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Mergers & Acquisitions

  • August 07, 2025

    Ex-Data Co. Execs Charged With $25M 'Round Tripping' Scam

    Two executives from bankrupt California data company Near Intelligence Inc. fraudulently inflated the company's revenues by $25 million in a conspiracy that involved a third executive from advertising company MobileFuse LLC, according to a Manhattan federal court indictment unsealed Thursday.

  • August 07, 2025

    OpenAI Climbs To $300B Valuation, Plus More Rumors

    Tech deals appear to be booming as OpenAI's valuation explodes to $300 billion following an $8.3 billion funding round, Nvidia and CapitalG are rumored to invest in Vast Data in a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence infrastructure provider at up to $30 billion, and AI company Cerebras eyes a $1 billion private capital fundraise.

  • August 07, 2025

    UnitedHealth Selling Home Health Branches In DOJ Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states.

  • August 06, 2025

    Renewable Energy Co. Sued In Del. Over $82M 'Hostage' Loan

    Lenders to the purportedly insolvent, Chicago-based renewable energy venture Hecate Holdings LLC have sued the company in Delaware's Court of Chancery for allegedly breaching an $82 million loan agreement, holding collateral "hostage" and shifting collateral sale proceeds to unsecured accounts.

  • August 06, 2025

    Presidio Petroleum Inks $660M SPAC Merger Deal

    Fort Worth, Texas-based oil and gas operator Presidio Petroleum will go public through a merger with EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by EQV Group.

  • August 06, 2025

    DOJ, Google Get OK For 2-Week Ad Tech Remedies Trial

    When Google faces off against the U.S. Department of Justice at trial next month to determine what remedy the tech behemoth should provide for illegally maintaining a monopoly over advertising technology services, they'll each get five or six court days to make their case.

  • August 06, 2025

    FTC Challenges $945M Heart Valve Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission filed suit Wednesday against Edwards Lifesciences Corp. over the company's proposed $945 million purchase of JenaValve Technology Inc., arguing the deal would give Edwards control over both of the only firms with ongoing U.S. clinical trials developing an important heart valve replacement device.

  • August 06, 2025

    Blackstone Inks $6B Enverus Deal, Beating Out NYSE Parent

    Blackstone said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Enverus from private equity firms Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital, in a deal that values the energy analytics and data firm at more than $6 billion.

  • August 06, 2025

    Akin, Latham Advise Apollo's Data Center Builder Stake

    Apollo Global Management on Wednesday announced it will acquire a majority stake in Dallas-based builder Stream Data Centers in a deal advised by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP that the asset manager said would enable possibly billions in digital infrastructure spending.

  • August 06, 2025

    Honey Dew Says M&A Adviser Missed Fake $25M Letter

    Massachusetts-based regional coffee and donut chain Honey Dew says the investment banking firm it hired to find a buyer in 2018 would have learned that a $25 million "proof of funds" letter purporting to be from UBS was a forgery had it performed the expected due diligence.

  • August 06, 2025

    Skadden, McGuireWoods Guide $3.6B Cabinetry Co. Merger

    MasterBrand Inc. and American Woodmark Corp. said Wednesday they will merge in an all-stock deal that values the combined cabinetmaker at $3.6 billion in enterprise value, creating one of the largest residential cabinetry manufacturers in North America.

  • August 06, 2025

    CMA Clears $13B Omnicom-Interpublic Merger

    Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has cleared the approximately $13 billion merger of U.S.-based marketing communications heavyweights Omnicom Group Inc. and Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., following a similar decision in the U.S. in June.

  • August 05, 2025

    ESPN To Swap 10% Equity Stake For NFL Network

    The Walt Disney Co. subsidiary ESPN will acquire NFL Network and other intellectual property from the National Football League, which in turn will receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN, according to the companies' announcement of the proposed deal Tuesday evening.

  • August 05, 2025

    Fat Brands Shareholder Disputes Settle With $10M Payout

    Fat Brands Inc.'s chairman and some of the restaurant franchising company's former directors announced Tuesday they agreed to settle a pair of shareholder derivative lawsuits pending in Delaware's Chancery Court that alleged breaches of fiduciary duties concerning a 2020 merger and a 2021 recapitalization.

  • August 05, 2025

    FCC Asked To Reconsider Paramount-Skydance Deal

    The Federal Communications Commission needs to rethink its decision to greenlight Skydance Media's controversial $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global, a third-party firm has told the agency, arguing it never addressed "substantial evidence in the record" that Paramount was talking to President Donald Trump on the sidelines.

  • August 05, 2025

    Trump-Tied SPAC Exec Rips SEC Suit After Deal Talks Fizzle

    The former CEO of the special-purpose acquisition company that took President Donald Trump's social media platform public has renewed his bid to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit alleging he failed to timely alert investors to the prospective deal after settlement talks broke down.

