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Mergers & Acquisitions - January, 2024

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• Crypto Faded As A Shareholder Suit Target In '23, Study Finds
• Cardinal Health Buys Specialty Networks In $1.2B Deal
• Insomnia Cookies Founders Settle For $3.5M With Jury Out
• Carlyle Co-Founder, Ripken Jr. Among Orioles $1.73B Buyers
• Media Mogul Byron Allen Bids $30B On Paramount Global
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Nidec's EU OK For Merger Deal Repurchase Upended In Court
• American, UPenn Snag $10K In ABA's Inaugural M&A Tourney
• Haynes Boone Adds Reed Smith's Real Estate Chair In NY
• 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money
• Gunderson Practice Head Boosts Orrick's Life Sciences Team
• 8 Firms Lead $3.7B Sale Of Cigna Medicare Businesses
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Akin Lead Month's Hot Deals
• PGA Tour Gains US Partners As Saudi Talks Drag On
• Vodafone Rejects Iliad's €10.45B Bid To Merge Italian Ops
• 2 Firms Advise Calif. Banks' Planned $234M Merger
• Chancery Denies Dismissal Of $1.3B Paysafe De-SPAC Suit
• Duane Morris Names Bankruptcy Pro As New Dallas Partner
• VW Says Supplier Ignoring 8 Years Of Litigation In Germany
• NC Federal Judge OKs Temporary Halt In Novant Hospital Deal
• JetBlue, Spirit Seek Speedy 1st Circ. Appeal Of Merger Block
• How Biotech Deals May Help Competition, Despite FTC View
• Playing Competitive Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Saudi Arabia's Lawyers Pressed On Subpoena Impasse
• Willkie Energy Leader Rejoins McGuireWoods In Houston
• Early Adopters Of AI In M&A See Productivity Gains
• Latham-Led Amphenol Buying Carlisle Wiring Biz For $2B
• Morrisons Selling 340 Petrol Station Forecourts In £2.5B Deal
• Walbro, Carter Carburetor Put Price-Hike Dispute To Rest
• Comscore Investor Eyes Board Seat Without Proxy Fight
• EU Emerges As Privacy Warrior In Axed Amazon-IRobot Deal
• The Top Attys In Clinton's Impeachment Trial, 25 Years Later
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52
• OCC's Hsu Floats 'Chalk Lines' For Bank Merger Approvals
• Reverse Merger Tips For Biotechs After SEC's Recent Actions
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• WillScot Mobile Mini Buys McGrath RentCorp For $3.8B
• KSL Closes $3B Continuation Fund To Invest In Ski Resort Biz
• V&E Atty Joins Debevoise As National Security Co-Leader
• Davis Polk Not Liable In Black Atty's Retaliation Case
• Amazon, IRobot Pull Plug On Deal Due To European Scrutiny
• Chancery Hits Hedge Fund With Sanctions In Bioverativ Case
• CBD Co. Asks Judge To Reject Franchisee's $10M Claims
• Casino To End Del. SPAC Suit Despite Hedge Fund Butting In
• Ebix Ch. 11 Financing Survives Challenge To $70M Roll Up
• Okta Investor Sues Execs Over $6.5B Merger Integration Woes
• What R&W Insurance Access Means For Small-Cap M&A
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• Antitrust Enforcers Warn Cos. About Auto-Deleting Messages
• Jury Mulls Alleged Davis Polk 'Scheme' To Fire Black Atty
• Marketing Co.'s Unsecured Creditors Blast Sale Proposal
• NYC Man Gets 5 Months In Merck, Pandion Insider Trading Case
• Off The Bench: McMahon Sued, 'Rock' Victory, USC Feels Heat
• Bankrupt Water Gremlin Says It Wants To Survey Tort Claims
• JetBlue Says It May Scrap Spirit Merger After Court Ruling
• Kirkland Guides PE Firm's $362M Buy Of Emulsifier Biz
• France's Casino Sells Stake In Colombian Retailer For $400M
• UK Launches Formal Probe Into £16.5B Vodafone-Three Deal
• Apex's Failed SPAC Inks $1.5M SEC Deal Over IPO Filings
• Colo. REIT Overpaid For $21B Merger, Investor Says
• 'Smart City' Tech Developer's SPAC Merger Scrapped
• Shell Accused Of Gutting Singapore EV Charging Biz
• FTC Sues To Stop NC Healthcare Systems' $320M Deal
• Del. Dispatch: Efforts Clause Trumps Contractual Right
• Value Of SPAC Deal For Florida Solar Co. Lowered By $85M
• Davis Polk Partner Cut From Fired Atty's Retaliation Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon-IRobot, Paramount, Walgreens
• Kirkland-Led Warburg Selling Procare Solutions In $1.9B Deal
• Entain Says Sports Biz Concealed Probes During €850M Sale
• Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success
• Healthcare Co. Haleon To Sell ChapStick Lip Balm For $510M
• Mars Wraps Up £534M Take-Private Deal For Hotel Chocolat
• EU Proposes New Foreign Investment And Trade Policies
• Parent Co. Of NBA's Jazz In Talks To Bring NHL Team To Utah
• Chancery Taps Lampert For $18.3M After Unfair Sears Deal
• Leaner SPAC Market Expected In Wake Of Tougher SEC Rules
• Fired Davis Polk Atty Asked To Explain Negative Job Reviews
• EU Scrutinizing €400M Air Europa Deal Over Antitrust Fears
• NY AG, Ski Operator Move For Quick Wins In Antitrust Case
• M&A Off To Strong Start In 2024 Amid Flurry Of US Megadeals
• India's Zee Pushes Sony To Withdraw $10B Deal Termination
• Hospital's $55M Deal To End 16-Year Antitrust Case Gets OK
• Seyfarth Starts Restructuring Practice, Adds 3 BCLP Partners
• Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Stricter SEC Rules Raise The Bar For SPAC Offerings
• Notes Of Interest From 5th Circ. Illumina-Grail Merger Ruling
• Sculptor Capital Seeks Del. OK For $6.5M Rithm Merger Boost
• EU Raises 'Preliminary' Worries Over €325M Lufthansa Deal
• AI Biz Fusemachines Going Public Via $200M SPAC Deal
• Team Sales Not Assured Despite James Dolan Assault Suit
• Data Co. Near Intelligence Taps Full $16M DIP Before Auction
• Bitcoin Miner Rhodium Seeks Toss Of Chancery Rollup Suit
• Where Justices Stand On Chevron Doctrine Post-Argument
• GAO Decision Underscores Complexity Of '180-Day Rule'
• Former Shearman M&A Pro Stephen Volk Dies At 87
• Haynes Boone Adds Buchalter M&A Pro In Orange County
• PE Firm Buys €100M Majority Stake In Nordic Travel Tech Co.
• Freshfields Bolsters M&A Practice With Cravath Partner
• Nelson Mullins Adds M&A Pro In Dallas From Bradley Arant
• DOJ Digging Into $8B Six Flags-Cedar Fair Merger
• Former Police Chief Cops To Insider Trading Charges In NY
• 6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice
• Akin Steers Credit Service Co. Intrum On $785M Portfolio Sale
• Weil Helps Sanofi Buy Rare Diseases Co. For Up To $2.2B
• Tyson Minimized Deal's Pet Food Impacts To DOJ, Court Told
• Colo. Hotel Owners Stymied Property Sale, Investor Says
• Electric Car SPAC Suit Still Has Charge, Chancery Says
• Insomnia Cookies Sale Left Crumbs For Co-Founder, Jury Told
• Forward Air, Omni Logistics Amend $3.2B Deal, End Litigation
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Tells Jury He Wasn't 'Cavalier' At Work
• FTC Fights Bids To Toss Texas Anesthesia Roll-Up Case
• Sony Ignites Potential Legal Battle In Nix Of $10B Zee Merger
• Bank M&A Considerations Amid 2024's Regulatory Uncertainty
• Skin Care Drug Co. Timber Gets OK For Ch. 11 Sale To Lender
• White & Case Can Be Special Counsel In Alpine Ch. 11 Action
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Lessons From Country Singer's Personal Service Saga
• FTC Probing Occidental's $12B CrownRock Deal
• Choice Ramps Up Wyndham Takeover Bid With Nominee Slate
• Feds Want 30 Months For Trader In BigLaw Info Theft Case
• Exxon Skirts SEC To Sue Shareholders Over Climate Proposal
• Macy's Rejects $5.8B Offer As PE Firm Mulls Hostile Takeover
• Sandoz To Acquire Retinal Disease Biosimilar For $170M
• 4 Firms Steer Sunoco And NuStar In $7.3B All-Stock Deal
• Freshfields, Mayer Brown Guide $2.8B Bet On Gambling Biz
• Caterer Compass Dishes Up £475M Deal To Buy Rival CH&Co.
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• JetBlue, Spirit To Take Block Of $3.8B Merger To 1st Circ.
• UpHealth's 'Full Pay' Ch. 11 Plan On Horizon, Committee Says
• JP Morgan, Others Must Face Sr. Care Investors' Claims
• Inside Del. Determinations Of Specific Performance In M&A
• Off The Bench: Dolan Sued, Bally-Amazon Deal, NIL Hearing
• 9 Contractual Issues Tech Startups Should Be Wary Of
• A Potential Proactive Tool For Public-Private Joint Ventures
• Trader May Avoid Prison In Analog Devices Insider Case
• Synchrony Buying Ally Financing Biz With $2.2B Loan Book
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Firms Steer $1.8B Kaman Corp. Go-Private Deal
• Kirkland, LEX Advise JBT's €3.5B Bid For Icelandic Rival
• STX Sues Fintech Co. In Chancery For Breached Walmart Deal
• Microsoft Asks To Depose Sony, Ubisoft In FTC Challenge
• UFC Loses Bid To End Wage Suppression Case Ahead Of Trial
• Davis Polk Partner Fires Back At Ex-Associate Suing Firm
• Bracing For Calif.'s New Health Transaction Framework
• ​​​​​​​Kirkland, Paul Hastings Guide PE Firm's Fintech Biz Buy
• Cybersecurity Biz IronNet's Equity Swap Ch. 11 Plan OK'd
• FERC Actions Signal Concern Over Investors' Utility Stakes
• McCarter & English Adds RE Duo From Miami Boutique
• 10 Global Antitrust Trends To Anticipate In 2024
• Deals Rumor Mill: PAI Partners-Nestle, ESPN, Shein IPO
• Citi, LuminArx Launch $2B Private Lending Vehicle
• Trian Prepares To Launch Another Proxy War Against Disney
• 6 Firms Guide Merger Of Indian Air Taxi Company, SPAC
• Energy Co. Buys 5% Of Brazil Rival For $69M, Eyes Carve-Out
• MoFo Says 2024 Rate Cuts Will Boost PE's M&A Appetite
• Dentons-Led Capita Completes £62M Sale Of Gov't JV Stake
• KKR Revises £1.3B Bid For Smart Meter Co. To Takeover Offer
• TerraForm Shareholders Appeal Dismissal Of Del. Suit
• FTX, IRS Clash Over Burden Of Proof In Tax Fight
• Chancery Orders Dura Medic Consolidated Litigation To Trial
• JetBlue-Spirit Ruling Casts Uncertainty Over Airline Deals
• Trump-Tied SPAC Pursues $50M Offering After Canceling PIPE
• Bally Sports Parent Strikes Ch. 11 Plan Deal With Amazon
• Amazon Brand Buyer Gets OK To Exit Ch. 11 With Debt Swap
• Italian Gov't Greenlights KKR's Telecom Italia Buy
• Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Green Energy Biz To Buy 56% Of Norway Firm For Up To €42M
• Miter Inks $3.1B Deal To Buy PGT, Prior Deal Axed
• GSK Sells £978M Worth Of Shares In Advil Maker Haleon
• Hotel Chocolat Shareholders Sweet On Mars' £534M Bid
• Software Co. Ebix Can Pay Bonuses In Ch. 11
• Uber To Close Drizly Alcohol Delivery Biz 3 Years After Buying
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Nixing Award In Telecom Shareholder Fight
• Panini Fearful Of Biz's Future If Fanatics Suit Is Tossed
• 3 Firms Assist With Sale Of The Honey Pot Co. In $380M Deal
• Crypto Miner Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $400M Debt
• Federal Courts And AI Standing Orders: Safety Or Overkill?
• AmEx Selling Fraud Prevention Biz Accertify To Accel-KKR
• Time To Step Up PFAS Due Diligence In Cross-Border M&A
• 2 Ex-Davis Polk Partners Deny Ex-Atty's Retaliation Claims
• VW Supplier Tells District Court Antitrust Claims In Right Place
• Blank Rome Keeps Arbitral Win In Ex-Dickstein Partners' Suit
• Chancery Bars Icahn Co. Use Of Some Illumina-Grail Docs
• General Atlantic Buys Actis To Form Firm With $96B In Assets
• Burger King Parent Buying Largest US Franchisee At $1B Value
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Judge Blocks $3.8B JetBlue-Spirit Merger
• Wash. AG Files Direct Challenge To Kroger-Albertsons Merger
• Chipmaking Software Cos. Synopsys, Ansys Ink $35B Merger
• Microsoft, Vodafone Ink $1.5B AI, Cloud Partnership
• RBC Targets March 28 Close For $10B HSBC Canada Deal
• What Can Be Learned From Adobe-Figma Merger Termination
• Expanded Scrutiny Of Defense Deals Raises Scope Concerns
• IPO Pipeline Starts To Unclog As New Filings Gain Steam
• UPenn Health System Eyes Merger With Ailing Hospital
• Storage Co. Investors Sue In Del. Chancery After Squeeze-Out
• Wachtell-X Ruling Highlights Trend On Arbitrability Question
• 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond
• CoinShares Buying Valkyrie After SEC's Approval Of ETFs
• Key Healthcare PE Opps In 2024 Include AI, Pharma, IT
• Finsight Calls For Q4 Shareholders To Block Go-Private Deal
• Kilpatrick Adds Dechert Tax Pro To Its Ranks In NYC
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Claiming Retaliation Battles Trial Clock
• Choice Hotels' Hostile Takeover Bid Under FTC Microscope
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Wachtell
• Broker Gallagher Buys UK Education Mutual Biz
• Skadden, Fried Frank Guide BlackRock On $12.5B GIP Buy
• DOJ Says FTC's IQVIA Win Backs JetBlue-Spirit Challenge
• Hemisphere Take-Private Defense Called 'Preposterous' In Del.
• Sperry Brand Sold In Deal That Produces $130M In Proceeds
• Singapore SPAC To Close Shop After Failing To Land Merger
• Hawaiian Airlines Investor Challenges $1.9B Alaska Merger
• Instant Brands Cleared For New Ch. 11 Exec Bonus Metrics
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ripple Labs, Match, Novartis
• Medtech Co. Integer To Buy Pulse Technologies For $140M
• Consider A Key Insurance Tool For Environmental M&A Deals
• NY Marketing Co. Can Take Acquisition Dispute To Mediation
• Stablecoin Firm Circle Confidentially Files Plans To Go Public
• Patrick Industries To Buy Sportech From PE Shop For $315M
• Dollar Bank Hit With Pa. Suit Over Merged Bank's Data Breach
• Sunoco To Sell More Than 200 Stores To 7-Eleven In $1B Deal
• 2 FCPA Settlements Illuminate Self-Disclosure, Disgorgement
• CMS Steers Real Estate Investor's £1.9B Buy Of LXi REIT
• UK Publisher, US Marketer Wed Digital Units In $350M Deal
• Chesapeake, Southwestern Merging To Form $24B Gas Giant
• Linklaters Guides Reuters On $627M Payments Co. Buy-Up
• Chancery Pans 'Farcical' Portrayal Of $5.8B Cornerstone Deal
• Moses Singer Adds 20-Year Sidley Alum To Litigation Practice
• Microsoft Denied FTC Help Getting Activision Docs From Sony
• NY Marketing Co. Wants To Mediate Acquisition Dispute
• Zayo Shareholders' $27M Settlement Gets Chancery's OK
• Conflicts Abound When Activist Short-Sellers Publish Reports
• Charterhouse Buys Majority Stake In Sports Marketing Firm
• Financing Healthcare Deals In Uncertain Markets This Year
• Copyright And Generative AI Developments To Watch In 2024
• New Choice Volley Blasts Wyndham Antitrust 'Disinformation'
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2024
• ESG Viewed As Top European Activist Priority In 2024
• Leading European E-Scooter Rental Cos. Announce Merger
• Polsinelli Adds M&A Duo From Miami Boutique
• Tech Toolmaker Buys Camera Manufacturer For Up To €18.7M
• Campari Raises €1.2B To Fund Courvoisier Takeover
• FTC Blocked IQVIA On Old Threshold, Without 'Rubber Stamp'
• Qihoo 360, Investors Agree To End $9.3B Merger Suit
• $10B Merger With Sony Still On, Zee Entertainment Says
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Inks $14B Buy Of AI Co. Juniper
• Javelin Owner Sues In Chancery To Shut Down Fintech Wire
• Biopharma Co. Can't Dodge Secrets Row Over Detox Drug
• Gamers Can Depose Microsoft CEO For Activision Challenge
• Streaming Viewers Blast Disney For Repeats, 'False' Args
• Funeral Company Stockholders Can't Save $416M Buyout Suit
• Class Attys May Seek $12.5M For Sirius XM, Liberty Suit Deal
• FTC's Illumina Win Is A Boost For Merger Guidelines
• Ex-Troutman Pepper Bankruptcy Head Joining ArentFox Schiff
• Antitrust And ESG: Maximizing Targets, Ensuring Compliance
• Vacuum-Pump Biz Owner Defends $59.7M Transfers Pre-Ch. 7
• Rite Aid Gets OK For $575M Sale Of Pharma Benefits Program
• French Data Biz Acquires Branding Tech Co. For Up To $240M
• EU Eyes Microsoft's OpenAI Stake Amid Competition Concerns
• GSK Agrees To Buy US Respiratory Drug Biz For Up To $1.4B
• Microsoft Must Tell FTC About Alternate Ubisoft Deals
• Gildan Slams Investor's Attempt To Reinstall Ousted CEO
• Covington Nabs 2 Bankruptcy Vets From Mintz
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Merck Lands Cancer Fighter Harpoon Therapeutics For $680M
• Novartis To Buy Merck Spin-Off Calypso Biotech For Up To $375M
• PE Firm Buys $400M Minority Stake In Brazilian Energy Co.
• Hong Kong SPAC Eyes $50M Offering To Pursue Merger Target
• ImmunoGen Undervalued In AbbVie Deal, Shareholder Claims
• Ex-Company CEO Seeks Chancery Legal Fee Award Ruling
• Proterra To Sell Electric-Bus Business For $10M In Ch. 11
• Instant Brands Gets OK For Creditor Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Chancery OKs $7.3M Fee In $23.5M Pandora-Sirius Settlement
• Shearman Co-Leader Among 6-Atty M&A Pickup For Linklaters
• Cravath Steers J&J Buy Of Skadden-Led Ambrx In $2B Deal
• Boston Scientific To Buy Medtech Co. Axonics In $3.7B Deal
• GE HealthCare To Buy AI-Powered MIM Software
• Berkshire, Pilot Travel Settle Buyout Dispute Before Del. Trial
• Czech Billionaire Rescue Of French Retailer Wins EU Backing
• BioMerieux Fully Acquires Canada Tech Biz Lumed For €9M
• Colo. Pot Co. Owner Says Partner Flouted Deal For Merger
• World Wrestling Entertainment Sued Again In Delaware
• Attys Hopeful For Deals Pickup As JPMorgan Event Kicks Off
• NC Residents Bemoan Holdups In Hospital Monopoly Case
• Former Alexion Exec Avoids Prison In Insider Trading Case
• IQVIA Drops Healthcare Ad Deal After Court Pause
• 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year
• SEC Case May Expand Scope Of Insider Trading Liability
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Linklaters, Goodwin-Led Group Bids $311M For Swedish IT Biz
• Vote On US Investment Giant's £1.3B UK Smart Meter Delayed
• Arbitrator Flubbed Blank Rome Case, Ex-Dickstein Partners Say
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of Nine West Fraud Claims
• Ariz. AG Almost Certain To Challenge Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• White & Case Hires Private Equity Co-Leader From Paul Weiss
• Ex-BakerHostetler Atty Returns After Lordstown Bankruptcy
• Chancery Rejects Injunction Barring SomaLogic Merger Vote
• Helium Producer To Go Public Via $90M SPAC Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cigna, Bain Capital, Amazon
• What The Law Firm Of The Future Will Look Like
• Proskauer-Led Palladium Clinches $450M Continuation Fund
• K&L Gates Adds MoFo Antitrust Partner In DC
• Wachtell-Led APA To Buy Callon Petroleum For $4.5B
• Sidley Leads PE Biz On £450M Investment In UK Motor Insurer
• Chancery Mulls Call To Block $1B SomaLogic Merger
• The Year Ahead In Foreign Investment And National Security
• Adobe Brass Face Investor Suit Over Tanked $20B Figma Deal
• Supplier Says VW 'Playing Games' With Antitrust Discovery
• 4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News
• Dow Chemical Loses Indemnification Bid After $1.1B Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• BCLP Gaming Guru Talks M&A After Microsoft-Activision
• Ex-Trulieve GC Joins Dorsey & Whitney In Phoenix
• Software Engineer Gets 18 Months In Lumentum Insider Case
• Disney Gets Support From 2 Activists Amid Board Fight
• Atos In Talks To Sell Cybersecurity Biz To Airbus For €1.8B
• Myovant, Sumitomo Beat Investor Suit Over Skadden Advice
• Space Broadband SPAC Investors Launch Suit In Chancery
• Instant Brands To Tweak Bonuses After Failed Ch. 11 Sale
• Businessman Who Bid On Soccer Team Charged With Fraud
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• FTC Wins Pause Of IQVIA Healthcare Ad Deal
• Kramer Levin Adds Ex-Kirkland Atty To Its Corporate Practice
• Latham, Cooley Guide Hot Deals Announced Over Holidays
• 6 Firms Steer Israeli Tech Firm Pomvom's $125M SPAC Merger
• Roche Unit To Buy Rival's Patient Test Portfolio For $295M
• Danone Agrees Sale Of 2 US Dairy Firms To Investment Co.
• Avangrid Withdraws $4.3B Bid For US Utility Co. PNM
• Antitrust Enforcement Initiatives To Watch In 2024
• 10 Sports And Betting Cases To Watch In 2024
• Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends
• Antitrust Cases And Issues To Watch In 2024
• What To Watch In Massachusetts Courts In 2024
• Delaware Trends And Cases To Watch In 2024
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2024
• Hospitality Cases And Trends To Watch In 2024
• PE Market Poised To 'Unclog' In 2024, Hopeful Attorneys Say
• 'Pent Up' Demand For IPOs Could End Drought In 2024
• M&A Attorneys Anticipate 2024 Rebound Despite Challenges