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Mergers & Acquisitions - October, 2020

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• Paul Weiss, Ropes Guide Arby's Owner's $11.3B Dunkin' Buy
• Chancery Moves Suit Over $650M Terraform Deal Toward Trial
• Chancery Trims WeWork Founder's Suit Over Busted $3B Deal
• Don't Miss It: Simpson, Gibson Dunn Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Blank-Check IPO Mania May Have Hit Its Peak
• Google Mulling Bid To Toss DOJ's Antitrust Suit
• Biden Victory Tax Concerns Could Spur M&A Activity
• Mylan, Pfizer Unit Merger Clears Final Hurdle With FTC Deal
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Pillsbury, Baker
• Political Turmoil Driving 'Delaware Way' To A Crossroads
• Decoupling From China: Part 3 — Oversight And The Election
• Imerys Gets Court OK For $223M Stalking Horse Bid
• 3 Firms Forge Under Armour's $345M Sale Of MyFitnessPal
• Davis Polk Steers Asia-Focused Blank-Check Co.'s $175M IPO
• Suit Over $2B Presidio Sale Should Survive, Chancery Told
• SPAC Investors Sue To Block $3.7B Medicare Co.'s Formation
• Timing Dooms Investor's Del. Suit For Cannabis Deal Books
• Decoupling From China: Part 2 — Security Requirements
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• How The Election Might Affect Antitrust On Capitol Hill
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Milbank Advises Carlyle Group In $2.36B Flender Deal
• Marketing Co. Alliance To Buy Online Payment Biz For $450M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dunkin', Las Vegas Sands, Guitar Center
• PE-Backed Co. Snaps Up London Insurer In Acquisition Spree 
• Hogan, Pillsbury Pilot $10B Marvell-Inphi Semiconductor Deal
• Tiffany, LVMH Lower Merger Price To $15.8B, Settle Dispute
• Syntel Hit With $855M Trade Secrets Verdict In Software Row
• FCC Lets AT&T Sell Off Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Units
• 3 Firms Assist As Blank-Check Co. Inks $300M SolarMax Deal
• Del. Justices Wary Of Chancery Ruling On Suit's Success Risk
• Dairy Co-Op Says DOJ Deal Docs Irrelevant To Food Lion Case
• Davis Polk, Haynes Guide Assurant's $325M HYLA Mobile Buy
• Decoupling From China: Part 1 — Legislation And Funding
• NBA's Utah Jazz Sold To Software Co. Qualtrics' Co-Founder
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Clifford Chance, Linklaters Meld £3B Deal For Copper Miner
• COVID-19 May Lower Bar For Distressed M&A Defenses
• DOJ Sues Bain For More Info In $5.3B Visa-Plaid Deal
• GE Escapes Claims It Duped Baker Hughes Into Bad Merger
• Hecla Mining Co. Execs Escape Suit Over $515M Biz Purchase
• Klobuchar Eyes Antitrust Overhaul
• Dechert, Benesch Steer B&G Foods' $550M Crisco Brand Buy
• Latham-Led Health Tech SPAC Raises $300M For Acquisition
• Key Issues To Watch As Coty Investor Suit Proceeds
• Kirkland, White & Case Steer Genius' Go-Public At $1.5B Value
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• Payment Co. Repay To Buy Automated Payments Biz For $78M
• Del. Justices' Solera Ruling Curbs D&O Coverage Scope
• Dickinson Wright, Others Hit With Suit Over Stock Sale
• Exact Sciences Buys Cancer Detection Cos. For Up To $2.56B
• 9th Circ. Won't Lift Block On White House's WeChat Ban
• Latham, Skadden Pilot $35B Semiconductor Industry Merger
• Software Co. Ansys Inks $700M Deal To Buy Simulation Biz
• JC Penney Finalizes Ch. 11 Sale Terms As Lender Fight Looms
• Judge Questions FTC's Clout In Philly Hospital Merger Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Rejoining Fried Frank
• Juul, Altria Can't Slip Bulk Of Claims In Vaping MDL
• Northrop Disputes DOD's $32.5M Pension Surplus Claim
• BigLaw On Hunt For Antitrust Talent Amid Enforcement Surge
• Simpson, Fried Frank Guide $1.2B Sale Of Simply Self Storage
• FTC Staff Leaders Say 'All Docs' Means All Docs
• 4 Firms Guide $2.87B Tie-Up Of Cenovus And Husky
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• DirecTV Looks To Sink TCPA Suit After Arbitration Decision
• Baker McKenzie, Ropes Steer Up To $4B Bayer-AskBio Deal
• Judge Won't Undo Order Blocking WeChat App Store Ban
• Oil Slump Means Buyers Are More Choosy In Driller Tie-Ups
• DOJ Clears AT&T's $2B Sale Of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Biz
• Del. Justices Sink Solera's Bid For Appraisal Action Coverage
• Holiday Season Won't Save Many Retailers In Pandemic Year
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Torys Guide Week's Hot Deals
• KB Gets OK For $96M Sale Of Supermarkets To Acme
• Garrett Motion Gets OK On $2.6B Stalking Horse Bid In Ch. 11
• Crowdcube, Seedrs Ask CMA To Fast-Track Deal Review
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Hunton
• Cellnex To Invest €800M For Stake In Telecom Tower Network
• Waste Management's $4.6B Deal Gets DOJ Nod With Fixes
• Key Issues In Potential High Court Fraudulent Transfer Case
• Allen & Overy, Weil Guide £630M Deal For Retirement Housing
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• Australia's Link Group Rejects Nearly $2B PE Takeover Bid
• Hotel Group To Get Early Contract Ruling In €93M Apollo Suit
• CMA Might Unwind Part Of Viagogo's $4B StubHub Deal
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Kirkland Steers PE Firm's Buy Of Medical Co. Worth $321M
• FCC Deems T-Mobile Outage A 'Failure' With Staff Report
• What To Know About Software Co. M&A As Deal Volume Rises
• Deals Rumor Mill: Didi Chuxing, Playtika, Adidas
• Freshfields, Simpson Drive $827M CarLotz SPAC Merger
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Microsoft Case Looms Over DOJ's Google Antitrust Action
• More Big Tech Firms Could Show Up In DOJ's Google Search
• 8 Firms Steer 5 Blank-Check IPOs Exceeding $1.3B Total
• Tucker Ellis Adds Liquor, Cannabis Regulatory Pro In Chicago
• Union Funds Lose Bid To Pause Akorn's Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• Asset Manager Lands German Real Estate Portfolios For $85M
• Troutman, Latham Drive $4.3B Avangrid-PNM Resources Deal
• UK Antitrust Regulator Says Vehicle Parts Merger Problematic
• 3 Firms Guide $48M Canadian Cannabis Tie-Up
• 9th Circ. Revives Time Warner Workers' Push For Severance
• FTC Authority Challenges Mentioned By 'Every Defendant'
• 4 Ways A Biden Election Could Swing SEC Priorities
• Ascena Pumps Justice Price With New Ch. 11 Stalking Horse
• Gibson Dunn, V&E Drive $4.5B Texas Oil And Gas Merger
• Davis Polk, Mayer Brown Rep Goldman's $500M Data Biz Bet
• SBA Change-In-Ownership Guidance Highlights PPP Flaws
• Key Lessons From SEC Fine Over Mid-Merger Stock Buyback
• 5 Firms Guide Pair Of Blank-Check IPOs Raising $650M
• JC Penney Submits $1.75B Ch. 11 Sale Plan After Deadline
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• Unfazed By US Election, M&A Is Poised For Growth
• CMA Says Facebook Won't Share Info In Giphy Battle
• Google Hit With Landmark Antitrust Suit
• Regal Theaters Report Slammed In Trial Over $3.6B Merger
• Trump Tells DC Circ. TikTok Ruling Undermines His Authority
