Mergers & Acquisitions

  • July 20, 2026

    Auto Parts Co., Investors Ink $12.8M Deal In Merger Suit

    Automotive equipment manufacturer Holley has reached a $12.8 million settlement with investors who accused it of concealing declining business trends following a 2021 merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

  • July 20, 2026

    7th Circ. Backs Printing Co. In $265M ESOP Sale Fight

    The Seventh Circuit won't revive a lawsuit claiming a printing company's directors and employee stock ownership plan trustee illegally undersold the business into private equity for $265 million, saying a lower court made no clear errors in throwing out the case.

  • July 20, 2026

    Trump Media Settles Claims With Ex-SPAC CEO In Fla. Suit

    The corporation that operates President Donald Trump's Truth Social website agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against the former CEO of a special purpose acquisition company over a botched public offering following a settlement between the parties in Florida state court. 

  • July 20, 2026

    Latham, Cooley Steer $1.5B Tempus Cancer Testing Deal

    Chicago-based Tempus AI said Monday it has agreed to acquire cancer diagnostics company Personalis in a deal with an enterprise value of about $1.5 billion, with Latham & Watkins LLP and Cooley LLP advising, respectively.

  • July 20, 2026

    Kirkland, Troutman Guide $4B Magnolia Oil, WildFire Deal

    Houston-based Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. said Monday it has agreed to acquire WildFire Energy for approximately $4.06 billion, including debt, in a deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, respectively.

  • July 20, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving intellectual property, corporate control, fiduciary duties, artificial intelligence, trust administration and cryptocurrency litigation.

  • July 20, 2026

    Microchip Co. Will Pay $13M To End Merger Severance Fight

    A microchip-maker will pay more than $13 million to settle a long-running class action alleging it illegally shut down a severance program following a 2016 merger, according to terms of the proposed deal filed in California federal court.

  • July 20, 2026

    Court Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Amid Challenge

    A California federal court issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, preventing Paramount Skydance from moving ahead with its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery as state enforcers challenge the deal.

  • July 20, 2026

    4 Firms Steer Brookfield, CPP's $5.2B LXP Industrial Deal

    Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed to acquire U.S. warehouse portfolio owner LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash deal valued at about $5.2 billion, including debt, the companies said Monday.

  • July 20, 2026

    REIT Segro Bats Away Latest £13.5B Prologis Offer

    London-listed Segro said Monday that it has rejected a third takeover approach from U.S. real estate investment trust Prologis valuing it at £13.5 billion ($18.2 billion), but said it would be willing to engage in talks if an "improved proposal" was made.

  • July 17, 2026

    Desktop Metal Exec Tipped Pals On Merger, SEC Says

    An ex-officer at 3D printing technology company Desktop Metal and two of his friends have settled claims from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accusing them of using nonpublic information to direct and make trades ahead of a 2021 acquisition announcement.

  • July 17, 2026

    Flyers Seek Class Cert. In JetBlue-American Pact Case

    Consumers accusing American Airlines and JetBlue of entering into a pact to allegedly increase fares and reduce flight choices have asked a New York federal judge to certify their narrowed class definition.

  • July 17, 2026

    Don't Miss It: Willkie, Orrick Steer Hot Deals

    A lot can happen in the world of mergers and acquisitions and equity fundraising over the course of a couple of weeks, and it's difficult to keep up with all the deals.

  • July 17, 2026

    Judge Open To TRO Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

    A California federal judge appeared open Friday to granting a group of states' bid for a temporary restraining order blocking Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it appears the tie-up's anticipated market share presumptively violates the Clayton Act under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  • July 17, 2026

    Dems Raise Alarm DOJ Will 'Rubber-Stamp' Fox's Roku Buy

    Democratic lawmakers are targeting both Fox Corp.'s planned purchase of Roku and the Justice Department that will review it, in a letter announced Friday lambasting the deal itself and pushing the agency under Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. not to be "corrupted by influence-peddling or political favoritism."

  • July 17, 2026

    AGs Have 'Significant Concerns' With DOJ's Live Nation Deal

    A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general asked a New York federal judge Thursday for a peek into the negotiations behind the Justice Department's controversial midtrial settlement with Live Nation, voicing concerns the deal isn't in the public interest and saying they need details as they seek a breakup.

  • July 17, 2026

    Latham, Milbank Lead H1 '26 Private Infrastructure Deal Surge

    Global private infrastructure financing reached $820.5 billion in the first half of 2026, up 55.3% from $528.5 billion a year earlier, as Latham & Watkins LLP and Milbank LLP led deal counts globally and in North America, according to Infralogic data.

  • July 17, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Slaughter And May

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Uber Technologies Inc. buys food delivery company Delivery Hero SE, engineering group ABB Ltd. acquires flow technology company Rotork PLC, and Eli Lilly and Co. buys drug developer AtaiBeckley Inc.

  • July 17, 2026

    Johnson Matthey To Give Shareholders £1B From £1.3B Sale

    Johnson Matthey said Friday that it has completed the £1.33 billion ($1.8 billion) sale of its catalyst technologies arm to U.S. tech company Honeywell, and plans to return £1 billion from the proceeds to its shareholders.

  • July 17, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen Snapchat and Dolby press on with a fresh infringement claim in their ongoing patent battle, The Telegraph face an intellectual property claim by a photo archive, a group of international human rights barristers and chambers sued, and oil business Equinor embroiled in a contract dispute with BP after recently acquiring full ownership in their offshore project. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • July 17, 2026

    States Stepping Up Merger Work In First Half Of 2026

    Federal enforcers reached a number of merger settlements in the first half of 2026, while state attorneys general stepped up their independent enforcement efforts, taking on Nexstar's planned purchase of rival broadcaster Tegna and Paramount's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.

  • July 17, 2026

    Linklaters-Led EQT Ups Bid For Price Comparator To $4.2B

    EQT said Friday that its consortium has increased its bid to take Kakaku.com private to approximately 682 billion Japanese yen ($4 billion) after being outbid by another group of investors.

  • July 16, 2026

    Paramount Beats Effort To Quickly Block $110B Warner Deal

    A California federal judge denied a preliminary injunction request Thursday from consumers challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after challenging their attorney to cite more recent rulings beyond the 1960s-era U.S. Supreme Court cases he relied on.

  • July 16, 2026

    High Court Ruling Shields WaPo In $2.78B Trump Media Suit

    A Florida federal judge cited a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case in an explanation of his decision Thursday to end President Donald Trump's $2.78 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post, writing that if he was "deciding this case on a clean slate, the result might be different."

  • July 16, 2026

    Dish Freed From 5G Network Commitment

    A D.C. federal judge has signed off on the U.S. Department of Justice's request that Dish be freed from its commitment to build and run a nationwide 5G network following its sale of $40 billion worth of spectrum licenses to AT&T and SpaceX.

Expert Analysis

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges

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    Midmarket mergers and acquisitions showed a slight decline in volume but climbed in value for much of 2025, particularly in the private equity space, indicating that the middle market M&A environment is cautious but steady heading into 2026, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.

  • Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know

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    The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • 2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation

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    A series of thematic shifts defined banking regulation in 2025, including a fundamental reform of prudential supervision, a strategic easing of capital constraints, steps to streamline merger reviews, and a new framework for fair access and entrants seeking to offer banking services, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • What 2025 Transpo And Logistics Legal Trends Mean For 2026

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    2025 was challenging for the transportation and logistics sector, with emergent trends including dramatic federal policy shifts, developments in tort risk, and a host of mergers and acquisitions — but a review of these themes offers a useful playbook for where the industry is headed in 2026, says Jonathan Todd at Benesch.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare

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    False Claims Act enforcement trends and legislative developments from this year signal intensifying state and federal scrutiny of private equity's growing footprint in healthcare, and the urgency of compliance, says Lisa Re at Arnold & Porter.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Netflix Caps 2025 M&A Deals That Will Test Antitrust Strategy

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    The 2025 media consolidation trend culminated in Netflix's $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery announcement, but the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to question whether remedies short of blocking the deal could credibly preserve competition, says Brian Pandya at Duane Morris.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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