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Mergers & Acquisitions - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• Attys In $428M Williams Merger Row Fight Dupe-Suit Claims
• Jury Largely Clears Ex-JP Morgan Analyst In Tipping Trial
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• American Airlines Pilots Denied TRO In Seniority Suit
• Ex-Cypress CEO Calls Out Exec's Role In $1.3B Lattice Deal
• 'Unicorn' Exits Rose As IPOs Picked Up In 2016, Report Says
• Recent Trends In Limited-Conditionality Provisions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Peanuts Worldwide, SoftBank, Carrefour
• Private Debt Investment Firm Hayfin Sold To Canada's BCIMC
• Shell Inks $4.7B In Deals, Moves On With Divestiture Plan
• M&A Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
• Tracking Global Merger Control Changes For 2017
• ARIAD Investor Slams $5.2B Takeda Deal For Unfair Process
• IBM's $1B Med Imaging Buy Beats Investor Challenge In Del.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Allianz, WS Atkins
• Oakley Objects To Performance Sports' $575M Asset Sale
• Tesla Seeks Toss Of Class Hit On $2.6B SolarCity Merger
• Xtera Gets Nod For $10.5M Asset Sale To Stalking Horse
• Chipmaker Lattice Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $1.3B Sale
• Private Equity JV Pays $2.1B For 4 U.S. Power Plants
• Violin Memory Says Soros Unit's Ch. 11 Bid Clears $14.5M
• Bail-Jumping Former Analyst Found Guilty Of Insider Trading
• How PE Firms Can Minimize Attorney-Client Privilege Risks
• American Airlines Pilots Sue Over Seniority Rankings
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• HgCapital Nets $935M In Sale Of Vehicle Leasing Biz Zenith
• Luxottica Nabs Brazil's Oticas Carol In $117M Deal
• Keysight Technologies To Pay $1.6B For Data Tech Firm Ixia
• Duane Morris Looks To Dodge $625M Malpractice Claim
• An Update On Merger Filings In China
• Walgreens Boots Cuts Rite Aid Offer, Delays Closing
• M&A Group Of The Year: Morrison & Foerster
• What Every Co. Should Learn From Yahoo's Mega-Breach
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Health Insurer Investors Sue Over $800M Sale To WellCare
• Tech Firm Violin Memory Finds Buyer At Bankruptcy Auction
• TiVo Owes $14.5M From Rovi Merger Breached Deal, UBS Says
• Equus Says Stock Award Plan Fully Detailed In Statements
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shell, Weetabix, CPPIB
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Tech Transactions Partner Joins Orrick
• UK's Tesco Inks $4.6B Deal For Food Wholesaler Booker
• Ex-Chrysler GC Offers 4 Tips For Weathering A Crisis
• Finish Line Bolts From JackRabbit In Sale To PE Firm
• Robbins Geller To Lead Action Over $1.4B Genesys Deal
• M&A Group Of The Year: Davis Polk & Wardwell
• Level 3 Investor Says Board Held Back Info On $34B Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Vinson, Wachtell
• Merger Rules Shouldn't Stifle Drug Development: Vestager
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Health Hires: Lewis Brisbois, DLA Piper, Proskauer, Epstein
• Skadden Arps Steers Veritas In $690M Harris IT Biz Buy
• Del. Clarifies Derivative Standing Rules For Partnerships
• What Potential M&A Buyers Must Know About R&W Tax Risks
• Cornerstone Investor Attys Get $4.9M In Merger Settlement
• Performance Sports Goes With $575M Stalking Horse Bid
• Nielsen To Raise $500M Debt To Pay For Gracenote
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Lionsgate, Temasek
• Analyst Peeked At Secret Files Before ADT Buyout, Jury Told
• Del. Justices Uphold Toss Of Salix-Valeant Merger Appeal
• Former Alibaba Unit Strikes $880M Deal For MoneyGram
• Investment Firm's Tie-Up With Parent Unfair, Shareholder Says
• Aetna Merger Suit Defeat Caused $1.7B Loss: Shareholders
• JCI Shareholders Lose Injunction Bid In $17B Inversion Suit
• Hawkwood Energy Acquires Halcon's East Texas Assets
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Dems Ask AT&T, Time Warner For More Info On $85.4B Deal
• McKesson To Buy CoverMyMeds In $1B Deal
• J&J Grabs Swiss Rare Drug Co. Actelion In $30B Cash Deal
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Unsure About Merger Alert Reforms
