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Mergers & Acquisitions - September, 2019

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• BGC, Cantor Fitzgerald Must Face Suit Over $875M Deal
• Solera Insurers Can Go Straight To Del. Justices In $39M Fight
• Katy Creditors' Ch. 11 Lien Challenge Revived On Appeal
• NextEra Loses Bid To Recover $60M In Fees From EFH Ch. 11
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Mozambique Says Oxy-Total Gas Deal To Yield $880M In Tax
• Deutsche Telekom Withholding Sprint-T-Mobile Info: States
• FTC Taking A Closer Look At $63B AbbVie-Allergan Deal
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• Locke Lord, Orrick Helm NextEra Unit's $1.4B Pipeline Co. Buy
• White & Case Steers Sempra's $3.59B Peruvian Energy Sale
• Three Firms Steer Sobi's $915M Dova Pharma Buy
• Xura Investors Settle Ahead Of Del. Trial Over $643M Deal
• Willkie, Simpson Thacher Guide $5.9B Warehouse Biz Deal
• Latest Suit Over $13B TransCanada Sale Is Tossed
• Former US Treasury Official Joins Steptoe & Johnson
• Abrams & Bayliss, Olshan Frome Seek $22M For Medley Deal
• Toyota Ups Subaru Stake In Latest Push To Evolve Auto Tech
• AMS Ups Osram Bid To €4.5B After Bain, Advent Push
• Zohar's Ch. 11 Sale Efforts Must Continue, Judge Rules
• Omnova Investor Sues To Block $824M Takeover By UK Firm
• King & Spalding Directs $925M Gatan Sale To Ametek
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Latham, Kirkland
• Dispensary Chain Ends 2-State License Fight With Pot Shop
• RedBox Parent Sued Anew In Del. Over $1.6B Apollo Merger
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Willkie, Wachtell Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Contango Inks $133M Deal For White Star Petroleum's Assets
• Japan's Unizo Nixes Support Of $1.3B Fortress Takeover Bid
• Pursuing Wellness
• Allianz Gets Greenlight For £242M Legal & General Deal
• K&L Gates Snags Ex-MoFo Corporate Pro In San Francisco
• Chancery Tosses Derivative Claims Against Fertilizer Maker
• FCC Dems Say Sprint Lifeline Probe Justifies Fresh Input
• Deals Rumor Mill: CD&R, WeWork, Ping An Insurance
• Loot Crate's Ch. 11 Asset Sale Approved In Del. Court
• FEMSA Takes $750M Stake In Restaurant Depot, Forges JV
• Winston, Hunton Steer NGL Energy's $600M Hillstone Buy
• What To Do When A Private Equity Firm Wants Your Business
• ExxonMobil Inks $4.5B Asset Sale To PE-Backed Vår Energi
• Trial Date For Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Challenge Won't Move
• Centene, WellCare Sell Medicaid Plans Amid $17B Deal Review
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• BC Partners Ups Presidio Buy To $1.38B After Competing Bid
• Top EU Court Urged To Cut Marine Harvest Gun-Jumping Fine
• How To Protect Atty-Client Communications After A Merger
• Chinese Education Co. Beats Claims It Controlled Other Cos.
• Chancery Blocks Blue Racer IPO In EnCap-Williams Battle
• RAIT Hasn't Justified Ch. 11 Asset Sale, Equity Holders Say
• NY Judge Calls Ditech Ch. 11 Plan Fair To Consumers
• Billionaire Building Vegas Newspaper Monopoly, Rival Says
• Del. Justices Warned Not To Upend Fabric Of Disclosure Law
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• Mutual Funds Should Use Litigation For Shareholders' Benefit
• Advent And Bain Aim To Top AMS' $4.7B Bid For Osram
• Gibson Dunn Helps L Catterton Carve Up Del Frisco's
• 3 Unanswered Tax Questions Facing M&A Attorneys
• Hogan Lovells Adds Corporate Pro To Life Sciences Group
• Judging A Book
• Arby's Parent Inspire Brands Gobbles Up Jimmy John's
• Tobacco Giants Altria, Philip Morris Halt Deal Talks
• PayPal Fined Over Lapses During Buyout Of Rival
• Bernstein, Friedlander Look To Take Reins Of Mindbody Suits
• Zohar Fights Founder Tilton's Objections To Ch. 11 Sale Deal
• Restaurants Unlimited's $37M Ch. 11 Sale Approved In Del.
• Sprint Profited From Inactive Lifeline Users, FCC Says
• Tangoe Strikes Tentative $12.5M Deal To End Chancery Suit
• FTC Examining Big Tech Mergers It Might Have Gotten Wrong
• Insurers Must Help Cover $267M Deal Loss, Package Co. Says
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Pair Of Cross-Border Corporate Attys
• Hemp Oil Co. Execs Seek Out Of Hyped Acquisition Suit
• Construction Co. Family Feud Yields 'Grumbling,' Not Docs
• Walgreens Must Face Fraud Claims In Stock-Drop Suit Redo
• FSB Climate Disclosure Framework Poised For 2020 Traction
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• Fusion Ch. 11 Plan Needs Clarification, Judge Says
• China Biologic Committee To Weigh $4.59B Take-Private Bid
• Class Atty Claims Cover-Up In $1.4B Fresh Market Sale
• Chancery Declines To Wrap Up Reynolds Tobacco Costs Fight
• Fed. Circ. Won't Widen Stay Of L'Oreal Injunction In $50M Suit
• Wachtell Seeks NY Trial Against Carl Icahn's CVR, Touts Docs
• $6M Deal OK'd In Shareholder Suit Over Iconix Accounting
• Court OKs $50M Philly Hospital Sale To Tower Health, Drexel
• Ditech Says New Ch. 11 Plan Protects Consumer Creditors
• NH AG Raises Red Flags Over Planned Hospital Merger
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• Kirkland, Lowenstein Steer Greenbriar's $81M Arotech Buy
• Aptiv, Hyundai Form $4B Self-Driving Joint Venture
• AMC Must Face Trimmed Stock-Drop Suit Over Acquisitions
• 4 Firms Help Adler Real Estate With $778M Buy
• CFIUS Risk Review Rules May Draw Attention To US Biotech
• Cannabis Investor To Buy UK's Love Hemp For $11.2M
• 3rd Circ. Halts FCC's Plan To Deregulate Media Ownership
• German Real Estate Co. Inks $1.25B Deal For Swedish Peer
• Tower Health, Drexel To Buy Bankrupt Hospital For $50M
• Allergan Investor Tries To Block $63B AbbVie Deal Over Info
• What Attorneys Must Know About The Draft CFIUS Rules
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• 8 Takeaways From CFIUS' Proposed Risk Review Rules
• Drugmaker Amag Under Pressure From Activist Investors
• Don't Miss It: Faegre Baker Leads Week's Hot Deals
• Icahn Pushes Chancery For Lower Bar In Proxy Docs Fights
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Latham, Baker
• Blackstone Lands Greek Hotel Biz Valued At €178.6M
• McDermott Int'l Weighs Options For $2.5B Lummus Tech Biz
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Brookfield Unfairly Seized Power In TerraForm, Investor Says
• Del. Justices Nix Energy Co.'s $28M Interest Award Appeal
• Mexican Bank Tried To Sabotage Deal, Deutsche Bank Says
• Advocates Worry Nexstar Approval Will Restrict FCC Access
• Medical Device Co. Escapes Sabotage Suit Against Subsidiary
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Providence Equity, Axalta
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• Attys Clash In Del. Over Lead In Expedia Merger Class Suit
• UK Threatens Deep Dive Into £90M Sports Fashion Deal
• Davis Polk-Led Charles Taylor To Go Private In £261M Deal
• Insys Ch. 11 Sale Of Controversial Drug OK'd With New Limits
• Charter Beats Time Warner Workers' Vacation Pay Suit
• Bernstein Litowitz, Cohen Milstein To Lead EQT Stock Suit
• Probe Of Big Tech Could Yield Big Results
• Health Co. Lied To Close Ill. Hospital For Assets, Suit Says
• States Don't Want Sprint-T-Mobile Trial Moved Up
• Hydroponics Inc. To Spark Up $75M Cannabis M&A Fund
• Skin Treatment Developer Can Use Lender Cash In Ch. 11
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• Ørsted To Sell Danish Power Businesses For $3.2B
• Attys Seek $5M Award In AbbVie $16.7M Inversion Settlement
• Certain US Allies May See Expedited CFIUS Reviews
• White House Dem Hopefuls Raise Pharma Deal Worries
• IRS Safe Harbor Proposal Hard On Restructuring Cos.
• UK Flags Security Concerns With Advent's £4B Defense Deal
• Attys Say SEC Can't Tie Firm To Sham PixarBio Merger
• Blank-Check Co. Raises $305M In Ellenoff Grossman-Led IPO
• Oil & Gas Producer's $15M DIP OK'd Amid Creditor Outcry
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Tells Sens. Carmakers Probe Not 'Political'
• DuPont Looks To Kill $4B Chemours Liability-Offloading Suit
• Perkins And Marie Callender's Approved For $70M Asset Sales
• Greenspoon Marder Adds Hospitality Pro To Timeshare Group
• Chancery Keeps Jarden Appraisal Intact After Tidying Errors
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• PE Firm Sues For $4M After Early Fla. Energy Deal Exit
• EU Clears German Energy Cos.' Asset Swap, With Conditions
• Sony Spurns Third Point's Call To Spin Off Semiconductor Biz
• Clinical Stage Biopharma Co. Sienna Hits Ch. 11 In Del.
• Pulling Up Stakes: Covington, Wilson Sonsini, Greenberg
• Merger Values Vaulted To $2.2T In Fiscal Year 2018
• Tricon Forms $450M JV With Arizona State Retirement Fund
• Third Point's FTC Fine Displays Antitrust Rule Quirk
• EU Clears $21.5B Merger Of US Digital Payments Cos.
• Drill Rig Co.'s $16M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd Over Creditor Objections
• LSE Investor Backs Rejection Of HK Exchange's £30B Bid
• DOJ Dusts Off Arbitration Option For Mergers After 20 Years
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Sentry Data, CVS Reach Deal In Antitrust Fight
• 3 Firms Guide Near-$2B Deal For Alder BioPharmaceuticals
• IRS' Built-In Loss Rules Could Mar Sheen Of Distressed Cos.
• Paul Weiss, Simpson Thacher Steer $5.6B Smart Home Merger
• FCC Greenlights Nexstar-Tribune Broadcast Merger
• Latham, Kirkland Lead Energy Transfer's $5B SemGroup Buy
• 5 Firms Build Blackstone's $4.7B Dream Global Acquisition
• Rising Star: Wachtell's Sabastian Niles
• Settlement Is A No Go In Challenge To Failed Xerox-Fuji Deal
• Lawmakers Push To Unmask Chinese Military Cos. In US
• High Prices Are Side Effect Of AbbVie-Allergan Deal, Feds Told
• FTC Clears $160M Pipeline Deal After Noncompete Nixed
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, McDermott, Latham
• Don't Miss It: Simpson, Wachtell Guide Week's Hot Deals
• King & Spalding Snags Ex-Kirkland Labor Pro In DC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Inpex, Avaya, KKR
• SEC's Shareholder Proposal Change May Muddle 2020 Proxies
• Sidley Doubles Down On Activism Practice With New Co-Lead
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• LSE Snubs £30B Bid From Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Sears Escapes $88M In Deductions From Sale Deal
• Battle Over $160M Claim Could Stall Elk Petroleum's Ch. 11
• Door Co. Fights Rival's 4th Circ. Appeal Of Divestiture Order
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Affirm, BinDawood
• Antitrust, Digital Policy Collide In Top EU Enforcer's 2nd Term
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Jakob Rendtorff
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• Yahoo Japan Offers $3.7B For Stake In Fashion Retailer Zozo
• DLA Piper Steers $352M Morbark Sale For PE Shop Stellex
• Lien Dispute Delays Theater Chain's Ch. 11 Loan Approval
• Parallel Google Probes Highlight Cracks Between Enforcers
• Ch. 11 Auction Suit Against Chopper Co. Dismissed
• Del. Justices Probe D&O Policy Scope In Verizon Spinoff Fight
• Perkins & Marie Callender's Gets Final OK On DIP Loan
• Dems Want Tougher Rules On Unregistered Securities Sales
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Groupon, Grab Holdings
• Norton Rose Prevails, Again, Over PE Firm's Fraud Claims
• 2 Foley & Lardner Attys Must Be Disqualified In Family Biz Fight, Court Told
• Rising Star: Kirkland's David Klein
• Baker McKenzie Eyes Miami Growth In New Latin America Hub
• Kirkland-Led Blank Check Co. Raises $200M In IPO
• Red Robin Defends $519M Bid Refusal As PE Firm Eyes Fight
• US Foods Divesting Assets For $1.8B SGA Acquisition
• Hong Kong Stock Exchange Makes £30B Play For LSE
• Sabre Hits Back At DOJ Challenge To $360M Farelogix Merger
• CVS-Aetna Deal Clouds Merger Reviews, DOJ Deputy Says
• GE Must Refer Disputes In $2.6B Deal To Experts, Suit Says
• Genuine Parts Suit Over Broken Essendant Tie-Up Kept Alive
• Software Co. Must Face Securities Suit Over AI Co. Sale
• Paul Weiss Rehires Former DOJ Antitrust Division's No. 2
• Deals Rumor Mill: ArcelorMittal, Saudi Aramco, Peloton
• Rising Star: Debevoise's Jennifer Chu
• Baxter International To Pay Up To $230M For Cheetah Medical
• OPTrust, ICG Consortium Lob $322M Bid For Pacific Energy
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• Mallinckrodt To Sell BioVectra To HIG For Up To $250M
• Fidelity Calls Off $1.2B Stewart Deal After FTC Challenge
• New Audit Rules Are Keeping Public Companies Up At Night
• Candymaker's Ch. 11 Loan Stifled By Court's Issues With Fees
• Investors Challenge MSG Networks Tender Offer In Chancery
• Feds Ask To Delay Proposed Subsys Sale
