Mergers & Acquisitions Archive » November, 2018

Mergers & Acquisitions - November, 2018

261 articles

• PPL Wants Spin-Off's Montana Suits Sent To Delaware
• TransCanada Accused Of Misleading Electricity Plant Buyer
• Wash. State Slams Health Cos.' Defense In Price-Fix Suit
• No Coverage Owed For Coal Execs Accused Of Conflicts
• Deals Rumor Mill: StandardAero, Vodafone, SoftBank
• Aralez Creditors Slam Proposed Ch. 11 Sales To Deerfield
• McDermott Lands Ex-Katten Employment Pro In NY
• Toys R Us Asia JV Settlement Gets Bankruptcy Court Approval
• Investor Challenges Lions Gate's $92.5M Starz Stock Suit Deal
• Don't Miss It: Sullivan, Orrick Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Hausfeld Plucks DOJ Antitrust Veteran For DC Partner
• Baker Botts Steers Equitrans Midstream In $530M Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Nixon, Kirkland, Skadden
• 3 Firms Steer Altice's $2B Sale Of Fiber Connection Stake
• MVP: McDermott's Lisa O'Neill
• Autonomy's Ex-CEO Charged With Fraud Linked To HP Deal
• Cancer Center's Private Sale Plan Nixed For Ch. 11 Auction
• The Weinstein Co.'s Contract Issues Proposed For Mediation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jack In The Box, SoftBank, WhiteWater
• Aruba Ruling Looms Over $13.2B Jarden Appraisal Suit's End
• Relativity Media To Beef Up Liquidation Plan Disclosures
• Pet Med Distributors Can't Access PetIQ's Merger Filings
• Last Decade's Worth Of Megadeals Lifted Buyers' Stock Prices
• Paul Weiss Reps Kraft Heinz In $200M Primal Nutrition Buy
• EU Approves Brazilian Wood Pulp Merger With Caveats
• Aussie Antitrust Head Defends Consumer Welfare Standard
• EU Probing Deal Between Steel, Alloy Companies
• Mass. Hospital Megamerger Wins Approval After AG Deal
• MVP: Davis Polk's Will Pearce
• Shareholder Blasts $685M Learning Co. Sale As Unfair
• PE Manager To Face Contempt Hearing In Hospital's Ch. 11
• Demolition Cos. Seem Far Apart On Merger Suit Settlement
• IRS Rules Threaten Broad Reach For Interest Deduction Cap
• EU Opens In-Depth Probe Of Nidec's $1B Whirlpool Unit Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sears, Murphy Oil, GSK
• Brookstone Asks For More Time On Ch. 11 Plan
• Groups Call For House Hearings On Sprint-T-Mobile Deal
• Bandera Partners Seeks Shake-Up On Luby's Board
• MVP: Davis Polk's Oliver Smith
• Watchdog Could Block Experian's £275M Merger With Rival
• Investor Stalls $50M Southern Copper Class Deal At Chancery
• Tesla Tweet Suits Combined With Levi & Korsinsky At Helm
• T-Mobile's €190M Purchase Of Rival Passes EU Examination
• Par Pacific Buys Oil Refiner In Deal Worth More Than $358M
• 'Idol' Lenders Grilled Over Apollo Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• Skadden, DLA Piper Steer Forrester's $245M Biz Advisory Buy
• Paper Co. Execs Slammed With Suit After 401(k) Losses
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain, Goodnight Midstream, Meraas
• Reed Smith Snags M&A, PE Specialist From Goodwin
• Simpson Thacher Reps People's United On $327M Bank Buy
• Why Private Equity Has Eyes On Vision Care
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• MVP: Cravath's Robert Townsend
• Fox, Disney Hit For $1B Over Dashed Malaysian Theme Park
• 'Caveat Emptor' Sinks Zayo's Chancery Suit Over Latisys Buy
• AT&T Fights Bid For Scholars To Appear At Merger Appeal
• 3 Firms Steer $536M Petroleum Transportation Biz Buy
• Hawaii High Court Revives NCAA Unfair Competition Suit
• Latin American Blank-Check Co. Tops 2 IPOs Totaling $170M
• Teamsters Pension Fund Wins $3.5M More From PE Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Fiat, Total
• Dignity-Catholic Health Merger Wins OK From Calif. AG
• UK To Probe Nasdaq-Cinnober Deal's Effect On Competition
• CVS, Aetna $69B Merger Clears Final Hurdle In NY
• IRS Floats Rules On New Biz Interest Deduction Limits
• CenterState To Buy National Commerce For $850M In Stock
• Discovery Sanction 'Draconian,' Insurer Says In Contract Row
• GIC, Dexus Team Up On AU$2B Logistics-Focused REIT
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• Belgian Antitrust Watchdog To Probe Liberty Global Deals
• Third Point Lands 2 Campbell Board Seats In Settlement
• Nixon Peabody Steers Paychex $1.2B HR Outsourcing Biz Buy
