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Mergers & Acquisitions - December, 2016

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• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• 3 Key Securities Litigation Developments Of 2016
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Sundevil Power Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Merger Will Cut Costs, Boost Quality, Anthem Expert Says
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Petrobras Makes Deal To Sell $2B In Assets To Total
• Alta Resources Makes 2 Marcellus Shale Plays Worth $1.44B
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Skadden, Ropes
• Clear Channel, Fairway Must Divest Billboards In $150M Swap
• Deals Rumor Mill: iQiyi.com, Permira, Meilleurtaux
• Berkshire Takes Stake In Kendra Scott Design
• Lessons On Director Independence From Sandys V. Pincus
• 6 New Year's Resolutions For M&A Partners
• Allianz Unit Pledges Over $400M To Neb. Wind Energy Project
• DOJ Case Against Aetna-Humana Deal Probed Over Gov't Role
• $54B Deal Will Spawn Daunting Anthem-Cigna, Expert Says
• Bernstein Litowitz Ducks Subpoena In Insider Trading Row
• Del. Supreme Court Overturns Chancery's $142M Award
• Radioactive Waste Cos. Can't Move Merger Suit To Texas
• Anthem, Cigna Discord Could Give DOJ Edge In Merger Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: Munters, Aquascutum, Freshii
• Stanley Black & Decker Pockets $725M For Door Lock Biz
• Lion Capital Swallows UK Cafe, Bar Biz In $169M Deal
• AB InBev Sheds $3B Stake In African Coke Bottler
• Avoid Inadvertent Tipping This Holiday Season
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• 3 Ways Attys Can Land More Big-Ticket Deals In The New Year
• Diebold, Wincor May Need To Shed UK Biz For $2B Merger OK
• Chancery Mulls Largest Incentive Award Ever In Occam Case
• Allergan To Acquire Acelity-Owned LifeCell For $2.9B
• New York Community, Astoria Financial Scrap $2B Merger
• Chancery Won't Revive Suit Over OM Group's $1B Apollo Sale
• AMC To Divest Theaters To Clear $1.2B Carmike Buy With DOJ
• Bankrupt Hanjin Gets Go-Ahead To Sell Calif. Port Stake
• Activist Loses Appeal In Fight Over REIT's Boardroom
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sanofi, Bright Food, Huawei Technologies
• Del. Supreme Court Upholds Chancery On TC Pipeline Case
• Anthem Tries To Raise Bar For DOJ In $54B Merger Trial
• Canada's CCL Pays $840M For Polymer Banknote Maker
• 2 Texas Oil And Gas Drillers Merge In $445M Deal
• Facebook Accused Of Deceiving EU In $19B WhatsApp Buy
• Lloyds Inks $2.35B Deal For BoA's UK Credit Card Biz
• Linde, Praxair Ready Deal To Form $65B Industrial Gas Co.
• Appaloosa Wins $3M Fee Award In TerraForm, SunEdison Suit
• Zagg Hits Back At Investor Suit With $22M In Counterclaims
• Former Thompson Hine Atty Suspended For Insider Stock Buy
• Economist Throws Weight Behind $37B Aetna-Humana Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, CEFC, Airbnb
• EQT Inks €2.74B Sale Of BSN Medical
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Insurers Can't Trim Gardner Denver's Coverage Suit
• Onex Pays $1.68B To Pick Up UK's Parkdean Resorts
• Icahn Enterprises Inks $2.8B Sale Of Railcar Leasing Co.
• Gov't Review Of Telecom M&A Helps Consumers: DOJ Official
• Japanese Telecom Pouring $1B Into Fla. Satellite Startup
• A New Foreign Investment Regime In The UK
• Japan's Idemitsu Pushes Forward With $1.4B Showa Shell Buy
• Shearman Leads Fairfax In $5B Allied World Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Avalara, RDIF, Assicurazioni Generali
• Taxation With Representation: Akin, Vinson, Cleary, Sidley
• Implant Sciences Gets OK On $117M Asset Sale
• Aetna Takes On Key Obamacare Admin In $37B Merger Trial
• Austrian Post Wants Arbitration In Turkish Shipper Sale Row
• Chancery Uses Market Price In LPS-Fidelity Deal Appraisal
• REIT Nabs 3 Embassy Suites Hotels In $124M Deal
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Media Groups Want FCC Rules Challenge Moved To 3rd Circ.