  • August 05, 2025

    Chancery Sends Steel Co.'s Fraudulent Transfer Suit To Trial

    A steel product company's claims that a bankrupt former customer, for which it was also serving as a creditor, fraudulently transferred away millions that could have covered its debts must go to trial, a Delaware vice chancellor ruled on Tuesday.

  • August 05, 2025

    White & Case Lands Baker Botts Benefits Chair

    The firmwide executive compensation and employee benefits chair at Baker Botts LLP became the 20th U.S. lateral partner to join White & Case LLP this year, according to a Tuesday announcement.

  • August 05, 2025

    Lottery.com SPAC Exec Wants Info From California Fraud Case

    A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that he will weigh a request by a special purpose acquisition company CEO accused of fraud in a merger involving Lottery.com Inc. to have New York prosecutors provide discovery from a California criminal case.

  • August 05, 2025

    Gibson Dunn, Wachtell Advise On $1.5B Vision Implant Deal

    Global eye care company Alcon announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire STAAR Surgical Co. for approximately $1.5 billion in cash, aiming to broaden its portfolio in the growing surgical vision correction market.

  • August 05, 2025

    Brookfield Nabs $6B Minority Stake In Duke Energy Florida

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP-advised Duke Energy on Tuesday unveiled plans for infrastructure investor Brookfield, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, to take an indirect minority equity stake in its electric company Duke Energy Florida in a $6 billion all-cash deal.

  • August 05, 2025

    CMA Launches In-Depth Probe Of Catering Services Merger

    United Kingdom antitrust enforcers are officially launching an in-depth review of Aramark Group's acquisition of Scottish catering company Entier Ltd., saying Tuesday that Aramark declined to volunteer any remedies that would assuage competition concerns during the government's initial review phase.

  • August 05, 2025

    Housing Builder Boxabl Goes Public Via $3.5B SPAC Deal

    Housing solutions company Boxabl Inc., advised by Winston & Strawn LLP, announced plans on Tuesday to go public via a merger with Loeb & Loeb LLP-led special purpose acquisition company FG Merger II Corp. in a deal that values the business at $3.5 billion.

  • August 05, 2025

    Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Assist On $1.3B Zebra-Elo Merger

    Workflow technology company Zebra Technologies Corp. said Tuesday it will acquire Crestview Partners-backed Elo Touch Solutions Inc. for $1.3 billion in cash, in a deal guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

  • August 05, 2025

    KKR Takes Lead Again In £4.2B Bidding War For Spectris

    Spectris backed an improved £4.2 billion ($5.6 billion) offer on Tuesday from KKR, a change of heart only days after the high-tech instruments maker chose a rival bid of the same value from private equity firm Advent.

Expert Analysis

  • How Proxy Advisory Firms Are Approaching AI And DEI

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    Institutional Shareholder Services' and Glass Lewis' annual updates to their proxy voting guidelines reflect some of the biggest issues of the day, including artificial intelligence and DEI, and companies should parse these changes carefully, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Keys To Regulatory Diligence In Life Sciences Transactions

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    Conducting effective regulatory due diligence for life sciences deals requires careful review of a target company's activities, and separate sets of considerations for commercial and pipeline products, says Anna Zhao at GunnerCooke.

  • Series

    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • Calif. Antitrust Laws May Turn More Zealous Than US Regs

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    California is poised in the next 18 months to significantly expand its antitrust laws, broadening the scope of liability and creating a premerger review process that could be more expansive than review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, say attorneys at Munger Tolles.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • A Look At M&A Trends In An Uncertain Deal Environment

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    Dealmakers are adopting more cautious and deliberate merger and acquisition practices, such as earnout agreements, joint ventures and strategic partnerships that mitigate risk and bridge valuation gaps, amid the slower pace so far in 2025, says Louis Lehot at Foley & Lardner.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • FTC Focus: Synthetic Data Yields Antitrust Considerations

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    Attorneys at Proskauer explore the burgeoning world of synthetic data, the antitrust implications involved, the Federal Trade Commission's role in regulating this space and practical takeaways from these emerging issues.

  • Opinion

    Slater Heralds Return To US Antitrust Norms, Innovation

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    Under recently confirmed Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice can fulfill President Donald Trump's objective to reestablish American economic dominance on the global stage while remaining faithful to antitrust's core principles, says Ediberto Roman at the Florida International University College of Law.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

  • Series

    Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • 4th Circ. Health Data Ruling Opens Door To State Law Claims

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    In Real Time Medical v. PointClickCare, the Fourth Circuit recently clarified that state law claims can rest in part on violations of a federal law that prohibits electronic health information blocking, expanding legal risks for health IT companies and potentially creating exposure to a range of competitive implications, say attorneys at BCLP.

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