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• 15 Minutes With Perspecta's General Counsel
• MVP: Cravath's Richard Hall
• UK Logs Antitrust Fears Over $2.2B PayPal Merger With Rival
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• Weinstein Buyer Says Stars Can't Fast-Track Contract Queries
• Perrigo Wants To Nix Investor Suits Over Failed Mylan Buyout
• FirstEnergy Unit Looks To Pocket $152M In Ch. 11 Plant Sale
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Kirkland
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• Greenberg Traurig Leads 2 Blank-Check IPOs Totaling $300M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Lumenis, Babytree Group
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Ropes & Gray Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Apax Bids $1.7B For New Zealand Online Platform Trade Me
• Chancery Says Tangoe Board Can't Nix $256M Sale Suit
• Sprint, T-Mobile Withheld Critical Merger Info, Agency Told
• KKR, Bain Set Up $20M Fund For Workers Toys R Us Let Go
• Ameritrade, Investors Reach $18M Deal In Scottrade Suit
• 4 Ways To Botch Merger Reviews With Enforcers And Courts
• US Nabs Swiss Banker Wanted In Failed Case Against PE CEO
• CVS Fights Bid To Block It From Contacting 340B Customers
• Honigman Miller Adds Ex-FTC Official To Chicago Office
• EU Approves Takeda's £46B Shire Deal With Drug Sale
• Tower Taps Freshfields For €255M Sale Of European Biz
• A Series Of Avoidable Missteps In PLX Sale
• Haynes And Boone Adds Energy Pro In London
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Warburg Pincus, Walt Disney
• Shearman & Sterling Reps Boston Scientific In £3.3B BTG Buy
• EU Moves Closer To New Foreign Investment Screening
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• Toys R Us Noteholders Reach Deal Over $900M Asia JV
• Whitewash Alleged In Fight Over Shares Of $905M Sale
• 3 Firms Lead NextEra's $1B Underwater Utility Cable Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Careem Networks, Solus
• Hatsopoulos Bros. Beat Investor Suit Over Energy Co. Merger
• EU Greenlights Buyout Of Bankrupt Essar Steel
• Vinson & Elkins Leads NRP's $205M Sale Of Materials Biz
• Irrigation Co. Says $25M 'Boycott' Claims Are Baseless
• 3 Firms Steer $1.6B Cimarex Deal For Energy Co. Resolute
• Bankrupt Aralez Can Pay Execs Up To $4M In Work Bonuses
• XO Investor Cries Foul Over $933M WeddingWire Deal Info
• 'Emerging' Technologies Targeted For New Export Curbs
• Kirkland, Simpson Steer $3.15B Colfax-DJO Global Deal
• Latham & Watkins Steers QEP's $735M Gas Asset Sale
• Allen Matkins Nabs Ex-CliftonLarsonAllen Tax Atty In LA
• More Info Needed In $134M Westinghouse Ch. 11 Row
• First Citizens Buys Fla.-Based Bank Biscayne In $115M Deal
• Rise Of The CMOs
• Hortonworks Investors Shortchanged By $5.2B Merger: Suit
• Health Hires: Quinn Emanuel, Goodwin, Ropes & Gray
• Don't Miss It: Sullivan, Sidley Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesaro, Eli Lilly, Technicolor
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Simpson, Gibson
• 10 Pitfalls For Shareholder Derivative Litigants
• MoFo, Jones Day Steer BlackBerry's $1.4B Cylance Buy
• Sidley Snags Former Milbank Tweed Corporate Practice Pro
• Dell Ups VMWare Stock Swap Offer Amid Pressure From Icahn
• Pilgrim's Pride Controllers Say Del. Jurisdiction Doesn't Apply
• Pulling Up Stakes: White & Case, Hinckley Allen, Goodwin
• DOJ Sharpens Gov't Fraud Focus, Adds Merger Review Clarity
• Investors Challenge $4.7B REIT Merger, Citing Filing Flaws
• Inside Icahn's Battle Over Dell's VMware Stock Swap
• DLA Piper, Squire Patton Steer $1.1B Ineos-Ashland Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Centrexion, Dayco, JD Group
• Skadden, Baker Botts Steer $100M Sale Of Wood Flooring Biz
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• Spectrum Sells Auto Care Biz To Energizer In $1.25B Deal
• Energy Co. Hits Ch. 11 Alleging Predatory Takeover Scheme
• FCC Asks For Comment On Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Study
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tencent, Levi, Legendary Entertainment
• Grainger To Buy Out JV Partner's Stake In REIT For £396M
• EU Clears DS Smith's €1.7B Buy Of Rival Packing Co.
