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Mergers & Acquisitions - May, 2020

243 articles

• Chancery Tosses Tardy Investor Suit Over Undervalued Biz
• DOJ, Doormaker Defend Private Tie-Up Challenges At 4th Circ.
• Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers In E-Communications
• PE Minority Investments Offer Alternative Capital During Crisis
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Don't Miss It: Ropes, DLA Piper Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Coronavirus Q&A: Foley & Lardner's Health Practice Chair
• Taxation With Representation: White, Freshfields, Fenwick
• Volkswagen To Buy 50% Stake In Chinese State Co. For $1.1B
• 3 Firms Steer Oncology Biotech's $350M Spinoff, IPO Plans
• How Energy Co. Buyers Can Limit Environmental Liability Risk
• Constellation Revises Gallo $1B Deal Again To Placate FTC
• DOJ Clears Satellite Cos. Merger With Conditions
• EU Court Unblocks £10B Hutchison-O2 Deal
• Investor Sues Qiagen To Block $11.5B Thermo Fisher Deal
• Indian Generic Pharma Co. Can't Get $500M Award Nixed
• Don't Cancel Your Summer Associate Programs
• Pulling Up Stakes: Sidley Austin, Baker McKenzie, Orrick
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jio Platforms, Volkswagen, Amazon
• Avoiding M&A Deal-Breaking Disputes During A Downturn
• EU Waives Fix For Takeda's £46B Shire Deal
• Arnall, Freshfields Guide $125M PE Buy Of Fintech Co. Vesta
• WeWork Committee Dealt Blow To Control Over SoftBank Suit
• Latham And Fenwick Steer Coinbase's Acquisition Of Tagomi
• Vince McMahon Out As XFL Ch. 11 Bidder, DIP Lender
• Judge Won't Fast-Track Vegas Sun's Antitrust Row With Rival
• 'Apocalyptic' Virus Merger Args Won't Work, FTC Official Says
• 5 Ways To Reduce Post-Pandemic Legal Malpractice Exposure
• Sanofi To Raise $11.1B In Sale Of Regeneron Stake
• CARES Act Will Affect Earnouts, Purchase Price Adjustments
• Biotech Pursuing COVID-19 Vaccine Inks $167M Acquisition
• Leaving The Tort System Behind Via Corporate Risk Transfer
• Weil-Led Co. Prices Year's Second-Largest Blank-Check IPO
• Gilead Forges $375M 10-Year Partnership With Biopharma Co.
• Supermarket Income JV Pays $125M For UK Grocery Portfolio
• FTC Continues To Zero In On Problematic M&A Noncompetes
• Taiwan Antitrust Agency Clears Mylan, Pfizer Unit Deal
• All-Star Gym Hits Cheerleading Org With Antitrust Suit
• Using The M&A Slowdown To Prepare A Portfolio Co. For Sale
• Gray's North Dakota TV Station Buy Foiled By FCC
• Credibility Concerns About Virtual Arbitration Are Unfounded
• A Texas Case Could Put Electronic Agreements In Jeopardy
• Centennial Wants $10M For Failed $150M Saltwater Well Deal
• 2 New Accounting Fraud Cases Offer Lessons For Boards
• Medical Co. To Buy Solara, ActivStyle Suppliers For $487M
• Shearman Guides $80M Investment In Benefits Co.
• EU Probe Puts Air Canada's Transat Deal In Holding Pattern
• Texas Banks Mutually End $3.07B Merger Over Coronavirus
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Curtis Expands In Milan With 2 Tax Partners And Counsel
• Akorn Gets OK To Tap Into $30M Ch. 11 Funds
• FTC Attys Talk COVID-19's Impact On Hospital M&A Oversight
• Caprock Midstream Hit With $9.5M Suit Over Merger Deal
• Virus Set To Extend Already Growing Merger Times
• Coronavirus Q&A: Skadden's National Security Head
• CFIUS Proposal May Disproportionately Hit Certain Countries
• Philly Hospital Fights Bid To Quash Subpoena In Merger Case
• Human Rights Are Becoming A Compliance Issue
• 5 Things To Expect In Vertical Merger Reviews
• A Lawyer's Guide To Client Service Continuity Planning
• Willkie Adds Former McGuireWoods Houston Office Head
• Is The Future Of The Annual Shareholder Meeting Online?
• Technology Deal Pro Leaves Kirkland For Perkins Coie
• Commercial Transactions Partner Joins Lewis Brisbois In Fla.
• Marston's, Carlsberg Ink Deal To Form £780M UK Brewing JV
• Simpson Thacher Hires Goldman Sachs Atty As M&A Partner
• SEC Urged To Establish ESG Disclosure Policies
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Gray Urges Justices To Rein In 3rd Circ. On Media Ownership
• Judge Urges End To Suit Over Papa Murphy's $190M Merger
• SEC Eases Disclosure Rules Related To Acquisitions
• Key Tax Factors To Consider Before Accepting PPP Loans
• Virtual Meetings Could Be Fertile Ground For Legal Discovery
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, NBA, Nasdaq
• Insulation Deal Crumbles Under Pressure From UK Watchdog
• Performance Vesting Is Trickier Than You Think
• Akorn Heads Into Ch. 11 For Sale With More Than $1B In Debt
• German Pipe Co. Says $700M Award Must Be Nixed
• Chinese Restaurant Co. Asks To Take Condo For $142M Award
• US Floats Change To CFIUS Disclosures For Some Tech Deals
• Aurora Cannabis To Acquire CBD Brand Reliva For $40M
• 7 Tips On Using Data To Improve Corporate IP Amid Slowdown
• The Role Of Remote Mediation After The Crisis Is Over
• What COVID-19 Means For The M&A Insurance Market
• Panasonic Pays $800M To Bring Stake In Blue Yonder To 20%
• Cybersecurity Firm Sues Advent Over Nixed $1.9B Takeover
• A Vertical Challenge May Have Fared Better In Sabre Merger
• 7 Steps To Romancing The Virtual Classroom
• XFL Accused Of Running Ch. 11 'Fire Sale' Favoring McMahon
• Food Lion Targets Part Of Co-Op's $433M Dean Foods Deal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Dechert's Mark Thierfelder
• Perceptive Advisors' Blank Check Co. Targets $125M IPO
• Rival Targets Topgolf's Deal For Ball-Tracking Tech In New Suit
• 5 Tips For Emergency Relief Petitions During COVID-19
• Revisiting The Benefits Of An Efficient Contract Breach
• Key Return-To-Work Considerations For Law Firms
• 3 Approaches To IP Valuation For Pandemic Recovery
• Sony Launches $3.7B Takeover Bid For Sony Financial Unit
• Companies Face Fraught Choice On PPP Return Deadline
• SoftBank Cites COVID-19 As Vision Fund Posts $10B Q4 Loss
• WeWork's SoftBank Fight Put On Path To 2021 Chancery Trial
• Insolvent Pot Co. CannTrust Puts Assets Up for Sale
• Chancery Sees No Bias Caused By Bouchard In Meso Suit
• Litigating Lending Agreements During And After Pandemic
• FCC Mulls Rule Break So Broadcasters Can Offer Internet
• A Creative Solution For Teaching Local Practice In Law School
• A More Commercial Paradigm For M&A Agreements
• Virus Puts $1.9B PE Takeover Of Cybersecurity Co. On Ice
• Open Lending Valued At $1.08B In Slashed Go-Public Deal
• Pandemic-Bruised IPO Market Shows Signs Of Healing
• Del. Justices Uphold Toss Of Suit Over $65M Lending Co. Sale
• Judge OKs Bid Targeting Asset Manager In $9.8B Award Fight
• What To Watch As COVID-19 Cash Crunch Fuels Hospital M&A
• Don't Miss It: Weil, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• DOJ Gets Time In Doormaker's 4th Circ. Divestiture Battle
• Making Law Firm Panels Work For The Cost-Conscious GC
• EU Lets Nidec Repurchase Unit Shed For Embraco Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Hastings, Crowell
• Health Hires: Polsinelli, DLA Piper, Eckert Seamans
• COVID-19 Merger Moratorium Could Hamper Vital Innovation
• Miami Boutique AXS Law Adds Expert In Cross-Border Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Canadian Cannabis Co. Sells UK Biz In Roughly $64M Deal
• Sinovac Investor Settles SEC Disclosure Claims For $290K
• Sens. Want Antitrust Spotlight On Live Venues Amid Pandemic
• Chancery Rules Out Fast Trial Over Busted AmEx Global Deal
• NY Bill Looks To Bar Food Delivery Cos. From Charging Fees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, CVC Capital Partners, Thyssenkrupp
• Pandemic Presents Teamwork Test For Law Firms
• Highlights From The Virtual Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2
• Crowell & Moring Guides Blank Check Co.'s $200M IPO
• Cleary, Wikborg Steer Tronox's $300M Deal For Titanium Biz
• Del. Courts Extend COVID-19 Emergency Rules To June 13
• Top Dem Says Uber-Grubhub Deal Is 'Pandemic Profiteering'
• Covea Shelves Bermuda Deal Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
• No Need To Extend Dura's Ch. 11, Creditors Say
• Foreign Execs Are Still Eligible For EB-1 Visas After Mergers
• McDermott Opens Atlanta Office With 7 New Attorneys
• Nigeria Targets NY Asset Manager In $9.6B Award Fight
• Final IRS Earnings-Stripping Rules Exempt Some Internal Debt
• Dems Want Fed, Treasury To Bar Mergers By Bailed Out Cos.
• Investor Sues Over Nutraceutical's $446M Take-Private Deal
• 8 Tips For Retaining An Expert During COVID-19 And Beyond
• Uber Eyeing $750M Offering As Virus Dents Business
• Highlights From The Virtual Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 1
• Kate Spade Stockholders Challenge $2.4B Coach Merger
• Paul Hastings, Baker Botts Drive $400M Animal Health Deal
• DOJ Seeks Divestiture After Win In Novelis Merger Arbitration
• DOJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Nix Ruling On Scrapped Sabre Merger
• DOJ Seeks Time In Doormaker's 4th Circ. Divestiture Battle
• FCC's Sinclair Settlement Doesn't Dispel All Black Clouds
• Dura Will Keep Legal Claims Against Tilton In Ch. 11 Sale
• What It's Like To Move From Army JAG To BigLaw
• Aussie Investment Firm Buys NZ Internet Provider For $520M
• Activist Investor Elliott Urges Alexion To Consider A Sale
• PIPE Deals Are A Plus During Pandemic But Can Have Pitfalls
• Suit Over AOL-Verizon Deal Expert's 'Grudge' Survives In Del.
• WeWork Committee Fights For Control Of $3B SoftBank Suit
• Frankfurt Energy Co. Loses Docs Fight In 2nd Circ.
• Administrative Power Critics Cheer 9th Circ. FTC Challenge
• How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• Ex-Autonomy CFO Fights HP Fraud Conviction At 9th Circ.
• Mergers During COVID-19 Create New 'Failing Firm' Paradigm
• Spanish Watchdog OKs Travel Biz Merger During Pandemic
• Coty's Beauty Biz Valued At $4.3B In Deal Steered By Skadden
• Chancery Orders Fast Track For Fraud-Tainted Hotel Sales
• No Quick Trial On Suit To Enforce $400M Realogy-SIRVA Deal
• Liberal Groups Support Bill Banning Most M&As During Crisis
• GE Beats Investors' Stock-Drop Suit Over $22B Write-Down
• Windstream Gets OK For Uniti Deal, Cuts Rights Backstop
• Investor Dropping Bid To Invalidate $1.9B Mindbody Deal
• Virtual Caucuses Can Improve The Mediation Process
• Don't Miss It: Foley & Lardner, Baker McKenzie Lead Hot Deals
• 3 Firms Steer SD Gold's $150M Buy Of Canadian Gold Miner
• Lessons From The Failed ETE-Williams Merger
• PBGC Says Dura Sale Must Include Pension Liability
• How To Assess Accounting Materiality Amid Economic Crisis
• Business Divorce In The Time Of COVID-19
• Zoom Boosts Data Security Measures To End NY AG's Probe
• Calif. Court Opts To Tie Together 8 Juul Antitrust Suits
• Creditors Say Windstream Could Have Gotten Better Uniti Deal
• House Antitrust Chief Aims To End Tech Probe By Late Spring
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lord & Taylor, Walgreens, Warburg Pincus
• What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers
• Bracewell Adds Former Starwood Energy Insider In New York
• M&A Ordinary Course Covenants Amid Extraordinary Times
• How An M&A Tool Can Benefit Bankruptcy Sales
• Far Point Board Rescinds Support For €2.3B Global Blue Deal
• 4 Firms Assist On Merger Creating $39B UK Telecom Giant
• Sinclair To Pay $48M To End FCC Probe Of Axed Tribune Deal
• Regency Unitholders Want Damages For 'Corrupt' $11B Tie-Up
