' Media Ownership Rules, FCC's O'Rielly Says
• PE Firm Electra Sells Fiduciary Services Co. In $628M Deal
• Dell Unveils $3.25B Bond To Help Fund EMC Acquisition
• Jones Day Nabs Ex-Baker & McKenzie Employee Benefits Atty
• Platinum Equity Settles Suit Over $88M Deal Before Trial
• Baker McKenzie, Osborne Clarke Guide $330M JLL Deal
• Unintended Consequences Of Slashing The Interest Deduction
• Ex-Stiefel CFO Urges Justices To Review Securities Fraud Suit
• 2 Firms Cash In On May M&A Activity
• Power Dominates Energy Deal-Making In 1st Half Of 2016
• Hogan Lovells Adds Duo To Boost HK Capital Markets Team
• Tribune Publishing's Rebranding Draws Twitter Laughter
• Atlantic City's Showboat To Reopen As Hotel In Summer
• How PE Attorneys Can Keep Busy During A Deals Lull
• Taxation With Representation: Squire, Bracewell, Orrick
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• EU, FTC Didn't Butt Heads On Staples Case, Vestager Says
• Aetna Prices $13B Jumbo Bond To Help Fund Humana Deal
• Investing In India? Time To Rethink Structures
• Deals Rumor Mill: Total, CST Brands, Concordia Healthcare
• LA-Based Private Equity Shop Nets $133M For Second Fund
• Exar Sells LED Unit To PE-Led Group In $136M Deal
• Investment Firm Riverstone Inks $5.2B Deal For Talen Energy
• NorthStar, Colony Capital Merger Will Create $58B REIT
• When To Rely On Corp. Counsel And When To Retain Your Own
• New Board Of Renamed Trib Threatens Gannett Takeover Bid
• EQT Pays $1.3B For Bilfinger's Building And Facility Unit
• SunEdison Gets Nod On $22M Sale Of Wind Energy Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apple, Tribune Publishing, Nissan Motor
• Getting The Most From Board Evaluations
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• FTC, Pa. Tell 3rd Circ. Burden Met To Block Hospital Merger
• Valeo Pays Bain's PE Arm $914M For German Clutch Maker
• Williams Cos., ETE Near Deal On $38B Merger Tax Docs
• Activist Pressure Nets Thoma Bravo $3B Analytics Firm Buy
• Australia's ALS Rejects $1.93B PE Takeover Bid
• Carlyle Group Sells Shampoo Maker To J&J Unit In $3.3B Deal
• Cadwalader Wins Trial Bid In $17M Six Flags Malpractice Suit
• Valvoline Leads Way As 2 Cos. File For IPOs Totaling $150M
• AB InBev's $100B Deal Gets S. Africa, Canada Agencies' OK
• Inflexion Closes Pair Of Funds With $720M In Total Capital
• Bankrupt Vestis Gets Nod To Pivot To Private Versa Sale
• Shareholders Say Auspex CEO Rushed $3.5B Teva Merger
• NY Judge Won't Halt $13.6B Starwood, Marriott Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Google, Caisse Des Depots
• MoFo Adds 4 From Kirkland, Skadden
• Coca-Cola To Pay $575M For Unilever's Latin America Soy Biz
• SoftBank To Cut $7.9B From Alibaba Stake To Trim Debt
• Vivendi Gets Majority Stake In Hostile Play For Gameloft
• Brookfield Raises $4 Billion For Latest Private Equity Fund
• Kramer Levin Gets Corporate Lawyer From Morrison Cohen
• Salesforce Grabs Demandware In $2.8B All-Cash Deal
• Learning From Energy Future's Mistakes
• M&A Fees Rise As Cos. Tap Fewer, More Experienced Attys