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Mergers & Acquisitions - May, 2019

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• Ex-Apollo Exec Targets 'Fake' Competing Bid In $1.5B Suit
• $200M Settlement Reached In Tribune Media Clawback Suit
• FTC's Phillips Warns Against Restrictive M&A Rules
• Chancery Keeps Alive Nuveen Seller's $278M Bonus Suit
• 3 Trends Set To Fuel Oil And Gas Deal-Making
• Health Hires: Morgan Lewis, Manatt Phelps, Dovel Tech
• Sprint-T-Mobile Promises Still Fall Short, CWA Says
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, King, Skadden
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ardian, TPG, Deutsche-UBS
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• In CVS-Aetna, A Novel Review For A Major Industry Shakeup
• Toshiba Memory Unveils Plans To Receive $11B In Financing
• Don't Miss It: Gibson Dunn, Paul Hastings Lead Hot Deals
• Aussie Energy Co. AGL Nixes Vocus Bid, EQT Offer Remains
• 4 Firms Steer Rank's £115M Online Gambling Biz Buy
• Partner Boosts GrayRobinson's Corporate Transactions Work
• Allianz Snaps Up L&G General Insurance Unit For £242M
• DOJ Requires Divestitures In $6.8B Amcor-Bemis Tie-Up
• Unused Cash Concern Delays Orchids Paper's Ch. 11 Loan
• Bed Bath & Beyond Adds New Directors To Halt Proxy Fight
• Tech Risks Rival 'Planes And Tanks,' Huawei Prosecutor Says
• Chancery Says Emails From Before Radixx Deal Off Limits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hansoh, CBS-Viacom, Gannett
• Ex-Cooley PE, Deals Team Makes Move To Sidley
• Novum Keeps Sale Option Open As Ch. 11 Plan Talks Progress
• Coty Investors Sue Directors, JAB Over $1.7B Deal
• UK Likely To Oppose Merger Of Assistive Comms Tech Cos.
• 3 Firms Guide $1B Deal For PE-Backed Software Services Biz
• Icahn Funds Seek Occidental Docs Over $38B Anadarko Deal
• Foley Hoag, Willkie Lead $780M Deal For Threat Software Co.
• Chevron Unloads North Sea Drilling Biz For $2B
• Crown Resorts' Top Shareholder Sells 20% Stake For $1.2B
• Paul Weiss Reps American Tower In $1.9B Eaton Towers Buy
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Handy & Harman Investors Near $30M Deal Over Merger
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• AMA Says Hearing Slated For CVS-Aetna Deal Good As Is
• Winston, Wachtell Steer Morningstar's $669M Deal For DBRS
• Harris Corp. Makes Concessions For EU Approval Of L3 Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Odebrecht, Axel Springer, Boost Mobile
• RxStrategies Sees Tying Claim Cut From CVS Suit
• Shareholders Say Boston Is Best For $555M Perrigo Fraud Suit
• Pomerantz To Lead Securities Suit Against WuXi
• Devon Energy Inks $2.8B Canada Exit As Focus Shifts To US
• Barnes & Thornburg Snags Ex-Seyfarth Benefits Pro In Atlanta
• NXP Inks $1.76B Deal For Marvell Wi-Fi Connectivity Assets
• Cravath, Paul Weiss Lead Frontier's $1.4B 4-State Fiber Deal
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Competition Watchdog Probes £1.3B Subprime Lender Merger
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• DOJ Says It's Being Left Out Of Upcoming CVS-Aetna Hearing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Petrobras, Nutreco
• Door Maker Wants Rival Blocked From Taking Claims To Texas
• $643M Xura Deal Suit Muddied By Prior Chancery Decision
• Switchback Energy Acquisition Files Confidential IPO Plans
• Lampert Claims Sears Hasn't Made Good On Sale Deal
• Z Gallerie Says Ch. 11 Bonuses Needed To Close $20M Sale
• Jackson Walker Lands Energy Finance Pro In Houston Office
• Hedge Fund Ups SeaWorld Stake, Lands More Board Seats
• White Star Petroleum Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With $347M Debt
• Del. Courts Continue Limiting Books And Records Demands
• Torys, Evershed Steer NFI's £320M UK Bus Biz Buy
