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February 26, 2025
Shareholders Approve $8.4B Amcor-Berry Global Deal
Amcor PLC and Berry Global Group Inc. said Wednesday that shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly voted to approve Amcor's planned purchase of the fellow packaging company, adding that the $8.4 billion all-stock deal is still slated to close in mid-2025.
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February 25, 2025
Primary Sponsor Of Del.'s Corporate Law Rework Defends Bill
Delaware Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend cited the "urgency of the moment" Tuesday during an interview with Law360 on fast-tracking proposed amendments to the state's General Corporation Law, aimed at increasing protections from liability for directors, officers and controlling stockholders in an effort to stem a feared corporate exodus from The First State.
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February 25, 2025
Meta Says 9th Circ. Shouldn't Touch Antitrust Cert. Denial
The Ninth Circuit should refuse to take up the appeal of a proposed class that was denied certification due to its novel theory that Meta Platforms Inc. would have been forced to pay users for the use of their data if it hadn't lied about how it was using it, the social media behemoth has told the court.
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February 25, 2025
FTC Probing $615M Healthcare Staffing Merger
Talent software and staffing company Aya Healthcare Inc.'s roughly $615 million bid to buy Cross Country Healthcare Inc. and take the staffing and recruitment company private hit a snag last week with a Federal Trade Commission merger probe that prevents the transaction from closing, for now.
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February 25, 2025
FTC Pick Concerned But Won't 'Prejudge' Censorship Claims
Kressin Meador Powers LLC partner Mark Meador walked a fine line during his confirmation hearing Tuesday when asked for his views on GOP claims of censorship on online platforms, expressing an "overarching concern" about content moderation practices while nevertheless asserting he'll keep an open mind on specific allegations if confirmed as the Federal Trade Commission's newest Republican member.
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February 25, 2025
Perkins Coie Adds 3 Greenberg Traurig M&A, PE Pros In Texas
Perkins Coie LLP announced Tuesday that it had strengthened its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices with three Greenberg Traurig lawyers who have come aboard as partners in Dallas and Austin.
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February 25, 2025
WilmerHale, Cleary Steer $4.1B Thermo Fisher-Solventum Deal
WilmerHale and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP are the principal advisers on a new agreement for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. to purchase the purification and filtration business of Solventum for $4.1 billion in cash, according to statements from the companies on Tuesday.
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February 25, 2025
IBM Gets UK Green Light On $6.4B HashiCorp Buy
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday it has cleared IBM's planned $6.4 billion acquisition of HashiCorp Inc., but a review by U.S. authorities remains open after IBM's original anticipated close date for the transaction came and went.
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February 25, 2025
Landscaping Plant Farmer TreeSap Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday agreed to give interim approval for landscaping plants grower TreeSap Farms LLC to access $14 million of its debtor-in-possession financing, which it hopes to use to turn its business around ahead of a sale.
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February 25, 2025
Telefónica's $1.2B Argentina Unit Sale Faces Antitrust Probe
The president of Argentina has disclosed plans to probe whether the $1.25 billion sale by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica of its business in the South American country to Telecom Argentina will create a monopoly.
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February 24, 2025
US Steel, Nippon Urge Court Not To Toss Cleveland-Cliffs Suit
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel have pressed a Pennsylvania federal court to leave intact their suit accusing Cleveland-Cliffs and United Steelworkers union leadership of illegally conspiring to prevent their planned $14.9 billion merger, arguing that they're trying to block an "unlawful agreement," not shut down political speech.
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February 24, 2025
CPKC Tells DC Circ. Gov't Merger Approval 'Airtight'
Canadian Pacific Kansas City is defending the government's approval of the $31 billion merger that created the railroad, telling the D.C. Circuit to reject a challenge to that decision because there was no flaw in the Surface Transportation Board's findings.
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February 24, 2025
CVC Sells Stake In India Hospital Chain To KKR For $400M
Private equity shop CVC on Monday announced that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in Indian oncology hospital chain Healthcare Global Enterprises to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-advised KKR for $400 million.
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February 24, 2025
Trump Media Seeks Shareholder Approval To Leave Delaware
The owner of Donald Trump's social media platform plans to hold a shareholder vote in April asking investors whether it should move its legal address to Florida, potentially joining a growing number of companies reincorporating outside of Delaware.
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February 24, 2025
Moves To Change Del. Corporate Law Spark Pushback
A public opposition campaign complete with website and street signs has surfaced to oppose corporation and bar-backed legislation that would overhaul Delaware stockholder litigation rights and fee awards, intensifying an already unprecedented political fight that broke out last year over corporate governance concessions.
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February 24, 2025
Steward Health Risking Patient Lives At Hospitals, Buyer Says
The buyer of eight Steward Health Care hospitals said the bankrupt company is putting patients' lives at risk by failing to provide funds and services it promised, urging a Texas federal judge to compel Steward to comply with contracts it signed as part of its hospital sales.
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February 24, 2025
Blackstone Paying $5.65B For US Marina Servicing Giant
Blackstone has agreed to acquire Dallas-based Safe Harbor Marinas, the largest marina and superyacht servicing business in the U.S., from Sun Communities Inc. for $5.65 billion, the companies said Monday.
