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Mergers & Acquisitions - August, 2021

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• CP Touts $31B Bid To KCS Shareholders After Rival Hits Snag
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive SunCoke Energy Merger Class Claims
• Chancery Axes Indian Travel Firm's Claims Of Deal-Killing Plot
• Russia's Yandex Reworks Uber Relationship In $1B Deal
• 3 Firms Guide Ashland's $1.65B Adhesives Biz Sale
• Ackman Builds Last Bit Of UMG Stake After SPAC Snafu
• Jessica Simpson Clothing Brand Owner Hits Ch. 11 In Del.
• Prosus Unit Inks $4.7B Deal For Indian Payments Co. BillDesk
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Keeping Up With The Evolving PE Secondaries Market
• Nikola Founder, Feds Clash Over Investor Fraud Forum
• Highland Capital Investor Seeks Pause Amid Ch. 11 Appeal
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Ropes & Gray Guide Week's Hot Deals
• FTC Says Retired Debt Counts Towards Merger Threshold
• New Shadow Trading Enforcement Lessons For Private Funds
• Bernstein Litowitz May Seek $4.6M For Bank Merger Suit Deal
• Cleary-Led Fintech ION Ups Bid To €2B For Italy's Cerved
• Goodwin Continues Expansion Of Private Equity Group
• 49 Law Firms Push Back Against Litigation Targeting SPACs
• Petrobras In Talks With Brazilian Oil Peer For $1B Asset Sale
• Ex-TWA Pilots Urge High Court to Review Seniority Suit
• ProMedica Tells 6th Circ. It Needs Rehearing Answer ASAP
• 3 Blank-Check IPOs Tap Public Markets For $410M Combined
• Pa. Judge Trims Malpractice Suit Over Cozen's Biz Sale Work
• Chancery Tosses Class Suit Over $3B Zimmer Biomet Cashout
• Kirkland, Cadwalader Rep Forbes' $630M Go-Public Deal
• NJ Hospitals Taking Fight With FTC Over Merger To 3rd Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nubank, Kioxia, TPG Capital
• Freshfields, Pillsbury Guide Axel Springer's $1B Politico Buy
• Altria, Juul Seek Upper Hand Against FTC After In-House Trial
• Hospital Wants Redo In 6th Circ. ProMedica Contract Appeal
• 4 ShiftPixy Blank-Check Vehicles Slash IPO Sizes
• Apex Prevails In Battle For Sanne With £1.51B Agreement
• Advocates Still Not Satisfied With Verizon-TracFone Deal
• Alpha Latam Files Ch. 11 Sale Plan With October Auction
• $100M Deal In Merger Suit May Set Table For Hefty Fee Award
• CBC-Led Group To Buy Stake In $2.5B Korean Botox Co.
• Pension Scheme Trustees Warn Of Morrisons Takeover Risks
• FTC, Illumina Clash On Merger's Potential To Win Cancer War
• Chancery Stays PrivatBank Suit Pending Ukraine Action
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Suit Over Stock Buyback Row
• App Makers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Facebook Antitrust Suit
• Pension Fund Sues In Chancery For $5.3B Cloudera Sale Info
• Schwazze To Buy Colo. Grow House Co. For $6.7M
• Navigating Asia-Pacific Health M&A In The Wake Of COVID
• US Concrete, Vulcan Deal Closing Without In-Depth Review
• Cravath, Davis Polk Rep GuideWell's $900M Triple-S Buy
• 3 Firms Craft Santander Holdings' $2.5B Subsidiary Buyout
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Cooley-Led Corporate Credit Card Co. Hits $3.9B Valuation
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Probes S&P's $44B Bid For IHS Markit
• Biden's Antitrust Policies Won't Depart Entirely From Trump's
• Health Care M&A Faces Antitrust Enforcement Crackdown
• Paul Hastings Nabs Former Top DOJ Antitrust Official
• 4 Firms Rep As Pfizer Buys Cancer Drug Co. In $2.3B Deal
• Latham, Skadden Pilot $3B Virgin Orbit SPAC Deal
• KKR Leads $3.7B Purchase Of Australia's Spark Infrastructure
• Ackman Smacks Back At SPAC Suit With 'SPARC' Plug
• Juul-Altria Force Some Buyers Into Arb But Can't Duck Suit
• UK Says Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal Raises 'Serious' Concerns
• FTC Hopes Updated Facebook Complaint Plugs Holes In Case
