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Mergers & Acquisitions - June, 2018

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• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• 2 Firms Seize Spotlight During Sizzling June For IPOs
• CVC Fund Inks €3.03B Deal For Majority Stake In Recordati
• Don't Miss It: Goodwin, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookstone, Ascensus, Xiaomi
• Health Hires: Fenwick, Dechert, Holland & Hart, Carlton Fields
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Proskauer Steers AccorHotels' $319M SBE Investment
• Weil Steers Genstar's $910M Marine, Mobile Biz Deal
• Weil Guides Advent's $600M Talc Biz Sale to Elementis
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• Dechert Nabs Simpson Thacher IP, Life Sciences Partner
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• Ascent Shells Out $1.5B For Natural Gas, Oil Properties
• In A Health Provider Restructuring, Beware The Master Lease
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Pillsbury, Wachtell
• Altaba Noteholder Suit Tossed By Del. Chancery Judge
• Carlyle Funds To Nab Top Stake In Spanish Cava Producer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fox, Prudential, Nextel
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• Amazon Swallows VC-Backed Pharmacy Co. PillPack
• Madison Square Garden To Explore Knicks, Rangers Spinoff
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• $75M Orexigen Asset Sale Gets Approval In Del. Ch. 11
• Cable Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Post-IPO Stock Dip
• Pillsbury, Wachtell Steer $2.4B Synnex-Convergys Merger
• Auto Supplier Magna Scoops Up Lighting Co. In $266M Deal
• FCC's O'Rielly Says Admin Hearings Wrongly Kill Mergers
• Reinsurance Firm's Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure, Vote Plan OK'd
• Morgan Lewis Guides Lime Rock's $1.9B Acquisition Fund
• Vinson & Elkins, Akin Gump Guide $350M Solar Portfolio Buy
• FCC Urged To Halt Sinclair-Tribune Deal Over Rules Review
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Latham Guides Bain Capital's Deal For Chemical Co. Italmatch
• Latham, Goodwin Procter Lead $1.3B Biopharma Merger
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• Long-Term Investors Must Bring Back The Staggered Board
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• Investor Sues Real Estate Co. Over $1.2B Fidelity Merger
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• 3i Scores $118M From Sale Of Construction Fastener Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Danone, Thyssenkrupp, Marfrig
• Seismic Data Co. Files Ch. 11, To Be Bought By Competitor
• Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Will Multiply 5G Supply, Senate Told
• FCC Tosses News Distortion Claim In CBS Merger Dispute
• EU Clears Pool Cleaner Merger Sans Robotics Unit
• PE-Backed Co. Pays $1.4B For Most Of Global Brands Unit
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• Tribunal Will Consider Bribery Evidence In Laos Casino Row
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• The Inadvertent 'Foreign Person' Trap For American Cos.
• Jones Day Nabs Ex-Buchanan Finance Pro In Pittsburgh
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• Katten Muchin Grows In Dallas With Ex-Perkins Coie Partner
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Disney To Sell Sports Networks To Clear $71B Fox Deal
• Eyeing China, White House Backs CFIUS Overhaul
• Jones Day Leads Conagra In $10.9B Pinnacle Foods Buy
• GE Trims Assets To Focus On Aviation, Power
• S&P Analyst Leaked Merger Info In $300K Scheme, Feds Say
• House Votes To Overhaul US Foreign Investment Watchdog
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, ConAgra, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
• O'Melveny Nabs 3 Greenberg Traurig Bankruptcy Attys In NY
• Herbert Smith Steers JCDecaux's $828M Billboard Co. Buy
• 2 Firms Guide Hennessy's $663M Deal For PE-Owned NRC
