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Mergers & Acquisitions - August, 2017

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• 3 Catholic NJ Hospitals To Merge With Cooper Health Care
• Insurers Needn't Pay In Tainted Whey Cases, 7th Circ. Says
• C&J Energy Blasts $5M Legal Fee Bid In Merger Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: BHP Billiton, Deutsche AM, Bon-Ton
• Washington State AG Sues To Break Up Health Care System
• Activist Investor Elliott Demands More For Stada Stake
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Sinclair, Tribune Merger Harms TV Viewers, FCC Told
• Toshiba Says Deal Talks For Memory Biz Sale Still Ongoing
• Trump Tax Talk's Few Details Let M&A Uncertainty Persist
• Allied Can't Recoup $8M FTC Defense Costs, 9th Circ. Affirms
• One Firm Edges Ahead Of Peers In Quiet August For IPOs
• Teva Hit With Investor Suit Over $40.5B Actavis Merger
• Soupman Sale Approval Withheld On Fairness Concerns
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Uber, Albaugh
• Mars To Shed 12 Vet Clinics In FTC Deal Over $9.1B VCA Buy
• NYSE Wants Cos. To Delay End-Of-Day Material News
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Baker Botts M&A Expert
• Investing In Urgent Care: Trends And Developments To Watch
• Grab Nabs $2.5B In Funding Round, Partners With Toyota
• Tishman, Lehman Pull Out Win In 10-Year Archstone Slog
• 'Soup Nazi' Distributor Pegs Investor Group As Ch. 11 Buyer
• Deals Rumor Mill: United Tech, Veon, LG Electronics
• Advisory Board Inks $2.58B Health Care, Education Units Sale
• Rockwell Slams Claims It's Mistreating Activist's Director
• Valero Terminal Deal Won't Be Halted Before Trial
• Leonard Green Pays $3.1B For IP Manager CPA Global
• PE-Backed Zenith Energy Snaps Up Oil Storage MLP
• 2 Del. Decisions Bring Practice Points For MLP Planners
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Air Berlin, JBF RAK
• No Resolution Yet In $510M Goldman Sachs Fraud Suit
• Del. Court Dismisses Challenge To Aerospace Firm's Sale
• Vt. Judge Won't Rethink Axing Keurig Securities Suit
• Cardtronics' $460M DirectCash Buy Gets Early Nod In UK
• PrivateBancorp Investors Seek Appraisal Of $4.9B Merger
• Anti-Inversion Options Likely To Hit Tax Revenue, Report Says
• Wachtell Steers Chipmaker Littelfuse In $750M IXYS Buy
• Chinese Retailer, Tech-Focused Blank Check Co. File IPOs
• Quantum Energy Partners Sells Tubing Co. Stake For $237M
• Snyder's-Lance Must Face NJ Suit Over Axed Franchisees
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• Gilead Sciences Inks $11.9B Deal For Kite Pharma
• Texas Energy Co.'s Win Upheld In $21M Shareholder Suit
• West Marine Investors Look To Stall Vote On $338M Sale
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Skadden, Weil, Cahill
• Lead Attys Picked In Dispute Over $9.3B Oracle-NetSuite Deal
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: BHP Billiton, Go-Jek, Excelitas Tech
• Health Hires: Biopharma GCs, BigLaw Partners, US Prosecutor
• Sen. Calls Out FTC For Quick Amazon-Whole Foods Nod
• Ryckman Creek Seeks $3M In Additional DIP Funding
• Axis Capital Seeks Certainty With Upped £477.6M Novae Bid
• EU Clears Merger Of Vending Cos. With Antitrust Fix
• NY Judge Keeps Pause On $1.2B Tata, DoCoMo Award Case
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• When A Firm Is 'Failing': CentraCare Vs. Energy Solutions
• MoFo Guides SoftBank's $4.4B WeWork Investment
