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Mergers & Acquisitions

  • June 23, 2025

    Assura Backs PHP's Sweetened £1.79B Takeover Bid

    Primary Health Properties said Monday it has won Assura PLC's support for its takeover bid by increasing its offer for the company to approximately £1.79 billion ($2.34 billion), seeing off a rival bid from private equity firms KKR and Stonepeak.

  • June 23, 2025

    Getty-Shutterstock $3.7B Merger Faces UK Scrutiny

    Britain's antitrust watchdog said Monday that it is looking into the proposed merger of Getty Images Holdings Inc. and Shutterstock Inc. to create a $3.7 billion visual content company, to decide if it will harm competition in U.K. markets.

  • June 23, 2025

    Spectris Backs £3.8B Advent Offer, KKR Mulls Rival Bid

    British high-tech instruments manufacturer Spectris said Monday that it has backed a £3.8 billion ($5.1 billion) takeover offer from U.S. private equity company Advent as rival shop KKR mulls throwing its hat into the ring.

  • June 23, 2025

    Eni To Sell 20% Stake In Energy Unit To Ares For €2B

    Eni SpA said Monday that it has agreed to sell 20% of its Italian retail and renewable energy business Plenitude to affiliates of U.S. alternative investment manager Ares Management Corp. for about €2 billion ($2.3 billion).

  • June 20, 2025

    Trump Inks Rollback Of Biden-Era OCC Bank Merger Rule

    President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation nullifying the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's Biden-era bank merger rule, clinching a Republican campaign to overturn what industry groups criticized as an overly restrictive and unclear framework for reviewing proposed transactions.

  • June 20, 2025

    Feds, Dems Debate Impact Of Resignation On FTC Firing Case

    The Trump administration told a D.C. federal court the recent resignation of a fired Federal Trade Commission member strips the court of jurisdiction over his claims seeking to be reinstated, while the two Democrats argued the resignation has no impact.

  • June 20, 2025

    Concrete Biz Investors Sue In Del. After Book, Record Denials

    Stockholders of a U.S. concrete company taken private in an $11.5 billion merger in February sued the business for books and records on Friday, arguing the company's denial of access wrongly cited the previous dismissal of a shareholder suit alleging unfair merger terms.

  • June 20, 2025

    Paul Weiss-Advised QXO Bids $5B For Alston & Bird-Led GMS

    Connecticut-based QXO Inc. has proposed to acquire building materials distributor GMS Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $5 billion, with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP backing QXO on the unsolicited bid. 

  • June 20, 2025

    Off The Bench: Lakers Sale, NASCAR Antitrust, NIL Appeals

    In this week's Off The Bench, the Lakers fetch a $10 billion valuation as a new owner takes control of the franchise, a federal judge urges litigants in the NASCAR antitrust brawl to settle, and appeals pile up against the NCAA's landmark $2.78 billion athlete compensation settlement.

  • June 20, 2025

    Chancery OKs Expedited Trial In Nielsen Co. Suit

    Nielsen Holdings Ltd. won an early partial victory Friday in a suit accusing a consumer intelligence venture it spun off in 2021 of seeking to cut off access to data used by the former parent and another business Nielsen Holdings intends to sell to the spinoff's competitor, Circana LLC.

  • June 20, 2025

    DC Circ. Rejects Chicago Suburbs' Rail Merger Challenge

    A D.C. Circuit panel has rejected a petition from Chicago suburbs that are challenging the approval of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s $31 billion merger with Kansas City Southern Railway Co., finding that regulators addressed the environmental and other concerns the communities raised.

  • June 20, 2025

    PE Firm Demands FDA Docs For Defense In Deal Challenge

    Private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings LLC is seeking a court order for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to produce over a decade's worth of medical device approval applications, arguing the documents are necessary in its defense against a merger challenge by the federal government.

  • June 20, 2025

    2 Firms Guide $455M BMO-Burgundy Asset Management Deal

    BMO, advised by Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, has unveiled plans to purchase Torys LLP-led Burgundy, a Canadian independent asset management firm, for CA$625 million (about $455 million) and fold it into the bank's wealth management business.

  • June 20, 2025

    Norton Rose Adds Holland & Knight Tax Partner In DC

    Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its tax insurance underwriting offerings in the nation's capital with the addition of a partner from Holland & Knight LLP.