• Advent Swallows India's DFM Foods In Up To $130M Deal
• Navajo Nation Comes Out In Favor Of T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
• DOJ Details Arbitral Plan In $2.6B Novelis-Aleris Deal Dispute
• FCC To Consider Simplifying Administrative Hearing Process
• Drilling Co. Creditors Say Insider Sale Shouldn't Be Approved
• US Trustee Challenges $346K Ch. 11 Bonuses For IPic Execs
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Daniel Brass
• Cohen Milstein Nabs Longtime DOJ Antitrust Litigator In DC
• Elliott Reveals $3.2B AT&T Stake, Calls For Divestitures
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Trans-Cab, Repsol
• Callon Activist Blasts Carrizo Oil Tie-Up, Wants Sale
• New Bid For Vitamin Shoppe May Best $208M Liberty Tax Deal
• Wachtell, Barack Ferrazzano Lead $473M Bank Merger
• IRS Proposes Axing Safe Harbor For Built-In Gains, Losses
• McDermott Pilots $200M Pest Control Grab For ServiceMaster
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Luxury 'Candy Store For Grownups' Files For Ch. 11
• Vectren Slips Shareholder Suit Over $6B CenterPoint Merger
• Quinn Emanuel Helps Hair Care Upstart Take Down L'Oreal
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Creditor Sues In Chancery Over 2016 Sale
• FTC Challenges Fidelity's $1.2B Title Insurance Deal
• Schramm Creditor Says Ch. 11 Sale Is An Insider Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: LGC, G4S, Symantec
• Lone Star Laterals: Skadden, Haynes and Boone, Locke Lord
• Don't Miss It: MoFo, Sidley Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Wachtell, Gibson
• 2 Firms Steer RBB Bancorp's $32.5M Deal For PGB
• Japan's Sumitomo Dainippon Mulls $3B Roivant Drug Buy
• TransPerfect Allies Launch Push To Overhaul Chancery Court
• CVS-Aetna Review Ends In Parting Shots & Punctuation!
• Unsolicited Bid Drives Up Syncora Acquisition To $429M
• DC Circ. Dubious Over Challenge To FCC Merger Conditions
• BakerHostetler Snags Justice Dept.'s NY Antitrust Boss
• Philly Hospital's $55M Doctor-Program Sale Approved
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, ExxonMobil, Palantir
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• Sullivan & Worcester Nabs Ex-Skadden Atty For Boston Office
• Red Robin Spurns $519M Vintage Capital Bid, Replaces CEO
• 'Warehousing' Structures May Violate EU Merger Regulations
• Fox Rothschild Nabs 6 Attys From Shuttering LeClairRyan
• 2 Firms Assist As Motorola Lands $1B From Silver Lake
• Debevoise, Wachtell Guide $2.35B Prudential-Assurance Deal
• DOJ Moves To Block Novelis' $2.6B Deal For Aluminum Co.
• Hospital Owner Says Training Program Sale Needs To Happen
• Stryker To Buy Pair Of Medical Tech Cos. For Up To $500M
• T-Mobile Workers Call For Job Pledges Before Sprint Tie-Up
• Equity Group Contests Bankrupt RAIT Financial's Sale Rush
• CVS-Aetna Merger Cleared After Unprecedented Court Battle
• Robbins Geller Vying To Lead Diebold Investor Suit
• Budding Cannabis Industry Clocks Busy M&A Day
• Bankrupt Hollander's $102M Sale To PE Firm Approved
• Deals Rumor Mill: Poshmark, Lindsay Goldberg, Selecta
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Mayer Brown Leads Commvault's $225M Data Biz Deal
• CVS Mad About Findings, Not Discovery Pace, Sentry Says
• Altice, Cablevision Seller Settle $17B Merger Spat At 11th Hour
• Loot Crate Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Drops $1M Bid Protection
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Vertex Sets Sights On Diabetes Cure With $950M Semma Buy
• SCANA Dodges Investor Suit Over Failed $9B Nuke Plant
• Deals Rumor Mill: StubHub, Liberty Steel, NBA
• Crescent Point Energy Sells Assets In US, Canada for $684M
• Hollander Drops Debt Swap In Favor Of $102M Sale
• AMS Launches €4.3B Osram Bid In Challenge To PE Offer
• Concho Eyes Paring Debt, Stock Buyback With $925M Sale
• Compliance Monitor May Help With CFIUS Approval
• RAIT Financial Opens Ch. 11 With $174M Stalking Horse Bid
• 3 Firms Assist On $2.9B Deal For Contracting Co. APi Group
• 2 Firms Lead KCS' $154M Deal For MAM Software
• SEC's Proxy Reform Emphasizes Accountability, Transparency