• Blank Check IPO Could Blaze New Path For Tech 'Unicorns'
• Dollar Tree Opposes Dollar Express Payments To Creditor
• Linkable Bleeding Cash And Tightlipped About Sale, Suit Says
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• PE-Backed Pub Co. To Take Rival Private In £101.5M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, HTC, Invesco
• Duane Morris Malpractice Row Doomed By Standing: Judge
• Sinclair, Tribune Media Criticize Merger Naysayers
• Irish Building Products Co. CRH Inks $2.6B Sale Of US Unit
• Recent Trends In Government Contracts M&A
• Amazon's $13.7B Whole Foods Buy Gets FTC Nod
• Telecom Co. ShoreTel Hit With Suit Over $530M Mitel Deal
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• Gov't Loses Bid To Nix Jury Verdict In $15M Tax Refund Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Eldorado Brasil Celulose, AMMB
• Delhi High Court Halts 2nd Vodafone Arbitration Against India
• Family Ties Troubling But Don't Sink GFI Class, Judge Says
• China Greenlights Broadcom's $5.9B Brocade Buy
• Alere Escapes Most, But Not All, Of Securities Class Action
• UK Watchdog Finds Health Merger Hurt Competition
• Davis Polk Advises Purchasers In Amazon's $16B Debt Sale
• Xcerra Investor Sues For Disclosures Over $580M Buyout
• Real Estate Rumors: Moin, M. Fine Lumber, Principal
• Private Jet Co. Valued At Over $2.5B After $150M Investment
• The Extremely High Bar For Director Liability
• New Rules Offer Clarity On China's Outbound M&A Crackdown
• Milbank Snags Ex-Latham Capital Markets Pro
• TerraVia Leaves Plan Option Open In Sale Procedures Order
• EU Watchdog Launches Probe Of $66B Bayer-Monsanto Deal
• Ambry Aiming To Moot Suit Challenging $1B Konica Merger
• Gawker Sale Bars Deadspin Defamation Suit, Gizmodo Says
• Gibson Dunn Lands Media Deal Pro From Munger Tolles
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gates Global, Vectren, Eletrobras
• Brazil's Antitrust Agency Questions AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Rental Services Co. Returns To Public Market In $1.1B Deal
• Dorsey Adds Norton Rose Securities Atty To Dallas Office
• Cairn Bolsters India Arbitration With $249M Tax Refund Claim
• Trinity And Oaktree Form $3B Hotel Joint Venture
• PE Firm Invests $170M In Latin American Casino, Hotel Co.
• Getting The Most Out Of Your Reps & Warranties Insurance
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Fund Wants Suit Over Yahoo's Alibaba Investment Revived
• Food-Algae Firm Defends $20M Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Plan
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Air Berlin Asks For Legal Cover In US After Bankruptcy
• Freshfields Guides Total In $7.5B Maersk Oil Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baidu, Air Berlin, SPIC Overseas
• Envigo Strikes Latest Deal With A PE-Backed Acquisition Co.
• Verisk Analytics Lands Insurance Software Co. For £250M
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• CDI Hit With Suit Aiming To Block $157.5M Go-Private Deal
• Successful Integration In Transformational M&A Deals
• B&G Pays $162.5M For PE-Backed Healthy Snack Biz
• Energy Future Drops Berkshire Bid For Sempra's $9.45B Offer
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Stockholder Suit Over $353M Martha Stewart Sale Nixed
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-AIG Counsel, M&A Specialist In NYC
• Mirvac Group Inks $123M Deal For Shopping Center Stake
• Russian KFC Owner Can Be Taxed On Stock Sale: 3rd Circ.
