Mergers & Acquisitions Archive » July, 2020

Mergers & Acquisitions - July, 2020

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• DOJ Clears LSE's $27B Refinitiv Deal Without Conditions
• 3 Firms Shape SPAC Merger Valuing Porch At $523M
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Baker Botts, Kirkland
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Zayo Stockholders Sue CEO In Chancery Over $14.3B Sale
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• EU Clears Alstom's €6.2B Bombardier Deal With Fixes
• Wachtell Guides NJ Utility In Fossil, Solar Power Sale
• Health Hires: McDermott, Goodwin, Gordon Rees
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Major Merger Review Moments From The 1st Half Of 2020
• 5 Ways PE Firms Are Adapting To The Pandemic-Hit World
• Paul Weiss-Led Churchill Capital SPAC No. 4 Prices $1.8B IPO
• Irell Transactions Co-Chair Joins Reed Smith Amid Shift
• GrandVision To Arbitrate Claims Over EssilorLuxottica Deal
• Lucky Brand's Quick-Fire Ch. 11 Sale Plan Can Move Forward
• Disbarred NY Attys Settle SEC's PixarBio Merger Suit
• Chancery Mostly Keeps Agribusiness Sale Fraud Suit Intact
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, Hensoldt, AES Corp.
• Pfizer Biopharma JV To Go Public In $780M SPAC Union
• WeWork's New Panel Wants To End Failed Softbank Deal Fight
• What To Expect From 2 EU Commission Digital Antitrust Tools
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• 5 Firms Steer Take-Private Valuing IPL Plastics At $736M
• Altria Says FTC Misunderstands Regs In Defense Of Juul Deal
• Va. Judge Wary Of Class Cert. Bid In Towers-Willis Merger Suit
• Court Says RJR Must Continue Fla. Tobacco Payments
• Suitors Seek New CoreLogic Directors In $7B Takeover Battle
• Davis Polk And Latham Lead $6.8B Clarivate, CPA Tie-Up
• 3 Firms Drive Go-Private Deal Valuing Italy's IMA At €3B
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Silicon Valley Should Prepare To Defend Diagonal Mergers
• EU Commission To Appeal Loss Over $12.7B Telecom Merger
• Lawmakers Grill Tech Titans On Their Market Power
• DXC Gets Another Merger Stock-Drop Suit Tossed, For Now
• Kansas City Chiefs Star QB Mahomes Grabs Stake In Royals
• Battle Over SEC's Proxy Regs May Not Be Finished
• DOJ Antitrust Arm Names New Acting Chief Of Staff
• Pharma Co. Buys CBD Wellness Brand In $20M Deal
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• 3 Firms Seek $16.8M For $60M Tesla-SolarCity Suit Deal
• Fried Frank Co-Steers 1st Sports-Focused SPAC In $500M IPO
• Del. Jarden Ruling Shows Appraisal Precedent Is Not Inflexible
• Goodwin, Kirkland Guide Zebra's $575M Deal For Reflexis
• Troutman Pepper, Paul Weiss Guide $106M Otelco Deal
• 6 Firms Steer Blank-Check Co.'s $255M Deal With Pot Grower
• Paper Co. Execs Get 401(k) Fraud Suit Tossed, For Now
• Telecoms Pressure FCC To Simplify Ownership Filing Rules
• Addiction Center Biz Proposes Del. Ch. 11 Sale Or Turnover
• Heart Device Co. Investors Sue In Chancery Over Lowball Sale
• OneWeb Partner To Drop $50M Into New Telecom Venture
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Weil, Kirkland Guide $1.8B Deal For Mortgage Software Biz
• 4 Firms Steer Blank Check Co.'s Bet On $1.78B Gambling Biz
• 2 Firms Guide Coronavirus Vaccine Contender's US IPO Plans
• Dairy Co-Op Can't Duck Antitrust Suit Over Dean Foods Deal
• Don't Miss It: Simpson, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Vinson, Sheppard
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• Sinclair Investors Press $25M Deal Over Failed Tribune Merger
• CFIUS Mitigation Agreements May Soon Be Commonplace
• 3 Firms Shape NRG's $3.6B Direct Energy Buy
• John Varvatos Approved For Ch. 11 Asset Sale To Lender
• Atlas Holdings Wins Exide's US Assets With $179M Ch. 11 Bid
• Investors Tell SourceHOV To Pay Up On Flawed $2.8B Deal
