Mergers & Acquisitions

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Latest News in Mergers & Acquisitions

  • May 11, 2026

    Latham, Freshfields Steer Byron Allen's BuzzFeed Purchase

    Lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP and Freshfields LLP are advising on a transaction in which comedian and media entrepreneur Byron Allen plans to acquire a $120 million majority stake in BuzzFeed Inc., according to a Monday disclosure filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • May 11, 2026

    No Need To Halt Delayed Nexstar Deal, FCC Tells DC Circ.

    The Federal Communications Commission told the D.C. Circuit on Monday there is no reason to block the FCC's staff approval of Nexstar Media Group Inc.'s planned $6.2 billion deal to buy Tegna Inc. since a California federal judge has already halted the broadcast merger during review.

  • May 11, 2026

    Television Group Wants Affiliate Ownership Loopholes Closed

    The American Television Alliance asked the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to close loopholes allowing transactions that bring competing network affiliates under common ownership, saying the current rules are being used to evade review.

  • May 11, 2026

    OpenAI Launches New Venture With $4B Initial Investment

    Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Monday announced plans to form a new company meant to increase adoption of its software across enterprises, which will launch with $4 billion of private equity investments, as well as the acquisition of an artificial intelligence consulting firm, Tomoro.

  • May 11, 2026

    Blackstone, Halliburton Plug $1B In Energy Startup VoltaGrid

    Behind-the-meter power generation company VoltaGrid said Monday that it plans to acquire a supplier and expand its offerings for data centers, microgrids and industrial uses with a $1 billion investment from Blackstone and Haliburton Co., advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Mogan Daniels Slager LLP.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

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  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers and acquisitions valued at $100MM or more
  • Company spinoffs and splitups
  • Transactions involving stakes of $100MM or more
  • Hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts
  • Poison pill implementation
  • Bankruptcy selloffs
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  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Merger reviews
  • Second requests
  • Challenges and divestitures
  • LITIGATION
  • Antitrust suits
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Corporate governance fights
  • Proxy battles and hostile takeover suits
  • Poison pill challenges
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of mergers and acquisitions practices

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