• Key Takeaways From OFAC's Compliance Program Guidance
• Wachtell, King & Spalding Lead $21.5B Payment Co. Deal
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• Fiat Chrysler Floats Forming $37B Auto Co. With Renault
• France OKs Merger After Investigating 'Influencer' Market
• Dems Say Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Conditions Need Public Input
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Sullivan, Sidley
• Deals Rumor Mill: Total, PT Softex, J.D. Power
• Lone Star Laterals: Crowe & Dunlevy, Husch Blackwell
• Chancery Won't Kill $120M Radixx Deal, But Suit Kept Alive
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• TPG, Vodafone Challenge Australia's Bid To Block $10B Deal
• Recent Chancery Rulings Offer Forum Selection Pointers
• Don't Miss It: Hogan, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Venable Lands Tech-Focused M&A Partner In DC Office
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• 4 Firms Assist As PE Firm Pays £561M For London's Tarsus
• What Antitrust Attys Need To Know About Labor Monopsony
• Japan's Surging Outbound M&A Shows No Sign Of Slowing
• Aegerion Pharma's Interim Ch. 11 Cash Request Irks Judge
• EU Regulators Were OK To Clear VodafoneZiggo, Court Says
• CMA Drafts Order Blocking Sainsbury's-Asda Deal
• Sears Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Legal Basis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, BP, Triton
• DOJ Taking Closer Look At $17B Centene-WellCare Merger
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• 3 Firms Assemble $505M Deal For PE-Backed Restoration Biz
• 4 Firms Steer Alion's $225M Navy Systems Unit Sale To Serco
• LondonMetric Makes Nearly £415M Bid For Fellow UK REIT
• Scor Acquires London Asset Manager To Tap UK ILS Market
• Loeb & Loeb Nabs Ex-Mitchell Silberberg Corporate Pro In LA
• 4 Firms Shape Deal To Create $11B Beauty Biz
• Reading Eagle Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Sale To MediaNews Group
• Road Co. Can't Stop Accounting Doc Search, Judge Says
• Directors Escape XpresSpa Corporate Takeover Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: TransferWise, Lone Star, Hudbay
• Ukraine Bank Sues Oligarchs In Chancery Over Shell Firms
• Nuvei's $889M SafeCharge Buy Marks Latest Payments Tie-Up
• Sidley Guides German Copper Co.'s €380M Recycling Biz Deal
• Amgen Lobs $167M Bid For Danish Biopharma Nuevolution
• Baker Botts, Saul Ewing Pilot $2B NASCAR-Intl Speedway Buy
• Tough T-Mobile Conditions Leave Many Open Questions
• 3rd Circ. Will Hear FCC Broadcast Dereg Dispute In June
• US Trustee Balks At $1M Bid Protection In Kona Grill Sale
• Chancery Denies Legal Fee Recovery For ServiceMesh Buyer
• Rehab Firm's Buyer Must Pay Ch. 11 Administrative Fees
• Dominion Tie-Up Can't Stop SCANA Nuke Suit, Investor Says
• DOJ Moves To End 24 Legacy Antitrust Judgments
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anbang, Xinyi Energy, Toshiba Memory
• Ellenoff Grossman-Led GX Acquisition Prices $250M IPO
• US Cos. With Foreign Affiliates Should Note OFAC Settlement
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• FTC Seeks More Info On Gallo's $1.7B Wine Brands Buy
• Fintech Co. Broadridge Drops $300M On RPM Technologies
• Aegerion Files Ch. 11, Plans $400M Sale To Amryt Pharma
• Reed Smith Brings In 8 New Partners To Open Dallas Office
• Skadden Reps Crane Co. In Hostile Bid To Buy Circor
• Kramer Levin Nabs Tax Partner From Stroock
• 2 PE Firms Bolster Stake In Ardonagh With $117M Buy
• Merck Buys Peloton Therapeutics For $1.05B Ahead Of IPO
• Young Conaway Welcomes Back Retired Del. Justice Jacobs
• FCC Support Of Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Won't Tie DOJ's Hands
