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Mergers & Acquisitions - January, 2021

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• COVID-19 Can't Delay Juul & Altria Trial, FTC Staff Says
• Coinbase's Public Listing Plans Shine Spotlight On Crypto
• Callaway Golf Hit With Investor Suit To Pause $2B Merger
• Trimmed Suit Over $2B Presidio Sale Moves On In Chancery
• Wendy's, Pizza Hut Franchisee Gets OK On $801M Ch. 11 Plan
• Fowler White Avoids DQ, But Clients Sanctioned Over Emails
• Don't Miss It: Willkie, Debevoise Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• 3 Firms Guide Biotech's $110M PIPE, Buy Of PE-Backed Co.
• Goodwin, V&E Rep Education Co.'s $1.7B Go-Public Deal
• Global Eagle Wins Post-Sale Ch. 11 Liquidation Nod In Del.
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Debevoise, Sidley
• Quarles, Others Sued In NY Over Botched Deal, $6.5M Tax Bill
• Health Hires: Sidley Austin And King & Spalding
• Judge Says Challenge To $6.1B Energy Go-Private Deal Fails
• Calif.-Based M&A Vet Joins Taylor English As Partner
• Entra Tells Investors To Spurn Competing Takeover Bids
• Skadden Adds Ex-Willkie Partner To Energy Practice
• Eaton Getting Power Device Maker Tripp Lite For $1.65B
• AkzoNobel Paints Over PPG's Tikkurila Buy With €1.4B Bid
• 5 Firms Guide Workday's $700M Deal For Danish Peer
• Shearman Guides Qualtrics To Upsized, $1.6B Debut
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fenway Sports Group, KKR, 23andMe
• Fiat GC To Lead Legal Team After Merger With Peugeot
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Pretium, Canadian Pension Fund To Invest $700M In Rental JV
• 9th Circ. Tosses Axon's Suit Over FTC Merger Review Process
• 3 Firms Drive SPAC Deal Valuing Electric Car Startup At $3.4B
• 2 Firms Steer Materials Co.'s £403M Bet On UK Manufacturer
• 3 Firms Pilot MassMutual's $3.5B Great American Life Buy
• Klobuchar Says Big Tech Breakups Should Still Be An Option
• Papa Murphy's Slams Recommendation To Save Merger Suit
• Pandemic Further Fans Red Hot US Health Care M&A Market
• How The SPAC Boom Could Trigger More Lawsuits
• EU Court Rejects Challenge To Liberty Global's Ziggo Buyout
• Chancery Keeps Suit Over $30B CBS-Viacom Merger Alive
• 6 Firms Guide Advanz Pharma's $846M Nordic Capital Deal
• Pandemic Bankruptcy Avoidance Efforts Create New Hurdles
• Gov't Services Providers Ink $7.1B Deal Led By 2 Firms
• Waddell & Reed Hit With Investor Suit Over Macquarie Merger
• Firms Pitch Strength In Bid To Lead Kyocera-AVX Deal Suit
• Saul Ewing Bolsters Cannabis Practice With Corporate Pro
• Fewer European Funds Grabbed Near-Record €92B In 2020
• Chancery Seeks More Info On Authentix Investor Rights Limits
• 3 Firms Rep PE Firm's $1.9B Deal For Exeter
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• 4 Firms Steer SPAC's $300M Israeli Medical Pot Co. Tie-Up
• Does The Biden Administration Need An Antitrust Czar?
• Revisiting Klobuchar's Crucial Antitrust Reform Proposals
• Australia's IFM Makes €4.9B Tender Offer For Naturgy Stake
• TransPerfect Says Ross Aronstam Shirked Its Client Duties
• FCC's New GC Is Merger Czar, Williams & Connolly Alum
• Chancery Delays Building Sale In Ukrainian Bank's Fraud Case
• Ropes, White & Case Guide Hillman Go-Public At $2.6B Value
• Companies Boost IPO Sizes As Another Blistering Week Starts
• Navigating Business Valuation During The Pandemic
• Willkie, Kramer Levin Guide $700M Deal For Pet Supplies Plus
• Eidos Therapeutics Investor Seeks Docs On BridgeBio Deal
• Pot Extractor Valens Buys Edibles Maker In Up To $33M Deal
• 5 Firms Drive $2.6B SPAC Deal For Online Marketer Taboola
• NCR Bests Competing PE Suitors With $2.5B Cardtronics Buy
• Gunderson Dettmer Snags Ex-Silicon Legal Strategy Partner
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• High Court Won't Take Up M&T Bank Merger Case
• Boohoo Buys Debenhams Brand As Holding Co. Wound Up
• Benefits Administrator Hits $7.3B Valuation In SPAC Merger
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Pot Grower Zenabis Inks $47M Loan To Refinance Debt
• Xerox Spinoff Fights Cert. Of 'Lawyer-Driven' Investor Suit
• Del. Justices Uphold Chancery's Higher Appraisal Of Tech Co.