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Simpson Thacher Rep Week's Hot Deals
• EU Targets Illumina's Completion Of Grail Deal Amid Probe
• How CD&R Bagged A UK Grocery Giant With Its New £7B Bid
• CAI Investor Asks Court To Halt $1.1B Mitsubishi Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Latham
• LumiraDx, Health Care SPAC Slash $2B From Deal Value
• Blackstone Joins Landmark On $754M Student Housing JV
• Ex-FCC Chief Of Staff Heads To Akin Gump Regulatory Group
• Topps' SPAC Deal Is A Goner After MLB Decision To Cut Ties
• UK Lawyers Prep For More SPAC Work After Rules Change
• Feds Accuse Pharma Co. Manager's Wife Of Insider Trading
• 6 Firms Guide Trio Of SPACs Seeking To Raise $550M
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Tricor Group, SenseTime
• KCS Delays Stockholder Vote On $34B Canadian National Bid
• Trulieve, Harvest's $2.1B Deal Gets Canadian Court's Blessing
• 3 Firms Rep €1.7B Goldman Sachs Deal For Asset Manager
• FTC Takes Another Shot At Facebook In 3-2 Vote
• 3 Firms Sculpt $7.3B Deal For Health Care Tech Co. Inovalon
• Illumina Completes $7.1B Grail Deal Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
• SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Suit Dives Into Murky Area Of Law
• Pot Delivery Co. Eaze To Acquire Retailer Green Dragon
• Axon Gets More Support For High Court FTC Challenge
• CME Denies Rumored $16B Cboe Takeover Bid
• FTC Merger Warning Letters Seen As Largely Superficial
• $70M Innogy Wind Farm Suit Trimmed By NY Judge
• Green Fintech Startup To Merge With SPAC In $2B Deal
• Sidley, Loeb Steer SPAC Deal For $3B Specialty Auto Insurer
• Tilray Eyes US Expansion With 'Game-Changing' MedMen Deal
• SEC Sues Exec For Trading On 2016 Pfizer Merger News
• Basic Energy Enters Ch. 11 To Sell Oil & Gas, Water Assets
• Investors Allege Ackman's SPAC Dodged Registration Rules
• How The Texas Winter Storm Has Affected Power Contracts
• Courts Should Consider Extended Models In M&A Valuation
• Chancery Dismisses Challenge To $2.8B Genomic Health Sale
• 3 Firms Rep As Black & Decker Inks $1.6B Outdoor Biz Buy
• McDermott Adds 3 Energy Deal Pros In NY, Houston Offices
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Risk Analytics Co., SPAC Call Off $1.4B Merger
• Woodside, BHP Merge Oil And Gas Units To Create $29B Biz
• 7th Circ. Ruling Highlights ERISA Contradiction
• KKR Sells US Warehouse Portfolio In $2.2B Deal With Oxford
• Biotech Says Celgene-BMS Deal Threatens Drug Development
• Tim Hortons China Valued At $1.7B In Planned SPAC Merger
• Ayr Wellness Will Buy Pot-Infused Seltzer Co. For Up To $60M
• India Asks US Court To Toss Cairn's $1.2B Arb. Award Suit
• Equity Commonwealth Reworks $3B Offer After Starwood Bid
• 4 Firms Guide Village Farms' $75M Buy Of CBD Company
• Calif. Regulator Targets T-Mobile's 3G Sunset Plans
• Paysafe Bets $441M On SafetyPay In Latin America Push
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• PE-Backed Cobham Inks £2.57B Deal For UK Defense Firm
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Latham
• Sydney Airport Spurns Increased $16.8B Takeover Attempt
• AXA To Sell Singapore Insurance Arm To HSBC For $575M
• Squire Patton Adds Partner To Tax Strategy, Benefits Group
• Crypto Co. Fights To Keep Ellenoff Malpractice Suit In Play
• DOJ Gets More Time To Review Optum's $13.8B Change Buy
• Hunter Taubman Steers Tech-Focused SPAC's $100M Filing
• 5 Blank-Check Cos. Blitz Public Markets For $840M Combined
• Blockchain Cos. Will Merge Teams And Tech In $250M Deal
• Greenberg, Foley Steer $1B Surgical Robotics SPAC Merger
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• Don't Miss It: Cravath, Davis Polk Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Delaware's Dizzying Slate Of M&A Issues In 2021
• Freshfields Reps PE Firm On €3B Deal For Pet Products Co.