• Cybersecurity Co. Sued Over Jacobs' Planned $815M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abertis, Deutsche Bahn, Del Frisco's
• SunCoke Energy Wants Investors' Merger-Stalling Suit Tossed
• Baker Botts Leads NRG's $300M Deal With Stream Energy
• Aussie Mall Co. Scentre Nabs $400M Sydney JV Deal
• Willkie Adds Ex-Kirkland Duo To London PE Practice
• Revisiting When — And When Not — To Seek Appraisal
• Union Of Tech, Life Sciences And Health Care Is Here To Stay
• 2 Firms Steer Dish's Satellite Biz Buy Valued At $808M
• Sonoco Buys PE-Backed Paperboard Supplier For $110M
• Dutch Insurer To Sell Stake In Japan Joint Venture For €130M
• FCC Chief To Recommend Approval Of Sprint, T-Mobile Deal
• Group Questions T-Mobile's Lifeline Pledge, Drawbacks
• JP Morgan Chase To Buy Medical Payments Co. InstaMed
• Global Brass Hit With Investor Suit Over $963M Deal
• Why Law Firms Must Have A Compliance Plan For PE Clients
• Don't Miss It: Paul Weiss, Kirkland Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: OneConnect, Starz, Carrefour
• No Delay For CVS-Aetna Deal Review
• 8 Firms Steer 5 IPOs Topping $1B Led By Diamondback Unit
• Wollmuth Maher Snags NOLA Energy Atty For NYC Office
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Proskauer
• Polsinelli Lands New York M&A Shareholder From Westerman
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Wachtell, Fenwick Shape Hewlett-Packard's $1.3B Cray Buy
• Greenberg Traurig To Open Milan Office, Its 40th Worldwide
• Nexeo Investor Seeks Del. Share Appraisal After $2B Sale
• Del. High Court Turns Down Challenge To Equus Stock Plan
• Halting Anti-Competitive Conduct Not Enough, Vestager Says
• Del. Justices Agree Tech Co. Sale Didn't Harm Shareholders
• Proskauer, Kirkland Lead French Chemical Maker's $570M Buy
• Columbia Pipeline Investors Call TransCanada Deal Flawed
• State AGs Want In On CVS-Aetna Deal Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: Helaba-DekaBank, Pret A Manger, Takeda
• Nestlé Mulls $10B Skin Health Unit Sale To EQT-Led Group
• Goldman Sachs Inks $750M Deal For United Capital
• 3 Firms Steer KPS' $1.8B Deal For Colfax Engineering Unit
• Morgan Lewis Nabs 2 Bracewell Partners For Dallas Office
• The Questions Corporate Attys Are Hearing Most From Clients
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kone, Nestle, Kohl's
• Del. Justices Balk At Investors' Doom Warning Over Damages
• FTC Member Calls For More Cash, Power On Hospital Mergers
• WeWork Parent Unveils $2.9B Real Estate Investment Platform
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• 3 Firms Steer New Takeda, Frazier Biopharma Venture
• Advanced Disposal Hit With Suit Over $4.9B Planned Merger
• Aussie Gold Producer Inks $597M Deal For Atlantic Gold
• NJ Justices Deny Merck Shareholder's Docs Request
• 3 Firms Steer $400M Deal For PE-Backed Embedded Power Biz
• Pulling Up Stakes: Greenberg, Barnes & Thornburg, MoFo
• LNG Project Investors Ask Chancery To Halt $200M Share Sale
• Apollo's TV Station Bids Take Heat From Advocacy Groups
• Winston Reps NGL Energy In $890M Water Disposal Co. Buy
• San Francisco Mulling Multibillion-Dollar Bid For PG&E Assets
• Disney Takes Control Of Hulu In Complex Deal With Comcast
• EU Opens Probe Into $1B Telia Deal For Broadcasting Biz
• Scout24 Investors Kill $5.5B Blackstone, Hellman Takeover
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nissan, Ardian, Avon
• FTC Staff Warns Lawyers: Don't Lie To Us
• Roche Again Delays $4.3B Spark Buy Amid Regulatory Review
• Ex-Autonomy CFO Gets 5 Years For Fraud In Sale To HP
• DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal Set For Review, But Don't Call It A Trial
• Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Risks Affordable Internet Access: Group
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• Aerogroup's $4M Ch. 11 Settlement With Ex-Suitor Approved