• 10 Firms To Steer 8 IPOs Exceeding $2B As October Stays Hot
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Duane Morris, Nelson Mullins Steer Cannabis Software Merger
• Altaba Must Reserve $800M For Canadian Data Breach Claims
• Winston, Bass Berry Steer Kainos' $575M Nutrisystem Buy
• Facebook Fights UK Deal Restrictions During Giphy Probe
• 5 Firms Guide Rental Co.'s $2.4B Take Private Deal
• Alibaba Plugs $3.6B Into Chinese Retail, E-Commerce Giant
• 3 Firms Guide Billtrust's SPAC Go-Public Deal At $1.3B Value
• 6 Employment Considerations For M&A Deals Amid Pandemic
• 2 Firms Craft $13B ConocoPhillips-Concho Resources Merger
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Chancery Questions WeWork's Flip-Flop On $3B Softbank Suit
• Sullivan, NC Firm Guide Merger Forming $100B Bank
• UK Watchdog May Block School Suppliers' £50M Acquisition
• No Overhaul Likely After House Antitrust Tech Report
• Building Material Cos. Restart Review Clock On $5.5B Tie-Up
• A 1st Look At New EU Screening Of Foreign Direct Investment
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Goodwin Guide Week's Hot Deals
• DOJ Must Fix 'Lax' Bank Merger Oversight, FTC's Chopra Says
• EU Extends Deadline To Review Google's $2B Fitbit Deal
• NY Tax Talk: Trump Tax Returns, Revenue Rebound, Reform
• 3 Firms Help Cboe Scoop Up Dark Pool Operator
• 3 Firms Guide $2.2B Deal For Telecom Infrastructure Biz
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Drops Jones Day Conspiracy Suit
• Thiel-Backed Blank-Check Co. Leads 2 IPOs Raising $635M
• India Mulling 'All Options' Over $2.7B Vodafone Arb. Award
• Conagra Escapes Shareholder Suit Over $11B Pinnacle Deal
• Norway's Scatec Solar Inks $1.17B Deal For PE-Packed Peer
• Pot Co. Exec Says Atty Played Both Sides In Failed Buyout
• Simpson Reps Blackstone In $14.6B BioMed Realty Deal
• Arbitration Notice Design Talks 'Irrelevant,' Live Nation Says
• Acme Supermarket Chain Posts $96.4M Bid For KB Markets
• Apollo Acquires Lendlease's Cell Tower Portfolio
• Pot Co. Says Stock Buys Disprove $144M 'Sham' Asset Plot
• Recent SPAC Surge May Portend Increased Litigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xilinx, Saudi Aramco, Fenway Sports
• Ashurst-Led Abu Dhabi Sells $2.1B Stake In Gas Infrastructure
• Global Eagle Gets $700M Last-Minute Sale OK In Del. Ch. 11
• Hermitage Offshore Ch. 11 Vessel Sales Approved At $100M
• Apollo Says Pandemic Rules Out €93M Spanish Resort Deal
• White House Targets Rivals In New Plan For Critical Tech
• Chesapeake Energy Nabs $85M Ch. 11 Bid For Okla. Wells
• Barrett Says Antitrust Law Mostly 'Controlled By Precedent'
• WuXi PharmaTech Dodges Securities Suit
• Food Lion Wants More DOJ Deal Docs From Dairy Co-Op
• DC Circ. Expedites Trump's TikTok App Store Ban Appeal
• Ann Taylor Parent Secures $35M Ch. 11 Bid For Justice Line
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• Willkie, Kirkland Guide Tech Co.'s $2.6B Go-Public Deal
• MVP: Wachtell's Matthew M. Guest
• McDermott Steers Allscripts' $1.35B Deal With WellSky
• Del. High Court Affirms $2.2B Stillwater Deal Price
• Mayer Brown Hires Int'l Arbitration Atty For London Office
• Shire Owes $45M Milestone After Life Science Acquisition
• 3 Firms Lead $1.5B Skillsoft Deal
• Sunworks Investor Sues In Del. To Halt Solar Firms' Merger
• AT&T Says Union Agreed Not To Arbitrate Workers' Status
• Vinson-Led Apollo Pours $200M Into Energy-Focused JV
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• 4 Steps To Identify Cybersecurity Risks In M&A Due Diligence
