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Mergers & Acquisitions - July, 2023

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• Musk Says He Can't Be Personally Liable In Severance Claims
• Shkreli-Tied Pharma Co. Clinches $650K Stalking Horse Bid
• Credit Repair Co. Strikes Deal For Ch. 11 Loan, Sale Plan
• Colo. Food Co. Fired VP Before Shares Could Vest, Suit Says
• IMedia's Ch. 11 Sale Timeline May Be Too Short, Judge Says
• Fox And Flutter Entertainment Announce Closure Of Fox Bet
• Microsoft Seeks UK Merger Block Rethink, Citing New Deals
• Senate Hearing Highlights Antitrust Hazards In PGA-LIV Deal
• Telefonica Hit With $5.5M Fine Over Formula 1 Agreement
• Investors With ESG Aims Should Heed Antitrust Reporting Rules
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-SVB Atty Rejoins Simpson Thacher As Partner In New York
• Cannabis Cos. Cresco, Columbia Scrap $2B Merger
• 4 Firms Guide €1B Sale Of Controlling Stake In MedTech Biz
• Zooz Power To Go Public Via SPAC Merger
• Chancery Axes Inovalon Investor Suit Over $7.3B Deal
• 3 Firms Lead Francisco Partners, TPG In $6.5B New Relic Buy
• Rising Star: Goodwin's Tevia Pollard
• Willkie Helps Wendel Sell EU Packaging Biz For €1.1B
• Syneos Health Covered Up COVID-19 Turmoil, Investor Says
• Sequenom Beats Suit Over $371M Sale To LabCorp, For Now
• Judiciary Committee Accuses Khan Of Obstructing FTC Probe
• Canadian Tribes Acquire Major Stake In NGL Pipeline System
• Tivity Appeals Nutrisystem Merger Investor Class Cert, Again
• NFL Punted A Controversial Owner, But Not The Legal Fallout
• US Antitrust Approach Toward ESG Clashes With EU Stance
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher Lead Week's Deals
• When Investment Banks Can Sell Real Estate In Calif.
• Merger Guidelines' Broad Tack Ignores Recent Precedent
• Atty Fees Sought For $108M Cooley Malpractice Suit In NJ
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• EQT Fund To Take Majority Stake In India Fertility Chain
• Ch. 11 Ruling Informs On Social Media Ownership Rights
• Bed Bath & Beyond Gets Approval For Lease Sales
• Cravath, Vinson & Elkins Steer Biogen's $7.3B Reata Buy
• Senate Dems Press For Sept. Vote On FCC Nominee Gomez
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher
• Rising Star: Cleary's Kim Spoerri
• Covington Leads AstraZeneca To Buy $1B Pfizer Genetics Biz
• Skadden Steers Air France-KLM In Talks To Raise €1.5B
• Gucci Owner Bags 30% Stake In Italian Fashion Biz For €1.7B
• Kroger-Albertsons Judge Rips Atty's 'Weak' Merger Challenge
• Aircraft Leasing Co. Hits Ch. 11 With Billions In Debt, Sale Plan
• Blockchain Software Co. Founder Sues In Del. For Merger Info
• Jones Day, Kirkland Build $960M Sale Of Insulation Biz
• Rep. Jim Jordan Trying To 'Harass' FTC Staffers, Khan Says
• IP Trial To Proceed Over $900M Claim Against Lordstown
• Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, Related, Carlyle
• Regenerative Med Cos. To Merge For $65M
• FTC Won't Challenge $4.7B L3Harris-Aerojet Deal
• Tegna Deal's Handling Not 'Inappropriate,' FCC Chief Says
• Silicon Motion Blasts MaxLinear's Attempt To Cancel $8B Deal
