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Mergers & Acquisitions - November, 2020

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• Chancery Finds Chinese Co. Defaulted In $5.8B 15-Hotel Sale
• Chancery Keeps Probe Of $99M Anthem Escrow Hold Moving
• FanDuel, PE Firms Want Merger Suit To Follow Scottish Law
• DoorDash Preps $2.6B IPO As December Blitz Gets Underway
• Latham & Watkins Hires Tech Attys From Goodwin Procter
• Mergers & Acquisitions Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
• Visa Says DOJ Papering Over Plaid Deal's Benefits
• 3 Firms Guide Stake Sale Valuing PA Consulting At $2.4B
• NY Sports Clubs' $80M Sale Must Close Despite Creditor Row
• 3 Firms Steer Pot Grower Aphria's $300M Brewery Acquisition
• Mindbody Deal Case Provides Conflict Takeaways For Boards
• Holland & Knight Adds 2 Energy Infrastructure Partners
• FTC Sues To Block CoStar's $588M RentPath Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Paint Co. Nabs Traffic Marking Co. In $1.15B Deal
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• 3 Firms Steer CDK Global's $1.45B Sale Of International Unit
• Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant Parent Files To Sell Brands For $540M
• Altice Wins EU Approval Of Covage Deal By Selling Assets
• Austrian Insurer To Buy Part Of Aegon's EU Biz For €830M
• Wachtell, Davis Polk Power S&P's $44B IHS Markit Buy
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Pryor Cashman Guides SBE In $300M AccorHotels Takeover
• 2nd Circ. Revives Chinese Education Co. Investor Suit
• EU Regulatory Plan Targets Big Pharma Competition, Mergers
• UK Antitrust Dept. Claims Authority To Ban $360M Sabre Deal
• Media, Energy-Focused SPACs Raise $561M In Market Debuts
• Media Co. IAC Promotes Lead M&A Atty To General Counsel
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• PE Firm Advent International Sues GE Over Failed $3B Deal
• Intuit Will Ditch Credit Karma Tax Biz To Save $7.1B Deal
• 3 Firms Steer $2.2B Simon & Schuster Sale By ViacomCBS
• Linklaters Steers £219M PE Bid For UK Motor Insurer
• 4 Firms Steer TransDigm's $965M Deal For Aerospace Biz
• 10 Firms Steer Pot SPAC's $1.2B Deal With Jay-Z
• Networks Say Looser Ownership Rules Could Save Broadcast
• Eversheds Sutherland Adds M&A Partner To Chicago Office
• K&L Gates, Simpson Guide First Reserve's $194M Energy Deal
• Del. Solera D&O Decision May Have Limited Impact
• Sabre Appeals UK's Block On $360M Farelogix Deal
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Expect Major Changes In Aerospace And Defense Under Biden
• Dechert Steers $15B Tie-Up Of FS KKR Biz Development Cos.
• Entra Rejects $3.34B Takeover Offer, Mulling Alternate Bid
• McCormick Swallows Cholula Hot Sauce In $800M Deal
• SPAC Links Up With 2 Cos. To Form $1.35B Telehealth Giant
• Publisher Says Fox Rothschild Violated Legal Ethics
• Shipbuilder Says Kinder Morgan Owes Asbestos Coverage
• DOJ Says Visa Pushing 'Infeasible' Merger Trial Timeline
• DOJ's Visa-Plaid Challenge Shows Email Can Imperil A Deal
• Chancery Nixes Metals Co. Dispute Revived By Del. Justices
• Landlord On Hook For NY Sports Club Tanning Center Lease
• 3 Firms Direct SPAC Deal Forming $2B Software Developer
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• 5 Firms Guide Rental Co.'s Increased $2.5B Offer
• Aviva To Sell Italian Business To UBI Banca For €400M
• Pot Retailer Harvest Settles Suit Over $86M Wash. Acquisition
• Hospital Looks To Block Plan To Boot It From Health Network
• Pot Co. Liberty Health Agrees To Settle $1.8M Securities Row
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• AstraZeneca Affiliates Duck $275M Merger Payment Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Latham
• 3 Firms Guide Sumitomo Mitsui Unit's $1.3B Kenedix Buy
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Mintz, Ropes Guide SPAC Deal Forming $1.5B Ultrasound Co.