• Holland & Knight Adds Pillsbury Exec Comp Specialist
• 3 Firms Guide REIT's $1.7B Cold Warehouse Biz Buy
• Real Estate Firm IMH's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd In Delaware
• Hermitage Offshore Approved For Ch. 11 Sale Of Crew Boats
• Blackstone-Backed Lender Scores $1.9B Value In SPAC Tie-Up
• MVP: Weil's Michael Aiello
• 3 Firms Steer PE Deal For $2.25B Chemical Products Maker
• WEX Wins Round In Payment Providers' Suit Over $1.7B Deal
• Lawmaker Says 'Battle' Looming Over Antitrust Tech Reforms
• Cahill Gordon, Clifford Chance Steer $622M Insurance Tie-Up
• Ebony Media Heads For Auction With $14M Stalking Horse
• Investor Sues To Halt $2B PE Takeover Of IT Outsourcing Biz
• Prosthetic Maker Reaches Deal Over FTC's Merger Unwinding
• FTC Chairman Warns About Basing Policy On Recent Studies
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Cooley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Scott D. Miller
• NY Sports Club Parent Gets Go-Ahead For Ch. 11 Sale Plans
• Taxation With Representation: Goodwin, Davis Polk, Gibson
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• Regulators Are Keeping A Close Eye On SPAC Disclosures
• 3 Firms Aid As Interdealer Broker Buys Peer For Up To $700M
• Euronext To Acquire Borsa Italiana From LSEG For €4.3B
• Wiped Out Global Eagle Creditor Slams Ch. 11 Legal Tab
• Shale Oil Co. Gavilan's $40M Ch. 11 Sale Approved
• Chuck E. Cheese Dropping Sale Plans For Debt-Equity Swap
• DOJ Takes Fight Over TikTok App Store Ban To DC Circ.
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• DuPont Beats ERISA Pension Liability Suit Over Spinoff
• UK Wants To Review $39B Liberty Global, Telefonica Deal
• Fried Frank Guides Onex's $960M Investment In OneDigital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roblox, Airbnb, Global Payments
• Paul Weiss Guides IBM's Infrastructure Services Spinoff
• Hotel Group Loses Bid For Quick Trial Over €93M Apollo Deal
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Katie Sudol
• 2 Firms Steer Morgan Stanley's $7B Deal For Eaton Vance
• Orrick Adds Ex-Kirkland Atty To Grow Tech Transactions Team
• Blank Check Co. Targets Pot Real Estate In Deals Worth $185M
• Cadwalader-Led Sachem Head Nabs $1.2B Elanco Stake
• Ill. Printer Wants Suit Over Alleged Low-Value Sale Trimmed
• Two TPG-Backed SPACs Among 5 Raising Total $1.8B In IPOs
• Hedge Fund Sues For Bristow Group Stock Appraisal In Del.
• FTC Names 3 To Mergers Divisions' Leadership Posts
• Poland Hits Gazprom With $7.6B Fine Over Pipeline Financing
• Latham, Gibson Guide $375M Invitation-Rockpoint Venture
• 4 Firms Helm DraftKings $1.7B Public Offering
• SoftBank Says Virus Is Derailing Defense In WeWork Fight
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Scott Barshay
• Space Cargo Co. Momentus Valued At $1.2B In SPAC Deal
• Ex-Autonomy CFO Can't Trim 5-Year Sentence Amid Pandemic
• Ill. Judge Dissolves Trusteeship In Construction Union Spat
• House Report Slams Big Tech's Abuse Of Monopoly Power
• Permian Cleared For $30M Ch. 11 Sale To Secured Creditor
• Merging May Help NY Charities Survive COVID-19
• 9th Circ. Affirms $32M Superfund Site Liability Finding
• Grupo Mexico Escapes Suit Over Southern Copper Deals
• Jones Day Wants To Seal Berkshire Hathaway Unit's Suit
• Dentons Steers Pot Co.'s $31M Delivery Platform Buy
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• 4 Firms Guide $850M Tie-Up Of Medical Products Cos.
