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Mergers & Acquisitions - April, 2019

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• Ex-Cozen Client Pushes To Preserve Malpractice Claims
• Senators Float Bill To Make FTC Study Pharmacy Managers
• Pizza Chain's $190M Merger Docs Are Half-Baked, Suit Says
• Broadcasters Say Tech Threats Call For Looser Merger Regs
• EU Attys, Economists Warn Against Softening Antitrust Rules
• FTC's Phillips Pushes Back On Corporate Breakups
• Willkie Steers HealthEquity's $2.1B WageWorks Bid
• Cooley Steers Video News Co. Cheddar's $200M Sale To Altice
• Door Maker Says Rival Taking Already Settled Fight To Texas
• Sprint, T-Mobile Push Merger Deadline Citing Ongoing Review
• China May Soon See Variable Interest Entity M&A Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: India Grid Trust, SoftBank, Repsol
• Gardner Denver, Ingersoll Rand Unit Forge $15B Tie-Up
• Berkshire Offers $10B To Back Occidental's Anadarko Bid
• The Latest Trends In Multiforum Securities Litigation
• PayPal's $2.2B Swedish Merger Passes UK Competition Test
• Verizon's $95M Settlement Coverage Fight Will Stay In Del.
• Bankrupt Sizmek OK'd To Quickly Sell Ad Platforms For $33M
• 'No Place' For Non-DOJ Concerns In Aetna Review, CVS Says
• NextEra's Cert. Bid Over $275M Deal Fee Nixed By High Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allianz, Deutsche Bank, Gardner Denver
• Anadarko Warms To Occidental After $57B Competing Bid
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Cravath, Jones Day Steer Parker Hannifin's $3.7B Lord Buy
• Grant & Eisenhofer, Bernstein To Lead Gas Co. Merger Suit
• Canopy Growth's $300M Bet On US Pot Will Draw Copycats
• Stats Key As American Airlines Ch. 11 Merger Trial Closes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Kantar, CVC
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Weil Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Baker Botts, Weil
• Fidelity Southern Slapped With Suit Over Ameris Merger Docs
• Unsecured Creditors Find Red Flags In Orchids Paper Ch. 11
• EU Extends Deadline For ThyssenKrupp's Steel JV With Tata
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Biotech Co. Faces Investor Suit Over 'Misleading' Merger Info
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• BakerHostetler Lands Middle-Market M&A Partner In Atlanta
• Calamos $22M Investor Suit Deal OK'd Over Opposition
• Chancery Venue Rule Threatens Suit Over Power Plant Sale
• Chancery Trims CentrifyHealth Director's Suit Over Timing
• Ex-Schulten Ward Tax Partner Joins Stites & Harbison
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Sports Illustrated, Walmart
• Wabco Shareholders Want $7B Merger Delayed For More Info
• GTx Shareholder Sues To Block Oncternal Merger
• New Tax Insurance Options On The Rise In M&A
• UK Competition Watchdog Kills £7.3B Sainsbury's, Asda Deal
• Emulex Highlights Greater Scrutiny Of Issues At High Court
• The Complex Issues Attys Face In Guiding Casino M&A
• Kirkland, K&L Gates Guide $125M Sale Of Avon North America
• US Trustee Rips Bid Protections In Orchids Paper Ch. 11
• Greenlane IPO Could Lift Prospects Of Cannabis-Related Cos.