• DOJ Keeps Heat On Advisers Despite Quiet End To Bain Case
• Skadden, Baker, Ropes Steer Media Co.'s $500M SPAC IPO
• As Investor Activism Grows, So Do ESG Practice Groups
• Creditors Blast Boeing Supplier's Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Bid
• Cannabis Biz Ayr Buys Pa. Medical Pot Grower For $21M
• EU Antitrust Head Says COVID-19 Won't Weaken Merger Rules
• LinkedIn, Zynga Founders' SPAC Leads 4 Raising $530M Total
• UK To Review $39B Liberty Global-Telefonica Deal
• China Biologic Lands $4.76B Value In Take-Private Deal
• McMillan, Torys Build $3.1B Canadian Lumber Tie-Up
• Ex-UBS Compliance Pro, Trader Appeal Insider Dealing Convictions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bumble, Deliveroo, Talkspace
• Wendy's Bids To Buy Restaurants From Bankrupt Franchisee
• Gas Driller Ursa Piceance's $60M Ch. 11 Sale Approved In Del.
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Santander Consumer Sued In Del. Over Public Stock Buyback
• 3 Firms Forge Nasdaq's $2.75B Deal For Financial Crime Co.
• Virus Sparks Asia Testimony Row In WeWork Chancery Case
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revisit $32M Superfund Liability Ruling
• Trump Admin. Denies Free Speech Harm In WeChat Ban
• Pot Producer Halo To Buy Oregon Grower In $18.5M Debt Deal
• France Clears Aldi's €735M Casino Group Deal With Fix
• GPB Capital Mismanagement Suit Survives In Chancery
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• M&T Asks High Court To Tackle 'Nightmare' Disclosure Ruling
• Ex-Pot Co. Execs Can't Sue Over 'Seller's Remorse,' Firm Says
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Valuation Uncertainty Could Prompt Increased Litigation
• Honigman Picks Up Kirkland Benefits Partner In Chicago
• Hemp-Backed Blank-Check Firm To Seek $100M In IPO
• KKR Takes $100M Ownership Stake In NZ Animal Health Co.
• 3 Firms Steer SPAC Deal Forming $5.4B Electric Vehicle Maker
• Clifford Chance, HSF To Steer £7.2B RSA Takeover
• Visa Says DOJ Is Dragging Out $5.3B Plaid Merger Challenge
• Pot Retailers Harvest And Vireo Sell Off Assets In 2 States
• CoreLogic Shareholders Keep Most Board Members After Vote
• Deutsche Boerse Values ISS At $2.3B As It Buys 80% Stake
• Retailer Lucky Brand Gets Ch. 11 Liquidation Nod In Del.
• Dunkin' Investor Sues To Freeze Arby's Owner's $11.3B Buy
• Wilson Sonsini Scores Ex-New York Antitrust Chief
• Baker Botts Steers GCI Liberty In $1B LendingTree Stake Sale
• FCC, NAB Urge High Court To Back Eased Ownership Rules
• Blank-Check Trio Tap Public Markets For $640M Combined
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Digital Design Co. Autodesk Buys Norwegian Peer For $240M
• Ex-Rite Aid VP Rejects SEC's Insider Trading Allegations
• Chancery Asked To Scrutinize Brookfield's $9.25B GGP Buy
• 14 Firms To Steer 10 IPOs In Pre-Thanksgiving Rush
• CMA Ordered To Take Another Look At £90M JD Sports Deal
• UK Watchdog Clears Online Gambling Cos.' Merger Plan
• Loeb, Jones Day Steer SPAC Tie-Up For $1.2B Recycling Co.
