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Mergers & Acquisitions - August, 2019

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• Pet Med Cos. Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Merger Challenge
• Dealmakers Hunker Down For A Robust Fall IPO Market
• Don't Miss It: Cleary, Gibson Dunn Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Paul Hastings Nabs Skadden Capital Markets Pro In LA
• Ski Resort Investor Sues To Stop $264M Sale To Vail Co.
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Baker Botts, Kirkland
• Financial Advisers Seek To Nix Insurer's Coverage Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apcoa, Blued, Smiths Group
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• Toshiba Memory Inks $165M Deal For Lite-On Tech Unit
• 5 Questions Attys Want Answered By CFIUS Rulemaking
• T-Mobile, Sprint Tell Court Merger Will Benefit All Americans
• Blood Glucose Meter Row Must Be Arbitrated, Fla. Court Hears
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owner Says Sale Complies With Law
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Hilton Grand Vacations, Ferretti
• Insys Ch. 11 Case Gets Consumer Privacy Watchdog
• Sony To Sell $754M Olympus Stake Following Activist's Calls
• YES Network Sold To Yankees Parent Co.-Led JV In $3.5B Deal
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Pernod Ricard Adds 2 New Directors Amid Activist Pressure
• Health M&A Opportunities Demand Special Care
• White & Case-Led DIC Inks €985M Deal For BASF Pigment Unit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, EQT, Addison Lee
• Orchids Committee Floats Lien Fight Settlement With Lender
• Ditech Ch. 11 Plan Ignores Customers' Interests, Judge Says
• Chancery OKs GGP Investor's Brookfield Merger Doc Request
• Third Point Settles FTC Claims Over DowDuPont Deal Filings
• Willkie, Davis Polk Steer Banking Co. Deal Worth Up To $580M
• T-Mobile Can Bid On Spectrum Despite Pending Deal
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear IPR Merger Ruling
• After Calm Summer, Expect CFIUS Landscape To Erupt
• Willkie, Kirkland Steer Le Tote's $100M Deal For Lord & Taylor
• Toyota, Suzuki Unveil $1.36B Alliance Deal
• Pilgrim's Deal Values Meat Processor Tulip At $355M
• EdgeMarc Energy Gets OK For $50M Ohio Asset Sale In Ch. 11
• Restaurants Unlimited Gets $37M Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Offer
• Promise Healthcare's Ch. 11 Sale Swings Back To Lexmark
• Deals Rumor Mill: McAfee, Revlon, JPMorgan
• Bernstein, Robbins, Others Vie For Lead In EQT Deal Suit
• Shearman & Sterling Guides $132M Liberty Tax-Sears Deal
• Canada To Probe Air Canada's $544M Transat Deal
• WageWorks Board Urges Investors To Reject Unsolicited Bid
• Baker Botts, Kirkland Shape BP's $5.6B Alaska Exit
• EU Commission Is Getting Tough On 'Gun-Jumping' Mergers
• L'Oreal Trade Secret Case Shows Dangers Of NDA-Reliance
• Tobacco Giants Philip Morris, Altria Confirm Merger Talks
• DOJ Tells 4th Circ. Doormaker's Divestiture Argument Sinks
• Baker McKenzie Steers $364M Genscape Sale To Verisk
• Zebra Gets Investor Suit Over $3.5B Motorola Buy Sent To Ill.