• Baker Botts Lures Squire Patton Boggs Antitrust Duo
• Ex-CVR General Counsel Will Have To Sit For 4th Deposition
• Pipeline LP, Investors Propose Buyout Suit Settlement
• EU Probes BASF's €1.6B Deal For Solvay's Nylon Biz
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Straight Path Merger Suit Can Proceed Directly In Chancery
• Miami Hospital Sold For $30M Out Of Bankruptcy
• Husch Blackwell Adds Ex-Akerman Finance Atty In Dallas
• Family Feud Over $905M Deal Sets Off Del. Records Suit
• Xerox Slams Fuji Over Damages Suit For Failed $6.1B Merger
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer Ankura's $470M Navigant Unit Buy
• Sirius' Merger With SPAC Creates Public Co. Worth $2.2B
• Hometown Bids $529M For Aussie Adult Living Community
• 5 Firms Guide $4.6B Greystar Housing Buy, Blackstone JV
• Aetna Defends Class Action Probe In Clash Over ACA Exit
• Advent Inks $3.25B Deal For GE's Distributed Power Unit
• Express Scripts Investors Demand More Info On Cigna Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, AC Milan, China Renaissance
• Biggest Energy M&A Trends Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Merger Or Acquisition? Beware The Wrong Description
• Gray Television, Raycom Agree On $3.65B Media Merger
• PE Closely Watching CFIUS Bill, Ropes & Gray Co-Chair Says
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 2
• Jones Day Atty Accused Of Botching Chem Co. Merger Fee
• CRH To Sell Quarry For Pounding Mill Tie-Up Approval
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Davis Polk, Stikeman
• ACLU, Media Groups Blast Proposed Sinclair-Tribune Merger
• Orrick Lures Cadwalader Antitrust M&A Partner In DC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Centurium Capital, Tronox, BlackRock
• Mitel Investors Want More Info On $2B Searchlight Deal
• Skadden Steers ModSpace's $1.1B Sale To Williams Scotsman
• Don't Miss It: Weil, Sidley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Weinstein Co.'s Ch. 11 Sale Price Takes $23M Tumble
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 1
• Akin Gump Boosts Tax Group With Ex-Hunton Andrews Atty
• Quick Win Bid Denied In Aerogroup Ch. 11 Creditor Fight
• AmTrust Shareholders Approve $2.95B Take-Private Deal
• Liberty Withdraws $1.16B Offer For 40% Of IHeartMedia
• Fraud, Contract Suit Over $110M Tech Co. Sale Dismissed
• HCR ManorCare Presents New Ch. 11 Plan with Better Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConAgra, Siemens, JAB
• DOJ's Delrahim Sees No Need For Rule Revamp For New Economy
• Brookfield Bids $515M For Australian Living Community Co.
• Andeavor Investors Sue Over Disclosures In Marathon Deal
• Linde, Praxair Offer Fixes To EU Over $70B Merger
• Getting Acquired? Here's What GCs Should Do
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Morgan Lewis Partner In NJ
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Kirkland, Sidley Guide PE Firm Siris' $2B Internet Co. Buy
• New FTC Weighing Need To Alter Policies For Digital Economy
• Altice Strikes €2.5B Deal For European Telecom Tower Assets
• Windstream Investors' $10.5M Deal OK'd In REIT Dust-Up
• Ellenoff Grossman Guides Twelve Seas In $180M IPO
• Feds Stuck In The Past On Telecom, FCC's O'Rielly Says
• Gawker Auction Set For July After Stalking Horse Offer OK'd
• Chinese Blank Check Co. New Frontier Upsizes IPO To $230M
• Akerman Welcomes Third New York M&A Pro in Four Months
• Structured Settlement Co. Owners Didn't Scam Seller: Judge
• Feds Fight Convicted Ex-Valeant Exec's Claims Of Juror Bias
• Evoqua Unit Drops $132M On PE-Backed Water Treatment Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Xiaomi, AT&T
• BakerHostetler Nabs Brown Rudnick Corporate Partner In OC
• DLA Piper Adds Silicon Valley VC Atty In West Coast Push
• Mintz Levin Adds Ex-MoFo Corporate Partner In San Diego
• Cooley Lures Ex-McDermott Tax Partner For LA Office
• When Should Independent Directors Get Their Own Counsel?
