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Mergers & Acquisitions - December, 2017

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• Self-Made IP No Longer Deemed Capital Asset In New Tax Law
• Roche Inks $1.7B Deal For Calif. Cancer-Drug Maker
• GVC Bets On Fellow UK Gambling Biz Ladbrokes In £4B Deal
• Trump Signs $1.5T Tax Cut Legislation
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Judge Warns Lawyers To Keep Quiet On AT&T Merger Row
• Landlord Issues Punted In Vitamin World's $28M Sale Order
• DOJ Unwinds $90M TransDigm Deal Post-Closing
• Aerkomm Hopes $40M Public Offering Will Fly With Investors
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Liberty Global, Bain Capital
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• Tesla Says Dell Ruling Boosts Its Defense In SolarCity Case
• Use The Right Antitrust Lens And Stop Eyeglass Merger
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• MVP: Kirkland's Sarkis Jebejian
• EU Gives Conditional OK To Lufthansa Air Berlin Assets Buy
• Chinese Ride-Hailing Biz Didi Snags $4B From Investors
• Armstrong Creditors Want More Info On Suspect Transfers
• Nutraceutical Investors Demand Appraisal After $446M Buy
• FTC Challenges Completed Tie-Up Of Prosthetic Knee Makers
• NJJ, Iliad Grab Irish Telecom Co. Eir For €3.5B
• EC To Investigate $2.2B Tronox-Cristal Titanium Dioxide Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, Japan Display, Oi SA
• Performance Sports Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan After $575M Sale
• FTC Tweaks Divestiture Order In Mars' $9.1B VCA Acquisition
• MVP: Skadden's Richard Witzel Jr.
• UK Clears $4.6B Tesco-Booker Tie-Up After Review
• Delaware Litigation 2017: Assessing Trends At Year-End
• House Sends $1.5T Tax Cut Bill To Trump's Desk
• Blackstone Deal Values European Property Investor At $309M
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• GOP Tax Cut Bill Nears Finish Line After Senate Passage
• Shareholders Say Buyer Controlled Deal In $2.8B Rouse Sale
• Aquion Energy Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan After $9M Sale
• Apollo Inks $305M Deal For Qdoba Mexican Eats
• Vitamin World Designates Stalking Horse As Top Ch. 11 Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: CJ HealthCare, Vitamin World, Time Warner
• AT&T Knocks Fox's Bid To Shield Docs In Merger Suit
• MVP: Weil's Michael Aiello
• My Strangest Day In Court
• House Must Vote Again On Final GOP Tax Bill
• Crown Holdings Acquires PE-Backed Signode In $3.91B Deal
• Humana, PE Firms To Buy And Split Up Kindred In $4.1B Deal
• Parker-Hannifin Settles DOJ Suit Over $4.3B Clarcor Merger
• Del. High Court Affirms Toss Of Williams Co. Stock Suit
• Hogan Lovells, Herbert Smith Steer Oracle's $1.2B Aconex Buy
• Exelon's $60M Bid Only Ch. 11 Offer For ExGen Power Plant
• Judge Pivot On Time Limits Hands Win To Accounting Firm
• Fox Wants Docs Protected In AT&T Merger Challenge
• MVP: Kirkland's Daniel Wolf
• Deals Rumor Mill: Humana, Dole Food, Autodis
• Ruby Tuesday Rejects Takeover, Paving Way For PE Buyout
• Weil Gotshal Guides Campbell's $4.87B Snyder's-Lance Buy
• Schönherr Steers Buwog's $6B Sale To Vonovia
• Wachtell, Skadden Steer $2.8B Merger Of Casino Operators
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• Corporate Divorce: Essential Case Intake Questions
• Aeropostale Files Ch. 11 Plan, Says Lenders Are On Board
• $75M Alliance HealthCare Merger Elicits Appraisal Suit
• Dell Ruling Bridges Philosophical Gap In Del. Appraisal Law
• Deals Rumor Mill: Platinum Equity, Toshiba, Aston Martin
• Unilever Inks $8B Sale Of Margarine Biz To KKR
• Final GOP Tax Bill Settles On 21% Corporate Rate