• DuPont, Others Commit $4B To 'Forever Chemical' Liabilities
• Time For Cos. To Walk The Walk On Environmental Justice
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Del. Justices Revive Tossed Suit Over $3.3B Spectra Deal
• Taiwanese Chip Maker Boosts Offer For German Peer To €4.2B
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson, Faegre Drinker, Weil
• Health Chain Looks To Ax Suit Over 'As-Is' Pa. Hospital Buy
• Freshfields' M&A Co-Head Sees Active Sellers Market In 2021
• V&E, Mayer Brown Power $2.6B EVgo SPAC Merger
• New Use Of SPAC Subsidiaries Offers Another IPO Option
• Brazil Conditionally Clears $825M Takeda Drug Divestment
• Speedcast's $395M Sale Plan Reaches Ch. 11 Finish Line
• Prevail Investors Want Records From $1B Eli Lilly Deal
• Barnes & Thornburg Guides TastyTrade In $1B IG Group Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Joby Aero, Polynt-Reichhold, Starboard
• CWA Decries Verizon-TracFone Deal's Impact On Lifeline
• Faegre, Latham Drive $1.1B Boston Scientific-Preventice Deal
• Clifford Chance Reps PE Firm's £253M Industrial Property Bet
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Slaughter Named Acting FTC Chair Amid Biden Shakeup
• Dentons Names Co-Head Of Its So. Cal. Venture Tech Group
• Ukraine Bank Asks Chancery To Delay Ohio Building Sale
• 3 Firms Steer Sweetened $853M Bid For Collectors Universe
• Wendy's, Pizza Hut Franchisee Gets Nod On $801M Ch. 11 Sale
• Barry Nigro, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Deputy, Talks Enforcement
• Energy Antitrust: The Year In Review And What Lies Ahead
• Queen's Gambit SPAC Among 6 That Raised $1.4B Via IPOs
• Ex-Senator Joining Juul Team Ahead Of 2022 Bellwether Trials
• What The Oracle-TikTok Saga Means For Oracle Licensees
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• DLA Piper, Cooley Craft Up To $510M Deal For Cardiva Medical
• Streaming Site Sues For £20M After Virus Sours Soccer Deal
• Tech Co. Wins $134K After Trial With Former Merger Partner
• Gensler Expected To Be An Aggressive Enforcer As SEC Chair
• Pluralsight Investors Sue To Block $3.5B Go-Private Sale
• DOJ's Delrahim Calls For Antitrust Reforms On Way Out
• With Leadership Change, FTC Enforcement 'Full Speed Ahead'
• Willis Towers Watson To Settle Merger Claims For $90M
• Charter Rescinds Request To Nix Merger Conditions
• Calif. Gym's Ch. 11 Break-Up Fee Slashed, Creditors Say
• Drug Benefits Co. Valued At $1.1B In PE Deal Led By 3 Firms
• UK Watchdog Drops Probe After Metallurgy Firms Cut Off Deal
• High Court Parses FCC's Mandate To Promote Diversity
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• FTC Antitrust Alum Joins Faegre Drinker As DC Partner
• 3 Firms Steer Canadian Alcohol Seller's Pot Merger
• Freshfields, Kirkland Guide $201M Royal Caribbean Carveout
• American Airlines Pilots Push 2nd Circ. To Restore Benefits
• Trump Admin.'s Citgo Sale Prevention Is Unconstitutional
• New President, New Senate, New Antitrust Ballgame
• Faegre Drinker Adds Ex-Dechert Atty As Partner In Philly, NY
• Shearman, Kirkland Aid Citrix's $2.25B Buy Of Software Co.