• Sanchez Energy Sells Eagle Ford Assets For $105M
• UK OKs Heineken's $393M Punch Taverns Buy With Pub Sales
• Stada Investors OK Sweetened €4.12B Bain, Cinven Buyout
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Kirkland, Davis Polk
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Clark Hill Says It Couldn't Foresee Conflict In VW Appeal
• Country Club Biz Keeps $20M Award Over Shrunk Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Fiat Chrysler, Air Berlin
• Great Hill Partners Puts Up $240M For ZoomInfo
• Weakening The CDA Would Have Unintended Consequences
• Obama's Overlooked Antitrust Legacy
• US Power Giant Calpine To Be Taken Private In $5.6B Deal
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• Paul Weiss Accused By Financial Co. Of Bad Merger Advice
• Chinese Investment Co. Snags MassMutual Unit For $1.7B
• Patheon Gets $18.5M Fees After Prevailing In Antitrust Row
• Dorsey & Whitney Adds Norton Rose Corporate Pro In Dallas
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Unicom, Hub International, Energen
• MeadWestvaco Investors Fail To Show Bad Faith By Directors
• Core Of Pa. Valuation Co.'s Trade Secret Suit Advances
• Panera Investor Wants Appraisal Of $7.5B JAB Buyout
• PE-Backed Acquisition Co. Announces $3.8B Energy Tie-Up
• Capitol Investment Leads 2 Blank Check IPOs Topping $450M
• United Rentals Wins $1.3B Buyout Of Equipment Co. Neff
• Aetna Wins Stay In ACA Withdrawal Suit For Internal Probe
• Haldex Investors Back Buyout As Antitrust Hurdles Loom
• Calif. Urges Judge To Block Valero Energy Terminal Deal
• Sen. Harris Beats Claim She Was Bribed To Block Health Deal
• Oxbow Chancery Trial Postscript Puts Koch Atty On Stand
• Minn. Justices Say Medtronic Investors Can Sue Over Merger
• China Unicom Eyes $11.6B Investment From Tech Cos.
• Tips For Working With Economics Experts In Antitrust Cases
• Latham Steers Mexican Energy SPAC's Landmark $650M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Teva, Petrobras, Thyssenkrupp
• Hedge Fund Elliott Settles With AkzoNobel, Ups BHP Stake
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Ares Injects $1.45B Into DuPage Medical Group
• FTC Asks For More Info On $20B Clariant, Huntsman Deal
• Brazilian Waste Co. To Be Taken Public In Tie-Up
• Landry's Wins Ch. 11 Auction For Joe's Crab Shack, Taverns
• Western Digital Wins Access To Toshiba JV Assets
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Partners To Corporate Practice
• Proskauer Represents MLB's Miami Marlins In $1.2B Sale
• Linde, Praxair Kick Off Tender Period Under FTC Scrutiny
• Deals Rumor Mill: AIG, Cohu, Blackstone
• Ambry Genetics Investors Seek To Block $1B Sale To Konica
• TPG Buys Transportation Logistics Biz In Nearly $1B Deal
• Amazon Seeks Private Debt To Fund $13.7B Whole Foods Deal
• Why D&O Policies Should Cover Del. Appraisal Proceedings
• UK Mulls Divestitures In £2.23B Wood-Amec Deal
• TransPerfect Mom Seeks Appeal Of Meeting Bid Rejection
• Summit Healthcare Drops $60M For Stake In 9 Properties
• A Changing Tide For Venture Financing Deal Terms
• Verizon's Spectrum Buy Is Anti-Competitive, Group Says
• Transocean Snags Norwegian Rival For $3.4B
• Descartes Pays $107M For PE-Backed MacroPoint
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Lead Counsel Set In Investor Suit Over $2B Stillwater Sale
• La. Dentist Beats Insider Trading Rap Over Shaw Merger
• Lear Gets $60M Escrow Fund Suit Tossed
• CRS Trustee Files Clawback Suit Over Discounted Biz Sales
• Sen. Warren To Meet With Stifled DOJ Antitrust Nominee
• Davis Polk Guides VF To $820M Dickies Acquisition
• Andeavor Logistics To Buy Fellow Andeavor MLP For $1.5B
• Roll-Ups Continue To Present Opportunities In Middle Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charter, Danone, Toshiba
• Receiver Can Sue Outside Accountant Over Missed Fraud
• Nabors To Acquire Tesco In $220M Deal
• Neff Says Competing Bid Tops $1.2B H&E Equipment Deal
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Delayed Tax Reform May Be Slowing Economic Growth
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Sidley, Sullivan
• BofA Merger Settlement Administrator Can't Beat Fraud Suit
• 3 Firms Steer Rockefeller, Meridian On Virginia Tower JV
• First Potomac Slapped With Suit Over $1.4B Sale To REIT
• Deals Rumor Mill: Miami Marlins, Saudi Aramco, Toutiao
• EMK Capital Values Luminati At $200M With Stake Buy
• Thermo Fisher Raises $1.5B Debt To Fund Patheon Acquisition
• JLL REIT Makes $63M Deal For Las Vegas Retail Center
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Lionbridge Settles Chancery Suit Over $360M HIG Buyout
• Recent Delaware Opinions Shake Up Appraisal Litigation
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• LP Investors Fight Toss Of $700M Kinder Morgan Suit
• Trustee For Columbia House Trying To Claw Back Millions
• KKR Unit Puts $2.3B Deal For Hitachi Subsidiary On Hold
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eolia Renovables, Husky, Clive Cowdery
• SEC Delays Decision On Chinese Chicago Exchange Buyout
• Abu Dhabi Investment Group Inks $5B Deal With Telecom Co.
