Mergers & Acquisitions Archive » February, 2026

Mergers & Acquisitions - February, 2026

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• Kroger, Albertsons Must Pay AG Legal Fees After Merger Halt
• Paramount, Warner Seal Merger Agreement At $110B Value
• FCC Staff Gives Go-Ahead To $34B Charter, Cox Tie-Up
• Altria-Juul Judge Details Class Cert. Decision In Antitrust Row
• Musk Bid 'Too Late' To Delay Trial In Twitter Investor Suit
• Trump Media Explores Truth Social Spin-Off After TAE Deal
• After Learning Resources: A Practical Guide For US Importers
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Taxation With Representation: Linklaters, Wilson Sonsini
• Paramount-WBD Deal Would Widen Net For Antitrust Scrutiny
• Del. Supreme Court OKs Disputed Corporate Law Rework
• Reed Smith Leads Climate Tech Biz In $850M US SPAC Deal
• 2 Firms Guide Equinix, CPP Investments On $4B AtNorth Buy
• Self-Driving Truck Startup Raises $113M Before SPAC Merger
• $100M AI Token Dump Suit Can't Be Heard In NY, Founders Say
• Netflix Drops WBD Bid, Paving Way For Paramount Deal
• Buddy Mac Wins Court Approval To Sell Co-Owned Properties
• Brink's, NCR Ink $6.6B Deal As Sidley, King & Spalding Advise
• House Bill Would Cap FCC License Reviews At 180 Days
• Chancery Asked To OK $7.6M Deal To End $1.5B De-SPAC Row
• DirecTV Urges Top FCC Officials To Nix Nexstar-Tegna Deal
• Chancery Refuses For Now To Make Hecate Pay Lenders $75M
• Planning For M&A Complexity After New State 'Mini-HSR' Laws
• Willkie Lands A&O Shearman Corporate Finance Pros In Calif.
• BlueScope Turns $11B Bid Down But Still Open To Talks
• Barnes & Thornburg Lands Katten M&A Partner In NY
• Freshfields Guides Asahi Kasei Unit In €780M Biopharma Deal
• A&O Shearman-Led UAE Aviation Biz To Buy $7B Leasing Co.
• Willkie Leads Victory Capital's Rival Bid For Janus Henderson
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Dems Demand Explanation For DOJ Antitrust Chief's Exit
• IP Co. Investors Sue Over AI-Focused Acquisition Losses
• Winston & Strawn-Led SPAC Mozayyx Prices Upsized $261M IPO
• Cox Tells Calif. It Needs Final Ruling On Charter By July
• EU, UK To Share Info On 'Significant' Antitrust Probes
• Engie To Buy UK Power Networks At $21.4B Enterprise Value
• Considering The Prospects Of A Robinson-Patman Act Revival
• Pension Fund Presses For CEO Texts In $60B Merger Fight
• BasePoint's £543M Offer For Lender Sweetened With Dividend
• EQT Will Not Make Offer For Oxford Biomedica
• 2 Firms Help Novacap Land $3.8B For Tech-Focused Fund
• Taylor Wessing Steers £186M Bid For Fintech Fund
• Novo's $2.1B Vivtex Deal Boosts Obesity Drug Pipeline
• Live Nation Judge Not 'Inclined' To Delay Trial For Appeal
• New Foreign Bribery Guide Can Help Int'l Cos. Identify Risks
• GlaxoSmithKline Buys Canadian Drugmaker For $950M
• Protective Gear Co. Misled On Tariffs, Acquisitions, Suit Says
• Senate Dem Seeks Info On FCC's Equal Time Enforcement
• Chamber Pushes 5th Circ. To Keep FTC Merger Overhaul Nixed
• Suit Says Ex-Medco CFO Inflated Company's Value Before Sale
• FTC Blasts NewsGuard's Bid To Block Investigation
• Tech Giants Amazon, Google And Meta Ink Major AI Deals
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• Gibson Dunn, Sidley Guide $2.2B CECO, Thermon Deal
• Freshfields Bicoastal M&A Tech Duo Move To Covington
• Paramount Revises WBD Offer As Netflix Bid War Goes On
• Zurich Insurance To Buy Australia's ClearView For $293M
• Feds Point To 8th Circ. In Sinclair Station Takeover OK
• Flyers Seek TRO In Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Antitrust Suit
• 3 Firms Guide Homebuilder Co.'s $221M Sale
• How Greenberg Thinks Tariff Ruling Could Affect Dealmaking
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 6 Things Bankers Need To Know About AI-Powered M&A
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• NJ Watchdog Takes File Fight In Hospital Row To 3rd Circ.
• 6 Firms Guide Investors' $3.4B Resi REIT Buy
• Latham Adds Wachtell Lipton M&A, Finance Duo In NY
• How New HSR Thresholds, Fees Could Affect Enforcement
• 5 Firms Guide Finnish Firm IQM Quantum's $1.8B SPAC Deal
• Ropes, Wilson Sonsini Guide Gilead's $7.8B Arcellx Buy
• Kirkland, Jones Day Build $1.1B Hospice Take-Private Deal
• Johnson Matthey Cuts Unit Sale Price To Honeywell To £1.3B
• Caterpillar Unit Drops Antitrust Suit Against Wabtec
• Wireless Builders Want FCC Kibosh On Dish 'Shell Games'
• Lebanese Bank Challenges NY Jurisdiction In Terrorism Suit
• FTC Chair Wants Merger Cases Filed Only In Fed. Court
• 3 Questions After Justices Sink Trump's Emergency Tariffs
• Meta Judge's Antitrust Dismissal 'Usurped' Jury, 9th Circ. Told
• Clearing US Legal Hurdles To Biz Opportunities In Venezuela
• Getty Wants 2nd Circ. To Rehear $100M Investor Dispute
• Paramount, Netflix Differ On Significance Of HSR Milestone
• Mind The Gap: Crafting D&O Straddle Coverage For M&A
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Middle-Market Private Data Sector Poised For M&A Growth
• Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Simpson Thacher
• Kennedy Wilson Investor Sues To Block $1.65B Take-Private
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5th Circ. Pauses Order Scrapping FTC Merger Filing Overhaul
• 'Hate' For Musk Quickly Narrows Jury Pool In Twitter Deal Trial
• Latham To Guide Seahawks Sale In Wake Of Super Bowl Win
• $14M Noncompete Fight Moves Forward In Chancery
• Delta, Aeromexico Urge 11th Circ. To Void DOT Split Order
• Hims & Hers Buying Eucalyptus For Up To $1.15B
• Nunes Ordered To Finish Deposition In Trump Media Suit
• Amazon Seller 'Expert' Sues Over Alleged Inventory Fraud
• FCC Satellite Co. Action Starts New Chapter For Team Telecom
• Activists Elliott, Jana Make Latest Moves, And Other Rumors
• Freshfields Advising EBay's $1.2B Depop Purchase From Etsy
• UK Raises Antitrust Concerns In Getty's Shutterstock Deal
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Live Nation Antitrust Claims Heading To Trial
• Eversheds Hires International Arbitration Partner In Bucharest
• Judge Rejects FTC's Emergency Bid To Spare Merger Rule
• Telecom Joint Venture To Pay $2.7B For UK Fiber Company
• Ruling Puts Guardrails On FTC Merger Filing Rule Expansion
• BlueScope Gets $11B 'Final' Bid From SGH, Steel Dynamics
• Kirkland Leads Ovintiv's $3B Oklahoma Anadarko Basin Exit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• 5 Firms Shape Kennedy Wilson's $1.65B Take-Private Deal
• 3 Firms Steer $3.5B Cencora, Covetrus Animal Health Merger
• 3 Firms Advise On $3.1B Mister Car Wash Take-Private Deal
• Musk Can't Be 'Tried On His Political Beliefs,' Judge Says
• Dismissal Of FTC Merger Rule Shows Nothing 'Broken' To 'Fix'
• States Hit Discovery Roadblocks In HPE Merger Fight With DOJ
• SPAC Sponsor Execs Kept $29M Biz Breakup Fee, Suit Says
• Kirkland, Wachtell Lipton Steer Xerox $450M Venture With TPG
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Appeal In Pa. City Bankruptcy Utility Dispute
• Merger Materials Hid Portland Project Woes, Investors Say
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors
• MTN Group To Pay $2.2B For Remaining IHS Towers Stake
• McGuireWoods Adds Sidley Private Equity Pro In Los Angeles
• 3 Firms Advise On $9.9B Danaher, Masimo Diagnostics Deal
• 4 Firms Guide Cos.' $1.9B PacifiCorp Assets Buy
• Trump Family Invests In $1.5B Go-Public Merger For Drone Co.
• Sens. Concerned About Live Nation Case After DOJ 'Ousting'
• Edwards Sued In Chancery Over $300M Heart Valve Earn-Out
• Warner Bros. Rejects Latest Paramount Bid But Talks Resume
• 'Acqui-Hires' In AI Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny, Tech Attys Say
• Momentus Co-Founder Sues In Del. For Space Co. Legal Fees
• FTC Mulls Merger Rule Appeal, Blasts 'Left-Wing' Chamber
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-WilmerHale Capital Markets Pro
• EU Approves Universal Music's $775M Deal For Downtown
• Del. Justices Reject Conflict Claims In Gaming Co. Deal
• How Cooley Steered The Boston Celtics' Multistep $6.1B+ Sale
• Brazil Antitrust Enforcer OKs $100M United Investment In Azul
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Australian Coal Miner Readies US Listing Via SPAC Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Homburger, Lenz & Staehelin
• MoFo, Paul Hastings Build $4.5B Tri Pointe Homes Sale
• Saks' Post-M&A Bankruptcy Illustrates Current Market Risks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTC Merger Filing Overhaul Thrown Out
• 12 Questions For FCC Chair Brendan Carr
• HPE Has 'No Grounds' To Hide DOJ Deal Bidders, AGs Say
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• BakerHostetler Adds 3 More Dealmakers From Loeb In NY
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Slater Stepping Down
• Daily Mail Owner's £500M Telegraph Deal To Be Scrutinized
• Elliott Takes Stake In Stock Exchange Group, More Rumors
• 4 Firms Guide Blackstone, EQT's $6.6B Spanish Recycler Deal
• Deutsche Börse To Buy PE Firm's Data Biz Stake For €1.1B
• Clifford Chance-Led Nuveen To Buy Schroders For £9.9B
• Del. Justices Grapple Over Truth Social Share Math
• Anesthesia Group Looks To End FTC Rollup Suit
• Pa. City Sues Over Sewers, Urged To Pull Ch. 9 Plan
• Sidley, Fried Frank Steer $1.5B Great Lakes Dredge Deal
• Bankruptcy Court Asked To Keep Nicklaus Biopic Deal Intact
• Ancora Opposes Netflix-WBD Merger, Backs Paramount Bid
• Tips From Del. Decision Nixing Major Earnout Damages Award
• Financial Advisory Co. Province Acquires StoneTurn
• Paul Weiss, Dechert Steer QXO's $2.25B Kodiak Buy
• America's Test Kitchen Harvests Food52 Assets In Ch. 11
• Millicom, NJJ Buy Telefonica's Chile Mobile Biz In $1.2B Deal
• Delaware Justices Bar Damages For Invalid Noncompetes
• Broadcasters Fight 39% Media Ownership Cap In Hill Hearing
• CFIUS Risk Lessons From Chips Biz Divestment Order
• Eddie Bauer Stores Get Ok For Early March Ch. 11 Auction
• Paul Hastings Lands 8 More Attys For New Charlotte Office
• Presidio Seeks $1B Debt To Fund Deals After SPAC Merger
• Freshfields, Kirkland Steer $6.2B Clear Channel Outdoor Deal
• European Wax Center To Go Private In $330M Cash Deal
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• Paramount Amends Warner Bid To Cover Netflix Breakup Fee
• Lender IPF Delays £543M Takeover Vote As Investor Objects
• Altar'd State Opens Bidding For Francesca's IP At $7M
• LRN Shareholder To Pay $18M To End Del. Defamation Suit
• America's Test Kitchen Owner Wins Auction For Food52 Brand
• 6 Firms Guide Plan To Create $17B Transocean Drilling Giant
• Sports Flooring Makers Want Antitrust Merger Suit Tossed
• Amazon Inks Multibillion STMicro Deal Amid Massive AI Push
• Fried Frank Hires Pillsbury M&A, PE Head
• Paul Weiss, Goodwin Steer Eli Lilly's $2.4B Orna Buy
• Safanad Sells UK Care Home Biz To REIT For $1.6B
• Slaughter And May Leads NatWest £2.7B Wealth Manager Buy
• 2 Arnold & Porter M&A Attys Join WilmerHale In Silicon Valley
• Weil Helps Advent, FedEx Buy Poland's InPost For €7.8B
• News-Rating Biz Escalates Fight Against 'Retaliatory' FTC Deal
• STB Pledges 'Rigorous Review' Of UP, Norfolk Southern Deal
• MeridianLink Sued In Del. For Share Price In $2B Acquisition
• Judge Rejects Compass' Bid To Block Zillow Listing Rules
• Antitrust Classes Certified Over Altria's Juul Investment
• NJ Watchdog Must Give Up Files In Hospital Row
• Tips For Counsel As PE Eyes Data Center Facility Services
• CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities
• 3 Firms Lead TPG's Stake Acquisition Of Sabre Industries
• FTC Scrutinizing Merger Creating $22B Chip Giant
• Japan's Kirin Selling Bourbon Brand To Gallo For Up To $775M
• 5 Firms Guide Refresco's $768M Acquisition Of SunOpta
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, S&C, Wachtell
• Tobacco Cos. Clash Over Florida Settlement Costs
• US Investor Gets 19.1% Backing So Far For £340M Idox Buy
• DOJ Urges Court To Reject Live Nation's View Of Meta Ruling
• Patent Co., AI Research Firm Join Forces In $150M Deal
• Kodiak Gas Nabs Distributed Power Solutions For $675M
• Semtech Hid Copper Tech Product Setbacks, Investors Say
• KKR Buying Pro Sports Investor Arctos In $1.4B Deal
• Anthropic Plans $350B Tender Offer, And Other Rumors
• How Attorneys Can Navigate Shifts In Financing Landscape
• Rio Tinto, Glencore Scrap $200B Merger Talks
• 2 Firms Advise JV's Data Center Portfolio Sale To Igneo
• Nicklaus Golf Co. Gets $50M Baseline Bid For Licensing Biz
• 4 Firms Build Genius Sports' $1.2B Legend Acquisition
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 'Careless Or Disingenuous': Judge Rips CareFirst Rethink Bid
• 'Extraordinary Circumstances': Elon Musk Faces USAID Depo
• American Signature Furniture Gets Ch. 11 Sale OK In Del.
• HPE Backs DOJ Bid For Final Merger Deal Approval
• Loeb & Loeb To Guide SPAC's Merger With Packaging Co.
• A&O Shearman, DLA Piper Lead $7.5B Texas Instruments Deal
• Walgreens Says Audio Recording Refutes Shareholders' Claim
• Hartford HealthCare Must Provide Docs On $86M Takeovers
• Stem-Cell Drug Developer PrimeGen Inks $1.5B SPAC Merger
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• What An Uptick In Shareholder Activism Means For Banking
• Germany's Henkel Buying Coatings Maker Stahl In $2.5B Deal
• Autonomous Construction Startup Raises $270M In Series B
• Glencore To Sell 40% Stake In Congo Assets For $3.6B
• Slaughter And May-Led Zurich Gets Beazley Nod On £8B Offer
• Ex-SPAC CEO Cops To Defrauding Lottery.com Investors
• Wachtell Lipton, Davis Polk Steer $12B Santander Deal
• Netflix, Warner Bros. CEOs Defend Merger Before Congress
• TikTok, Cellspin Duel On Effects Of Sale In Patent Challenge
• Marzetti To Acquire Japanese BBQ Sauce Brand In $400M Deal
• 4 Lessons From FTC's Successful Bid To Block Edwards Deal
• Musk Can't Dodge SEC's Twitter Share Buy-Up Suit
• Donerail Lobs $1.1B Takeover Bid For MarineMax Yachting Biz
• 'Doesn't Make Sense': DOJ Irks Judge In Merger Fight With AGs
• Gibson Dunn, Sullivan & Cromwell Lead SpaceX, XAI Merger
• Exxon Sued For 'Rockefeller-Style' Ammonia Market Maneuver
• Netflix Slams HBO Max User's Challenge To Warner Bros. Deal
• Investment Funds Pro Rejoins Davis Polk From Paul Weiss
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• ESAB Corp. To Acquire Eddyfi Technologies For $1.45B
• Donaldson Acquires Facet Filtration In $820M Deal
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Cooley Atty To Lead N. Calif. Practice
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• Paul Weiss Expands DC Antitrust Team With Davis Polk Atty
• OpenText Sells Analytics Database Co. Vertica For $150M
• Blake Cassels Guides Eldorado On $2.8B Foran Mining Deal
• Latham, Gibson Dunn Steer Brookfield's $1.2B Peakstone Buy
• Pensions Biz Chesnara Completes £260M Buy Of HSBC Life
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court
• Skadden, Gibson Dunn Steer $58B Devon, Coterra Deal