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Imerys Gets Nod For $223M Ch. 11 Sale; $30M Loan Delayed
• Wachtell, Jones Day Craft Home Depot's $8B HD Supply Buy
• Wachtell Guides PNC's $11.6B Acquisition Of BBVA's US Unit
• Simon, Taubman Ink New $3B Deal To Settle Merger Dispute
• GenCanna Chapter 11 Plan Gets Go-Ahead After Settlement
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, S&C Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Trio Of Blank-Check Cos. Tap Market For $600M Via IPOs
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• NPC Gets Nod On $816M Ch. 11 Floor Bid With Breakup Fees
• M&A Poised For Growth In The Biden Era
• DOJ's Antitrust Division Issues Guidance On Arbitration Use
• FTC Says $350M Memphis Hospital Merger Will Hurt Service
• Kraft Heinz Investors Fight Bid To Nix $15.4B Impairment Suit
• Facebook Loses Appeal In CMA Probe Of Giphy Deal
• Lilis Energy Gets OK For $46.6M Asset Sale In Ch. 11
• Spain's Naturgy Inks $3B Sale Of Chilean Biz To Chinese Co.
• Major Crowdfunders Merger Gets UK Fast-Track Review
• Antitrust Dems Optimistic For New Congress, Administration
• FTC Mulls Reviewing 'Nascent Competitor' Buys
• Trump Bars Investments In Cos. That Aid Chinese Military
• Utz Scoops Up Tortilla Chips Co. On The Border For $480M
• Ann Taylor Parent Cleared For $90M Sale Of Justice Brand
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• WPX Shareholder Sues To Block $12B Merger With Devon
• Verano, AltMed Merger Creates Privately Held Pot Giant
• Grubhub Looks To Toss Investors' Claims That Execs Hid Info
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, KPN, Boston Dynamics
• 3 Firms Lead $4.4B Health Care Co.'s Go-Public Deal
• New Vivus Ch. 11 Plan Offers Stockholders Drug Royalties
• Clifford Chance Guides Cellnex On €10B Telecom Assets Deal
• UK Plans National Security Reviews For Foreign Investments
• TikTok Asks DC Circuit To Block Trump's Divestment Order
• 5 Firms Guide 2 Blank-Check Cos.' $390M Offerings
• FTC Probes Illumina's $8B Deal For Cancer Detection Biz
• 3 Firms Guide TPG And TA Associates' $1.6B Planview Buy
• Exec Says Trade Secret Suit Must Be Arbitrated In Hong Kong
• Rival Accuses ProMedica Of Anti-Competitive Conduct
• Elliott Urges Evergy To Review Potential $15B Takeover Bid
• Pot Industry Primed For M&A Activity After Ballot Wins
• Contractual Takeaways From Payment Providers Ruling
• 6 Firms Build $994M Deal For UK Video Game Developer 
• 5 Firms Guide As Apollo Bets $591M On Sazka Group
• Investcorp Sells $900M Of Urban Apartment Complexes
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• JC Penney Gets OK For $1.75B Asset Sale
• Wachtell, Goodwin Assist On Adobe's $1.5B Workfront Buy
• Simpson Thacher Steers CBRE-Linked SPAC's $400M IPO
• Constellation Says It Resolves FTC Probe In $1B Gallo Deal
• Pillsbury Hires Former Skadden Partner Amid M&A Expansion
• NY Employment Boutique Joins AY Strauss
• UK Antitrust 'In Catch-Up Mode'
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Apollo, East Lake Management
• DOJ Abandons Bain Doc Petition In Favor Of Visa Discovery
• Bonanza Creek Announces $376M Merger With HighPoint
• Software Co. Must Pay Up For Withheld Shares, 3rd Circ. Told
• Latham Guides Extra Space's $300M Investment In Jernigan
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• 2 Firms Guide Casey's $580M Deal For Gas Station Chain
• 3 Firms Steer Asset Manager's $2.7B Liquid Storage Co. Buy
• Davis Polk, Latham Lead $2.1B Deal For Apparel Co. Supreme
• What Biden's Win Means For SEC Enforcement, Leadership
• CFIUS Under Biden Will Quietly Keep Nose To The Grindstone