• Pulling Up Stakes: Hogan Lovells, White & Case, Debevoise
• Curtis Gains Former Cleary Disputes Partner In London
• Travel Entertainment Biz Can Tap Into $30M Of Ch. 11 Loan
• FTC Admin Judge Reining In Axon's Info Requests
• Pro-Market Groups Counter Big Tech Competition Worries
• EU Delays Probe Of €5.5B EssilorLuxottica-GrandVision Deal
• Curaleaf Seals Grassroots Acquisition In Blockbuster Pot Deal
• Pier 1 OK'd For $18M Asset Sale After Stalking Horse Outbid
• AMC Fights Investor Cert. Bid In Securities Class Action
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over $450M 'Balanced Water' Biz Sale
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Real Estate Firm IMH Hits Ch. 11 To Become JP Morgan Unit
• Ackman's Record-Smashing Deal Raises Profile For SPACs
• GNC's Bidding Procedures OK'd After Extending Sale Timeline
• Lift Pricing Caps In Charter-Time Warner Deal, FCC Urged
• Enforcers May Grow Wary Of Big Tech's 'Killer Acquisitions'
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Foley & Lardner Snaps Up Employment Ace From Mintz Levin
• Cisco Still Confident China Will OK $2.6B Acacia Buy
• Pattern Energy Looks To Ax Suit Over $6.1B Go-Private Deal
• Pipeline Co. Warns Del. Justices Of Flaw In Chancery Ruling
• Pot Co. Buys Calif. Vape Conglomerate For $35M
• Coronavirus Q&A: Baker Donelson Health Care Chairs
• Competition Watchdog Probes Ardonagh Bike Broker Deal
• Cadwalader Guides Ackman-Backed SPAC's Record $4B IPO
• Carlyle Group Says Authentix 'Fire Sale' Suit Belongs In Del.
• Health Cos. To Pay $18M To End Stock-Drop Suit Over Spinoff
• O'Melveny Reps Celebs Launching LA Women's Soccer Team
• Del. Stock Swap Ruling Signals Shift On Biz Judgment Review
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2020: Midyear Report
• 3 Firms Steer Gilead's $300M Purchase Of Cancer Biz Stake
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• Village Inn Parent Co. Sells 34 Locations In Ch. 11 Deals
• Peruvian Mine Defends Paying $42M Tax Bill In Glencore Row
• 8 Firms Guide EBay's $9.2B Sale Of Classifieds Biz
• Sinclair Investors' Suit Dead Without Lead Plaintiff
• Textron Escapes Investor Suit Over Arctic Cat Buy
• Schulte Roth Adds Pair For Structured And Specialty Finance
• 3rd Circ. Vacates DOJ's Loss In Sabre Merger Challenge
• 3 Firms Steer Thoma Bravo's $594M Majesco Take-Private
• 10 Years Of Dodd-Frank: Looking Back, And Ahead
• Pot Co. Indus Cancels $20M Deal For Vape Manufacturer
• CoreLogic Refuses To Open Books In $7B Takeover Bid
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• CureVac Scores $296M In GlaxoSmithKline Partnership
• Briggs & Stratton Hits Ch. 11 With $550M Sale Offer From KPS
• 3 Firms Guide Chevron's $5B Noble Energy Buy
• Wireless Tech Co. Synapse's Stock Priced In Chancery Court
• Realogy Loses Bid To Force $400M SIRVA Deal To Close
• 9th Circ. Questions Axon, FTC On Constitutional Claims
• Top Payment Cos. Embrace Innovation With Fintech Buys
• NJ Rolls Dice On $17.3B Caesars Deal As Pandemic Rages
• GNC Creditors Say Ch. 11 Sale Process Moving Too Quickly
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Freshfields, Vinson
• Don't Miss It: Weil, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• White & Case Steers Health-Focused SPAC's $125M IPO
• Ballard Spahr Nabs DLA Piper M&A Partner For Philly Office
• 7 Ways The Pandemic Will Shape M&A In The 2nd Half Of 2020
• Partners Group Inks €1B Deal For Crop Protection Biz
• Thermo Fisher Sweetens Qiagen Takeover Bid To $12.5B
• GE Says It Isn't Liable For Baker Hughes Stock Suit Claims
• COVID-19 Delays Musk Chancery Trial To March 2021
• Judge Confirms $702M Award For Berkshire Hathaway Unit
• Templar Energy's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd Alongside $91M Asset Sale
• DOJ OKs Liberty Media's Increased Stake In IHeartMedia
