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Mergers & Acquisitions - October, 2023

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• Chancery Scuttles Twitter Investor's $3M Merger Fee Claim
• Republicans Press Fed, Others On Slow Bank Merger Reviews
• Del. Judge Denies Rockport Ch. 11 Deal As 'Sub Rosa' Plan
• Australia's Treasury Wine Paying Up To $1B For US Vineyard
• JetBlue-Spirit Deal Will Hurt Flyers, Judge Told As Trial Begins
• IKS Buys AQuity Solutions In $200M Health Admin Co. Tie-Up
• Ametek Inc. Buying PE-Backed Paragon Medical For $1.9B
• Nuclear Energy Firm And Ares-Backed SPAC End Merger Deal
• Airport Owner Confirms Talks On £100M Sale Of Biomass Biz
• Wachtell, McDermott Steer $1.1B Substation Control Biz Deal
• Premier League Club Co-Chair Eyes Kicking Off Sale Of Stake
• Solar Tech Lender Hits Ch. 11 With Prepack Sale Plan
• Swiss SPAC Agrees $303M Buyout Of Power Network Biz
• Slaughter And May Guides Vodafone's €5B Spanish Biz Sale
• Chancery Urged To Reject 'Hindsight' Basis For SPAC Suit
• FCC Wants More Info On T-Mobile's $1.35B Mint Mobile Deal
• SEC Relieves Private Debt Issuers From New Disclosure Rules
• Skadden-Led IFF Sells Cosmetic Ingredients Biz For $810M
• Amazon Brand Buyer Benitago Gets OK To Use Cash In Ch. 11
• Supreme Court Won't Rethink Cognizant's Slashed IP Award
• Sculptor Capital Stockholders Blast Board's Del. Suit Exit
• Trump-Tied SPAC Files Revised Financial Statements
• Feds Deny Colluding With JPMorgan In Fintech Fraud Case
• Mineral Biz Investors' Attys Get $450K For Mooted Merger Suit
• Biden Admin's M&A Rhetoric Outpaces Enforcement Numbers
• Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Parties In Complex Disputes
• Software Investor Gets $100K 'Mootness' Fee For Attys In Del.
• Skadden-Led Western Digital Says It Will Split Into 2 Cos.
• EU Signals Go-Ahead For €1.7B Hitachi-Thales Deal After Fix
• 3 Firms Guide REIT Megadeals Totaling $30B-Plus In Value
• Ascential To Sell E-Commerce, Product Design Cos. For £1.4B
• Dechert-Led Abrdn Buys £2.6B Health Care Funds From Rival
• Getty Images Owes $88M In Damages In Stock Warrant Spat
• Heyman Enerio, Labaton Sucharow Clash Over Investor Deal
• Lucid Investors Ask 9th Circ. To Undo 'Bright-Line Test' Ruling
• Musk Fights To End Twitter Investors' Stock Suit Over Buyout
• Yellow Corp. Approved For Auctioneer Hire For Ch. 11 Sales
• Hancock Stock Grab Could Threaten $900M SQM-Azure Deal
• Rithm's New $719.8M Sculptor Deal Includes Investor Sign-Off
• PGX Ch. 11 Plan To Be Heard Before WARN Act Suit Trial
• Light Show Co. Gets US Recognition For $4M Asset Bid
• Del. Dispatch: Lessons From Failed ETE-Williams Merger
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• IPO Flops Could Spur A Rise In Stock-Drop Litigation
• EV Maker Thunder Power To Go Public Via $400M SPAC Deal
• MVP: Wachtell's Jake Kling
• Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Davis Polk
• Walker Morris Guides Engineering Biz's £4.7M Acquisition
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Freshfields Lead Hot Deals
• Skadden Steers Air France-KLM's €1.5B Apollo Financing
• Startup Founder Wants JPMorgan Forced To Pay Legal Fees
• 6th Circ. Probes SEC On Proxy Proposal Comment Period
• FTC Again Seeks Halt On IQVIA-Propel Merger Deal
• 5 Ways To Leverage Recent DOJ 'Safe Harbor' M&A Policy
• Lithium Giant SQM To Buy Azure Minerals For $900M
• Attys For UFC Wage Class Want Rival Firm To Back Off
• Goldman Insider's 'Gratuitous' Fraud Merits Prison, Feds Say
• Endeavor Stock Jumps As PE Owner Eyes Go-Private Deal
• JetBlue, Spirit Lose Bid To Close Court For Antitrust Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConocoPhillips, Disney, Orange-MasMovil
• Wex To Buy HVAC-Focused SaaS Biz For Up To $261M
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Melissa Sawyer
• A&O Steers Stellantis' €1.5B Investment In Chinese EV Firm
• US Trustee Balks At 5% Breakup Fee In Zymergen Bid
• HIG Capital Claims Fraud In $915M Asset Buy From Audax
• FTC, Illumina Say EU Unwinding Order Won't Impact Appeal
• Hospital Wins Surgery Center Ownership Fight With NC Doctor
• Credit Repair Firm PGX Pushes For Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• IronNet Files Proposed Dual-Track Sale Process In Ch. 11
• Eversheds Sutherland Adds Transactional Tax Attorney
• Pro Bono Work Is Powerful Self-Help For Attorneys
• UK Needs More Time To Review $20B Adobe-Figma Deal
• Avoiding Bribery, Corruption And Sanctions Risks In Int'l M&A
• MVP: Shearman's Daniel Litowitz
• Alpine Keeps Hold Of HVAC Biz With $3.4B Investment
• EPIC Acquisition SPAC Gets Extension To Find Target
• Qualtrics Investors Sue SAP Over $12.5B Take-Private Deal
• Chancery To Decide If Transit Row Should Be Fast-Tracked
• Kristen Bell's Baby Co. Gets Interim OK For $47M DIP In Ch. 11
• Bed Bath & Beyond To Sell Lease To Hobby Lobby For $2.1M
• PGX Trying To Duck Layoff Claims, Ex-Worker Says
• Wachtell-Led RTX Sells Raytheon Cybersecurity Biz For $1.3B
• Engine Co. Sues Autoparts Buyer In Del. Over Contract Breach
• Med-Tech Co. UpHealth And 6 Units Get OK For Joint Ch. 11
• FTC Wants More Info On Campbell Soup's $2.7B Sauce Deal
• Madison Industries To Buy CAE Healthcare For $227M
• Playing In A Rock Cover Band Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Innventure To Go Public At $385M Value Via SPAC Merger
• Pilot Travel Minority Owner Sues Berkshire Hathaway In Del.
• Wyrick Robbins Guiding Citius Oncology Unit In SPAC Merger
• Cadence Bank Sells Its Insurance Biz In $904M Cash Deal
• Durant-Backed SPAC To Dissolve After Failed Merger Search
• HSF-Led Hipgnosis Says It Can't Find Better Bid For $440M Sale
• Dickson Minto Leads Drinks Biz Purchase Of Rival For £12M
• Stockholders Sue In Del. For Docs On Fiesta Restaurant Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Espinosa On 'Lincoln Lawyer'
• Icahn Says $8B Illumina-Grail Deal Caused Millions In Losses
• Steve Madden Secures $52M Buy Of Almost Famous Brands
• 3 Firms Assist As Vista Equity Buys EngageSmart In $4B Deal
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Laura Turano
• Indivior Cuts $385M Deal To End Suboxone Antitrust Claims
• Simpson Thacher-Led Stonepeak Buying Textainer For $7.4B
• Kristen Bell's Hollywood Diaper Co. Hello Bello Hits Ch. 11
• Paul Weiss-Led Chevron Pays $53B For Wachtell-Repped Hess
• Online Biz Wins EU Antitrust OK For Stake In Cartier Owner
• TotalEnergies To Develop US Wind Project For $420M
• Davis Polk Guides Roche On $7.1B Deal For US Drugmaker
• GameSquare Buying Esports Co. FaZe Clan After Value Plunge
• Market Headwinds And Geopolitical Risks Muddle IPO Plans
• Pa. Hospital Sale Plan Halts AG's Fight To Stop Closure
• Dish Paying T-Mobile $100M Upfront To Extend Deal Deadline
• New DOJ Roles Underscore National Security Focus
• Z Gallerie Gets OK To Sell Inventory In Ch. 11
• 6 Firms Guide Argentine Airline Flybondi's SPAC Launch
• Cravath, Willkie Lead Sale Of Majority Stake In Insurance Biz
• MVP: Gibson Dunn's Saee Muzumdar
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Latham
• EU Gives Pfizer Green Light For $43B Seagen Takeover
• Qihoo Investors Seek Class Cert. In $9.3B Merger Suit
• SEC Says Jury Should Hear First 'Shadow Trading' Case
• 5th Circ. Asks Illumina, FTC For Update On EU Order's Impact
• Franchise Group Investor Seeks Appraisal Of $2.6B Merger
• Orbital Gets OK For Vote On Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Failed SPAC Files For Ch. 15 After Investor Class Action
• Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Execs For Cash Move Amid Asbestos Suits
• How To Navigate The FTC's New Private Equity Frontier
• FTC, Gamers Continue Challenges To $69B Microsoft Deal
• Asia-Focused SPAC Lianfeng Holding Files $70M IPO
• Newman Suspension Shows Need For Judicial Reform
• Ex-Goldman Banker Seeks No Prison In Insider Trading Case
• Deutsche Bahn Selling Transportation Biz Arriva For €1.6B
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chesapeake, CVC Capital, News Corp.
• CMS Steers Spire Healthcare's £74M Buyout Of UK Rival Vita
• Rite Aid Investors, Walgreens Ink $192M Deal In Merger Row
• Judge Plans To Pause Live Nation Case For Arbitration Appeal
• FIS Brass Hit With Suit Over 'Failed' Acquisition Integration
• Biden's FTC, FAA Nominees Sail Through Committee
• Sorrento Cleared For $20M JV Sale In Ch. 11 Case
• Kroger, Albertsons Slam Renewed Bid To Block $25B Merger
• TreeHouse Led By Blakes Cassels In J.M. Smucker Pickle Deal
• Davis Polk-Led Owner Of Nerds, SweeTarts Buying Jelly Belly
• Baker Botts Adds Former White & Case, V&E Attys In Houston
• AgileThought Gets Interim Approval For $23M DIP
• Asia's 'Sonic' Video Game Distributor Inks $1.2B SPAC Deal
• Latham, Blank Rome Steer $131M Gama Aviation Unit Buy
• UK's LADbible Buys US Media Rival Betches For Up To $54M
• Kirkland Steers PE Giant Apax's £203M Bid For UK Tech Firm
• BHP, Mitsubishi Sell Coal Mines To Whitehaven For $4.1B
• Icahn Goes After Illumina's Board In Del. Chancery Court
• DOD Needs To Improve Merger Risk Reviews, GAO Says
• Forward Air Shareholder Looks To Sink $3.2B Omni Deal
• Z Gallerie Blames Lingering COVID Effects For New Ch. 11
• Trump-Linked SPAC To Restate Financial Results After Errors
• Wachtell Wins Bid To Arbitrate X's $90M Fee Dispute
• Thermo Fisher To Acquire Sweden's Olink In $3.1B Deal
• Ex-Goodwin Partner Joins Dentons' Tech Practice
• Polsinelli Adds Exec Comp Atty From Sherman & Howard
• Mattos Filho's Leadership In NY Changes Hands
• Practicing Under DOJ 'Safe Harbor' Policy For M&As
• Schulte Roth Gains PE Partner In Ex-Weil Counsel
• Wendel Unveils Plans To Buy European PE Shop For $405M
• Wyndham Rejects Choice Hotels' Revised $7.8B Offer
• Honigman Advises Tropics LP In Stalking-Horse Skymint Buy
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Sports Execs' SPAC Sues In Chancery Over Terminated Deal
• Microsoft Tells 9th Circ. UK OK On Activision Is Good Enough
• Feds Letting JPMorgan Shield Evidence, Startup Execs Say
• Scampi Merger Fried Amid Pressure From UK Watchdog
• SEC's Life Sciences Actions Utilize Novel Tools And Theories
• Split FERC Agrees To Push $6.7B Vistra Deal Review To 2024
• Smart Medical Device Maker Inks $60M SPAC Merger
• Pharma Co. Investors Want Docs On Post-Merger Payments
• AI-Focused Alpha Modus To Go Public In $175M SPAC Merger
• Fund Managers Taking US Telecom Co. Private In $3.1B Deal
• How And Why Your Firm Should Implement Fixed-Fee Billing
• Clifford Chance Adds Kirkland, Simpson Thacher Energy Pros
• Vista Outdoor To Sell Sporting Products Biz For $1.91B
• 7 Firms Build $1.2B Sale Of Canadian Cargo Biz Logistec
• Investor Agrees To Buy Abrdn's Euro PE Biz For Up To £100M
• French Tech Co. Nears Completion Of €518M IT Firm Buyout
• 2 Firms Lead £48M UK Drug Co. Buyout Bid By Hong Kong Biz
• Exxon-Pioneer Deal Heralds Fresh Permian Push For Mergers
• Buchalter Boosts Seattle Office With 3 New Shareholders
• Chancery Chides Dura Medic Over Unilateral Case Shakeup
• 9th Circ. Lets Consumers Speed Up Live Nation's Arb. Appeal
• SEC Actions Against Musk Are Constitutionally Defective
• 4 Takeaways From The SEC's New Beneficial-Ownership Rules
• SmileDirect Urges $5.25M Sale Of Corporate Jet In Ch. 11
• Polsinelli Launches Special Situations Investing Team
• Linklaters Adds Cleary Gottlieb Latin American Atty In DC, NY
• Conn. Banking Brief: The Notable Compliance Updates In Q3
• Judicial Independence Needs Defense Amid Political Threats
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Firms Steer Take-Private Sale Of Air-Powered Tool Maker
• Generali Sells Italian Unit To Germany's Allianz For €280M
• Microsoft Closes $69B Activision Deal With Competition Fixes
• Sorrento Seeks Quick Timeline On Process For Ch. 11 Plan
• UnityPoint Names New Chief After Failed $11B Merger
• Flyers Have Standing To Contest JetBlue-Spirit, Judge Says
• How Law Firms Can Use Account-Based Marketing Strategies
• Wachtell Says X Corp. Can't Duck Arbitration In $90M Fee Row
• Swedish Medical Device Maker Buys US Biz For $320M
• Wilson Sonsini, Cleary Build $975M Video Messaging Biz Sale
• PIPE Investors Canceling Investments In Trump-Linked SPAC
• Kirkland Steers PE Firm's £506M Bid For Wagamama Chain
• Deals Rumor Mill: Colombier, Truist, Virgin Australia
• EU Orders Illumina To Sell Off Grail
• Envision Healthcare Gets OK For Ch. 11 Reorganization Plans
• Investors Alleging $51M Loss To Lead Pharma Co. Suit
• 3 Firms Assist As Goldman Sachs Sells GreenSky
• ExxonMobil To Pay $60B For Pioneer In Top Deal Of 2023
• Strategic Succession Planning At Law Firms Is Crucial
• Sorrento To Sell JV Stake For $20M In 'Urgent' Bid For Cash
• Willkie Adds Kirkland Private Equity Ace In Texas
• Convicted Ex-Pol Rips 'Exorbitant' Legal Fees In Restitution
• 2 Firms To Lead Investor Suit Over Myovant-Sumitomo Deal
• Chinese Hygiene Products Biz Lands $500M SPAC Merger
• 3 Firms Craft $950M Sale Of Melissa & Doug Toy Biz
• Honigman Picks Up Corporate Partner From McDermott
• Trader Cops To ADI Insider Scheme With Trial Looming
• Covisint Investors Win Class Cert. In OpenText Merger Spat
• Medtech Co. Haemonetics Inks $253M Deal To Buy OpSens
• Tax Software Co., Execs Beat $8.4B PE Buyout Suit, For Now
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Cannabis Software Co. Shareholder Drops Merger Litigation
• The Impact Of Proposed HSR Form Changes On Agency Staff
• FTC Reluctantly Abandons Axon Merger Challenge
• BakerHostetler Adds M&A Pro In Houston From Frost Todd
• Gibson Dunn, Latham Lead $217M Startek Go-Private Deal
• Energy Transfer Owes Williams $601.5M, Del. Justices Affirm
• Simpson Thacher, Kirkland Build Bazooka Candy PE Buyout
• Tool Hirer Buys Battery Biz For £20M As Green Demand Grows
• UK Security Clears Investor's €97M Buy Of Irish Internet Biz
• Paul Hastings Adds M&A Trio From Sidley, Mayer Brown
• Thermal Processing Biz Grows US Presence With $145M Buys
• A&O, Sullivan Drive Auto Parts Maker's €3.6B Bid For Rival
• AmeriFirst Financial Urges Court To OK Loan Portfolio Sales
• Airline Workers Union Wants JetBlue Merger Grounded
• Live Nation Says 'No Good Reason' To Expedite Appeal
• Cooley Attys Savor Amgen-Horizon Close After FTC Battle
• Pimco Seeks Halt To First Guaranty Whistleblower's Claims
• FTC's Health Co. Suit Indicates Agency's Private Equity Focus
• France Rejects US Valve Maker's Acquisition Deal
• IronNet Investors Sue In Chancery After $137M SPAC Flop
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ackman To Test Viability Of 'SPARC,' An Alternative To SPACs
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Latham Lead Hot Deals
• Pension Lifeboat Fund Buys Australian Forest Estate
• SEC Sues To Force Musk Testimony On Twitter Stock Buys
• AgileThought To Continue DIP Talks With Bridge Financing
• 2 Firms To Lead Consolidated SentinelOne Accounting Suit
• Pharma Cos. Form Coalition To Fight FTC Merger Approach
• Orbital Hands Assets To Pre-Ch. 11 Lenders For Credit Bids
• Top 4 Antitrust Enforcement Issues In Health Care Today
• Enforcers Say Filing Overhaul Could Help Some Mergers
• SPAC Investors To Settle Busted Fertitta Deal Suit For $12.5M
• Maximizing Law Firm Profitability In Uncertain Times
• Q3's Top 10 Deals Led By J&J's $42B Tylenol Owner Spinoff
• Metropolis Tech Buys SP Plus In $1.5B Deal Led By 3 Firms
• Deals Rumor Mill: BP, AT&T-Direct TV, Carlyle Group
• French Retailer Casino Group Finalizes €1.2B Rescue Package
• Pillow Co. Wants To Pad Key Employee Pay In Ch. 11 Case
• Zymergen Files Liquidation Plan As Ch. 11 Case Begins In Del.
• DOJ Launches 'Safe Harbor' Self-Reporting Policy For M&A
• States Back Off Bid To Block Sandoz Spinoff In Antitrust Case
• DOJ, JetBlue Want Flyers' Spirit Case Kept Apart
• Ex-Exec Says Insurer's Financial Collapse Not His Fault
• OECD Gender Inclusive Toolkit May Inform Competition Policy
• Mintz, Fenwick Mold Deal For $1B Life Sciences Tools Co.
• Alleged $636M Deal Error Highlights Ethics Considerations
• Latham Leads M&A As Global Deals Fall To 10-Year Low
• Lawmakers Bash UnitedHealth's M&A Tactics In Letter To DOJ
• 4 Firms Build $147M Merger Between SPAC And Ag Tech Biz
• CMA Serves Up Price Rise Warning Over Scampi Merger
• In-House Expert Joins Loeb & Loeb Corporate Team
• Struggling Superdry Agrees £40M South Asian IP Rights Sale
• UK Clears €1.7B Hitachi-Thales Deal After Fixes
• Logistics Co. 'Grossly Undervalued' In GXO Sale, Suit Claims
• Shoppers Take Second Shot At Kroger-Albertsons Suit
• Alfa Financial Scraps Talks With Thomas H. Lee Partners
• Krispy Kreme Considers Possible Sale Of Insomnia Cookies
• Latham Hires IP Partner From Simpson Thacher
• Insurance Group Buys Skadden-Led Vericity In $170M Deal
• Green-Tech Investor To Go Public Via $450M SPAC Merger
• X Corp. Fights Wachtell's Bid For Arbitration Of $90M Fee Row
• Tech M&A Due Diligence Checklist: Sector-Specific Concerns
• Kirkland, Skadden Lead Eli Lilly's $1.4B Point Biopharma Buy
• 5 DOJ Enforcement Priorities To Note From Recent Remarks
• Financial Adviser Sues Pharma Biz Over Merger Fees
• BCLP, Faegre Drinker Guide Tech Biz On Aquisition Deal
• ESPN Fee Class Action Can Proceed, But Without Damages
• Chancery Sends ITG-Reynolds' Fla. Cig Deal Damages To Trial
• Tilray's Anheuser-Busch Deal A Test For Pot Cos. Eyeing US
• Better.com Gets Whistleblower Retaliation Suit Trimmed
• 5th Circ. Ruling Reminds Attys That CBP Can Search Devices
• Lithia Ups Bid For Pendragon Motor, Leasing Biz To £397M
• Ex-CNN President Jeff Zucker Invests In Front Office Sports
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Alleged $636M Deal Error Shows Value Of Old-School Methods
• Lordstown Gets $10M Bid From Ex-CEO In Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• 3 Firms Build $720M Sale of Mortgage Services Business
• Minerals Technologies Puts Barretts Talc Unit Into Bankruptcy
• Justices Won't Hear Fight Over $11B American Airlines Deal
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 171 Attys At 76 Firms