• Skadden, Sidley Lead $4B Willis Towers Reinsurance Biz Sale
• Chancery Keeps Alive Fraud Claims In $525M Online Co. Sale
• Camera Co. Off Hook For Defunct Unit's Contract Breach
• Kraft Heinz Must Face Investors' $15.4B Impairment Suit
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• What HSR Filers Should Know About New FTC Warnings
• Food Distributors Brush Off FTC Merger Warning
• Cos. Must Consider Legal Risks Of Buy-Now, Pay-Later Tech
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nubank, Hella, TMZ
• Blockchain-Focused SPAC Among 3 IPOs Totaling $400M
• Verizon, Lifeline Advocates Reach Deal On TracFone Tie-Up
• Hengeler Mueller, Latham Steer Adidas' $2.5B Reebok Sale
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• 3 Firms Stir Up $1.06B PE Deal For European Vodka Co.
• Wachtell, Latham Lead $1.92B Sale Of PSEG's Fossil Fuel Biz
• Clients Say They Trust These 32 Firms Most For M&A
• Sex Toy Retailers WOW Tech, Lovehoney Unite In €1B Merger
• Facebook May Have To Unwind $400M Giphy Deal In UK Probe
• Mayer Brown Adds Skadden M&A Vet In New York
• Hong Kong Sees More Listing Inquiries Amid US-China Spat
• M&A Atty Team Leads Are Rarely Women, Study Finds
• Gray Fights $500K FCC Fine Over Alaska TV Stations
• Hospitals Tell DOJ $13.8B Optum-Change Deal Can't Be Fixed
• Investor Challenges Mudrick Plans For $1.3B Topps SPAC
• Sweetbridge Sues Robinson & Cole Over Breached M&A Deal
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• 4 Firms Guide $2.2B Deal For PE-Backed Vine Energy
• 6th Circ. Lets ProMedica Drop Rival's Insurance Contracts
• Foley Hoag, Latham Lead RNA Tech Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Merger
• 3 Firms Drive Norton's Deal For $9.2B Cybersecurity Co. Avast
• Robinhood To Buy Shareholder Comms Platform For $140M
• Ex-Fox VP Fights Disney's Push To Narrow Severance Suit
• Chancery Lets Dell Stockholders Add Goldman Sachs To Suit
• Embracing ESG
• UK Watchdog Clears ATM Giants' Merger With No Conditions
• Trump's WeChat Suit Is Officially Over
• How SPACs Are Evolving, And What To Expect Next
• Canadian Pacific Says New $31B KCS Bid Bests Railway Rival
• EU Clears €2.5B Allianz, Santander Deal For Aviva Poland
• Judge Rebukes Limetree Bay DIP For Cutting $10M From Offer
• Clarivate's $5.3B ProQuest Buy Delayed Under FTC Scrutiny
• The IPO Market Is Finally Taking A Breather
• Class Wants Goldman Named In $24B Dell Stock Swap Suit
• FTC Wants More Info On AbbVie's $550M Device Deal
• DraftKings Grabs Golden Nugget Online Gaming For $1.56B
• Pomerantz, Robbins Geller Ask to Lead E-Cig Investor Suit
• DOJ Concerned About T-Mobile's Planned Network Shutdown
• UK Takeover Panel Sets Auction For £1B Inhaler Co. Vectura
• Jeld-Wen Gets Adviser Info Shielded In Door Factory Sale
• Yoga Exec Says Buyer Bound To Close $30M Deal In Del. Trial
• 3 Firms Lead Brookfield Unit's $5.1B American National Buy
• Circle Floats Bank Charter To Bolster Key Fintech Services
• Court Asked To Bar Atty From Testifying In Straight Path Case
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• Canadian Watchdog Probes Wireless Cos.' $21B Merger Plan
• 5 Firms Guide Blackstone's $3.1B Toronto REIT Buy
• Weil, Graubard Miller Lead Leafly's $385M SPAC Deal
• Freshfields-Led JV Inks $4.53B Deal For Poultry Producer
• Amazon Wins Round In India Over Future Retail Deal
• Suppliers Dispute Pipeline Foods' Ch. 11 Cash Protections
• Free Market Group Backs Axon's High Court Challenge Of FTC
• Don't Miss It: Paul Weiss, Morgan Lewis Guide Week's Deals
• Health Hires: Robinson & Cole, Benesch Friedlander
• Taxation With Representation: Hogan Lovells, Baker McKenzie
• UK Inhaler Maker Spurns Philip Morris For £958M PE Takeover
• SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Proposal
• Atty's Role In Straight Path Deal Suit In Chancery Clarified
• Perkins Coie Adds Ex-Wilson Sonsini Antitrust Atty
• Raytheon Faces Worker's ERISA Claims After Merger
• EQRx Worth $3.65B In Deal Led By Goodwin, White & Case
• Alvarez Nabs EY Partner For NY Affiliate Office
• UK Grocer Valued At £6.7B In Sweetened Takeover Bid
• 3 Firms Drive $5.2B PE Buy Of Business Software Co.