• Jones Day Steers Lender Pepper Group's $519M Sale To KKR
• India's Flipkart Nabs Investment From SoftBank Vision Fund
• Calif., Valero Spar Over Evidence In Terminal Tussle
• Single-Family REITs Form $11B Giant In Merger Of Equals
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• WebMD Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $2.8B KKR Buyout
• Shire Beats Contract Suit Seeking $425M From Dry-Eye Drug
• Payment Services M&A Intensifies With Vantiv's $10.4B Buy
• Fraud Suit Over $55M Tech Merger Tossed In Del.
• EFH Creditors Slam $270M Breakup Fee In $9.1B Berkshire Bid
• REIT Shareholders Sue To Block $1.2B Sale To CPPIB
• Blackstone Taps Simpson On $35B Real Estate Portfolio Stake
• Sidley Austin Hires Antitrust Partner From WilmerHale
• SoftBank Fund Leads $1.1B Equity Investment For Roivant
• DOJ Asks Tribune, Sinclair For More Info On $3.9B Tie-Up
• 4 Firms Guide British Tobacco Giant's Massive $17.25B Bond
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Fanatics
• Palamon Buys Stake In Italian Publisher's Education Unit
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Vantiv Inks £8B Takeover Of UK Peer Worldpay
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• Constellation Creditors Deny Jevic Fit In Ch. 11 Ruling
• Staples Investors Sue Over $6.9B Sycamore Buyout
• Court To Look Deeper Into 'Odd' Casino Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: I Squared, Uber, Centerbridge
• China Deals Expert Joins McDermott In Boston
• Walmart Heirs Scoop Up Stake In UK Cycling Co. Rapha
• Ex-McDermott Deals Pro Joins Kirkland's Antitrust Team
• Vantiv Gets Extension For Firm Bid In £7.7B Worldpay Buyout
• Coal Investors Ask Chancery To Ax Diverted Bid Right Claims
• Ex-Norton Rose M&A Partner Now GC Of Houston Energy Co.
• Envision Inks $2.4B Ambulance Biz Sale To KKR-Backed Co.