• Digital Marketing Co. Can't Dodge Investor's Post-Merger Suit
• New Senior REIT Floats $53M Derivative Settlement In Del.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, The Lycra Co., Delek
• Enviros Ask 9th Circ. Not To Dismiss Keystone XL Challenge
• Elliott Management Lauds SAP's Strategic Review Plans
• The M&A Aftermath Of High Court's Emulex Punt
• PE Fund Still Saddled With $2.25M Arbitral Award
• European PE Shop Floats €1.54B For Concession Catering Biz
• Loan Provider To Pay $9M To End Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 22
• Negotiating M&A 'Best Efforts' Now To Avoid Future Litigation
• Gene Therapy Co. Hit With Suit Over $877M Sale To Biogen
• 2 Firms Assist On $1.43B JR Automation Sale To Hitachi
• Cravath Reps Occidental In Competing $57B Anadarko Bid
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Emulex Doomed By Procedural Issues In Tender Offer Case
• 6th Circ. Axes Bid To Rethink Jaffe Raitt Bad Advice Ruling
• Aerogroup Judge Grows Impatient With Settlement Bickering
• Synergy Pharmaceuticals Wins Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• Challengers Gun For DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal In Witness Lists
• Deals Rumor Mill: Centerbridge, Pampa Energia, Leong Hup
• Nexstar CEO Says Tribune Deal Can't Rely On Eased Rules
• Pet Medicine Cos.' Suit To Block Rivals' Tie-Up Tossed
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Partners Group Inks €1.2B Deal For PE-Backed CapeOmega
• 4 Firms Shape Murphy Oil's $1.4B Deep-Water Asset Buy
• Justices Drop Emulex Appeal Over Tender Offer Suits
• Hogan Lovells Snags Drinker Biddle M&A Atty In Philly
• Chancery Says $17B Cablevision Deal Suit Plows New Ground
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dassault, Cerberus, Bain
• Blackstone To Drop Up To $460M On Indian Packaging Co.
• Bed Bath & Beyond Revamps Board Amid Activist Pressure
• Workers Seek Class Treatment In Microchip Tech ERISA Suit
• Rent-A-Center Nabs $92.5M To End Suit Over Nixed PE Buyout
• Jaffe Raitt Says 6th Circ. Used Wrong Atty-Client Litmus Test
• MoFo, Weil Steer ON Semiconductor's $430M Facility Deal
• Fried Frank, Weil Lead Jacobs' $815M Cybersecurity Co. Buy
• DOJ Cautiously Eyes Changing Broadcast Market Makeup
• Charter Agrees To Invest $300M Upstate To Stay In New York
• Big Investor Wants Out Of 'Unfair' $30M Calamos Deal
• Sizmek Lines Up $33M Ch. 11 Sale Of Ad Business Platforms
• Global M&A Struggles To Keep Pace As Optimism Dims
• Don't Miss It: Debevoise, Weil Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Gibson Dunn Ups The Ante On Gambling After High Court Win
• Deals Rumor Mill: StockX, Deutsche, DWS
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, McDermott, Barnes & Thornburg
• New Chancery Guidance On Books And Records Law
• Hudson News CEO Buys National Enquirer In $100M Deal
• 2 Firms Aid Deal For Stake In $5.6B NYC Portfolio
• Tesla Investors Win Class Cert. In SolarCity Chancery Suit
• Sears Sues Ex-CEO For Siphoning Billions As It Struggled
• BB&T Freed From Fed Order As SunTrust Deal Beckons
• Ditech Employee Bonus Program Gets Ch. 11 Court Approval
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ancestry, Advent, Acuris
• 4 Firms Steer Cannabis Deal Valuing Dispensary Biz At $3.4B
• Sprint-T-Mobile Still Fails To Make Case 1 Year In, Critics Say
• Univision Asks FCC To Allow More Foreign Investment
• Software Co. Investors Ask Court To Size Up $1.9B Vista Deal
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Justices Could Trigger Sea Change For Tender Offer Suits
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Medley Has $47M Chancery Settlement Awaiting Sierra's Nod
• Blackstone Becomes Latest PE Firm To Convert To C Corp.