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Womble Bond Lands Brown Rudnick Corporate Hire In Boston
• Skadden Partner Poised To Lead Del. Corporation Law Panel
• Qualcomm Fights To Toss Suit Over Blocked Broadcom Deal
• Condé Nast Turns Page On Golf Digest In Sale To Discovery
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche-UBS, EQT, Flywheel
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Activist Investors And The Evolving Role Of Directors
• Dentons, Willkie Guide $425M Amber Road Take-Private Deal
• To Guard Against Waiving Privilege, Don't CC The Boss
• Bed Bath & Beyond Ousts CEO As Proxy Fight Looms
• Equinor Pumps Up NOLA Oilfield Stake In $965M Deal
• Norway Clears Euronext To Bid For Oslo Bors Takeover
• 6 Firms Steer Onex's $3.7B Deal For WestJet
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Chancery Hands Oxbow Investors $1.1M Tab After Reversal
• DOJ To Offer More Rewards For Corporate Whistleblowers
• Orchids Paper Stalking Horse Loses Ch. 11 Bid Protections
• AMA Insists On Live Testimony In CVS-Aetna Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, PIF, Fresenius
• Power Plant Sale Suit Doesn't Belong In Chancery, Judge Says
• ThyssenKrupp Scraps JV Plans, Seeks Elevator Business IPO
• Activist Blasts Bed Bath & Beyond For 'Proxy Penalties'
• Don't Miss It: Simpson, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Loeb & Loeb-Led Blank Check Co. IPO Raises $100M
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• Sycamore Serves Up $408M Bid For Women's Retailer Chico's
• 5 Firms Steer $10.3B Deal For Midstream MLP Buckeye
• TiVo To Spin Off IP Licensing Business Amid Plan To Sell Co.
• DOL Puzzled By Sears' Ch. 11 Obligations To Retirees
• Mobile Ad Co. Can't Duck Del. Suit Over $34M Merger
• 2 Firms Steer $300M Boston Beer, Dogfish Head Tie-Up
• Fraudster Blasts DOJ's 'Bond Villain' Jab In Sentencing Memo
• LafargeHolcim Sells Philippines Cement Biz in $2.2B Deal
• Perrigo Inks $750M Deal As Part Of Shift To Consumer Goods
• 3 Firms Guide Edgewell's $1.37B Shaving Startup Purchase
• Chevron Refuses To Beat Occidental's $38B Bid For Anadarko
• UBS Worker Kept Notes On Bank's M&A Clients, Jury Told
• Latham Steers Boston Scientific's $465M Spinal Device Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kraft, Carrefour, Telia
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Simpson, Goodwin Steer SnapAV's $680M Smart Home Deal
• Schiff Hardin Bolsters NY Office With Finance Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, Permira, Grab
• UK Antitrust Chief Says New Penalties Aren't Anti-Business
• GTx Framed Oncternal Takeover As Acquisition, Investors Say
• Arnold & Porter Leads Pfizer Deal Worth Up To $810M
• Cozen O'Connor Can't Dodge Claims It Botched Business Sale
• Australian Watchdog Opposes $11B Vodafone-TPG Merger
• Pitfalls To Avoid As Cannabis M&A Takes Off
• 3 Firms Lead Marathon's $9B Merger Of Midstream MLPs
• Three Firms Steer Meritor's $175M Auto Parts Maker Buy
• Visa Seals £247M Deal As UK Antitrust Agency Ends Probe
• Skadden, Simpson Thacher Shape $14.3B Zayo Take-Private
• Insurers Can't Escape Dole's $222M Coverage Battle
• Shopko, Sun Capital Ink $15M Deal Over Money Transfers
• Prosthetic Maker Must Unwind Acquisition, FTC Judge Says
• UniCredit Plans Roughly €1.1B Brokerage Biz Placement
• Investors Say Oxbow Misapplied Chancery Appeal Ruling
• Nev. Man Will Pay $252K To Resolve Insider Trading Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, NCR, Prologis
• Shareholder Sues HFF To Block $2B Jones Lang LaSalle Deal
• Inside Occidental's $38B Campaign To Win Over Anadarko
• Entertainment-Focused SPAC Prices Upsized $275M IPO
• Vodafone Offers Rival Broadband Access For EU Approval
