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Mergers & Acquisitions - September, 2022

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• The 5 Biggest Cases This Supreme Court Term
• NJ Health System Loses Verdict To Recoup $15M Deal Fee
• 2 Firms Lead $2.5B Consumer Internet SPAC Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Don't Miss It: Cravath, Fried Frank Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Law360's The Term: A New Normal For The Supreme Court?
• SPAC Cancels Merger Plans With Chinese Automaker Chijet
• No Signs Of Supreme Court's Conservatives Slowing Down
• 3rd Circ. Won't Pause Sugar Merger For DOJ Appeal
• Scott + Scott Adds Kessler Topaz Corporate Governance Pro
• How Well Do You Know Supreme Court History?
• UnitedHealth Merger Loss Is One Step In DOJ's Long Game
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Sontchi To Referee Twitter Trial Prep
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Takes Bench, Makes History
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Practicality Over Perfection
• 5 Firms Guide $834M Chinese Biopharma SPAC Merger
• Judge Rules SEC's Suspension Of 2020 Proxy Rules Unlawful
• House Passes Antitrust Package Raising Large Merger Fees
• Stimwave Gets Del. Ch. 11 OK For $124M Auction Offer
• DOJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Pause Sugar Deal For Appeal
• Sens. Grapple With How To Do Outbound Investment Review
• What New Bar Exam Means For Law Students And Schools
• Brookfield Investing Up To $2B In US Renewable Energy Cos.
• Dems Press FTC To Oppose Amazon's IRobot Acquisition
• Linklaters Adds M&A Pro From Latham To Madrid Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cineplex, Citi, Apollo
• Enbridge Buys Texas Renewable Energy Biz In $270M Deal
• Uncertainty Lingers Around DOJ's Antitrust Leniency Shift
• TransGlobe Postpones Shareholder Vote For $307M Merger
• Kirkland Guides Crownpeak In £63.2M Bid For Attraqt Group
• Feds Ink $13M Redlining Settlement With NJ's Lakeland Bank
• JetBlue CEO Defends American Airlines Pact In Antitrust Trial
• DOJ's Criminal Antitrust Deputy Joins Fried Frank
• Del. Judge Rejects DOJ's Bid To Pause Sugar Deal
• DOJ Suit Highlights Shifting Merger Enforcement Standards
• Apple's New Messaging Features Will Complicate E-Discovery
• Ex-Fox VP Owed Severance After Disney Merger, Judge Rules
• Indigenous Communities Acquire $822M Stake In 7 Pipelines
• Regulatory Changes That May Affect Investments In Wireless
• Norris McLaughlin Grows M&A, Real Estate With 6 Attys
• Weil Guides Sweden's EQT In $1.7B Billtrust Deal
• Musk Asks 2nd Circ. To Lift SEC's Twitter 'Muzzle'
• UK Regulator To Review Remedy In €656M Foam Cos. Merger
• Latham Guides Airport Services Biz's €1.19B Bid For WFS
• UK's Spirax-Sarco To Buy US Thermal Co. Durex For $342M
• Faraday Hit With 2nd Suit Alleging Merger Disclosure Failures
• Twitter Says Musk Data Contradicts Deal-Killing 'Bot' Burden
• Investor Sues Venture Firm, Co. Board Over 'Unfair' $1.2B Deal
• COVID-Focused Biotech Firm Eyeing $675M SPAC Merger
• Law Firm Inclusion Efforts Often Overlook Business Staff
• Carenet Health Sues OpenMed In Del. To Unwind $15M Deal
• DOJ Seeks Block Of Sugar Merger Pending 3rd Circ. Appeal
• White & Case Adds 2 Real Estate Pros From Paul Hastings
• ​​​​​​​Mayer Brown Adds M&A Pro From Paul Weiss
• Luse Gorman, Sullivan & Cromwell Guide $1.3B Bank Merger
• Citi Backs Spanish Payments Co. With €150M In Financing
• American-JetBlue Accord Will Cost Flyers Billions, Judge Told
• Lone Star Funds Pulls €674M Bank Of Cyprus Bid
• UK Clears Bouygues' €7.1B Takeover Of Equans
• Linklaters Guides Biffa On £1.3B Takeover By PE Firm ECP
• Booz Allen Says DOJ Way Off Base On Antitrust Allegations
• Chamber Seeks Early Win Over SEC In Proxy Rules Dispute
• Caterpillar Facing Antitrust Case, While Komatsu Escapes
• Discovery Investor Sues Over HBO Max's Financial Struggles
• Twitter CEO, Musk Depositions No-Go For Now In $44B Suit
• Delta Exec Ordered To Testify At Rivals' Antitrust Trial
• SEC Rules Amplify Proxy Contest Threats For Cos.
• Meta Pushes FTC Bias Defense In VR Merger Case
• Online Grocery Biz Investor Defends $2M Fee Bid In Chancery
• M&A Duo Join McDonald Hopkins In Baltimore
• SEC's Fraud Fight With Israeli Contractor Execs To Go To Jury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Homebuilder Must Pay SEC $1.5M To End Insider Trading Case
• An Associate's Guide To Rebounding After A Layoff
• 2 Firms Lead SPAC's $69M Merger With Workplace Apps Firm
• Reduced Emissions Goal Of $1B SPAC, Energy Biz Merger
• Gibson Dunn Adds Real Estate Attorney In Orange County
• Musk Loses Bid For Privilege Waiver Amid Twitter Doc Fight
• Chancery Rejects 'Ethereal' Steel Connect Settlement
• Lessons From 3 Chancery Books And Records Decisions
• Del. Court Pauses Cell Tower Co. Sale After Investor Sues
• AML Regulation Of Lawyers Is Imminent And Controversial
• Link Group Halts Acquisition Talks With Dye & Durham
• Bristol-Myers Must Face Celgene Deal Suit In NJ State Court
• Boy Scouts Appeals Roll In, Alex Jones Ch. 11 Attys Nixed
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Shearman Guide Week's Hot Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTC's Noah Phillips Reflects On Tenure At Changing Agency
• Delaware Court Refuses To Block Sugar Deal
• 6 Key Reasons Why M&A Deals Are Falling Apart
• Stimwave Director Calls For Investigation Of Ch. 11 Sale
• Resort Group Lands $2.26B Valuation With GIC Partnership
• Vinson & Elkins Guides Talos' $1.1B EnVen Energy Buy
• Fortress-Linked SPAC Sued Over 'Flawed' Therapy Co. Merger
• FanDuel Tells Appeals Court Scottish Law Governed Merger
• Life Sciences-Focused Blank-Check Firm DMB Pulls $75M IPO
• Investor Sues To Halt Thoma Bravo's $2.8B Ping Identity Buy
• Biden Order's New Lens Puts Foreign Transactions In Focus
• Viatris Investor Can Take Merger Suit Back To State Court
• Tax Software Investor Asks Court To Block $8.4B Vista Deal
• FTC's Bedoya Says Antitrust Cares Too Much About Efficiency
• Steel Connect Revises Settlement After Call For Do-Over
• Del. Court OKs Musk Challenge Of $7.8M Twitter Severance
• 3 Firms Steer $350M Online Gambling Biz SPAC Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: FTX, Instacart, Truth Social
• What Del. Officer Exculpation Law Means For D&O Insurance
• Saint-Gobain Gets Last Regulatory OK For $2.3B GCP Deal
• Pillsbury Adds Simpson Thacher Litigator, Asia Expert In SF
• Trump Threatens To Sue SEC Over 'Stalled' SPAC Deal Review
• UnitedHealth-Change Judge Outlines Why DOJ Lost
• Kyocera To Pay AVX Investors $50M To End Suit Over Merger
• DOJ Quietly OKs West Coast Bank Merger, With Branch Sales
• Musk Says Twitter Using 'Suspect' Tactics To Hold Back Docs
• Key Adaptations For Law Firms Amid Quiet Quitting Movement
• 2 Firms Steer Liquidity Provider's $3.5B SPAC Merger
• Cannabis Legalization Must Address Monopoly Dangers
• Robert Sarver Says He Will Sell Phoenix Suns And Mercury
• 4 Firms Assist Eataly On €200M PE-Fueled Majority Investment
• Germany Nationalizes Gas Giant With €8B Cash Infusion
• Slaughter-Led French Giant Schneider To Buy Aveva For £9.5B
• Latham Brings On Winston & Strawn Real Estate Pro In LA
• FTC Not Done Targeting Specific Corporate Execs
• CEO Of Trump-Backed SPAC Can Force Fraud Arbitration
