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Mergers & Acquisitions

  • June 02, 2025

    Ashurst, King & Wood Guide $9.1B Soul Patts Merger Plan

    Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd. and building products maker Brickworks Ltd. plan to merge into a company with a market capitalization of AU$14 billion ($9.1 billion), aiming to eliminate a decades-old cross-shareholding structure and create a unified entity, the Australian investment firm disclosed on Monday.

  • June 02, 2025

    Rosebank Revives $1.9B Deal For US Electricity Supplier

    Rosebank said Monday that it has agreed to acquire Electrical Components International for "less than $1.9 billion" from investment firm Cerberus Capital, months after walking away from a deal to buy the electrical distribution systems company.

  • June 02, 2025

    Antares Clinches $1.2B Continuation Fund Led By Ares

    Private credit solutions manager Antares Capital, advised by Proskauer Rose LLP, announced on Monday that it wrapped its inaugural continuation vehicle with over $1.2 billion in commitments, in a transaction led by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP-advised private equity giant Ares Management Corp.

  • June 02, 2025

    Weil-Led Sanofi To Buy US Drugmaker For Up To $9.5B

    Sanofi said Monday it has agreed to acquire its U.S. rival Blueprint Medicines Corp. for a maximum of $9.5 billion, as the French drugmaker moves to bolster its immunology portfolio with three promising treatments.

  • May 30, 2025

    Meta Looks To Nix FTC's Lead Econ Expert After Antitrust Trial

    Meta Platforms asked a D.C. federal judge Friday to strike testimony the Federal Trade Commission's lead economics expert gave during a bench trial in the antitrust case over Meta's purchase of Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the "biased witness" — a New York University School of Law professor — "advocated" for the case.

  • May 30, 2025

    Governor Wants Input If Dropbox Challenge Is Appealed

    Delaware's governor wants to weigh in on a potential Delaware Supreme Court midcase review of a controversial state corporation law overhaul that limits the liability of directors and controlling investors for allegedly self-interested corporate acts.

  • May 30, 2025

    Google Must Turn Over Docs About Potential Ad Tech Breakup

    A Virginia federal court granted a request from government agencies on Friday for internal Google LLC reports analyzing a potential breakup of its ad tech business, as the sides ready for a September trial to determine what remedies to impose on Google for monopolizing key ad tech markets.

  • May 30, 2025

    Del. Court Orders Some Doc Access In Sports Collectable Suit

    Delaware's senior Court of Chancery magistrate has ordered the director of Collectable Sports Assets LLC to provide more documents about the venture to a member investigating his personal value and stake in the business, while limiting some broader demands.

  • May 30, 2025

    Wachtell, Akin Steer EOG On $5.6B Energy Deal

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld are advising EOG Resources Inc. on an agreement to acquire Encino Acquisition Partners from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $5.6 billion including debt, EOG said on Friday. 

  • May 30, 2025

    Modine Buys Specialty Heating Business For $112M

    Thermal management technology company Modine, advised by Godfrey & Khan, on Friday announced plans to acquire specialty heating solutions company L.B. White in a $112 million deal.

  • May 30, 2025

    REIT Investors' $12M Deal Over NexPoint Merger Get Final OK

    A New York federal judge granted final approval to a $12 million securities class action settlement reached with Jernigan Capital investors who alleged the defendants omitted material information amid a 2020 sale to NexPoint Advisors, and awarded $3.9 million in fees Thursday to lead counsel for prosecuting the case.

  • May 30, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cravath, Latham

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, WiseTech completes a $2.1 billion merger with E2open, Acrisure buys a payroll management company for $1.1 billion and Hailey Bieber sells her Rhode skincare and makeup company to e.l.f. beauty for $1 billion.

  • May 30, 2025

    Strathcona Lobs $4.3B Offer For MEG, Snags PE Investment

    North American oil producer Strathcona Resources Ltd. on Friday launched an unsolicited takeover offer to acquire Canadian thermal oil producer MEG Energy Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal, while simultaneously announcing a $662 million investment from Waterous Energy Fund in connection with the transaction.

  • May 30, 2025

    UK Clears $3.1B SES-Intelsat Satellites Biz Merger Plan

    The Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to the proposed $3.1 billion takeover by SES SA, a communications satellite operator based in Luxembourg, of its local rival Intelsat Holdings Sàrl.

  • May 30, 2025

    National Grid Completes $1.7B Sale Of Green Biz To Brookfield

    Energy network National Grid PLC said Friday that it has completed the sale of its renewables business to a Canadian firm, Brookfield Asset Management, and its institutional partners in a deal worth an estimated $1.74 billion.  

  • May 29, 2025

    NYC Tour Bus Co. Asks Judge To Rethink Nixing Antitrust Suit

    A New York City tour bus operator is once again in the position of trying to convince a federal court to revive the antitrust claims it has brought against several rivals, after a New York federal judge dismissed the second lawsuit the company has filed related to the same dispute.

  • May 29, 2025

    Alston & Bird, Smith Mackinnon Steer $710M Fla. Bank Deal

    The holding company for Seacoast National Bank said Thursday that it would acquire Villages Bancorporation Inc., the holding company of Citizens First Bank based in The Villages, Florida, for approximately $710 million in a deal guided by Alston & Bird LLP and Smith Mackinnon PA.

  • May 29, 2025

    Simpson Thacher, Skadden, Mayer Brown Guide $4B Rail Deal

    Wells Fargo, represented by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, unveiled Thursday a $4.4 billion deal to sell its rail assets to a joint venture formed between Mayer Brown LLP-led GATX and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, which is advised by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.

  • May 29, 2025

    Delaware Justices Asked To Review Corporate Law Rework

    A biopharmaceutical company stockholder has sought direct certification of a derivative suit to Delaware's Supreme Court, asking for state constitutional review of legislation approved in March that limits avenues for challenges to some corporate acts.

  • May 29, 2025

    JetBlue Fights American's NEA Suit, Pivots To United Deal

    JetBlue has told a Texas federal judge that American Airlines' lawsuit seeking to recover $1 million in alleged unpaid payments related to their now-scrapped codeshare agreement covering New York and Boston is preempted by federal law and potentially conflicts with a Massachusetts federal judge's antitrust ruling.

  • May 29, 2025

    $45M Settlement, $9.65M Fee OK'd In Del. Cornerstone Suit

    Stockholders who challenged Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC's $5.8 billion take-private deal for Cornerstone Building Brands in 2022 secured a $45 million settlement Thursday, in a case that once saw a Delaware vice chancellor blast as "farcical" the two companies' early, alleged attempts to camouflage price negotiations to get around a standstill agreement.

  • May 29, 2025

    Seyfarth Adds Greenspoon Marder Corporate Atty In LA

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a former Greenspoon Marder LLP transactional attorney as a partner in its Los Angeles office in Century City.

  • May 29, 2025

    Javice Request To Sink Guilty Verdict Turned Aside By Judge

    A Manhattan federal judge declined on Thursday to toss a verdict convicting Frank founder Charlie Javice of tricking JPMorgan Chase into buying the student aid startup for $175 million, saying he properly declined to sever her trial from that of her co-defendant.

  • May 29, 2025

    Japan's NTT Docomo Launches Offer Valuing Bank At $5.1B

    NTT Docomo, the mobile unit of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, on Thursday announced a tender offer to acquire shares of SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd., valuing the online bank at approximately 739 billion yen ($5.1 billion).

  • May 29, 2025

    Grammarly Secures $1B To Expand Reach, Boost AI Platform

    Writing assistance tool provider Grammarly on Thursday revealed it had received a $1 billion investment from private equity shop General Catalyst, which will be used to help boost sales and marketing as well as extend the reach of its new artificial intelligence productivity platform.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Series

    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.

  • Series

    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.

  • 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.

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