• Willkie Drives $400M Sale Of Rail Car Manufacturing Biz
• Chrysaor Inks $2.7B Deal For ConocoPhillips UK Units
• Strine-Laster Clash In Spotlight With Del. Aruba Appraisal
• 2 Fixes The DOJ Could Demand From Sprint-T-Mobile
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• SunCoke Energy Hit With Investor Suit Over Planned Merger
• Toshiba Seeks New Suitors For LNG Biz After ENN Deal Dies
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, RIL, Equian
• Chancery Decision Continues Trend Of Lower Appraisal Prices
• 5 Firms Fight For Lead In Molson Coors Stock-Drop Suit
• UK Spots Issues With Thermo Fisher $925M Microscope Deal
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• EU Signs Off On Buyer For ArcelorMittal's Asset Sale
• Gilbert & Tobin Reps Aussie Paint, Home Co. On $2.7B Sale
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Kirkland Reps Grocery Chain In $1.1B Resale To Apollo
• White House Won't Release AT&T Merger Challenge Docs
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile-Sprint, Reddy Ice, Veolia
• Conagra Hid Info In Run-Up To $11B Pinnacle Deal, Suit Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• $1M CFIUS Fine Is Rare Public Enforcement Flex
• Del. Justices Upend Chancery's HP-Aruba Deal Appraisal
• Inside Icahn's Push For New Caesars CEO, Potential Sale
• Sears Fights Lenders' Bid To Cut Off Ch. 11 Cash Collateral
• Drinker Biddle Lures Private Equity Specialist In NJ
• Medical Courier Firm Nets $8.3M In Pair Of Ch. 11 Asset Sales
• Eventbrite Investor Sues Over Ticketfly Deal Delay
• Winston & Strawn Adds Energy Dealmaker In Houston
• Bow Street Doubles Down On Mack-Cali Offer Of Up To $2.9B
• 2 Firms Drive $1.24B Cloverleaf Acquisition By Americold
• Watchdog Puts £1.3B Sub-Prime Lender Takeover On Hold
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Advocates Say They Can Challenge FCC Media Rule Changes
• Door Skin Maker Appeals Key Antitrust Ruling In 4th Circ.
• Permian Ripe For Mergers As Big Oil Aims For Prime Assets
• Justices Probe Private Right To Bring Tender Offer Suits
• Channel CEO Stunned At Boston Scientific's Deal Rebuff
• Saudi Aramco Picks Up $1.3B Stake In South Korean Oil Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Chi-Med, Biohaven Pharma
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 18 And 19
• 4 Firms Spearhead $1.2B Catalent-Paragon Bioservices Deal
• 4 Firms Steer Waste Management's $4.9B Disposal Biz Buy
• HP Witness Spars With Attys Over Autonomy's US Postal Deal
• 3 Firms Shape $1.7B Deal For Digital Printing Biz
• FTC Chairman Says Review Of Past Mergers Is Critical
• Ex-Autonomy CFO Faces Possible 9-Year Stint For HP Fraud
• Attys Win Fees, Sanctions In Suit Over Title Co. Takeover
• Justices May Clear Up Private Right To Sue Over Mergers
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Wachtell
• EU Conditional Clearance Cleans Up Nidec-Whirlpool Row
• Weil, Kirkland Guide Campbell's $510M Organic Biz Sale
• New Disclosures Won't Cut It In $2.7B Merger Suit, Court Says
• Don't Miss It: MoFo, Latham Day Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Purchase Agreement Drafting Tips From Indemnification Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kantar, BofA, Performance Health
• Bristol-Myers Wins Investor Support For $74B Celgene Buy
• How To Be A Trusted Atty In The Age Of The PE Add-On
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• 3 Firms Steer Chevron's $33B Anadarko Buy
• Towers Watson Says It Disclosed CEO Conflict In $18B Merger
• Ditech Seeking Ch. 11 Sale As It Negotiates With Creditors
• FCC's O'Rielly Aims To Slap Government's Heavy Hand
• Toshiba's Sale Of US LNG Biz Stalled By Regulatory Hurdles
• AbbVie To Settle With Shire Investors Over Failed $55B Tie-Up
• M&G USA Lienholders Seek $1.6M Fee For Aid To Del. Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: National Enquirer, Vanke, Sberbank
