Mergers & Acquisitions Archive » February, 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions - February, 2025

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• T-Mobile Touts Broadband Benefits Of US Cellular Deal
• Aimmune Shareholders' $27.5M Deal Over Sale To Nestle OK'd
• SPAC Trio Raise $575M Combined As Market Recovers
• MPLX Paying $715M For Full Control Of BANGL Pipeline
• Time To Abolish IPO 'Bureaucracy,' Law Professor Says
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Skadden
• State Street To Buy Mizuho's $580B Custody Business
• Goodwin, White & Case Build BridgeBio's $949M SPAC Deal
• FCA Clears CVC's £5.4B Hargreaves Lansdown Takeover
• Lottery.com Investor Suit Over IPO Disclosures Trimmed
• Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers
• Davis Polk, Kirkland Steer Rithm Capital SPAC's $200M IPO
• Del. Corp. Litigation Bill Already Turning Up In Other Cases
• Conn. Firm Windup Fight Belongs In Arbitration, Court Told
• How The AI Antitrust Landscape Might Evolve Under Trump
• Michelman & Robinson Adds Corporate, Real Estate Trio In NY
• Medical Device Co. Inks €760M Deal, Unveils Separation Plans
• Anthropic Could Hit $62B Valuation, And More Deal Rumors
• IBM Closes $6.4B HashiCorp Deal After UK Nod
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Stripe Says It's Valued At $91.5B Through Tender Offer
• 7-Eleven Owner Says $58B Bid Is Off Due To Financing Hitch
• Matterport Tells Del. Justices Ex-CEO Cash-Out Rulings Flawed
• Aramark, Spinoff Co. Want 'Fraud By Hindsight' Suit Tossed
• Fuel Co. Trustee Accuses Ex-Owners Of $100M Buyout Fraud
• GOP-Led House Panel Pushes Easier Rules On Capital Raising
• Bill Would Bring Welcome Clarity To Del. Corporate Law
• Party City Approved To Sell IP, Assets For $20.6M In Ch. 11
• JPMorgan Paying For Lawyers On Both Sides Of Javice Trial
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Pot Co. Sale Dispute Tossed Over Illegal Contract
• Siyata Mobile Buys Game Developer In $160M Deal
• 3 Firms Rep On $1.8B Global Net Lease Property Sale
• Shareholders Approve $8.4B Amcor-Berry Global Deal
• Primary Sponsor Of Del.'s Corporate Law Rework Defends Bill
• Meta Says 9th Circ. Shouldn't Touch Antitrust Cert. Denial
• FTC Probing $615M Healthcare Staffing Merger
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Del. Supreme Court TripAdvisor Ruling May Limit 'MFW Creep'
• FTC Pick Concerned But Won't 'Prejudge' Censorship Claims
• Perkins Coie Adds 3 Greenberg Traurig M&A, PE Pros In Texas
• WilmerHale, Cleary Steer $4.1B Thermo Fisher-Solventum Deal
• IBM Gets UK Green Light On $6.4B HashiCorp Buy
• Landscaping Plant Farmer TreeSap Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• Telefónica's $1.2B Argentina Unit Sale Faces Antitrust Probe
• US Steel, Nippon Urge Court Not To Toss Cleveland-Cliffs Suit
• CPKC Tells DC Circ. Gov't Merger Approval 'Airtight'
• CVC Sells Stake In India Hospital Chain To KKR For $400M
• Trump Media Seeks Shareholder Approval To Leave Delaware
• Moves To Change Del. Corporate Law Spark Pushback
• Steward Health Risking Patient Lives At Hospitals, Buyer Says
• Antitrust In Retail: Rude Awakening For FTC In Tempur Sealy
• Blackstone Paying $5.65B For US Marina Servicing Giant
• Skadden, Ropes & Gray Advising On 23andMe Buyout Bid
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• 4 Firms Advise On Apollo's $1.5B Bridge Investment Buy
• GSK Completes $1.2B Takeover Of US Cancer Drug Biz IDRx
• Just Eat Gets €4.1B Offer From Dutch Investor To Go Private
• Skadden Leads Brookfield To Buy Renewables Biz For $1.7B
• FTC's Holyoak Has Her Eyes On DeepSeek
• B. Riley Founders, Board Sued In Del. Over Investment Losses
• US Steel-Nippon Merger Should Not Have Been Blocked
• Off The Bench: White House Hosts PGA Tour-LIV Golf Summit
• Biden-Era M&A Data Shows Continuity, Not Revolution
• What Travis Hill's Vision For FDIC Could Portend For Banks
• WilmerHale Corporate Ace Joins DLA Piper In California
• Trump Media Board Plans M&A Expansion Fund
• Sidley Adds 3 Fried Frank M&A Attys In NY
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, V&E, Cravath, Dechert
• Freshfields Guides Celsius On $1.8B Alani Energy Brand Buy
• Plane Parts Biz Loar To Buy Fan Maker LMB For €365M
• Select SPAC Targets Are Soaring Ahead Of The Pack
• Del. Chief Justice Targets Social Media's Pressure On Courts
• JPMorgan Has 'Buyer's Remorse' Over $175M Buy, Javice Says
• Schwab Antitrust Settlement With Investors Gets Initial OK
• Squire Patton Leads Valvoline On $625M Breeze Autocare Buy
• Conn. Atty Seeks New Injunction Against Ex-Law Partner
• No Deal In Sight For DOJ's Case Against Amex GBT Merger
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cravath
• Exploring China's 1st Administrative Merger Control Ruling
• EV Maker Nikola Aims For Quick Ch. 11 Sale
• Sen. Warren Wants DOJ To Probe Disney-FuboTV Deal
• Musk's X Seeks Cash At $44B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• KKR Clinches Fuji Soft Majority Stake Ahead Of Take-Private
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Tavistock Investments Completes £18M Asset Manager Buy
• Ex-Perella Weinberg Partner Denies Plot To Split Firm
• Constitutional Claims Fail To Stop SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Casino SPAC Shareholders Sue Execs Over Failed Merger
• FTC 'Independence' When Dissent Can 'Get You Fired'
• Prospect Medical Blames Yale Lawsuit For Ch. 11 Filing
• Franchise Group Gets Tentative Deal On Ch. 11 Voting Process
• 3D Printing Co. Escapes Chancery Suit Over $575M Merger
• WaPo Can't Blame Source In Libel Suit, Trump Media Says
• Paper Co. Can't Fully Escape Severance Benefits Suit
• Conn. Trial Firm Split Must Return To Arbitration, Judge Rules
• Wrangler Jeans Owner Paying $900M For Helly Hansen
• H&E Rentals Uses Go-Shop To Ink 'Superior' $5.3B Deal
• EV Maker Nikola Hits Bankruptcy After Battery Recall
• OCC's Hood Eyes Mergers, Fintech In Agenda Preview
• Ferguson, DOJ Keep Biden-Era Merger Guides For 'Stability'
• Vaccine Developer Files Ch. 11 Sale Plan With $11.5M Bid
• Ancora Says US Steel CEO May Have Made Insider Trades
• Trump Media Blames Rising Loss Partly On SEC Legal Bills
• Jones Day Leads Sherwin-Williams On $1.15B Brazil Paint Buy
• DOJ's Visa Suit Shows Pitfalls Of Regulating Innovative Tech
• Cravath, Morgan Lewis Steer $1B Charitable Gaming Biz Deal
• Proposed Tweaks To Del. Chancery Law Ignite DExit Firestorm
• RBI Takes Control Of Burger King China, Seeks Local Partner
• 3 Firms Build $1.34B New England Car Dealership Sale
• Diamondback Buys Midland Assets For $3B Cash Plus Stock
• Dechert, Paul Hastings Guide Barings' Takeover Of Artemis
• Miner MMG To Buy Anglo American Unit For Up To $500M
• UK Probes French Aerospace Group's Planned $1.8B Takeover
• Property Co. Assura Says £1.6B KKR Bid Undervalues Biz
• Anglo American Eyes June Spin-Off For Platinum Mining Unit
• UK Healthcare Property Biz Assura Rejects £1.6B KKR Bid
• FTC Political Appointees Told To Break Up With 'Leftist' ABA
• Joy Dish Soap Deal Caused $12M Loss, Manufacturer Claims
• 'Not For Sale': OpenAI Rebuffs Musk's $97.4B Takeover Bid
• Trump Aims To End Limits On President's Power To Fire
• New Delisting Rules Shorten Leash For Distressed Companies
• Wachtell Reps Seagate On $119M Deal For Intevac
• How New SBA Rule May Affect Small Government Contractors
• Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• Owens Corning Sells Glass Reinforcements Biz For $755M
• Simpson Guides KKR On $850M-Plus Real Estate Credit Fund
• Kirkland-Led Bain Buys Facilities Manager From PAI Partners
• Del. Lawmakers Told Admin Response To Biz Unrest Looms
• Chancery OKs Appraisal Suit Fix For Sears Damage Ruling
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Clark Hill Adds Ex-Gordon Rees Corporate Atty In Pittsburgh
• Musk's $97B OpenAI Bid Dubbed A 'Stunt' Amid Other Rumors
• White & Case Environmental Partner Moves To Weil In NY
• Musk Says He'll Drop OpenAI Bid If It Scraps 'For Profit' Plans
• Nissan-Honda Merger Talks End After Honda Pivots On Terms
• Travers, Foley Lead Steve Madden On £289M Kurt Geiger Deal
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer SailPoint's Upsized $1.38B IPO
• UK Greenlights PE Biz's £840M Deal For Workplace E-Trainer
• OpenAI Says Musk Takeover Bid 'Exposes' Intent Behind Suit
• Bausch Health Beats Suit Over 'Faking' Financial Stability
• Willkie DQ'd Out Of Franchise Group Ch. 11
• Roofing Co. Buyout Bid Heats Up With Board, Antitrust News
• House Antitrust Chair Wants To Override Merger Overhaul
• Nippon-US Steel Redo Under Trump Could Be A Win-Win
• Spirit Opts For Ch. 11 Plan After Latest Frontier Bid
• Conn. Opposes Bankrupt Prospect Medical's 'Plunder'
• Gail Slater Plans Antitrust 'Scalpel' To Protect Competition
• Dentons Adds Indianapolis Attorney To Energy Practice
• Atty Says Ex-Partner Filed Bogus Police Report Over Router
• Meta User Antitrust Suit Gets Nov. 17 Trial Date
• Davis Polk Guides Irish Sensor Co. On $2.3B Stateside Buy
• Munger Tolles Coaxes Corporate Pro Out Of Retirement
• Power Generation Co. Going Public Via $770M SPAC Deal
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• UK Clears £2.55B BlackRock Bid For Data Biz Preqin
• Quantum Computing Secures TRO In Battle With Investor
• J&J Allies Dub Milestone Fee Reversal 'Crucial' To Del.
• Brokerage Exec Can Be Sued Over Fraud Claims, Judge Says
• FTC Bureau Heads Include DOJ Alum With Big Tech Mandate
• Proskauer-Led Rocktree Buys Atria, Secures $350M Financing
• Bain Scraps Fuji Soft Tender Offer In Bid War With KKR
• FTC Chair Commits To 'Long Overdue' Merger Filing Revisions
• Activist Elliott Targets Phillips 66 Again Over Lack Of Progress
• HPE Says Juniper Deal Is Needed To Compete With Top Players
• Rethinking How To Engage Shareholders, Activists Via Proxies
• TD Bank To Sell Schwab Stake In Roughly $13.1B Offering
• Tips For Pharma-Biotech Overlap Reporting In New HSR Form
• Nelson Mullins Adds Litigation, Biz Pros In Houston
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• Novartis To Buy US Pharma Biz Anthos For Up To $3.1B
• NY Funds Say Paramount 'Bound' To Mull $13.5B Sale Option
• Gov't Defends Approval Of CP-KCS Rail Merger To DC Circ.
• QXO Rips Roofing Co. For Misleading Investors On $11B Offer
• UnitedHealth Says Fed Suit Imperils Deal's Many Benefits
• Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B OpenAI Takeover Bid
• Lexitas Selling Registered Agent Unit To Dutch Co. For $415M
• Investor Urges US Steel To Dump Deal After Trump Comments
• Latham, Hogan Lovells Advise Hyatt's $2.6B Playa Hotels Buy
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Emerson Butts Heads With Elliott On $7.2B AspenTech Deal
• Direct Line Directors Back £3.7B Aviva Acquisition Deal
• Chancery Tosses $3.4B Hertz Stock Warrant Redemption Suit
• Nippon-US Steel Merger Targeted By Consumers In Calif.
• SPAC Market Hums Again Following Multiyear Downturn
• Ousted CMA Chair Says 'Misinformation' Remains A Challenge
• SolarWinds Accepts $4.4B Sale To PE Firm Turn/River Capital
• Steel Cases Test Executive Authority, Judicial Scope
• Appellate Court OKs Trim Of Goldman Family Portfolio Battle
• Conn. Trial Firm Partner Seeks Sanctions In Heated Split-Up
• Activist Elliott Takes Aim At $7.2B AspenTech-Emerson Deal
• Del. Ruling Further Narrows Scope Of 'Bump-Up' Exclusion
• Roofing Co.'s Board Fights $11B Hostile Takeover Offer
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Skadden
• Will 4th Time Be A Charm For NY's 21st Century Antitrust Act?