• Kirkland & Ellis Picks Up Mayer Brown Tax Whiz
• Santander Gets EU Antitrust OK For Banco Popular Rescue
• Revisiting Stock Transfer Restrictions
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• Beleaguered Ad Tech Co. Sued Over $145M Go-Private Deal
• Tax Court Disallows $3.3B Losses In Partnership 'Scheme'
• Chapman Adds 10 Finance Attorneys From Ashurst
• EFH Judge Wants Only 'Ready To Go' Berkshire-Beating Bids
• Bracewell Hires Away Morgan Lewis Energy Atty In Houston
• Acorda Therapeutics Slams Investor's Calls To Explore Sale
• J. Alexander's To Buy 99 Restaurants In $199M Merger Deal
• Cozen O'Connor Snaps Up Security Consulting Firm
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eden Creamery, E-Shang, United Tech
• Investor Drops Suit Against Baker Hughes Over GE Merger
• Judge Urged To Stay Aetna ACA Withdrawal Suit For Inquiry
• Fresenius To Buy Home Dialysis Firm NxStage For $2B
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• Faegre Nabs M&A Pro From Bryan Cave In London
• Bridgepoint Buys UK Home-Building Giant In $853M Deal
• Mexichem Inks $1.895B Acquisition Of PE-Backed Netafim
• Life Time Fitness Escapes Investor Suit Over $2.8B Buyout
• Deal Price Reliance And Other Key Points From DFC Global
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• $52M Deal With Tech Execs, JPMorgan Is Broken, Court Told
• Greenberg Traurig Expands Corporate Practice In LA, Austin
• Activist Investor Ackman Pushing For Shakeup At ADP
• Court Denies Bid For 'Futile' TransPerfect Board Meeting
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Miramar Labs Investor Challenges Sientra Deal
• Elliott Discloses NXP Stake, Questions $37.7B Qualcomm Deal
• EFH Plans' Flops Highlight Regulators' Relevance In Ch. 11
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Weil, Davis, Hogan
• The Working Capital Adjustment Dispute That Never Was
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cenovus, Dover, Prosper Marketplace
• OneREIT Inks $870M Deal To Go Private
• EFH Seeks To Block NextEra From Getting $275M Breakup Fee
• Willkie Farr Nabs Partner From Kirkland For Houston Office
• Filipino Geothermal Co. Is Offered Up To $1.28B For Shares
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Meituan-Dianping, BAWAG
• DOJ, SEC Drop Chesapeake M&A Accounting Investigations
• CEB Investors Want Stock Valued After $2.6B Gartner Deal
• Express Scripts Can't Dodge PE Firm's Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Software Biz Drops $250M On Leasing Platform
• Suit Over $562M REIT-Manager Merger Can Proceed: Judge
• Brazil Watchdog Axes Fuel Co.'s $610M Deal With Rival
• TerraVia Gets OK On Interim DIP, Accelerated Sale Hearing
• EU Marks Hottest Target For Q2 Cross-Border M&A
• Xactly Investors Say New Disclosures End Vista Sale Suits
• Kirkland Guides PE Firm's $1.2B Sports Division Sale
• Toshiba Eyes $1.8B JV Investment Amid Western Digital Fight
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• Alliant Calls Wells Fargo Suit An Anti-Competitive 'Ploy'
• Rice Energy Investors Sue Over $6.7B EQT Tie-Up
• Dems' 'Better Deal' Antitrust Plan Would Entail Sea Change
• ServiceMesh CEO To Disclose SEC Subpoena In Fees Fight
• Judge Tosses Fraud Claims In $2.3B Teva Acquisition Suit
• China Outbound Q2 M&A Rises Despite Regulatory Woes
• £2.2B Wood-Amec Deal May Hurt Competition, Watchdog Says
• KKR, Walgreens Take PharMerica Private In $1.4B Deal
• REIT Invests $345M In Calif. Shopping Center Joint Venture
• Coffee Vendors Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On PE-Backed Merger
• AT&T-Time Warner Deal Stifles Competition, Study Finds
• Deals Rumor Mill: NFL, Beyoncé, Hasbro
• Algae-Based Food Co. TerraVia Hits Ch. 11, Seeking Fast Sale
• 2 Firms Steer Jacobs' $3.27B Deal For PE-Backed CH2M
• Possible Legal Precedents In TransPerfect Global
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• Scaramucci's Tax Benefits May Continue Despite Firing
• Blank Check Deals Carry Soft IPO Market In July
• Chinese Co. Moves To Dodge Suit Over $775M BP Asset Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: HNA, Flipkart, Gas Natural
• Del. Justices Reverse Appraisal Of $1.3B DFC Global Buyout
• O'Melveny Nabs HK Antitrust Watchdog's Ex-Legal Head
• TransPerfect Custodian Cleared To Probe Sale Leaks
• Adams Resources Reaches Terms On Well Interest Sales
• Twist China's Arm So N. Korea Feels It, Schumer Says
• Bayer, Monsanto Offer EU Concessions To Clear $66B Deal
• The Soft Power Of Congress To Challenge Mergers
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly