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Mergers & Acquisitions - February, 2020

257 articles

• Spilman Atty's Book Lays Out Pittsburgh's Rich Legal Legacy
• Suit Over Murdochs' $82M Bonus Pay Flawed, Chancery Told
• Dems Want To Hear From Stone Prosecutors In Probe Of DOJ
• Don't Miss It: Ropes & Gray, Sidley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Ex-FTC Commissioner Takes Expertise To Brunswick Group
• FTC Won't Halt Axon Challenge Amid Constitutionality Fight
• Latham, Baker Botts Steer Shell Midstream Deals Worth $3.8B
• Chancery Won't Free Identity Guard Makers From Merger Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Skadden, Kirkland
• Californians Can't Pause $56B T-Mobile-Sprint Union Either
• Practice Points From Panera Appraisal Litigation
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Brookfield's Cincinnati Bell Deal Worth $2.75B In Revised Bid
• Bar Louie Del. Ch. 11 Sale Plans OK'd After Breakup Fee Trim
• Senate Dems Urge DOJ Watchdog To Probe Political Pressure
• Ex-American Apparel Directors Want Out Of Ex-CEO's Suit
• Chancery Tosses Most Of Medical Device Co.'s Sabotage Suit
• EU Blesses Buyout Of Swiss Door Maker, With Conditions
• Chancery Rejects $122M Damages Bid Over Plimus Deal
• Austrian Retailer Scraps Rebate Plan Amid German Pressure
• FTC Warns Coal Venture Would Raise Consumers' Utility Bills
• Latham, Richards Layton Build $1.8B Merger For Gas Cos.
• FTC Moves To Block Merger Of 2 Top Philly Health Networks
• Pension Fund Made Class Rep Despite Being 'Cozy' With Attys
• Deals Rumor Mill: Big Hit Entertainment, Dyal Capital, Shell
• Pre-Ch. 11 Debt Roll-Up In Telepresence Co. DIP Turned Down
• Davis Polk, DLA Piper Guide $236M Gain Capital Buyout
• Thyssenkrupp Inks €17.2B Sale Of Elevator Biz To PE Group
• Harvest Health To Resolve Stalled Cannabis Merger Privately
• Emulex Again Fends Off Investor Suit Over $606M Deal
• Fintech's 2020 M&A Boom Shifts To Consumer-Facing Targets
• Investor Settlements Remain High As Defendant Sizes Grow
• Zest Soap Maker's $120M Sales OK'd Despite Bidder Dispute
• Michael Best Adds Austin Firm To Boost Startup Muscle
• 'Rookie Mistakes' To Avoid In Navigating DOJ-FTC Interplay
• 6 AmTrust Directors Kept In Class Suit Over $2.95B Merger
• Merger Woes Send Safe Maker Alpha Guardian Into Ch. 11
• Sheppard Mullin Lands Holland & Knight Tax Partner
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• IHeartMedia Seeks FCC Blessing To Be Foreign-Owned
• Three Firms Seek Co-Lead On Consolidated Conagra Action
• 3 Firms Guide Blackstone's $6B UK Student Housing Co. Buy
• Big Tech Probes May Trigger Antitrust Scrutiny On All Sectors
• RJ Reynolds Must Keep Paying Texas For '98 Settlement
• FanDuel Investors Claim PE Firms Cut Them Out Of Merger
• Sidley Reps Salesforce In $1.33B Deal To Acquire Vlocity
• Retailer Fred's Set To Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Coronavirus Fears Cast Cloud Over Dealmaking
• Hedge Fund Sues Pattern Energy Over $6.1B Go-Private Deal
• Supposedly Unfair Stock Deal Heads Toward Chancery Trial
• S. Korea Can't Get Early Win In $200M Samsung Merger Claim
• Comparing Vertical Merger Guidelines Across Jurisdictions
• WilmerHale Snags Capital Markets Partner From Gibson Dunn
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• GE Share Conversion Fight In Chancery Settled For $5M
• Workers Win Class Status In Microchip Technology ERISA Suit
• PE Firm Lobs $1.4B Takeover Bid At Australia's Healius
• Recruiter Says Freshfields Can't Toss Suit Over Ex-Cleary Hire
• Tilton Conflict Concerns Loom In Zohar Ch. 11 Sale Battle
• Cooley, Paul Hastings Guide Cornerstone's $1.4B Saba Buy
• Raytheon, UTC Offer Up Fixes To Win EU Merger Blessing
• FCC Eyes Taking Ownership Limit Row To High Court
• 3 Firms Guide $7.1B Intuit-Credit Karma Deal
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Investor, Pattern Energy Trade Barbs Over $6.1B Deal
• Akin Gump, Latham Steer CenterPoint's $400M Gas Biz Sale
• Bankrupt High Ridge Sells Off Zest, Reach Brands
• Merging Foam Producers Will Sell 3 Plants For FTC Greenlight
• Blackstone Looks To Best Competitors With $1.74B Unizo Bid
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owners Set To Pay $6M For Insurance
• Investors Sue Cincinnati Bell In Del. Over $2.6B Merger Plan
• Calif. Consumers Seek To Stop 'Deeply Flawed' T-Mobile Deal
• Melinta's Ch. 11 Plan Docs Approved With New Information
• Inside The Evolving State Of Shareholder Activism
• Del. Uber Ruling Reinforces High Bar To Prove Director Bias
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Jones Day Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Skadden, Goodmans
• TikTok Investigation Should Prompt More Data Transparency
• Winston & Strawn Steers Blank Check Co. Through $200M IPO
• Hecla Investor Wants Docs On Not-So-Golden $462M Mine Buy
• 4 Firms Steer Kyocera's AVX Takeover At $3.7B Valuation
• Health Hires: Davis Wright, Skadden, Holland & Knight
• Union Recognition Lessons From CNN's Record NLRB Deal
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Delaware Bench Balance Rule Is 'Offensive,' High Court Told
• Del. Judge May Dictate Fix For Zohar-Tilton Ch. 11 Dispute
• Crowell & Moring Hires 10-Year Treasury & DOJ Alum In DC
• Bankrupt Oil Biz Furie Gets Nod For Planned Ch. 11 Sale
• Abbott Can't Nix Suit Over Losing Out On $50M Merger Bonus
• White & Case Adds Ex-Vinson M&A Pair In Houston
• PE Investors Should Reject Life Tenure For General Partners
• 6 Firms Guide $3.6B Northview Apartment REIT Deal
• Dish's Ergen Hints DirecTV Deal May Again Be On Table
• Deals Rumor Mill: Speedway, ThyssenKrupp, Univision
• Blank-Check Co. East Stone's Upsized IPO Raises $120M
• Ultimate Software, Kronos Form $22B HR Software Biz
• ​​​​​​​Davis Polk, Kirkland Steer Victoria's Secret Deal Worth $1.1B
• Davis Polk, Skadden Guide $13B Morgan Stanley-E-Trade Deal
• Tilton Denies Stymieing Zohar's Ch. 11 Sale Efforts
• Liqui-Box Will Divest To Get DOJ Blessing On $585M Merger
• In FTC Probe Of Small (Big) Tech Deals, Knowledge Is Power
• Pulling Up Stakes: Latham, Dechert, Fenwick & West
• Qatar Airways Spends $600M To Increase Stake In Airline Co.
• The Advantages Of PE Sponsor-Strategic Partnerships
• Mindbody Says No Incentive To Lowball $1.9B Sale
• A Good Year Ahead For Energy Infrastructure M&A
• 3 Firms Guide $525M Deal For NJ Video Game Developer
• Del. Justices Throw Out Richards Layton Malpractice Claims
• These Firms Are Cleaning Up In Bull Market For VC, PE Deals
• DOJ Taps Kirkland Atty To Monitor Live Nation Compliance
• NY Won't Appeal T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Challenge Loss
• UK Watchdog No Longer Worried About Payments Co. Tie-Up
• Fox Rothschild Adds Cannabis M&A Partner In Seattle
• Proskauer, Cahill Help Steer $252M Bed Bath & Beyond Deal
• Warburg Pincus Lobs $1.2B Offer In Aussie REIT Bidding War
• Australis Calls Off Merger With Embattled CBD Co. Folium
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Pattern Energy Shareholder Blasts $6.1B Go-Private Deal
• 2 Firms Assist As Dell Sells Cybersecurity Biz For $2.1B
• Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Makes $5.3B Offer For Rival
• Gibson, Weil Steer $2.3B Amherst-Front Yard Merger
• 4 Firms Steer $4.5B Tie-Up Of Franklin And Legg Mason
• Melinta's Ch 11. Consolidation Is 'Unjustified,' Objectors Say
• FTC Clears $5B Veterinary Hospital Deal With Location Sales
• Don't Miss It: Ropes & Gray, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Latham Hires Restructuring Pro In New York
• New CFIUS Rules Heighten Focus On PE Limited Partners
• Baker Hughes Stock Suit Has 'No Basis In Fact,' GE Says
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Skadden, Wachtell
• Fortis Loses 2nd Bid For $425M Post-Merger Drug Payout
• Zest Soap Maker Strikes Creditor Deal On Ch. 11 Loan
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Paul Weiss-Led Churchill Capital Prices $1B Blank-Check IPO
• Stonegate To Unload 42 Locations For £1.3B UK Pub Deal
• Thoma Bravo Sweetens $2B Instructure Deal After Pushback
• Nine West Trustee Says Jones Group Shareholders Stole $1B
• Shearman Grows Texas Footprint With Dallas Debut
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Investors Can't Revive Suit Over $2.5B Exxon, InterOil Deal
• Paul Hastings Reps First American In $350M Docutech Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Goldman Sachs, Centerbridge
• RentPath Gets OK To Tap $27M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Offshore Service Rig Deal Sinks Amid International Pressure
• Cancer Biotech's Upsized $238M IPO Leads Three Deals
• Recent Cases Defy Conventional Merger Control Wisdom
• The Deal Maker's Guide To The New CFIUS Framework
• Sprint/T-Mobile Approval Banks On Dish's 5G Success
• UK Probing Spanish Telecom's $2.2B Arqiva Buyout
• Google Finalizes $2.6B Looker Deal With UK Approval
• Hengeler Mueller, Noerr Steer $1.5B Offer For RIB Software
• Australian Court OKs $10B TPG, Vodafone Deal
• Philly Refinery Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK After $25M Creditor Deal
• Creditors Say Lucky's Market Sale Process Is Unfair
• Akorn Poised For Ch. 11 Sale Following Failed $4.3B Merger
• Habit Burger Stockholder Sues Over $375M Yum Brands Buy
• The Big Picture: Challenges Of The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
• T-Mobile/Sprint Beat Court Challenge: How We Got Here
• T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling Elevates Tech Market Merger Analysis
• FTC Pulls Chem Merger Challenge As It Mulls Court Loss
• Developer Inks $1.6B Deal To Sell Stake In French Malls
• Union Investment Picks Up Logistics Property Biz For $871M
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4 Tax Attorneys In Atlanta
• Dead Razor Deal Shows Need For Precise Termination Clauses
• RentPath Hits Ch. 11 With $700M In Debt, Sale Plan
• T-Mobile/Sprint Case Shows Problem With Dueling Economics
• 'Cratered' Forever 21 Faces Huge Debt After $81M Ch. 11 Sale
• Anixter Stockholder Seeks Delay Of $4.5B WESCO Deal
• DOJ Asks For Extra $8.2M To Hire Dozens More Antitrust Attys
• Blank Check IPOs Targeting Pot, Clean Energy Raise $390M
• Shutterfly Seeks To Exit Investors' Suit Over $2.7B Deal
• Diagnostic Co. Investors Try To Seal $2.1M Stock-Drop Deal
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Finland's Sanoma Buys News Media Biz In €115M Deal
• FTC Probes Small Google, Amazon Deals
• Swedish Door Maker Offers EU Concessions To Buy Swiss Co.
• T-Mobile, Sprint Beat State-Led Merger Challenge
• Forever 21 Receives No Bids To Challenge $81M Ch. 11 Offer
• Vertical Merger Threshold A Compromise, DOJ Says
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Melinta Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Auction Starting At $140M
• Chancery Keeps Alive Suit Over $553M CD&R Deal Windfall
• 5 Firms Steer Simon's $3.6B Deal For Mall Operator Taubman
• GATX Sells Shipping Unit to PE-Backed Group In $260M Deal
• Xerox Lobs Increased $34B Takeover Offer For HP
• Schick Parent Drops $1.37B Harry's Buy After FTC Challenge
• SEC's Shareholder Voting Proposals Endure Heavy Criticism
• TransPerfect Targets Bouchard In Push To Sanction Skadden
• Fiat Reports Deal With Italy Tax Dept. On Chrysler Value Claim
• Chancery Taps Bernstein To Lead CBS-Viacom Merger Suit
• Health Hires: Bradley Arant, Mintz, Brouse McDowell
• EdgeMarc Sale, Settlement Pave Way For Ch. 11 Plan
• The Optimistic Outlook For M&A In The UK
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Ropes, Wilson, Sullivan
• Del. M&A Ruling Shows High Bar For Determining Controllers
• EU Looks Into EssilorLuxottica Deal For GrandVision
• TUI, Royal Caribbean JV Scores €1.2B Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
• 4 Firms Lead $2.7B Fidelity National, F&G Tie-Up
• 3 Firms Steer Harsco's $462.5M Environmental Biz Acquisition
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Says It May Move To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Deal
• Don't Miss It: Akin Gump, Simpson Thacher Lead Hot Deals
• Windy City Shuffle: McDonald Hopkins, Clark Hill, Steptoe
• Ex-Yahoo Exec Rips Class Attys Over Sealed Data Breach Info
• Del. M&A Law Changes Leave GCs, Officers 'Holding The Bag'
• DOJ Seeks Flexible Court Take On Threat From Sabre Merger
• DOJ Wants More Info On Anheuser's $321M Craft Brew Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Atotech, Swissport, SoftBank
• More Biotech Firms Going Public Through Blank-Check IPOs
• Not-So-Sweet Candy Chain Ch. 11 Sale OK'd In Del.