• $125M Formula Maker Go-Private Deal Sparks Investor Suit
• Energy Deal-Making Stoked By 2016 Oil Price Recovery
• CFIUS Takeaways From Blocked Aixtron Deal
• A Snapshot Of M&A Activity In November
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• Alere Granted Discovery After Abbott Seeks To Kill Merger
• Violin Memory Can Launch Ch. 11 With Quick Sale Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Sanofi, Garena
• DOJ Pounces On Molina Emails At Aetna-Humana Merger Trial
• Kirkland Guides PE Firm HGGC In $1.8B Fund Formation
• Alven Capital Collects €250M For French Digital Tech Fund
• Hospitals Emphasize Cost Cuts In Renewed FTC Merger Fight
• Seward & Kissel Bungled Sale Of Lighting Co., Suit Says
• 21st-Century Fox Inks $14.6B Deal For The Rest Of Sky
• Akin Gump Leads 2 Energy Cos. Issuing Stock, Debt
• Kirkland-Aided Warburg Pincus Clinches $2B China Fund
• Pharma Services Co. Says Buyer Holding $5M From Merger
• Lonza Snaps Up KKR-Backed Capsugel In $5.5B Deal
• Crown Unloads $1.18B Casino Stake Amid China Detentions
• Fujifilm To Expand Health Care Biz With $1.3B Wako Buy
• Making Adverse Effects Material Again
• Comcast Wins Again On $2.8M Franchise Tax Refund
• DOJ Fears About Aetna-Humana Divestiture 'Silly,' Exec Says
• DOJ's Case 'Internally Tortured,' Anthem Says At Merger Trial
• SWS Investors Say Company's Value Higher Than Deal Price
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sinopec, AP Moller-Maersk, Tatts Group
• Crown Buys Chunk Of Wynn's Las Vegas Retail Biz For $472M
• DFC Global Says Chancery Ruling Hurts Faith In Appraisals
• Liberty Media Raises $1.6B For Formula One Buy
• PE Shop, Singaporean Wealth Fund Drop $2.9B On Neustar
• Burford's $160M GKC Buy Creates Litigation Funding Giant
• NYSE To Buy National Stock Exchange
• Accuride Investors Drop Suit Over $125M Crestview Buyout
• Caleres Pays $255M For Men's Footwear Co. Allen Edmonds
• A Practical Assessment Of The 'Universal Proxy Card' Plan
• Malaysia's Axiata Signs $600M Infrastructure Deal
• Anthem's Defense In $54B Merger Trial Met With Skepticism
• HP Was 'Opportunistic' In $2.8B Aruba Buy, Chancery Told
• ACA's Shaky Future Looms Over Aetna-Humana Merger Trial
• Quinn Emanuel Hires Ex-Shearman Antitrust Pro In Brussels
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apple, AC Milan, Sinopec
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• CenturyLink, Level 3 Seek FCC Blessing For $34B Tie-Up
• Golfsmith Real Estate Sale Teed Up With $22M Baseline Bid
• The Path To The California Bench
• TPG Blank Check Co. Inks $500M Deal With Playa Hotels
• Patterson-UTI Buys Seventy Seven Energy In Near-$2B Deal
• The Attorney-Client Privilege Post-Merger
• AB InBev Inks $7.75B Sale Of Rest Of SABMiller's Europe Biz
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Aetna Execs Say ACA Flight Not Spurred By Humana Merger
• Stalking Horse Is Top Bidder For Implant Sciences' Assets
• Sinopec Sells $3.3B Stake In Pipeline Co. To China Life, SDIC
• Sauer-Danfoss Investors Settle $700M Take-Private Bid Suit
• Inteliquent Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Merger Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: 21st Century Fox, Lonza, Sabeco
• Bayer, Versant Invest $225M In Stem Cell Venture
• Weil Helps PE-Backed Blank Check Co. Prime $375M IPO
• Facing $91M IP Judgment, Neovasc To Sell Facility
• France's Amundi Inks $3.7B Deal For Pioneer Investments
• Australia OKs Beef Co.'s $290M Sale To Chinese-Aussie JV
• HIG To Nab Lionbridge Technologies In $360M Deal
• Philips Unveils $1.5B Sale Of LED Biz Lumileds To Apollo
• How An Acquisition Can Jeopardize Pending Bids
• Biggest Shareholder Pulls Support For CBS, Viacom Deal
• Deals That Died In 2016 And What Killed Them
• Chancery Taps Grant & Eisenhofer To Lead Rouse Appraisal
• LifeLock IP Suit Should Be Tossed, Says Goodwin Atty.
• Aetna-Humana Divestiture Plan Falls Short, DOJ Expert Says
• Starz Holders Seek Appraisal As Lions Gate Closes $4B Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Wilson, Freshfields
• Gas Station Owner Settles SEC's EBay Insider Trading Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: PPD, CCP, Time
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Chancery OKs $17.5M Deal To End Sterling Chemical Sale Row
• Sumitomo Readies $802M Buyout Of Irish Banana Co. Fyffes
• 21st-Century Fox Offers To Buy The Rest Of Sky PLC For $14B
• Think Twice Before Settling With An Activist
• Anthem Loses Bid To Call Back Expert In $54B Merger Trial
• Broadcasters Drop DC Circ. Challenge Of FCC Rules
• TerraForm Director Can't Escape $231M SunEd Deal Suit
• Reps Want 'Disco Era' FCC Media Ownership Rules Gone
• Forexware Can't Duck Former Exec's Breach Of Contract Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aon, Spotify, AirAsia
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Chinese Investment Fund Backs Out Of $712M Aixtron Buy
• KKR To Take Stake In Research Firm GfK
• DOJ Fights Anthem's Bid To Recall Witness At Merger Trial
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2016's Second Half
• Proxy Advisory Firms In The Regulatory Spotlight
• Investor Concerns In Light Of New CMS Long-Term Care Rule
• Media General-Nexstar Talks Should Sink Deal, Group Says
• PostNL Rejects Sweetened $2.7B Bpost Offer
• Akin Gump Adds Houston Energy Partner From K&L Gates
• Adobe's $540M TubeMogul Deal Challenged By Investors
• Anthem Seeks To Call Back Expert In $54B Merger Trial
• FIS Sells SunGard Units To Vista Equity In $850M Deal
• AT&T, Time Warner Chiefs Vow $85B Tie-Up Won't Hike Prices
• 7 Private Equity Strategies For 2017
• Antitrust Concerns In Defense Transactions Under Trump
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Pandora, Montagu Private Equity
• Curtiss-Wright Inks $233M Deal To Purchase Tech Co.