• The Outlook For M&A In Southeastern US
• Shareholders Spar Over CorpBanca Share Purchase Pact
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst's 'Bogus' Emails Hid Trades, Jury Told
• Top Del. Republican Urges TransPerfect Co-CEOs To Settle
• Canada's AltaGas To Buy DC Utility In $6.4B All-Cash Deal
• Implant Sciences Equity Holders Say Adviser Is Conflicted
• News Org Backs Challenge To FCC Ownership Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, SK Capital Partners, Kate Spade
• DOE Nominee Perry Named In Suit Over ETP-Sunoco Merger
• Del. Justices Seek Details In $13B Salix Merger Appeal
• Cisco's Bold AppDynamics Buyout Signals IPO Challenges
• Health Care Firm Must Set Aside $71M In Merger Proceeds
• Targa Resources To Pay Up To $1.5B For 3 Outrigger Units
• Anthem Says Aetna-Humana Ruling Supports Its Merger Case
• Xtera Cancels Ch. 11 Auction, Plans Sale To HIG Unit
• Fidelity Unit Fined $65M By The Fed, FDIC And OCC
• Shearman & Sterling Guides Textron's $247M Arctic Cat Deal
• Texas Energy Co. Pays $1.2B For Oil Pipeline System
• More Time Warner Investors Sue For Info On $109B AT&T Deal
• EU Conditionally Approves Abbott's $5.8B Purchase Of Alere
• Significant 2016 Decisions Affecting Private M&A: Part 2
• Jury Awards $12.4M In Fight Between Fintech Partners
• Deals Rumor Mill: DexKo, Aramco, Court Square Capital
• SunEdison Yieldco Wants $231M Row In Bankruptcy Court
• Pro-Competition Group Slams $34B CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Yancoal To Spend $2.45B On Rio Tinto's Aussie Coal Assets
• Golden Gate Capital Pays $565M For Bob Evans Restaurants
• Germany's Busch Makes $1B Play For Rival Pfeiffer Vacuum
• Cross-Border M&A Lull Likely Only Temporary
• Bail-Jumping Ex-Analyst Ruled Fit For Insider Trading Trial
• Cisco Scores 'Unicorn' AppDynamics In $3.7B Deal
• Shareholder Activism Lawyer Joins Schulte Roth & Zabel
• Cravath Guides WestRock In $2B Deal For MPS
• Significant 2016 Decisions Affecting Private M&A: Part 1
• A Return To Republican Antitrust Policies For Pharma
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst Testifies Colleague Admitted Tipping
• Aetna's ACA Vendetta Gets Called Out In Merger Ruling
• Saul Ewing Seeks $11.4M For 2 Years Of Work On ADI Case
• FCC Told To Help Tribal Lands In CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Attys React To $37B Aetna-Humana Merger Ruling
• TerraForm Yieldcos Enter Exclusivity Deals With Brookfield
• Appeal Of Aetna-Humana Merger Loss Would Face Long Odds
• Del. Top Court Reverses Toss Of $11B Regency Merger Suit
• 10 Antitrust Trends And Developments To Watch This Year
• Punitive Awards Test DuPont's Plan To Shed Cancer Liabilities
• UK Antitrust Regulators Mulling Review Threshold Changes
• Silgan To Pay $1B For WestRock's Dispensing Systems Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Jose Cuervo, Cynosure
• Sprint Buys 33% Stake In Jay Z's Tidal
• Brookfield Offers $358M For Rest Of Canadian REIT
• Performance Sports To Sell Soccer Uniform Line For $1.6M
• AMC Ups European Presence With $929M Nordic Cinema Buy
• 2016 Nixed Deals Hit Highest Level Since Financial Crisis
• Pinnacle Financial To Merge With BNC Bancorp In $1.9B Deal
• Solera Further Clarifies Landmark Corwin Decision
• DOJ Wins Bid To Block $37B Aetna-Humana Merger
• Insider Trading Defendant Busted After Skipping Trial
• Chancery Urged To Ax Fraud Claims Over $800M Plastics Deal
• What We Know About Trump's Antitrust Take So Far
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING Life, Fairfax, Cushman & Wakefield
• IMX Equity Panel Offers Fee Cap For Ch. 11 Lender Suit
• Indian Auto Parts Co. Snags Finnish Peer For $611M
• AIG Earns Rebuke From HK Judges Over Bid To Nix Award
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Weil, Jones Day, Davis
• These 3 Antitrust Issues Could Sink Your Client's M&A Deal
• FirstEnergy Unloads 4 Pa. Plants In Nearly $1B Deal
• Cosmetics Co. Merger Suit Settled With $5.6M For Investors
• Heineken, Kirin Confirm Talks Over Brazilian Beer Unit
• Investor Sues For More Info On $85.4B AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• BigLaw Firms Embrace New Model For Serving Clients
• Another Jurisdiction, Another Disclosure Settlement?
