Mergers & Acquisitions

  • September 11, 2025

    AI, Tech and More Sectors Drive $4B-$7B Deal Rumors

    Valuations in the $4 billion to $7 billion range emerged as the sweet spot in this week's deal rumors, with companies across artificial technology, tech and other sectors reportedly nearing stake sales, divestitures and initial public offerings.

  • September 11, 2025

    23 States Back High Court Stay Of FTC Dem's Reinstatement

    Florida and 22 other states have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the Trump administration's request to block a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission from serving on the commission while she challenges her firing.

  • September 11, 2025

    Freshfields, Kirkland Advise On Advent's $4.7B Zentiva Sale

    European generics pharmaceutical company Zentiva will be sold by private equity firm Advent to U.S.-based GTCR, Advent announced Thursday.

  • September 11, 2025

    Gibson Dunn, Ropes & Gray Build $556M Materials Biz Sale

    Advanced materials provider Ecovyst Inc., advised by Ropes & Gray LLP, on Thursday announced plans to sell its advanced materials and catalysts business segment to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP-led technology and engineering company Technip Energies in a $556 million deal.

  • September 11, 2025

    Iberdrola Boosts Neoenergia Stake With $2.2B Deal

    Spanish utility Iberdrola SA said Thursday it has agreed to acquire a 30.29% stake in Brazil's Neoenergia from Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil, or PREVI, building up its majority stake in the business.

  • September 11, 2025

    Clifford Chance Hires Ex-Fried Frank PE Partner In NY

    Clifford Chance LLP announced Thursday the hiring of a private equity partner in New York who spent the past two decades at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP.

  • September 11, 2025

    Connecticut AG Enters Fray Over WNBA's Sun Franchise

    Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Thursday joined state and federal elected officials in turning up the heat on the WNBA over the on-again, off-again sale of the Connecticut Sun franchise, asking for league documents and information about purchase offers and for a meeting with Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and other league executives.

  • September 11, 2025

    Berkshire Co. Says Insurers Owe $22M For Antitrust Judgment

    A Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier said its insurers must pay for a $22.2 million judgment against it in a competitor's antitrust suit, telling a Colorado federal court that policies issued by Liberty Mutual, Swiss Re and Allianz units cover claims based on the publication of disparaging material.

  • September 11, 2025

    Media, Sports-Focused SPAC's $240M IPO Guided By 3 Firms

    Trailblazer Acquisition, a blank-check company whose target businesses include media and sports and entertainment, was steered by three law firms as it raised $240 million in an upsized initial public offering with 24 million units at $10.

  • September 10, 2025

    Del. Justices Urged To Revive $10.5B Zendesk Deal Challenge

    An attorney for stockholders of software-as-a-service business Zendesk Inc. told Delaware's Supreme Court Wednesday that a conflict at the heart of a challenge to the company's $10.5 billion take-private deal with a private equity consortium was undisclosed at the time of its approval.

  • September 10, 2025

    Consumers Defend Challenge To Nippon-US Steel Merger

    Consumers urged a California federal judge Wednesday not to dismiss their challenge to Nippon Steel's now-closed purchase of U.S. Steel Corp., arguing they've fixed an earlier lawsuit's shortcomings.

  • September 10, 2025

    Kirkland, Kilpatrick Townsend Guide $566M Potbelly Sale

    Potbelly Corp. will be sold to convenience retailer RaceTrac Inc. for $566 million in a deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, respectively, the sandwich chain announced Wednesday.

  • September 10, 2025

    In Juniper's $14B Sale To HPE, Interim Covenants Were Key

    Over the course of more than a decade, Juniper Networks had been on and off the block several times, but bids never quite matched the board's sense of the company's worth, Amr Razzak, the Skadden partner who led the team advising Juniper, told Law360.

  • September 10, 2025

    AI Infrastructure Startup Nebius Seeks $3B To Fuel Expansion

    Dutch artificial intelligence infrastructure company Nebius Group N.V. on Wednesday announced plans to raise up to $3 billion to further fuel its growth, a move that comes just days after the tech company revealed a multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft.

  • September 10, 2025

    SEC Taps Gibson Atty To Head Corporation Finance Division

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday named the co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's securities regulation practice as the new leader of its Division of Corporation Finance, which is responsible for writing rules and providing guidance to publicly traded companies on shareholder disclosure matters, among other things.

  • September 10, 2025

    Skadden, Latham Lead Vimeo's $1.4B Sale To Bending Spoons

    Video platform Vimeo Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Italian mobile app developer Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.38 billion, with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP representing Vimeo and Latham & Watkins LLP advising Bending Spoons.