• Cofense Investor To Sell Stake Amid National Security Woes
• 3 Firms Steer MTY Food's $190M Papa Murphy's Pizza Buy
• Shell Unloads Stake In Caesar-Tonga Oil Field For $965M
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• CORRECTED: 3rd Circ. Revisits Del.'s Balance On Bench Rule
• No Extra Interest For Subway Founder's Damages Award
• Fairway Energy OK'd For $77.5M Sale To Creditor
• Shopko Seeks Green Light To Sell Optical Business
• No Atty Fees For Finding Merger Errors, Chancery Says
• Orrick Nabs Former Co-Chair Of MoFo's Life Sciences Group
• FTC Clears Tronox's $2.4B Cristal Buy, With Divestiture
• NextEra Says High Court Can Fix EFH Breakup Fee Tension
• Deals Rumor Mill: VW, QSR Brands, BioTek
• UK Wants Concerns About Cleaner Co. Merger Tidied Up
• Ropes & Gray, Fried Frank Shape $963M GBC Metal Co. Deal
• YieldStreet Grabs Art-Based Lender From Carlyle For $170M
• Williams Sells JV Stake To Crestwood Affiliate For $485M
• The Biggest Deals From Q1 & The Firms That Led Them
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verallia, Nestle, Aramco
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• 3 Firms Steer Deutsche Börse's Bid To Buy Axioma For $850M
• Synergy Shareholders End Ch. 11 Objections For $1.4M
• Telenor Inks €1.5B Deal For Majority Stake In Finnish Peer
• Early Disclosure Sinks $7.1B Crown Resorts Takeover Bid
• Principal Inks $1.2B Deal For Wells Fargo Retirement Unit
• FTC Wants More Info On Altria's $12.8B Juul Deal
• Booze Distributors Shelve Planned Merger Amid FTC Pressure
• Latham Leads Education Tech Co. In $750M Deal
• Friedlander, Robbins Geller Seek $6.6M From Calamos Suit
• Fee Fight Stalls Rehab Firm EBH Topco's Ch. 11 Wind-Down
• No 'Rubber Stamp' From Judge For DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal
• Ditech Ch. 11 Releases Lack Transparency, US Trustee Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Finablr, SoftBank, Riskified
• Univision Sells Gizmodo, The Onion To Boston PE Firm
• Nexstar Drops Ind. Stations For $42M To Buoy Tribune Deal
• 4 Firms Lead Carlyle's Gas Co. Buy In Deal Worth Up To $4.8B
• Westinghouse Sues To Recover SC Nuke Plant Equipment
• Abrams & Bayliss, Olshan Frome Will Lead Medley Deal Suit
• Pair Of Singapore REITs Will Merge To Form $5B Company
• Lampert's $16M Bid For Sears Hometown Rejected
• DOJ Wants More Info On Fiserv's $22B First Data Buy
• Utility, Pension Fund To Pay $8.6B For Petrobras' Pipeline Co.
• 3 Firms Guide Nesco To Go Public At $1.1B Valuation
• 2 Firms Guide Go-Public Deal For PE-Backed Chuck E. Cheese
• Versum Ditches Entegris For Sweetened $5.8B Merck Deal
• EU Fines General Electric €52M Over Turbine Deal Errors
• Norway Gov't To Have Final Say On Oslo Bors Battle
• Nexstar's Apolitical Vibe Won't Cure All Merger Ailments
• Jaffe Raitt Can't Shake $5M Verdict Over Bad Pension Advice
• Ex-Autonomy CFO May Face Life Term In HP Fraud, Feds Say
• Del. Justices Send Back Deal Dispute Over MFW Concerns
• Ex-Ranbaxy Owners Face Contempt Over $506M Award
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Latham, Davis Polk
• How To Be Your PE Client's Go-To Firm For Insurance Deals
• DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal To Face A Mini-Trial
• Amazon Investors To Vote On Halting Face Recognition Sales
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Dyal Capital, TransCanada
• Del. Courts Stand By Deal Contract Language In Q1
• McGuireWoods Nabs 2 Winston & Strawn M&A Attys
• Prickett Jones, Grant Eisenhofer, Kessler Topaz Win $19M Fee
• 2 Firms Guide $350M Deal For Harris' Night Vision Biz
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Hogan Lovells Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Hard Rock Taking Over Jack Cincinnati Casino In $780M Deal
• TreeHouse Says Lead Investor 'Inadequate' As Class Rep
• Chancery OKs $9M Deal In Fight For Med Device Co.