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• UK Merger Review Proposals Mull Deferring To Others
• Ellenoff Grossman Guides Blank-Check Co.'s $220M IPO
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Cahill Steer Week's Hot Deals
• Law Firm Tries To Sink Third Suit From $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Furniture Factory Chain Can Tap $2.5M Of DIP Financing
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Ropes & Gray
• JC Penney To Pay Lenders $40M In Ch. 11 Sale Settlement
• UK Software Co. Plans $3.7B Share Sale To Fund OSIsoft Buy
• Shearman, Kirkland Guide $935M Data Platform Buy
• Curaleaf To Fund Maryland Growth With $31.5M Pot Asset Sale
• 3 Firms Build Novo Nordisk's $1.8B Emisphere Buy
• RSA Weighs £7.2B Buyout Offer To Split Insurer In Two
• FCC Grants IHeartMedia's Bid To Be Foreign-Owned
• DOJ Challenges Visa's $5B 'Insurance Policy' Buy Of Plaid
• Cleary, Lowenstein Lead American Tower's $3.5B Telecom Buy
• Cooley, Kirkland Guide Delivery Co.'s $350M Alcohol Biz Bet
• NYSE Owner Prices $900M Offering As Part Of Ellie Mae Buy
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, 7-Eleven, Airbnb
• Furniture Factory Chain Hits Ch. 11 With $13.5M Asset Bid
• Gibson, Cooley Craft Merck's $2.75B Cancer Therapy Co. Buy
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Blocks Investment Technology Merger
• Windstream's GC, Uniti Beat Fraud Claims Over Spinoff Risks
• Mitchell Silberberg Nabs Fox Entertainment's Top Labor Atty
• Uncertain Election Leaves Capital Markets In Flux
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Irish HR Biz OKs Outsourcing Co.'s $373M Buyout Offer
• Del. High Court Urged To Find New Route For Damages Claims
• Boeing Supplier's Buyer Didn't Fend Off Sale Risks, Court Told
• Cannabis Biz EMMAC's Blank-Check Deal Falls Through
• Pot Biz Ayr Makes $81M Play In Ariz. Following Legalization
• Judge Doubtful Of Authority To Block TikTok's US Restrictions
• Slaughter & May, Linklaters-Repped Deal Downsized To £190M
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• 8 White And Williams Insurance Attys Join Robinson & Cole
• 3 Firms Guide $300M Alaska Internet Provider Sale
• After 26 Years, Top CBS Lawyer Leaves ViacomCBS
• Elenoff, Loeb To Guide Tech-Focused SPAC's $100M IPO
• Texas Panel Backs Attys' Sanctions Win In Title Co. Fight
• Securities Litigation Implications Of COVID-19 Impairments
• FTC OKs Stryker's $4B Wright Medical Deal, With Divestitures
• NY Sports Clubs Gets Judge's OK For $80M Sale In Ch. 11
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Friendly's Gets Initial Nod For Quick Race Through Ch. 11
• RE Platform Nabs $1B, Launches JV For Urban Development
• Latham, Stephenson Harwood Steer Waterfall's $826M ACI Bet
• Veolia Preps $13B Takeover Bid Despite Suez's Hesitance
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• UK School Suppliers Nix £50M Deal Under Antitrust Pressure
• Greenberg Traurig, Latham Lead SPAC's $2.1B Aeva Bet
• 3 Reasons The Election Will Shape M&A No Matter Who Wins
• Wealth Manager AMP Eyes $4.5B Buyout Amid Turmoil
• UK Antitrust Arm Probing $300M Tronox Titanium Biz Deal
• Canadian Greenhouse Co. Takes Over Pot Venture For $60M
• Gunderson, Kirkland Guide $1.5B Supply Chain Biz Sale
• 3 Firms Steer $3B PE Takeover Of Web Hosting Co. Endurance
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Friendly's Restaurants Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Stay Open
• Unilever Gets Nod For UK Restructuring Amid Pandemic
• 3 Firms Lead Stonepeak's $8.1B Bet On Astound Broadband
• Nielsen Sells Analytics Unit In $2.7B Deal Driven By 6 Firms