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August 08, 2025
Latham-Led CVC Consortium Bids €299M For Cyber Co.
Private equity company CVC Capital Partners PLC said Friday that it is leading a consortium to acquire WithSecure with a voluntary cash tender offer that values the Finnish cybersecurity business at €299 million ($348 million).
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August 08, 2025
UK Clears Boeing's $4.7B Spirit Aero Deal For Take-Off
The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that it has given the green light to Boeing's planned $4.7 billion move to buy aircraft parts-maker Spirit AeroSystems after finding that the deal will not harm competition in U.K. markets.
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August 08, 2025
KKR Tries To Steer NHS Landlord Away From Rival £1.8B Bid
Private equity firm KKR made a final attempt on Friday to lure healthcare property manager Assura PLC away from a planned £1.79 billion ($2.4 billion) takeover by Primary Health Properties, claiming that its own terms offer more certainty to shareholders.
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August 07, 2025
ConocoPhillips Agrees To $1.3B Sale Of Anadarko Assets
ConocoPhillips, with guidance from Haynes Boone, is selling its Anadarko Basin assets for $1.3 billion, with the sale expected to close at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the independent oil producer announced on Thursday.
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August 07, 2025
NY AG, Ski Resort Square Up Over Resort Divestiture
A New York ski resort operator that bought a competing resort and shut it down must divest that resort to right the antitrust wrong a state judge found it had committed and restore competition to the market, the Empire State is arguing.
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August 07, 2025
Lyten To Buy Bankrupt Northvolt's Swedish, German Factories
Lithium-sulfur battery maker Lyten announced Thursday that it will buy bankrupt Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt AB's factories in two countries and all its remaining intellectual property in a move that Northvolt said averted a "complete shutdown" of the business.
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August 07, 2025
FTC Urged To Investigate Meta's $14.3B Scale AI Investment
A group of advocacy organizations is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Meta's recent $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, saying it fits into a "buy or bury" strategy to eliminate competition.
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August 07, 2025
BioNTech's Acquisition Of CureVac Ends COVID Vax Case
CureVac's case alleging Pfizer and BioNTech infringed patents related to messenger RNA technology is set to be dismissed after BioNTech announced in June that it would be acquiring CureVac, canceling what would have been the first-ever trial over COVID-19 vaccine patents in the U.S.
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August 07, 2025
Del. Court Weighs Final Leads For $13B Endeavor Stock Suit
In a rare battle of extremes, attorneys for a single Endeavor Group investor urged a Delaware vice chancellor on Thursday to accept their suit challenging the company's $13 billion take-private deal in March over a suit filed by investment giant Icahn Enterprises LP and a multinational bank based in Sweden.
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August 07, 2025
HPE-Juniper Judge Shuns More Direct Comment On DOJ Deal
Comments, or complaints, about the controversial U.S. Department of Justice deal permitting Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks must go through the DOJ and will no longer be accepted if submitted directly to the court, the reviewing California federal judge said Wednesday.
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August 07, 2025
Crypto Biz Ripple Snags VC-Backed Rail In $200M Deal
Enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions company Ripple on Thursday unveiled plans to buy venture capital-backed global payments platform Rail in a $200 million deal.
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August 07, 2025
Investors Back Cancer Ultrasound Tech Firm At $2.25B Value
HistoSonics Inc. said Thursday it has secured a majority stake acquisition led by its management team and backed by a syndicate of investors including K5 Global, Bezos Expeditions and Wellington Management, valuing the maker of the Edison Histotripsy System at about $2.25 billion.
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August 07, 2025
Ex-Data Co. Execs Charged With $25M 'Round Tripping' Scam
Two executives from bankrupt California data company Near Intelligence Inc. fraudulently inflated the company's revenues by $25 million in a conspiracy that involved a third executive from advertising company MobileFuse LLC, according to a Manhattan federal court indictment unsealed Thursday.
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August 07, 2025
OpenAI Climbs To $300B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
Tech deals appear to be booming as OpenAI's valuation explodes to $300 billion following an $8.3 billion funding round, Nvidia and CapitalG are rumored to invest in Vast Data in a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence infrastructure provider at up to $30 billion, and AI company Cerebras eyes a $1 billion private capital fundraise.
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August 07, 2025
UnitedHealth Selling Home Health Branches In DOJ Deal
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states.
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August 06, 2025
Renewable Energy Co. Sued In Del. Over $82M 'Hostage' Loan
Lenders to the purportedly insolvent, Chicago-based renewable energy venture Hecate Holdings LLC have sued the company in Delaware's Court of Chancery for allegedly breaching an $82 million loan agreement, holding collateral "hostage" and shifting collateral sale proceeds to unsecured accounts.
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August 06, 2025
Presidio Petroleum Inks $660M SPAC Merger Deal
Fort Worth, Texas-based oil and gas operator Presidio Petroleum will go public through a merger with EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by EQV Group.