• FTC Head Simons Stepping Down
• Wilson Sonsini, Skadden Lead $5.7B Laser Maker Merger
• Investors Say Grubhub Stock Claims Not 'Fraud By Hindsight'
• Thermo Fisher Shells Out $876M For Viral Vector Maker
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Debevoise Guide Week's Hot Deals
• What To Expect In High Court's Media Ownership Review
• Lessons From Economic Testimony In 2020 Merger Litigation
• FTC Studying Medical Mergers With Data From Cigna, Aetna
• Concho Investors Sue For Docs In $9.7B ConocoPhillips Deal
• Thoma Bravo's Cadwalader-Led SPAC Rakes In $900M Via IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Baker, Wachtell, Shearman
• Berger Singerman Adds Ex-Payless CLO, Baker McKenzie Atty
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• 4 Firms Build $586M Go-Private Deal For Insurer ProSight
• 3 Firms Steer Porch's Insurtech, Marketing Deals Worth $122M
• 9th Circ. Weighs Nat'l Security, Free Speech In WeChat Appeal
• Ebony Media Creditor Blasts $1.4M Offset In Ch. 11 Sale Price
• Acacia And Cisco Backtrack, Strike Increased $4.5B Deal
• Canopy To Grow TerrAscend Stake Pending Pot Legalization
• Crystallex Given OK To Proceed With Citgo Sale
• Mass. General Scraps NH Merger Plan Amid Antitrust Probe
• Delrahim Stepping Down As DOJ Antitrust Head
• 4 Steps For Public Cos. Subject To New Executive Pay Rules
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lucid Motors, Deutsche Telekom, GTCR
• 2020's Top 10 Deals And The Firms That Led Them
• Bennett Jones, Gowling Steer Cresco's $213M Pot Biz Buy
• Noble Energy Must Turn Over Docs On $13B Chevron Tie-Up
• Material Adverse Change Terms Continue To Get More Specific
• Noble Energy Investors Sue Board Over $13B Chevron Merger
• Qualcomm Drops $1.4B On Chipmaker Nuvia Amid 5G Boom
• FTC Probing Casey's $580M Bid For Gas Station Rival Bucky's
• 7 Firms Steer New Fortress Energy's $5B LNG Deals
• Reed Smith Nabs Freshfields Exec Compensation Partner
• Investor Suit Over Packing Cos.' $6.8B Merger Tossed
• Investors Tell Del. Justices Tech Co. Low-Balled Appraisal
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• Latham, Milbank Guide Talkspace's $1.4B Go-Public Deal
• A Benefits Attorney's Role In Corporate Transactions: Part 2
• Couche-Tard Makes $19.7B Bid For French Supermarket Chain
• LSE's $27B Data Co. Takeover Gets EU Nod With Antitrust Fix
• American Tower Pays $9.4B For Telefonica's Phone Mast Biz
• FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Gets New Judge
• Gary Gensler Reportedly Tops Biden's List To Lead SEC
• $33.5M Winner Fee Approved In $5.8B Chancery Hotel Ruling
• Why This Chicago Firm Hired A Nonlawyer CEO
• Ex-SEC Corporate Finance Head Rejoins Simpson Thacher
• DOT Must Probe JetBlue-American Alliance, Southwest Says
• A Benefits Attorney's Role In Corporate Transactions: Part 1
• 5 Blank-Check Cos. Raise $1.1B Amid Sizzling IPO Market
• 3 Firms Guide Proterra's $1.6B Go-Public Deal
• UK Antitrust Arm Orders Vehicle Parts Merger's Breakup
• Visa, Plaid Call Off $5.3B Deal Following DOJ Challenge
• 3 Firms Guide $350M Senior Living Real Estate Venture
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Senate Flip Could Turbocharge Cannabis Deal-Making
• White & Case Snags Noble Energy's Former Managing Atty
• Jones Day, Wachtell Lead $3.6B Deal For Medical Products Co.
• Acacia Asks Court To OK Its Termination Of $2.6B Cisco Deal
• SPAC, Smart Window Co. Tap GIC For $200M To Back Tie-Up
• 7 Major M&A Deals That Broke Down Due To COVID-19
• DC Circ. Eyes Supreme Court Arb. Case In AT&T Workers' Suit
• NCR Makes $1.74B Competing Offer For ATM Biz Cardtronics
• Kirkland, Cleary Advise Staples In $2.1B Office Depot Bid
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• Weil, Goodwin Steer Sanofi's Up To $1.45B Bet On Drug Co.