• 5 Firms Seek $44M Atty Fees In GCI Liberty Suit In Chancery
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pershing Square, UnitedHealth, Westpac
• Bouchard Gets OK For $245M Oil Barge Fleet Sale
• 4 Firms Steer Penn National's $2B Bet On TheScore
• Baker McKenzie, Cooley Build $2B Bayer-Vividion Deal
• Pulling Up Stakes: Pillsbury, Greenberg Traurig, McDermott
• Qualcomm Tries To Usurp Magna With $4.6B Bid For Veoneer
• 3 Firms Mold $2B Deal For Climate Insurance Risk Biz
• 2 Firms Seek To Lead GW Pharma Suit Over $7.2B Deal
• FTC Gets New Jersey Hospital Merger Paused
• Deal Maker Takeaways From Latest CFIUS Annual Report
• Fintech Co. Pico Lands $1.4B Value In SPAC Deal
• Littlejohn Will Sell Industrial Cleaning Co. For $1.25B
• Deal Struck To End Expedia Suit In Chancery Over $2.6B Deal
• Equity Holdouts Lose $18M Claim In Ruby Tuesday Ch. 11
• 'Titanic' Actress Challenges SAG-AFTRA Benefits Cuts
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Foster Garvey Adds Ex-Dunn Carney Securities Co-Head
• Barley Snyder Adds Atty To Biz Practice In Pa.
• Greensill Moves Toward Finacity Sale Despite Terms Changes
• 5 Firms Help Chinese Health Care Biz Go Private In $1.6B Deal
• 4 Firms Steer $2B Sale Of Thales' Rail Biz To Hitachi
• 6 Firms Rep VICI's $17.2B MGM Growth Buy
• Katerra Gets OK For $71M Ch. 11 Sale Of Manufacturing Plants
• FTC Says Illumina Case Too Simple For Extra Experts
• FTC Warning Cos. About Unfinished Merger Reviews
• Willkie Hires Ex-PwC Pro For Tax Practice In NY
• CMA Won't Review Baker Hughes, Akastor Offshore Drilling JV
• White & Case Snags Ex-Baker Botts Partner In Silicon Valley
• 4 Firms Usher Wolverine's $410M Deal For Sweaty Betty
• 4 Firms Aid As PepsiCo Unveils $4.5B Juice JV With PE Firm
• Weil, Paul Weiss Craft Sanofi's $3.2B Deal For Translate Bio
• Bankrupt Limetree Bay Set To Shut Down St. Croix Refinery
• 4 Firms Rep $85M Deal For Crypto Payments Biz Coinify
• Del. Judge OKs Avadim's $70M Ch. 11 Debt Takeback Sale
• Nine Point Ch. 11 Sale Upheld Over Caliber Appeal
• Ex-Astros Owner Asks Texas Justices To End Fraud Suit
• 3 Firms Rep IHS Markit's $1.2B Divestment To News Corp.
• NE Energy Law Veteran Leaves Locke Lord For Day Pitney
• Soccer Team Juked Investor Out Of Sale Proceeds, Suit Says
• Weil Leads $950M Cash Deal for Real Capital Analytics
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• EU Taking Deeper Look At Facebook's Kustomer Deal
• MoFo, Gennari Pilot SPAC Deal For $777M Aviation Hangar Co.
• 2 Firms Assist As Parker Acquires UK's Meggitt In £6.3B Deal
• Sanne Nears £1.49B Deal With Apex After Rejecting Cinven
• Foot Locker Inks 2 Deals Totaling $1.1B To Boost Biz Globally
• 4 Firms Steer Square's $29B Bet On Afterpay