• Cannabis Investors Want Answers After Deal Price Cut
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: EBay, New York Mets, Coinbase
• Borden Ch. 11 Deal Will Smooth Path To $300M Sale Closing
• Chancery OKs $12M Attorney Fee In Versum Merger Suit
• Expanded UK Merger Control Regime Could Hit US Investors
• FTC Investigating Rejected $7B CoreLogic Takeover Bid
• Trio Of Blank-Check Cos. Tap Market For $1B
• Calgon Carbon Tells Del. Justices Records Ruling Was Flawed
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Elanco Divestitures Secure FTC OK For $7.6B Bayer Unit Buy
• Del. Chief Justice 'Troubled' By $2.2B Stillwater Appraisal
• Sidley, Weil Rep On Mining Co.'s $1.5B SPAC Merger
• Amazon Seller Thrasio Rings Up $260M In Advent-Led Round
• Kirkland Nabs 2 National Security Pros From Skadden
• Advent Settles Forescout Dispute With Revised $1.6B Deal
• Jio Secures $4.5B From Google In Deal Piloted By 4 Firms
• Trump Moves To Strip Hong Kong Of Special Trading Status
• Private Equity Partner Returns To Latham & Watkins In Calif.
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• Add-On Acquisitions As An M&A Strategy During COVID-19
• UK Eyeing Conditions On Stryker's $4B Wright Medical Deal
• Google Offers EU Fixes For $2B Fitbit Deal
• Bracewell Lands Ex-Baker Botts Transactional Tax Partner
• Dentons, Dykema Steer Gold's Gym $100M Bankruptcy Sale
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• EQT, TA Associates Buy Enterprise Software Co. In €3B Deal
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Shareholders Expand Suit After Fintech Abandons $1.7B Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Overturn Exec's Win In $1.5M Merger Loan Suit
• Zohar Can Continue Ch. 11 Sale Plans Despite End Of Stay
• Chancery Won't Toss $189M Jefferies-HomeFed Merger Suit
• Billionaire Ackman's Blank-Check Co. Lifts Record IPO To $4B
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Live Nation Rips Ticket Buyers' Antitrust 'Fishing Expedition'
• Axon Wants FTC's In-House Judge DQ'd In Merger Dispute
• Fisker To Go Public In $2.9B Deal With Apollo-Backed SPAC
• 5 Compliance Lessons From Novartis' FCPA Settlement
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Highlights From OECD Roundtable On Conglomerate Mergers
• Freshfields, Fenwick Guide HPE's $925M Silver Peak Purchase
• Hedge Fund's Bid For McClatchy Heads To Judge Next Week
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Cromwell Property, Stratus Form $1B Data Center Fund
• SiriusXM Inks $325M Podcast Buy Led By Weil, BakerHostetler
• Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy Tweak PE Firm's €1B NIBC Buy
• Weil, Wachtell Steer $21B Deal Creating Semiconductor Giant
• Don't Miss It: Simpson, Paul Weiss Guide Week's Hot Deals
• FTC To Post Premerger Filing Figures Every Month
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• Judge 'Taken Aback' By Vivus Equity Tradeoff In Ch. 11
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Alstom Offers EU Fixes For €6.2B Bombardier Rail Deal
• Royal Caribbean Inks $245M Silversea Deal Amid Virus Woes
• Rising Star: Weil's Amanda Fenster
• 5 Emerging Trends In Growth Equity Deals
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• Metlifecare Inks Revised $839M Deal With EQT Unit
• 3 Firms Fight To Lead Class In Juul-Altria Antitrust Suits
• Chancery OKs Oracle Panel Doc Hold-back In $9B Merger Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: Holland & Knight Health Team Leader
• Del. Justices Let Chancery's $13B Jarden Appraisal Stand
• Shearman & Sterling Taps Bird & Bird Int'l Arbitration Atty
• Facebook Dodges App Makers' Antitrust Suit, For Now
• CFIUS Real Estate Transaction Review Fees Demand Caution
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Saee Muzumdar
