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Mergers & Acquisitions - March, 2024

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• Alleged 'Shadow Trader's Co-Worker Tells Jury Stocks Not Tied
• Dem Cites 'Secret' Report Against Ticketmaster 'Rebates'
• Innoviz's $1.4B SPAC Deal 'Abysmal,' Investor Tells Chancery
• Blue Yonder Buying One Network For $839M
• THL's $2.5B Deal To Buy Agiliti Sparks Chancery Suit
• US Steel-Nippon Merger Gets Thumbs Up From ISS, Glass Lewis
• Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent
• Apollo Buying Majority Stake In Panasonic Auto At $2B Value
• Don't Miss It: Davis Polk, Simpson Lead Month's Hot Deals
• Disney Shareholder Demands To See Books Amid Board Row
• Accused 'Shadow Trader' Can't Recall Why He Bought Stock
• Walmart Gives Enforcers More Time On $2.3B Vizio Deal Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, Reading FC, Pet Food Co.
• Rite Aid Says It Has Creditor Deal, Gets OK For Plan Vote
• Timberwolves Owner Calls Off $1.5B Sale To A-Rod, Lore
• Investors Strike $42.5M Deal In Brookfield-GGP Merger Suit
• Dole Drops $293M Sale Of Vegetable Biz Under DOJ Pressure
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Named Acting GC At Neptune Wellness
• UK Watchdog Clears Aviva's £460M Takeover Of AIG Life
• Freshfields, WilmerHale-Led Keysight Bids £1.2B For UK Biz
• The Home Depot Buying PE-Backed SRS For $18.25B
• Merger News Boosts Rivals, 'Shadow Trading' Jury Told
• Energy Co. Origis Exits Investor Suit Over Devalued Shares
• Alamos Gold Strikes $325M Deal For Canadian Mine
• T-Mobile Can Appeal Refusal To Toss Sprint Merger Case
• Backers Of Trump-Tied SPAC Sue To Confirm Manager Purge
• Colo. Judge Unplugs Vague EV-Maker Investor Suit
• COVID Prompted Equity Plan Edit, Raytheon Tells Chancery
• Kimco Sells 10 Shopping Centers For $248M After RPT Buy
• Chancery Sides With Cannabis Company On Legal Fees Row
• Troika Media Can Exit Ch. 11 After Settlement And Lender Sale
• Everbridge Investor Seeks To Block $1.8B Thoma Bravo Deal
• BCLP Adds Ex-Nelson Mullins Outsourcing Pro To NY Office
• Dykema-Led CPS Energy Buying Texas Gas Assets For $785M
• Skadden Steers Int'l Paper's £5.7B Bid For DS Smith
• Banker Describes Confidential Work In 'Shadow Trading' Trial
• Judge To Let McDermott Investors Seek 2-Subclass Cert.
• FCC Urged To Require Unlocked Phones In T-Mobile-Mint Deal
• SPAC 'Frenzy' Led To $1.6B Deal For Dog Treat Co., Suit Says
• FTC Urges Court To Pause Novant's NC Hospital Deal
• AI Weapons Detector Faces Investor Suit After Gov't Probes
• SPAC Investors Misled In $1.35B Stem Deal, Del. Suit Says
• Alibaba Offers $3.75B Logistics Biz Takeover Instead Of IPO
• 6 Firms Build $340M SPAC Merger For AI-Driven Medicine Biz
• Pot Co. Withholding Fees Despite Court Order, Chancery Told
• Sports Agency Ballengee Merging With AI-Driven Software Co.