• EU Report Calls For New Antitrust Rules For Tech Platforms
• Ditech Mortgage Holders Object To Planned Bonuses In Ch. 11
• Nexstar Accused Of Sabotaging Black-Owned TV Broadcaster
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bahn, ICG, Apotex
• Merida Rolls Up $200M For Latest Cannabis-Focused Fund
• Macquarie Says Helicopter Leasing Co. Flouted NDA
• Over A Dozen Firms Aided Top 1Q Real Estate M&A Deals
• First Data Investor Says $22B Fiserv Merger Is Unfair
• Latin America-Focused Blank Check Co. Raises $250M In IPO
• Don't Ignore Successor Liability For Pension Plan Withdrawal
• Don't Stock Up Your Biz With Our Workers, Campbell Warns
• Tax Pro Returns To Fox Rothschild To Lead International Team
• Delaware 'Books And Records' Law Is Keeping Up With Tech
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• CVS Loses Challenge To Sentry's Revamped Antitrust Suit
• King & Spalding Adds Stroock Insurance M&A Pro In NY
• Court Rulings Take Toll On Private Antitrust Plaintiffs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allstate, UBS, Tristar
• How To Argue Merger Cases And Win Over Judges
• Versum Yanks Poison Pill As Chancery Merger Fight Roils
• Ex-Proskauer Tax Atty Joins Brown Rudnick's Tax Group
• Kirkland, Weil Steer Freight Company Deal
• Roche Refiles For US Antitrust Review Of $4.3B Spark Buy
• Kirkland, Cuneo Gilbert Tops In Antitrust Cases
• Orchids Paper To Tap $4M Of Ch. 11 Loan To Pursue Sale
• Emirates NBD Trims Deal For DenizBank To $2.8B
• OFAC Is Raising The Compliance Bar
• Nexstar Fights Internet Co. Over How To Talk To FCC
• 3 Merger Review Tips From The FTC's Competition Chief
• Prison Phone Cos. Call Off Merger After FCC Discouragement
• Sears Buyer Defends Hold Of $15M In Credit Card Reserves
• Bankrupt Southcross Gets OK To Tap $255M DIP Loan
• Robbins Geller Nabs Lead In XPO Logistics Stock-Drop Suit
• 5 Firms Guide Stonepeak's $3.6B Oryx Midstream Buy
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2
• Vodafone Expects EU To OK $22B Liberty Deal By Summer
• Latham Guides UGI In $2.4B AmeriGas Buy
• Senator Urges SEC To Toughen Shareholder Proposal Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: DAZN, Tencent, China Railway
• Searchlight Capital Snags Latecoere Stake In $107M Deal
• Rent-A-Center Pushes For $126.5M Deal Bust Fee In Chancery
• Two Firms Guide $1B Ameriprise Insurance Biz Sale
• Sprint Opposes Spectrum Divestiture In T-Mobile Deal
• Southcross Energy Enters Ch. 11 With Eye Toward Sale
• Panera Shorted Itself In $7.5B Deal, Investors Tell Chancery
• Orchids Paper Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware With $175M Sale Plan
• Chancery Not Yet Sold On $15M Globalstar Atty Fee Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Grindr, ADNOC, Slack
• Cravath Aids Cable One In $525.9M Deal For Cable Operator
• Chancery Tosses Derivative Suit Over Uber-Ottomotto Deal
• 2 Firms Steer US Cannabis Co.'s $827M Canadian Peer Buy
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 1
• 3 Firms Steer $260M Deal For Migraine Drug Royalty Interest
• Grindr, CFIUS And The National Security Risks Of Dating
• Wachtell, Davis Polk Steer $1.3B Kellogg Snack Biz Sale
• Demystifying Damages: 5 Flagrant Fouls Of Financial Experts
• Skadden Guides Danish Logistics Co. In $4.6B Deal