• BP Says It's Time To End Retirees' Pension Plan Suit
• White & Case, Shearman Rep Bakkt's $2.1B Go-Public Deal
• 7 Considerations For Gift And Estate Valuation Amid COVID-19
• GIP Bests Competitors With $4.6B Bid For Signature Aviation
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Ex-WWE Star Jeff Jarrett's Co. Settles IP Battle After Mistrial
• Restaurateur Can't Add New Evidence In HK Contempt Case
• Cisco Wins Injunction Against Acacia Ending $2.6B Deal
• Berkshire-Owned Aerospace Co. Settles Investor Suit for $21M
• Renovate America Gets OK For $5M Stalking Horse Bid
• Canada VoIP Biz Investors Blast $26M Merger Deal With Rival
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Sidley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 3 Firms Direct Domtar's $920M Diaper Unit Sale To PE Firm
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds Antitrust Partner To London Office
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cravath, Skadden
• Cooley, Skadden Rep Cancer Biotech's $1.7B Go-Public Deal
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gojek, Atos, Nykaa
• Garrett Motion Creditors Say Equity Group Should Cover Fees
• More Than 20 Firms Steered 2020's Largest Hospitality Deals
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Staffing Co.'s Accounting Fraud Suit
• 10 Ways Antitrust Scrutiny Is Heating Up In 2021
• Post-Brexit UK Antitrust Arm Eyes Merger Enforcement
• UK Betting Giant Makes $342M Bid For Baltic Counterpart
• Navistar Investor Sues To Block VW Unit's $3.7B Acquisition
• LafargeHolcim Inks $3.4B Deal For Commercial Roofing Co.
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• Fintech SoFi Inks $8.65B SPAC Deal Driven By 3 Firms
• TriZetto Says $855M Win In Trade Secrets Case Should Stand
• Kirkland Guides Wyndham On $100M Travel + Leisure Buy
• More Than 20 Firms Guided The Top Real Estate Deals Of 2020
• K&L Gates Adds Securities Litigator From Thompson Coburn
• Slack Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Salesforce Merger
• 7th Circ. Lets Bank Seek Indemnity In Contract Fight
• SoftBank's $40B Nvidia Deal Under UK Antitrust Scrutiny
• Pot Grower Zenabis Looks To Fend Off Purported Takeover
• NY Nine West Bankruptcy Decision Won't Chill Buyout Activity
• US Trustee Rips Calif. Gym's 'Excessive' Ch. 11 Break-Up Fee
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• 5 Firms Drive $6.5B Sale Of Walgreens' Health Care Division
• Simpson Steers Change Healthcare In $13.8B Sale To Optum
• Bouchard Rulings That Shaped Delaware Corporate Law
• 5th Circ. Takes Issue With Order In $775M Asset Sale Fight
• Pilots' Union Beats 7-Year Lawsuit Over Back Pay Dispersal
• Bouchard's Surprise Exit Opens Uncertain Void On Chancery
• Procter & Gamble, Billie Drop Deal Amid FTC Challenge
• Juul, Altria Look To Trim Claims In Vaping MDL
• 3 SPACs Go Public After Raising $525M Combined
• Garrett Motion Equity Group Seeks $2.5M In Investor Fees
• M&A Co. Sues Accountants, Attys Over Soured $2.1M Buy
• TMAC Sold For $225M After Initial Chinese Buyer Was Blocked
• Mayer Brown Adds 3 Partners In New York, Houston
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• Ebony Asks For More Time To Close Sale, File Ch. 11 Plan
• John Wiley Buys Open Access Publisher For $298M
• Game Developer Gets OK For Vote On New $1.2B Buy-Up Bid
• SVB Buys Boston Private In $900M Deal Led By S&C, Wachtell
• DLA Piper-Led Sylebra To Invest $200M In Car Sensor Tie-Up
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Skadden-Led Dental Products Co. Buys Aligner Maker For $1B
• Brookfield Asset Management Offers $5.9B For Property Unit
• Investor Seeks Records In $1.37B Takeover Of Building Co.
• Labor-Economy Data Informs Antitrust Law But Needs Work
• Skadden, Weil Guide $2.2B Centene Deal For Magellan Health
• Armstrong Teasdale Hires 4 To Open Office In Delaware
• MoFo, Sidley Guide ATN's $332M Alaska Communications Deal
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• McGuireWoods, Hogan Drive $8B Defense Contractor Merger
• UK Betting Giant Says $11.1B MGM Takeover Bid Is Too Low
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• The Top Merger Challenges To Watch In 2021
• Delaware Cases To Watch In 2021
• Hospitality Trends And Cases To Watch In 2021
• 3 Questions Looming For The 2021 IPO Market
• 5 New Year's Resolutions For M&A, PE Attorneys
• 3 Ways To Land More Big-Ticket M&A Work In 2021
• Blank-Check Deals, Distressed M&A To Headline 2021 Trends
• Pandemic Response, ESG To Drive 2021 Shareholder Activism