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• AbbVie Fires Back At Investors' Suit Over Failed Merger
• IMX Lenders Oppose Equity Holders' Standing Request
• EU Agency Gives Conditional OK To Bomb Screeners' Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aon, Evry, Louis Vuitton
• Snapchat Tax Move Signals UK's Competitive Edge Against EU
• Italian Equity Capital Markets Jump To Fastest Start Ever
• Hyatt Buys Into Wellness With $215M Miraval Acquisition
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Blank Rome Gains Cross-Border Transaction Partner In NY
• Dell Says Chancery 'Abused Discretion' In Buyout Appraisal
• Starwood Capital Grabs Milestone REIT In $2.85B Deal
• Safran To Pay €8.5B To Snap Up Zodiac Aerospace
• You May Need To Rethink Your Approach To Patents In Deals
• A Snapshot Of M&A Activity In 2016
• 2017 Food And Beverage Industry Outlook: Part 2
• Fla. Sues RJR For Stopping Payments Under Tobacco Deal
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst Tipped Pals To Tech Deals, Jury Told
• TransPerfect Workers To Push Del. To Curb Chancery Power
• Dershowitz Scraps With Justice Strine Over TransPerfect Sale
• Oil Co. Directors Say Nigerian Assets Bought In Good Faith
• UK Watchdog Weighing MasterCard, VocaLink Deal Remedies
• Duke Energy To Pay To Resolve Feds' 'Gun-Jumping' Claims
• Asset Swap Transactions In The Antitrust Crosshairs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chuck E. Cheese, Cosco, OneBeacon
• Warburg Pincus Pays $120.5M For Stake In Indian Cinema Co.
• FTC Fines Investors For Missing Premerger Notifications
• Level 3 Shareholders Sue To Stop $34B CenturyLink Deal
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Smith Gambrell Bolsters Corporate Practice With 3 New Attys
• Eli Lilly Pays $960M For Migraine Treatment Developer
• O'Melveny Nabs DLA Piper Sports & Entertainment Pro
• Cravath Steers Cable One's $735M NewWave Buy
• Allergan Pays $15M For Failing To Disclose Merger Talks
• Major Merger Probes Hit Record Delays In 2016, Report Finds
• Energy Transfer Investor Seeks To Stop $21B Sunoco Merger
• Linkwell Investor Says Sidley Can't Dodge 'Covert' Merger Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vitanas, Tata Group, Abraaj Group
• Hercules Offshore Raises $24M For Creditors With Fleet Sale
• Elliott, Bluescape Mull NRG Energy Proxy Fight
• Trump Adviser Sells Firm, Talks Russia-US Biz At Summit
• The Outlook For Chinese Outbound M&A
• IRS Finalizes Anti-Inversion Rule, With Some Tweaks
• Exxon, Noble Energy Splash Cash For Permian Basin Acreage
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Dechert's New Hong Kong Team Seals 5 Deals In First 2 Weeks
• British American Tobacco Wins Over Reynolds With $49B Deal
• Essilor, Luxottica Ink Deal To Form $49B Eyewear Giant
• Gardere Welcomes 5 Attys In Texas, Colo. Offices
• One Williams Suit Tossed In Two-Edged, $428M Merger Fight
• Deal Makers Buoyed After JPMorgan Forum Despite Clouds
• Manufacturer Group OK'd To Fight IRS Anti-Inversion Rule
• Hampshire Nets Nearly $1M In Del. Ch. 11 Goods, IP Sale
• Outgoing FTC Chief Leaves Tough Merger Review Legacy
• Blue Nile Investor Sues To Stop $500M Bain Capital Buyout
• Weil Steers PE-Backed Blank Check Co. In $375M IPO
• Investors Left In Dark About $912M Cardinal Sale, Suit Says