• Blackstone Buys €1B Cigarette Filter Ingredient Business
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Abbott Asks Chancery Court To Kill $5.8B Alere Buyout
• 2016's Biggest Deals And The Firms That Led Them
• Weil Hires Ex-Simpson Thacher Antitrust Head In New York
• Aetna, Humana Execs Try To Undermine DOJ Antitrust Case
• GE Share Conversion Fight Survives Bid To Toss In Del.
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Monte dei Paschi, McDonald's
• Solace Capital Clinches Debut Fund With $576M In Tow
• EU Clears Microsoft's $26B LinkedIn Buy With Conditions
• A Look Beyond 'Rep And Warranty' Insurance
• After Activist Pressure, Forest City Alters Share Structure
• Jones Day, Davis Polk Steer $3.6B Verizon-Equinix Deal
• GoDaddy Boosts Euro Presence With $1.8B Host Europe Buy
• IRS Updating Foreign Credit Guidance For Asset Acquisitions
• Alaska Air's $2.6B Virgin Buy Gets DOJ's Conditional OK
• Roper Technologies Pays $2.8B For PE-Backed Deltek
• Key 2016 Appraisal Decisions That Rejected Merger Price
• Bankrupt Golfsmith Wins OK For Key Worker Bonus Program
• Blount Urges Del. Chancery To Toss $855M Merger Challenge
• Feds Want Suit Over $367M Waste Cos. Merger Kept In Del.
• 3 Takeaways From Chinese Co. FGC's Blocked Aixtron Buy
• Consolidated Communications To Buy FairPoint In $1.5B Deal
• Xtera Communications Ends Concerns Over Auction Rules
• Aetna-Humana Deal Harms Seniors, DOJ Says At Trial Start
• Utility Mergers And Acquisitions Lift Capital Markets
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Linklaters, Llinks Law Attys In Shanghai
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sanofi, Northland Power, Sirius XM
• Offshore Patent Transfer Payments Draw IRS, Court Scrutiny
• CKI Again Tries For Aussie Energy Co. With $5.4B DUET Bid
• DynaResource Shares Seized By Mexico In $48M Gold Fight
• Liberty To Buy Ironshore From Fosun In $3B Deal
• B&G Pays $70M For Pasta, Sauce Maker Victoria Fine Foods
• Consumer Data In Bankruptcy: Lessons From Key Cases
• In Congress: The End Game
• Chancery Sends $2B Westinghouse Merger Fight To Auditor
• Obama Blocks Chinese Investment Fund's $712M Aixtron Buy
• DOJ Expert Defends Analysis Of Anthem-Cigna Harms
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Ropes, Gibson, Weil
• Simpson Thacher Leads Teleflex $1B Vascular Solutions Deal
• IRS Proposes Adjusting Rules For Foreign Acquisitions
• Xtera Ch. 11 Auction Rules Will Deter Buyers, Lender Says
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• 10 Takeaways From Recent Global Merger Control Timelines
• Deals Rumor Mill: PAI Partners, Ladder Capital, Fitbit
• PE Firms Intensify Focus On Responsible Investments
• Delaware Suit Targets $6.4B B/E Aerospace-Rockwell Merger
• EQT Sells Software Unit To CA Technologies For €600M
• Trump May Yield Pullback On IP, Antitrust Enforcement
• Inbound M&A Activity Adrift Post-Election
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• American Apparel Clashes With Creditors Over Auction Plan
• Dechert Leads NewStar In $505M Credit Fund Closing
• Starbucks Chief Howard Schultz to Step Down Next Year
• Economist Rallies To Defense Of $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal
• Aetna-Humana Merger Trial Will Hinge On Market Contours
• Hedge Fund Urges PrivateBancorp To Spurn $3.8B CIBC Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: McDonald's, Rockwell Collins, Decolar.com
• Honigman Adds Ex-Barnes & Thornburg Ace As M&A Co-Chair
• SocGen Defends Arbitral Win In Anti-American Job Bias Row
• Pa.'s Role In Merger Suit Doesn't Warrant Fees, Hospital Says
• M&A MVP: MoFo's Robert Townsend
• Italy's Enel Inks $642M Deal For Brazil's Celg
• Carlyle Selling Off Remaining Booz Allen Stake
• Parker Hannifin Grabs Filtration Maker In $4.3B Deal
• Despite Momentum, Marijuana Remains Risky Business