  • September 10, 2025

    Tech M&A Pro Joins Baker McKenzie In Silicon Valley

    Baker McKenzie is strengthening its transactional team, bringing in a technology mergers and acquisitions expert, most recently with Tech Law Partners LLP, as a partner in its Palo Alto, California, office.

  • September 10, 2025

    HGGC To Squeeze Out Energy Biz's Shares In £184M Takeover

    U.S. private equity shop HGGC said Wednesday that it will buy the remaining shares in Inspired PLC which it doesn't own to complete a takeover of the energy and sustainability consultancy, after more than 90% of investors backed the £183.6 million ($248.6 million) transaction.

  • September 09, 2025

    Nursing Exec Says $10.5M Fraud Penalty Excessive

    A nurse staffing executive convicted of wage-fixing told a Nevada federal court the U.S. Department of Justice's request for a $10.5 million forfeiture order for allegedly failing to disclose the antitrust investigation when selling his business is excessive.

  • September 09, 2025

    4 Firms Guide Property Finder's $525M PE-Backed Investment

    Property Finder, a property portal operating across the Middle East and North Africa, said Tuesday it has secured a $525 million minority investment led by funds advised by Permira, with significant participation from Blackstone Growth, in a deal steered by four law firms.

  • September 09, 2025

    Ski Mountain Owner Points To Google Remedies Decision

    A New York ski mountain owner is citing the recent remedies decision in the Google search antitrust case as it looks to avoid selling one of its properties after the court found it violated state law by purchasing and closing a neighboring mountain ski park.

  • September 09, 2025

    'Open Questions' Raised About Live Nation Arbitrator

    The Ninth Circuit rebuke of Live Nation's chosen consumer complaint arbitrator was raised in a New York federal court with an order calling for discovery into the arbitrator and its relationship to the company's Latham & Watkins LLP attorneys.

  • September 09, 2025

    WNBA Warned Of Fed Antitrust Probe Over Conn. Sun Sale

    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is the latest Connecticut political figure to publicly fight to keep the WNBA's Sun franchise in the state, telling Commissioner Cathy Engelbert that the league's "interference" in the team's sale could be a federal antitrust violation.

  • September 09, 2025

    Cenovus Energy Selling WRB Refining Stake For $1.4B

    Cenovus Energy said Tuesday it has struck a deal to sell its 50% stake in WRB Refining LP to Phillips 66 for $1.4 billion, as the Canadian energy company cashes out of a long-standing refining partnership.

  • September 09, 2025

    4 Firms Build Horizon Quantum's $503M SPAC Merger

    Quantum computing software developer Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd. on Tuesday announced plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company dMY Technology Group in a deal that values it at $503 million and was built by four law firms.

Expert Analysis

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    Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me a Better Lawyer

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    Pursuing my childhood dream of being a professional wrestler has taught me important legal career lessons about communication, adaptability, oral advocacy and professionalism, says Christopher Freiberg at Midwest Disability.

  • Opportunity Zone's Future Corp. Tax Benefits Still Uncertain

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    Despite recent legislative enhancements to the qualified opportunity fund program, and a new G7 understanding that would exempt U.S.-parented multinationals from the undertaxed profits rule, uncertainties over future tax benefits could dampen investment interest in the program, says Alan Lederman at Gunster.

  • New Tax Rules Complicate M&A Golden Parachute Planning

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    Deal teams should evaluate the effect of a recent seemingly technical change to U.S. international tax law on the golden parachute analysis that often plays a critical part of many corporate transactions to avoid underestimating its impact on an acquirer's worldwide taxable income following a triggering transaction, say attorneys at MoFo.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI

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    Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning

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    A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a completely drawn down $2 million litigation funding agreement serves as a warning for estate administrators and funders to properly disclose the intended financing, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.

  • Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process

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    Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.

  • FTC, CoStar Cases Against Zillow May Have Broad Impact

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    Zillow's partnerships with Redfin and Realtor.com have recently triggered dual fronts of legal scrutiny — an antitrust inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission and a mass copyright infringement suit from CoStar — raising complex questions that reach beyond real estate, says Shubha Ghosh at Syracuse University College of Law.

  • Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally

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    As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

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    Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

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    As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.

  • Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments

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    Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.

  • Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

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    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.

  • FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide

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    A recently concluded Federal Trade Commission investigation has turned an emissions deal involving major U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturers that was brokered by the California Air Resources Board into a cautionary tale about the potential for environmental agreements to run afoul of competition rules, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Structuring Noncompetes In License And Collaboration Deals

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    As companies grappling with coming patent cliffs look to mergers and acquisitions to compensate, contracting parties assessing biopharma license and collaboration agreements should prepare to agree on noncompetes that ensure the parties' respective objectives are met and that their incentives are aligned, both under their collaboration and beyond, says Jeff Jay at Freshfields.

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    Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.

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