• Health Hires: 7 New Life Sciences, Health Additions
• Deals Rumor Mill: AltaGas, Arris International, Intrawest
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• Taxation With Representation: Baker, Cleary, Paul, Kirkland
• Why Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Is Important In M&A
• Advent, Bain Team To Buy German Payments Firm Concardis
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• KKR Inks $1.3B Deal For Hitachi Power Tool Unit
• The Outlook For Hart-Scott-Rodino Under President Trump
• JMC Capital Snags $206M For Industrial Products, Tech Fund
• Warburg Pincus Can't Beat Rural/Metro Investors' Fraud Suit
• American Apparel Sells IP, Wholesale Inventory For $103M
• SEC's Universal Proxy Proposal Draws Wide-Ranging Critique
• Deals Rumor Mill: Johnson & Johnson, Onex, McDonald's
• Ex-Pillsbury Partner, 2 Others Form Corporate Boutique
• Callaway Golf Acquires Equipment, Apparel Brand For $75.5M
• France-Focused Omnes Capital Clinches $224M Fund
• UK's Imperial Brands Unveils China Tobacco JV
• The Serious And Immense Impact Of A Medical Device Hack
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Williams Says ETE Didn't Meet Obligations In $38B Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Praxair, Warburg Pincus, Garena
• FCC Extends Timeline For Reconsidering Ownership Rules
• FCC Approves $4.6 Billion Media General-Nexstar Merger
• Correlation Ventures Nabs $200M For New Fund
• Latham & Watkins Steers Integra's $204M Derma Sciences Buy
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Brookfield Outlines Handful Of TerraForm Takeover Proposals
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Trends In Public-Target Mergers: Takeaways From ABA Study
• 'Duck Dynasty' Creators Hit ITV Studios With $100M Suit
• Occam Merger Plaintiff Seeks Unheard-Of $3M Award
• Gilead Calls $50M Cancer Drug Bonus Demand 'Absurdity'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookdale, Imagina Media, Carlyle Group
• Hinshaw Culbertson, Atty Face $4M Biz Sale Conflict Suit
• Coty Invests $600M In Cosmetics Sales Platform Younique
• Accountant To Figure Out Alstom, GE Rail Spat, Judge Rules
• ChemChina, Syngenta Offer EU Antitrust Fixes For $43B Deal
• Fracking Sand Producer Gets Approval For $2M Financing
• Morgan Stanley's PE Biz Rakes In Over $1.5B
• Investor Says $428M Williams Merger Fee Suit Is No Copycat
• 'Fair Value' Takeaways From Merion V. Lender Processing
• Valeant Unloads $2B In Assets To Pay Down Debt
• Canada's Gildan Wins American Apparel Auction For $88M
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Fracking Sand Co. Chieftain Hits Ch. 11 Seeking Sale
• Golfsmith $22M Bid-To-Beat Is Only Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• CITIC, Carlyle Take $2B Stake In McDonald's China Biz
• White & Case Adds IP Transactions Partner From Skadden
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Orient, ETP, American Apparel
• Williams Unveils $11.4B Financial Repositioning Of MLP
• Latham & Watkins Guides Carousel To Record $400M Fund
• Alleged Law Firm Hackers Hit With SEC Injunction
• High-Speed Hampshire Ch. 11 Sale Plan Gets Del. Court OK
• DreamWorks Tries To Sink Challenge To $3.8B Comcast Tie-Up
• Garden Fresh Sale To Creditor Gets Court Approval In Del.