• Parsing FTC's Intercontinental-Black Knight Merger Challenge
• Mallory Gives Plaintiffs A Better Shot At Justice
• Rockport Gets Court Nod On Final $40.9M DIP Loan
• Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Remi Korenblit
• Feds Ask To Halt JP Morgan's $175M Frank Buyout Suit
• Autism Treatment Center Gets OK For $48.5M Sale, Ch. 11 Plan
• Pro-Biz Groups Back Ban On Georgia-Pacific Asbestos Suits
• Wyden Unveils Bills To Strip PGA Of Tax-Exempt Status
• FERC Order Affirms Increased Scrutiny Of Investor-Utility Ties
• Microsoft Asks 9th Circ. To Reject Gamers' Activision Appeal
• Effectual Relief Questions Linger After Section 363 Ruling
• Fruit Farm Investor Sues Over Management After $560M Deal
• Lincoln Power Gets Approval For $26M Ch. 11 Sale
• These Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Rising Star: Paul Weiss' Andrew Krause
• Lockmaker Assa Abloy Buys UK Industrial Door Manufacturer
• SPAC Investors Sue Over $4.3B Core Scientific Plummet
• Eli Lilly Resets Merger Review Clock On $2.4B Deal
• Banc Of California, PacWest Ink Tie-Up Steered By 4 Firms
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Rockport Approved For $45M Sale Of Assets In Ch. 11
• Benefytt Creditors Raise Concerns Over Ch. 11 Releases
• CFIUS Clampdown Will Deter Allied-Country Investment
• Georgia-Pacific Asks 4th Circ. To Keep Asbestos Case Ruling
• $122.5M Viacom-CBS Merger Suit Deal, $27M Fee OK'd In Del.
• Attys Seek $26M For Madison Square Garden Suit Deal
• Sidley Adds DLA Piper's Fla. Corporate Practice Co-Chair
• Pietragallo Gordon Adds Family Law, Estates With Merger
• Insurer Hit With $21M Suit By Former Outside Sales Director
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Williams Industrial Services Gets OK For Ch. 11 Loans
• Amazon Lowers Price Of IRobot Offer Amid Regulatory Battles
• EU Probing Vivendi Actions In Lagardère Deal
• Rising Star: Shearman's Derrick Lott
• Firms Seek To Co-Lead TD Bank First Horizon Deal Suit
• TotalEnergies To Fully Acquire Renewables Firm For €1.5B
• Important Generative AI Considerations In M&A
• France's Thales To Buy US Cybersecurity Biz In $3.6B Deal
• Full 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider Musk's Bid To Undo SEC Deal
• Norton Rose Hires Corporate Partner To Grow Chicago Office
• 'Losing Two Is OK,' FTC's Khan Says
• Judge Temporarily Halts IQVIA Deal At FTC's Behest
• 4th Circ. Says Execs' Optimism Wasn't Fraud In Merger Suit
• Shareholder Objects To 'Unfair' $1.4B Urstadt Biddle Sale
• Arconic Investor Sues In Chancery For Docs On $5.2B Sale
• Cozen O'Connor Names Canadian Life Sciences Head
• 4 Firms Build $639M Sale Of Sculptor Capital Management
• TC Energy Sells Stake In Columbia Gas Pipelines For $3.9B
• Courts Can Overturn Deficient State Regulations, Too
• 'Entire Fairness' Takeaways From Tesla-SolarCity Ruling
• 3 Firms Build Public Storage's $2.2B Simply Self Storage Buy
• Blank Rome Launches Dallas Shop With Attys From 4 Firms
• SoftwareOne Rejects Bain's Revised $3.6B Buyout Offer
• New Merger Guidelines 'Want To Turn Back The Clock'
• SEC Fines Adviser Monroe Capital $1M Over SPAC Conflicts
• Rocket Co. Astra Shareholder's Del. Suit Cleared To Launch