• Deals Rumor Mill: RRJ Capital, JAB, EssilorLuxottica
• Akorn's $30M Investor Deal Over Failed Merger Gets 1st OK
• Latham, Fenwick Steer Up To $400M Deal For Biotech Modis
• Addus HomeCare Reaches $130M Deal For Hospice Provider
• Cravath, Simpson Steer $700M Deal For PE-Backed Syncsort
• Investor Suit Over CB&I Failed Nuke Projects Trimmed
• Wachtell, Akin Gump Steer PDC's $1.7B Oil & Gas Biz Buy
• 5 Firms Shape Amgen's $13.4B Celgene Drug Buy
• Sinclair Closes $9.6B Fox Sports Deal With DOJ's Blessing
• Pot Giant's Acquisition Plans Stymied In Competition Dispute
• CVS Says Sentry's Heel-Dragging On Doc Production 'Tactical'
• Rural Groups Intensify Call For Sprint/T-Mobile Comment
• Perkins, Marie Callender's Snag 3 Ch. 11 Asset Offers
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Kirkland, Latham
• Chinese E-Commerce Co. Tries To Sink Merger Suit, Again
• Don't Miss It: Fenwick, Latham Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesla, VW, H.I.S.
• Baker McKenzie Adds Skadden Atty To Lead Calif. M&A Group
• Frontline, Trafigura Strike $675M Oil Tanker Deal
• SEC Breaks Yearslong Silence On Selective Disclosures
• 6 Firms Guide VMware's $4.8B Spending Spree
• T-Mobile Tests Regulators' Bets On Wireless Convergence
• 5 Firms Assemble Hasbro's $4B Buy Of Entertainment One
• Insys Ch. 11 Sales For Two Drug Lines Approved In Del.
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, SocGen, Thyssenkrupp
• DLA Piper Adds Investment Pro As Partner In LA
• KushCo Nabs $50M Credit Facility From Monroe Capital
• G&W Investors Demand More Info On $8.6B Take-Private Deal
• Del. Opens Door For 2 Seat Changes As Strine Retires
• World Fuel To Pay $170M For Aviation Fueling Biz UVair
• How PE Attys Can Weather The Late Summer Slowdown
• Kirkland, Winston Guide $1B Deal For Quest Nutrition
• Cooley Adds Veteran Tax Partner In DC From Wilson Sonsini
• Semiconductor Co.'s Merger Disclosure Fell Short, Suit Says
• Diebold Hit With Securities Fraud Suit Over Costly Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Goldman Sachs, Cigna
• Stillwater Deal Price In $2.2B Sale Upheld In Chancery
• Broadcasting Biz Tegna Confirms Apollo's Takeover Interest
• Conglomerate 3M Seeks $3.3B Bond Sale To Fund Acelity Buy
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• France Clears Ineos' €100M Deal For Soccer Club
• DXC Wins $666M Award Against Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Tower Hit With Investor Suit Over $900M AGG Merger Deal
• SEC Guidance Could Subject Proxy Firms To Closer Scrutiny
• Increased DIP Cash Rescues Philly Hospitals' Ch. 11 Case
• Fed. Circ. Temporarily Trims L'Oreal Injunction In $50M Suit
• Pembina Snaps Up Kinder Morgan Canada, Pipeline For $3.3B
• DOJ Calls Sabre's Bluff, Challenges $360M Farelogix Merger
• L'Oreal Hit With $50M Damages In Olaplex Trade Secrets Suit
• Promise Healthcare Suitor Claims Push To Exit Ch. 11 Sale
• Philly Hospital Ch. 11 Case In Danger As Judge Questions DIP
• UK Issued Timely Notice On Saudi-Linked News Deals: Court
• Canada Settles Challenge To PE Firm's Software Buy
• Pandora Investors Want To Rewind $3.5B Sirius Buyout
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Cigna, Avaya
• Gilead Blasts $825M Monotype Take-Private Deal
• Paul Hastings, Slaughter And May Guide $300M Jacobs Deal
• 3 Tech Competition Concerns In Europe
• 5 Firms Steer Elanco's $7.6B Bayer Animal Biz Buy
• Doormaker's Trade Secret Claims Shut Out By Antitrust Case
• Jilted Buyer Objects To Promise Healthcare's New Ch. 11 Sale
• Pausing Injunction Is An Emergency, L'Oreal Tells Fed. Circ.