• Judge Gives NewAge OK For Quick Ch. 11 Auction
• NC Health System Eludes Monopoly Claims In Antitrust Fight
• Dating App Clover Inks $157M SPAC Merger
• 2 Firms Steer Tech-Focused Blank-Check Firm's $80M IPO
• 2 SPACs Will Shut Down After Failed Searches
• Amazon's Roomba Maker Deal Picks Up More FTC Scrutiny
• Subscribers Fight T-Mobile's Bid To Transfer Merger Case
• Terminix Investor Sues To Stop $6.7B Merger With Rentokil
• The Role Of Tweets, Memes, Emoji In Musk Securities Saga
• Creating A Hybrid Work Policy? Be Intentional And Inclusive
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Young Conaway Partner In Delaware
• Raines Feldman Continues NY Growth With Atty Trio
• Chancery Rejects Musk's Demand For More Slack Messages
• Sidley Leading Walgreens' $1.4B Shields Health Buyout
• Bernstein Litowitz Will Lead Santander Squeeze-Out Suit
• SEC M&A Regulatory Expert To Join Latham
• FCA Condition Puts Link, Dye & Durham Deal In Peril
• CRH To Return Up To $300M To Shareholders
• Blackstone To Sell Remaining Butlin's Assets For £300M
• UK Probes SocGen Leasing Unit's €5B Deal For Dutch Rival
• Syntel Asks 2nd Circ. To Scrap $570M Software IP Loss
• Faraday Investors Sue For Board Change In Two Del. Suits
• Warning Signs For FTC In AGs' Meta Appeal At DC Circ.
• Detroit Pension Fund Sues Zendesk Over PE Merger
• H&E Equipment Inks $130M Deal To Buy Rental Co.
• Judge Won't Block UnitedHealth's Purchase Of Change
• Mattress Maker Purple Gets $226M Hedge Fund Buyout Bid
• French Broadcasters Drop Merger Under Antitrust Pressure
• Musk Calls Suit To Force Twitter Purchase 'Unprecedented'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• McKesson To Pay Up To $875M For Rx Savings Solutions
• A Law Firm's Guide To Humane Layoffs As Recession Looms
• New CFIUS Order Will Prompt Broader Investment Scrutiny
• BitGo Says Galaxy's SEC Scrutiny Sank $1.2B Crypto Deal
• Booz Must Give NSA Its Best, EverWatch Merger Judge Told
• Warren Calls On DOT To Scrutinize JetBlue-Spirit Merger
• Latham Helps NASA Moon Contractor Land $1B SPAC Deal
• Don't Miss It: Proskauer, Freshfields Guide Week's Hot Deals
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Warns Of 'Ascendant' Monopolization
• Golden Nugget Investors Sue Fertitta Over DraftKings Merger
• Simpson, Paul Weiss Guide $2.4B Stonepeak Safety Biz Buy
• Practice Management Co. Actionstep Acquires LawMaster
• Porter Hedges Grows Energy Practice With 2 Partners
• Reverse Mergers Get Another Look As SPACs Decline
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Capita To Sell Payroll Services Biz For £150M
• TransGlobe Supports $307M Merger After 'Spurious Claims'
• UK Probes Korean Air's $1.6B Takeover Of Asiana Airline
• Elon Musk's New Counterclaims Cite Twitter Whistleblower
• DOJ Says Only Merger 'Uncertainty' Can Protect NSA Contract
• Sherman & Howard Expands Real Estate Practice
• Microsoft Offers No UK Fixes For $69B Activision Deal
• Ex-Uber Exec Wrongly Escaped Tax On Settlement, Court Told
• Cooley, Davis Polk Lead Agriculture Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Deal
• DOJ Sues To Block Assa Abloy's $4.3B Home Hardware Deal
• Twitter's Argument Reflects Del. Chancery Stance On Boards
• 4 Firms Seek $5.6M Fee For Fintech Merger Suit Deal In Del.