• MVP: Kirkland's Eric Schiele
• Skadden, Proskauer Guide Blank Check's Upsized $360M IPO
• Hotel Group Sues To Force Apollo To Close €93M Deal
• Suez Decries Veolia's €3.4B Deal For 30% Stake As Hostile
• Skadden, Orrick Lead Deal Forming $3.7B Medicare Provider
• Axon Wins Temporary Pause Of FTC Merger Challenge
• SBA Clarifies Ownership Change Obligations For PPP Loans
• Kane Kessler, Mayer Brown Guide $890M Bioplastics Merger
• 3 Firms Steer Battery Co.'s $384M Go-Public Deal With SPAC
• EU Court Tosses Appeal Of Blocked Croatian Cement Deal
• 2 Firms Craft Stone Canyon's $3.2B Deal For Morton Salt
• Real Estate Co. Gets $170M Via PIPE Deal Amid Board Conflict
• Key Steps For Complying With Calif. Board Diversity Law
• Sullivan-Led Weir Sells Energy Biz To Caterpillar For $405M
• Pulling Up Stakes: Squire Patton, Baker Botts, Davis Wright
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• Nexi, SIA Merge To Form €15B European Fintech Giant
• 2 Firms Drive $13.1B Heart Disease Treatment Developer Deal
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Conservative Group Aims To Nix Calif. Board Diversity Law
• Investors' Suit Over $1.9B Mindbody Deal Moves Forward
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• Don't Miss It: Blank Rome, Cooley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 1 Firm Seizes Spotlight Amid September's IPO Surge
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Canadian Pot Co. Can't Slip Suit Over $144M 'Sham' Asset Buy
• Dialysis Co. Agrees To $853M Sale Amid Investor Class Deal
• Benevis Approved For $150M Ch. 11 Sale Of Dental Offices
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Kirkland, Sidley
• Uber Freight Valued At $3.3B With Cooley, Kirkland-Led Round
• French Infrastructure Group Lobs €5.2B Bid For Peer's Biz
• WeChat Users Say Trump Unfairly Scrapped US App Version
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• Kirkland, Latham Lead $2B Lyondell-Sasol Chemicals JV
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Justices To Hear Long-Running FCC Media Ownership Dispute
• Walmart Sells UK Supermarket Biz To PE Group In £6.8B Deal
• Brexit Pushing UK Antitrust Agency Into 'Activist' Mode
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• White & Case Leads $825M Occidental Asset Sale To Carlyle
• House Eyes Antitrust Legislation To Rein In Big Tech
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Noble Energy Investor Seeks Docs Over Chevron's $5B Buy
• Pot Co. Ayr Invests $39M In Ohio And Pa. Cannabis Markets
• Akorn Seeks Del. Ch. 11 OK For $9M Stockholder Suit Deal
• 3 Firms Rep Apollo-Backed Blank-Check Co. In $750M IPO
• Asthmatic Ex-Autonomy CFO Must Serve Jail Time, Feds Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Asda, Lonza, Reckitt Benckiser
• The Rise Of Reps And Warranties Insurance In Upstream M&A
• EU Antitrust Enforcer Approves Worldline-Ingenico Merger
• Playboy Eyes Return To Public Markets With $381M Tie-Up
• Hims & Hers Merges With PE-Backed SPAC To Form $1.6B Biz
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition