Mergers & Acquisitions Archive » April, 2020

Mergers & Acquisitions - April, 2020

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• Canadian CBD Co. Buys Colo. Mushrooms Biz
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 3 Firms Guide $850M Deal For Health Plan Management Co.
• Questions Raised By The Proposed Vertical Merger Guidelines
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• DLA Piper Scoops Up Trio Of Ex-Winston & Strawn Attys
• Consumer Groups Urge DOJ Probe On Google, Fitbit Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charlotte Tilbury, Arctos Sports, Aurora
• Bardin Hill Inks 2nd Ch. 11 Deal For Dura Assets
• China's 58.com Valued At $8.2B In Go-Private Bid
• Standing Challenge Roils $9.3B NetSuite-Oracle Merger Suit
• FTC Commissioner Says Virus Is Cutting M&A Review Burden
• Vodafone Loses $632M Tax Refund Claim In India's Top Court
• Couple Seek Interest Paid To IRS In Dispute Over $26M Award
• DOJ Wants 'Indefinite' Merger Pause, Sabre Tells 3rd Circ.
• Live Nation Accused Of Monopolizing Ticket Sales
• 2 Blank-Check Cos. Refill Pipeline With IPOs Totaling $500M
• Eventbrite Beats Investor Suit Over Ticketfly Integration
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Blackstone Grabs $359M Stake In Australia's Crown Resorts
• E-Trade Investor Sues To Halt $13B Morgan Stanley Deal
• Tegna Shareholder Slams Pre-Proxy Vote 'Smear Campaign'
• Sidley Adds 2 Investment Funds Partners From Shearman
• Weil Adds FTC Merger Vet To Antitrust Team
• Hair Cuttery Parent Moves Forward With Ch. 11 Sale Plans
• O'Melveny Lures 2 Real Estate Partners Back From DLA Piper
• Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Float Merger Ban During Pandemic
• FTC, Coal Cos. Feud Over COVID-19 Delay For Deal Challenge
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Cresco Labs, Tryke Cancel $300M Deal, Citing COVID-19
• Social Capital's Latest Blank-Check IPO Raises Another $360M
• Textbook Giants Rethinking Merger Plan, UK Watchdog Says
• Blackstone's $1.47B NIBC Deal In Doubt Due To COVID-19
• Metlifecare Slams EQT Unit's Bid To Nix $900M Takeover Deal
• DuPont Beats Pension Liability Suit Over Spinoff
• How Investors Can Manage Asia Data Center Acquisitions
• Allianz, BBVA Form New Spanish Property Insurance Venture
• Investors Urge Court Not To Nix Cannabis Stock-Drop Claims
• NextEra Asks Texas High Court To Review Scuttled $18B Deal
• UK Watchdog Clears Local Hospital Deal It Once Blocked
• Realogy Sues To Push Through $400M Madison Dearborn Deal
• Pilots' Union Defends Back Pay Dispersal After United Merger
• Next Steps For Sellers Coping With Merger Terminations
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• What To Expect From FTC's Big Tech Merger Review
• Imperial Brands Brings In €1.23B Through Sale Of Cigar Cos.
• MoFo M&A Leader Leaves For Biotech Working On COVID-19
• Alphatec Cites Material Adverse Effects In Ending $122M Deal
• Former Del. Chief Justice Leo Strine Joins Wachtell Lipton
• Vertical Deals Don't Get Easy Pass Under Revised Guidelines
• DOJ Antitrust Head Decries Challenges To Fed Merger Power
• White & Case Guides Takeda In Asset Sale Worth Up To $670M
• Environmental Due Diligence For M&As During The Pandemic
• The Pandemic's Impact On Pending M&A
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Kirkland, Skadden
• Apex Parks Can Move Forward With Quick Ch. 11 Sale Plans
• Don't Miss It: Weil, Orrick Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Bausch Says Insurers Can't Skirt Coverage For Allergan Case
• Victoria's Secret Owner Blasts Sycamore's 'Buyer's Remorse'
• Fla. Lab, Ex-CEO Agree To Pay $37M To End SEC Fraud Suit
• Skadden, Kirkland Rep On $757M Marketing Co. Merger
• DraftKings Bets On Go-Public Deal Despite COVID-19 Woes
• Chancery Won't Pause $650M Terraform Deal Suit
• Merger Reviews Chugged Along In Earliest Days Of Pandemic
• A Look Back At Recession's Effect On Merger Challenges
• UK Signs Off On Spanish Telecom's $2.4B Arqiva Buyout
• Market Decline Will Have Diverse Repercussions For Cos.
• Top Dem Calls For Moratorium On Mergers Amid Pandemic
• Sidley Brings On Transactional Tax Pro From Davis Polk
• Arent Fox Adds Burns & Levinson Corporate Atty In Boston
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Chancery Sounds Warning On Distressed Acquisitions
• UK Watchdog Clears Takeaway.com To Gobble Up Just Eat
• Patenting Personalized Nutrition Is Challenging But Feasible
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nintendo, Neiman Marcus, Saudi Aramco
• Chancery Rejects $40M Fresenius Fee Shift In Akorn Suit
• EU Clears Mylan, Pfizer Unit Deal With Generics Spin Off
• Virus A 'Reasonable Excuse' For UK Merger Docs Timing
• Investor Sues To Halt $1B Opus Bank-Pacific Premier Merger
• Pandemic Could Be Spark For Private Equity Powder Keg
• Pot Co. Green Growth Sued For $19M Over Canceled Merger
• Skadden-Led Blank Check Co. Prices Upsized $720M IPO
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• XFL Floats Mid-July Goal Line For Ch. 11 Asset Sale Process
• Voice Transcription, Analysis Co. Bought In $59M Deal
• Victoria's Secret Buyer Says Store Closures Sank $525M Deal
• Hedge Fund Fined €20M In France For Filing False Reports
• Hogan Lovells, Davis Polk Tapped In $5.7B Facebook-Jio Deal
• Chemours Appeals Arbitration Duty For DuPont Spinoff Bills
• UK Tribunal Says Cleaning Chemical Deal Must Be Unwound
• SEC Says Fla. Man Bilked Investors $3M In Sham Pot Co. Deal
• State Enforcers Responding To Virus Continue Antitrust Work
• Tilton Calls Dura Creditors' Bid For Ch. 11 Suit 'Waste Of Time'
• Zohar, Tilton Urged To Cooperate On New Manager Picks
• UK Watchdog Looking Into Stryker's $4B Plan To Pick Up Rival
• Don't Use Recovery Funds For T-Mobile Build-Out, Groups Say
• Door Maker Posts $1M Bond For Injunction In Antitrust Case
• Antitrust Tools For Dealmakers Preparing For Better Times
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Windstream Says It's Close To Tying Up Uniti Lease Deal
• Juul Wants Antitrust Suits Kept Out Of Vaping MDL
• Occidental Accused Of Seismic IP Theft In $55B Anadarko Buy
• Kirkland, Baker Steer $1B JV To Build Data Centers In Japan
• UK Advances Probe Of Elanco's Sale Of Dog Ear Treatment
• 'No Relaxation' Under COVID-19, FTC Antitrust Chief Says
• Shareholder Can't Stop Calif. 'Woman Quota' Board Law
• Why Force Majeure Isn't A Golden Ticket Out Of M&A Deals
• ​​​​​​​CFIUS' Real Estate Reference Tool Comes With Limitations
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Israeli Energy Co. Sells Stake In Production Biz For $58M
• Gain Capital Investor Aims To Block $236M Merger
• Pulling Up Stakes: K&L Gates, Jones Day, Cooley
• FCC Wants High Court's Help In Relaxing Ownership Rules
• FTC Settles Antitrust Charges With Ex-Body Cam Co. Owner
• Colo. AG Says DOJ Lacks 'Respect' For State Antitrust Work
• SEC Urged To Accept E-Signatures On Filings Amid Pandemic
• WeWork Can't Get Quick Chancery Trial In $3B SoftBank Case
• CMA Says Deliveroo In Danger Without Amazon Investment
• Think Twice Before Using Deal Counsel As Litigation Counsel
• Capital Markets Advice Nowadays Is About More Than Finance
• Delphi Deal Dispute Raises COVID-Related M&A Questions
• Investors Should Resist 'Giveback Inflation' In Partnerships
• Don't Miss It: Goodwin, Baker Botts Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Conn. Judge Tosses Investor Bank Merger Proxy Suit
• Akerman Expands NC Office With Tax, Litigation Lawyers
• Frontier Communications Says Ch. 11 Puts Lawsuit On Hold
• How T-Mobile And Sprint Beat A State-Led Merger Challenge
• Winston & Strawn Picks Up UK Partner From Lehman
• Ex-Freshfields M&A Head To Co-Chair MoFo's Corporate Dept.