• Celsius Seeks OK To Settle Customer Fraud Claims
• Trump-Linked SPAC Says Settlement Clears Path For Merger
• OppFi SPAC Investors Sue In Chancery Over Post-Merger Flop
• 3rd Circ. Says Arbitration Never Agreed To In Acquisition Row
• Stinson Adds Corporate Finance Partners In DC, NYC
• FTC Tries To Cut Amgen, Horizon's Constitutional Challenge
• Blackstone's 5 Biggest Bets As Firm Tops $1T In Assets
• LKQ, Uni-Select Deal Could Hurt Car Parts Supply, UK Says
• Ex-Engineer Pays $560K To Close Betting App Trading Case
• Biggest Washington Decisions: A 2023 Midyear Report
• 2 Firms Guide KKR's $1.3B Take-Private Buy Of Chase Corp.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Tales From The Trenches Of Remote Depositions
• French Group To Acquire Collins Aerospace Unit In $1.8B Deal
• FTC Pauses In-House Challenge Of Microsoft, Activision Deal
• Ill. Judge Doubts Private T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Challenge
• Indiana Ex-Lawmaker Pushes Back On $1.4M Atty Fee Request
• Mineral Co. Investors' Attys Seek $600K In Moot Merger Suit
• Trump-Related SPAC To Pay SEC $18M Over Truth Social Bid
• Taylor Swift Fans' Live Nation Antitrust Suit Stays Federal
• $4M Deal In Hemp Merger Suit Gets Judge's Endorsement
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2023: A Midyear Report
• Bipartisan Bills Would Monitor Foreign-Owned Farmland
• A Practical Solution To Life Sciences Joint Venture Disputes
• Snyder Fined $60M As $6B Commanders Sale Gets Owners' Nod
• Endo International Wins More Support For $6B Ch. 11 Sale
• March Trial Set For Trump Media Co. Insider Trading Case
• Mass. Cop Convicted Of Passing Analog Devices Stock Tips
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ramsay Sime Darby, THL, Roivant
• 2023 Is Far From Done With Government Merger Cases
• JetBlue, American Decry DOJ 'Overreach' After Deal Breakup
• Dutch SPAC Looks To Buy Electric-Vehicle Maker For $233M
• HighVista's Abrdn Private Biz Buy Boosts Assets To $9B
• What's New In The DOJ-FTC Proposed Merger Guidelines
• Taylor Swift Tour Comes Up In Vertical Merger Hearing
• AMC Stock Split Fight Shapes Del. Corporate Law Overhaul
• FTC Judge Calls Simultaneous In-House, Fed Cases 'A Waste'
• Energy Storage Investment Ramps Up In First Half Of 2023
• FTC Says Hospital Deal's Evasion Of Scrutiny Hurts Antitrust
• Bain Capital Closes $1.15B Inaugural Insurance Fund
• Stratasys Blasts Nano's Track Record In Tender Offer Denial
• TPG To Pay $1.4B For Nextech As Part Of Health Care IT Push
• Sullivan & Worcester Names New Managing Partner In NY
• Winston & Strawn Adds PE Pro From California Boutique
• Microsoft, Activision Push Deadline Again Amid UK Concerns
• Womble Bond Adds Business Litigator To DC Practice
• More Deals Would Face Gov't Lawsuits Under Draft Guidelines
• Broadcom's $61B VMware Deal Provisionally Cleared By UK
• Investor Sues For Probe Into Robotics Co.'s SPAC Merger
• GreenLight Shareholders Sue In Del. For Company Books
• SEC Fines Ex-Merck Regulatory VP For Insider Trading
• WaPo Wants Out Of $3.8B Trump Defamation Suit
• EJF Capital Raises $470M For Litigation Finance Fund
• Vice Bankruptcy Ruling Shows Contract Assignment Issues
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• AT&T Calls Black-Owned PE Firm's Race Bias Suit 'Offensive'
• Newmont Gets Canadian Clearance For $19.5B Newcrest Deal
• Justice Kagan Denies Bid To Halt Activision Deal
• Latham-Led Ares To Buy Asia's $3.8B Crescent Point Capital
• Chancery Sends $2.1B Hyzon Motors SPAC Deal Toward Trial
• Gamers Ask Justices To Halt Microsoft's $69B Activision Buy
• Microsoft, Sony Cut Call Of Duty Deal After FTC Court Loss
• Commanders, Atty Accused Of Defaming Exec After Testimony
• FTC Moves To Block IQVIA Deal Over Health Ad Concerns
• Investors Tell Chancery Katapult SPAC Defenses Won't Fly
• Ways To Balance ESG Initiatives And Antitrust Risks
• FTC Seeks Pause Of $28B Amgen Deal Amid Challenge
• NYSE Owner, Black Knight 1 Step Closer To $11.7B Deal
• Westlake Village BioPartners Launches $450M Fund
• OpenSea Verdict Backs DOJ Digital Asset Insider Trading View
• Cleary, Goodwin Steer $455M Sale Of FM:Systems
• Stratasys Pursuing Talks With 3D Systems After $2B Bid
• Judge Slams Ex-Frank Exec's Bid To Exit JPMorgan's Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Pause Microsoft-Activision Merger
• OMV, Abu Dhabi Oil Co. In Talks To Form Chemicals Giant
• 2 Firms Steer ESG-Focused SPAC's $300M Public Debut
• Monster Headphones Maker Can't Dodge Fees In Beats Row
• Post-Pandemic Hospitality Trends To Watch At Midyear 2023
• Level Up Lawyers' Business Development With Gamification
• 8 Firms Guide Goldman Sachs's $1.7B Deal For Kahoot
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Eli Lilly Buying Obesity Drugmaker Versanis In Near-$2B Deal
• Skadden Steers Air France-KLM To Raise €500M From Apollo
• REIT Makes Competing Bid For Fellow Mortgage Trust
• Chinese Solar Co. Investors' Attys Get $4.2M For $21M Deal
• Wealth Mgmt. Co. Sued 4x In Del. For $7B CD&R Merger Info
• Bipartisan Bill Would Expand CFIUS Reach To Farmland
• Chancery Denies New Trial On 'Phantom Equity' Sale Concern
• Khan Denies FTC Is 'Harassing' Musk, Losing On Purpose
• Better World SPAC To Liquidate After Calling Off Merger
• Surf Air Mobility Pushes Direct Listing Date To July 27
• 3D Systems Launches $2B Boosted Bid For Stratasys
• Mallory Ruling Leaves Personal Jurisdiction Deeply Unsettled
• FTC Wants Stop To Microsoft, Activision Deal Pending Appeal
• 2nd Fintech Exec Vows To Fight $175M JPMorgan Fraud Case
• Robinson & Cole, Recruiter Both Seek Win In Contract Case
• Senate Witnesses Debate Role Of Regulators In Bank Mergers
• Deals Rumor Mill: AXA SA, Syngenta, Bain Capital
• Exxon Buying Carbon Capture Biz Denbury In $4.9B Deal
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive DOJ's Sugar Merger Challenge
• UK Deepens Probe Into Adobe's $20B Figma Deal
• FTC Will Appeal Lost Bid To Block Microsoft's Activision Deal
• Catalog Retailer Approved For $85M Litigation Rights Sale
• Energy Transfer Seeks To Undo $601.5M Williams Award
• ATM Maker Diebold Gets OK For $2.1B Ch. 11 Debt Swap
• Gamers Press Bid To Pause Activision Deal After FTC Loss
• 2nd Exec At Startup Charged With $175M Fraud On JPMorgan
• What Constitutes A Sale Of 'All' Company Assets In Del.
• PowerSchool To Buy School Messaging Biz In $300M Deal
• Milbank Adds Ex-Dechert Private Equity Co-Head In Duo Hire
• Lawmakers Advance FCC Nominees To Senate Floor
• PE Firm Welsh Carson Nabs $5B For Its Largest-Ever Fund
• Singapore's Quadria Selling FV Hospital Stake For $381M
• Asia-Focused SPAC Begins Trading After $60M IPO
• Broker-Dealer Ladenburg Sues Client Over Unpaid M&A Fee
• 5 Ways Firms Can Rethink Office Design In A Hybrid World
• French Electrical Giant Thales Eyes $1B Aviation Buyout
• Broadcom's $61B VMware Deal Conditionally Cleared By EU
• Illumina Fined €432M For Closing Grail Deal Without EU OK
• Navy Rightly Limited Correction On Support Deal, Judge Rules
• Where The FTC Went Wrong Against Microsoft-Activision
• 'Aggressive' Filings By Feds In ADI Trading Case Worry Judge
• Coal Ash Co. Investor Sues In Del. For Details On Sale Plan
• WaPo Wants Trump Media's $3.8B Suit Moved To Fed. Court
• Carnival Wants Bankrupt Software Co. Debt Treated As Equity
• Bed Bath & Beyond Gets Nod On $15M Baby Business IP Sale
• Musk Says Twitter Investors Can't Prove Manipulation Scheme
• Creditors Want Christmas Tree Shops Converted To Ch. 7
• Energy Deals Gathered Steam In First Half Of 2023
• NY Enforcers Warn Of Delay In Ski Operator Antitrust Case
• How To Avoid Flopping When Flipping Fla. Real Estate
• 4 Firms Guide Nuclear Fission Startup's $850M SPAC Merger
• Sens. Told 'Existential Threat' Forced PGA Tour-LIV Deal
• Dems Warn Of Potential Perils From L3Harris-Aerojet Deal
• Congress Should Curb FTC Pattern Of Consent Order Abuse
• Bar Score Is Best Hiring Metric Post-Affirmative Action
• TransAlta Merging With Renewables Unit In $1B Deal
• Microsoft Bid To Close Activision Deal Clears Key FTC Hurdle
• UK Probes Arcelik, Whirlpool European Appliance Deal
• Judge Stalls Tech Founder's $28M Suit Against JPMorgan
• GOP Reps Press Fed's Powell To Rev Up SVB Doc Hunt
• Alexion Trial Starts Over Ditched Drug Worth 'Billions'
• SVB Parent Demands FDIC Fork Over $1.9B Account Funds
• Dye & Durham Loses Appeal Of Blocked Spin-Off Plan
• Nano Heats Up Stratasys Bidding War With New $1.6B Offer
• SPAC Backer Denies Wrongdoing In $2.6B Casino Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Bed Bath & Beyond Nixes Auction, Wants Baby Biz Sale OK'd
• GAO Says Army Made Multiple Errors On $652M Support Deal
• Davis Polk, Paul Hastings Lead TPG's $2.45B Forcepoint Buy
• Conn. Atty Says SEC 'Detached From Reality' In Judge Spat
• Stinson Adds Corporate Atty From Bailey Glasser In DC
• DWF In Talks To Go Private With Sale To PE Firm
• Hartfield Titus Sues MarketAxess In Del. Alleging Deal Breach
• Twitter Rips Wachtell's $90M Fee Battling Musk To Close Sale
• SD Tribal Biz Owner Petitions High Court To Revive RICO Suit
• KnowBe4 Shareholders In Talks To Resolve Del. Merger Suits
• Venture-Backed Startups Cinch Belts To Survive Lean Times
• Beacon Roofing Will Buy Back $804.5M In Stock From PE Firm
• Antitrust Enforcers Must Have More Funding
• Ski Operator Says NY Enforcers Only Got Docs From 1 Rival
• Slack Decision Adds Urgency For Finalized SPAC Rules
• Videoconferencing Co. Lifesize Approved For Ch. 11 Sale
• Christmas Tree Ch. 11 Winds Down As Liquidation Proposed
• Sugarman Owed $350K In Failed Merger, Mass. Court Affirms
• 3 Firms Will Lead Tishman Speyer SPAC Suit In Chancery
• Starboard Urges Energy Co. Algonquin To Sell Renewables Biz
• DOJ's Merger Record Improves & Other Early 2023 Highlights
• Ghosting In BigLaw: How To Come Back From Lack Of Feedback
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cannabis Company Cronos Group Mulls Sale Inquiries
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell Lipton, Gibson Dunn
• JD Sports To Pay $546M For Full Control Of Iberian Unit
• DLA Piper-Led Data Biz YouGov Buys Rival For €315M
• Deutsche Boerse Extends Offer Period For Danish Tech Co.