• Philly Hospital Ch. 11 Progress Threatened By DIP Dispute
• Issues To Avoid In Fintech, Consumer Financial Services M&A
• Hong Kong Developer Unit Buys Greene King For £2.7B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, GoHealth, Avaya
• Chemical Cos. Defend $625M Merger Against FTC
• Cloud Peak Energy's $15.7M Ch. 11 Sale Gets OK
• Axinn Nabs DOJ Antitrust Veteran From Alston & Bird
• Fresenius Seeks $46M In Del. For Broken Merger Legal Fees
• 3 Firms Guide Catalyst's $140M Deal For Hudson's Bay Stake
• Casino Co. Empire Resorts OKs Buyout, Valuing It At $335M
• 3 Firms Steer Dryships Buyout Valued At $456M
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• UK Probes Mitsubishi's £6.3B Bid For Aviation Finance Arm
• Jones Day, Latham Guide $775M Sale Of PVC Biz To PE Firm
• L'Oreal Must Pull Products At Center Of Patent Fight For Good
• Alibaba Co-Founder Buys Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets
• Deals Rumor Mill: JD.com, MPI, Apollo Global
• Sabre Rattling: Merging Co. Gives DOJ Lawsuit Deadline
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Cleary, Wachtell
• Dems Urge FCC To Take New Comments On Sprint/T-Mobile
• Mavenir Says Judge Missed Investor Suit's 'Suspicious' Roots
• UK Raises Concerns About Sabre's $360M Farelogix Deal
• 2 Firms Steer ConnectOne's $113M NJ Bank Biz Buy
• Horizon To Sell Asia-Pacific Unit To Aussie PE Firm For $230M
• Don't Miss It: Hogan Lovells, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Oracle-NetSuite Mediation Fails In Chancery Merger Dispute
• Charter Hall Reveals AU$700M Partnership With Telstra
• 3 Noteworthy Battles From The 2019 Proxy Season
• Billing Co. For Bankrupt Hospital Says Pay Us Or We Want Out
• AGs' New Complaint Takes Aim At DOJ's T-Mobile/Sprint Deal
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• UK Watchdog Busts Up £11M Assistive Comms Software Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, SIX Swiss Exchange, Revlon
• Cohen Milstein Seeks Lead In Zimmer Biomet PE Cashout Suit
• Pulling Up Stakes: Proskauer, McDermott, Greenberg
• Private M&A Indemnification Clarified In Chancery Ruling
• 3 Firms Guide $393M GoldenTree Insurance Deal
• Sinclair Tells Court It Didn't Lie About Tribune Deal's Chances
• DOJ Antitrust Unit Wants More Info On UTC, Raytheon Merger
• Pivotal, VMWare In Talks For $1.5B Simpson Thacher-Led Deal
• Elk Petroleum Investors Can Subpoena Ex-CEOs In Ch. 11
• Chancery Won't Reconsider Authentix Investors' Appraisal Bid
• SEC Wins Jury Trial Against Man Tipped By Ex-KPMG Bigwig
• Education Group Urges DOJ To Block Cengage-McGraw Deal
• Chancery Won't Halt Barnes & Noble Spinoff's Annual Meeting
• CBS-Viacom Merger May See Challenges From Unlikely Places
• Irish Firms Steer Henderson Park's $1.5B Irish REIT Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, OCBC Bank, ExxonMobil
• Chancery Decision Demonstrates When To Skip Appraisal
• Sabre To DOJ: Sue Us Or We're Closing $360M Farelogix Deal
• Tenet Asks To Bar Suit From Center City Healthcare Hearing
• Sterling Construction Inks $400M Deal For Plateau Excavation
• FCC Chair Floats Final Sprint/T-Mobile Approval
• GE Misled Baker Hughes Prior To Merger, Chancery Suit Says
• Kirkland, Wachtell Steer BC Partners' $1.3B Presidio Buy
• 3 Firms Steer Atlas Intermediate's $710M Take-Public Deal
• France Approves New Streaming Service, With Conditions