• Roche Rails Against Bid To Void Del. Ruling On IP Rights Buy
• Quorum Health's $100M DIP Approved Over Investor Objection
• Australia Can't Halt Pacific National's $132M Rail Terminal Buy
• FTC's Phillips Blasts Dems' Calls For COVID-19 Mergers Ban
• Tips For Non-US Entities Facing Tax ID Processing Delays
• UK Watchdog Orders Unraveling Of £90M Sports Fashion Deal
• AT&T Ducks NY State Court Suit Over Time Warner Merger
• Promoting Lawyer Well-Being Is More Essential Than Ever
• Cooley Nabs M&A, Activist Defense Atty From Wachtell Lipton
• BorgWarner, Delphi Revise Deal To End Borrowing Dispute
• AbbVie Gets FTC Clearance For $63B Allergan Buy
• Nasdaq Issues Shareholder Approval Relief Due To Virus
• Kirkland & Ellis Poaches Wachtell M&A Partner In NY
• Las Vegas Sun's Antitrust Suit Against Adelson Heating Up
• Latham Nabs Private Equity And M&A Atty From Kirkland
• 6th Circ. Rules Exec's Ch. 7 Can't Block IP Theft Judgment
• Body Cam Maker Brings Battle Over FTC Authority To 9th Circ.
• Baker McKenzie Nabs IP Deal Pro From Simpson Thacher
• Bill Aims To Block China From US M&A During Coronavirus
• GreatBanc Accused Of Violating ERISA In Hostile Takeover Bid
• Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
• Paul Weiss, Cooley Drive $1.41B Deal For Portola Pharma
• WeWork's Neumann Sues SoftBank For Nixed $3B Share Buy
• $525M Take-Private Deal For Victoria's Secret Called Off
• Cozen O'Connor Picks Up Philly Tech Boutique Baer Crossey
• Dura Automotive Heads Toward Last Resort Del. Ch. 11 Sale
• Freshfields M&A Head Confident Despite COVID-19 Difficulties
• Hogan Guides Intel In $900M Deal For Transit App Moovit
• Live Nation, Consumers Tussle Over Related Cases
• EU Clears Aurubis' €380M Fusion With Copper Refiner
• Real Estate Rumors: Mirae, Bank OZK, Santander
• Early Pandemic-Related Shifts We're Seeing In Legal Finance
• 3 Firms Steer Menarini's Stemline Deal Worth Up To $677M
• The Death Of The LSAT
• McGraw-Hill, Cengage Cancel Merger Under DOJ Pressure
• Amherst, Front Yard Nix $2.3B Merger Over Market Uncertainty
• Nursing Home Co. Says Philly Hospital Wants 'Blueprint'
• Corona Beer Parent Picks Up Another $174M In Canopy Stock
• Aussie Group's 20% Stake Values CMS-Led Energy Co. At £1B
• DOJ Clears Co-Op's $433M Buy From Bankrupt Dean Foods
• FTC Wants More Info On CoStar's $588M Ch. 11 RentPath Buy
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, White, Kirkland
• An Update On CFIUS During The Pandemic
• Don't Miss It: CMS, Paul Weiss Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Examining Startup Investors' Thoughts On Big Tech's Power
• Sham Corporation Seized Co., Lied To Shareholders, Suit Says
• COVID-19 And Force Majeure: Lessons From Early Cases
• Graubard Miller Guides CBD-Experienced SPAC To $150M IPO
• 'Material' Effect Looms Large In Realogy-SIRVA Merger Suit
• Investors In Pa. Software Co. Sue Over $500M EHarmony Deal
• Platinum Fortune Pays $530M For UK Video Game Developer
• UK Opposition Forces Sabre, Farelogix To Drop Merger