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Sunac Buying $375M Stake In China Real Estate Firm
• Takeda Inks $5.2B Deal For Oncology-Focused ARIAD
• Abbott, Alere Offer EU Antitrust Fixes For $5.8B Deal
• Hanjin Creditors Blast Bid For Asset Sale Approval
• One Equity Partners Pays $315M For Mueller Water Biz Unit
• 1 Firm Edges Out 5 Others To Grab Most Hotel M&A In 2016
• Merrimack Agrees To Sell Ipsen Cancer Drugs In $1.03B Deal
• UnitedHealth Group Nabs Surgical Care Co. In $2.3B Deal
• Mars To Scoop Up Pet Health Co. VCA In $9.1B Deal
• Axiom Asia Brings In $1B For Fourth Fund Of Funds
• 3 Questions Shaping 2017 JPMorgan Health Care Conference
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nature's Bounty, Fairfax, Meredith
• Del. High Court Allows Law Profs' Brief In DFC Appraisal
• 4th Circ. Upholds IRS Rejection Of $118M Tax Deduction
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We Followed This Week
• Taxation With Representation: Bracewell, Gibson, Baker
• Why Trump's SEC Pick Is Good News For The PE Industry
• Violin Memory Gets Nod For Quick Ch. 11 Auction Plan
• TerraForm Power Will Shed UK Solar Plants In $580M Deal
• Verizon Exec Says Outlook For $4.83B Yahoo Buy Is Uncertain
• Chancery Confirms Fate Of Fee-Shifting Bylaws
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• Western Refining Investor Files Suit Over $6.4B Tesoro Merger
• Chancery Throws Out Challenge To $6.5B Solera Merger
• Viacom Class Calls For Arguments In Redstone Ouster Suit
• Walgreens Banking On $17.2B Rite Aid Deal, CEO Says
• DLA Piper Adds Miami Partner With M&A, Private Equity Focus
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Logistic Properties, BAWAG
• Insomnia Device Maker Cerêve Raises $38M From KKR, Others
• SocGen Worker Says Award Over Nixed Promotion Is Tainted
• China Mengniu Readies $827M Buyout Offer For Modern Dairy
• CIT Lends $65M To Extell, Parkland For Vail Resort Purchase
• Graphite Capital Sells UK Tire Distributor In $267M Deal
• 4 Firms Each Surpassed $30B Of Real Estate M&A In 2016
• Sears Unloads Craftsman Brand In Deal Valued At $900M
• Wilson Sonsini Leads IT Advisory Co. Gartner In $2.6B Deal
• Trump's Wall Street Ally Pick Signals Enforcement-Light SEC
• Chancery Axes Challenge To United Capital Corp. Buyout
• Garden Fresh Ch. 11 Sale Looks Murky To Landlords
• FCC OKs Univision Foreign Ownership Over 25 Percent Limit
• Judge Searches For Answers At Close Of Anthem-Cigna Trial
• $8B Harman-Samsung Merger Challenged In Del. Class Suit
• 1 Firm Leads 2016 M&A Work With More Than $400B In Deals
• Icahn Enterprises Sweetens Federal-Mogul Tender Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Ardian, Sogou
• Blackstone Tests Longer Investment Horizons In SESAC Buy
• DCP Midstream Partners Nabs Phillips, Spectra JV's Assets
• Solera Buys PE-Owned Auto Aftermarket Co. In £340M Deal
• Controlling Stockholder Doesn't Equal Entire Fairness Review
• Trump Picks Sullivan & Cromwell Partner To Head SEC
• Linkwell Investor Taps Lead Attys In Sidley Merger Work Suit
• Anthem Expert Faces Cold Bench At Merger Trial
• Foley & Lardner Whiffed On Noncompetes, Insurer Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intel, Kate Spade, Agent Provocateur
• 11th Circ. Nixes Procaps' Bid To Revive $255M Antitrust Suit
• EU Extends Deadline On $43B ChemChina-Syngenta Review
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Fortress REIT Investor Sues Over $640M Spinoff
• 3 Charged With Hacking NY Law Firms To Steal M&A Info
• Dechert Gains Ex-Cadwalader Partner For Hong Kong Office
• ANZ To Sell Shanghai Rural Bank Stake In $1.3B Deal
• Garden Fresh Says Only Qualified Bid Is Stalking Horse's
• Delaware Rundown: What You Missed In Q4
• Duane Morris Accused Of $625M Botch Job In Telecom Row
• Boehringer, Sanofi Close Deal As FTC Orders Divestitures
• Abbott To Wrap Up $25B St. Jude Buy With FTC's Approval
• PE-Backed Venado Buys Eagle Ford Assets In $800M Deal
• Marathon Petroleum Exploring Speedway Spinoff
• LSE Sells French Clearing Unit In Bid To Win Merger Approval
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2017
• M&A Cases To Watch In 2017
• M&A Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017
• Activist Investors Set For Busy 2017
• Delaware Chancery Cases To Watch In 2017
• PE Firms Have Cash To Burn In '17 Despite Political Concerns
• Merger Reviews To Watch In 2017
• Hospitality Cases To Watch In 2017
• Tech Will Still Drive M&A In 2017 Despite Political Questions
• 2017 M&A Outlook Clouded By Shifting Political Environment