Mergers & Acquisitions

  • November 14, 2024

    Greenberg Traurig Adds Procopio Corporate Ace In San Diego

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a San Diego corporate partner who previously led the corporate and transactional practice at Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.

  • November 14, 2024

    Paul Weiss Reps General Mills On $1.45B Pet Food Biz Buy

    Cereal and snacks giant General Mills Inc., advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, announced plans Thursday to buy Whitebridge Pet Brands' North American premium cat food and pet treat business from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP-advised European investment firm NXHM for $1.45 billion.

  • November 14, 2024

    Petershill Partially Sells Stake In Accel-KKR For $282M

    Goldman Sachs affiliate Petershill Partners PLC said Thursday that it has sold a part of its stake in technology-focused investment firm Accel-KKR for $282 million.

  • November 14, 2024

    Capri, Tapestry Kill $8.5B Handbag Deal Amid FTC Battle

    Capri Holdings Ltd. and Tapestry Inc. have called off their $8.5 billion merger following an extended regulatory battle with the Federal Trade Commission, with the companies mutually agreeing to terminate the deal because it is "unlikely" to obtain the regulatory approvals needed to close on time, Capri said Thursday.

  • November 14, 2024

    EU Clears Consortium's €2.2B Bid For Cybersecurity Biz

    The European Commission said Thursday that it has cleared the approximately €2.2 billion ($2.4 billion) acquisition of French cybersecurity firm Exclusive Networks by its biggest shareholder Permira and U.S. private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice.

  • November 14, 2024

    The Onion Buys Alex Jones' Infowars At Ch. 7 Auction

    Satirical news website The Onion has purchased Alex Jones' Infowars at a Chapter 7 bankruptcy auction, according to a Thursday announcement by the firm representing Sandy Hook shooting survivors who won a $1.4 billion defamation award over his claims the massacre was a hoax.

  • November 14, 2024

    Canadian Pension Fund Buys UK Airport Operator For £1.5B

    A subsidiary of Public Sector Pension Investment Board, a Canadian investor, has said it will buy the operator of airports in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton for £1.53 billion ($1.94 billion).

  • November 13, 2024

    Tempur Sealy Has 'Keys' To Merger, Mattress Firm CEO Says

    Mattress Firm's CEO told a Houston judge Wednesday that he has not had any involvement in Tempur Sealy's post-acquisition agreements with mattress suppliers, testifying that Tempur's board chairman and CEO is the one "driving" the deal.

  • November 13, 2024

    Saxena, Cohen Milstein To Lead Sprout Social Investor Suit

    Saxena White PA and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC will represent a putative class of social media management company Sprout Social Inc. investors in consolidated litigation after the company missed its financial guidance and struggled to integrate an influencer marketing platform it acquired.

  • November 13, 2024

    Wash. Attys Expect Gov. And AG Will Keep Them Busy

    Despite President-elect Donald Trump's anticipated de-emphasis of regulatory enforcement, Washington state antitrust and consumer protection attorneys are still expecting plenty of work in the coming years, as the new Democratic governor-attorney general duo are expected to step up local enforcement.

  • November 13, 2024

    Live Nation Ruling Chills Modern Arbitration, 9th Circ. Told

    The Ninth Circuit's recent decision invalidating Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster's choice of a digital arbitration startup for consumer antitrust claims has created "massive uncertainty" and undermines innovative approaches for dealing with abusive mass arbitrations, the live event companies argued in a rehearing petition Tuesday.

  • November 13, 2024

    Investors Ask FCC To Review $2.4B Paramount-Skydance Deal

    The Federal Communications Commission should refuse to approve Paramount Global's request to merge with Skydance Media LLC until minority shareholders have a chance to finish their investigation into the financial details of the deal, the leader of those investors told the agency.

  • November 13, 2024

    'Gist' Of Trump Media Story Was True, News Outlets Say

    Several news outlets sued by Donald Trump's social media website in a $1.5 billion defamation lawsuit over stories that the company lost $73 million told a Florida state court that it should toss the complaint, arguing Wednesday that the "gist" of the reporting was still true even if the actual loss wasn't correct.

  • November 13, 2024

    Gaming Co. Sued In Chancery To Block Controller Moves

    A large stockholder in Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. sued the company's board, controlling stockholder and others in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Tuesday, alleging moves by the controller to dilute the shares of outside stockholders ahead of a proxy contest.