• Gannett's CLO Takes Helm As CEO Retires Amid Takeover Bid
• Cellnex Dials Up $3B Deal For Cellular Tower Sites
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• NJ Pharma Co. Can Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Former Rice Exec Drops Suit Over EQT Board Takeover Plan
• CVS-Aetna Settlement Testimony To Last More Than 19 Hours
• TCF Financial Investor Says $45B Bank Merger Lacks Key Info
• M&G Lienholder Attorneys Win Rare $1.6M Fee For Ch. 11 Aid
• Sun Capital Drained, Bankrupted Shopko, Developers Say
• Aralez Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Court's Approval
• Sinclair's Bid For Fox Sports Networks Is Doomed: Trade Org
• Adviser Not Covered For Appvion ESOP Suits, Insurer Says
• Hogan Lovells Leads Marvell Tech's $452M Aquantia Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: DouYu, Centen, Volkswagen
• Sinclair Tells Court It Had No Motive To Kill $3.9B Tribune Deal
• Ex-Baker McKenzie Partner Joins Tax Group At Baker Botts
• How Del. High Court Sees Discussion Vs. Negotiation In M&A
• 3 Firms Steer Park Hotel's $2.7B Chesapeake REIT Buy
• Amplify, Midstates Create $729M Co. With Merger Of Equals
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• 2 Firms Guide $490M Deal For Brunswick's Fitness Biz
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Key Tax Issues In Rollover Equity Transactions: Part 2
• SEC Proposal Would Hang Merger Details On Market Value
• Frankfurt Co. Can't Seek Docs In Merger Fight, Court Hears
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Cleary, Wachtell
• 6 Firms Guide Sinclair's $10.6B Deal For Fox Sports Networks
• Wind Farm Investor Deserves $126M, Not $1, Del. Justices Say
• Superloop Softens To QIC's Increased $494M Takeover Bid
• Abraham, Entwistle Seek $5.6M Atty Fees For Alere Deal
• Public Demands Slip As More Activists Opt For Quiet Change
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Louis Dreyfus, Shell
• Don't Miss It: Wilson Sonsini, Goodwin Lead Week's Hot Deals
• Dechert Picks Up Antitrust Veteran From Crowell & Moring
• DOJ Cautious On Enforcement In Common Ownership Area
• 1 Firm Edges Ahead Of Peers In Resurgent April For IPOs
• Apollo Joins Wave Of Firms Converting To C Corp. Structure
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tumblr, F2i, Blackstone
• Key Tax Issues In Rollover Equity Transactions: Part 1
• Ex-Autonomy Worker Says Software Deal Was Unnecessary
• Feds Want 'Bond Villain' Sentence For Ex-Autonomy Exec
• More M&A Deals Draw Activists' Ire In 2019's Q1
• Allens Guides Villa World In Latest AU$294M Avid Offer
• When To Seek Appraisal: A New Checklist
• Sportswear Co. Drops $260M On Korean Fashion Biz Unit
• Canopy Growth Inks €225.9M C3 Buy In Latest Cannabis Play
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• UK Insurer Admiral To Buy Spanish Digital Broker
• 3 Firms Cut $6.7B Sale Of Privately Held Wound Care Co.
• Mellanox Investors Sue To Block $6.9B Sale To Nvidia
• Life Settlements Sale To Ch. 11 Creditor OK'd In Del. Court
• Stillwater Investors Say Deal, Share Price Don't Show Value
• Faruqi To Lead Suit Over $1.6B Resolute Energy Merger
• Sinclair Execs Fight Suits Over Botched Tribune Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Flipkart, Meredith, Health Catalyst
• Hospitals Call $17B WellCare Merger A Bad Deal For Patients
• White & Case Brings On 2 Orrick M&A Partners In Houston
• Axel Springer Sells Stake In Vacation Rental Biz For $202M
• New Clarity From NLRB On Successor Bargaining Duties
• Esports Biz Closes $30M Series B With Plans To Rebrand
• Pharma Co. Says Bidders Showing Interest In Ch. 11 Sale
• 4 Firms Guide McGraw-Hill Deal With Textbook Rival Cengage
• 4 Firms Steer Curaleaf's $949M West Coast Cannabis Push
• Ex-McDermott Tax Partner Joins Reed Smith Corporate Group