• Real Estate Rumors: Fox Lot, Akelius, Robert Danial
• Health Hires: Holland & Knight, EBG, Quarles, Ciitizen
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• CNX To Pay $305M For 50% Stake In Marcellus Shale Player
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Scott Barshay
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Shearman
• House-Senate Negotiators Approve GOP Tax Bill
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• Boston Herald Seeks Speedy Ch. 11 Sale To GateHouse
• Disney's Fox Deal To Get Scrutiny, But Will Likely Clear
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Eric Krautheimer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snyder's-Lance, EssilorLuxottica, YPF
• Bankrupt Coal Co. Asks To Pay Bonuses To Retain Workers
• Del. Justices Reverse $7B Price Bump In Dell Deal Appraisal
• Singapore REIT Drops $178M On Property Stake
• Startups Need Education On CFIUS Triggers, House Panel Told
• Supply Chain Co. Sells Vertical Product Trio For $1.1B
• Horizon Global Grabs Tow Accessory Maker For €169M
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of The 2nd Half Of 2017
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• Disney Buys 21st Century Fox Assets In $52.4B Blockbuster
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• ND Physician Group Merger Halted For FTC Review
• Musk's Control Of Tesla Takes Central Role In Chancery Suit
• Westinghouse Gets 3-Month Extension To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Uber Board Shirked Duty In OK'ing $680M Otto Buy, Suit Says
• Blumenthal Asks DOJ To Reopen Comcast-NBCU Review
• Gizmodo, Deadspin Defamation Suit Hits Major Snag
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, AmBank, Saudi Aramco
• Mass. Launches Review Of Massive Hospital Tie-Up
• Eaton Investor Beefs Up Claims In Suit Over Merger Tax Info
• Lufthansa Backs Off Air Berlin As EasyJet Takes Some Routes
• Iron Mountain Taps Equity, Debt To Fund $1.3B Buy
• Swedish Hotel Co. Scoops Up $1.1B Lone Star Portfolio
• 10 Tips For Managing Litigation Risk In Sell-Side M&A
• Maurice Breakup Fee, Sale Plan Approved In Ch. 11 Case
• Split Del. Justices OK Denial Of $50M Drug Approval Bonus
• Ex-Trump Adviser Wants To Weigh In On AT&T Merger Row
• Mexico Rebuffs Magnet Wire JV Over Market Share Concerns
• DLA Piper Adds Boston Partner To Transactional Practice
• Ardian Sells €1B Infrastructure Portfolio To APG, AXA
• Toshiba And Western Digital Settle, Paving Way For Bain Deal
• Gawker, Deadspin Libel Suit Set For Feb. 14 Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: FirstCaribbean, Sabeco, Elenia Oy
• Warburg Pincus Drops $350M For Indian Satellite Co. Stake
• Unibail Pays $15.7B For Shopping Center Giant Westfield
• What To Make Of CVS-Aetna And Other Megadeals
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• 2017's Hottest Shareholder Activism Moments
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• EFH Judge Won't Halt Axing Of $275M NextEra Breakup Fee
• American, Union Win Toss Of Ex-TWA Pilots' Seniority Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Ascension Health, GGP
• Corning Taps Shearman, Skadden For $900M Deal With 3M
• Elliott Calls Qualcomm's $37.7B NXP Bid 'Opportunistic'
• UK Merger Control Regime Is More Than Just Voluntary
• Another Page In The Issuer-Bondholder Playbook
• Private Equity Powered Energy M&A In 2017
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Mellon Sues Altaba To Boost Share Rate For $1.4B In Notes
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over Earnouts In $1.4B Lone Star Deal
• Energy Co. Derides Potential Investor Class Rep As Ignorant
• House OKs Bill Loosening Small Firm M&A Disclosure Rules
• Boston Herald Files For Ch. 11 With Planned Sale In Place
• Vitamin World Cleared For Ch. 11 Auction With $28M Floor
• Biotech Denali Therapeutics Tops 3 IPOs Totaling $506M
• Gilead Snaps Up PE-Backed Biotech In $567M Deal
• DOJ, AT&T Get March Trial Date For $85B Merger Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Toshiba, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• EU Antitrust Chief Cites Deep Worries About Lufthansa Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Sullivan, Wachtell
• An Optimistic M&A Outlook For 2018
• Nextera Seeks Hold On $275M For EFH Ch. 11 Sale Fee Appeal
• Catholic-Dignity Merger To Forge Nonprofit Health Giant
• Outcome Cloudy On Int'l Interest Deductions In Tax Bill
• Irell Partner To Star As CEO Of Legendary Entertainment
• Deals Rumor Mill: Old Mutual, Fosun, Johnson & Johnson
• Sinclair-Tribune Merger Could Boost Minority Biz, FCC Hears
• FTC Wants More Info From Northrop Over $9.2B Orbital Deal
• Israel Chemicals Snags Roughly $1B In Sale To PE Firm
• GreenStar Demands Full $21M Appeal Bond From Tutor Perini
• What To Know Before Going Into Arbitration
• 3 Drivers Of Real Estate M&A In 2017
• Bankrupt Ryckman Creek Allowed To Switch To New Buyer
• Del. Chief Justice Calls $428M Williams Suit An Investor Game
• Sen. Warren Demands 'New Breed' Of Antitrust Enforcers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xiaomi, Disney, Rogers Communications
• DOJ Says AT&T Misled Court In Bid For February Trial Date
• Sullivan & Cromwell Advises Optum's $4.9B Clinic Co. Buy
• Takata, Buyer, Creditors Agree On Ch. 11 Sale Protections
• Crane Co. Snags Currency Maker From PE Firm For $800M
• AT&T Rips DOJ's Proposed Start Date For Time Warner Trial
• ABA Sections Caution France On Merger Review Changes
• Mayer Brown Advises Nestle's $2.3B Deal For Nutrition Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unilever, Banorte, Trimco International
• FTC Challenges $2.2B Tronox-Cristal Titanium Dioxide Merger
• Investor Sues HIG, Bain Capital Over $760M Facility Deal
• Tax Pro Sees Threat To Global Tax Break From Senate Patch
• Bringing Cayman Derivative Claims In NY Just Got Easier
• CVS, Aetna Seek Health Care Industry Shakeup With Megadeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Techem, Alloheim, 21st Century Fox
• Fisker Judge Won't Ax Suit Over Ch. 11 Spinoff Stock Sale
• NYSE Seeks To Lower Required No. Of Investors For SPACs
• Court To Consider Expert In $6.5B Solera Appraisal Fight
• Dems Want Past Mergers Reviewed For Impact On Jobs
• Wachtell Lipton Guides Prysmian's $3B General Cable Buy
• TPG Sweetens Deal For Medical Device Co. Exactech To $737M
• Hartford Sells Life Insurance Business For $2.05B
• Wanda Group Founder Pays $470M For Wanda Hotel Stake
• Tax Bill's Swift Passage May Create Legal Quandaries
• CVS Inks $69B Takeover Of Aetna
• Senate Passes $1.4 Trillion Tax Cut Legislation
• Insurance Tech Co.'s Value Depleted By Controller, Suit Says
• Chancery Tosses Shareholder Suit Over Oracle Merger
• 2 Blank Check Cos. In Energy, Leisure Raise $500M Total
• 1 Firm Tops November IPO Activity Amid Deal-Making Surge
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed In Last 2 Weeks
• ETE Refused $1.5B Williams Merger Termination Fee In Del.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merck, Mednax, Volkswagen
• Lufthansa Offers Concessions For €210M Air Berlin Buy
• Cabinet Co. American Woodmark Inks $1.075B Deal For Rival
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Clifford, Sullivan
• Senate GOP Reaches SALT, Pass-Through Tax Rate Deals
• Danish Energy JV Drops $3.3B On Gas Field Redevelopment