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August 06, 2025
DOJ, Google Get OK For 2-Week Ad Tech Remedies Trial
When Google faces off against the U.S. Department of Justice at trial next month to determine what remedy the tech behemoth should provide for illegally maintaining a monopoly over advertising technology services, they'll each get five or six court days to make their case.
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August 06, 2025
FTC Challenges $945M Heart Valve Deal
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit Wednesday against Edwards Lifesciences Corp. over the company's proposed $945 million purchase of JenaValve Technology Inc., arguing the deal would give Edwards control over both of the only firms with ongoing U.S. clinical trials developing an important heart valve replacement device.
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August 06, 2025
Blackstone Inks $6B Enverus Deal, Beating Out NYSE Parent
Blackstone said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Enverus from private equity firms Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital, in a deal that values the energy analytics and data firm at more than $6 billion.
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August 06, 2025
Akin, Latham Advise Apollo's Data Center Builder Stake
Apollo Global Management on Wednesday announced it will acquire a majority stake in Dallas-based builder Stream Data Centers in a deal advised by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP that the asset manager said would enable possibly billions in digital infrastructure spending.
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August 06, 2025
Honey Dew Says M&A Adviser Missed Fake $25M Letter
Massachusetts-based regional coffee and donut chain Honey Dew says the investment banking firm it hired to find a buyer in 2018 would have learned that a $25 million "proof of funds" letter purporting to be from UBS was a forgery had it performed the expected due diligence.
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August 06, 2025
Skadden, McGuireWoods Guide $3.6B Cabinetry Co. Merger
MasterBrand Inc. and American Woodmark Corp. said Wednesday they will merge in an all-stock deal that values the combined cabinetmaker at $3.6 billion in enterprise value, creating one of the largest residential cabinetry manufacturers in North America.
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August 06, 2025
CMA Clears $13B Omnicom-Interpublic Merger
Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has cleared the approximately $13 billion merger of U.S.-based marketing communications heavyweights Omnicom Group Inc. and Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., following a similar decision in the U.S. in June.
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August 05, 2025
ESPN To Swap 10% Equity Stake For NFL Network
The Walt Disney Co. subsidiary ESPN will acquire NFL Network and other intellectual property from the National Football League, which in turn will receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN, according to the companies' announcement of the proposed deal Tuesday evening.
Expert Analysis
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Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
Andi Mazingo at Lumen Law, who was diagnosed with autism about midway through her career, discusses how the legal profession can create inclusive workplaces that empower openly autistic lawyers and enhance innovation, and how neurodivergent attorneys can navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with disclosing one’s diagnosis.
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Top 10 Healthcare And Life Sciences Issues To Watch In 2025
Under the new Trump administration, this coming year may benefit some healthcare and life sciences stakeholders, while creating new challenges for others amid an increasingly complex regulatory environment, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Series
Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.
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Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.
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Top Considerations For Insurance Companies In 2025
As insurance industry participants look to plan for the year, regulatory changes, climate-related challenges, the ongoing effects of social inflation and the potential for significant mergers and acquisitions will be among the key items for insurer boards and management to have on their radar, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Del. Dispatch: Lessons From Failed Albertsons-Kroger Merger
The allegations in Albertsons' lawsuit against Kroger following the grocery stores' blocked merger demonstrate how a target company can best ensure that a buyer timely and effectively complies with its obligations to pursue the necessary regulatory approvals for a deal, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.
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How Views On Healthcare Price Transparency Are Changing
Regulators' attitudes toward price transparency regulation have shifted over the past several years in ways that may seem contradictory, and research into detailed rate information published by hospitals and health plans has yielded mixed results, says Matthew List at Charles River Associates.
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The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office issued five noteworthy bid protest decisions in 2024 that will likely have a continuing impact on questions concerning standing, timeliness, corporate transactions and more, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.
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5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.
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Overseas Investment Rule Calls For Compliance Caution
Investors should be leery of who and what they are investing in now that the federal outbound investment regime, effective Jan. 2, has extended the governement's regulatory reach to businesses and parties not previously subject to trade restrictions, says Thaddeus McBride at Bass Berry.
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Recent Suits Show Antitrust Agencies' Focus On HSR Review
The U.S. Department of Justice's suit this month against KKR for inaccurate and incomplete premerger filings, along with other recent cases, highlights the agency's increasing scrutiny of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance for private equity firms, say attorneys at Willkie.
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The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024
Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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PE Strategies To Manage Adjacent Portfolio Firm Conflicts
A variety of tools can mitigate potential risk for a private equity director sitting on the board of directors of multiple companies, including the disclosure of potential conflicts in fundraising documents to help mitigate risk under the securities laws, says Michael Kendall at Goodwin.