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February 24, 2025
Skadden, Ropes & Gray Advising On 23andMe Buyout Bid
The CEO of 23andMe has teamed up with private equity firm New Mountain Capital on an offer to purchase and take the genetic testing company private at an equity value of approximately $74.7 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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February 24, 2025
4 Firms Advise On Apollo's $1.5B Bridge Investment Buy
Apollo Global Management said Monday it has agreed to buy Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based real estate investment manager, in a $1.5 billion deal steered by four law firms, as Apollo looks to expand its real estate equity and credit offerings.
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February 24, 2025
GSK Completes $1.2B Takeover Of US Cancer Drug Biz IDRx
Pharmaceutical giant GSK said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of biopharma company IDRx Inc. in a deal worth up to $1.15 billion in cash to boost its treatment for gastrointestinal cancers.
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February 24, 2025
Just Eat Gets €4.1B Offer From Dutch Investor To Go Private
Global investment group Prosus said Monday that it will buy Just Eat Takeaway.com in a €4.1 billion ($4.3 billion) take-private deal to tap into the European food delivery market.
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February 24, 2025
Skadden Leads Brookfield To Buy Renewables Biz For $1.7B
National Grid said on Monday that it has agreed to sell its green subsidiary in the U.S. to Brookfield for $1.74 billion as the Canadian asset manager ups its stake in the rapidly growing renewables sector.
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February 21, 2025
FTC's Holyoak Has Her Eyes On DeepSeek
Federal Trade Commission member Melissa Holyoak suggested Friday that DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup whose rise has roiled AI markets, could have competed unfairly if it really trained its model using ChatGPT in violation of OpenAI's policies, as has been suggested.
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February 21, 2025
B. Riley Founders, Board Sued In Del. Over Investment Losses
A B. Riley Financial Inc. stockholder has launched a derivative suit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for the company in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging director conflicts tied to investments in now-bankrupt holding company Franchise Group Inc., led by a longtime friend of a B. Riley co-founder.
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February 21, 2025
Off The Bench: White House Hosts PGA Tour-LIV Golf Summit
In this week's Off The Bench, the two former rival pro golf tours join the president to discuss their long-delayed combination, several NBA teams support a bid for the U.S. Supreme Court to keep copyright claims in check, and prosecutors charge Chilean nationals with robbing the homes of high-profile athletes.
Expert Analysis
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Opinion
3 New Year's Resolutions For Antitrust Agencies To Consider
James Fredricks at Skadden rings in 2025 with his wish list for the federal antitrust agencies, starting with a provision for a presumptive safe harbor for information sharing.
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FTC Focus: A Changing Of The Guard
While rigorous antitrust enforcement is unlikely to slow down at the Federal Trade Commission, the focus will undoubtedly change, including when it comes to Big Tech, as Andrew Ferguson prepares to take the reins from Chair Lina Khan, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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8 Trends And Predictions Following PE's Late 2024 Surge
Private equity will remain at the forefront of value creation in 2025, and anticipated market trends include sponsors' desire to return capital to investors and a more business-friendly tack by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, say attorneys at Weil.
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Series
Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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What To Watch For In The 2025 Benefits Landscape
While planning for 2025, retirement plan sponsors and service providers should set their focus on phased implementation deadlines under both Secure 1.0 and 2.0, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and the fate of several U.S. Department of Labor regulations, says Allie Itami at Lathrop GPM.
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5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel In 2025
Attorneys at Squire Patton evaluate the top areas where U.S. antitrust policy is likely to change in the next 12 months, including major challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's authority that could reshape enforcement.
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2024 Election Results May Prove Fortuitous For Family Offices
Thanks to the decisive Republican victories in the 2024 elections, family offices have a unique opportunity for accelerated growth and influence, particularly through the benefits afforded by patient capital, says Edward Taibi at Olshan Frome.
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Series
Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Advancing Storage-Integrated Power Generation In Turkey
Recent proposals by energy regulators in Turkey have laid the groundwork for further development of electricity generation plants with integrated energy storage facilities — offering opportunities for project developers and investors, and a possible model for U.S. regulators, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
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The Story Of 2024's Biggest Bank Regs, And Their Fate In 2025
U.S. federal bank regulators were very active in 2024 with initiatives ranging from antitrust and capital to proposals regarding controlling shareholders and incentive-based compensation, but many regulations face an uncertain future under the new administration, say attorneys at Latham.
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Considering European-Style Lockboxes For US M&A In 2025
The lockbox mechanism, commonly used in Europe, offers an attractive alternative to the postclosing price adjustments that dominate U.S. merger and acquisition transactions in private equity, particularly with the market's demand for transparency likely to remain steadfast under Trump, says Laurent Campo at Potomac Law.
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Gov't Scrutiny Of Workplace Chat Apps Set To Keep Growing
The incoming Trump administration and Republican majorities in Congress are poised to open numerous investigations that include increasing demands for entities to produce communications from workplace chat apps, so companies must evaluate their usage and retention policies, say attorneys at Orrick.