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July 17, 2026
Johnson Matthey said Friday that it has completed the £1.33 billion ($1.8 billion) sale of its catalyst technologies arm to U.S. tech company Honeywell, and plans to return £1 billion from the proceeds to its shareholders.
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July 17, 2026
The past week in London has seen Snapchat and Dolby press on with a fresh infringement claim in their ongoing patent battle, The Telegraph face an intellectual property claim by a photo archive, a group of international human rights barristers and chambers sued, and oil business Equinor embroiled in a contract dispute with BP after recently acquiring full ownership in their offshore project. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 17, 2026
Federal enforcers reached a number of merger settlements in the first half of 2026, while state attorneys general stepped up their independent enforcement efforts, taking on Nexstar's planned purchase of rival broadcaster Tegna and Paramount's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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July 17, 2026
EQT said Friday that its consortium has increased its bid to take Kakaku.com private to approximately 682 billion Japanese yen ($4 billion) after being outbid by another group of investors.
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July 16, 2026
A California federal judge denied a preliminary injunction request Thursday from consumers challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after challenging their attorney to cite more recent rulings beyond the 1960s-era U.S. Supreme Court cases he relied on.
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July 16, 2026
A Florida federal judge cited a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case in an explanation of his decision Thursday to end President Donald Trump's $2.78 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post, writing that if he was "deciding this case on a clean slate, the result might be different."
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July 16, 2026
A D.C. federal judge has signed off on the U.S. Department of Justice's request that Dish be freed from its commitment to build and run a nationwide 5G network following its sale of $40 billion worth of spectrum licenses to AT&T and SpaceX.
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July 16, 2026
Distressed debt investor Lynn Tilton's Patriarch Partners must pay roughly $2.4 million to the litigation trust for a trio of collateralized loan funds she founded in the 2000s, a New York federal judge has ruled, finding that Tilton's private equity firm breached a credit contract.
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July 16, 2026
Pressure is mounting on law firm leaders to dive into the AI waters or watch competitors swim away, but figuring out responsible, cost-effective methods to use high-priced legal tech remains tricky, experts say.
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July 16, 2026
The year so far has seen increased private equity investment in pro teams and college sports, U.S. pro soccer's plans to capitalize on the World Cup and the Chicago Bears' hunt for a new host city. Here, Law360 highlights the most significant sports deals to watch for the remainder of 2026.
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July 16, 2026
China's DeepSeek and Shein and U.S. entertainment company Lionsgate Studios are among the companies nearing potential IPOs or sales, according to recent reports. Initial public offerings from DeepSeek and Shein could value those companies at $71 billion and $40 billion, respectively. A potential price tag for Lionsgate hasn't been disclosed, but the studio behind the "Hunger Games" and "John Wick" movies could attract billions as Bollore Group and Banijay Group emerge as suitors.
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July 16, 2026
Eli Lilly said Thursday it will acquire New York-based drug developer AtaiBeckley Inc. in a deal valued at up to $3.8 billion, expanding its pipeline of experimental treatments for depression and other mental health disorders.
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July 16, 2026
A new California federal judge has taken over from the one originally assigned the lawsuit from Democratic state attorneys general challenging Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, putting the case in front of the same judge hearing challenges from consumers and the Writers Guild of America.
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July 16, 2026
U.S. pawnshop operator FirstCash said Thursday that it has increased its take-private bid for Ramsdens to £232 million ($313 million) in cash after discussions with advisers and shareholders of the British rival.
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July 16, 2026
ABB said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire British flow technology company Rotork in a cash take-private deal valuing it at approximately £4.1 billion ($5.5 billion) to expand its industrial automation portfolio.
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July 16, 2026
DCC PLC said Thursday a consortium led by U.S. private equity firms KKR and Energy Capital Partners LP has won more time to finalize a recommended takeover worth £5.7 billion ($7.8 billion).
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July 16, 2026
U.S. private equity firm Arlington Capital said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Gooch & Housego PLC in an all-cash transaction that values the U.K. optics technology company at £345.6 million ($467 million).
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July 16, 2026
The government said Thursday that it has formally brought British Steel into public ownership to safeguard its industrial capacity, protect thousands of jobs and secure supplies for critical infrastructure.
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July 16, 2026
Uber will buy Germany's Delivery Hero for $14.8 billion, the companies said on Thursday, after the U.S. ride-hailing and food delivery giant began building its stake in its European competitor this year.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
Paramount has asked a district judge to recuse himself from overseeing a challenge led by a dozen states to the company's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing Wednesday that the judge's former role as labor counsel for a guild that's also challenging the deal risks the appearance of impartiality.
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July 15, 2026
A Paramount Skydance Corp. stockholder seeking to block Paramount's proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery alleges in a new suit that Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and his son and Paramount CEO David Ellison have promised "illegal, private benefits" to President Donald Trump to secure regulatory approval for the deal.
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July 15, 2026
A financial technology and security firm led in part by the former CEO of Honeywell International faces an investor suit alleging he and others took control of the business and turned it into a "highly leveraged conglomerate" from which they profited by "extracting exorbitant management fees" at shareholders' expense.
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July 15, 2026
A lawsuit accusing a Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. director and his associates of improperly accessing confidential files to help remove the former head of the special purpose acquisition company that merged with Trump Media has ended in a confidential settlement, according to a notice filed Tuesday in Florida federal court.
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July 15, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice has terminated its review of the Real Brokerage's planned $880 million purchase of Re/Max Holdings, allowing the technology-focused real estate brokerage to move ahead with the deal.