• Dura Creditors Seek OK To Sue Tilton, Patriarch In Del. Ch. 11
• Jeld-Wen Says Rival's New Antitrust Suit Just A Contract Fight
• Sprint/T-Mobile Merger Receives Final Regulatory Approval
• 2 McClatchy Creditors Offer $263M Credit Bid For Co.
• CMA Eases Hold On Takeaway.com's $8B Just Eat Deal
• Packaging Group Offers €91M For Stake In Bottle Top Maker
• Artists Call On DOJ To Block Liberty Media-IHeart Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: General Atlantic, Naspers, Citic Securities
• Defense Industry Lessons From UTC-Raytheon Deal Review
• Sellers Brand Ag Co. Investors' Del. Fraud Suit 'Stale'
• Juul Antitrust Plaintiff Seeks To Join Product Liability MDL
• Keryx Proxy Action Ignored 'Tailored Warning,' Judge Says
• Tilton Seeks Del. Court Nod For Limited Patriarch Comeback
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Wins €643M In Fight With Pipe Maker
• Sabre Won't Promise Notice Before Closing Farelogix Merger
• Judge's DOJ T-Mobile Deal Approval Hinged On Protections
• Akin Gump Gets Kirkland Debt Finance Atty In Houston
• Emerging Trends In COVID-Related Commercial Litigation
• UK Watchdog Weighs Closer Look At Ad Platforms' Merger
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Japanese Food Co. Takes $254M Stake In Chinese Dairy Farms
• Altria, Juul Hit With Another E-Cig Antitrust Suit
• Freshfields' US Head Of M&A, Global Transactions Leaves
• Law360's 2020 M&A Editorial Advisory Board
• Rudy's Barbershop Ch. 11 Sale Timeline Extended By Court
• FTC Merger Expert Makes Leap To Hunton
• Windstream Creditors Say Uniti Deal 'Unraveling'
• Forever 21 Landlords Balk At Liquidation Changes In Outbreak
• FTC Halts Axon, Juul, Coal Merger Cases Amid COVID-19
• Group Says Antitrust Enforcement Down Under Trump
• 7th Circ. Weighs 'Mootness Fees' In Akorn Merger Row
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Cellnex Inks Portguese Telecom Deal Worth Up To €550M
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• How To Mollify Auditor Doubts Over A Co.'s Viability
• UCLA Law Students Rip Prof's 'Xenophobic' COVID-19 Tweet
• Envision Investor Seeks Class Nod In $9.9B KKR Sale Suit
• Pot Co. Planet 13 Latest To Cancel Deal Amid Virus Crisis
• Armstrong Teasdale Nabs Former Payless Employment Atty
• Proactive Tax Planning And The Next Stimulus Package
• Jeld-Wen Must Supply Rival Door Maker With Key Parts
• Synalloy Activists Push For Changes To Metals Co. Board
• Cincinnati Bell Investor Sues Over Macquarie's $2.9B Deal
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• House Dems Seek FTC Answers On Ventilator Maker Merger
• Investors Prep $3B Lifeline For Distressed Cannabis Assets
• O'Melveny Picks Up Private Equity Partner From Ropes & Gray
• AT&T Avoids Arbitration Over Ex-Time Warner Workers' Status
• Delaware Gov. Extends COVID Emergency Up To 30 More Days
• Don't Miss It: Ropes, Debevoise Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Holland & Knight Snags Ex-PrimeSource GC In Dallas
• R&W Insurance Cultures Clash In International Deals
• M&A Disclosure Schedule Carveouts Amid Global Pandemic
• GOP Sens. Urge 'Aggressive' CFIUS Review Of Chinese Funds
• Jailed Pharma Exec Claiming COVID-19 Risk Denied Release
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• J&J Drops $400M Deal For Takeda's Surgical Patch
• Investor Sues To Block $2.7B F&G And Fidelity Nat'l Merger
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Debevoise Drives $1.9B Sale Of Korean Biz For Prudential
• SEC Urges Public Cos. To Bolster Disclosures Amid Outbreak
• Legg Mason Investor Seeks To Block Vote On Franklin Merger
• Investcorp To Acquire German Cybersecurity Co. For $180M
• Wesco Aircraft Ditches Investor Suit Over $1.9B Merger
• Proxy Firm OKs Poison Pills, Bashes Buybacks In Pandemic
• Deals Rumor Mill: Silver Lake, Dave & Buster's, WeDoctor
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Tax, Financial Services Co. Cuts $60M From Deal Offer Price