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• 3 Firms Guide Bain On $3.4B Japanese Pharma Co. Buy
• 3 Firms Build HIG's CA$1.3B Take-Private Of Converge
• 4 Firms Steer Cement Maker Titan America's $384M IPO
• Clifford Chance Helps L&G Sell US Insurance Biz For $2.3B
• Judge OKs 'Unorthodox' Deal To Fund Pa. Hospitals In Ch. 11
• Jeld-Wen Appealing Forced Factory Sale To 4th Circ., Again
• Earthlink Investors' Attys Score $28M In Merger Suit
• UnitedHealth Drops Bid To Toss Home Health Deal Challenge
• Warner Music Nabs Top Stake In Owner Of Adele Song Rights
• FTC GOP Focusing On Merger 'Friction,' AI, 'Censorship'
• How FTC Consumer Protection May Fare Under Reg Freeze
• Critical Steps For Navigating Intensified OFAC Enforcement
• Globus Medical Buys Device-Maker Nevro In $250M Deal
• Nippon Says US Steel Deal Aligns With Trump Goals
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Meta Eyes Texas Skies, Another Crypto IPO, And More Rumors
• Filing Claims 'Secret Lockout' Led To Conn. Trial Firm Schism
• Honeywell To Split Into 3 Entities After Activist Pressure
• Kirkland Guiding TPG On $2.2B Altus Power Purchase
• Weil Guides BCI's £1B Offer For Luxembourg Investor
• Paramount-Skydance Merger Block Sought Pending Del. Suit
• Schwab To Add Oversight To End TD Ameritrade Buy Suit
• Wachtell, Skadden Guide Becton's Bid To Sell Diagnostics Biz
• Judge Found 'Vertical' Mattress Deal Won't Hurt Competition
• IP, Licensing, M&A Trends To Watch In Life Sciences This Year
• CVS Beats 2nd Investor Suit Over Omnicare Deal
• Chancery Tosses Challenge To $1.1B Smart & Final Sale
• Insignia Gets Third $1.9B Bid As Brookfield Joins The Fray
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• MoFo Adds BraunHagey Corporate Leader In San Francisco
• FTC Focus: Avoiding 'Gun Jumping' Violations
• Latham Adds Ex-SEC Pro, GC To NY Roster
• Proskauer Fights Another DQ Bid In NJ Hospital Antitrust Suit
• Activist Nominates 4 Director Candidates To Kenvue Board
• FTC Tries To Plug Holes In Massive Merger Review Overhaul
• Nissan Says Honda Talks Still On After Conflicting Reports
• Cleveland-Cliffs Wants 'Un-American' US Steel Suit Tossed
• Simmons & Simmons Helps BT Offload Irish Biz For €22M
• Fortis Says $440M 3D Printing Fraud Suit Can Proceed
• Del. Justices Nix Fairness Ruling In TripAdvisor Nevada Move
• Liberated Brands Gets OK To Tap $25M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Sen. Mike Lee To Head Antitrust Subcommittee
• Axon Gets Cities' Antitrust Case Largely Tossed
• McKesson Paying $850M For Top Stake In Eye Health Co.
• Losing A Motion To Dismiss Ruling Isn't Necessarily The End
• PE-Backed Identity Software Firm SailPoint Primes $1B IPO
• 'Is This A Joke?' Judge Denies Atty Fees For Grocery Patrons
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Nix Tax On $191M In Family Pharma Feud
• KKR Raises Fuji Soft Offer In Blazing Battle With Bain
• Judge Rejects Blink Fitness Ch. 11 Plan Exculpations
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• Mintz Adds Dentons West Coast Corporate Head In San Diego
• Javice's Texts About Elizabeth Holmes Not Fair Game For Trial
• Verdane Gets Extension To Firm Up £315M Team Internet Offer
• Top 10 Healthcare And Life Sciences Issues To Watch In 2025
• Del. Justices Uphold $10.4B Anaplan Inc.'s Thoma Bravo Sale
• CFIUS Head Under Biden To Join Latham
• US Steel, Nippon Say Election Politics Blocked $14.9B Deal
• PetroQuest Gets OK For $20.6M Texas Oilfield Sale
• ADNOC, OMV Merger Talks Move Ahead In 'Positive Manner'
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Hyatt Extends Talks About Possible Playa Hotels Buy
• Liberated Brands Files Ch. 11 After Losing Clothing Licenses
• 3 Firms Advise On $3B Triumph Group Go-Private Agreement
• L'Oreal Sells €3B Sanofi Stake Back To French Pharma Co.