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June 27, 2025
Khaitan & Co. Guides JSW On $1.6B India Paint Deal
Khaitan & Co.-advised JSW Paints Ltd. has agreed to acquire Akzo Nobel NV's roughly 75% stake in Akzo Nobel India Ltd. at an enterprise value of approximately €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion), the companies said Friday, in a deal that will strengthen JSW's foothold in India's flourishing coatings market.
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June 27, 2025
B. Riley Divests Advisory Services Biz In $118M PE Deal
Financial services company B. Riley Financial Inc., advised by Cole Schotz PC, announced Friday the sale of its advisory services business to funds managed by Canadian private equity shop TorQuest Partners in a $117.8 million deal.
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June 26, 2025
Trump DOJ Eyes Algorithmic Collusion, Welcomes 'Little Tech'
Tackling algorithmic pricing collusion in the healthcare and housing markets and welcoming pro-competitive mergers of "Little Tech" are among the U.S. Department of Justice's plans for protecting consumers in today's digital markets, the top deputy for the DOJ's antitrust division told privacy professionals on Thursday.
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June 26, 2025
FTC OKs $1.6B Gas Station Deal, With Divestiture Of 35 Stores
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday an agreement resolving antitrust concerns regarding Alimentation Couche-Tard's proposed $1.57 billion acquisition of 270 fuel stations from grocery chain Giant Eagle, requiring the Canadian convenience store company to divest 35 gas stations.
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June 26, 2025
UK Investigating Boeing's $4.7B Deal For Spirit Aero
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority on Thursday issued a call for comments about Boeing's planned $4.7 billion deal for aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems to see if the tie-up will reduce competition in the country, joining U.S. enforcers who are already reviewing the deal.
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June 26, 2025
Del. Justices Mull New Appeal In $1.5B Pipeline Co. Cashout
An attorney for cashed-out minority unitholders of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP urged Delaware's Supreme Court to consider whether a controlling investor's interests "subverted" a crucial attorney fairness opinion used to justify a 2018, $1.5 billion deal that took the company private.
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June 26, 2025
Akerman Adds Steptoe Energy Transactional Atty In DC
Akerman LLP has hired a former Steptoe LLP partner who works on the regulatory, corporate and transactional aspects of energy deals and with related project development matters, the firm announced Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
Lime Revs Up IPO, Crypto's Prospects Rise, And More Rumors
Uber Technologies Inc.-backed electric bike startup Lime is moving forward on a U.S. initial public offering, while more crypto ventures are seeking public listings and insurance giant BrightHouse inches closer to a sale. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.
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June 26, 2025
3 Firms Guide EQT On $1.1B Sale Of Pioneer To CarUX
Morrison Foerster LLP, White & Case LLP and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu are serving as legal counsel to EQT on a $1.1 billion deal to sell Pioneer Corp. to CarUX, a subsidiary of Taiwanese panel supplier Innolux Corp., EQT said Thursday.
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June 26, 2025
Ellenoff-Led Cantor Equity's Latest SPAC Raises $240M
Cantor Equity Partners III, the latest blank-check company formed by Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., has raised $240 million by offering 24 million shares at $10 apiece and began trading on Thursday.
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June 26, 2025
EQT Investors Ink $167.5M Deal In Rice Energy Merger Suit
EQT Corp. has agreed to pay $167.5 million to investors who claimed the company overstated the benefits of its $6.7 billion merger with Rice Energy, according to a motion filed Thursday seeking preliminary approval of what the investors called the largest-ever stockholder suit deal lodged in Western Pennsylvania federal court.
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June 26, 2025
Latham, Weil Lead PE-Backed Jefferson Capital's $150M IPO
Private equity-backed consumer collections firm Jefferson Capital Inc. rallied in debut trading Thursday after pricing a $150 million initial public offering at the low point of its marketed range, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters' counsel Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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June 26, 2025
Kirkland Guides PE Firm's £184M Bid For Energy Consultancy
Inspired said Thursday that it has backed a £183.6 million ($252 million) takeover offer from U.S. private equity shop HGGC, as the energy and sustainability consultancy snubbed a rival offer from Regent International, a gas and metering services business.
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June 26, 2025
Shell Denies Holding Takeover Talks With UK Rival BP
British oil supermajor Shell PLC said on Thursday that it has no intention of making an offer for BP PLC, a move that bars it from making a formal approach for the rival for six months.
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June 25, 2025
BigLaw Fixtures Steer Blockbuster Lakers Sale
Los Angeles Lakers minority owner Mark Walter unveiled his bid to assume control of the team Wednesday, enlisting Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to guide acquisition of the team, with ArentFox Schiff LLP representing the Lakers.