• Texas, Tobacco Cos. Battle Over Docs In Settlement Row
• UK Probes Kohlberg's Purchases Of Packaging Suppliers
• Kirkland, Dechert Assist Crescent's $142M Alcentra Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Secretlab, Roark Capital
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• 'Geek And Gamer' Supplier Loot Crate OK'd For $4M DIP Loan
• 4 Firms Shape $30.5B Megamerger Of CBS And Viacom
• Squire Patton, Sullivan & Cromwell Steer CIT's $1B Bank Buy
• T-Mobile-Sprint Highlights Antitrust Concerns Over Biz Docs
• LifeCare Gets Nod For $34M Ch. 11 Hospital Sale
• Brookfield Unit Drops $1.8B For Stake In Genworth Canada Biz
• Promise Healthcare Seeks OK For $22M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Sale-Bound Alaska Oil Co. Granted $7M Of Ch. 11 Loan
• Sprint, T-Mobile Tell FCC It's Time To Act On Merger Review
• Akorn Seeks OK On $30M Deal Over Failed Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS-Viacom, WeWork, Arriva
• Chancery Backs $13B Columbia-TransCanada Deal Price
• Iberdrola To Sell Stake In Offshore Wind Farm For $1.97B
• L'Oreal Found Liable For Stolen Secrets In Del. IP Trial
• 'Geek And Gamer' Supplier Loot Crate Files Ch. 11 In Del.
• Gibson, Bryan Cave Construct $1.5B Broadmark REIT Merger
• L'Oreal Could Face $100M In Damages As Del. IP Trial Closes
• Ex-Autonomy CFO Must Post $20M Bond During HP Appeal
• Calif. Board Diversity Law Is Illegal, Conservative Group Says
• 4 Ways The PE Biz Is Evolving And How Attys Can Keep Up
• Comcast, AT&T Get Sought T-Mobile/Sprint Info Locks
• Texas Says It Won't 'Acquiesce' To Tobacco Co. In $125M Rift
• Deals Rumor Mill: DoorDash, SoftBank, Barrick
• Top Hospitals' $55M Joint Bid Wins Hahnemann Ch. 11 Sale
• Don't Miss It: Lowenstein Sandler, Baker Botts Lead Hot Deals
• FTD Brings In $131M With Ch. 11 Floral, Gourmet Foods Sale
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Cravath
• Insys Plans $29M CBD And Naloxone Sale In Ch. 11
• 3 Firms Guide OceanFirst Bank Deals Valued At $285M Total
• Latham Steers Wesco's $1.9B Combination With Pattonair
• Spurned Bidder Says It Can 'Save' Bankrupt Philly Hospital
• Comcast, AT&T Call Info Locks In Sprint-T-Mobile Too Narrow
• CVS Aiming To Shake RxStrategies' Tying Claim For Good
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Saudi Aramco, KKR
• 3 Firms Guide Broadcom's $10.7B Symantec Biz Buy
• Australia Says Cheese Co. Merger Smells Kind Of Funny
• 3 D&O Rulings That Should Be On Attys' Summer Reading List
• Kirkland, Lauletta Birnbaum Guide $1.6B IPipeline Sale
• Orrick, Goodwin Steer Bayer's $240M BlueRock Buy
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• Siemens Set To Buy Cadwalader-Led Robotics Biz For $1.1B
• KPS Picks Up TransDigm's Interface Solutions Biz For $190M
• Paul Hastings, Shearman Assist On $1.4B Salesforce Deal
• Boston Scientific Wins FTC Clearance For £3.3B BTG Deal
• ISN Merger Breached Contract, Damages TBD, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Broadcom, Dongfeng, DuPont
• EU Probing Tie-Up Of Polish Oil Cos.
• CMA Ups Probe Into UK Radio Merger After Fixes Fall Short
• 3 Firms Seek Lead In Investor Suit Over Ann Taylor Buy
• Camping World Execs Misled Investors, Shareholder Says
• Eversheds Sutherland Nabs M&A Pro From Greenberg Traurig
• Hackman Inks $650M Deal For Carlyle-Backed Production Co.