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• UK, DOJ Pursue Bids To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger
• Outback Steakhouse To Beef Up Board After Activist Dispute
• Federal Court Tosses Axon's Challenge Of FTC Authority
• Trustwave Merger Suit Survives Due To 'Skimpy' Disclosure
• EQT Unit Says Virus Losses Nix $900M Metlifecare Acquisition
• Retailer Fred's Reaches Deal With Wholesaler On $15M Claim
• Novolex Case Brings Lessons On R&W Insurance
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Joins Loeb & Loeb's Corporate Group
• Workers Claim GE Owed Unused Vacation Pay In Wabtec Sale
• Judge Balks At Hemp-Drying IP Default, Citing Lack Of Nexus
• DOJ Loses Bid To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger
• Altria, Juul Face Consumer Antitrust Action Over $12.8B Deal
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• Prosthetics Cos. To Divest Business To Allay FTC Concerns
• Inside Shareholder Rights Plans Adopted Amid COVID-19
• Chancery Opens Door Wider For $1.5B Energy Co. Deal Probe
• Holland & Knight Lands Former McDermott Partner In NY
• WeWork Committee Sues SoftBank For Nixed $3B Share Buy
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• WilmerHale, Dorsey Drive SoFi's $1.2B Deal For Payments Co.
• Dem Lawmakers Seek Probe Of Intuit's $7B Credit Karma Buy
• EU Probing $3B Mastercard Deal On Referral From UK, Others
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• More Than A Dozen Firms Guided Q1's Top Hotel M&A Deals
• Chancery Won't Block Motion To Toss $650M Terraform Suit
• Trump Formalizes 'Team Telecom' Reviews Of Foreign Deals
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• Wilson Sonsini, Skadden Steer $150M Buy Of Intel Assets
• Cooling Giant Inks $675M Deal For Biz Serving Dubai Complex
• Woodward, Hexcel Nix Megamerger Because Of Coronavirus
• Pot Co. Acreage Scraps $120M Deal Amid Virus Cutbacks
• Yoga Firm Goes To The Mat With Virus-Related Sale Row
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Paul Weiss Guide Week's Hot Deals
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided Largest Q1 Real Estate Deals
• Windy City Shuffle: Paul Hastings, Katten, Duane Morris
• The Pandemic's Early Effects On Foreign Trade, Investment
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• Chancery Asks If Jefferies Spiked Defense In $189M Deal
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Kirkland, Gibson
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Health Hires: Akin Gump, K&L Gates, EIP, Oric Pharma
• Novartis And Aurobindo Scrap $900M Deal Amid FTC Probe
• Seattle Barbershop Chain Hits Ch. 11 Amid COVID-19 Closures
• Unizo Employees And PE Backer Secure $1.9B Unizo Takeover
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Arch, Peabody Get Some Access To Rivals' Info For FTC Fight
• Cinema Owner Says Mexican Co. Used COVID-19 To Slip Sale
• Mobile Ad Firm Settles Chancery Suit Over $34M Merger
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Deals Rumor Mill: EF Education, Goodpack, Global Eagle
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• Bed Bath & Beyond Says Virus Can't Stop 1-800-Flowers Deal
• SoftBank Terminates $3B Tender Offer For WeWork Shares
• FTC Sues Altria And Juul, Says $12.8B Deal Hurt Competition
• FTC, Axon Spar Over Jurisdiction In Federal Court
• Anheuser-Busch Parent Gets Australian OK On $11B Unit Sale
• Why Material Adverse Effect Clauses Aren't Escape Hatches
• BakerHostetler Opens Dallas Office, Adds SALT Team Leader
• DOJ Concerned Port Joint Venture May Skip Antitrust Review
• Int'l Antitrust Enforcers Balance Cooperation, Crackdowns
• Brattle Lands Veteran Economist From Compass Lexecon
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Akorn Says Credit Default Brings It To Brink Of Bankruptcy
• T-Mobile, Sprint Close Merger As Judge Clears Deal With DOJ