• Zohar Ch. 11 Sales Can Be Forced Over Objections Of Tilton
• Chemical Merger Strategy Burns FTC
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Issues Warning On State T-Mobile Suit
• Akorn Can't Duck Investor Suits Over Collapsed $4.3B Merger
• SailGP Lands $200M Valuation With Endeavor Investment
• SAIC Inks $1.2B Deal For Unisys' US Federal Biz
• Wilson, Ropes Steer $1.9B PE Takeover Of Cybersecurity Co.
• Tilton, Zohar Ready To Battle In Court Over Ch. 11
• T-Mobile, Sprint Press For Final Decision On DOJ Deal Review
• Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Group Snags Veteran Tax Atty
• Sinclair Can't Fully Shake Investor Claims Over Tribune Deal
• FTC's Phillips Says Vertical Merger Rules Badly Need Refresh
• Del. Justices Ask Icahn To Justify Expanded Records Bid
• UK Scrutinizing FanDuel Owner's £10B Gambling Merger
• Chancery Puts $2.6B Tesla-SolarCity Deal Suit On Trial Track
• Nestlé Unit Invests Another $200M In Food Allergy Drug Co.
• Skadden, Willkie Steer Spotify Deal For The Ringer
• Verana Health Nabs $100M Investment, Buys PYA Analytics
• Brexit Vote Opens Door For Steady Uptick In UK M&A Activity
• Gibson Dunn Reps Merck & Co. In Spinoff Of $6.5B In Assets
• Sabre, DOJ Duel Over Industry Support For Farelogix Merger
• Advocates Say DOJ Should've Tried To Undo Live Nation Deal
• Forever 21 Hems Bidder Fees To Get Ch. 11 Sale Plan OK
• DOJ Says No New Info Needed In Sprint/T-Mobile Deal Review
• ​​​​​​​Economists Barred From Weighing In On T-Mobile/Sprint Row
• 1 Firm Grabs Spotlight In January Bolstered By Reynolds IPO
• Irell & Manella Sees More Departures Amid Strategy Shift
• How Emotional Intelligence Can Benefit Transactional Attys
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Starboard Renews Calls For EBay To Ditch Classifieds Unit
• How Tech, Communications Cos. Should Prepare For Brexit
• Paul Weiss, Faegre Drinker Steer $200M EcoATM Stake Sale
• 3 Firms Lead $1B Sale Of L3Harris Unit To Leidos
• DOJ Presses Sabre On Talk Of Buying Farelogix 'To Kill It'
• Cura Partners Closes Tie-Up With Curaleaf After Oregon Fine
• Market 'Oversimplification' Doomed FTC Merger Challenge
• Health Co. Seeks Speedy Win In Stock-Drop Suit Over Spinoff
• Gibson Dunn Grabs 2 Orrick Attys, Including M&A Head
• States Urge Barring Economists' Input On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
• FTC Says Axon Can't Speed Up Constitutional Challenge
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Womble Bond Nabs Health Care Ace From Nelson Mullins
• Fried Frank Assists On Catalent's $315M Deal For Masthercell
• Latham, Debevoise Rep $850M CenterPoint/PowerTeam Deal
• ADPower Eyes $1.13B TAQA Takeover Through Asset Swap
• Humana Unit, PE Firm Prep $600M Medicare Practice JV
• FTC Challenges Schick Parent's Bid For Harry's Shave Co.
• 3 Firms Steer Worldline's €7.8B Bet On Payments Co. Ingenico