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August 14, 2025
Bob's Discount Furniture Could Go Public, And Other Rumors
Bob's Discount Furniture may boast about its "Oh My Bob" low prices in TV ads, but the retailer's quirky marketing and expanding e-commerce have helped boost sales to roughly $2 billion last year — a performance that a Wall Street Journal report said could support a $1 billion IPO.
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August 14, 2025
HCA Settles Antitrust Claims Over Mission Health Contracts
HCA Healthcare Inc. has made several commitments for the operation of its Mission Health hospital system in North Carolina and also agreed to establish a $1 million charity fund to settle claims from municipalities that it used contractual terms to thwart competition and raise prices.
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August 14, 2025
Aerospace Tech Biz Valued At $800M Following SPAC Merger
Merlin, an autonomous flight technology company for the defense industry, on Thursday announced plans to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I in a deal that was built by three law firms and would value the aerospace company at $800 million.
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August 14, 2025
Eli Lilly To Put $1.3B Into Obesity-Focused Medicine Biz
Venture and private equity-backed drug discovery company Superluminal Medicines announced a partnership Thursday with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co., which will see Superluminal receiving up to $1.3 billion to help advance cardiometabolic and obesity-related medicines.
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August 14, 2025
HSF Kramer-Led Unite Bids £723M For Gowling-Led Rival
Student accommodation developer Unite Students said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire its rival Empiric Student Property PLC for approximately £723 million ($982 million) to create a student housing giant with a £10.5 billion combined portfolio.
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August 14, 2025
Latham, Slaughter And May Help Steer £1.5B UK LNG Buy
Energy heavyweight Centrica said Thursday that it has jointly acquired Europe's largest liquefied natural gas terminal from National Grid PLC together with a U.S. infrastructure investor for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion ($2 billion).
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August 13, 2025
Trump Axes Biden Competition Order And Eases Rocket Regs
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening revoked an expansive Biden-era executive order that aimed to boost competition across the U.S. economy, lower prices for consumers and increase pay for workers, while issuing his own order to ease regulations on the commercial space industry to boost American rocket launches.
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August 13, 2025
NY Blasts Ski Resort Owner's 11th-Hour Antitrust Remedy
New York is urging a state court to reject a belated proposal from the owner of a ski resort that he enact price controls instead of adhering to the state's demands that he sell the property after he was found responsible for violating antitrust laws.
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August 13, 2025
Paramount Investor Gabelli Sues Redstone, Skydance In Del.
A fund of Paramount Global investor Mario Gabelli sued National Amusements Inc. successor Harbor Lights Entertainment, Shari Redstone and others in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Wednesday, seeking damages tied to the recently closed $8.4 billion Paramount-Skydance Media merger.
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August 13, 2025
Roomba-Maker Execs Sued Over Post-Amazon Deal Issues
The top brass of iRobot Corp., maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit in New York federal court claiming they exaggerated the effectiveness of the company's restructuring plan following the abandonment of a proposed $1.7 billion merger with Amazon.
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August 13, 2025
FCC Waives Local Radio Ownership Cap In East Texas
The Federal Communications Commission will allow an acquisition of several commercial FM radio stations in east Texas to go through by waiving the agency's local ownership cap, the agency said Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
Jewelry Co. Claire's To Appoint UK Insolvency Administrators
The operator of United Kingdom-based stores of the bankrupt jewelry retailer Claire's said Wednesday it would open an insolvency proceeding and appoint administrators, one week after Claire's filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court.
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August 13, 2025
Sapiens Inks $2.5B PE Buyout Deal, With 4 Firms Advising
Sapiens International, a New Jersey-based software provider for the insurance industry, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Advent International in a $2.5 billion all-cash deal, the technology company announced Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
SPAC Behind EV Maker Nikola, Shareholders Strike Settlement
Stockholders and board members for the blank-check company that took electric-vehicle maker Nikola public said they reached a $6.3 million deal to end a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit that accused the SPAC of misleading investors about Nikola's prospects.
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August 13, 2025
BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty
BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more than 25 years of BigLaw experience, including most recently with Cooley LLP.
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August 13, 2025
Simpson Thacher Lands Kirkland M&A Atty In Boston
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has brought on a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner to its mergers and acquisitions practice in Boston.
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August 13, 2025
4 Firms Advise On Gildan's $4.4B Acquisition Of HanesBrands
Canada's Gildan Activewear Inc. has agreed to acquire HanesBrands for about $2.2 billion, or $4.4 billion including debt, the companies said Wednesday, with four law firms guiding on the cross-border apparel industry deal.
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August 13, 2025
Crypto Co. Bullish Makes Public Debut After Upsized $1B IPO
Venture-backed crypto exchange Bullish made its public debut Wednesday after raising $1.1 billion in its upsized initial public offering, marking the latest in a string of crypto-related companies to dabble in the public markets.