• Finnish Discount Store To Buy Swedish Rival For €170.4M
• Danish Medical Tech Biz To Buy Biotech Co. For Up To $1.3B
• Chancery Addresses 'Merger Tax' Concerns Over $1M Fee Bid
• South African Watchdogs Clear Microsoft-Activision Deal
• EU Flags Concerns Over Amazon's $1.7B Roomba Maker Deal
• Schottensteins Escape Cannabis Co.'s Delaware Claims
• Bausch & Lomb Pays $106M For J&J Eye Drop Line
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Sports, Credit Suisse, Shein IPO
• Andretti-Backed SPAC Inks Letter Of Intent With AI Biz
• Thermo Fisher Pays $912M For Ropes-Led Health Data Co.
• Full 4th Circ. Asked To Rethink Georgia-Pacific Asbestos Stay
• Del. Challenge To $71M Deal Sputters Over Spouse Standing
• Crypto M&A Disputes Expected To Heat Up Through 2023
• Clark Hill Merges With Chicago's Funkhouser Vegosen
• Cooley-Led DigitalOcean Buys Paperspace For $111M
• FIS Selling Worldpay Stake To PE Firm GTCR In $18.5B Deal
• 2 Firms Guide Man Group On $183M Bid For Varagon Capital
• Disney Wants Discovery Pause In Streamers' Antitrust Suit
• FTC Drops Case Over Altria's Unwound Juul Investment
• JetBlue Exits American Pact, Won't Appeal Antitrust Ruling
• Wellful Buys Jenny Craig Brand, To Revive Later This Year
• IMedia Gets OK For Ch. 11 Financing From Proposed Buyer
• Health Care Marketing Co. Sues In Del. To Unwind $80M Buy
• Landlady Says Real Estate Co. Stole $200K To Buy Hemp Firm
• Patterson-UTI Inks More Than $370M Deal For Drill Bit Maker
• Steps To Success For Senior Associates
• SEC Pans Conn. Atty's Bid For New Judge In Fraud Case
• Georgia-Pacific Ruling Furthers Texas Two-Step Challenges
• 3 Firms Lead Mars In Deal To Buy Kevin's Natural Foods
• Duke To Sell Distributed Generation Biz To PE Firm For $364M
• Takeaways From DOJ's New Approach To Bank Mergers
• 5 Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2023
• American Equity Accepts Brookfield's $4.3B Takeover Offer
• Can M&A Bounce Back After Dismal First Half Of 2023?
• FTC Backs Ethics Chief Who Owned Meta Stock During Probe
• Trump-Linked SPAC Inks $18M Proposed Deal With SEC
• 3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court's Session
• Law360 Podcasts Untangle A Week Of Blockbuster Rulings
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Jackson Debuts As Chattiest Justice
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Bang Agrees To $362M Sale To Monster In Fla. Ch. 11
• Legal Profession Must Do More For Lawyers With Disabilities
• What To Watch In Mass. Courts In The 2nd Half Of 2023
• Pfizer, Seagen Merger Tops Largest M&A Deals Of 2023
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• PGA Tour Officials Agree To Testify To Senate About LIV Deal
• Aussie Contractor Says Musk's Twitter Won't Pay Its Bills
• OMERS, Dutch Pension To Buy Energy Co. Kenter
• 9 Firms Lead SPAC's Bid To Raise $301M For $1B Mines Buy
• Tattooed Chef To Seek Asset Sale Through Ch. 11 Case
• 5 Firms Steer Malt Giant's $1B Takeover Of Australian Rival