• Boy Scouts Plan Confirmed, Cineworld Hits Ch. 11
• Sidley Adds Co-Founder Of Cooley's Shanghai Office In Calif.
• Boeing Says NC Fund Ransomed Plane Parts With Price Surge
• CMA Says NEC's £62M Software Deal Threatens Competition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Flow, Tencent, Metro Pacfic
• Ex-Bracewell Finance Pro Joins Locke Lord In Dallas
• Kirkland, Skadden Guide $14B Store Capital Acquisition
• Biden Beefs Up Nat'l Security Evals For Foreign Investments
• Wachtell, Fenwick Build $20B Adobe-Figma Blockbuster
• TotalEnergies Sells Stake In Kurdistan Oil Field For $155M
• Twitter Investors Say They Were Misled On Security Concerns
• Loews Defends Baker Botts' Boardwalk Pipeline Opinion
• White & Case-Led Apollomics To Go Public Via SPAC Merger
• Diagnostic Biz Investor Sues To Stop $1.53B Take-Private Sale
• 2 Firms Seek To Lead Litigation In Del. Over Busted SPAC Deal
• Fintech Sees M&A Surge In 2022 Despite Ongoing Value Shifts
• Steel Connect Calls Disputed Chancery Class Deal Fair
• Williams Lea Acquires Outsourcing Provider Intelligent Office
• Iberdrola Inks Sale Of 49% Wind Farm Stake For €700M
• Learning From Trump And Bannon Discovery Strategies
• BitGo Hits Galaxy Digital With $100M Suit Over Busted Merger
• Musk's Tesla, SpaceX Emails Shielded From Twitter Deal Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Head Eyes Merger Policy 'Disconnect'
• Hemisphere Media Investor Seeks Records In 'Unfair' Deal
• Twitter Shareholders Vote To Approve Musk's $44B Takeover
• Locke Lord Hires Project Finance Pro From Dorsey & Whitney
• Twitter Security Gaps Lingered For Years, Whistleblower Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Louis Vuitton, Cove, Cohen & Steers
• Baker Donelson Grows Presence In Carolinas With New Office
• CORRECTION: Constellation Fights Definition Of 'Beer' In TM Row
• KKR-Led Group Won't Upgrade AU$20B Ramsay Health Bid
• To Beat Twitter, Musk Must Scale Del.'s Contract Law Mountain
• Williams Mullen Adds 2 Partners In Northern Virginia Office
• Hunton Adds M&A Partner To Houston Office From DLA Piper
• UK IT Firm CTS Acquires Tech Consultancy Tiger Eye
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Andrew Gerlach
• UBS Boosts Returns To Shareholders After Failed Deal
• Skadden Adds PE Pro From Winston & Strawn To Paris Team
• VMware Inks $8M Deal To End SEC Claim It Misled Investors
• Customer Pledges, Lack Of Rivals Sunk FTC's Illumina Case
• FTC Asks About Credibility In Appeal Over Altria's Juul Deal
• P3 Health's GC Can't Escape SPAC Deal Suit In Del.
• Twitter Looks To Sink Investor Suit To Force Musk Buyout
• NC Approved Monopoly, Health System Says In Antitrust Case
• SEC Says Adviser's Clients Paid Founder's $50M Tax Bill
• Third Point Walks Back Request For Disney To Spin Off ESPN
• Bolt Financial Scraps $1.5B Purchase Of Crypto Platform Wyre
• Krispy Kreme Accuses Investor Of Gluttonous Atty Fee Bid
• Dave & Buster's Elevates Atty To GC After $835M Merger
• Nelson Mullins, Sullivan & Cromwell Guide $572M SPAC Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fintech-Focused SPAC To Take 2 Firms Public Via Merger
• Clarivate To Score $302M In Web Deal Guided By Blank Rome
• Light Street Blasts Zendesk For Not Considering Its Proposal
• FTC Shift In Compulsory Process Lends Staff More Clout
• FCA Puts Conditions On $1.7B Link Group Takeover
• MVP: Skadden's Sonia K. Nijjar
• Ex-DOJ, FCC Vet Joins Freshfields In DC
• GE Eyes Early 2023 Health Care Spinoff, Unveils New Board
• The Risks In Lateral Hiring, And How To Avoid Them
• Agricultural Investment Vehicle Targets £200M Public Float
• Elon Musk Says Twitter Whistleblower Deal Also Tanks Merger
• Pfizer's $5.4B Deal To Acquire Drugmaker Faces Investor Suit
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• NJ Health System Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Property Buys
• Civil Rights Orgs Seek FTC Challenge To Amazon-iRobot Deal
• Australia OKs $1.7B Software Co. Tie-Up, With Conditions
• Auto Parts Suppliers Move $11M Royalty Suit To Fed. Court
• EU Clears Willkie-Led €2.3B Sale Of Chemicals Maker Perstorp
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Anthony Vernace
• Ex-TIAA Bank Counsel Joins Balch & Bingham In Fla.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTX Ventures To Take 30% Stake In Scaramucci's SkyBridge
• EU OKs $650M Daimler, BlackRock, NextEra Truck Project
• LSE's £274M Fintech Buyout Provisionally Cleared By CMA
• EU Tells Biz To Come Chat About New Merger Referral Rules
• Judges Who Use Social Media Must Know Their Ethical Limits
• IP Forecast: DC Circ. To Hear Free Speech Challenge To DMCA
• UnitedHealth Deal Is 'Not A Merger To Monopoly,' Judge Says
• SPAC Again Seeks More Time To Acquire Trump's Truth Social
• GenapSys Gets Court OK For $42M Sale To Investor Group
• Shareholders, Astrotech Seek Settlement of Del. Voting Suit
• Chancery Urged To Keep Alive Instructure Sale Challenge
• ABA Is Defending Profession's Values From Monied Influences
• Biz Software Sees Record Deals Despite Broader M&A Lull
• Credit Suisse To Take Full Ownership Of China Securities Biz
• Husch Blackwell Adds Health Care Pro, Corporate Pro In Calif.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aurora, Deutsche Bahn, Greek Airport
• Masten Space Approved For $4.5M Asset Sale In Ch. 11
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Krishna Veeraraghavan
• Class Seeks $950K Settlement With Stan Lee Media Co.
• Watchdog Eyes Local Fixes In Morrisons' Takeover Of Rival
• A&O Guides Stora Enso's €1B Buy Of Dutch Packaging Biz
• Darktrace Shares Tumble As Thoma Bravo Ends Offer Talks
• Health Chain Wins Suit Over Pa. Hospital's 'As-Is' Sale
• Antitrust Road Map To Vertical Integration Of Latest Car Tech
• How In-House Counsel Can Better Manage Litigation Exposure
• Ill. Pharma Co. Gets OK For Fast Sale Of Testosterone Drug
• HaystackID Acquires NY E-Discovery Firm BIA
• Cooley Boosts Antitrust Team In DC With Senior DOJ Lawyer
• Sidley Taps Former SoftBank Director As Partner In SF
• Key Employer Takeaways From DOJ's Poultry Antitrust Case
• T-Mobile Gets Sprint Merger Case Paused For Transfer Bid
• Ubisoft Shares Plunge After Tencent Increases Stake
• MVP: Munger Tolles' Jennifer Broder
• Chancery Won't Delay Musk-Twitter But OKs Counterclaim
• Cary Group Urges Shareholders To Accept Revised $813M Bid
• Spain's Repsol Sells 25% Stake In Oil & Gas Unit For $4.8B
• Meta Can't Get FTC Analysis Of Instagram, WhatsApp Buys
• Musk, Twitter Clash Over $44B Deal Trial Delay In Del.
• SEC Fines NY Adviser $1.5M Over Alleged SPAC Conflicts
• Three Firms Head Up $5.2B Gas Assets Purchase By EQT
• SPAC Delays Vote On Extension To Buy Trump's Truth Social
• Architecture Firm Reaches Deal On Ch. 11 Plan Documents
• Davis Polk, V&E Steer Deal To Form $4.8B Mineral Royalty Co.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Practical E-Discovery Lessons From The Alex Jones Case
• Attys Seek $29M In Fees After $105M Walgreens Deal
• The FTC And DOJ Are Rewriting The Rules
• DOJ Gets Time In State-Led Facebook Case At DC Circ.
• FTC Challenge to Meta VR Deal Could Restrict Tech M&A
• Oakley Capital Invests In Legal Database VLex
• Cravath, Willkie Lead $3.4B Texas Capital Insurance Biz Sale
• MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Edward Lee
• Pharma Co. Clarus Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Sell Sole Drug
• EU Bans Illumina's $8B Acquisition Of Grail
• Tracking The Global Move Toward Tighter Mergers Scrutiny
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 188 Attys From 78 Firms
• Reed Smith Hires Fangda Arbitration Lawyer From Hong Kong
• Howard Jonas Imperiled $3B Straight Path Sale, Director Says
• Don't Miss It: Ropes & Gray, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• FTC Appealing Judge's Ruling On Illumina's $8B Grail Deal
• Meta Has No Plans To Settle FTC's VR Merger Challenge
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: NewAge Inc.
• The Ethical Risks For Lawyers Accepting Payments In Crypto
• Musk Ally's Twitter Subpoena Protest Flushed In Del.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Harsh Market Limits IPO Prospects For Autumn Listings
• UK Clears NortonLifeLock's $9B Takeover Of Czech Biz Avast
• Euromoney Tells Shareholders To Accept £1.6B Offer
• New Wave Picks Up UK Clothing, Accessories Biz For £33M
• MoFo Guides Nikon's €622M Purchase Of Germany's SLM
• Diller And Match Group Beat Del. Suit Contesting $30B Spinoff
• Howard Jonas' Insults Recalled In Del. Straight Path Trial
• Zendesk Hangs On To $10.2B Deal Over Light Street Objection
• Booz Allen, EverWatch Get Partial Look At DOJ Merger Probe
• Davis Polk, Goodwin Steer $1.1B Novo Nordisk Acquisition
• NewAge Gets OK For $16M Loan From Stalking Horse Bidder
• 4 Key Takeaways From Del. Corporation Law Changes
• 5 Firms Assist As Rio Tinto Inks $3.3B Turquoise Hill Buyout
• Mont. Pot Co. Co-Founder Says Investor Suit Has 'Fatal Flaw'
• Envisioning Metaverse-Based Litigation In The Real World
• Investor Pushes $1.25M Fee Bid In Nextdoor SPAC Deal Suit
• Cookie Co. Buyout Spat Has No Clear Winner, NY Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Porsche, Truth Social, Calb
• SEC Signals Audit Crackdown As Firms Seek PE Partners
• Microsoft Faces In-Depth UK Antitrust Probe Over $69B Deal
• FTC Judge Rejects Challenge To Illumina's $8B Grail Deal