  • November 13, 2024

    Outgoing DOJ Antitrust Head Wants To Unstack Healthcare

    The U.S. Department of Justice's top antitrust official looked to the future Tuesday, of both healthcare and his own exit with the change in presidential administration, as he defended the Biden era's more aggressive, nuanced approach to merger enforcement that wouldn't allow massive insurers and others to stack up the industry like Tetris.

  • November 13, 2024

    Judge To Confirm Ambri Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday agreed to approve the Chapter 11 plan of battery company Ambri Inc., which will sell its assets to its lenders and wind down.

  • November 13, 2024

    Wachtell, O'Melveny Build Charter's Liberty Broadband Buy

    Broadband connectivity giant Charter Communications Inc. on Wednesday unveiled plans to acquire Liberty Broadband Corp. in an all-stock transaction built by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

  • November 13, 2024

    Frontier Stockholders Vote In Favor Of $20B Verizon Deal

    Frontier Communications stockholders approved the company's planned $20 billion sale to Verizon Communications Inc. on Wednesday, despite prior pushback from select investors and recommendations from top proxy advisory firms to abstain.

  • November 13, 2024

    Connecticut Atty Frees AAA From Firm Break-Up Spat

    Connecticut attorney Andrew P. Garza has removed the American Arbitration Association as a defendant from a lawsuit seeking to block his former 50-50 partner Ryan C. McKeen from arbitrating a dispute about their law firm's breakup, according to a withdrawal notice filed Tuesday in state court.

  • November 13, 2024

    Cadwalader Brings New Partner To Corp. Team From Kirkland

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced Tuesday that it had hired an adviser to companies and private equity funds from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, touting her experience in complex business transactions.

  • November 13, 2024

    Rivian Stock Electrified As $5.8B VW Deal Set Into Motion

    Rivian Automotive's stock got a jolt of energy Wednesday after the electric vehicle maker and Volkswagen Group said they were launching a joint venture worth up to $5.8 billion. 

  • November 13, 2024

    FTC Antitrust Case Against Meta Is Heading To Trial

    A D.C. federal court ruled Wednesday that Meta will have to face trial on the Federal Trade Commission's claims that the Facebook parent company monopolized personal social networking through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

  • November 13, 2024

    7-Eleven Exec Throws Hat In Ring With Buyout Bid

    The parent of 7-Eleven said Wednesday it has received a nonbinding bid from an executive and one of his companies, at a reported $11 billion premium over a prior $47 billion takeover offer from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

  • November 13, 2024

    Just Eat To Sell US Biz To Rival Delivery Co. At $6.5B Loss

    Just Eat said Wednesday that it has agreed to offload Grubhub to rival online food delivery company Wonder Group for $650 million — a $6.5 billion loss from the purchase price in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • November 12, 2024

    Shuttered NHL Talent Rep Appeals Asset Freeze To 1st Circ.

    The owner of a now-defunct talent agency that represented professional hockey players is asking the First Circuit to overturn a ruling that froze his assets while a suit from a rival Finland-based management company proceeds in Massachusetts federal court.

Expert Analysis

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • Opinion

    Efficiency Dept. Should Consolidate Antitrust Enforcement

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    President-elect Donald Trump's planned Department of Government Efficiency should transfer the authority of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition into the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, because there is no justification for two federal entities to enforce antitrust and competition laws, says retired judge Susan Braden.

  • Trump's 2nd Term May Be A Boost To Banking Industry

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    President-elect Donald Trump's personnel appointments could be instrumental in reshaping the financial regulatory landscape during his second administration, likely allowing for greater merger activity and halting or undoing some of the Biden administration's more restrictive financial services policies, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Predicting Shareholder Activism Trends In New Trump Admin

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    While President-elect Donald Trump has promised tax policies, deregulation and lax antitrust enforcement — which all fuel shareholder activism — a closer look at his first administration's track record suggests that his second presidency might be a mixed bag for activist investors and companies alike, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Destination Skiing And The DOJ's Mountain Merger Challenge

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    Attorneys at Robins Kaplan consider what the U.S. Department of Justice's second request for information portends for Alterra's acquisition of Colorado's Arapahoe Basin ski area, exploring the potential consequences for market definition, industry consolidation and the transformation of the lift ticket market.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • Dissecting New Circuit Split Over SEC's Proxy Adviser Rule

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    The Sixth Circuit recently upheld the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's partial rescission of enhanced conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for proxy voting advice businesses, creating a circuit split over broader questions concerning the standard for assessing the legality of agency actions in general, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

  • Series

    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

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