• Sears Battles Creditors Urging Total Liquidation
• Equus Ducks Investor Suit Over Stock Plan Notices
• Cargill Units For Sale As La Coop Antitrust Worries Crop Up
• 4 Firms Steer Pan American Silver's $1.1B Deal For Tahoe
• O'Melveny Adds Media, Tech Partner In Southern Calif.
• 4 Firms Steer $360M Sabre Deal For Travel Tech Co. Farelogix
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• Uber Board Wasn't Conflicted Before Otto Deal, Chancery Told
• Payment Processor Hit With Investor Suit Over Sale To NCR
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Aramco, BMW
• Pa. Water Co. Wants Seller To Cover Subsidiary's Legal Costs
• Telecom Transferee Owes $13M In Tax Interest, 9th Circ. Rules
• Kirkland Lands EU Antitrust Expert From Freshfields
• Sainsbury, Walmart Unit Say UK Merger Concerns Unfounded
• AstraZeneca Inks $1.5B Sale Of US Respiratory Drug Rights
• High Court Won't Hear $3M Disgorgement Challenge
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• Trump Picks Regulatory Czar For Kavanaugh's DC Circ. Seat
• Trump Cheers Cable Group's Call For Comcast Antitrust Probe
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 8
• 3 Firms Guide PE Firm's $655M Sale Of Sonneborn
• Shaping Health Care In America Through M&A And Innovation
• Simpson Thacher Leads Johnson Controls In $13.2B Unit Sale
• GCs Predict Spending Spike For Firms In Cybersecurity, M&A
• Veritas, Evergreen To Take Athenahealth Private For $5.7B
• Jones Day Reps SAP In $8B Qualtrics Buy Ahead Of IPO
• Third Point Scales Back Campbell Board Takeover Bid
• $5M Frozen For Chancery Battles Over $52M Good Tech Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Permira, ADM
• Aegean Marine Gets Interim Access To $532M DIP Package
• Nine West, Creditors Ordered To Mediate Ch. 11 Disputes
• BMW, Daimler Car-Share Merger Wins EU Approval
• 10 Firms To Guide 6 IPOs Exceeding $800M
• 3 Firms Lead Bristow's $560M Helicopter Biz Buy
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Vinson, Wachtell
• 3 Firms Shepherd $3.2B Merger Of Fiber Optic Cos.
• What Attys Must Know About Tech M&A For Non-Tech Clients
• Cooley-Led Meredith Sells Fortune Brand For $150M Cash
• Don't Miss It: Vinson, Latham Lead Week's Hot Deals
• CORRECTED: Toys R Us Makes Virginia Push To Confirm Ch. 11 Plan
• Germany Wants To Probe Vodafone's €18B Liberty Global Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Home Partners, Denel, Wells Fargo
• Hogan Lovells Steers Edenred's $600M Payment Co. Buy
• Sun Holdings Affiliate Set To Buy Tex-Mex Chain In Ch. 11
• AT&T Case Aims To Preserve Content Choice, Delrahim Says
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• Sinclair Settles With DOJ To Escape Antitrust Ad Probe
• China's LightInTheBox To Drop $86M In E-Commerce Deal
• UK Watchdog Hears Opposition To Sainsbury-Walmart Deal
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• 9 Firms Sculpt CommScope's $7.4B, PE-Backed ARRIS Buy
• Dechert Guides PE Firm In $625M PeroxyChem Sale
• Vinson Steers $4B Anadarko Sale, Midstream Shake-Up
• Aegean Marine Creditors Complicate Request For Quick DIP
• Web.com Investor Seeks Toss Of $2B Merger Doc Suit, Fees
• Investors Sue Akorn After Failed Merger 'Debacle' Kills Stock
• Wachtell Lipton, Paul Weiss Steer $1B ITG Sale To Virtu
• House Win Gives Dems Chance To Push New Antitrust Tack
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xilinx, SoftBank, Blackstone
• Skadden Steers Chinese Auto Co. Parent To $454M Stock Deal
• AXA Buys $9.4B US Loan Portfolio From Quadrant
• 3 Firms Rep Leggett In $1.3B Foam Co. Buy
• Hyundai, Kia Pour $250M Into Singapore Ride-Hailing Service
• Whirlpool, Nidec Make EU Commitments On $1B Sale Of Unit
• 3 Firms Steer Newell's $2.5B Fishing, Memorabilia Sale
• Investors Sue Infertility Co. OvaScience To Stop Merger Plan
• Beware FCPA Risks When Courting Foreign Investment
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• Rams Owner's Co. Seeks Win In Sale Interference Suit
• Weinstein Co.-Netflix Deal OK'd Over Viacom's Objection
• Aegean Marine Files For Ch. 11 With $855M In Debt
• Air Carrier Says EU Cost It €264M By Blocking UPS-TNT Deal
• Endocyte's $2.1B Sale To Novartis 'Unfair' To Investors: Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Telefónica, Symantec
• EU Approves Disney's $71B Fox Deal With Channel Sales
• DOJ Official Warns Against Broadening Antitrust Standard
• Cooley, White & Case Steer $1.8B ConvergeOne Sale To CVC
• 4 Firms Steer Private Equity Firms' $594M Bojangles' Buy
• Icahn Funds Get Chancery Trial On Dell Stock Plan Docs
• E-Commerce Tech Co. Buys Inuvo In $75.5M Deal
• Monteverde To Lead Class Action Over $9.9B Envision Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sears, Tata, Medacta
• Sears Gets $60M Floor Bid For Home Improvement Business
• Engility Hit With Investor Action Ahead Of $2.5B Acquisition
• DLA Piper Hires 2 Entertainment Finance Pros In Los Angeles
• Water Products Biz Adds Infrastructure Unit For $140M
• Wachtell, Kirkland Guide PE Firm's $950M Cybersecurity Buy
• TPG Capital Takes Aussie Pet Care Co. Private In $482M Deal
• 3 Firms Lead Pack In Rocky October For IPOs
• Sonic's $2.3B Acquisition Deal Omits Key Details, Suit Says
• Investor Seeks Merger Records From Food Sweetener Co.
• Cravath Steers Buckeye Affiliate's $975M Terminal Biz Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Schoeller Allibert, Brookfield, Tribune
• Dell Attacks Purpose Of Icahn Funds' Chancery Doc Demand
• Investors, Energy Co. Wrangle Over 'Entire Fairness Doctrine'
• KKR Boosts Offer For Aussie Biz Software Co. MYOB To $1.3B
• Marcus Corp. Unit Inks $126M Deal For Cinema Dining Chain
• Don't Miss It: Weil And Sullivan Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Kirkland
• I Squared Gives $500M, Midstream Co. For EagleClaw Tie-Up
• Wis. Shareholders Allege Fraud In Family's Construction Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Apple, Ping An
• 3 Firms Steer $948M Deal To Take OneSpaWorld Public
• Covington Advises Illumina's $1.2B Pacific Biosciences Buy
• Holland & Knight Adds Tax Partner In Dallas
• DOJ Vertical Merger Guidelines Called 'Badly Out Of Date'
• Dish Slams AT&T-Time Warner Deal After HBO Blackout
• Icahn Funds Seek Dell's Books Over Stock Exchange Proposal
• Caterpillar Right To Reject Loss Demand, 7th Circ. Hears
• Ex-JPMorgan Exec-Run Fund Reveals Deutsche Bank Stake
• MoFo Snags Antitrust Atty From Baker Botts
• Jenner, Gibson Guide $630M Sale Of Water Co. To PE Shop
• 4 Firms Guide $5.5B Encana, Newfield Energy Tie-Up