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May 22, 2026
A divided North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed rate increases a state commission approved for Duke Energy units on Friday, clashing over some justifications for them and the level of review warranted under a regulatory framework that allows utilities to seek multiyear hikes.
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May 22, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice is requiring a Japanese cement company and its CalPortland subsidiary to divest three ready-mix concrete plants to a Southern California company to address antitrust concerns arising from CalPortland's proposed $712 million acquisition of construction giant Vulcan Materials' Golden State concrete plants, the agency announced.
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May 22, 2026
State enforcers say they want a federal court to split up Live Nation and Ticketmaster following a New York federal jury verdict that Live Nation had harmed competition by monopolizing ticket sales for large concert venues, even as the concert promotion giant sought to undo the verdict against it or to be granted a new trial.
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May 22, 2026
Nexstar Media Group Inc. told a California federal court it needs to merge with Tegna Inc. to compete more effectively, especially with streaming services owned by the Big Tech giants, as it faces a challenge to the deal from state enforcers and DirecTV.
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May 22, 2026
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $250 million to exit a lawsuit accusing it of shortchanging Activision Blizzard Inc. investors by rushing through a $75.4 billion deal to buy the video game company.
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May 22, 2026
A pair of Senate Democrats cautioned financial regulators about greenlighting fintech lender Enova International's application to become a national bank holding company, calling it a "predatory lender."
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May 22, 2026
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.
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May 22, 2026
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Inc. combine, investment firms CVC and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert lead a group of investors to buy pharmaceuticals company Recordati SpA, and NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy merge.
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May 22, 2026
British industrial services company Bodycote said Friday it has received a conditional cash proposal from private equity giant Apollo and its flagship buyout fund for a possible takeover that would value Bodycote at more than $2 billion.
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May 22, 2026
Environmental initiatives, diversity programs, anti-misinformation efforts and gender-affirming care have become central targets for President Donald Trump's antitrust enforcers in what observers say is an increasing trend of politically tinged competition enforcement.
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May 22, 2026
Estée Lauder and Spanish beauty group Puig Brands SA have ended discussions over a potential business combination that would have created a $40 billion global luxury cosmetics company, as the U.S. group reaffirmed confidence in its turnaround strategy.
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May 22, 2026
Investment firms CVC and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert said Friday that they are heading up a group of investors that will buy Recordati SpA for €10.7 billion ($12.4 billion) in a move to take the Italian pharmaceuticals company private.
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May 21, 2026
Two reported NFL stake sales this past week highlight the continued surge in professional sports valuations, fueled in part by the entry of private equity investors.
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May 21, 2026
Consumers challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery asked a California federal judge Wednesday to preliminarily block the transaction while the case proceeds, arguing the threat of higher streaming costs and reduced news competition is too great, and it will be too hard to unscramble the egg after trial.
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May 21, 2026
A sweeping insider trading case involving information stolen from BigLaw firms shows a return to bread-and-butter white collar enforcement for Boston federal prosecutors and provides a morale lift in an office that has seen shifting priorities and staff turnover since the signature "Varsity Blues" takedown in 2019, veteran prosecutors told Law360.
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May 21, 2026
Nexstar urged the Ninth Circuit to narrow a preliminary injunction preventing it from fully integrating with Tegna Inc. that was issued in a challenge to the broadcasters' $6.2 billion merger by state enforcers and satellite provider DirecTV.
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May 21, 2026
Foley & Lardner LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Kontoor Brands' sale of denim brand Lee to Authentic Brands Group in a transaction announced Thursday that could reach $1 billion.
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May 21, 2026
Haynes Boone has bolstered its corporate bench in Houston with a former Dentons lawyer who brings particular experience advising clients with complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
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May 21, 2026
Private equity giant KKR and industrial valve manufacturing company Circor International, both advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, unveiled plans on Thursday to sell Circor's aerospace division to Jones Day-led industrial manufacturer Parker Hannifin Corp. in a $2.55 billion deal.
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May 21, 2026
Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Inc. have agreed to a merger that will create a residential property giant with an approximately $52 billion market capitalization and $69 billion enterprise value.
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May 21, 2026
Remedies proposed by Welltower Inc. might alleviate antitrust concerns about its $14 billion acquisition of several U.K. care homes, Britain's competition authority said Thursday.
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May 20, 2026
Now that it's sold off all its spectrum, Dish isn't going to be able to build the nationwide 5G network that it promised the U.S. Department of Justice it would as part of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, so the DOJ is asking a D.C. federal court to nix that part of their agreement.
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May 20, 2026
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Wednesday that last-minute settlement proposals in merger cases put enforcers in a tough spot and ultimately hurt the merger review process, as the agency considers ways to avoid litigating the offers in court.
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May 20, 2026
A Silicon Valley project manager will pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nearly $2 million after self-reporting that he traded on his spouse's insider knowledge that software giant Adobe Inc. was preparing to acquire a digital marketing platform.
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May 20, 2026
Elon Musk's SpaceX has officially filed plans for its blockbuster initial public offering, a long-anticipated move that could value the private space exploration giant at up to $1.75 trillion.