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June 25, 2025
Anti-Aging Biotech Startup Minovia Inks $180M SPAC Merger
Minovia Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli startup developing treatments for age-related decline, plans to go public in the U.S. at a $180 million valuation by merging with special purpose acquisition company Launch One Acquisition Corp., both parties announced Wednesday.
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June 25, 2025
Team Telecom Gives Its OK To $4.4B T-Mobile, UScellular Deal
T-Mobile's plan to take over most of UScellular's wireless operations in a $4.4 billion deal cleared a regulatory hurdle with approval from the federal group that vets telecom mergers for security concerns.
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June 25, 2025
EU Probing Mars' $36B Deal For Pringles-Maker Kellanova
European competition enforcers said Wednesday they are investigating snack food and candy giant Mars Inc.'s planned $35.9 billion purchase of Cheez-It and Pringles maker Kellanova over concerns the combined company would have too much negotiating power with retailers.
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June 25, 2025
SwervePay, Buyers Duel In Del. Over Payment Tech Fraud Suit
Dueling fraud claims have gone to Delaware's chancellor for judgment, following post-trial arguments in litigation that began with principals of e-payment facilitator SwervePay accusing the company's buyers of overstating — by tens of billions — payment volumes that would generate post-sale earnouts under a proposed 2020 acquisition.
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June 25, 2025
O'Melveny Forms Special Credit And Liability Mgmt. Group
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has launched a special credit and liability management group, announcing the move Tuesday as a reflection of "growing client demand for integrated, end-to-end support across the credit cycle, particularly as capital solutions become increasingly complex and bespoke."
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June 25, 2025
Spirit Flags Competition Concerns Over United-JetBlue Pact
Spirit Airlines LLC has filed a complaint with federal transportation regulators contending that a recently announced partnership between United Airlines and JetBlue raises issues similar to an alliance between American and JetBlue that was blocked over competition concerns.
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June 25, 2025
Timberwolves' Contested Sale Gets NBA Owners' Approval
NBA team owners have unanimously approved the $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx to a consortium led by former limited partners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, advised by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Sidley Austin LLP, in a deal they first reached in 2021.
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June 25, 2025
Norton Rose Adds Energy M&A Pro In Houston From Latham
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Wednesday that it has added an energy-centered corporate, mergers and acquisitions and securities partner in Houston who joined from Latham & Watkins LLP.
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June 25, 2025
Bain, 11North Team Up On $212M Oklahoma City Retail Buy
Bain Capital Real Estate and 11North Partners announced Wednesday that they have acquired three open-air retail centers in Oklahoma City for approximately $212 million, in a move that underscores growing institutional interest in high-performing retail despite shifting consumer habits and lingering inflation.
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June 25, 2025
Tech-Focused SPACs Raise $408M Combined In New Listings
A pair of technology-focused special-purpose acquisition companies debuted on Wednesday after pricing two initial public offerings that raised $408 million combined, joining a wave of new SPAC listings, under guidance from five law firms.
Expert Analysis
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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Del. Dispatch: Open Issues After Corp. Law Amendments
Recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law represent a significant change in the future structuring of boards and how the First State will approach conflicted transactions, but Delaware courts may interpret the amendments narrowly, limiting their impact, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.
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What Del. Supreme Court LKQ Decision Means For M&A Deals
The Delaware Supreme Court's recent decision in LKQ v. Rutledge greatly increases the enforceability of forfeiture-for-competition provisions, representing an important affirmation of earlier precedent and making it likely that such agreements will become more common in M&A transactions, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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Key Digital Asset Issues Require Antitrust Vigilance
As the digital assets industry continues to mature and consolidate during Trump 2.0, it will inevitably bump up against the antitrust laws in a new way, with potential pitfalls related to merger reviews, conspiratorial or monopolistic conduct, and interlocking directorates, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.
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How Proxy Advisory Firms Are Approaching AI And DEI
Institutional Shareholder Services' and Glass Lewis' annual updates to their proxy voting guidelines reflect some of the biggest issues of the day, including artificial intelligence and DEI, and companies should parse these changes carefully, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Keys To Regulatory Diligence In Life Sciences Transactions
Conducting effective regulatory due diligence for life sciences deals requires careful review of a target company's activities, and separate sets of considerations for commercial and pipeline products, says Anna Zhao at GunnerCooke.
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Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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Calif. Antitrust Laws May Turn More Zealous Than US Regs
California is poised in the next 18 months to significantly expand its antitrust laws, broadening the scope of liability and creating a premerger review process that could be more expansive than review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, say attorneys at Munger Tolles.