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Mergers & Acquisitions - December, 2023

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• Investor Sues Illumina, Ex-Execs Over Unwound Grail Deal
• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023
• Private Equity Veteran Joins Blank Rome In Houston
• Covington-Led Bristol Myers To Buy Karuna In $14B Deal
• SEC Rebounds From Rare Trial Loss With $240K Fine
• Kroger-Albertsons Merger Challenge Given One Last Shot
• Vericity Investor Sues In Del. For Books On $170M Buyout
• FTC, DOJ End 2023 With New Guidance, Lingering Challenges
• Venable Trade Guru On US Steel-Nippon's Tough Road Ahead
• Alpine Summit Ch. 11 Plan Dates Moved Up After DIP Payment
• What The 2023 Bank Failures Taught Us, And What's To Come
• Finnish Asset Manager Sells 17 Properties For €100M
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Exec Compensation Partner In DC
• Trends Shaping The 2024 Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warner Bros, Blue Origin, Chuck E. Cheese
• Skadden, Latham Craft $725M Deal For Product Support Biz
• Nelson Mullins Brings On DLA Piper Health Pro In Fla.
• Attorneys' Busiest Times Can Be Business Opportunities
• Investment Co. Plans To Block KKR's £1.3B Smart Meter Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Ropes & Gray
• Harbour Energy To Buy Asset Portfolio For $11.2B
• Exxon, Chevron Top 2023's 10 Largest M&A Deals
• College NIL Fight, MLB Settlement Highlight 2023's 2nd Half
• 11 Deals That Shaped Healthcare And Life Sciences In 2023
• NC Man Admits To Role In New Jersey Deli Fraud Scheme
• Amazon Brand Buyer Nixes 'Death Trap' In Ch. 11 Disclosure
• The Top Bankruptcy Cases And Issues Of 2023
• Kirkland, Foley & Lardner Lead Bain's $200M Insurer Buy
• SomaLogic Founder Sues In Del. Chancery To Block $1B Deal
• In The World Of Legal Ethics, 10 Trends To Note From 2023
• Del. Dispatch: The 2023 Corporate Cases You Need To Know
• Del. Courts Saw APE Wars, Fox Fury And A Barr Fight In 2023
• More SPAC Woes As One Vehicle Shutters, Another Deal Nixed
• Choice Hotels Rips Wyndham's Reaction To Takeover Effort
• 5 Firms Build Aon's $13.4B PE-Backed Insurance Broker Buy
• Choppy Conditions Tripped Up Capital Markets Again In 2023
• Pharma Co. Impel Hits Ch. 11 With $127M Debt And Sale Plans
• E-Bike Rental Co. Bird Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• Building Co., Advisers Defend $75M Payout In $1.4B Merger
• Wyndham Cites Antitrust Issues In Choice's Hostile Takeover
• Realty Income's $9.3B REIT Buy Challenged By Shareholder
• US Steel Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over $14.9B Nippon Deal
• Paul Weiss, Kirkland Steer $179M Buy Of Bitcoin Mining Sites
• How Attorneys Can Be More Efficient This Holiday Season
• Zymergen Gets Conditional OK For Ch. 11 Asset Sales
• 2nd Trader Avoids Prison In Covington Info Theft Case
• Hancock, SQM Team Up On $1.1B Azure Minerals Bid
• Final Merger Guidelines Soften Tack On Concentrating Sectors
• AmeriFirst DIP Faces Continued Pushback Despite Tweaks
• Client Says Firm's $3M Liability Is Clear, No Trial Needed
• Calif. Hospitals Abandon $142M Deal Under FTC Challenge
• Agencies' Aggressive Merger Approach Was Tested In 2023
• Life Sciences Co. Sells Its Spine Biz To H.I.G. In $375M Deal
• IEA Seeks Summary Judgment In Ares, Oaktree Merger Suit
• Cleary Guides OCI On Back-To-Back Deals Worth $7.2B
• Exploring Middle-Market M&A Trends In 2023 And Beyond
• Understanding Advance Notice Bylaws Is Key For All Parties
• A Former Bankruptcy Judge Talks 2023 High Court Rulings
• Chipmaker Can't Trim IBM's $1.5B Contract Suit Before Trial
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 3 Firms Lead Door Maker's $3B Buy Of Peer PGT Innovations
• Feds Seek 8 Months For Ex-Gibson Dunn Visiting Atty
• Kirkland, Goodwin Steer $800M Deal Involving A-Rod's SPAC
• Illumina To Divest Grail After 5th Circ. Ruling
• 4 Firms Build $4.4B Go-Private Deal For Analytics Firm Alteryx
• Software Co. Ebix Hits Ch. 11 With Bid For Insurance Biz
• Nippon Wins US Steel Bidding Battle With $14.9B Deal
• Children's Book Writing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Adobe, Figma Kill $20B Deal After Regulators Cast Doubts
• IBM To Buy Software AG's Integration Platforms For €2B
• French Telecom Proposes €10.5B Merger With Vodafone Italy
• 5th Circ. Says FTC Must Reconsider $8B Illumina-Grail Merger
• IPOs In 2024 Will Be Invite-Only, Life Sciences Insiders Say
• Chancery Mulls Toss Of Pipeline Co. Merger Side-Deal Suit
• Zymergen Names 2 Successful Bidders In Ch. 11 Auction
• Pot Co., Insurer Settle Coverage Dispute Over Deal Fallout
• UFC Defends Renewed Attack On Fighters' Experts
• Fruit Grower Gets 2 Weeks Cash While It Alters Ch. 11 Budget
• Gibson Dunn Reps Chobani On $900M La Colombe Buy
• T-Mobile Appeal Will Make Merger Harder To Undo, Court Told
• Skadden-Led Black & Decker Sells Tools Unit For $760M
• A Review Of 2023's Most Notable Securities Litigation
• Our Favorite Colorful Chancery Court Quotes Of 2023
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Freshfields, Debevoise
• NC AG Says HCA Healthcare Lapses Broke Purchase Deal
• Berkshire Hathaway Loses Round In Del. Pilot Travel Fight
• Match.com Case Could Test Del.'s Vaunted MFW Standard
• Judge Says There's No Sign Of Bad Faith In Wind Farm Delay
• Trump-Tied SPAC Loses Millions More In PIPE Financing
• Feds Seek Up To 2 Years For Merck Merger Tippee
• Athena Tech SPAC, Air Water Ventures Terminate $300M Deal
• Chamber Tells 1st Circ. American-JetBlue Judge Unfair To JVs
• Flight Attendants Vouch For JetBlue-Spirit Deal Post-Trial
• Campari In Talks To Buy Courvoisier Cognac In $1.2B Deal
• Musk's Challenge To SEC Twitter Probe Faces Skeptical Judge
• 4 Key Ways CFIUS Affected Private Equity In 2023
• Chess.com Joins Forces With Entertainment Agency WME
• Rite Aid Union Denied Contact Info On Ch. 11 Sale Bidders
• Deals Rumor Mill: Macy's, KKR, General Atlantic
• Kirkland-Led HG Capital To Invest £13.6M In Software Biz
• Investor Says More Changes Required At Betting Biz Entain
• Skadden Guides German Biopharm On €102.7M Placing
• Paul Weiss, Linklaters Guide Carrier On $775M Fridge Biz Sale
• Publishing Giant Inks Deal To Offer News In ChatGPT
• EU OKs $22B Bioscience Cos. Merger After Remedies
• Deals Software Co. Noetica AI Raises $6M Seed Fund Round
• Ex-ArentFox Schiff Entertainment Lawyer Jumps To Manatt
• BP Taps Ex-Skadden Atty For New GC As Long-Time Head Departs
• Katten Guides Computing Firm's $45M Deal To Buy Tech Biz
• Morgan Lewis Guides Integra On $275M Pharma Biz Deal
• Telefonica Germany Tells Shareholders To Back €1.9B Offer
• How Clients May Use AI To Monitor Attorneys
• UK Takeover Code Changes: Key Points For Bidders, Targets
• Sidley Hired For HeadFirst's £483M Bid For Recruiter Impellam
• Revolution Beauty Settles With Ex-Chair Over £28M Deal
• AstraZeneca Urges Chancery To Toss $3B Viela Bio Sale Suit
• Food Recycler Darling Wins In $29M M&A Tax Benefit Tiff
• 7 Enforcement Predictions For US Export Controls, Sanctions
• Warren, Sanders Ask FTC To Block Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• 8 Ways To Negotiate Improved Disgorgement Outcomes
• Del. Judge OKs 'Tremendous' $1.9B Yellow Corp. Ch. 11 Sale
• Choice Launches Hostile Bid In Wyndham Takeover Battle
• Sirius XM Investors Reach Deal In Suit Over 'Slow Roll' Buy-Up
• SiriusXM Agrees To Merge With Liberty Media Tracking Stock
• Paul Weiss M&A Counsel Shifts Practice To Goodwin In NY
• Freshfields-Led AstraZeneca To Buy Vaccine Maker For $1.1B
• Elon Musk Must Face Trimmed Investor Suit Over Buyout
• Sanofi Scraps $755M Licensing Deal Amid FTC Challenge
• Healthcare-Focused SPAC Gardiner Acquisition Calls It Quits
• Kristen Bell's Baby Co. Gets OK For $65M Ch. 11 Sale
• UFC Fighters Blast '11th Hour' Bid To Cut Experts, Delay Trial
• Del. Judge Recognizes Liberty Tax Bankruptcy Sale
• PGX Strikes $1.45M Deal With WARN Act Claimants
• Panini Says Fanatics' Claims In Antitrust Row Are Just PR
• Buchalter Brings On Ex-Ballard Spahr Corporate Pro In LA
• Ascendent Seals $1.66B Hollysys Deal Over Rival Bidder
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge D'Emic On Moby Grape
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Latham Reps Occidental On $12B CrownRock Oil Deal
• Cigna Opts For $10B Buyback As Humana Deal Rumors Fizzle
• Nikola Investors Fight Call For Del. SPAC Fraud Suit Toss
• Ex-Lumentum Exec Gets 2 Years, Stiff Fine In Insider Case
• What Banks Should Know About FDIC Assessment Rule
• FTC Wants More Info On Chevron's $53B Hess Deal
• J&J Hit With Suit Over Stelara Exclusivity
• Former Norton Rose, FTC Atty Joins Davis Wright In NY
• LyondellBasell, INEOS Cut $700M Deal For Ethylene Oxide Biz
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Marketing Firm Hits Ch. 11 With $72M Debt, Sale Plans
• Performing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• No Shortage Of Action For Energy Deal-Makers In 2023
• Carrier Inks $5B Deal To Sell Security Biz To Honeywell
• Microsoft Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over OpenAI Board Seat
• E-Commerce Co. Nogin Can Access $19.2M Of DIP Funds
• EV Co.'s SPAC Suit Gets Initial OK For $1.9M Settlement
• Online Trader's Go-Public Plans Fail As SPAC Merger Fizzles
• Real Estate Rumors: Turgay Ciner, 1909, Pella
• US Trustee Wants 3rd Party Release Opt-Outs In IronNet Ch. 11
• DLA Piper, Kirkland Rep As PE Firm Buys Soccer Club Stake
• Ex-Stroock M&A Duo Joins Cahill Gordon In NY
• Investor Demands TechPrecision Disclose Info On Votaw Buy
• American Tells 1st Circ. JetBlue Ruling 'Flouts' Antitrust Law
• 2 Australian Petro Cos. In Talks To Merge To Form $52B Giant
• Deals Rumor Mill: Panera Bread, Neiman Marcus, Hahn & Co.
• Cellphone Co. To Settle Investor's Revived Suit
• EU Rejection Of Booking.com Deal Veers From Past Practice
• Simpson Thacher Guides KKR On £1.3B Smart Meter Biz Deal
• SEC's Climate Proposal Leads Rules Lined Up For 2024 Votes
• 9th Circ. Mulls Failed Bids To Pause Microsoft's Activision Buy
• AmeriFirst Lender Says Loan Suit Is 'Baseless' Rehash
• Kirkland-Led AbbVie To Pay $8.7B For Cerevel Therapeutics
• 7th Circ. Searches For Guidance Over Ancestry.com Terms
• Del. Justices Urged To Reverse $1.2B Galaxy-BitGo Deal Spike
• Breaking Down High Court's New Code Of Conduct
• NJ Law Firm Beats Claims Of Mishandling Malpractice Case
• UK-Based Gold Miner Eyes US Listing Via $115M SPAC Merger
• Weber Stockholder Claims $3.7B Go-Private Deal Burned Him
• Liberty Tax Owner Pushes For Recognition Of Canadian Sale
• 5 Firms Build $675M Sale Of Revenue Cycle Management Biz
• Financial-Services Focused SPAC Blue Room Files $200M IPO
• Winston & Strawn Closing Hong Kong Office Next Year
• Kirkland-Led PE Firm Strikes £287M Deal To Buy Bowling Biz
• Solar Tech Lender Gets OK For Quick Ch. 11 Exit
• Brewery Says Co-Owner Swiped $1M, Forcing Bankruptcy
• Mitigating Antitrust Risk Amid Increased Dealmaking Scrutiny
• AP3 And Wafra Team Up For New $1.05B Investment Platform
• Another Khosla-Backed SPAC To Fold As Merger Search Fails
• SoftBank Nabs €473M Majority Stake In Vehicle Software Biz
• Ancora Sides With Trian As Disney Board Battle Brews
• App Maker Says Faux Atty Lied In Prisoner-Transport Biz Buy
• Drug Co. Aceragen OK'd For Chancery-Overseen Liquidation
• Legal Profession Gender Parity Requires Equal Parental Leave
• JetBlue-Spirit Deal Trial Wraps As Judge Mulls Middle Ground
• Illinois Firm Wants Jury Trial On All Counts Over Missing $3M
• FTC Seeks More Info On $60B Pioneer, Exxon Deal
• Recycling Co. Strategic Materials Hits Ch. 11 With $433M Debt
• Yellow Corp. Accepts $1.9B In Bids For Trucking Terminals
• Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Merger Tests Biden Antitrust Stance
• Feds Say Ex-Lumentum Exec Should Serve Up To 6 Years
• ​​​​​​​FTC Sues 7-Eleven, Alleging Violation of 2018 Consent Order
• Kraft Heinz Fraudulently Won Insider Trade Suit, Investor Says
• Fired Davis Polk Atty's Bid To Expand Trial Ripped By Judge
• Pharma Heirs Owe $5.4M In Tax On Merger, Tax Court Says
• Blank-Check Co. Aimei Health Technology Prices $60M IPO
• Ex-FBI Trainee Cops To Trading On Covington Insider Info
• Geothermal Co. Says Co-Founder's Dismissal Bid Hypocritical
• Disney Again Targets ESPN Streaming Bundles Suit
• Activist Short-Sellers Are The Dark Knights Of Wall Street
• Kristen Bell's Baby Co. Eyes $65M Early-Bidder Ch. 11 Sale
• Activist Wants EGain Sale, Slams CEO's 'Arrogant' Leadership
• 5 Firms Build Chinese Battery Biz's $450M SPAC Merger
• Caterpillar Pushes Again For Sanctions In Antitrust Suit
• JPMorgan Slams Indicted Execs' Subpoenas As Overly Broad
• Wachtell Steers $1 Billion Infusion Into NJ Consultancy
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Sidley-Led Roche To Buy US Drugmaker For Up To $3.1B
• Fighters Say UFC Can't Avoid Wage Suppression Trial
• Justices Call O'Connor 'American Hero,' 'Perfect Trailblazer'
• Summit Investor Wants To Block $3.2B Deal Over Sparse Data
• Former Clerks Say Justice O'Connor Still Worth Emulating
• Therapy Co. SPAC Investors Fight Del. Stock-Drop Suit Toss
• 4 Decisions For Which Justice O'Connor Will Be Remembered
• Cozen O'Connor's Italy Chair Launches Global M&A Practice
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Off The Bench: NBA Sales, More Crypto Woes, Favre Appeal
• Justice O'Connor Shattered Barriers, Built Bridges
• SPAC Eyeing AirAsia Parent Merger Risks Nasdaq Delisting
• UK Clears Siemens Deal For EV Charging Biz
• Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman On Supreme Court, Dies
• Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• New Commanders Owners Face Challenging Road To Stadium