• UK Deepens Antitrust Probe Into Outbrain And Taboola Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ant Financial, Washington Football, CVC
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Nyfosa Plans To Sell $229M Logistics Portfolio To Blackstone
• The 10 Largest Deals From Q2 And The Firms That Led Them
• Blank Check Co.'s Goodwin-Led $118M IPO Employs Odd Tact
• Food Lion Defends Suit Over Dairy Co-Op's Dean Foods Deal
• 3 Lessons From Updated FCPA Resource Guide
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Lee Hochbaum
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• How COVID-19 May Change Environmental M&A Due Diligence
• Wyoming Says FTC Ignores 'Real World' In Fighting Coal Deal
• Cheerleading Gym Drops Antitrust Suit Against Governing Org
• Cannabis Industry Mergers May Soon Face Less DOJ Scrutiny
• 3 Firms Steer KKR's $4.4B Global Atlantic Deal
• Wirecard Sell-Off Looms As 100+ Potential Buyers Line Up
• Chancery Won't Halt GPB Capital Mismanagement Suit
• Pharma Co. Files Ch. 11 Plan Proposing Icahn Acquisition
• Thailand's Gulf Energy Buys Wind Farm Stake For $631M
• Resideo Brass Accused Of Misrepresenting Honeywell Spinoff
• CoreLogic Digs In Against $7B Takeover Bid
• Rising Star: Cravath's Allison M. Wein
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• A Guide To Drafting Enforceable Arbitration Clauses
• Key Antitrust Considerations For Upcoming Bankruptcy Sales
• Jones Day Drives Vantage To $3.5B Data Centers Partnership
• Trading Systems Merger Could Raise Prices, Watchdog Warns
• Assessing The New DOJ, FTC Vertical Merger Guidelines
• How Cannabis Cos. Can Address Enhanced Antitrust Scrutiny
• Couche-Tard Agrees To Pay FTC $3.5M Antitrust Fine
• GPB Capital Investors Ask Chancery To Allow Look At Books
• McClatchy Creditors Must Wait On Auction To Roll Out Suit
• Loeb & Loeb, Davis Polk Guide $769M SPAC Merger
• T-Mobile Keeping 11K Boost Subscribers In Sprint Merger
• More Than Half A Dozen Firms Guided The Top Q2 Hotel Deals
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Elliott Pushes For Changes To Crown Castle's Fiber Business
• Delaware Extends COVID-19 Court Restrictions To Aug. 6
• EQT Unit Lowers Metlifecare Takeover Bid To $831M
• Rising Star: Cleary's Kyle Harris
• Glencore Fights $46M Tax Lawsuit Over Peruvian Mine
• Wachtell, Latham Guide Uber's $2.65B Postmates Purchase
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Shackelford Adds 6 Winstead Attys In Houston, Dallas
• NextEra Fights For $60M Fee From EFH Ch. 11 At 3rd Circ.
• CFIUS Latest Annual Report Reveals Key Enforcement Trends
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Weil Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Top Delaware Cases Of 2020: A Midyear Report
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Denies Staffer Claims Of Political Bias
• Singapore Watchdog To Probe LSE's $27B Refinitiv Deal
• Biotech Firms Drive IPO Rebound While 'Unicorns' Gear Up
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided Largest Q2 Real Estate Deals
• Judge May Allow Suit Over 'Troubling' McClatchy Debt Rework
• T-Mobile Closes $1.4B Sprint Divestment Deal With Dish
• High Times Parent To Acquire Calif. Cannabis Delivery Service
• Bausch Not Covered For Allergan Case, Insurers Say
• Portola Investor Wants Docs About $1.4B Alexion Deal
• Freshfields Debuts In Silicon Valley With 5 Local Hires
• What COVID-19 Means For The Future Of Health Mergers
• Water Co. Says Centennial Sunk $150M Saltwater Well Deal
• Brazil Watchdog Eases Up On Facebook, Cielo Payment Deal
• Skadden-Led SPAC Prices $125M IPO To Fund Biotech Buy
• Peabody, Arch Coal Hit Back Against FTC's Bid To Halt JV
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• Innogy Delaying Wind Project To Avoid Paying $70M, Suit Says
• Carlyle Taps 2 Firms For $235M Indian Data Center Deal