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August 13, 2025
Private Equity Biz's £184M Bid For Energy Adviser To Proceed
U.S. private equity firm HGGC LLC's £183.6 million ($249 million) bid to acquire the commercial energy and sustainability adviser Inspired PLC can proceed after a rival offer by Regent International Holdings Ltd. failed to secure sufficient support from shareholders.
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August 12, 2025
Fanatics Loses Bid For Bar On Boies Schiller In Antitrust Row
A New York federal judge Tuesday overruled Fanatics Inc.'s objection to an order requiring the sports collectibles company to turn over unredacted versions of licensing agreements to rival Panini America Inc., rejecting Fanatics' bid to place limits on Boies Schiller Flexner LLP attorneys who access the agreements.
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August 12, 2025
AstraZeneca, Stockholders Far Apart In Merger Damages Tally
Syntimmune Inc. stockholders and Alexion Pharmaceuticals have landed tens of millions of dollars apart in new tallies of interest owed after a Court of Chancery ruling in June that Alexion failed a "best efforts" duty to fulfill an autoimmune drug candidate deal.
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August 12, 2025
Bayer Bets $1.3B On Kumquat Cancer Drug Candidate
Pharmaceutical company Bayer and Kumquat Biosciences Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company, on Tuesday announced that they have entered into an exclusive global license and collaboration agreement under which Kumquat will receive up to $1.3 billion to help develop and commercialize its pancreatic cancer-focused drug candidate.
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August 12, 2025
FTC Skeptical Of 'Partial' Sale For GTCR Merger Fix
The Federal Trade Commission told an Illinois federal court that enforcers are reviewing an offer by private equity firm GTCR BC Holding to sell parts of a medical device coatings company in order to fix concerns raised by the company's planned purchase of Surmodics, but said a full sale is preferable.
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August 12, 2025
Google Gets $34.5B Chrome Offer Amid Antitrust Fight
Perplexity AI has submitted a $34.5 billion offer to acquire Google's ubiquitous Chrome web browser, according to a Tuesday term sheet obtained by Law360, as part of a proposed antitrust remedy following ongoing U.S. Department of Justice proceedings against Alphabet Inc.'s Google.
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August 12, 2025
Crypto-Focused SPAC Apex Treasury Unveils $250M IPO Plans
Special purpose acquisition company Apex Treasury Corp. has filed plans for a $250 million initial public offering, with the goal of acquiring a blockchain or crypto treasury company.
Expert Analysis
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New HSR Rules Augur A Deeper Antitrust Review By Agencies
After some initial uncertainty, the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules did go into effect last month, and though their increased information requirements create greater initial burdens for merging parties, the rules should lead to greater certainty and predictability through a more efficient and effective review process, says Craig Malam at Edgeworth Economics.
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Why Acquirers Should Reevaluate Federal Contract Risk
Long thought of as a stable investment, the scale with which the Trump administration is attempting to eliminate federal contracts is unprecedented, and acquirer considerations should include the size and scope of all active and pending government contracts of target companies, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Opinion
SEC Defense Bar Should Pursue Sanctions Flexibility Now
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission defense bar has an opening under the new administration to propose flexible, tailored sanctions that can substantially remediate misconduct and prevent future wrongdoing instead of onerous penalties, which could set sanctions precedent for years to come, says Josh Hess at BCLP.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
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As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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Opinion
DOJ's HPE-Juniper Challenge Is Not Rooted In Law
Legal precedents that date back as far as 1990 demonstrate that the U.S. Department of Justice's recent challenge to the proposed $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard and Juniper is misplaced because no evidence of collusion or coordinated conduct exists, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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How Rising Secondary Private Markets Affect Tech Disputes
The rise of secondaries is a natural by-product of growing and evolving private markets and, as such, we can expect their growth will continue, signaling an increase in the use of secondaries in damages as well as litigation revolving around secondaries themselves, says Farooq Javed at The Brattle Group.
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How The AI Antitrust Landscape Might Evolve Under Trump
The Trump administration's early actions around artificial intelligence and antitrust policy, along with statements from competition regulators, suggest that the AI competition landscape may see reduced scrutiny around acquisitions, but not an entirely hands-off enforcement approach, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
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Series
Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Bill Would Bring Welcome Clarity To Del. Corporate Law
A recently proposed bill in Delaware that would provide greater predictability for areas including director independence and controlling stockholders reflects prudential adjustments consistent with the state's long history of refining and modernizing its corporate law, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Del. Supreme Court TripAdvisor Ruling May Limit 'MFW Creep'
The Delaware Supreme Court's recent Maffei v. Palkon ruling regarding TripAdvisor's proposed reincorporation to Nevada potentially signals a turning point in the trend of expanding the protections from Kahn v. M&F Worldwide to other types of transactions, says Andrew J. Haile at Elon University.