• NY Appeals Court Won't Revive Goldman Sachs Fraud Suit
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• Winfield Energy Lobs $300M Takeover Bid At Stanmore Coal
• HomeFed Investors Sue In Del. Over $189M Jefferies Merger
• Kirkland, Skadden Steer Permira's $2.4B Cambrex Buy
• Creditors Say Ch. 11 Loan Shorts Philly Hospital Patients
• Kirin Inks $1.2B Health-Focused Deal With Cosmetics Co.
• Leading Private Equity Lawyer Joins Schulte Roth & Zabel
• 4 Firms Steer Trio Of REITs In $893M Combination
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bumble Bee, Adtalem, Deutsche Bahn
• Windstream Lenders Want In On Suit Against Uniti
• FTC Taking A Closer Look At Edgewell's $1.37B Startup Buy
• UK Says Cleaning Chemical Deal May Need To Be Scrubbed
• Icahn Ups Cloudera Stake After Floating Possible Board Push
• Paul Weiss-Led Casino Co. Mulls Buyout Valuing It At $335M
• Limit On Challenge Rights Nixed In United Sporting Ch. 11
• Unprecedented Agency Divergence On Antitrust Enforcement
• Mastercard Swipes Processor's Corporate Biz For $3.2B
• 4 Firms Steer $1.4B New Media, Gannett Tie-Up
• DOJ Eyeing Auto Parts Maker ZF's $7B Plan To Buy Wabco
• Dine-In Movie Chain Hits Ch. 11 With Restructuring, Sale Plans
• Elliott Urges Scout24 To Split Up Real Estate, Auto Units
• GE Says 'Business Challenges' Aren't Securities Fraud
• XPO Logistics Tries To Ditch 'Outlandish' Stock-Drop Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Noble Midstream, Accelya
• Sprint-T-Mobile Opponents Call For Public Comment On Deal
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• Seacor Pays Roughly $172M To Buy Avista Out Of Shipping JV
• FTC Concerns Over Bristol-Myers Deal Raise Questions
• Fox Inks $265M Deal For Fintech Co. Credible Labs
• Mexican Retailer Betterware Inks $367M Merger With SPAC
• Perkins & Marie Callender's Restaurants Eyeing Sale In Ch. 11
• Strine Exit Shines Light On Del. Top Court's Lack Of Diversity
• UK Probing Salesforce's $15.7B Tableau Deal
• Texas Blurs Partisan Divide In Sprint/T-Mobile Challenge
• Sidley, Schulte Roth Steer Guidehouse's $1.1B Navigant Buy
• Creditors Flag Proposed Hires In Philly Hospitals' Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS-Viacom, Amazon, Brookfield
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Simpson Guide Week's Hot Deals
• $625M Peroxide Merger May Hurt Competition, FTC Says
• Atty's Move From DLA Piper Can't DQ Counsel In Mavenir Suit
• Shareholders Want More Info On Construction Co.'s $71M Deal
• Glansaol Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With CEO Settlement
• 4 Firms Steer Campbell's $2.2B Biscuit Biz Deal With KKR
• Door Maker Merger Case May Transform Behavioral Remedies
• M&A Activity Chugs Along As Buyers Eye Safer Bets
• 1st Republican AG Joins Suit Against Sprint, T-Mobile Merger
• Investors Want Cert. In Stock Suit Against Israeli Media Mogul
• Data Could Be Achilles Heel For $27B LSE-Refinitiv Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Inexio-Deutsche Glasfaser, Aviva, Advent
• Info-Sharing Protocol Takes Shape In Sprint, T-Mobile Case
• What The Dramatic Rise In FCPA Enforcement Means For M&A
• Australia Concerned About Airline's Minority Stake In Rival
• Just Eat Investor Slams £5B Sale Price As Too Low
• Perrigo Investors Largely Beat Bid To Nix Takeover Suit
• London Stock Exchange Inks $27B Deal For Refinitiv