  • June 20, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Latham, Paul Weiss, Covington

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Nippon Steel closes its purchase of U.S. Steel, Hunter Point Capital buys a minority stake in Equitix, Eaton acquires Ultra PCS Ltd. from the Cobham Ultra Group, and Eli Lilly and Co. acquires Verve Therapeutics.

  • June 20, 2025

    Tech-Focused PE Firm Takes Couchbase Private In $1.5B Deal

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC-advised software company Couchbase on Friday announced plans to go private through an acquisition by technology-focused investment firm Haveli Investments, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP, in a $1.5 billion all-cash deal.

  • June 20, 2025

    UK Miner Sweetens Bid For Aussie Rival To $128M

    U.K. miner Central Asia Metals said Friday it has increased its bid for Australian rival New World Resources to approximately AU$197 million ($128 million) and proposed an alternative method to complete the deal after it noted that another investor was bolstering its stake in the company.

  • June 19, 2025

    Henderson, Fidelity European To Merge To Create £2.1B Trust

    Henderson European Trust, advised by Stephenson Harwood LLP, and Fidelity European Trust said Thursday that they plan to merge in order to create a combined London-listed entity with £2.1 billion ($2.8 billion) of net assets.

  • June 19, 2025

    EU Clears £1.7B KKR, Stonepeak Bid For Property Biz Assura

    The European Commission has approved the planned £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) acquisition of healthcare property business Assura PLC, co-bidder KKR said on Thursday.

  • June 19, 2025

    Miner Weir Expands In N. America With £111M Townley Deal

    Global miner Weir Group PLC has agreed to acquire Townley, a minerals processing products maker, for an enterprise value of £111 million ($149 million), as it moves to "enhance" its presence in North America.

  • June 18, 2025

    Dealmakers Eye More Crypto-Targeted SPAC Mergers

    More special purpose acquisition companies plan to seize upon the revival of cryptocurrencies under a second Trump administration and take cryptocurrency-related ventures public in the coming months, an attorney told a gathering of dealmakers on Wednesday.

  • June 18, 2025

    FCC Approves Windstream-Uniti Tie-Up

    The Federal Communications Commission signed off on Windstream's merger with Uniti Group Inc. on Wednesday, approving the transfer of Windstream, Uniti and their respective subsidiaries to the newly formed New Windstream LLC.

  • June 18, 2025

    MLB's Rays Discussing Sale To Fla. Real Estate Developer

    The Tampa Bay Rays confirmed on Wednesday the Major League Baseball franchise is in "exclusive discussions" to be sold to a group led by real estate developer Patrick O. Zalupski, three months after the team pulled out of an agreement to build a new stadium in St. Petersburg.

  • June 18, 2025

    Online Bookstore Investors Seek Del. Sale Suit Revival

    Stockholders of an online "virtual" bookstore that lost money for years urged Delaware's Supreme Court Wednesday to reverse a Court of Chancery decision upholding a $12.5 million sale to the company's preferred shareholders under a disputed liquidation preference.

  • June 18, 2025

    Google's $32B Wiz Bid Gets DOJ Scrutiny, And Other Rumors

    The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing Google’s $32 billion Wiz deal, Mitsubishi could pay $8 billion for Aethon Energy's assets, and hedge fund Millennium could fetch a $14 billion valuation with a minority stake sale. Here’s a breakdown of the notable deal rumors from the past week.

Expert Analysis

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    Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law

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    Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals

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    If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.

  • Del. Dispatch: Open Issues After Corp. Law Amendments

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    Recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law represent a significant change in the future structuring of boards and how the First State will approach conflicted transactions, but Delaware courts may interpret the amendments narrowly, limiting their impact, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

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    Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.

  • What Del. Supreme Court LKQ Decision Means For M&A Deals

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    The Delaware Supreme Court's recent decision in LKQ v. Rutledge greatly increases the enforceability of forfeiture-for-competition provisions, representing an important affirmation of earlier precedent and making it likely that such agreements will become more common in M&A transactions, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

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    Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • Key Digital Asset Issues Require Antitrust Vigilance

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    As the digital assets industry continues to mature and consolidate during Trump 2.0, it will inevitably bump up against the antitrust laws in a new way, with potential pitfalls related to merger reviews, conspiratorial or monopolistic conduct, and interlocking directorates, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • 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.

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    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.

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