• Disney Boosts Bid For 21st Century Fox To $71.3B
• CVS, Aetna 'Deserve Nobel' If Merger Helps Consumers: Prof
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• Bazaarvoice Investor Dismisses Challenge To $521M Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Autogrill, Abraaj, Xiaomi
• Nelson Mullins Adds Ex-Baker Donelson Securities Pro
• Thunder Bridge Prices $225M IPO To Pursue Fintech Deal
• Davis Polk Leads Roche In $2.4B Foundation Medicine Buy
• Military Contractors Who Sold Co. Win $70M Earnout Fight
• Patients Want New Reps In Hospital Price Hike Row
• Sprint, T-Mobile Officially Ask FCC Permission To Merge
• Platinum Equity Inks $1.4B Deal To Sell Air Cargo Handler
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps Cheniere In $580M Deal For MLP
• Veritas Affiliate Forms Health Care IT Co. With $4.9B Deal
• Chancery Sticks Enviro Cleanup Co. With Spinoff's $1.6M Bill
• Hansen Medical Must Face Shareholder Suit Over Merger
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Linkwell Investor Says Execs Waived Attorney-Client Privilege
• Oil Co. Loses Bid To Recoup $17.7M Tax Refund For Bad Debt
• Rockport DIP Financing Is Approved, But Allocation Is Punted
• FTC Wraps Trial Warning Marine Cos. Set For Monopoly
• Proskauer Called 'Conflicted' In Sale Leaving $15M Tax Bill
• Horizon Cancels €169M Towbar Co. Buy Amid Antitrust Woes
• CDK Slams Attempted Info Grab In Car Dealer Data MDL
• Fujifilm Sues Xerox For Killing $6.1B Merger
• Baker Botts Attracts Capital Markets Partner In Houston
• 3 Firms Guide $1.4B Sale Of Rent-A-Center To PE Firm
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• LaSalle Board Of Directors Backs Blackstone's $4.8B Bid
• Baytex Pays $2.1B For Western Canadian Shale Producer
• $340M Ch. 11 Sale Of Nine West, Bandolino Brands Approved
• Deals Rumor Mill: GameStop, Kraft Heinz, Forest City Realty
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Eyes Ion's £1.5B Fidessa Buyout Bid
• CITIC Eyes $3.65B Takeover Of US-Listed China Biologic
• Congressional Forecast: June
• DLA Piper Guides WP Carey In $6B REIT Merger
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Virgin Money Accepts £1.7B CYGB Offer Amid FCA Probe
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• 3 Telecom Lessons We Can Learn From AT&T-Time Warner
• Deals Rumor Mill: DWF, LyondellBasell, Qualcomm
• Weinstein Co. Floats Deal With 'Hotel Mumbai' Producers
• Former Visa Atty Rejoins White & Case In Silicon Valley
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Shearman, Simpson
• FTC Adds 3 Years To CoreLogic Data Licensing Conditions
• EU Regulators Clear Comcast's $31B Bid For Sky
• DOJ Won't Seek Stay, AT&T Closes $85B Time Warner Deal
• Construction Co. Makes Divestitures For $3.5B Merger OK
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• GI Partners Nabs 2 Cos. To Form Human Tissue Storage Biz
• Health Hires: Honigman, Arnold & Porter, GrayRobinson
• Why FTC Accepted Conduct Remedies In Northrop Deal
• Norton Rose Picks Up New M&A, PE Partners In NY, Calif.
• Inside The Battle To Take Over 21st Century Fox's Assets
• Koch Attorney Warns Chancery On Oxbow Sale Receiver Risk
• Australian Device Co. Inks New Deal To Be Bought For $1.4B
• What The Time Warner Case Means For Antitrust Enforcement
• Deals Rumor Mill: H&M, Greystar, WeWork
• Blackstone Sells Business Solutions Co. For $1B
• Interface Buys Private Rubber Flooring Maker For $420M
• Gibson Dunn Nabs O'Melveny & Myers Antitrust Atty
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Skadden Reps Royal Caribbean In $1B Silversea Cruises Buy
• American Airlines Union Collusion Claims Tossed In Ch. 11
• Merging Marine Chemical Co. Easily Replaced, Expert Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Air India, IFA Rotorion
• Yahoo Investor Tells 9th Circ. SEC Doesn't Answer Mail
• Burger King Franchisee Sold To New PE Firm In Utah
• AT&T-Time Warner Ruling Paves Way For Industry Overhaul
• Blackstone Inks $2.3B REIT Deal After Closing 2 Funds
• Davis Polk, Wachtell Guide Comcast In $65B Cash Bid For Fox Assets
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• 3 Takeaways From Judge Leon's Ruling On Time Warner Deal
• UK Worries Towbar Co.'s €169M Merger Will Harm Competition
• Antitrust Chief Defends Sticking To Consumer Welfare Focus
• Authentic Brands Makes $340M Bid For Nine West Assets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abraaj, Sportradar, Xiaomi
• Minor International Makes Play For Spain's NH Hotel Group
• AT&T, Time Warner Merger Cleared, DOJ Warned Against Stay
• Hong Kong Concrete Co. To Sell $533.4M In New Shares
• Wilson Sonsini Nabs Squire Patton Tech, Life Sci Pro In LA
• Saul Ewing Boosts Tax Group With Sullivan & Worcester Atty
• EU Deepens Probe Into T-Mobile's €190M Dutch Tele2 Deal
• Ex-Wilmington Bank Execs Slam Convictions, Seek Acquittal
• Marine Chemical Co. CEO Says Merger Won't Raise Prices
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Stryker, Fortum
• Fenwick Guides Workday In $1.55B Adaptive Insights Buy
• Qualcomm Hit By Class Suit Over Sunk $117B Broadcom Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Review STB Rail Merger Ruling
• S. African Miner Asks Watchdog To Step In To Merger Row
• Mass. Software Maker Gets $1B Investment From Rockwell
• Pebblebrook Ups Bid After LaSalle Inks $3.7B Blackstone Deal
• Fengate Reaches $100M Solar Co-Development Deal
• Knauf Parent Inks $7B Deal For Building Materials Co. USG
• Duke Energy Pays $3.5M To End Flawed Merger Info Claims
• 15 Minutes With The General Counsel Of Vencore
• Simpson Thacher Leads KKR In $10B Envision Healthcare Buy
• JV Wins $25B Deal To Manage NM Nuclear Weapons Lab
• Del. Justices Affirm Toss Of $700M El Paso Merger Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Latham, Vinson
• FTC Expert Disputes Marine Cos.' Cost Claims In Merger Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Dialog, Linde-Praxair
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• 6 Firms To Steer 7 IPOs Exceeding $1.4B As June Gets Hot
• Attys Awarded 20% Of $110M ComScore Settlement
• Shearman & Sterling Adds King & Spalding IP, Privacy Partner
• AmTrust Investor Slams Sweetened $2.95B Take-Private Offer
• Dr Pepper Shines Spotlight On Delaware Appraisal Rights
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Jewelry Cos. Tied To Indian Bank Fraud Get Ch. 11 Trustee
• Shareholder Suits Over Calif. Co.'s Roche Deal Consolidated
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Go-Jek, Deutsche
• RPX Hit With Shareholder Class Action Over $555M Buyout
• Sen. Dems Worry Over DOJ's Review of Antitrust Judgments
• S. Korea Must Pay $68M Over Nixed Daewoo Deal
• Health Care REIT Strikes €1.6B JV Deal For German Hospitals
• Paul Weiss Reps Taylor Morrison In $963M AV Homes Deal
• Fujifilm Signals Deadline For Renewed Xerox Tie-Up
• AmTrust Take-Private Offer Sweetened To $2.95B
• UK Employment Law Risks In Cross-Border M&A
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• ZTE Will Pay $1B, Make Board Changes To End US Export Ban
• Del. Justices Mull Reviving Appeal To $9.2B El Paso Merger
• Fintech-Focused Blank Check Co. Upsizes IPO To $500M
• Cadwalader Steers Apparel Co.'s Board Toward Gender Equity
• Planet Hollywood Owner Gets Bertucci's At Auction For $20M
• Convicted Valeant Exec Says Dishonest Juror Tainted Trial
• 'Reckoning' For Antitrust As Comcast-NBCU Conditions End
• Ascendas-Singbridge, Temasek Form $299M Real Estate JV
• Deals Rumor Mill: PetSmart, Azelis, BHP
• Fortive Offers $2.7B To Acquire J&J Medical Products Unit
• King & Spalding Nabs International Arbitration Pro In Paris
• Nasdaq Withdraws Proposal To Ease SPAC Listing Rules
• Tronc's Ex-Chairman Scraps Planned $208.6M Sale Of Stake
• Advocate Says Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Would Hurt Consumers
• Athenahealth CEO Steps Down Amid Review, Elliott Offer
• How Immigration Issues Can Sour M&A Deals
• An Update On CFIUS Reform
• Latham, Vinson Assist On $3.13B Deal For EnLink Stakes
• FTC Clears Northrop's $9.2B Orbital Buy With Remedies
• Chancery Picks Lead Firms For Towers Watson Merger Suit
• Rockport's Amended Ch. 11 Bid Protections Get Court's OK
• Int'l Bar Sees M&A Market As Cautious Amid Regulatory Flux
• FTC Wants More Info On $1.2B Title Insurance Deal
• Nine West Creditors Can Probe $2.2B Sycamore Takeover
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abu Dhabi National Oil, Recordati, Abraaj
• OutSystems Gets $1B Valuation In KKR, Goldman Sachs Deal
• UK Watchdog Tentatively OKs Fox-Sky Deal With Unit Sale
• Class Counsel To Collect Over $6M In Akorn Accounting Row
• SoftBank's Arm Sells Portion Of Chinese Biz For $775M
• Seidler Equity Nabs Rawlings In $395M Deal With Newell
• NZ Baggage Company Can't Alter Earn-Out In Merger Fight
• Veteran M&A Atty Returns To BigLaw As Cadwalader Partner
• Osprey, Blackstone Ink $400M Royal Resources Shale Deal
• Reinsurance Co. Nets Higher Plan Funding Offer At Auction
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Jones Day M&A Partner In Houston
• United, Union Get Wins In Pilot Instructors' Age Bias Case
• DS Smith Puts Up €1.7B For Rival Packaging Co. Europac
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConocoPhillips, Saudi Aramco, Xiaomi
• Camera Co.'s Docs In $25M Google Deal Sought By Investors
• Marine Chemical Supplier Swaps Risky, FTC Expert Testifies
• No Discovery Or Pay For NY Ex-Garage Exec Suing PE Firms
• Fenwick & West Nabs Technology Exec Compensation Partner
• European Digital Payment Cos. Nets, Concardis To Merge
• Companies Will Feel The Weight Of Team Telecom Oversight
• Door Maker Seeks Return Of Trade Secrets After $1.2M Win
• Simpson Thacher Guides Microsoft's $7.5B Deal For GitHub
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• Uber Directors Criticize Shareholder Who Sued Over Otto Buy
• Dr Pepper Shareholders Denied Appraisal In $21B Keurig Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: PropNex, Pengxin, REPAY
• 'Endless' Challenges Don't Bar OK Of $36M Award, Co. Says
• Rockport Creditors Challenge Bid Protections In Ch. 11
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Merging Marine Supply Cos. Blast FTC Expert's Assumptions
• Stroock Picks Up Baker McKenzie Insurance Practice Head
• SEC Delays Action On NYSE Bid To Ease Blank Check Rules
• Akerman Adds Real Estate, Cannabis Atty To Its LA Ranks
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Touts Vertical Merger Bargaining Models
• CYS Investor Sues To Halt $1.2B Two Harbors Deal
• Necco Sold To Backup Bidder After Canceled Auction Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Simpson, Jones Day
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'
• DOJ Launches Global Antitrust Enforcement Framework