• Arista Networks Founder To Pay SEC $1M Insider Trading Fine
• Enbridge Plugs $350M Into Natural Gas Joint Venture
• Spray Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SEC Kicks Off 'Shadow Trading' Case Against Drug Exec
• Truth Social To Start Trading With Performance Tied To Trump
• Ex-Lordstown CEO Settles SEC's 'Pre-Sale' Fraud Claims
• Texas Hotel REIT Says Blackwells Wants Illegal Proxy Contest
• Kroger Says Sweetened Merger Deal Will Sink Antitrust Doubts
• EV Maker Fisker Says It's Considering Restructuring
• Del. Justices Undo Toss Of Brookfield-TerraForm Merger Suit
• FTX Reaches Deals For $884M In Ch. 11 AI Biz Stock Sales
• DOJ's Safe Harbor Policy May Quietly Favor M&A Enforcement
• TreeHouse Shareholders Get New Chance To Sue Execs
• How Activision Ruling Favors M&A Formalities Over Practice
• Qualcomm Halts Plan To Buy Israeli Biz Under Regulatory Heat
• Paul Weiss-Led AbbVie Inks Up To $212M Deal For Landos Bio
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Owens Corning Extends $3.9B Masonite Deal Review
• Trian, Blackwells Double Down On Disney Activist Campaigns
• MNC Capital Ups Vista Outdoor Takeover Bid To $3B
• Amex GBT To Buy CWT In Deal Valued At $570M
• Novo Nordisk Inks $1.1B Deal For German Pharma Biz
• Kirkland Guides Ingersoll Rand On $2.3B ILC Dover Buy
• EU Says Lufthansa Deal Could Harm Air Transport Competition
• KKR To Complete £1.3B Takeover, Delist Smart Metering Co.
• Expert's Sanctions Off Limits In SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Trial
• Nexstar Faces $1.2M Fine For 'De Facto' Control Of NY Station
• Telecom Shareholders Want Tribunal DQ'd Over 'Biased' Blog
• Dril-Quip Investor Alleges Merger Will Entrench Board
• Trump Media SPAC CEO Accused Of Misleading Investors
• Starboard Value Eyes Board Seats At Algonquin Power
• Bestwall Says 'Texas Two-Step' Irrelevant To Asbestos Ch. 11
• Flyers Say JetBlue-Spirit Deal Case Not Done, Push For Win
• US Trustee Says Fla. Healthcare Co. Can't Seal Stock Sale Bid
• Minority Investor Seeks Docs As Truth Social Goes Public
• Senators Call On White House To Declassify TikTok Info
• How Policymakers Can Preserve The Promise Of Global Trade
• DLA Piper Welcomes Energy Attorney To Philly Office
• SEC Sanctions NY Atty For 'Improper Professional Conduct'
• DLA Piper Lands McMillan Hong Kong Office Leader
• US Greenlights Novartis' $2.9B MorphoSys Takeover
• Colo. Geothermal Startup, Directors Settle Ownership Spat
• Trump Wins Investor Approval Of Truth Social SPAC Deal
• KKR Becomes Controlling Shareholder In Smart Meter Co.
• UK Says £16.5B Vodafone-Three Deal May Hurt Consumers
• SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Trial To Test Insider Info Boundaries
• Autonomy Jury Hears Of 'Handshake Deal' To Pad Revenue
• UpHealth Claims $110M Win In Glocal Control Fight
• CymaBay Investor Sues For Books On $4.3B Gilead Merger
• Canadian Supplement Co. Seeks US Bankruptcy Recognition
• Avoid Major Extension Of Merger Reach, EU High Court Urged
• Directors Of Public Cos. Back Trian CEO Amid Disney Proxy Fight
• Pot Co. Seller Says Chancery Must Decide Curaleaf Dispute
• Why Oncology Deal Making Continues To Fuel Biotech M&A
• CFPB Head Sees Flaws In Capital One-Discover Deal Rationale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo-Paramount, Britannica IPO, KKR
• Activist Investor Rips 'Misguided' Strategy Of WisdomTree
• Chancery Denies Icahn Midcase Appeal In Illumina Board Suit
• Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year
• FDIC To Target Deals Creating Cos. With $100B-Plus In Assets
• Nationwide Agrees To Buy Virgin Money For £2.9B In Cash
• Insider Trading Charges Kept Intact In Trump Media Co. Suit
• RedBird Sues Brookfield For $150M From Compass Deal
• Trump SPAC Sues To Force Vote In Favor Of Deal
• Jenner & Block-Led Lonza To Buy Roche's $1.2B US Facility
• Investor Seeks To Toss €10M Case Over Share Deal Row
• French Lab Testing Biz Announces €200M Share Buyback
• Mayer Brown Draws Energy Deals Pro From Clifford Chance
• Bank of Cyprus Eyes €137M Investor Return After ECB Nod
• Swiss Watchdog To Inspect UBS Closely For Merger Impact
• Riding My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Kirkland, Simpson Rep $1.2B Sale Of Alight's Payroll Biz
• Kirkland-Led PE Firm To Buy $700M Medical Component Biz
• Slaughter And May Cuts Partner Promotions By Half In 2024
• Dubai Won't Be Top Investor In Nasdaq After $1.6B Share Sale
• Senators Want More Scrutiny For Defense M&A Deals
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-PwC Tax Pro As Partner In NY
• Petmate Strikes Debt-Slicing Deal In Takeover Led By 3 Firms
• US Chamber's Litigation Funding Concerns Spur 2 State Laws
• Kirkland Restructuring Ace To Join Hilco Global As Vice Chair
• 10th Circ. Mulls If $6.4M Judgment Is Tainted By Cannabis Biz
• Tips For Healthcare M&A Amid Heightened Antitrust Scrutiny
• EU Accuses Kingspan Of Skirting Merger Review Demands
• Nippon Steel Tries To Ease Worries Over $14.9B US Steel Deal
• Carlisle Buying Roofing Biz From PE Firm GreyLion For $410M
• Nixed JetBlue-Spirit Deal Moots Antitrust Case, 1st Circ. Told
• Unilever To Spin Off Ice Cream Biz, Including Ben & Jerry's
• Ropes & Gray Adds Former Cooley Antitrust Partner In DC
• IFF Selling Pharma Unit To French Co. Roquette In $2.85B Deal
• Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
• Brokerage Owner Hid Compliance Woes Before Sale, Suit Says
• Diversified Energy To Buy Gas Assets For $410M
• Freshfields Guides AstraZeneca In $2.4B Pharma Co. Deal
• Ex-Autonomy CEO's Fraud Trial Over $11.7B HP Deal Kicks Off
• SEC Fines Supervisor $47K Over Revenue Inflation Claims
• Del. Suit Details Wrongful Takeover Of Telecom System Co.
• Minute Media Buys Rights To Publish Sports Illustrated
• Paul Hastings-Led Francisco Partners To Pay $1.2B For Jama
• Latham-Led Talos Sells Carbon Capture Co. In $148M Deal
• Nuvei's Stock Soars On Disclosure Of Potential PE Buyout
• NYSE Moves To Boot Wilbur Ross-Backed SPAC
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-CEO Sues Trump-Tied SPAC For Litigation, Probe Fees
• Proskauer Guides $58M Sale Of Seattle Reign NWSL Team
• Swiss Solar Energy Biz To Raise $226M For US Expansion
• Pfizer To Reduce Stake In Haleon To 24% Through Share Sale
• Judge Asks Colo. Why Grocery Merger Case Can't Wait
• Hospitals Say Constitutional Defenses Valid In FTC Merger Row
• PE Has Heightened Appetite For Deals Versus Corporates
• Disney Star Takes Zee To Arbitration Over Sports-Airing Pact
• Antitrust Enforcers' Views On Info Exchanges Are Evolving
• Marathon Digital Pays $87.3M For Bitcoin-Mining Data Center
• Onix Networking Buyer Sues Seller In Del. Alleging Deal Fraud
• French Shipper Boosts Media Division With €1.6B Altice Deal
• What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks
• Kirkland-Led Co. Sells Data Center Biz To PE Firm For $575M
• UK Watchdog Probes Barratt's £2.5B Redrow Deal
• Vodafone To Sell Italy Operation To Swisscom For €8B
• Gamers Seek To Block Microsoft From 'Dismantling' Activision
• Near Intelligence's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Court's Approval
• Ex-Real Estate Exec Accused Of $77M WeWork Stock Fraud
• Food Delivery App Can't Beat Investor Suit Over SPAC Deal
• Chancery Concedes Appraisal Math Error In HBK Share Award
• Mnuchin Says He's Forming Investor Group To Buy TikTok
• Deals Rumor Mill: Trump-Musk, Icahn-Illumina, Paramount
• Chesapeake Investor Challenges $7.4B Southwestern Deal
• KKR Lobs €2.8B Takeover Bid At German Energy Biz
• McDermott Hires Cooley M&A Specialist Michal Berkner
• Financier Denies Misusing Proceeds In Mike Ashley Dispute
• Weil, Memery Crystal Lead £28M Offer For SmartSpace
• Biden Comes Out Against $14.9B US Steel-Nippon Merger
• Jones Day, Cooley Steer AstraZeneca's $1B Bid For Amolyt
• UK Law Change Threatens PE Firm's Newspaper Group Bid
• Velodyne Investors Seek OK On $27.5M Deal Over CEO Ouster
• BP, ADNOC Shelve $2B NewMed Deal Amid Gaza War
• Judge Says Air Purifier Co. Risks $13M Claim Without Counsel
• FTC Bid To Block Kroger's $25B Albertsons Deal Set For Aug.
• Atty Sanctioned Over Challenge To $60B Exxon-Pioneer Deal
• KKR Leads $500M HarbourView Music-Backed Financing
• BigLaw Paper Poacher Gets 15 Mos. In Merck Insider Case
• Womble Bond Adds Parker Hudson Corporate Pros In Atlanta
• Fintech 'Prenups': Planning For A Card Program Breakup
• North American Deal-Makers Bearish On 2024 M&A
• House OKs TikTok Divestment Bill Despite Free Speech Worry
• Wood Pellet Maker Enviva Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B Debt
• King & Spalding Hires Paul Hastings Finance Pro
• Insurer Direct Line Snubs £3.2B Improved Ageas Bid
• Eversheds, Goodwin Lead €141M Sale Of Surgical Parts Biz
• Orsted Sells Stake In 4 Onshore US Wind Farms For $300M
• 1st Amendment Only The Start Of Woes Facing TikTok Ban
• Manufacturer Spars With Ex-Officers Over Case Dismissal
• FTC Appoints Another ALJ To Handle 'Increased Workload'
• Startup Founder's Attys Come 'Very Close' To More Sanctions
• GigNet Sued In Del. For Books On Related Party Deals
• Breast Implant Co.'s $90M DIP OK'd With Creditor Protections
• Ex-Biopharma CEO Sues For Post-Sale Share Appraisal In Del.
• Sorrento Ch. 11 Will Stay In Texas
• SEC Says Ex-Tallgrass Director Tipped Pals To $3.5B Takeover
• Decline In Same-Industry M&A Tells A Nuanced Policy Story
• Clean Fuels Provider XCF To Go Public Via $1.84B SPAC Deal
• FTC Welcomes Choice Hotels Dropping Wyndham Hostile Buy
• UK Conveyance Co. TM Group Acquires Lawtech Software
• GE Aerospace Plans $650M Manufacturing Investment
• Insider Trader Cites 'Carelessness' Of BigLaw Ex-Girlfriend
• Scholastic Buys Children's Content Co. 9 Story In $186M Deal
• Domino's Pizza To Buy Irish Franchisee In €92M Deal
• Illumina Brass Faces Shareholder Suit Over Grail Deal Debacle
• Canadian Oil Driller Seeks US Recognition Of Reorg Filings
• Entire Deadspin Staff Cut After Site's Sale To European Firm
• Shoppers' Kroger, Albertsons Suit Shelved Pending FTC Case
• Behind The 'CVR Spin' Method Of Unlocking Assets In M&A
• IRobot Misled Investors On Failed Amazon Merger, Suit Claims
• Alteryx Shareholder Sues In Del. For Info On $4.4B PE Buyout
• SEC Can't Rely On 'Flawed' Ruling To Avoid Retrial, Atty Says
• 2nd Circ.'s Nine West Ruling Clarifies Safe Harbor Confusion
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Choice Hotels Abandons Wyndham Hostile Takeover Attempt
• Kirkland, Latham Guide $35B EQT-Equitrans Gas Merger
• US Fund Manager Elliott Pulls £760M Bid For Currys
• Trump's Truth Social Defuses Chancery Go-Public Fight
• WaPo Scores Exit In Trump Media's $3.8B Defamation Suit
• 4 Severance Cases Stemming From Musk's X Corp. Takeover
• Sorrento Gets OK For $2M Ch. 11 Funding Infusion, Asset Sale
• 5 Models For Structuring Health Provider-Payor Partnerships
• CFIUS Rules May Need Review Amid 'Exponential' Growth
• Off The Bench: Dartmouth Union, Iowa Betting Case Folds
• Confirmation Of GOP Members Restores FTC To Full Strength
• Colo. Judge Sends Pot Co. Receivership Dispute To Arbitration
• BakerHostetler Hires Tax Partner From Moses & Singer
• Del. Dispatch: How Moelis Upends Stockholder Agreements
• Longtime Cannabis Atty From Bressler Joins Fox Rothschild
• Activist Battle Tips, 'Hair-Raising' Red Flags Detailed At Tulane
• Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment
• Founder Of France's Believe Touts 1st Bid Over Rival Offer
• Understanding Insurance Is Key To Limiting Antitrust Liability
• Slaughter And May Guides PE Firm's £432M Wealth Firm Buy
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Latham
• Linklaters Guides Mondi's £5.1B Deal For DS Smith
• Tech Retailer Gets Nod To Sell Greek, Cyprus Biz For €200M
• House Panel Advances Bills To Ban TikTok, Block Data Sales
• Judges Say Facing Threats And Vitriol Now Part Of The Job
• Del.'s Corp. Law Dominance A Hot Topic At Tulane Conference
• Kroger, Albertsons Want Shoppers' Suit To Await FTC Case
• Chancery Clears Way For March 22 Trump Media SPAC Vote
• Harpoon Shareholder Sues For Records On $680M Merck Buy
• What FTC's 'Killer Acquisition' Theory Means For Pharma Cos.
• FTC Slams 'Unprecedented' 7-Eleven Defense In Agency Suit
• Renesas Sued In Chancery Over $315M Merger Payments
• Cano Health's Ch. 11 Financing Approved Consensually
• Towers Watson Insurers Off Hook For $90M Merger Coverage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reddit, Cisco, LeBron James-PGA Tour
• An M&A Rebound? Nowhere In Sight, Tulane Panelists Say
• Spain's Iberdrola Lobs $2.5B Bid For Rest Of Avangrid
• Feds Want 3 Years For Trader Who Spied BigLaw Ex's Binder
• Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Activist Caligan Sets Sights On Anika Therapeutics Again
• Honigman Picks Up Corporate Attorney From Ropes & Gray
• Warner Music To Make €1.7B Offer For France's Believe
• HSS Sells 2 Power Generator Firms For £23M To Cut Debt
• Slaughter & May Advises Nationwide's £2.9B Virgin Money Bid
• 'Larger' Airlines Didn't Help Flyers, DOJ Tells 1st Circ.
• Exxon Kicks Off Arbitration Over Guyana Offshore Oil Project
• X Gets Investors' 'Puzzling' Cybersecurity Suit Axed For Good
• J&J Seeks Exit From Suit Over Stelara Exclusivity
• Weber Stockholders Vie For Chancery Suit Over $3.7B Deal
• Co. Says Chubb Unit Must Cover $5M Merger Dispute Defense
• Network Biz Investor Challenges Board Removals In Chancery
• Sports Illustrated Betting Platform To Be Shut Down
• M&A Values Getting Boost Amid Election-Year Scramble
• 50 Lawmakers Urge FTC To Probe Oil And Gas Consolidations
• Judge Rejects Equity Challenge To Virgin Orbit Ch. 11
• FTC Can Depose Hospitals' Execs In Merger Challenge
• Juniper Networks Sued In Del. For Details On $14B HP Sale
• Rite Aid Aims To Divest Most Of Its Health Dialog Business
• Fried Frank Hires 3 Private Equity Pros From Goodwin Procter
• MoFo-Led Building Materials Biz To Buy Supplier For $300M
• Gibson Dunn AI Leader On Weathering The AI Policy Blizzard
• FTC Chair Decries PE's Healthcare Impacts As Probe Starts
• $1.2B 'King Of Pop' Music Catalog Deal Leads Top 10 Ever
• Cadence To Acquire Beta Cae In $1.24B Cash-And-Stock Deal
• Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC
• Callon Sued Over Disclosures Prior To $4.5B APA Deal
• Carrier Inks $1.4B Fire Biz Deal As Part Of Strategic Exit Plan
• Fried Frank Guides Viavi's £1B Deal For UK Rival
• Novant Rival Fights Bid To Access Confidential FTC Docs
• SEC Fines Adviser $950K Over Ryder Buyout Disclosures
• Musk Fired Twitter Execs To Avoid $200M Bill, Suit Says
• FERC Slams Brakes On $1.1B Bridgepoint-ECP Deal
• Stockholder In Homebuilder MDC Challenges $5B Acquisition
• How Advance Notice Bylaws Are Faring In Del. Courts
• Groups Push For Review Of $2.3B Walmart-Vizio Deal
• How New EU Tax And Transfer Pricing Rules May Affect M&A
• Sorrento Creditors Fight To Keep Ch. 11 In Texas
• 2 Ex-Latham Attys Join Freshfields As PE Practice Expands
• $22M Deal Proposed In Golden Nugget-DraftKings Merger Suit
• Activist Investors Up Macy's Takeover Offer To Roughly $6.6B
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Sullivan & Cromwell-Led United Rentals Paying $1.1B For Yak
• Simpson Thacher Adds Paul Hastings M&A Deal-Maker In LA
• Another Cravath Departure As White & Case Gains M&A Pro
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Weil
• Vista Outdoor Rejects $2B Takeover Bid From MNC Capital
• Alter Domus Valued At $5.3B Following Cinven Backing
• JetBlue And Spirit Nix $3.8B Deal After Court Block
• McDermott Investors' Cert. Bid Should Be Denied, Judge Says
• Avalara Beats Investors' $8.4B PE Buyout Challenge For Good
• Colo. Judge Says Atty Depo Is Just 'Nature Of The Beast'
• MNC Capital Enters Vista Outdoor Takeover Fray With $2B Bid
• MediaMath Floats Ch. 11 Dismissal After $22M Sale Of Assets
• Network Co. Directors Sue In Chancery To Stop Power Grab
• Strategies For Single-Member Special Litigation Committees
• FTC Attacks Constitutional Defenses In Hospital Merger Fight
• Off The Bench: NCAA Loses On NIL, DC Wins With Stadium
• Thoma Bravo Ups Everbridge Deal Size By $300M, To $1.8B
• Lessons For D&O Policyholders From Pharma Co. Ruling
• Real Estate Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts
• Hogan Lovells, Choate Guide Pro Pickleball Merger To Close
• SPAC New Energy One To Wind Up Amid UK Deal Drought
• Taxation With Representation: Pillsbury, Cleary Gottlieb
• Reed Smith, DLA Piper Guide ITV On £255M Sale To BBC